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(347) 625-1994
287 3rd Ave
(Between 22nd Street and 23rd Street)
New York,
NY
10010
40.738
-73.9837
Neighborhoods: Gramercy Park, Midtown
Hours:
Mon-Sat 11am-4am
Sun 12pm-4am
Price:
$$
Last updated 2.10.12
Category:
Bars & Clubs, Sports Bars, Bars & Pubs, Restaurants, Irish Pubs
What People Are Saying About Molly's
Featured Review
Contributor
Contributor
Molly's warm interior, pleasing old-school jukebox and regular-Joe crowd makes every visit here seem almost like a privilege. However, the only real levity you're going to find is in the football game on the telly and the sawdust shavings on the floor. If your party gets too rowdy or your order too complex, you'll incur a pointed, melodramatic sigh from one of the lassie-waitresses. The well-worn fireplace gets put to good use on dark, cold nights. The menu includes one of the city's mightiest burgers, a ten ounce sirloin behemoth, and while there may be some liquor bottles within the…
Editor's Tips
- Know Before You Go:
- Molly's is a place for regulars, so don't throw your weight around. It won't be taken well.
- Parking:
- There's usuall street parking nearby.
- When to Go:
- You're more likely to avoid a crush if you go on a quiet afternoon. That's when Molly's is at its best.
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| service | 100.0% positive |
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| value | 100.0% positive |
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| wait time | 100.0% positive |
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06/23/11
Great Bar!
by tiffaniyoga
Chill place to hang out with friends after work! Great Bartenders and staff, they always make sure you are well taken care. Music is always good.
05/16/11
Not sure....
by jmbuz
I still like the saw dust on the floor and having a good pint of Guiness is always an attractive idea, but the place has become so popular that even on a weekday evening, the crowd noise was unbearable, making it impossible to relax and have a good conversation. Not sure....
01/01/11
Gone To Hell
by TrustMePlease
This used to be my local. Sadly, it's gone straight to hell. Since the former barman was dismissed, you'll now wait for the cranky, nasty barman to feel like noticing you and deciding if he feels like taking your money. The owner doesn't care, because he's too busy worrying about his new restaurant two doors down. This used to be a lovely place to hang out all night; now it's a tourist trap, and no one's sorrier to say it than I am. Rest In Peace, Molly's.
07/23/10
Stay at the bar!
by eat_club
I found this in the "Best Bars of New York" book, but .. and it's a big BUT!
The place is Irish-looking with the bartender, staff, and half the customers brogueing it up the wazoo! Lots of wood, and nostalgia on the wall. Great-looking from the outside.So I walk in and explain to the waitress that I'm here early to hold a table because I don't know how big the group will be.
"You can't just drink at a table. Tables are for eating. Besides, we don't hold tables. When everybody is here, I'll seat you."
"I don't know how many people are coming. There are some empty tables. Couldn't I sit at one?"
She walks away.
Ok, it may be reasonable not to want to give away a table for one person, but the waitress could have used some I'm sorry, I'm afraid, or even Give it ten minutes, we'll see who shows up and I'll be glad to seat you then.
After I discovered 3 of us waiting at the bar we got a booth, grudgingly. Another waitress comes for the drink orders. She's as friendly as the first.
"You ready? " I order the shepherds pie.
One of us is a vegetarian and wants her salad without the cheese listed on the menu? "Can you make a small change to the salad?"
" We only got what's on the menu!" And the lovely waitress taps her foot until we finish ordering. There's more, but it hurts in the telling. PLUS the food was pretty bad. The pie was meat, LOTS of salt, potatoes. That's it.
I then resolved to make this the only 1-star review from the bars in the best bar book... but... and it's a big BUT.
While the others are out for a smoke, I get up to have the bartender sign the Best Bars book. He's great! Chatty, friendly, joking around as if I were a real person. The other folks at the bar were as nice. An older regular with the required accent talks to me about the book. Two girls dressed for a good time, just start chatting out of nowhere. Wow! This place isn't as bad as I thought it was. My advice? Stick to the bar. You'll have a good time. Retreat to a table at your own risk. --Drink Club is a roving group of NYC drinkers
- Pros: great bartender, friendly bar patrons
- Cons: THE WAITRESSES!
09/12/09
Awful Treatment
by rm1742
I used to consider Molly's my favorite bar in Gramercy. However, after tonight I will never go there again. I took a friend of mine there to hang out after work. However, the bartender refused to serve my friend when he went up to order our drinks. The bartender claimed my friend's ID was fake. My friend and I are both over 21, and my friend is one of the most polite fellows you will ever meet. I went to talk with the bartender and explain the ID mix up, but he refused to serve me as well. He ignored my explanation, even when I said that I’d been to Molly’s several times this past summer. The bartender simply cut me off and told me to leave.
As a young, female student in NYC I am always aware of my age and gender, and the assumptions people make about me. But I have never been treated with such disrespect at a bar. I don’t know if was because of my age, my gender, or my race, but I'm absolutely sickened by what happened tonight, and I ask anyone who reads this to please not go to this bar.
The Details on Molly's
Place Categories:
- authentic place
- favorite bar
- great food
- not this good corner bistro
- beautiful people
- great burgers
- best solid waitstaff
- order drinks
- like irish cofee
- great atmosphere
- excellent steaks
- like beer
- already really good shepherd
- great fish
- great chips
- best rendition
- polite fellows
- best pints
- love molly
- good crowd
- good prices
- perfect respite
- big hunk o
- big slab o cheese
