Down The Hatch

(212) 627-9747

179 W 4th St (nr. Sixth Ave.)
New York, NY 10014 40.7335 -74.0028

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Neighborhoods: West Village, Downtown

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Hours:

Daily, noon-4am

Last updated 4.14.11

Category:

Nightclubs, Bars & Pubs, Restaurants, Singles Bars, College Bars

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour

What People Are Saying About Down The Hatch

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In Short – Aptly named for its basement setup, this bar rocks with the right tunes, lots of drunken NYU students and cheesy year-round Christmas lights. Reasonable prices and specials abound; however, the mixed drinks are small, and the beer is often served in warm mugs. That old faithful, "What's your major?" is often bandied about, and video games please the youngish crowd.

ambiance
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “He hooked us up, made great drinks (with flare), and made a night out with the girls that much more fun.”
  2. “Great bartenders, awesome bouncers, good food and fun!”
  3. “With cheap cheap drinks - $1 beers and beer pong, Christmas lights and an obvious lack of men in suits it is a great place to kick back and have some good old fashioned fun.”
  4. “Everyone that goes to DHT, goes because of its friendly atmosphere and friendly bartender.”
  5. “This underground (literally) bar has a surprisingly cool atmosphere.”
  6. “The crowd is young and immature, and the atmosphere is awful.”
drinks
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “The crowd is very friendly, there is always a heated beer pong game going on, and the guys to girls ratio is mostly even.”
  2. “great special on beer and wings-- can't beat getting trashed on $18!”
  3. “It's a much more affordable option than sitting in any other bar in this city and ordering drinks and food.”
  4. “The bartenders continued to make rude comments to my friends (who did buy the special) about how we were trying to scam them and share the beer, which we were not trying to do.”
  5. “great bar food try the wings their great.”
  6. “There's nothing to do there but eat and drink, and the beer was cheap and the wings were great.”
  7. “Down the Hatch has the cheapest beer I've found in NYC and the best wings I've ever had outside of Buffalo!”
  8. “Down the Hatch is a great college bar to drink @ while in the Village.”
  9. “Down The Hatch is a great place to spend a Sunday, drinking beer and watching football.”
  10. “think people just got tired of the expensive drinks and went elsewhere after this.”
  11. “This underground (literally) bar has a surprisingly cool atmosphere.”
  12. “overall, just a great little village dive bar.”
  13. “Down the Hatch is such an awesome bar.”
  14. “The wings are pretty good and the beer is cheap so its a great way to watch football with the boys on the weekend and get home at a decent hour.”
  15. “They have numerous drinks specials ($2 bottles on Thursday as an example) that are friendly to the wallet.”
  16. “good college bar”
  17. “The drinks are cheap the Atomic Wings are hot and spicy and the bartenders are awesome.”
  18. “Cheap drinks and good music.”
  19. “This is your stop if you are looking for reasonably priced drinks and excellent wings.”
  20. “DHT is a great place to go if you're tired of paying $7 for a beer.”
  21. “The bartender then proceded to come outside the bar and chase after me and yell at me for not leaving a tip on her rude service.”
  22. “With cheap cheap drinks - $1 beers and beer pong, Christmas lights and an obvious lack of men in suits it is a great place to kick back and have some good old fashioned fun.”
  23. “Boring bartenders that just get totally wasted behind the bar, I would never recommend this place to anyone.”
  24. “Cool place, cool drinks, cool people and excellent food but if you're fearful of crowded places, this is not the spot for you.”
  25. “(Yum) Sure its crowded and noisey but while dinning like a barbarian in caveman-like conditions, nothings more refreshing than washing down your grub with cold cheap beer.”
  26. “The drink specials are the best in town.”
  27. “The drinks are at good prices.”
  28. “great bar.”
  29. “The music is poppy and not intrusive, the food is good bar food and the crowd is laid back but loud.”
  30. “He hooked us up, made great drinks (with flare), and made a night out with the girls that much more fun.”
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. “The bartenders are really cool, the wings are the best I have ever had (no exaggeration) and the crowd is really cool.”
  2. “The wings are pretty good and the beer is cheap so its a great way to watch football with the boys on the weekend and get home at a decent hour.”
  3. “The music is pretty good, the bartenders are very friendly and the food is great, esp.”
  4. “This is your stop if you are looking for reasonably priced drinks and excellent wings.”
  5. “great special on beer and wings-- can't beat getting trashed on $18!”
  6. “In addition to being an upstate hick whos nearly Canadadian in the eyes of a New Yorker, Ive had some rich experience with the chicken wing.”
  7. “There's nothing to do there but eat and drink, and the beer was cheap and the wings were great.”
  8. “Great bartenders, awesome bouncers, good food and fun!”
  9. “great bar food try the wings their great.”
  10. “Cool place, cool drinks, cool people and excellent food but if you're fearful of crowded places, this is not the spot for you.”
  11. “Love them wings”
  12. “Our favorite Atomic Wings provides the wings at Down the Hatch.”
  13. “Down the Hatch has the cheapest beer I've found in NYC and the best wings I've ever had outside of Buffalo!”
  14. “The drinks are cheap the Atomic Wings are hot and spicy and the bartenders are awesome.”
  15. “It's a much more affordable option than sitting in any other bar in this city and ordering drinks and food.”
  16. “Wings came with fries and you could order onion rings too if you wanted.”
  17. “This place is great, the wings are out of this world there are many types to choose from.”
  18. “The music is poppy and not intrusive, the food is good bar food and the crowd is laid back but loud.”
  19. “just want to eat a freakin' burger (or those atomic wings which are awesome)!”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “DHT is a great place to go if you're tired of paying $7 for a beer.”
  2. “This place is nothing special but there is a great indian place down the street for the 4 am faaaaaaaaaaaalafffffffal.”
  3. “mean this very seriously: the bartender girls are cute, but other than that there are rarely ever any attractive chicks in there (unless you like college chicks surrounded by 20 college meatheads); its a great place for a guys day/night out.”
  4. “Down The Hatch is a great place to spend a Sunday, drinking beer and watching football.”
  5. “The best place ever!”
  6. “We went after we had watch on a ship ( yes a bunch of Sailors) we had an awesome time ppl were nice bartenders was hot i think her name was denise anyway i reccomend this place to anyone”
  7. “With cheap cheap drinks - $1 beers and beer pong, Christmas lights and an obvious lack of men in suits it is a great place to kick back and have some good old fashioned fun.”
service
70.0% positive
  1. “Once the game ended, it opened up, and we made friends with this amazing bartender, Owen.”
  2. “Besides the rude bartenders the wait staff was incompetant.”
  3. “Cool place, cool drinks, cool people and excellent food but if you're fearful of crowded places, this is not the spot for you.”
  4. “mean this very seriously: the bartender girls are cute, but other than that there are rarely ever any attractive chicks in there (unless you like college chicks surrounded by 20 college meatheads); its a great place for a guys day/night out.”
  5. “The bartenders are really cool, the wings are the best I have ever had (no exaggeration) and the crowd is really cool.”
  6. “The music is pretty good, the bartenders are very friendly and the food is great, esp.”
  7. “The bartenders are great and usually buy us some shots since we tip really well.”
  8. “it was crowded because of the football game, but the crowd was still friendly.”
  9. “The bartenders were mostly male, but service wasn't bad, just expensive!”
  10. “think people just got tired of the expensive drinks and went elsewhere after this.”
  11. “The bartenders are attentive and the music is always sure to please.”
  12. “The drinks are cheap the Atomic Wings are hot and spicy and the bartenders are awesome.”
  13. “Some bartenders didn't even collect tickets, which was great.”
  14. “They have numerous drinks specials ($2 bottles on Thursday as an example) that are friendly to the wallet.”
  15. “As soon as my friends and I got in I knew it would be a cool place to hangout and get to know people.”
  16. “returned to NY after 2 years - and nothing changed at Down the Hatch (except smoking ouside, what is new to us Europeans) - great music, drunk people :) one girl has actually felt from her chair - you rarely see something like that here :))”
  17. “The bartender then proceded to come outside the bar and chase after me and yell at me for not leaving a tip on her rude service.”
  18. “The bartenders continued to make rude comments to my friends (who did buy the special) about how we were trying to scam them and share the beer, which we were not trying to do.”
  19. “We went after we had watch on a ship ( yes a bunch of Sailors) we had an awesome time ppl were nice bartenders was hot i think her name was denise anyway i reccomend this place to anyone”
  20. “The crowd is very friendly, there is always a heated beer pong game going on, and the guys to girls ratio is mostly even.”
  21. “they make great margaritas, and devin the bartender introduced me and my friends to long beach iced teas.”
  22. “Great bartenders, awesome bouncers, good food and fun!”
  23. “The place was full of frauds and it drives me nuts to think of how many people have been ripped off by them.”
  24. “Boring bartenders that just get totally wasted behind the bar, I would never recommend this place to anyone.”
  25. “Everyone that goes to DHT, goes because of its friendly atmosphere and friendly bartender.”
value
79.16999816894531% positive
  1. “With cheap cheap drinks - $1 beers and beer pong, Christmas lights and an obvious lack of men in suits it is a great place to kick back and have some good old fashioned fun.”
  2. “The bartenders were mostly male, but service wasn't bad, just expensive!”
  3. “VERY GOOD WINGS, decent prices.”
  4. “There's nothing to do there but eat and drink, and the beer was cheap and the wings were great.”
  5. “think people just got tired of the expensive drinks and went elsewhere after this.”
  6. “Wednesday is the best kept secret in NYC - the "wheel of alcohol" is great and you get something different every hour ($1 drafts, $2 bottles, $3 dr. peppers etc etc) in addition to the regular deals.”
  7. “The drinks are at good prices.”
  8. “The wings are pretty good and the beer is cheap so its a great way to watch football with the boys on the weekend and get home at a decent hour.”
  9. “(Yum) Sure its crowded and noisey but while dinning like a barbarian in caveman-like conditions, nothings more refreshing than washing down your grub with cold cheap beer.”
  10. “The drinks are cheap the Atomic Wings are hot and spicy and the bartenders are awesome.”
  11. “don't consider $5 for a bottle of bud cheap compared to several other great dive bars in the city.”
  12. “It's a much more affordable option than sitting in any other bar in this city and ordering drinks and food.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “they make great margaritas, and devin the bartender introduced me and my friends to long beach iced teas.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/16/10

A truely happy hour

by DominicanPrincess at Citysearch

I come here for happy hour on days off . . yes I go to happy hour on days off. Drinks are cheap, sliders and wings are awesome, POTATOE SKINS ARE AMAZING!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

06/25/10

One of my Favorite NYC Bars

by CJM1222 at Citysearch

Love this bar. Love the fun atmosphere, the year-round xmas lights, the beer pong, cheap drinks, and neighborhood. Often gets very crowded but always have a good time.

  • Pros: Cheap drinks, really fun atmosphere, great neighborhood
  • Cons: Not for those who hate college bars
4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/18/10

$21 for 3 pitchers and unlimited wings?

by 89thandbroke at Citysearch

I recently fell back in love with daytime drinking. There's really nothing better than having a few beers midday, going to bed by midnight, and having all of Sunday hangover-free to tackle whatever projects you wanted to finish over the weekend.

Last weekend, I headed over to Down the Hatch to indulge in some beers and wings. Down the Hatch, located in the West Village, has a pretty sweet deal on Saturday and Sundays - pay $21, and you'll have unlimited wings, fries and onion rings from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Need something to wash down those wings? You'll also get 3 pitchers of beer. Don't worry, you don't have to juggle several pitchers. Instead, you get tickets, and you can redeem each ticket for a beer or use four tickets and get a pitcher. You can select any of the beers on tap - I believe I was drinking Michelob Ultra for most of the afternoon (gotta cut those calories somewhere).

The bar had plenty of tables and counters to eat wings off of, and unlike a night bar scene, everyone was friendly. People were sharing tables, chatting it up, pouring you some beer, etc. Granted, I was in NYU territory and may have been about 4 years older than some of the patrons, but everyone was getting along fine - to the point where I may have screamed out "Coll-ege."

Now on to the beer - when I heard 1-6 p.m., I knew there was no reason for me to get there at 1, so we got there at 3. At first I was a little upset because back in the day, Saturday activities at DTH were all you can drink and now I was limited to 3 pitchers (this coming from the girl who only needs 3 beers). But, we didn't come close to redeeming all our drink tickets - not even the guys. As a heads up, at 5:30 the bartenders stop serving pitchers, but you can still get cups of beer. The bartenders are fine with you stocking up with beer at your table - I believe once it became 6 p.m., we may have had 2 pitchers left and stayed for another hour. Some bartenders didn't even collect tickets, which was great.

As far as the food went, it was your typical bar food and was perfect for accompanying a pint. Wings came with fries and you could order onion rings too if you wanted. Our favorite Atomic Wings provides the wings at Down the Hatch.

If you are looking to grab a few drinks during the day, check out Down the Hatch. It's a much more affordable option than sitting in any other bar in this city and ordering drinks and food.

  • Pros: Cheap
  • Cons: Crowded
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/21/09

Great Hangout Shot

by Fra143pol at Citysearch

Me and my friends always stop by this place when we are in the city. The crowd is very friendly, there is always a heated beer pong game going on, and the guys to girls ratio is mostly even.

  • Pros: college party vibe, good prices
  • Cons: there are none!
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/02/09

WINGS WINGS WINGS BEER BEER BEER

by chickenking at Citysearch

THIS PLACE HAS THE BEST WINGS IN THE CITY BY FAR. I WOULD KNOW. I AM THE CHICKEN KING AND HAVE BEEN TO EVERY WING JOINT IN THE CITY. DRINK SPECIALS EVERY NIGHT. PRICES ARE SICK CHEAP. CAN'T MISS ON ANY NIGHT OF THE WEEK. THEY ALSO GET ANY SPORTING EVENT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. MMMMMMMMM CHICKEN AND SPORTS MMMMMMMMMMMM

  • Pros: BEST WINGS IN THE CITY, CHEAP DRINKS
  • Cons: ONLY 24HRS IN A DAY

The Details on Down The Hatch

Place Categories:

  • great cool place
  • best atomic wings
  • great college bar
  • great bar food
  • great drink specials
  • not recommend place
  • rude service
  • decent prices
  • awful atmosphere
  • great music
  • cool drinks
  • worst experience
  • nice awesome time ppl
  • cold cheap beer
  • best nights
  • good conversation
  • great dive bars
  • good look
  • amazing karol
  • order onion rings
  • really good happy hour
  • best wednesday
  • great bartenders
  • still friendly crowd
  • awesome bouncers

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