Kennedy's Restaurant

11/28/11

Sexually discriminate

by LG1969 at Citysearch

I went to Kennedy's looking for a Bartending Job. I am a 31 year old female. I was told they don't hire women for bar, only wait staff. I said never?

They rudely looked at me and said, "Do you see any woman behind the bar?". I looked and saw two old men. I said, "No". They said, "That's because we only hire men. That's who should be at the bar. We want pretty girls, like you, to serve food."

I was appalled, to say the least, and told them they were wrong for doing so before I left. I hope people read this and it discourage others to eat at this ignorant, discriminatory disappointment of an establishment.

11/28/11

Exceptionally bad

by GarerM at Citysearch

I went to Kennedy's with a group. I had heard a lot about the history, expecting a good time, and was sorely disappointed. Rude service, nasty waiters, unknowledgeable bar staff.

Food was mediocre at best and over priced at that.

I will never return and hope that no one experiences the unsanitary, lack -uster time I had there.

11/20/11

Used to be Great!

by Jan Olaf at Citysearch

It's a shame what they did to this great restaurant. The old Kennedy's had a small but great menu. They completely changed the menu and got rid of most of old staff. Why call it Kennedy's? The Shepherds pie is no longer made with lamb and is now made with beef, they got rid of the crabmeat stuffed mushrooms which were outstanding and the filet mignon is half the size it used to be and is now drenched with a peppercorn sauce, WHY? We went once after the reopening and will never go again. I used to look forward to this gem of a place

11/19/11

Horrible people, bad atmosphere

by Sugartown61 at Citysearch

I have to say how appalled I am by this restaurant. The service was slow and rude. The food was subpar. I suppose I could have gotten through the food alright had the server not forgotten half of my order and fixings.

Most of the time you will spend sitting around wondering where your bartender and server are. When you finally receive their attention they are listless, ignorant, and down right uncivilized.

Don't be fooled by the look of this place, which seems like a down-to-earth Irish restaurant. I am sure these raving reviews are employees of Kennedys and I will not be returning as they must be spending the bulk of their time online fixing their reviews.

Spare yourself the bad evening and go to a real Irish place.

09/03/11

Absolutely Lovely

by BrewdingNYC at Citysearch

As a recent transplant to NYC from Florida, I've been looking for that great local hang out that will be my home away from home. I've come across amazing places with great craft beer selections but terrible food, decent food but no decent booze, and just good beer. Kennedy's is by far the best mix I could have asked for. The atmosphere is outstanding: casual and comfortable but slightly sophisticated, clean, and homey. My boyfriend and I had a beer at the bar where we were served by an incredibly attentive, very friendly bartender then took our second round to a table where we had dinner. He had French onion soup, the best I've ever tried!, and chicken pot pie, which was also outstanding. I had the Gaelic burger which was served with fries and a pickle. The french fries were nothing special but the burger was outstanding. Perfectly cooked and HUGE. I couldn't finish it actually. Over all, the experience was lovely and I plan to make this a regular spot!