(212) 755-8383

978 Second Ave (Between 51st Street and 52nd Street)
New York, NY 10022 40.7559 -73.9677

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Neighborhoods: Midtown East (Turtle Bay), Midtown, Midtown East

Hours:

Daily 10:30am-4am

Last updated 6.13.09

Category:

Restaurants, Sports Bars, Bars & Pubs

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, MasterCard

Cuisine:

Traditional American

What People Are Saying About Clancy's

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Watch European soccer, rugby, college football with an Irish-American menu; beers on tap include Guinness, Stella Artois and more.

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “good view of all the televisions.”
  2. “friendly atmosphere without too much hype like a lot of sports places.”
  3. “would definitely recommend this location for your private party!”
  4. “Great food, drink and fun”
  5. “Needless to say their selection of fine, non-alcoholic malted hops and barley is limited, but the atmosphere is great.”
  6. “This place has a great nighborhood atmosphere - all the posers are elsewhere at the "trendy" bars - you occassionally get an angry European from time to time shouting at a soccer match on the television but all in all it is a great place to go and relax (”
drinks
69.0500020980835% positive
  1. “As to Guinness not getting as cold as other beers due to its alcohol content, what a crock.”
  2. “would recommend it for big groups of people especially for happy hour, as it has plenty of space and you don't feel like you crammed into the bar area.”
  3. “You should come here if you want: (1) rude service from the waitress who can't give you the time of day -- even though the bar is 1/4 full; (2) even ruder bartenders calling your Asian friend a derogatory term when your group spends more than $400 on drin”
  4. “When one barman told the other to "give them what they want to shut them up", thats when we left, leaving our full pints of Guinness on the bar.”
  5. “Horrible staff, worthless bar”
  6. “Good neighborhood bar.”
  7. “For the rest of the game, he ignored me and gave me hard-time to order more beer.”
  8. “The bar had all the best attributes of an Irish bar.”
  9. “Brian the irish bartender had been there and we swapped stories whilst he attended to the busy bar with happy regulars.”
  10. “This place has a great nighborhood atmosphere - all the posers are elsewhere at the "trendy" bars - you occassionally get an angry European from time to time shouting at a soccer match on the television but all in all it is a great place to go and relax (”
  11. “Great food, drink and fun”
  12. “great sports bar.”
  13. “nice bar,good food and excellent personable staff.”
  14. “think there are enough posts on citysearch to corraborate my experiences with the horrible bar staff.”
food quality
81.82000160217285% positive
  1. “On the other hand, the ethnically unique Irish Curry french fries, were excellent.”
  2. “The food was average and we'll never recommend this place again.”
  3. “My guests said they enjoyed the food (I forgot to eat?”
  4. “and great food.”
  5. “Once we arrived, his attitude continued and we were served raw meat and horrible food.”
  6. “Great food, drink and fun”
  7. “This place has a great nighborhood atmosphere - all the posers are elsewhere at the "trendy" bars - you occassionally get an angry European from time to time shouting at a soccer match on the television but all in all it is a great place to go and relax (”
  8. “nice bar,good food and excellent personable staff.”
  9. “My girlfriends and I have been coming to Clancy's since November of '06 and hands down has the best burger in the city called "the black jack burger”
  10. “You can get anything from wings to egg rolls, to a great salad, or even a juicy steak.”
  11. “The wings and salad are excellent.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “Needless to say their selection of fine, non-alcoholic malted hops and barley is limited, but the atmosphere is great.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “great place to watch a game”
  2. “This place has a great nighborhood atmosphere - all the posers are elsewhere at the "trendy" bars - you occassionally get an angry European from time to time shouting at a soccer match on the television but all in all it is a great place to go and relax (”
  3. “Some others have been saying it's a good place to watch sports.”
  4. “This place is a dime a dozen and if you are not even going to get good service, I suggest going some place else.”
service
63.33000183105469% positive
  1. “think there are enough posts on citysearch to corraborate my experiences with the horrible bar staff.”
  2. “This place is a dime a dozen and if you are not even going to get good service, I suggest going some place else.”
  3. “You should come here if you want: (1) rude service from the waitress who can't give you the time of day -- even though the bar is 1/4 full; (2) even ruder bartenders calling your Asian friend a derogatory term when your group spends more than $400 on drin”
  4. “If they can't manage decent service when the place is empty, I can't imagine what it'd be like on a busy day.”
  5. “Horrible staff, worthless bar”
  6. “great bartenders”
  7. “Brian the irish bartender had been there and we swapped stories whilst he attended to the busy bar with happy regulars.”
  8. “Other than the rude barmen, the place itself is quite nice.”
  9. “The service is excellent and staff is always extremely friendly.”
  10. “This place has a great nighborhood atmosphere - all the posers are elsewhere at the "trendy" bars - you occassionally get an angry European from time to time shouting at a soccer match on the television but all in all it is a great place to go and relax (”
  11. “called to make a reservation for 12 people and the manager was completely rude as if I was wasting his time.”
  12. “nice bar,good food and excellent personable staff.”
  13. “prompt attentive service from the real irish bartenders who dont suffer fools gladly and from what ive observed treat people theway they deserved to be.”
  14. “never had a bad server and never have had a problem so far.”
  15. “great service.”
  16. “in fact im glad you were allegedly removed becuse it means the great bartenders can pay more attention to the drinking customers and not giving water to people like you”
  17. “his expletive language and his general obnoxious demeanor could only mean that he is also the owner because surely no other owner would give this surly ignoramus a job;(i actually met a waitress crying in the bathroom)needless to say the party wasnt book”
  18. “would recommend it for big groups of people especially for happy hour, as it has plenty of space and you don't feel like you crammed into the bar area.”
  19. “friendly atmosphere without too much hype like a lot of sports places.”
  20. “All we wanted was an apology for such awful service.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “This place has a great nighborhood atmosphere - all the posers are elsewhere at the "trendy" bars - you occassionally get an angry European from time to time shouting at a soccer match on the television but all in all it is a great place to go and relax (”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/22/10

Great for fights!

by Bobbyjoe2010 at Citysearch

The link below will show the friendly staff in action!

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3 Star Rating: Average

09/25/08

good guinness

by fairplay25799 at Citysearch

nice bar,good food and excellent personable staff.i went there several times and had a good time .i came back to book a party and had the mispleasure of seeing the manager in action.the way he spoke to people on the phone,his staff .his expletive language and his general obnoxious demeanor could only mean that he is also the owner because surely no other owner would give this surly ignoramus a job;(i actually met a waitress crying in the bathroom)needless to say the party wasnt booked there .

  • Pros: youve read
  • Cons: youve read
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/22/08

Horrible service and food!

by teddyny at Citysearch

My family has been going to Clancy's since it opened and it has continued to go downhill. I called to make a reservation for 12 people and the manager was completely rude as if I was wasting his time. I have been there many times before and know that this place is NEVER busy. Once we arrived, his attitude continued and we were served raw meat and horrible food. This place is a dime a dozen and if you are not even going to get good service, I suggest going some place else.

  • Pros: Can't think of any
  • Cons: Everything else
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/02/08

Great private party

by ldroberts at Citysearch

We had our daughter's birthday party in the private dining room in back. It was the day of the crane collapse and the street was closed off. Red made sure that the NYPD gave our guests access. My guests said they enjoyed the food (I forgot to eat? LOL). The staff was very accommodating and flexible. The price was right. I would definitely recommend this location for your private party!!!

  • Pros: Great private room
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/28/08

pros 3 out of the last 5 posters wont be there

by coochykoo1 at Citysearch

Dont want to get into a debate with the last 3 postesr who disparage my contribution to citysearch when all 3 have made a grand total of 4reviews.(you pointed out i only made one review)All 3 only clancys and the last knucklehead when to the trouble of giving some other joint a favourable review on the same day they gave Clancys a bad one in order to show they"get around"and arent all bad.These are clearly people with axes to grind.I came on here when my friends(all clancys regulars)pointed out your negativesAND YES I DID CHECK WITH THE BARTENDERS AS I AM REGULAR .(are you and your "buddies"regular anywere)just as i thought .....you are full of it.How do you know the 2 people at the end of the bar were alcoholics????because they werent drinking or asking for water?Just the kind of comment id expect from people being removed from a bar.troublemakers

  • Pros: is open when im working
  • Cons: is open when im sleeping

The Details on Clancy's

Place Categories:

  • worst service
  • great food
  • best sports
  • nice sports bar
  • great nighborhood atmosphere
  • best pint
  • very friendly wait staff
  • big gaelic games
  • ethnically unique irish curry french fries
  • great salad
  • great bartenders
  • good guinness
  • not like europeans
  • bad bars
  • completely rude manager
  • best attributes
  • great drink
  • recommend cant
  • never bad server
  • rude barmen
  • happy regulars
  • horrible worthless bar
  • great place
  • horrible bar staff
  • order more beer