Abbey Pub
New York, NY 10025-3900
Phone: (212) 222-8713
- Cross Street:
- Between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue
- Directions:
- 1 at 103rd St
- Hours:
- Daily 4pm-4am
Editorial Review for Abbey Pub – by Daniel Voloch
The Scene
Serving a mix of Columbia students and neighborhood residents for more than 50 years, the Abbey Pub is a veritable Morningside Heights institution. Its woodblock prints, stained glass and dark wood booths carved to resemble church pews lend the look of an old-school eating club to the bar, which attracts earnest English students and recent Columbia grads looking to recapture the intense discussions of their college years.
The Draw
With an excellent selection of inexpensive beers on tap and friendly bartenders who can fix a mean drink, the pub is a great place to meet up with friends. As a bonus, you can order from their small, moderately-priced menu, which includes great burgers, fish and chips and a full selection of desserts.
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Insider Tips
When to GoAppetizers and meals are served until 11:30pm during the week and 1:30am on the weekends.
User Reviews for Abbey Pub
12/17/2006 Posted by trinity27
I have lived in Morning Side Heights (it's not the Upper West Side OR Harlem OR “SoHa” it's the Heights... okay?) my entire life and went to the Abbey as a child for burgers with my parents and their friends. My mother went as a young person also and can't actually remember when it opened, just that it was always kind of 'there'. It is the quintessential local pub and I still go often with my husband. The food is good if you stick to the basics, I like the burgers, wings and fries. My husband is really into the popcorn chicken. The drinks are inexpensive and well made. The beer selection is excellent. The service can be mildly surly if you act a fool and I LIKE that. It’s the perfect place for a quiet drink and yummy burger on a weeknight. Weekends introduce a slightly rowdy vibe which I enjoy in calculated measures. Not everyone gets the Abbey, but that’s okay, more room for the rest of us.
Pros: burgers and wings, price, atmosphere
08/24/2006 Posted by yukster11
Good mix of young and old frequent this place. The bartenders are pretty friendly and you get buybacks on your 4th beer. There are 2 tv's on each side of the bar. The jukebox is a pretty eclectic mix of old R&B, rock and country. There's a food menu, which is a little limited, but overall the food is not bad. Comes off as kind of divey due to the lighting, but not bad.
Pros: Buybacks
Cons: None
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