Hudson Malone: A New York Joint

Fantastic bar, great atmosphere fantastic bartender. Bourbon, whiskey, and scotch selection is on point. The recommendations from the bartender on the fried artichoke hearts, and the bone in pork chop, also the cocktails he served and the cheesecake! This has made this one of my favorite spots in NYC

The mac and cheese and sliders are amazing. Service is great. Ask for Randy at the bar. Somehow, he’s able to take so many people’s orders while remembering their faces and names. That’s a hard thing to do!

Great bar! Lots of drinks and food choices.

Visited for Saturday brunch with a friend and it was quiet and not crowded at all. The bar was very pretty and I liked the inside decoration. The price was reasonable, but the food was okay. The server was very attentive and kind.

The rudest bartender I’ve ever had. Said the first drink I ordered - a grapefruit cocktail on their menu - sounded disgusting. So I ordered a Tom Collins instead. He brought me a gin and soda. After I tasted it, I asked him what he put in the drink and he said gin and soda. I pointed out that’s not a Tom Collins, it’s a different drink, which I would have ordered had I wanted that. He said he’s not from the 1900s, and I passed him my drink and asked him not to make me another. At that point I didn’t want a drink from someone who’s such a jerk. Not that I felt welcome at that bar, but I’d never go back.

This hip and cozy upper Midtown gem feels like Dublin’s Palace Bar married a farm-to-table steakhouse. We had another excellent meal last night, and really can’t think of how it could have been better!

Really enjoyed this place. Great beer selection, great food, and fun decorations all contribute to a wonderful vibe. Will definitely come back here - if only just for the mac & cheese (with surpringly al dente hats, bacon, spinach, and a whole bunch of creamy cheese you cant go wrong), the fries too.

One of my favorite bar/restaurants. Better burger than PJ Clarke’s. Better everything - service, atmosphere, drinks, food. To start, exceptional bacon cheese burger. Tuna tartare - ample portion, great flavor. Got a martini, Manhattan, and side car - all beautifully done. Martini had great olives. Dane is an exceptional bartender - attentive, professional, friendly. Highly recommend! ———- Updating my review 9/18/25. This is an outstanding restaurant/bar. Best crab cake ever. Great tuna tartare. Exceptional burger (Bash Burger). Cocktails were great. Outstanding professionalism as well.

Your neighborhood bar, only elevated. Great food, not for a bar, for anywhere. Respect for tradition. Quinn's Laws. And of course, Doug Quinn himself. Go often, stay a while, make yourself at home.

Food was decent, one of the beers was good. Probably not representative but friend's Modelo was tainted - smelled of wet dog so probably a dirty line on this one occasion. The Hudson Malone amber (in house) brew was lacking flavor, despite good color and not being too carbonated.

OMG, the quaint feel is nice and welcoming! Grabbing a pre-dinner drink at the bar was nice and got that quick water while I waited briefly without asking was a big plus! As a current fruits, veggies, and beans only eater at the moment, I was able to find plenty to enjoy and they even customized a orange and strawberry fruit plate for dessert for me. I had some delicious adult grape juice (how I justify enjoying my wine) from their wonderful selection. For the meat lovers, while the steaks may be tempting, you must order their signature pork chop that was absolutely delicious since I did enjoy a small tiny bite since I am human and a normal carnivore. When I'm back in NYC, I'll come enjoy more but for now, I'll just savor the two hours I spent relaxing with my buddy here.

We drove all the way up here from the east village to find that you were closed at 9 pm on Saturday. No sign on the door, nothing on your website about being closed. You suck.

Great vibe and food! If you are looking for a pub with a great bar, staff, and really good food - this is the place!

I love this place. The ambiance and staff are wonderful. The food is next level and the story behind this establishment is a story of triumph and the American fighting spirit cloaked in an old school NYC Irish pub. I highly recommend every burger, the tomato soup, the tiger prawns, the Cobb salad and above all, the pork chop and NY steak. You will not be disappointed.

Drinks are pretty pricy. This place is a lot less crowded than it used to be. Won't be back.

My brother in law and I were kind of bar-hopping..but to cocktail lounges, not dive bars. We were at Crimson and Rye before this, and I wish we came here sooner! We got here and the bar was packed - it was a friday night too, so not too surprising. While I was waiting to order, my BIL found a second floor with a more relaxed vibe, where you can actually hear someone speak unlike the bottom floor. And according to the website, it's called the Siren room. It's also intimate, and had a very 1920's feel. We found some standing space and ordered our drinks + oysters!! I ordered the French 75// has Gin, Fresh Lemon, Bubbly, Lemon Twist; Catherine Deneuve and it was DELICIOUS! That was the kind of drink I was looking for - light, bubbly, fruity + refreshing without being obnoxiously sweet. I forgot what my BIL got but he liked it. and we both really enjoyed the oysters! Wished the servers/bartenders were a bit more warm, but it was better than the other place!

I occasionally make reviews where I have had a disappointing experience, sometimes based on behavior encountered. This place is put forward as an old world, friendly neighborhood saloon. I ordered a scotch sour, which came in what seemed an unusually small glass, where not one more ice chip could have been fit into it, with what seemed a bit of scotch added to sour mix. I noted this to the waiter saying it was the 'shortest pour' I had ever seen. He agreed with my assessment and offered to take it back--I requested the drink "up" rather than on ice. He returned with a drink that looked identical, and could have been the same drink--certainly not a better drink and not without ice. The server was again apologetic but nothing changed. Drinking it felt like just getting a few sips of mostly mix from between the ice cubes. The food was good. The server was nice. But nothing was offered, nothing was done and nothing was deducted from the bill's $15 cost of the drink. I paid the bill after very politely noting disappointment and left a good tip but will not return to a place that holds itself out as a drinking establishment where I politely indicated a problem, was told that I was right, but nothing was done other than take almost $50 from me for the experience. Too many good places for me to frequent to go back to a place with that sort of management practices.

Finally reopened and as good as I remember it - food, bar crowd and setting. Split the spinach and artichoke dip with homemade chips and calamari -- both excellent. The burger was solid. Will be back soon.

After running around the city all day, we realized that we hadn't grabbed dinner and were starving. As it was close to 11pm, we had limited options in the midtown Manhattan area. We searched on Yelp and came across Hudson Malone's. The joint is a mix between a speakeasy and grandma's home. There is eclectic collection of items all along the walls. I ordered the lamb sliders cooked medium and they were delicious. The fries were perfectly cooked, crispy on the outside and tender inside. My boyfriend ordered the roast beef sandwich. He said the bread on the sandwich was perfectly toasted and paired really well with the roast beef. I ordered the Sinatra smash as my beverage. It wasn't quite to my liking but overall was an enjoyable drink. My boyfriend ordered a rum and coke. The rum selections were limited but we found this was the case in most places with in the city. When he ordered a second one he asked if they had Cruzan rum and the server told us they did. I watched the bar tender make his drink and he made it with Myers instead. We immediately called him out on it and was told he didn't have Cruzan. Perhaps there was a miss communication Between the server and the bartender. But the bartender did come over and let my boyfriend sample a different rum that he had which is what he ended up going with.

This is one the place that serves great drinks and awesome food. Came to this place several times and always leaving very satisfied! I had the famous Veal Chop, companied with a glass of Yamazaki 12 years, oh lalala The veal chop is tender and juicy, and is a lot! The veal chop is not on the menu, ask the server for it. Not feeling to dine in, it's a great place for drinking with variety of different kind of drinks, from cocktails, beers, to straight whiskey on the rocks. It's highly recommended!

Awesome spot for drinks. Ran into it on a walk through the neighborhood. Stoked it's open again!

Several years in the game and still knocking it out of the park. Still the epitome of a classic NYC bar experience. Well stocked bar to get cocktails going while you decide whether to start with the chillerTiger prawn cocktail or dive right into the dry aged 3rd Ave El burger.

Sunday early evening drinks here with the place mostly to ourselves. Had one scotch based cocktail (forgot the name) and was pretty decent. Second drink was unknown... We were looking at the drink menu for something interesting. The bartender pulls a bottle out and shows us a Japanese label with a whole snake in it. He didn't know what spirit it is since the buyer made a large purchase from Japan and decided to throw one of these bottles with the order. Needless to say it was interesting, see photos. The taste profile: mildl and sweet aroma, initial taste was also mild and sweet, as if a cross between bourbon and dry sake. The after taste was a little fishy, perhaps from the snake. The bar has two floors. Second floor has another bar area and bathrooms. There are a few flat screens at the bar.

I hate to write up reviews that are less than 3 stars, but I just had to write up about my pretty bad experience here: Came here for brunch last weekend with the bf. Even though the restaurant was pretty empty, our service was rather slow and I felt like our server was actively avoiding us (when we walked into the restaurant, she glanced at us, and turned back to what she was doing instead of offering us a seat). Once we were seated, I noticed that she seemed to be more interested in chatting with her friends, who appeared to be in the table just adjacent to ours. I don't blame her, as I'm sure I would feel the same if I was working as a server in a restaurant, but you're still at work. When her friends did vacate the restaurant, though, I did see that the server would disappear to the back, or if she was near the bar area, she was just on her phone. I decided to get one of their special brunch offerings for my meal, which was basically an eggs Florentine, along with a coffee. Our food took a while to get to us, and by the time it did get to us, my food was a bit on the cold side. I would normally flag down the server to let them know, but she was nowhere to be seen, and I did a rather foolish thing and "sucked it up" and just ate the crappy food. I wish that was all that was bad about my experience, but after drinking my coffee for a little bit, I noticed that the bottom of my coffee cup was just full of grounds. Our server only came around once to refill our water glasses after we were basically done with our meals, but I at least eventually got another fresh cup of coffee. I'm not sure if this server had something specifically out for me because my bf had no problems with his meal at all. I felt like I may have been singled out. Whatever it was, I feel like this bad experience was enough for me to never want to come back here again.

The best. Love this place since the day it opened. Doug and the crew provide excellent, attentive and informative service with charm and without pretense. If you're looking for an authentic NYC tavern experience look no further.

Overpriced. Bland. Greasy. These are some of the words I would use to describe Hudson Malone. The space is nice, our servers were nice enough too, but it is hard to get over the high price tag to get not even mediocre food. The picnic chicken was almost tasteless, onion rings were just pure grease with no other discernible flavor. The mashed potatoes were excellent, but nobody goes to a place like this to only eat a vat of mashed spuds. We had a large party and almost everyone was universally disappointed with the meal - from the flavors being off to the plates arriving cold. Definitely doesn't live up to the hype!

I came here a few times a while back. Start off by saying they have great music! Old fashion style decor and perfect bluesy tunes to go with it! Very nice atmosphere especially at night with the cozy lighting. The bartenders/ servers are serious about their whiskey and even more serious about the delicious food! Definitely more upscale than I expected so I was pleasantly surprised by the creative choices. Although, we did get a chatty server one time - it was getting a little awkward for me (I'm pretty sure she was flirting with my date at the time....) Bathroom was upstairs and could use a little sprucing. Overall a pleasant spot.

Stopped here for drinks with a gf. Ambiance was cool including the pictures and chairs. I loved the purple plush seats and the tables. The fries were a great snack but the drinks were very weak. I was so disappointed in the drinks. I'm sure it's a nice neighborhood spot but I won't be returning.

Great spot! Really enjoyed the burger. It was the EL burger. It's a dry aged burger, alittle greasy, but delicious. Good flavor, and real friendly wait staff(surprisingly) Sometimes with places that are "old school"they have cranky people. Also got the crabcakes, the picture is eh but it was good too! Not a lot of filler, a lot of crab. Decent beer selection but I would order the burger again. It's a cool spot and the steak to the table next to us looked good. Thanks Hudson Malone! Bobby the server was great

Really like this place ! The ambiance is amazing, the owner is awesome, and the food is very good as well. No bar food at all, and beyond what I was expecting. I've had mussels, lobster ravioli, oysters, crab cakes, and creme brulee here and it was all amazing! I did have the Mac and cheese once though and hated it, go figure the only bar foody type item on the menu sucks lol. Just go for the nicer quality items I guess. I am a little disappointed with the drinks though. I came here once and the owner was making my drinks all night, and they were mostly amazing! I found 1 I really like and came back again and it did not taste the same. The other times were regular bartenders and the drinks just tasted a little off. My friend didn't like hers very much either. Just very strong alcohol taste and tart in the drinks. That's the only thing taking a star away. For a speakeasy the cocktails really should be stellar and consistent, and I'd expect there to be strict mixology training at a place like this. I've gotten the same drink be different colors even depending on who made it. It's a shame.

Hudson Malone is right by my office and one of my new fav places in midtown east. Came here with a group of 5 girls for dinner at 8pm on a Friday. When you walk in, you immediately feel like you were transported 100 yrs back in a speakeasy. Loved the relaxed and chill vibe from the beginning. We were brought to our table upstairs and were a few tables from the live piano music. We started off with 2 orders of the veggie Arancini and an order of burrata on crostini. The burrata was bomb. The arancini has a great crispy outside with perfectly cooked sticky risotto on the inside, but overall not a ton of flavor. The dipping sauce on the side was quite light/runny in consistency too so it was hard to put on the arancini. We each ordered drinks throughout dinner...I went with the Hudson Malone red which was like a cab. It was decent. One friend ordered chardonnay and enjoyed it. The second glass she got winded up being sauv blanc but the waiter realized he messed up a few minutes later and brought out a new chard. Others all got cocktails...Moscow mules and vodka sodas. They noted the drinks were really strong. For entrees, 2 ordered the mushroom ravioli special, another two for the Bolognese pasta and I ordered the angry cioppino special. This cioppino was delicious! So much seafood packed into the enormous bowl. This literally could have served 3 people and came with practically an entire loaf of bread...no complaints. Really enjoyed dinner here and the fact that we weren't rushed at all. Dinner took around 2.5 hours as we were talking and catching up and not one did we feel like our table was trying to get turned. The waiter also brought us out some Hershey kisses at the end and showed us some magic tricks. Great service and super friendly staff. They make you feel like an old friend.

Nice spot. Had a great late night dinner here a while back. Landed in NY and headed straight here on a recommendation. The service was good, environment was nice and the food was very good.

The manliest of dinners. Tastes like the patriarchy, or at the least, your dad's man cave. A dark, old city vibe that gives Old Town Bar a run for its money. A pleasant escape from the surrounding steel and skyscrapers of the adjacent office folk. While my fellow gentlemen filled their gullets with burgers and steaks, I represented millennials with a piping hot order of... mac & cheese. It was worth all the disappointing stares, believe me

This one star review needs to be written and published so that no one experiences the embarrassing, demeaning, CLASSIST AND AGEIST behavior from an oversized bartender that my friend and I were subjected to last week. Let me start off by saying that prior to this horrible and confusing experience, I had two great nights here at Hudson Malone wherein my party and I had spent at least 500 dollars on dinner and drinks; the owner, Doug, being kind enough to acknowledge how much we had spent on two occasions, definitely treated us well and brought out two rounds of champagne for us which I thought was a considerate favor. Keeping the above in mind, let us forward to my third experience here at this establishment: my friends and I have a few bites and drinks at a table by the window before desiring to relocate to the bar area and that is where the drama ensues. My friend, who is a bit younger than I am (and cautious around older males) politely asked the bartender working behind the bar if she could relocate from the table to a seat at the bar; she is given "permission" (since when does a bar area require permission to sit? You pay, you sit and you drink!) to sit at the far end of the bar near the dishes and workers whereas I preferred to sit in the middle next to the table with the hot guys having dinner! So naturally, I grab two OPEN seats at the middle of the bar and motion for my friend to come and join me; my friend, still being the overly nice and considerate, young female she is, asks the bartender if she may join me at the empty seat I had been reserving for her. The bartender DENIES her request and states that her moving to sit next to me would "disturb" the patrons in the seat over. My friend comes over to me and explains to me what the bartender told her which immediately pissed me off for two reasons: first, the couple sitting next to us were wealthy looking, older individuals whom the bartender definitely categorized as the type who would tip him far better than us younger "millennials" would. Second, the seat next to me was empty so I could not logically put together why my friend would not be able to join me without "disturbing" the older, rich looking couple! I immediately voiced my concern and asked the bartender why he had said such a thing to my friend and requested that she not sit next to me, to which he bitterly replied through his teeth, "don't argue with me". Ok, got it- so you immediately have this perception of my friend and I that we are some millennial trash, that our money is not as good the people next to us, and since you've been working here for twenty five years (a fact that the owner Doug mentioned after he was called to diffuse the situation) you have every right to choose not to serve us for literally NO OTHER REASON THAN THE ABOVE (i.e. we are "millennial trash"). I was not going to accept this type of classless behavior from an establishment where I had spent my hard earned money- so I immediately asked to speak to the owner Doug, whom I knew, and the bartender scoffed in my face and questioned, "Doug? Yeah? You know the owner? Then what's his last name?" To which I replied, "I do not know his last name." "That's what I thought." "Can you please just call him up here, sir?" "Yeah, I will, DON'T WORRY." I am by this point FURIOUS because this older, male bartender is being aggressive with me for absolutely no reason and announcing out loud to the entire bar area, "They're done! They're done!" being incredibly embarrassing and clearly wanting to assert his "manhood" at the bar because he has been working there for a long time. While I respect the fact that this bartender has been working at this establishment for many years, his inappropriate treatment of us arising from his judgement of us was completely appalling and should have been handled by Doug, the owner, in an appropriate fashion; it wasn't. Doug stated that the bartender had been working there for a long time and didnt know why he reacted so strangely to my friend wanting to take a different seat at the bar next to me, but that he would have to stand by his bartenders decision because of how long he had been working there. It was a cheap excuse for an obvious case of an older, wannabe dominant, male bartender displaying his immature, classist and ageist biases of two younger girls at the bar and getting away with this kind of nasty behavior because of, "seniority". NEVER AGAIN will I be giving this bar and restaurant my business because behavior like this should absolutely be ILLEGAL; being denied service for absolutely no reason? I should have called human rights watch on their bartenders despicable and classist behavior. EVERY PERSON DESERVES TO BE TREATED FAIRLY REGARDLESS OF CLASS, AGE, RACE AND RELIGION!

The upstairs bar is awesome. A little quieter than downstairs, you can talk. David is a great server and the bartender is a wizard!! Will be back next time. Peter

I really enjoyed this bar! It was a bit hard to find because the sign is super small, and it was really crowded on a Wednesday night. The bar-tender was one of those old-fashioned ones, who remembers everyone's face and drink and truly knows how to make a cocktail- to me that's priceless. The house red wine wasn't great (but when is it, unless you're in Italy). The space is really cozy and cute and the staff are amazing. I didn't try much food, but the crab cakes were fantastic. This is definitely going to be on my list of after-work hot spots.

Really loved this place - headed here on a very rainy Wednesday evening, late on, looking for dinner and cocktails and was not disappointed. We were greated warmly at the door and shown to a table in the thick of things. The food was pretty special, I am not sure where the negative reviewers have been, but it's not Hudson Malone! My partner's steak was to die for, cooked so well, and the roast beef au jus sandwich was the best thing I ate on my NYC trip - really just perfect. I'm only sorry I only got to eat here once on this trip, as it's a real find.

Love this place great vibe great music Doug the owner is like patty ford of smiths PJ Clark's list a great player wait staff especially Charles wonderful wAiter no ruch job here It's a culinary saloon

Cool atmosphere and music, especially for a Monday. Place packed. Guiness and belive or not...a salad with grilled shrimp was fantastic! Bartender was friendly and actually awaiting his novel debut called Talk Murder to Me. Overall, will go back next time in the area.

Cocktails, East Coast Oysters(order horseradish and tobasco) and the Pork Chop with Potatoes. Well prepared and delicious. The service was also excellent.

Server sucked & acted inconvenienced by a table of three. We had to ask for everything from drink order to specials(they don't have any)to our check. Kinda killed the vibe of a long anticipated happy hour. Will not be returning.

Amazing hangout for after hours and bringing clients. I love the staff and Doug the owner is amazing and knows everyone's drink just by looking at them. Great food. I love the ragu, seafood, lamb shanks... all very good.

Though a nice space, not worth the unreasonably expensive prices. Rude and inefficient service too.

Do NOT order the lobster ravioli. I got food poisoning after eating it. Bloody Mary's were watery and very overpriced ($14). And a cup of black coffee was $4. Absolutely not worth it. The actual restaurant itself was freezing - it seemed like they didn't want to turn on the heat since it was relatively empty. The bathroom upstairs was even colder - I needed to wear my winter jacket indoors. Although our server was very nice, I will never go back here again.

Bottom line: horrible service and rude, unprofessional waitstaff and average food. Go somewhere else. Four coworkers and I came in today for lunch to celebrate November birthdays. We made a reservation on OpenTable. When we arrived, a waiter told us that four people just sat down at the big table and that they told the restaurant they were there under our reservation. The waiter offered us a table meant for four people and said he could add a chair at the end. The space looked tight. We complained that we had a reservation and that four people should not be taking the space of a six person table or sitting at our table since they lied about having our reservation. We kindly asked if there was anything the restaurant could do, including setting up a bigger table (which they said they did not have available) or asking the party who pretended to have our reservation to move to a smaller table. The waiter was in the process of asking the other party to move in light of the fact that we had a reservation and a larger party and that party falsely claimed to have our reservation. In the process of this, a waitress with blonde hair (I didn't catch her name) interjected and stated rudely that they are not allowed to ask customers to move. We were in the middle of explaining the situation to the other party and exchanged laughs about who was fronting the bill for the meal. There was no need to escalate a situation that already turned uncomfortable. The waitress then instructed the other party not to move while she put two tables together to form one large circular table big enough to fit our entire party. There, problem solved. Nevertheless, she continued to badmouth us to the other party stating how we were going to make them move and how she was not going to let us. First, There was no need to make this situation more uncomfortable. Second, this situation occurred because the restaurant did not set aside a table large enough to accommodate our party at the time we reserved our table. Rather than come up with a solution, the waitress was rude and unprofessional. No need to bad mouth your customers when they objected to a situation you created.

This place is kinda like a speakeasy but not really. There is a sign that says some kind of tailor store outside but its obviously a bar. This place has great cocktails, our bartender was amazing. I had the most delicious Moscow mule ever.. the mezcal was perfectly spicy and there was a lot of fresh lime in my drink. Yum. Then I had some sort of whisky cocktail with a whole packet of sugar so it wasn't too strong, it was girly enough for me. :) The drinks were $16 a piece, not cheap but well worth it. There are also multiple TV screens here so you can keep tab of scores. They play awesome background music, and have an old jukebox. Its like you were transported back to the old times,. Love this place. I didn't get to check out the upstairs so I have a reason to come back!

Not sure I could have had a better experience at my local bar. Nicest bartender, great drinks and just a vibe that you can't replicate. I will definitely be back.

They went out of their way to accommodate us. Holding a table in the (quieter) upstairs... and tolerant when we changed the number of attendees. Jemelia, the maitress 'd is a Goddess... and our Georgian waiter, David, comes pretty close to divinity himself. Downstairs is a little noisy, upstairs is more quiet... and old world... with NO TV!!! (I have the feeling they kept the upstairs open later than usual because we're slow drinkers.) The sliders and share-able steak were great. There was a nice beer list and a good wine/whiskey/cocktail list too. The food is generally good, but not spectacular. The staff, on the other hand, ARE spectacular. --Drink Club is a roving group of drinkers, a different bar every week

Great food and service. Start with the purée of carrot and roasted tomatoes soups. Moved on to the burrata and then onto the lamb sliders. Paired with a Pinot noir. Great atmosphere for a causal way to end a day.

I wanted to like this place. I'm pretty sure their pasta and sauce is homemade, but having made both myself I feel validated in saying that something about their pappardelle bolognese ($17) was off. I suspect the noodles were rolled too thin and trimmed too wide and the sauce wasn't as meaty-flavored as it could have been. The jumbo asparagus were indeed jumbo, but they were simply grilled and minimally seasoned. Lastly the papa doble was tart. It was well made, but I asked the waiter to recommend a sweet drink. Service was great: prompt, attentive, properly servile. The waiter even returned to provide us with separate receipts. Then again, we were a fairly large group of five on a relatively empty Friday night. Despite the large screen TV, screening soccer, and the bar, this place felt more like a restaurant. This place especially feels like a restaurant with the prices, but the quality of their food doesn't stand up to it. Everyone in my party ordered at least an entree and a drink, and we all ended up paying at least $35. There wasn't any loud music playing here, still I'd rather get a drink at Crimson and Rye and a burger- elsewhere.

Good food and drink selection, friendly servers and we enjoyed the atmosphere. I recommend the picnic fried chicken with mashed potatoes/gravy. Looking forward to my next visit!

Where do I start... This is what you would imagine as best of what a Neighborhood Bar/Resturuant should be. Beyond them having a deep bourbon bar and delivering great food, the service and passion on which they express in service and quality is rarely seen. Doug Quinn (read his story) and his team create a great environment and even a guy from California is made to feel a part of the neighborhood. It does not matter where I begin my trips to New York, I make sure I end up swinging in for a Bookers and the pork chop. Pork chop is over the top as with everything on the menu.

After passing by here over 100 times (I live in the neighborhood) I finally grabbed a drink and dinner there on Saturday night. The positive: wasn't crowded on Saturday at 7:30pm. My beer was delivered to the table quickly and tasted like it should. The no so good: Mac and Cheese, mussel pot. I'll start with the latter. I got a few crunchy mussels which makes me think these were not cleaned properly. The Mac and Cheese was not traditional which I'm fine with and while it came out very hot the cheese was a bit soupy and the pancetta not crispy at all (I actually think it was chopped up Canadian bacon). Very bland. Place is a bit pricey. Maybe if you just stick with ordering a burger it will be a better experience. But, wth other good burger joints around I'll spend my money elsewhere.

Amazing atmosphere, great food in an old time New York setting. Doug is the best host. Great time!

Great place to go if you enjoy overpriced drinks, pretentious atmosphere and an obnoxious waitstaff! I would say that our waiter who complained that splitting the bill for a large birthday party was 'inconveniencing the servers' (!) was just a bad apple, but it seemed like that sort of condescending attitude is set by management (see the patronizing list of things not to do on the back of the menu (by the way, anyone know what 'pigeoning' is?)). An establishment seeking to echo the hospitality of an old fashioned saloon should understand that they have the honor of having their customers as guests, not the other way around. Many other places in New York understand this; go to them instead.

We've been to Hudson Malone twice within the last 6 months. The ambiance is incredible. Both time we were very fortunate to get Paddy as our waiter. He's highly professional, funny and, frankly, very intellectual. The mussels are to die for. We will definitely go back and call to make sure we are seated in Paddy's section.

My friend and I came to the restaurant because she's very familiar with the place. She holds quite a few events here. She knows the menu pretty well. The specials was presented by our server David with a very interesting way. Instead of telling us the specials, he brought the board to our table and explained each one of them. How cool! It's not easy to hold that board especially when guests tend to question a lot. From the moment I walked in the hostess was friendly and professional. This place has been successful in remembering the guests' names, something they take it very seriously. This is something good to know because you want to go to a place where everybody knows your name like that sitcom "Cheers"! My friend ordered cioppino, the Italian seafood dish. It was huge! You can eat this for 2. Since it's the 2 of us, this dish is perfect! It was served covered in a big bowl then was opened before serving. There's no carb, only the seafood in red tomato sauce. I loved it! I did try having the sauce with some toasted bread but I didn't want to overeat the carb. The restaurant looked like a classic old-fashioned and traditional dining but it's not old. The bar is right at the front and dining in the back. I plan to try other dishes next time. Hard to say no to friendly and professional staff, great service and great food!

To be quite frank the burger was a waste of ketchup and the fries tasted like your average middle school lunch fries. The burger was cooked surprisingly well, but was severely lacking in flavor and seasoning. The wait staff was accommodating and friendly which made me feel bad writing this review but the food was so terrible I had to.