December 6, 2009
Selection was nothing special the food was good and it was a nice place to have a beer. Just wish they had a better selection.

May 25, 2009
Tried this place out 3 times. First of which with JRedmond early summer ’08. Nice atmosphere in an off the beaten path side avenue. Beers selection is fairly abundant but nothing rare.. you have probably had 80% or more of the beer menu. This is better than the other location on 46th street. Unfortunately, staff is not particularly knowledgeable and It has a commercial feel to it.

April 30, 2009
Had a couple drinks and a bite upstairs where it was a bit more quiet. Full bars on both levels and plenty of TVs with games on. Great pub food and a nice selection of beers, although the prices on their "vintage" beers are laughable. Nothing great, particualrly since the first three beers I ordered were out, but I would stop by here again to watch a game and have a meal.

March 29, 2009
Hit this up on a pub crawl on New Years Eve. Only sat in the front bar which seem quite cozy next to a local drinking PBR from a can. Decent selection with a few hard to finds on tap.

September 6, 2008
Excellent atmosphere, laid back but at the same time a lot of fun. We sat outside to smoke cigars but the service was still great. Beer selection very impressive be sure to check out the daily specials. Food is a little high, but its midtown so that expected. Beer prices were on par with the rest of midtown. Great location, close enough to times square to be convenient but far enough away to avoid the obnoxiousness.

June 12, 2008
Great atmosphere. Okay service. Decent selection. Nice food.

February 6, 2008
Used to go here a lot with the work crowd. Only worked three blocks away and we had parties there a lot. The food seemed to be basic pub type food with some entres to choose from. They do have a descent bottle list and some good taps but nothing very unusual, no new releases and nothing rare. The prices are also a bit inflated but the atmosphere is ok and is fun with friends.

January 8, 2008
(Visited 04/2006): Just happened to see this place and stopped in, and I am glad we did. Located on 51st Street right off 8th. The entryway is down a couple steps from the street and the bar is 2 levels. The bottom level has a bar and some seating, while upstairs past a nice collection of tap handles is another bar with more seating. We went upstairs and there was a small acoustic band sitting in an alcove playing some tunes. They keep the place pretty dark and there is a lot of wood and muted color. Good collection of breweriana as well. As for the beer selection, they do a pretty good job living up to their name. Good tap list of about 15 brews. Aside from the usuals they did have some local/regional beers like Chelsea, Magic Hat and Brooklyn. For bottles there are around 50 offerings from all over. Again good local representation plus beers from all over the world. Service on a Sunday night was good and the place was not too busy. The food here has a Scottish flair. I had the Bratwurst, and while I expected it to be served in a bun and not greens (my fault for not reading the menu). I found it to be very good. Overall this is a great bar and I would recommend it highly because of the great atmosphere and beer selection. As with most places in the city, the drinks are expensive ($6-7 for most beers) but it’s to be expected.

January 7, 2008
The sister joint for the one on 46th. Virtually identical interior and selection. Long narrow space with way more TVs than a place this size should be able to contain. There are usually some decent beers on tap and the prices are pretty fair. Food is average and pubbish, but not bad. It’s not bad for midtown, but it’s still not the sort of place I’d choose to hang in.

November 10, 2007
I didn’t like this place that much. When I walked in, I thought I had walked into an Applebee’s or something. The decor is very lame and generic, and the crowd was mostly half tourists/half burnt out office staff drinking away their sorrow after a long day of work in a cubicle. Kinda depressing really. ANYWAYS - they do get extra points for having the Leeds Utd. FA Cup game on, but the bartender was English so that explains it. The beer selection was the only good thing about this place, they had one of Sam Adam’s Utopias which me and my friend enjoyed thoroughly, and I had the Stone Arrogant Bastard which is always good. The rest of the drafts were OK nothing really stood out, chimay white, hoegaarden, guiness, again typical midtown fare. I would pass on this one, at least the one on 51st st, havn’t been to the one on 46th.