Barfly

Barfly is a solid spot if youre looking for a casual bar in a good location. It has plenty of seating, which is great, and there’s no shortage of screens to catch a game. The addition of a pool table adds a fun touch if youre with friends. The vibe could be a bit more lively, but it’s still a comfortable and laid-back place to hang out. Service is quick and attentive, making things easy. Plus, they stay open late, which is a big plus in the area. Overall, a nice place for a low-key night out!

This place was ok as far as I saw. Service was good, knew how to pour a Guinness right and well. There are plenty of TVs to watch w/e game you want, and there is a Pool table you can sign up for to play. Didnt eat here so cant comment on that. Enjoy

Good dive bar and pool table with nice felt. We went here for noon games on Saturday - there was only one bartender and she managed to take great care of a big crowd. We will be back.

This is a diamond in the rough!!! The food is GREAT!!..I belong to a pool league and offen got to small bars to play in...this bar was different!! The food is so good!!! With a nice pool table in the back good music great staff!! Sorry didnt get food pics but definitely will update cuz Ill be going back!! ❤️

Bartender with an Irish accent working 9pm on 9/2 accused me of having a fake, threatened to take away my NY state ID that I use every single day and proceeded to kick me out, not worth the headache. Go somewhere with better hospitality. It also smelt pretty bad. I asked him to scan it, he refused. Definitely just lazy and awful at heart. If you look at other reviews I’m not the only person who has had this problem.

Bartender who said his name was Niall (Irish dude with a beard and a black eye) denied me and a friend who both offered him our REAL IDS AND ARE BOTH 21? And he said well you could go to any bar around here why choose this one is this reeallyy your favorite bar? Like straight up mocking us? We even said Ok scan it then, do you have a scanner? And he was like, yep but not gonna scan them. Also he was def just drunk and didnt wanna make drinks. Like what kind of bartender just denies based on pure vibes alone. Never going back byeeeee. Also what kind of bar closes at midnight . Dont go here man just dont.

Cool spot. Pool table. Great drinks. Reasonable pricing. Friendly Vibe. Ask for SAM! Shes probably one of the best bartenders in NYC! Superb Customer Service! Warm Vibe. I will visit again and again!

Our sever was absolutely amazing! We didn’t catch his name but he was so kind and attentive to our group during our lunch. We found this place when another restaurant didn’t open at their posted time and we were too hungry to wait around & let me say we are so glad we found Barfly! Their food was absolutely amazing and we will be craving it back home in the midwest :)

Great ambience and staff. I liked their Grilled Chicken Sandwich.

Can’t complain. Nice service - good pours. Didn’t have any food but worth coming by for a drink

Sebastian sprayed water in my friends face and wouldnt serve us because he didnt believe my ID was real

Its been a while since Ive eaten at this chill place. Worked here with my father a couple of years back. Sorry to say a lot has changed. Food was bland (got the veggie burger, cheese burger, which was poor quality, accept the chicken Quesadilla. Apon arriving, nobody came to attend us, other then a douche bag food runner telling us we have to order at the bar. (Was told to us rudly) I didnt have a problem with that, however if theres only one table and you are at your phone texting. You are literally not busy doing anything, the least you can do is come bring us water and take our order. Bartender was another douche bag who got our orders wrong and did not care. Ive known that place for almost ten years. Worked there for a couple of months. Am really going to miss it.

Loving the $2 pool table vibes. Living for the $20 pitchers. 👌

This is a low key cool sports bat with a pool table in the back. Everything here was satisfactory, except for the service... THAT WAS FANTASTIC. The service was attentive, friendly and behind efficient. If youre in the neighborhood grab a quick drink or 2.

Nice vibe. Really cool bartenders and staff. Good place to meet and play pool. Or just watch the game. Havent really tried the food but it looks and smells good.

Not a good place to go for Pool because most weeknights theyll have some league occupying the table and theres no way to know if the pool table will be available or not

Superbly made cocktails, trendy vibe, upscale local bar that I would absolutely recommend to anyone.

Nice bar with pretty good food. We generally go here around happy hour time and stay a few hours. The happy hour specials are nothing special but Ill take whatever I can get. The food is pretty good to really good my last time there I had the fish tacos which were great. It does get crowded but Ive never be there when the crowd affects the service. they have a decent beer selection and a few cider choices as well.

Great spot to hang and shoot some pool..

Im not sure if its the bartenders fault or the owners fault but heres the deal. If you scan the barcode and or check the website for drinks specials, the bartenders do not honor the prices promoted. They claim the prices are wrong in the website and barcode and state their price. For a neighborhood bar with a friendly vibe, the bartenders price for drinks are more in line with a cheek upscale cocktail bar. Instead of $8 for a Narragansett and well shot (which is the special) its $12. Well drinks are 8. Well shots are $6. The cocktails they promo at the tables and bar range from $10 up. Theres and $8 Patron drink but dont both asking they dont have it. Well not for $8. The food is good ranging from $12 and up. Not cheap but if you dont mind the price the food is yummy. They have a pool table which is fun. The bathrooms are clean. And even when its busy the bartenders get the drinks out so theres barely a wait time. ( They work hard ). Barfly needs to fix their price system because it draws people in and then its a shock and a money grab for them (barfly) when we (the customers) are stuck paying more.

Amazing bar to go to if you love delicious food as well as a pool table. I recommend the buffalo chicken sandwich. I get it every time I go. The pool table is in really good condition compared to other bars around the area. The place overall has a really cozy laid-back vibe to it.

Great NYC bar. Awesome Happy Hour and lots to choose from for dining. Have enjoyed their burger, wings and chicken tenders. All reasonable and tasty. A new but favored spot.

I went there on labor day, and an Irish bartender said my ID was fake, then proceeded to bend it back and forth, which nearly broke it. I am 22 years old and I understand the suspicion, but it was my real ID from the state of Texas, however if he wouldve broken it, I wouldve gotten the police involved for the vandalism of my property. Hes lucky it didnt snap, which seemed to be his goal the way he was bending it back and forth. I asked for it back several times and said I would leave, but he insisted that it was fake and that he was going to confiscate it. He was definitely overly intoxicated and looking for a fight, and hes lucky he didnt find one, because after his assault of my government issued property, physical retribution seemed like a valid option. It seemed his goal was to cause some kind of altercation, and I cant in good conscious recommend a bar to anyone where the bartender is actively seeking conflict from the patrons. Ive seen several recent reviews that correlate with my own experience, and I can only hope that the owner recognizes them and removes this person from his current position; especially because the bar was empty and seemed like it could use some more people willing to spend a buck on drinks. Terrible experience and all I can say is that I genuinely hope that the Irish bartender gets some help, because he was absolutely sloshed on the job.

Just had frozen drinks (small size) in the outside seating area but they were very good and service was lovely. Prices a little high for small drinks. But price for food seemed reasonable.

Came here to celebrate a friends birthday during the week. I walked in back with men in suits thought that was weird but then forgot it was a football night. So hey single ladies you may want to check this place out 😉. I enjoyed their fries. Drinks were average nyc prices

Barflys nice, comfortable vibe, good drinks, and reasonably priced food makes it our teams go-to spot for post-volleyball food and brews.They have a long bar with ample counter space, as well as booths for those whod prefer to sit, but the area we frequent the most is the perched up area at the front. Raised up a bit from the rest of the floor, and partially fenced in, the front section has plenty of stools and additional standing space.Regular priced pitchers run either $15, $18, or $22, depending on what beer theyre pouring. We stuck with Brooklyn Pumpkin Ales, getting four nice pours from each $18 pitcher. Weve ordered wings, chicken skewers, curly fries, and an assortment of sandwiches during our visits, and, while the food may not be spectacular, everythings made well, and priced fairly.The bartenders here are awesome and very attentive to patrons regardless of where theyre sitting along the bar. Topping off the experience, were always treated to a playlist of 90s alternative/grunge/pop jams...appreciated by all of us!Overall, Barfly is a nice dive-y place to catch sports and not worry about being sweaty after some intense volleyball games...Just dont sit too close to us :)

It’s a local dive. Nothing unusual. Daily specials ($15) are tiny portions and the beer is flat so there’s that.I guess it’s great if you’re a local otherwise spend some more and go elsewhere.It’s dark, dingy and ordinary unless you like sports on TV and are OK with low quality drinks and food.

I came here for happy hour with a couple of college friends. This is a no frills bar with plenty of TVs airing sports. They even had UFC on FOX. We shared nachos and the beef empandas. I had a couples of Guinness.Guinness was doing a promotion here when I was there. I was able to get a free engraved Guinness glass but I gave to one of my friend. So, actually she got 2 glasses.This is a good place for a simple happy hour just dont expect anything extravagant here. Our waitress was very attentive and checked up on us often.The place is very noisy and loud so it might be difficult to have a good conversation there.

Love going here with my significant other to eat, drink and chill. Food is good and employees are friendly. Always make sure that everything is good with you.

Food is on point and delicious! Waitress is friendly and nice! Loving the atmosphere!

Best bang for your buck! Super nice bartenders and clientele. My husband and I spent quite a while there and met a very nice man and had a lengthy conversation and exchanged info.nice laied back bar.

Yummy food and cheap happy hour. Watch out for the boys playing pool or you might get impaled running to the washroom. All in all, super causal but will exceed your expectations.

First time. Service is good 👍🏾. Good was good.

Always a good time!

Got stuck in NY after a work trip and could not have found a place that offered a better overall experience.

Would give 5 stars, staff was nice, cool atmosphere, only thing was the No a/c, was a rough stay, couldn’t make it last one round.

Bathrooms a bit dirty and ceiling leaking but the best and amazing bar tender. Nice outside area yet no seating outside.

Great drinks, great atmosphere, pretty awesome service and prices for NY. definitely saving to go again!!

Great little exp with reasonable prices, friendly staff, and games. Nice TV selections including the WTA. Not at all like its namesake from literature.

Sport bars, old place

Sports bar that doesnt let us watch the game. We ordered food & drinks

Food/Drink:• Nachos (6/10): great nachos, enough to share with another• Chicken fingers (7/10): GREAT crunch to the tenders• Cheap drinks: Budweiser on tap, vodka sodaOther:• Pool table inside• Oldies (70s,80s, 90s) music• Sport games playing on TV• Cool branches painted white w/ blue lights inside

Wait staff and barman are terrific. The food is good and plentiful. The prices are very reasonable .

Great food with good prices. Friendly staff. Clean. Everytime we are near by we pop in for Lunch.

Good bar. Lots of fun. The decor is great. It would be better if they didnt have a massive TV hanging so low from the ceiling. I saw a few people hit their head on it throughout the night.

High price for low quality (watered down) drinks. At least the bartender paid attention, but it wasnt that busy to begin with.

Solid place for sports, decent food, nice staff. Great place to just stroll into off 3rd Ave.

Barfly is super fun. It can get a little crowded but its a good time. They have a jukebox to pick your own music which is fun.

Great prices, great service, no complaints. I go here because happy hour is really cheap compared to what youll find in gramercy.

Been there more than a handful of times, large screen TVs for all sporting events. Musty enclosed area, regulars live by the pool table.

An underrated spot for beer, burgers, and buzzing conversation.

Had a great time here on my Birthday!!! Best nar food around.

Great dive bar to watch sports at. Cozy atmosphere.

Great outdoor patio area, service is awesome, and the people are nice!

I guess the food was fine.The bartender has a calling somewhere other than service. New York’s next custodian I’d hope. He was incredibly rude to my group - I watched him yell at a girl who knocked over her drink for making a mess. Such a 🚩to watch a man yell at a woman he doesn’t even know. It says a lot about how he treats the women in his own life.Also way too crowded just not worth it.

Great food and drinks .. service is always awesome

Good bar.

First time gower..Gower...Now a 4 Eva friend...

Too crowded and too many people in the way of the pool table.

Fun environment, good food and plenty of TVs for all football games

Relaxed spot for a drink, decent food, pool table, good happy hour.

Very friendly bar staff. Its an awesome lowkey go to spot.

Lively. Good food. Great service. What more can you ask for?!?

Great bar, decent food, amazing bartenders.

Nice casual neighborhood dive with really friendly proficient servers and decent food selection.

Great prices on drinks. Bar crew is very friendly

Ate there before and food was better. Not impressed with the watermelon margarita.

Typical neighborhood bar, good food and nice TV monitors!

Adored it definitely will come back

$10 lunch specials on weekdays are a pretty good deal for lunch in the area.

Fun local bar with a great crowd. Good selection.

Came here after work and it did NOT disappoint! Great barbeque wings - so tender, juicy and flavorful! Wayyyy better than TGI Fridays or Applebees etc. I also got the brownie sundae and it was delicious! Super friendly staff, too!

Classic neighborhood bar. Lots of bar space and tables for seating. TVs playing various games around the bar (you can request channels). Pool table in the back (and the location of some pool tournaments). Louise the bartender is a hoot! Great service and very personable!

Its always fun here, good vibes and they have great food for a bar🍔. 🎱 The pool table is fun to play and they have like 10 TVs to watch the games.

Love barfly wings 🤩 cheap and nice staffs

A little small but great food. Very friendly staff.

Nice bar good food try the Cuban sandwich and burgers good service and clean restrooms real reasonable

Great Value, better food than first impression would imply

Worst Guinness in New York…

Great staff really made the place, nice pool table.

Great music, great atmosphere, nice people, good prices!

It a Really good place too go and have Fun

Left my jacket there at 6pm on a Friday evening. Called the next day they had it and said they would keep it for me. Went back after work on the Monday to get it and apparently it’s nowhere to be seen so I’m assuming one of the staff is wearing it this winter?

Love this neighborhood staple. Been going here since the 80s!

Great sports bar @ fine food as well

One of the best old school bars in the city, food and drinks are great

Great spot for local drinks and atmosphere

Low key bar - could turn up. But real cool local spot

Beer was tinny, cocktails were bad, but the tvs were on and showing the game

Pool, festive, good service, crowded, working age people, and cozy.

The tv to space ratio is great! was worried they wouldn’t be able to accommodate a suggestion for a noon college football game but was completely wrong. bartenders were not only attentive to channel suggestions but beer as well.do yourself a major favor and get the fries! no picture because we immediately devoured them.

Great spot, lots of TVs, and even a small outdoor space

Excellent service and the food is always right.

On 7/22/2021 myself and two friends visited Barry at the 3rd Avenue and 20st street location. We asked If there is space for 3 to be seated outside. Camel (sorry if I misspelled his name) sat us down in the outdoor dining area. We were waiting and we see a female waiter by the name of Louise cleaning up the other tables. We asked her hi, we are ready to order she proceeds to answer now it is only bar orders and proceeds to re-enter the bar. We were confused because no one informed us of anything and we were not yet attended to. We then go place the order inside the bar with this same waitress. Camel proceeds to go outside and a new group of customers come in and sit beside us. The customer asks Camel hey do we have to order inside ? Camel responds to the customer No . At this moment we realized that we were treated unfairly. we decided to speak to Camel and he stated that to order is either from the table or at the bar. We explained our discomfort with this waiter . I would not recommend anyone to go here. This is the worst service Ive had in a while. We felt discriminated against especially because majority of the customers are white.

Cozy spot. Decent prices. No complaints.

Not a bad place, easy going dive bar, bartender was chill and the place has a small pool table

After an hour or two here I start to feel very barfly indeed

Great spot. Get exactly what you expect. Also they have a phone charger block that is a life saver. You have to pay, buts its only a $1.

A basic sports bar with inexpensive drinks and typical bar-fare.

Great service ! Great vibe! Came here with a buddy to catch up got some beers and food — everything was great! Kiera was really nice the whole time. Will be back

Local dive, good crowd and atmosphere on game day. Pool table if that’s your game. What more do you need?

This place was cool,friendly, pricy, and tastety

Good chicken, just checked on the fried chicken recently, and it’s better than I remembered, add a mashed potato side.

Cheap dive bar but smelled awful inside on a Sunday afternoon.

Food was great and so was the service!

One of the last few real dive bars in New York. Really gets the job done. Patronize this bar so it stays around! Solid bar food. Nice patio. Great happy hour. 😎

Great place to chill and play pool.

Great place to hang, with excellent food for a bar, but usually much too loud.

Great happy hour till 8pm

Wow

Super local regulars vibe. Great customer service

Nice cozy place for a drink and quick bite

Love going here after work. Friendly environment and staff. Also serve good food and drinks.

Very nice place to drink. Bartenders and servers were amazing

Hands down best bar in New York for your dollar

Great Atmosphere, Great Nachos,And Chicken 🐔Wings,If Around The Area Come in For A Beer And Apritizer.....

Great food, Great bartenders. Ill definitely be going back! Hole in the wall/ Dark and dive-y with a pool table and good music.

Nice neighborhood dive bar / sports bar. Staff is hot and cold. Pool table is poorly maintained. Food is surprisingly good. Can get very loud and crowded on game nights.

Nice place they make ya feel at home. NETTA is the best and always will be over to help .

Had a blast, cant complain.

Nice food, amazing service - Juste was amazing. We had a lovely lunch and it also was reasonably priced :) watched the football game and the croud was nice and friendly. We will be back!

Small enough that every screen is visible and you could speak with your mates without straining. enough space to move around and get beers with your mates. wings worth breaking friendships for the last piece.

This place was much better when Mike Z was working the bar but its still a pretty decent spot for twenty somethings to come and hang out. They love their pool here and the drinks are reasonably prices. Food is meh but it will keep you from getting too drunk. Good tunes on the jukebox too.

Love this bar! Great service, cheap drinks, tasty bar food, nice little seating area outside and met some lovely people there. Great place

A simple bar for sports fun and beers drinkers also have a billiard which could be fun if you know how to play

Good bar. Prices arent that great, you can do better a few blocks away, but the bartenders are cool and they make the atmosphere both welcoming and old school.

Go to Molly’s or Paddy Maguire’s instead.

Got there early for the drink specials and ended up staying for hours . Great staff . Nice people . Pool tables and Sports on the multiple TVS . In a pretentious City , there are still some places that remain grounded and welcoming . BARFLY is one .

Great place to watch games!

Great service... Great Food.... Great Place!

Great food for a bar! The diamond table in the back is always fun.

Rude bartenders for no reason

Amazing pub. Food far better than standard pub fare. Really excellent, fresh, and just made.

Well, wont be going back there. Waitress was beyond rude- we had a group of 10 or so at a big table. She was nowhere to be found- which is surprising because of the size of the place.After ten minute gaps, people would just go to the bar and get their own drinks. She proceeded to try and scold me for their behavior, saying I was taking money from her pockets.Then they charged my card, after saying I would pay cash AND taking said cash.

One of the last 90s NYC staple neighborhood bars still in existence.

I’ve been here many times. Some times for pool league, other times to just chill and play pool. I’ve never had a negative experience.

This is the place to be for football, or during March Madness. Anytime you want to watch multiple games at the same time, you dont have a much better option than Barfly. The Food is excellent, the Drinks are a bit pricey. But, for the area, you cant beat this joint.

Great food. Cool environment and a really good staff!

Intimate, great prices for the area theyre in

Is the best spot to get drinks and bar food!!!100% guarantee

Good beer, good food and excellent service

I’ve being coming here for more than a decade, awesome & friendly staff, delicious food, the best game of pool in town, also great for watching sports if that’s what you’re into.

Good happy hr spot to watch games

Decent food at reasonable pricesHappy hour

Great food and decent service. A werid layout but it works well enough

Cheap booze, good food and tvs everywhere! This is the go to sports bar. Any event, they got you covered and the clientel always make sure to have a good time.Two thubs up.

Wings and burgers are worth stopping in for!

Rude staff that was both unattentive and insulting. poor quality tv feeds for football and unimpressive food. pathetic display of a dive bar, even for the narrow-minded.

Buffalo tenders or wings are pretty decent

Best bar food in NYC.

Let me use the bathroom and I wasnt a customer. Saved my life!

Outdoor dining, food and service was very good,

Great place, friendly people.

Bartenders have so much attitude. i was just trying to get a drink

I dont like the way you treated Kit!!!

Did not care for this bar will not be going back

I am glad is still open

Worst well whiskey of my life

Missing old players but they try

Great for drinks and snacks

Would be a fly on the wall here anytime. Thanks Rachel, Cassie, Dawson, Kevin, & Tony!!!

How dare you treat the king of the north jon snow the true heir to the iron throne i myself am really angry

Average dive bar. Nothing special.

Fun no buy backs

Fun place good atmosphere

Worst chicken tenders on Manhattan 😏

Your run of the mill sports bar in NYC. Nothing too much to write home about, but overall solid atmosphere to be watching sports in.

Always a good time.

Very nice

Brunch NY style ❤️

Solid bar with solid food

Lots of character and characters.

Consistently great B A R

Needed better music

Staff is delusional

Frozen margs are solid.

Would go again.

Good prices

Decent neighborhood bar

BARFLY IS THE BEST!!!

Great Nachos!!

Cheap beer and pool

Wh as t ?..

Great food

Chill atmosphere.

👌🏼

Good service

Solid

Typical

Cool place

Chill spot

Great nachos

Great food

A wonderful restaurant, serving delicious and delicious meals, reminding me of my beloved Algeria

EXCELLENT PLACE TO EAT AND DRINK SOME BEERS TEQUILA AND MEZCAL

Perfect, responsive waitress

Dolls