This is an okay place to stop in near Penn Station. They do have $5 Frozen drinks which was just fine with me. These are margaritas and pina coladas and they are okay. Where I went wrong was ordering the salmon burger. I wish I had a picture to add but this is one place I would recommend passing on that option. It's very clear it's a frozen patty, heated up and slapped on a bun. It's a thin patty on an oversized bun served with lettuce and tomato, and for me...a different cheese than what was listed on the menu. Our waitress Maria was great which helped to boost the rating. One more thing, the super hot habanero bbq sauce is actually kind of hot. So if you're thinking it may not be that bad or if you're a spice and heat lover, ask for some on the side to see if this hits the spot! read more

I love this place have been coming here for a year! Chris is a hard working and dedicated Manager! The food hasn't disappointed and the bartenders/waitresses Kat, Shirley, and Tessa always go above and beyond for great service. Mercedez H. read more

This review is just based on the bar area at around 2pm on a Saturday afternoon. 2 grown ups enter a bar, order a drink and ask for directions. The bartender was great (didn't catch her name). Ordered a beer and a bloody. Bloody was perfect. I forgot to ask for the level of spicy but it came out pretty damn hot (which if you don't like it spicy I guess you should indicate that). She was very helpful when assisting us out of towners to catch the correct subway train. Would Luke to try some of the grub next time read more

This is a good pub. The staff is friendly and the food is about what you would expect for a pub. Its proximity to Penn Station makes it a good spot to meet people coming into town or to grab a pint and bite before heading out of town. The place can get very crowded at happy hour; especially on Fridays. read more

This place is absolutely clueless as to what the word service means. Waited several minutes at an empty bar for the bartender to decide to come back to the bar when she was talking to the manager 20 feet away. I know he was the manager because he was wearing a hat that said so. Both of them saw me waiting there. Bartender finally approaches and takes my 3 drink order. Took her 10 minutes to make a cosmopolitan. She told me to go sit down and she'll bring it over. After the first few minutes of me waiting for my drink, I sit down. I come back after a few more minutes as I think she's finished with my order. She wasn't. She had only finished the first drink. The manager then comes over for which I thought was to just tell her to hurry up. "Thank goodness" I thought. I was wrong, it was to start chatting with her. Now she's making my second drink while distracted talking to the manager. Nearly 15 minutes to produce two cocktails, beer and a seltzer in a NEARLY empty bar! Person who ordered cosmo said it tasted like lighter fluid. The neighborhood that this bar is situated in is like a war zone. Drunk homeless vagrants wander in and out of this place, and they are ready to bug you as soon as you walk out to ask you for money. While waiting for a cab I was accosted three times. I got better service from the homeless people outside than I did from this bar. I don't know which place the 5 star reviews on here are for, but it ain't THIS place. You'll be sorry if you come here. read more

Close to the hotel and open late to hang out and get shit done since nothing else around exists like a late night coffee shop and it is relatively quiet. The staff was super friendly though they didn't seem to know as much what was on the menu at first. The food was super fatty and good for bar food but not fancy in any sense, but great comfort food. I had a couple Guinness's and they were a bit warm and not served in the traditional glass. Nice quiet place if there isn't an event nearby. read more

We stopped in for a bite to eat before the Ranger game and I was pleasantly surprised. Although it was crowded we were sat immediately and our server was right there. No waiting! The food was your typical pub food but it was delicious. We will definitely go back the next time we are heading to MSG. read more

Pretty chill spot to hangout and drink beer. A pitcher was about $12. It has a great location since it is right next to Madison Square Garden. read more

Blarney Stone doesn't leave a great impression on me. I think that folks who run this place can't decide between whether it's an Irish themed pub or a hipster dive. Drinks aren't watered down but bartenders definitely don't give you a break on your tab for being a jolly customer. Music is pretty good. Blarney Stone is just one of many bars in the Penn Station area that I dip in and out of after a day on the steel and usually only if I see a fellow hardhat sitting at the bar already. read more

Went here with my friend to do paint nite. Lady bartender was nice and accommodating. I ordered steak and eggs for brunch. The paint session was upstairs so she had it delivered up there of course. Well-cooked and delicious! Good price too! Will come back. read more

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Katie is the best! She is so very attentive and friendly. She was very efficient and quick with our orders. We were very happy with Katie's service! We will be back again to visit because of her. read more

The drinks were fine, but the music choice was really annoying. Too trendy pop. And too loud for a mostly empty Wednesday night. Service was fine, though the beer took awhile to come. They don't carry Bulleit. Their sliders are not great. Not that tasty and dry. The hawaiin buns they came on though were nice. Conveniently located by Penn Station. read more

Not sure how I feel about this place. Came on a Saturday night for dinner, loved the fact the TVs were all over so we can watch the game. We were seated in the back and the menu was simple which I loved as well. My friend and I wanted to order appetizers, but our waitress had said they changed the oil so it'll take about 20 mins to heat up (at least we know that they're clean). Ordered a red bull/vodka and wow that was all vodka and I couldn't even finish or drink half of it. I ordered the Sirloin which came with Mash and broccoli. The Sirloin was delish, well done, juicy, a great size and hot when it arrived. My mash however was a bit on the cold side and it was a massive amount of mash. My friend had ordered the fajitas which she loved as well, but wasn't a big fan of the sauce. Dessert they only had the chocolate mousse for dessert which kinda sucked because people do love dessert! I didn't like the fact our waitress wasn't as attentive as she should be and it wasn't even busy, my friend and I had to keep calling her every time she passed by. She didn't check on us once on how our food was. She forgot about my friends fries. Also there was a guy walking around and I'm not sure if he was the manager, but he kept walking around back and forth to other staff members and laughing with em. Didn't look professional at all. Not sure if I'd be back, and if I did I'd probably stay in the front area by the bar. read more

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Spacious bar next to Madison Square Garden. It's just like all the other Irish-Pub-Sports-Bars in the area, except I didn't see anyone actually Irish working at Blarney Stone (that was a first!). People were coming and going to watch the game, buy lotto tickets (they've had a few winners this year), and imbibe on the $4 and $5 draft beers. Good place to go if you're in the area and need to kill some time without killing your wallet. read more

I wanted to go to a sports bar to check out the World Cup games and this was where I went. They have enough TVs around so you don't miss anything. Don't expect to be wowed by their menu. The food is okay, in my opinion. Reminds me of food you'd get at a deli. I normally get either their turkey burger with onion rings or chicken fingers. This is a pub, but I can't comment on the alcohol since I'm a teetotaler. You can stop by here to check out a game, wait until your train is boarding at Penn Station or simply want to get a drink. The wait staff is friendly and it's a clean establishment. The restroom is kind of small, though. Just keep in mind that when there's a Knicks or Rangers game playing at Madison Square Garden, this place is packed and a good seat may be hard to get. I remember when Santa Con happened and this place was packed with drunken patrons in Santa outfits, as many bars were experiencing that day. read more

This place is awesome. The prices are good for a bar close to the garden. The tradition at this bar makes proper ranger fans feel right at home. They should have a slogan that says "if you're not in blue, this bar ain't for you". No Santa con, no devils fans, no anything but die hard rangers fans. Let's make '94 Great again. Many bars allow non fans to come in. This is the type of bar where if at least your socks aren't rangers, you're not allowed. Good food, good prices, good drinks, good Catholics, shitty devils and Santa con people coming around. read more

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It had been years since I'd set foot in this venerable institution. It used to be a divey Irish pub, but it's gotten something of a makeover. Now it's somewhere between a sports bar and a divey Irish pub. Never eaten here, but it's a fine place for drinks. Why? The bartenders are very sweet, the drinks aren't terribly expensive and the place is big enough that one doesn't feel crowded. The music is terrible (80's hits when I was there), but sports bars aren't known for spinning great tracks. The music does add to the vibe that you've gone back in time to a grittier New York where places like this (sans makeover) were everywhere. If you're killing time around MSG/Penn Station you could do much worse than the Blarney Stone. By your third round you'll probably quite like the place. read more

I half-like this bar.. mainly because it's close to work, and I frequent it with coworkers, but it has good music most of the time, but friendly staff only half the time. drinks can be really cheap, and they offer frequent buy backs, mainly cause it's in an odd place (1 block from msg), so it's only real busy nights are those with events. Go across the street for a funner crowd, but a stingier bartender at the other irish bar (can't remember what it's called) read more

This place is your typical midtown everything and nothing bar. They have just about any drink you could want, mediocre prices for midtown, a divebar feel, no semblance of irish pub-ness, a 2nd floor party space, and meh food. Go if you have a little time to pregame for an MSG event, want cheapish bud-miller-coors pitchers, or want to see a strange midtown crowd late at night. read more

We came for a concert in MSG. They charge $4.00 for 2 drinks on the rocks. Have ever charge you for ice? It's the first time that it happened to me in The City. Please double check your bill... read more

Typical sports bar with two floors. Nothing special. The only reason I venture into this bar on a weekly basis is because it's the designated bar for the NYC Social Sports Club. This bar has devoted their entire second floor, filled with tables to play beer pong or flip cup with, and seats for sweaty, beer-guzzling players of several leagues. They even have a coat rack for us, how fancy. One thing that I immediately noticed was a LOBSTER CATCHING MACHINE on the first floor. Win or lose, I'm going to catch a couple of those suckers and have the kitchen make my team and I lobster rolls. read more

The epitome of a typical sports-oriented pub in midtown. This one is located just a block from MSG, so I'm sure they get their fair share lot of hardcore sports enthusiasts on the regular. My boyfriend and I went here after I got out of work to watch the Knicks game. The place was decently crowded- lots of men gazing up at the wide array of TVs on the wall. I would have been completely content if I could have just ordered my pitcher of beer and nachos within a reasonable time from getting seated. HOWEVER, instead, I was forced to stare at two women chit-chatting away with a burning look in my eyes. As each minute passed, I got more and more furious just imagining that I could have the opportunity to not watch this basketball game sober. Evidently, one must stand up, walk across the room to the waitresses, pat them on the shoulder, to be able to receive a drink. They were on our asses for the rest of the night. Beer was cold. Nachos weren't bad. Maybe I'll come here again. Maybe I won't. read more

Loved it here wings were great beers were cold they had every game on and the service is amazing! particularly Regina!

I don't remember much from my time here last Thursday night but i know it involved 7 Dollar Cosmopolitans(I know im such a girl), Karaoke, And Random Sports Games on Flat Screen Tv's. Awesome fun crowd, and hot bartenders . I would Come Back. read more

It really not an Irish pub, but cool bar. Staff was super nice and friendly. Juke box, so the music selection was pretty great tonight. read more

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Strong cold drinks with reasonable happy hour prices along with standard pub grub a block away from Madison Square Garden/Penn Station. They have a huge private second floor party room for office parties, etcetera..... read more

Great food and good customer service. Specially when you are hungry and do not feel like eating sandwiches. Their mashed potatoed and porkchops are awesome. I highly recommend it. read more

This place is amazing. The food is great! The Bartender Shirley is great! Definitely a down home place. Best place I've visited in New York so far. read more

We fell on this spot as we was headed to the Kevin heart show at Madison square garden was lucky enough to find a spot two blocks away and right in front of this bar We ordered appetizers that were tasty and beer and some some shots to put us in a good mood as we were headed to the show Cool juke box in the place it was a pleasant surprise that there wasn't a tourist feeling to the place even though it was so close to the garden We'll be stoping by again the next time we are in the area read more

Been here once before, nice people and staff, just not a fan of Irish spots, but no complaints clearly I came back! read more

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Great place. Amazing bartenders. Love them. Manager is erratic and makes no sense in his requests. Overbearing and micromanaging the great bartenders. He's not good for business. Too foreboding and negative. Kills the great vibe. read more

The TV reception sucks and volume is low. It's the Playoffs! All the TVs are not clear, the audio is terrible. To their credit, they did try to fix it, but its still a bad reception. read more

Typical Irish Bar, good management, just be carful during game time, they reserve their tables for patrons who are dining, not just drinking. read more

Chicken fingers are so good! Got a couple beers at a fair price. Will be back for or drinks and food again. Only complaint is the music was extremely loud. read more

Stopped in here while waiting for doors at MSG to open for a Rammstein concert. The bar was full of other Rammstein fans, which made for a pleasant atmosphere. Definitely a good place to pregame before a show. Bartenders were great. Drinks were strong (my drink of choice was a double jack and coke). I would definitely recommend this place as a pregame spot before an event at MSG. read more

Good drinks and don't forget the lobster machine. It's $2 a try but if you get one, it's worth it. Got 2 lobsters after 8 tries. Totally worth it. read more

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"these arent the droids your looking for" Remember the scene in star wars where luke and obi-wan go into this bar filled with the baddest of most badass pilots in the galaxy and hire han solo to fly them to the death star to whip darth vaders ass? The blarney stone is that bar. Make sure you have your light saber at the ready when rick ross is bumping on the jukebox. read more

I went here on Monday with a few friends for dinner The short blonde waitress didn't pay us any mind and a manager wasnt there neither so after a while the nice blonde bartender asked us to come sit by the bar she was very nice and she is actually the reason why I gave 3 stars and not zero. The food was good too. read more

This is my go to spot....I work at MSG so it's very convenient and the staff is WONDERFUL!!! shout out to Chris,Alfredo,Shirley,Michelle,Tessa,Victoria,Kat,Mary and the others...I feel like this is my Cheers lol ..when I walk in they treat me with so much love and my Stella is being poured b4 I sit down...LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! read more

STAY FAR AWAY! had the worst dining experience of my life! drinks were bad and they ran out of basic things on the drink menu. The dining room was a sweltering 83 degrees and none of the staff was able to change the thermostat because it was locked up and only the manager had a key --- and this is when we learn they were operating on a Saturday with NO manager!! Every one of our 6 dishes was wrong-- either missing ingredients we requested or with ones we clearly indicated to be left out. when we told the food runners our dishes were wrong, they just ran away! When we asked who was in charge -- she said "the kitchen" and claimed all the screw ups were due to being busy (they had 6 tables!) we had a horrible experience and no one could do anything to make us feel better because there was NO MANAGER!! read more