The owner is very racist and rude! Therefore, black people please think twice before coming here. I came here with a large group of people that ordered drinks - I did not. I asked the waiter can I charge my phone and he said sure I can ask the bartender if there is any place I can charge, to which they said there isn't because I didn't have the wall piece. My friend then asked the waiter again, this time noting she had the piece to which he said sure there is a spot "here" pointing to a corner near the outside. I charged my phone for maybe 5 minutes and the owner (older white woman) came out and said you have 10 minutes left. You can't charge your phone here. I said "okay sorry, your waiter said I could" she tells me he is wrong and that I have to be a customer. I said ok and stopped charging, bought a $14 shot of grey goose and tipped 2 dollars. I asked for the owner and showed her my receipt. She said you can't drink outside, I said I don't want to drink outside. I will charge my phone at the nearest table. She then told me I can't sit down because it's reserved. I said no one is sitting there. I also said I don't want my drink, I bought it because you said I have to be a customer so now what is the issue? She then says nope you still can't charge and guess what!! She then tells me she is calling the cops on me! She calls the cops and they arrive. She comes out and says I and my friends can talk with them and she never comes out. The cops told me it's unfortunate but I should write a negative review, which is what I'm doing now. Thankfully the officers were understanding that she was in the wrong. I left and I refuse to ever come back here. I don't support establishments such as this. I could have been jailed or worse beaten. However, people like her don't understand and always resort to calling cops. I did nothing wrong but she seems miserable, so I can understand her actions. She came up with every excuse in the book to not have me there. The cops mentioned that she wanted me to leave. Which is disgusting. However, again she looks like a miserable person so I can understand. I hope one day she can learn to be inclusive and understanding of different cultures. I will continue to hold on to my receipt, because she seems like the type to say this never happened. Not today! Black people you have been warned. Alternatively, I had a great time at Agave across the street. read more

We were looking for a quick meal before a West Village tour. This was the perfect thing to cut our hunger pangs but not fill up too much. These breakfast tacos and home fries were surprisingly good! So was the English muffin, which we requested butter for. I'm going to try to replicate these tacos at home - such a simple yet satisfying meal. I've only been to Galway before for drinks, so good to know they can whip up a good meal here too! read more

Galway Hooker - English muffin - Irish Near Me - New York, New York

See all

Great bar in the west village! My first time there we were able to sit upstairs where it was a bit quieter, the last time we went however it was closed off for an event so we sat at the bar on the main floor. The bar has a great atmosphere and the drinks are very reasonably priced. They've got lots of screens all around for sports games and don't forget to check in on yelp for a free shot! read more

Galway Hooker - Irish Near Me - New York, New York

Outstanding customer service considering recent pandemic 2020. Best COVID-19 Happy Hour in NYC. Price point excellent, Cheerful bar tender and great bar snacks for very good prices. Love this place!!!! Love the staff, love the drinks and food, staff outstanding! Robin and Lem read more

I don't understand why service people act like assholes at a time when people are choosy about where they get their take out from. I've had the same shitty experience 3 times with this blonde woman who is taking to-go orders, whether drink or food, in the last week alone. Every single other person has been pleasant, but Jesus Christ, what is wrong with this woman's attitude? She's luckily employed when countless others are not, and she obviously isn't concerned about Covid because she never wears masks. I'm sorry you're getting paid to be a dick? read more

Other yelpers have noted "Easily the best kept secret for Sunday football." Well, I'm not so sure about the secret part as it's always packed for football, but I would agree that this is a great place to come catch a game. It's a decent bar with a nautical feel to it. The Galway Hooker is a sailing boat used in the Galway bay, off the coast of Ireland. The hooker (we're still talking about the boat here now... not whores) was designed to get through the strong seas in that area. See... now if nothing else and you never step foot in the joint you have learned something new today! It's a good low key pick for non-football weekend day drinking and M-F happy hour. It's also of course a great pick for football, just be ready for a crowd. It can also get crowded on Sat nights as any decent spot in the WV does. Service and drinks are nothing special, but the atmosphere is fun, the crowd is good, and it's not expensive. Also... don't compare it to the Midtown version (where some of the patrons actually look like cheap hookers). The WV one is hands down in a whole different league. read more

DO NOT GO HERE. Where to begin? They advertise a $25 brunch then charge $30. They say a "pitcher" is $12, then hand you a miniature pitcher as if they didn't just scam you. They say they have sangria, so we order it and they respond "ohh yeah we don't have that." I waited 45 minutes for drinks when the place was completely empty, what a waste. We were offered free drinks after waiting so long for service, then the bill came and we were charged for everything. The owner's response when we complained: "well I've been in business for 8 years." This place is absolutely miserable. Don't waste your time here when there are so many better options in the area. I hope they go out of business soon, the owner doesn't deserve to make a single dollar more. She is a scam artist. Would give 0 stars if possible. Easily the worst place I've been to in NYC read more

Went there for a drink and ordered a Margarita they were advertising for $5. Then they charged me $11 each. And the bartender was mad at me when I questioned it...wtf read more

Galway Hooker - They charged me $11 for a margarita and when I fought it (because of this sign), the bartender got mad at me. I'm never coming back - Irish Near Me - New York, New York

I typically go here for football on Sunday because its close to where some friends live - much like many people have already said, its a douche-fest so I avoid it in the evenings at all costs. Like chew your arm off if you got handcuffed to the bar kind of avoid. Here's the thing about this place - the top floor has this really cool window overlooking 7th ave. Its kind of like being outside when you're inside watching football. Aside from that, they don't have good drink specials and the food is not very good either. What I don't understand is the service. The last two times I've been here, its just been awful. The first time, my friend and I decided to see how long we would sit at a table before the waittress came over and took an order. We watched literally an entire half of football. During this time she busied herself folding napkins. ??? Maybe they have enough money already. I was here yesterday for the afternoon games. Same thing - the first bartender was probably the worst I've ever had (although a nice guy - just a horrendous bartender). First he forgot my friends beer that he had ordered. When we mentioned it he grabbed it from under the tap - apparently it didn't strike the lone bartender as odd that there was an entire full beer just sitting under a tap. Then one of the kegs ran out. Ok, no biggie so it sputters a bit, we've all seen it. No, this exploded, shot beer out under the device, onto the table and all over my arms and some of my clothes. Does this get me a free drink? Heck no. Finally the bartender comes over and says that they're changing shifts so can we please pay up? Sure thing we say. He gives us the bill, we pay, and then we watch as he works for ANOTHER HALF HOUR. Really? At which point, and this is what I mean when I say he was a nice guy just really incompetent, he leaves without taking the tip we left on the bar. Is this not strange? The backup bartender ignored us so much (but found time to make sure all the glasses in the back were in perfect alignment - seriously I think he was OCD about it - drink serving? Not really his thing...) that we laid our beer bottles flat on the bar. It was just a joke at this point and we wanted to see what would happen. Favorite thing with the new bartender - he sees my friends' bottle, picks it up and eyes it, sees that there's nothing really in there, then puts it back down on its base and walks away. We just lost it laughing. My friend noted that perhaps we could order new ones since those were empty. If you have a sense of humor, it may be one of your funniest bar experiences but less enjoyable if you would like to get a chance to order a drink. read more

DO get an intimate table on the second floor by the pool table and sit with some friends to hang. DO order the chicken sandwich. DO knock back a few pints. DO use that cool hand-dryer thing in the men's bathroom. DO NOT go to the douchey third floor. DO NOT go to the douchey first floor. DO NOT wear red pants, marfs (male scarfs) or sunglasses at night--technically, this applies across the board and not just to blokes strolling through the downtown hooker...and yes, I'm serious--see the first two DO NOTS. read more

Atmosphere? Horrid. I don't know where the patrons of this place hail from, but I've never been in a more foolywang crowd before. Dudes in their button-ups making out with random drunk chicks who throw their legs up on the bar for BBerry photo seshs. Drinks? $8 for a tiny mixed drink with pretty much no alcohol in it. $7 for a Corona. Music? This had to be a joke, right? Not ONE decent song came on the entire night. My group and I are from all different backgrounds and have eclectic tastes and we were all complaining about it. Food? Had 'A' curry fry. The most disgusting thing I've ever taken. Had to gulp down half of my $7 Corona just so I wouldn't puke on the chick's legs next to me on the bar (the photo sesh was in full swing.) Bartender? Seriously, dude. You may have an (English?) accent, but that doesn't give you a free pass to be a d-bag. Stop taking pix of the drunk girls with their BBerrys and take my damn drink order. Bathrooms? Tiny and claustrophobic as all hell. It looked, felt and smelled like a sauna. And the bathroom attendant was a little creepy - and clearly looked as if he hated his life. Party? Don't do it. My friend booked a reserved section for us for his bday - had a cheesy red velvet rope lining off our corner. The rope was disregarded and we had a bunch of strangers mingling amongst us. No, I do not want to be next to random drunk makeout sessions while trying to have a nice convo with a friend. Downtown Galway Hooker Pub? Don't even THINK about going here. read more

This place would be so cool if they had just named it something else and kept the signature Galway brand douchebaggery at bay. As it is, with the name on the sign attracting the associated clientele, Downtown Galway is an impossibly dense sea of argyle, hair gel, and discarded LIRR ticket stubs. It's really too bad, because the expansive three floor interior could support a really fun night out with a more manageable scene, but it's got such a packed meat market vibe, even with all the space, and there are so many other fun bars in the area, that it's tough to stay there long. The good news is that the drinks are cheap, and the bartenders are very conscious of the amount of time you'll have to wait to get served, so they'll comp you a round or two once they learn your face. Also, the inside is really nice, with plush couch/table space on the third floor, pool on floor two, and a huge bar at the entrance. It's probably great for a happy hour away from the weekend craziness, but on a Saturday night, I would not recommend for the 25 and over crowd. read more

High price for small drinks Layout of the bar was strange Staff was courteous read more

I had a certain prejudice against Downtown Galway Hooker even before I stepped through the front door. Perhaps it was the questionable company her older Midtown sister keeps - you know, the douchebags. And sure, while some of them managed to find their way to below 14th Street to hang around the hotter, younger sister, it's fair to remark she attracts a more respectable crowd. Downtown Galway Hooker is a fashionable girl as it seems she got the memo on the resurgence of the popular nautical trend as of late. The interior suggests to the patron that they are inside the belly of an 18th century schooner. Sometimes, it was classy. The artwork behind the bar and the library ladder leaning against shelves of liquor are nice touches. Then again, sometimes I got seasick. What's with the stuffed otter under glass on the third floor? Was this something they trapped upon reaching land? To be fair, when comparing this pub against the Midtown staple, the Downtown sister is more my type. And by my type, I mean, not as big of a whore. Before you call me crude, please refer to the word "hooker" in the establishment's name. Despite the multiple floors, be forewarned, it can get pretty tight. I can't even imagine this place on the weekend. I could barely move on a Wednesday, so it's pretty safe to say, I'll keep Downtown Galway Hooker reserved strictly as an after-work happy hour bar, but a surprisingly decent one at that. Ahoy! Reviewer's Note: I've since been informed that a Galway Hooker is "a traditional sailing boat used in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland", and not, I repeat, not a prostitute. This makes a lot more sense, however, at the expense of being a lot less fun. That being said, uninformed as I may have been when writing this, I like my version with the Irish whores better. read more

This place is bomb as f Best things about GH: 1. Keith the bartender - find him weds-sat. He alternates between upstairs and downstairs so you need to go buy a drink in both places to find him. 2. The crowd is amaze. If you are a young professional between 22-32 you need to be here. Now. Get here now. See you soon. 3. Wine bottles for $35. Yep. Oh also .... Check in for a free shot! read more

$12 for 6 wings is ludicrous enough, but we ordered 4 plates and found 5 wings on each plate....so $48 for 20 wings. We mentioned it to the server (who was very nice), and he came over to say that they were actually the last of the wings as the kitchen had run out..so clearly rather than just say that they'd run out and just charge for 3 orders, the kitchen put 5 wings on each place hoping we wouldn't notice. I say again, $48 FOR 24 WINGS! I understand it's an expensive area, but that is just ridiculous. The bar is fairly standard faux Irish sports bar with the typical West Village crowd. I've been there in the past when in the area. Service was attentive enough, but doubt I'll be back anytime soon. read more

This is definitely not a place to spend the night; however I highly recommend this place to start. Very reasonable priced drinks and very tasty. Johnny, la gente esta muy locaaa. WTF read more

This was literally the worst bar experience I've ever had and with any business in NY. Was illegally denied entry to join a work event by a seemingly intoxicated manager and the police were called - woah this is 2019. It wasn't their first time being called, we'd barely finished a sentence before they bee-lined inside and brought her out for a talking to. Vote with your dollars and go anywhere else but here. This b is off her rocker. read more

I found a band aid in my drink (unfortunately, only after I drank 90% of it) and the bartenders really could not care less. There were only two there, and said it wasn't theirs and then just implied I was lying and it was mine or my friends. Even if it was not theirs and came from someone else on staff, I'm not sure how you miss a band aid when you're pouring a drink. Absolutely gross. Never going again. read more

Went for a private party upstairs. It was okay. NOT that great. Friends paid to reserve a spot upstairs for a private party and yet, around 10PM the staff were allowing outsiders to come up and intrude. Eh. The non-friends that were there were annoying. It's like this place attracted the really rude, obnoxious, I-think-I'm-too-cool people and brought them together. Haha Not a very friendly fun bar night. New Yorkers....you can do better. read more

Two words: Fire Hazard. Galway has all the makings of an awesome post-college bar: - it's loaded with good-looking people - the bar setup on three different floors is akin to a fraternity house hall crawl - the selection of brews is admirable That's why I was dumbfounded that they are getting away with ignoring crowd control. Walking up stairs filled by people who had decided that it was the most appropriate place to plant for the night to have a conversation (I'm sure it was) gave me flashbacks to the tragic Great White concert at the Station Night Club. Note: 100 people died that night. Also, I observed 4 separate people get drinks spilled on them just by attempting to walk back from closing their tab, and then there was the poor guy who ate it sliding down the staircase, AKA me. With so many bar options in the area, there is absolutely no reason for me to return until management fixes this problem. read more

The midtown experience left me wondering if I should come here, but when friends are out a-drinkin you tend to go places you may not otherwise. It's better than the midtown location, which isn't really saying much, cos I don't exactly adore that place either! Lots of striped shirts, odd set up (very high up and narrow, bizarre) and the typical drinks, except it's in the west village? You'd think they would have opened this in any other neighborhood except for the gayborhood! I guess I'd come back if dragged, but....meh. I've experienced better. read more

This pub is a welcome addition to an open stretch of 7th near W10th street. I am always looking for pub type locations in this area to host happy hour and on this particular visit, it was for the night of Game 6 of the World Series. When I arrived all the tables in the front were reserved but I was able to get a big stretch of bar for our crew that worked out perfectly as they have a huge projection screen that is sort of hidden that they then put down right by the bar for the game. This bar is surprisingly large with the upper levels being more homey pub feel, and less sports-oriented if you prefer to avoid whatever game is on. The service was good, drink were decently priced though one of the beers on tap was tapped out. The food was pretty good but nothing exceptional. We had a quesadilla, calamari and potato skins (which I'd rate in that order). Seeing as the Yanks won and we shut the place down in the wee hours, the night was definitely a success and I'm sure I'll be back for some future happy hour meet up. read more

The bar is a standard "A-OK" experience. Decent beer selection and standard bar fare. A chipper and relatively attentive waitress. Greasy and delicious chicken quesadilla. Yupster crowd. Probably not my first choice, but I have no complaints. read more

My time at the Galway Hooker was spent cramped at a window seat, shouting to hear my friends over the loud music. Eventually I started singing along to all the pop songs because I couldn't help myself (I mean really, when you're as cool as me and know all the words to TikTok, you need to belt it out). It's not that this is a terrible bar, I just have no particular feeling about it and can't see going out of my way to go back. There are three floors, all of which were crowded on a Friday night, so I guess they're doing something right, I just don't know what it is. read more

Pretty neat bar in a niceish area. It was really crowded when we got there but it was all good because we had a really nice table reserved by the windows, which is perfect for people watching (my fav). Pro Tip: You can reserve tables FO FREE so theres really no reason not to do it if you're coming with a large party or even just with a couple friends I wish I could give this a more in depth review but i just dont remember too much :) read more

Decent food, but the manager is a bit out of touch. We had over a $300 tab and asked for the Chicago Bears game and was told everyone was here watching the Ravens game...no one was. If you want to be a part time sports bar, hire someone who understands sports. She was also very shot and rude. read more

What an unremarkable bar. Really. We came in here because we wanted to go somewhere with outdoor seating. That was hard to find for some reason so we settled on this place because at least it had windows open to the outside. We were lucky enough to snag a table. We stayed long enough to each have one drink and to share two appetizers and then we moved on. The seating was way cramped, our waitress mostly ignored us, and I was just over it before it began. My friends got french fries with a curry dipping sauce. I also love curry but the fries were just fries. We ordered nachos and there were a ton of chips, mostly with nothing on them. Way too high of a chip to topping ratio. We won't be back. And that's fine by me. read more

Seems like a hidden gem in the often out of control east village. Stumbled upon this place while starving and looking for a place to sit down. I was impressed by the size of the space as it spans three floors. Drinks were affordable for the city and the food was decent. The bartender was really friendly and bought us a few rounds, which you don't really see much anymore in the manhatten. What I cannot omit is the fact that the food took FOREVER to come out. I'm talking almost an hour for a burger and a sandwich. I don't care if it's crowded or dead, this can't really be forgiven. At one point they also ran out of food and didn't tell people who had ordered it until another hour had gone by. If you sure up the food situation I think you have a real winner here. read more

I came here waiting for something else to start so i grabbed a beer at the HH price of 5 dollars - a standard happy hour price. non-standard is 1 dollar fries. Which seems like not a bad deal - which it isn't. You get about a dollars worth in fries. That's all i had - so i can't comment on anything else except for the fact that the bar is long - but the width of the place is kinda small so if it is crowded (whcih it wasn't when i was there) you'd be bumping people to get past. read more

Definitely a bold concept for Manhattan: a "nautically themed" Irish bar replete with rigging and geegaws. All that gets you is Budweiser for $5 ($6?) and a couple of European fops at the table next to yours. You'll get to watch them play with their iPhones. Maybe your pal will order some french fries and they'll come with a viscous curry sauce that makes you throw up in your mouth a little. Two stars only because the alternative in this neighborhood is a bar that caters to NYU students. Anything is better than that. read more

I spent a Sunday watching football games at the Galway Hooker Pub. It's a decent football watching venue, but not great. Seating's quite limited; I'd say about 50% of the guests were standing the entire time (including myself). TV options are plentiful, and the beers are decent. We also split an order of nachos, which were surprisingly delicious. I'm not sure where Galway get its chips from, but the chips were tasty (whereas with nachos I usually feel cheated if I get a chip with no toppings, I was totally fine eating a naked chip on this plate)! read more

Great pub with great authentic food. I had studied abroad in Dublin, and I felt this pub was quite authentic. Nice to have the breezy summer night blowing through the window - as they take the windows out in the summer months. Seemed like a very popular place to watch the World Cup when I was there! They had real brown bread! Yum! My waitress was from the school in Ireland that i studied at as well - thought that was pretty cool. Great service, good food/drinks, manhattan prices, but good-sized portions food-wise! Give it a try! read more

Came here on a Friday night with a few friends to celebrate a birthday. Thankfully we didn't plan our night around this place but instead stopped by on our way somewhere else. There were a fair amount of young people and good looking crowd, but I was shocked how expensive it was for a generic Celtic pub. $10 per shot of tequila?? I know it's in an expensive area but definitely doesn't stand out as a hot spot. Especially since the bar tenders attitudes were far from pleasant.... Glad everyone was ready to leave after finishing our drinks read more

Bouncer insists you stroke his fragile ego before entering. Told me my face was too unfriendly for him and insisted I made a face. Spends the entire night yelling at all who enter. The venue is standard though. read more

Review for private event. Reserved space for a private get-together after the Marathon - so a Sunday evening at 4PM. The reservation was easy to make, and the space a good fit for what we needed (the room just off the stair case near the bar, screen-like walls that give privacy but still make you feel a part of the bar, fit about 30 people). Staff were great and attentive, Hector was our waiter and consistently checked-in on us. We ordered an array of bar food that all hit the spot. Special bonus points for giving each of our Marathoners a complimentary bottle of champagne to share with their guests. That was true hospitality at work. read more

Nuts to butts. Nuts. To. Butts. That's sums up all I have to say about this downtown tri-level extension of the midtown mainstay. On a recent Friday night around midnight it took my friend and I a solid 15 minutes just to make our way through the many floors and spaces of this [somewhat crowded] behemoth to realize our other friends hadn't yet arrived. Ordering a drink at the bar upstairs took a certain panache that a contortionist would appreciate. The bar is shaped like an acute triangle and that means people funnel into a smaller and smaller space with no exit at the other end (this is most noticeable on the 3rd floor). Logistically, it just doesn't really make sense. I guess that's just what you get at 11pm on a Friday night. Oh, and they didn't have Maker's Mark the night I was there. But they do have a pool table on the 2nd floor. These two attributes do not cancel each other our. Overall impression: once our friends arrived and we found a nice spot to set up shop (and truly didn't move from that spot until it was time to leave), it was actually a decent place to hang out. But man, for a moment there I was sure that I was gonna get slapped by a someone for an unintentionally inappropriate brush-up as I slipped past. Not cool. Otherwise, this is just another generic bar for the 20-something crowd and the 30-something who's still young at heart. read more

After marching in the Manhattan LGBT Pride Parade, I usually want a place I can sit and drink and maybe eat. This bar was like any other in the area around 6 P.M.- crowded. I couldn't see from my vantage point what beers they had on tap so the bartender was kind enough to bring me a drinks availability list even as busy as he was. I ordered a Samuel Adams Lager($8). It was served in a plastic cup like the gay bars in the area usually do on that day. I was there for 3 drinks total. During the time I talked with a few people who were at the parade. The bartender was wearing a t-shirt with printing that said "IT'S ABOUT TIME" which I have to believe refers to the Supreme Court decision regarding marriage equality. read more

My friend lives in the area and decided to have her birthday celebration here. Interesting place. Lots of TVs with the Yankee game on, but we were in a private reserved booth on the third floor that was a nice little secluded place. Waitresses were totally unpretentious, friendly, and dealt with a big group well. Wasn't overly crowded for a Friday night, but it wasn't dead either. Good, laid back crowd. Nice space. Pool table on the second floor. Bathrooms separated on the fourth floor. I'd definitely go back and check out the rest of the place. One word of advice - their bar food is good, but beware of the"Toasties." Mini grilled cheese sandwiches sounded like a yum finger food. Instead, we got one grilled cheese sandwich. One. On wonder bread. The waitress seemed surprised too. We cut it up in squares, ate it, and ordered calamari. Much better! read more

I think the reason this place has 3 stars is because people get frustrated that it can get a little too #turnt, is filled with frat boys, drunk people, and can be extremely crowded. Yes, these are absolutely accurate facts. Don't come here for a relaxing cath-up evening with friends. I mean come on, this place has a check-in for a free shot: that alone should be a clue that this is a place to get #turnt and maybe even a little #ratchet. As long as you know that that's the type of atmosphere you are getting yourself in to, then this place is a blast and a half. I pretty much only come here for late night, but have also come during the day during basketball season to watch my team slay (go Wildcats \\//). It's always extremely crowded, plays fantastic music to get your jam on, and has some great people watching opportunities. read more