I LOVE An Beal Bocht. The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is entirely not it's fault: sadly, a real frat kinda crowd drives me away on the weekends I'd like to go here. It's like all the rich kids from Riverdale come here and bring their obnoxious friends!
Still, avoiding Friday and Saturday nights-this is THE BAR I like to go to in the Bronx. The staff is pretty great, the bar itself is nicely appointed, and those Irish breakfasts are usually scrumptious!
How did I wait more than 11 years before re-visiting this place? I went several times many years ago, and I remember finding it smoky. Now, other than the lack of smokers indoors, it's unchanged. I had an extremely delicious draft beer (a summer wheat beer) and a small sandwich. Such a relaxing atmosphere, nice servers, nice crowd, and reasonable prices. To be unique in New York City is an accomplishment, to be savored.
Review Source:Definitely feels like an Irish bar where you'll see people from all walks of life. If you're coming here and expecting an exclusive 20 something group, you may be disappointed. I cherish this local hang out where the owners know the regulars by their names. Outdoors, they have a sidewalk cafe type seating and small dog friendly (outdoors). Indoors you'll see a bar type seating area and more of a relaxed soft seating, tables and bar stool area. Um... be prepared to see lots of eclectic decorations. Overall, a fun bar with good drinks and alright service. Sometimes they have live music too!
Review Source:Two years later I finally come to you! I shop around you, I do laundry around you, and finally, I visit you. What a nice little secret for a Sunday morning. On the evenings it is much crowded, but I can see myself coming here with a book in the early morning when it's not as packed. I love the atmosphere and decor.
My meal left much to be desired (thus the minus 1 star). $9 for a huevos rancheros that consisted of a meal I could have put togethr at home =/ Looking forward to trying somethig else.
Great place! Loved the atmosphere, it felt a little hipster-y but it was cool nonetheless. The food was awesome! I like the fact that they have so many beers available, and the prospect of live music in a chill environment, not far from home is always going to get bonus points from me! I particularly enjoyed the decor, it almost felt like you were in a time warp, looking at all the Irish regalia and history that lined the walls.
I definitely feel this place is worth checking out, and look forward to going back soon!
Try the bangers and mash!
If your loking for some classic Irish Fare this is your place! I had the "Gallic Burger". Which was very Tasty and differed from your Classic American Burger! The Pinot Grigio that i had went very well with the burger and for 3$ a glass was well worth it!! Cool Place will definately be going back!
Review Source:I just have to say that in the past I've frequented this local pub but now I'm really starting to grasp how this place is not just a cool bar with a nice staff, decent selection of beer and pretty good food but its also a true member of the Riverdale Community. Â If you live in this area you know exactly what I mean and if you don't make it your business to stop by because this place will make you feel instantly like your home!
Review Source:I loved this place! It has a cute charm, and the flyers and events going are really exciting! Quiz Night! We went on a Monday during the summer and it was pretty quiet, but the service was fabulous and charming. One of the waiters attended University of Dundee in Scotland, so even the staff is authentic.
Being British myself, I found the food pretty authentic! I had Bangers and Mash- my absolute favorite, and it was quite good. Almost like home! with heinz baked potatoes! That really made me excited!
We sat outside, which was really nice and surprisingly not too loud. It did get chilly after a bit, but then again I am from California.
Overall, a wonderful experience and a reminder of home- the poor mouth, the gaelic pub.
When happiness is contagious
Bright smiles
Comes from within
To be enchanted
Where it is noticeable by others
For my poetry writing is voiced and acknowledged
In the merriment of fellow poets, writers and emerging musicians
When happiness is contagious
Where the demise and disrespect are none
Only dreams of what may possibly become
For I am not in a state of despair
I'm still ALIVE!!
When happiness is contagious
For I've learned not to depend on others to make me happy
Where my happiness initiate from me
Laughter induces levity
Smiles enlighten my inner spirit
That the sun is shining through
My love light is glowing
That I'm free as a bird
To conquer new adventures
As life is short to be unhappy
My poetic travels has disembark a noteworthy stop to An Beal Boucht on a Wednesday night for an open-mike. With my good sincere, respectful poetic friends of writers I was having the time of my life where enhanced by good food and somewhat good selections of drinks. Space encompasses good acoustics and a clear audible microphone with an attentive audience of appreciative interest makes a world of difference to performers like myself. An Irish pub where the upper level of An Beal Bocht Cafe was detached from the bar and only accessible from the second entrance outside. Under the bar contains hooks for personal belongings to hold a place without touching the floor. Â An Beal Bocht Cafe is accessiby via #1 train to 238th Street and walk up the steps or the Bx7 bus to 238th Street.
Angry Buffalo wings are hell spawn hot which are not for the faint weak tongue. Our pizza was the unfortunate burnt. Service is somewhat attentive yet courteous and friendly with a smile. Â My burger was dried but two glasses of Pinot Noir enticed me to be just me. The week's lineup of live entertainment and events is surely no shortage for an abundancy of merriment.
Wednesday night for an open-mike poetry performance in DA BRONX expels all poison of the demise and dismissive fools!
This place sucks! My dad, boyfriend and myself came here for a late lunch (around 3) on a Sunday. There were a handfull of people there...Maybe 10 or less. Our waters were all served in a beer glass...and tasted like beer ! It was gross. Tasted as if the glasses weren't washed since beer was last served from them. We ordered wings, quesadilla, and cheeseburger. All to come out at once. Not as appetizers. After 30 minutes of waiting, my father asked if it was ready. The waitress stated that the wings take a very long time to cook. What takes long about wings ! You stick them in the deep fryer. Imagine if we ordered them as an appetizer. We would have waited over 30 minutes for just that. After another 10 minutes she said she would bring out what food was ready...she wound up bringing us the wrong food! And who knows how long it was sitting there "waiting on the wings". We walked out. Total disappointment....horrible restaurant....would never go back.
Review Source:So my friend walks into this pub just two steps behind me the other night, stops dead in his tracks, widens his eyes, and says: "There's a fucking baby in here!!!!!!"
That's a good introduction for this place. It's a real pub. A public house in an authentic sense, and I love it. It's great to stop by for a pint at any point, or a quiet lunch and coffee during the day. Something has to be said for a place where you can nurse a hangover that you brought on in the same place just a few hours earlier. The food is good, although all I've had to eat there was a veggie burger, and how much can you tell about a pub from a veggie burger? The real reason this is an excellent establishment is the atmosphere. It's cozy, usually has live music, nice art on the walls, and pretty calm. It's maybe the only place I can go for a drink on a Friday night and actually have a conversation with someone. Also a lot of the staff and patrons are actually Irish which is another boost to its authenticity. During the day you can find people from all age groups, well not many kids (babies being the exception), just enjoying a nice quiet afternoon out at their favorite neighborhood spot.
They have an excellent selection on tap, and the staff is very friendly. Sometimes I'm with a group, and they'll single me out as the only one to get carded, but when it comes to me that can't be helped. When I've gone during a night out it typically hasn't been too crowded, which is nice. It's not one of those loud and obnoxious bars. The only time its ever been really packed for me was on St. Patty's Day (for obvious reasons). But it was still a very fun night... maybe too fun, and I met some great people. The music was excellent and everyone was having a great time. I'm not completely sure how, but I ended up talking to a lot of people that I didn't know throughout the night.
Being a fun place on St. Patty's is rather conducive to loosing track of how much you've had to drink.
So the question of the day is: Did I or did I not develop an Irish accent after beer #6? It was pretty loud in there that night so it's tough to say... I hope. Has something like that ever happened before? No comment. Have I picked up other accents when in proximity to others with said accents (with or without the aid of alcohol)? No comment. Did I get tossed out on my ass? Nope... and that's my story.
This place is A-OK! Â The Irish breakfast is a great way to wake up; go ahead and serve yourself some coffee while you're at it, and stare at the wall of booze that made you sick last night. Â The coffee is merely okay, but it's cheap -- which makes it hard to complain. Â Your breakfast will taste better if you don't stray from the Irish breakfast.
I was visiting family in the Bronx and located this Irish enclave; the odd little ethnic enclaves that still persist are something I find hilarious and pretty neat about NYC. Â (And yes, I know those two adjectives probably don't belong in such close proximity.) Â Woke up here by reading the paper for a couple of my mornings here - the bartender was always friendly, which was nice.
Come back Sunday morning for breakfast!
They have a delicious Irish breakfast with eggs, potatoes, black & white pudding, rashers, beans and sausage. Â It's seasoned just right, and not too salty / greasy. This $12 brunch dish includes a mimosa with a very generous amount of champagne! Â In addition to the great food, the music playing at this time is nice and mellow, the perfect theme for a Sunday afternoon. Â Oh, and the waitresses are total sweethearts !
The best pub in the Bronx. Great place to relax solo or with company, the place does has it's fair share of unsavory humans as any place that serves alcohol does, but you are guaranteed to strike up conversation with intelligent folk too (the lack of television also helps a great deal. thank goodness). Beal Bocht might be the only bar in the Bronx without huge flashing screens on every available wall. Sounds crazy I know, but instead of flat screens they feature talented artists each month. Oh and the alcohol selection is topnotch.
Review Source:I've been putting off writing a review for An Beal for some time now, and for 2 reasons. 1) I want it to remain MY local bar and not yours. 2) I don't really know what to say.
I'll put it as simply as I can. I love An Beal. Everything about it. The outdoor seating, the crazy pictures on the wall, the beer, the food, the tiny cramped bathrooms that you can hardly turn around in, the bartenders, the live music, the not-live music, the free wifi, the bartenders (yes, twice), the art "gallery" in the back, the copper bar, the dogs, the wooden floors, some of the crazy riverdalians, and, well, the bartenders (obviously my favorite part ...)
I suppose I'll finally have to admit that I'm a regular now...
My husband and I have been "regulars" meaning once every week or two since moving here in July 2009. This place has everything we desire in a bar.. great food, friendly bartenders, awesome live music and interesting people. The bartenders remember us and make us feel welcome every time we walk in the door. This place is very close to our apartment in Riverdale, so we like the proximity to our home and mingling with the locals. There's a mix of a young college crowd and older "working types" which keeps it fresh. Beal Bocht has such great character and we love and will continue to support this local business that will always be #1 in our book!
Review Source:I recently was staying nearby on a business trip and we first went by An Beal Bocht ("The Poor Mouth") on a Saturday afternoon for a meeting with some drinks. Â The couple I was staying with live just around the corner and are some of those frequent customers I would come to be jealous of later.
This place has such a calming feel during the day with soft tones, comfortable seating, and quality Irish teas and coffees. Â It sort of got in my head after awhile as a place that figured out what exactly what I wanted in a mid-day coffe shop. Â Then...
Sunday night rolled around and we went back (at my yearning) for "Trad Sessions." Â It was like being whisked away to the old country. Â The place transformed from hip coffee shop to off-the-hook, late night bar. Â Trad Sessions involve anybody with an instrument showing up to play traditional irish pub music. Â It was like a pot luck of music to my ears.
We ordered the sausage rolls with beans and brown bread. Â The bread seemed to be made fresh, the beans were beans, and the sausage rolls gave dignity to the sweet swine that was. Â What makes this place great is their bartender, wait staff who kept us laughing, and the locals who would fill your beer and put it on your tab for them. Â That was so awesome. Â You've gotta love a place that'll let you serve yourself. Â It creates a real familial atmosphere.
Whether its conversation, finely temperatured brew, or fatty goodness, you may enter An Beal Bocht with a "poor mouth," but you'll leave feeling very rich.
Considered "Riverdale's Best Kept Secret"...until now.
An Beal Bocht (or The Poor Mouth) is perhaps the most Irish Irish bar in New York. Their sister cafe, with the same name, is a favorite spot for me to hit up when I visit Dublin. So I was excited to try this place out.
The tiny cafe's walls are covered with newspaper clippings and photos that showcase the history of the Emerald Isle.
I had their traditional Irish breakfast, which seriously reminded me of eating in Ireland. Just mounds of fatty goodness like eggs, sausage, Irish bacon, home fries and beans.
You can wash down this heart attack on a plate with one (or all) of their alcoholic beverages. Besides their "perfectly pint" of Guinness, they offer Smithwicks (my 2nd fav beer), Woodpecker Cider, Stella, Bass and Brooklyn Ale.
A few nights a week, the cafe is converted into a music hall, in which Irish folk tunes are played. Other nights they offer karaoke, quiz night and book readings.
Nightlife in Riverdale? Â Yeah, right! Â But really, this place IS the nightlife in Riverdale as far as I can tell.
It's a nice relaxed bar w surprisingly good live music and even an open mic night. Â
My only complaint about it is all the smoking outside, but, uh, I guess that's to be expected at a bar, isn't it? Â Definitely recommended.
The single finest drinking establishment I've been to. This entire building is like a cathedral built to honor drinking. The live music (friday and saturday nights, I think), Â which varies between typical bar singer-songwriter music and irish folk music, is always good.
Unlike Manhattan bars, the drinks are cheap (and there are buy-backs) and the people are actually friendly (including the staff). Don't be weirded out if random people with strange accents come up to you outside and strike up a conversation, or if you pass by and there's a friendly fight going on over a lost shoe.
Another plus is that, because it's a pub, they have food (really good food) and wi-fi, which means you can be drinking and writing a physics paper  while feasting on a shepherd's pie. Albeit it's a bit dark for serious study.
I love this place. I've actually been kicked out at closing time.
Go. Drink. Rant. Make friends!
My husband and I have always considered this quaint cafe our spot. Â It's perfect for a pint and a big bowl of rice pudding (ask for it warmed up with a touch of cinnamon). Â Most of the servers (and a good portion of the patrons) are Irish, so you'll hear great jokes, great accents and great music every visit. Â And with their added space, it's even more of a good thing.
Review Source:I'm not a huge fan of Irish bars -- they're like New Orleans restaurants in the Midwest or somewhere -- but the two I really enjoy are both in Irish nabes in the Bronx. One part authenticity fetish, one part not explicitely catering to aging frats and yuppies.
Anyway, this place has great character, friendly bartenders, good music, good vibe. I don't know if you'll be in the Bronx, but if you are, here's a nice spot for a drink or some food.
Always seems to be someone in here drinking. I like that in a bar.
Bartenders are little on the slow side, seem to be doing something other than tending the bar. Still, it's not a bad place to sit and have a beer.
Interesting variety of people bellying up to this bar. Students from nearby Manhattan college, older Irish dudes from the 'hood and 30something couples.
The food is okay, but it's probably not the attraction for this place.The menu is pretty limited as the kitchen is as big as my closet. If you are looking for an irish pub with good food, Riverdale City Grill is a better bet. But this place is a bit more relaxed for having a few drinks (and the food is merely a bonus).
Review Source:The perfect place to drink an Irish car bomb or Black and Tan on St. Patrick's Day, or any other day for that matter. Bonus points for having Smithwicks on the beer menu. Ambiance is wonderful. Love the painted missus so busy stirring her cauldron she's got her fanny facing outward.
The signage exhorting goat owners that they cannot keep their goats on property after having received said notice, really caught my eye, as did the license plate that expounds a hearty "Pog Mo Thoin"- ha!
Cozy and comfortable, they serve a mean corned beef and cabbage. The accompanying boiled potatoes and soda bread were superlative. I'm so not a bread or potato kind of gal, so this is high praise.
One star subtracted from what would be five star for the abysmal service. Lots of smart locals take to going behind the bar and serving themselves.
Adding the menu as it's hard to come by, not being listed on the venue website:
Breakfast
Fresh scones, bagels, rolls and breads w/butter,jams, cream cheese, etc.
Eggs with your choice of bacon, sausage,cheese, Irish beans, home fries.
*Traditional Irish Breakfast - Eggs, sausage, Irish bacon, black & white pudding , home fries and beans served w/ brown bread.
*Vegetarian Irish Breakfast - Eggs, Irish beans, tomatoes mushrooms and home fries served with brown bread.
ALWAYS AVAILABLE
Home made soups , sandwiches, assorted salads
LUNCH AND DINNER
An Beal Bocht Burger with your choice of toppings.
Fresh Hot Pizza with your choice of toppings.
Sausage Rolls w/beans and brown bread.
Shepards Pie with salad
Chicken Curry with rice and salad.
Irish Stew with brown bread.
* Irish Bacon, cabbage and potatoes served with salad.
DESSERTS
Rice Pudding w/ fresh cream
Apple Pie w/ fresh cream
Carrot Cake
Assorted Irish Chocolates
Coffee, Teas
We also serve Irish , French and Mexican Coffees
* Expresso, Cappucino and Iced Cappucino
BEVERAGES
Besides our "Perfect Pint" of Guinness, we proudly serve on tap:
Harp , Bass , Woodpecker , Stella , Smithwicks, Brooklyn and the brew of the month.
BOTTLED
Bud ,Coors Light, Heineken, Amstel Light,Corona ,O'Douls plus the brews of the month.
My friend put me on this place as a cool place to bring a chick in the afternoon. So we went one day had a few beers and some really good food.. HUGE tuna sandwich on great bread. The decor is cool. Bartenders and staff are awesome. i love this place. Its nice to go out front and laugh at the college idiots down the street too. Its good they stay out of there.
Review Source:Update: They added a new side room, so there is lots of space, plus they have free wi-fi. This makes it a great place to go during the day to do work or just hang out!
I don't drink beer and this place has cider, so that makes it awesome in my book.
I love the live music, the lack of a cover charge and the laid-back atmosphere.
The best part is...no one under the age of 23, so no annoying, drunk college kids--just regular neighborhood people chilling out.
The food is nothing special but it's cheap and won't kill you.
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