If there was a button for a zero I would choose that. I have come here many times for wing night but figured I would try different night to sample other food.
I came one Saturday night around 10:30 and was told the seating area was closed at 11pm which I clearly had half an hour but our waitress denied us service and told us to go to the bar. Even though there were people on the other side getting service from another waiter. When we confronted her of this she till denied service and walked away. The waitress walked away while saying she would give us menu's which after 20 minutes she was still at the bar not doing her job or giving us our menu.
After all this we found out days later the waited area does not close at 11pm but stays open much later. Last time we will be served by them, we at least got her name before we left so we know not to have her ever again.
McGillicuddy's may not be "fancy" but the hometown feel of this bar is perfect for the crowd that it attracts. Mainly this consists of college students and locals looking for some good food along with a good time. This place has a bunch flat screens up on the walls for game viewing pleasure. Cuddy's also has great drink prices and a young, active crowd. A great combination for an exciting night out.
Review Source:Been here a few times to watch sporting events. Â Rated it 4 stars for the wings. Â They are excellent. Â Lots of drink specials, but anything else I've had off the menu has been really disappointing. Â Go here for wings and beer. Â Good place to watch football, as there is not much local competition in that department.
Review Source:Love this place! it was local when i went to college in New Paltz and i had a few favs on the menu. Lots of live music which i'm not into more of the beginning of the night dinner or 330 am heavy snack.
To this day i complain that there isn't a honey buffalo wing quite like the ones at cuddys in new York :( So good that Monday wing nights became a ritual with some pitchers to top them off.
Their waffle fires are to die for although yea there have been a few days where they weren't amazing but they were still delish.
The bread bowl with spinach and artichoke dip was great love sharing that with friends my friend put me on that one.
OK, I'm generally not a review-writer because I mostly cook my own meals and rarely dine out or go to bars, but I've been dragged to this place by friends around New Paltz/Rosendale enough to know that it's bad news. Â It sorta looks like an Irish pub, but it's nothing like one in New York or Boston or even Albany, it's a weird mix of a sport's bar, a local yokel type bar, and a college bar. Â In other words, you'll never hear Irish music or see live performances here (pop/top 40 DJ's only). Â My family ran an Irish tavern for 65 years so I'm always a bit miffed by American bars giving Irish pub culture a bad name, but whatever.
The real issue at this place is the staff.  When it's cooked right I actually like the food, but half the times I've gone the kitchen staff, wait staff, or both have totally dropped the ball.  Half the time you try to pay using credit the bartender will say "Sorry there's a $10 minimum", I asked during a different shift and the bartender/waitress said "I've never heard of that".  Huh?! Once  I ordered spinich/cheese dip that was completely full of cold shredded cheese and chicken shavings.  I told the bartender and she sent it back. 20 minutes later I got the bread bowl back and it was hot (microwaved or toasted), but the contents inside were still cold!  She sent it back again and 10 minutes went by and she wouldn't tell me what they were doing.  I asked for a refund and  the bartender came over and refused and said it's against their policy.  I said "Look I've been here 45 minutes, I don't have time to wait for a new order I gotta go home".  She  said alright let me find out or something like that and then wandered off and kept serving drinks.  Another 20 minutes, she updates me and says "they're making a new one for you" and I, again, told her I didn't have time for that.  They finally relented and gave me a refund, but didn't give a receipt.  Thankfully I used credit, and was able to put a stop-payment on the charge.
The final straw that basically is a perfect example of how impersonal and bad the staff at the place is was on my birthday a few weeks ago... Â A friend dragged me there because they give you a "fishbowl" full of an iced tea/liquor mixed drink (and plenty of ice). Â I came in to get my bowl fully intent on having a fun night out at the place, but the bartender was thoroughly annoyed to have to prepare the birthday drink. Â It felt like buying a bus ticket or something, no greeting/welcome, sat around awkward waiting for the bartender's attention for about 10 minutes, no happy birthday or anything of the sort, and then copied information off my NYS ID and threw a drink menu at me. Â I picked my drink, and 3 rounds of quick draw came and went on the TV screen by the time she got around to making it. Â I just drank it, left, and went out in Poughkeepsie instead.
If you're in New Paltz looking for food, I would definitely avoid the place. Â P&G's across the street has good American style food and also the Hard Roll Deli down 299 near Lowe's. Â If you're looking to have a drink, I would go to Bacchus at the corner of 299 and 32 (many more varieties of drink, somewhat better staff, pool tables and game room).
First visit:
My husband goes there to watch a game. It was a cold rainy day so he was wearing a sweater with a hood on his head. The guy at the door ordered him to take the hood off as soon as he stepped in, otherwise he was not allowed entrance. All my husband wanted was to get warm. He was coming in from the cold.
Not nice.
You can ask in a good way and also understand that someone with not much hair might get cold outside and would want to warm up some before taking the hood off.
Second visit:
Both of us went on another opportunity. We wanted to watch a football game. The place was not packed, it was mid afternoon. We asked if they could put our game on any TV. The answer was no. There were empty areas where there were TVs no one was watching but they still said no. The only choice was a small TV on the corner of the bar that we could barely see. We wanted to watch our game so decided to stay and ordered a couple of drinks. During half time we gave up and went to try another bar, after paying an expensive bill for a diet coke and a beer.
We went to Murphy's, across the street. They were happy to put our game on a TV, the prices are reasonable and that has been our bar to watch our games (even university football) since then. They are friendly, willing to give awesome customer service and find a solution for our game requests. THAT is how you treat your customers!
We came here on a Friday night in search for a tasty burger so we rolled on in to here because my man said they made a decent burger. The waitress was friendly, the food was decent and hot, the menu and drinks were reasonably priced...overall it would have been a solid 3 1/2 stars...then the DJ came out.
HOLY COW did he suck. We were enjoying our dinner and then this guy comes out and plays some techno crap. It made me want to hurl my beer and burger at him in hopes of knocking him unconscious and then I could enjoy the quiet chatter. I know its a college bar but it wasn't even that late on Friday. I must be quite spoiled living here in Vegas due to all the awesome DJ's.
Their wings are amazing! The sandwiches and the burgers are veryyyy good. Big, juicy beef and homemade bread, everything you would ask for in a burger. The turkey club was fresh and yummy! The wings are SPICY!!! We came here after a hiking trip on a weekday and there were not that many people. The service was excellent! We would travel all the way here for their wings and food again :)
Review Source:Yes, this is where I spent my 22nd birthday . . . which happened to be on a Monday . . . and yes, that means WING NIGHT!!!!!
So, I got a free fishbowl, of course, and I was giddy to begin with, and then we all got a ton of wings, and I was the happiest person ever. I got to try the honey bbq wings, with that 3-alarm hot sauce (that blew my mind), the gold rush wings, the bourbon wings (which were my favorite), and the raspberry chipotle wings (sweet, interesting zing to 'em, very good). Then, of course, the Miller Lite was wiicked cheap, and in case that wasn't enough we got a free pitcher from the Miller Lite girls--heck yes! ;) So good. It was a packed house, too. You really can't can't can't beat wings.
Exactly what you would expect from a place like this. Decent, greasy food. Average service. Cheesy decor. My burger was fine, and the fries were good.
I requested to sit someplace where I could see the Eagles get crushed by the Titans, but the hostess decided that the Bills game would be far more interesting for me to watch and sat me in front of that tv. I could see almost every game--except the one I requested to see in the first place. Thanks hostess girl for considering my request!
I would like to give thanks for the memories I've had at McGillicuddy's over the years BUT last Friday was a pure blast of entertainment.
The past weekend was our New Paltz Chapter of Kappa Sigma's 20th Alumni anniversary. I was in town only on Friday, but the hour spent in Cuddy's that night was beyond amusing as hell.
While 90% of our guys were getting hammered across the street at P&G's for at least three hours, three of us were quite hungry. Myself, my frat bros Biff & Bobby V headed over to Cuddy's. We were not exactly sober, but hungry nonetheless.
We got a table next to 4 pretty CURRENT college students. I'm on the left, Bob is next to me and Biff is across from us. Here's a little bit of the astonishing dialog that night. Â **(I remember this because I wasn't THAT drunk, I still had to drive home later, so I was actually slowing down. The others were beyond any help.)**
After ordering and peering to our left:
Bob: Hey guuurlssss. Â Man, you guys are hot. Â You wanna beer?
(looking around) I'm hungry. (stuffing menu under his shirt)
Biff: (Silent)
Girl 1: Are you guys alumni? (So we OBVIOUSLY look old I guess)
Me: Yes. Â Kappa Sig reunion.
Girl 2: Your friend is cute.
Bob: Yoouuu meaaan me?
Biff: She means me man. Â (Pitcher of beer arrives)
Hostess: (jokingly) Don't hassle these girls. Â I don't want trouble.
Me: I apologize in advance for what will happen...
What happens next?
Lets see...
Biff knocked over his pint all over the table.
Bob knocked over his pint all over the table.
The 4 girls kept making jokes about my maroon & gold striped J.Crew tie by wanting to know when I was getting on the train to Hogwarts.
Bob knocked over his burger on the floor, picked it up without the top part of the bun and spent the next 6 minutes trying to convince the waitress that she gave him the burger with no top on it. Â LOL!!!
He also tried to take one of the girl's hats off her head. Â Bob also needed ketchup for his topless burger. Â Apparently, he emptied the whole bottle on his right leg!! Â
Luckily, I walked out of there spotless with still no knowledge of who paid the bill. Â I did enjoy my chicken fingers and fries platter. Â The one year I lived in New Paltz, I was at Cuddy's a lot. Â Best wings in town and the food has never let me down. Â It's all about the wings.
I wish I could eat here more often but I don't get to New Paltz as much as I would like to. Â I will never turn down an opportunity to eat here.
Yummy wings. Monday night wing night is a great deal. Loud and lots of teens and college kids there, but for wings it doesn't matter. Not the place for conversation. More for beer drinking and eating somewhat quickly. Seems like it could get roudy as night continues, we ate around 7pm.
Review Source:So yes, McGillicuddy's provides pretty good pub food at a decent price and has a good college night scene. That's the good. What needs to be improved and I take issue with, is how Cuddy's is cheap, as in stingy.
1. On Wing Night you can get 35 cents wings while at an establishment owned by the same people (Darby O'Gills) in Dutchess County, wings on Wing Night are 25 cents.
2. The wings have been extremely small as of late. If the price is going to be 35 cents (barely a 'special'), they should not be tiny.
3. Carrots and celery are no longer complimentary. GIVE ME A BREAK. Like there is a run on carrots and celery where a successful establishment can't give them to you for free??
4. For a place that does quite WELL in regards to money, their men's room is a DUMP. The towel machine never works, and at least one urinal is always broken. FIX your bathroom.
5. For a place that claims to be a 'sports bar' it is a JOKE that there is seemingly no HD programming on their TV's. I'm not sure if the TV's are not good quality (I know many are not plasma or anything) or they simply do not want to pay the extra $ for HD programming. GET HD!!
6. Lastly, a minor complaint, is the beers on tap. In a college town with many patrons with finer beer tastes (more local individuals on this end), there should be an effort to have some micro and/or local brews, such as Keegans. The same old Bud, Bass, Coors, Sams, etc. gets old.
I don't mean to be harsh because it is a fun scene with good food at decent prices. I've been going there for almost 10 years though and would pick P&G's and Murphy's over it (not to mention Otter, Oasis, and Bacchus) for the above reasons, especially for wings.
Updated 7/10:
Over the last year or two, McGillicuddy's has added many new bottled beer choices to it's drink list, including many micro brews. Â Good job. Â Also, there seems to be better HD quality to their TV's. Â Nice improvement. Â The 3rd improvement is that outer facade of the establishment.
Now....please update the bathrooms!
I have been to this place a couple times and I would this place has the best food of all the bar restaurants in New Patlz. Â
I love their Sheperd's pie! Â I aslo love their Monday wing night! Â Thier wings are amazing! Â
The service is not bad at all and I like the music they play too.
Who the hell would voluntarily eat at this place? The only reason I set foot in this jock bar is for trivia nights on Wednesday, and the Sean Hannity looking guy lowered the prizes because he really knows how to run a business, or something.
Here is an honest to god story about my attempt to order vegetarian nachos. I have ordered vegetarian nachos here before. They put way too many undesirable vegetables on top, so the next time I went I asked, "Can I get vegetarian nachos, except not too many vegetables, mostly cheese?" So, that sounds like I mostly want cheese nachos with a few veggies, right? The waitress proceeded to bring me a plate of approximately 5 tortilla chips smothered in an obscene amount of cheese. WHAT?? Why would I order a plate of baked cheese? WHY? And when the waitress set it down, she practically winked at me, pleased with herself for fulfilling what she probably thought was my wacky order. Good job...I didn't complain because I'm passive aggressive and decided to share this story on the internets instead.
Oh, and in the SAME NIGHT we discovered the Hannity twin, Dick Cheney's clone was playing pool. Do you really want to support a business where these doppelgangers frequent? Fine. By all means come here if you want to be treated like crap by rude waitresses serving you awful food all while surrounded by frat bros and drunk girls screaming nonsense.
I didn't really go to many bars when I was here but I ended up at this! Â I went on a Friday and they had 2.50$ Miller Lite Tap. Â On Saturday's they have BudLight Bottles, Bud LIght Lime and Captain drinks for $2.50! Â Pretty good party atmosphere. Â The place was packed out.
I went the next morning for food and they actually have great burgers!! Â It is about ten bucks a meal. Â
They have a different special everyday and it is a nice local college spot.
Highly recommended.
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