I was quite disappointed after reading all the reviews when we finally came here. It was a nice summer night so my wife and friends went here for some dinner and drinks outside. We ordered a few drinks, but the frozen margarita that was ordered was mostly water, barely any semblence of a margarita in there. S
As for the food, the burger looked and tasted like those cheap diner burgers I can get for 5$, but this time I paid $12 bucks, but the garlic fires were pretty good, not enough to salvage the meal though. There was an incident where a large roach attacked a few of the outdoor tables caused some panic, but it did come from outside so I can't really hold that against them. As far as dinner goes, I wouldn't come here for the food or drinks, just beer if anything.
Talk about a sports bar! An ultimate man cave's bar for that matter! We decided to give this one a go and try something new instead of going for the same restaurant nearby again. And I'm glad we did!
The bar itself is spacious and more than enough room for diners and for bar guests for each to do their own thing with a 360 degree accessible bar. The decor was what really had me think that this is an old time men of men's bar and restaurant. Â In a way the decor was very.. masculine.
The food was amazing itself. I already had brunch earlier that day and was going to keep it light with a Thai Chicken Salad that had 'Grilled chicken, crispy wontons, crushed peanuts, tomatoes, cilantro, sesame seeds, honey lager lime dressing, peanut dressing, arugula.' Â Sounds fresh, delightful, light, and non threatening. But woah when that salad came, it was a full blown meal for 2 or for one starving customer. Â I love food so I can say I thoroughly enjoyed the generous portion. Â Though my stomach was begging me to stop.
The salad was delicious. Â Very fresh leaves, and the Thai inspiration spruced this up so much. The chicken too were very generous portions. Point validated. This is a men of men's bar and restaurant. These portion sizes would probably be "small" for the men. Loved it a lot.
The customer service was great but there were a few times we had to flag the server down to remind them of earlier requests that still did not arrive yet. (condiments shouldn't take 10 minutes to arrive). Â
I bet this bar would be very rowdy (in a good way of course) during football and basketball season if people were already rowdy over horse racing they put on their TV.
See you soon Ron Blacks. Your food was amazing.
the service here was really good. i went with a friend on a thursday night while they were having dj bingo (which looks pretty fun) but it was nice out so we sat out front. Â the waitress was with us within a few minutes to ask if we were ready for drinks and seemed really knowledgable about the menu and beers. Â my friend and i each got a beer flight which was great (see pic). chicken quesadilla appetizer was pretty good, and my spinach & bacon salad was great the goat cheese was so rich and creamy yum. they have a really great selection of small plates/appetizers if your not starving and a good selection of beer on tap. my friend thought her calamari salad was just a bit too spicy for her taste but that sometimes happens. there are a lot of options on mamaroneck ave but this is a step above standard pub fare and the service is really on point.
Review Source:I give Ron Blacks 3 stars for food only, beer selection is top notch and poured well. Â I've been with friends for drinks plenty of times and it always a good time. Â Bar service is good.
Ron Blacks recently renovated and really opened the place up, its much roomier than it was when the place first opened. Â We wanted to try some food here for a change, so we ordered 4 appetizers, "yuengling shrimp," wings, calamari, and beer pretzels. Â Sadly the beer pretzels were the best part. Â Not only did these 4 apps come out within 4-5 mins of us ordering them, everything but the pretzels were clearly frozen - hence the speed of service. Â The shrimp had no trace of yuengling and were clearly from a large bag kept in a freezer, as was the calamari. Â In White Plains, you have to step up your buffalo wing game with The Lazy Boy Saloon being in town. Â Ron Blacks served up a mediocre sauce and the wings tasted cheap.
Service was good despite my comments on the quickness of the food presentation. Â The waiter never let the ladies wine glasses empty, and beers arrived at a normal pace.
If you want to grab a few beers in a cool atmosphere, definitely check this place out, just don't rely on it for bar food, go across the street to Lazy Boy.
We ate at Ron Black's on a quiet Wednesday night and the service was some of the best I've had in months. Â The server was helpful in guiding our menu choices and my water glass was rarely empty for more than a minute or two before being refilled.
The food and drinks were all winners. Â The Angry Orchard "Crisp Apple" Cider was pleasant and tart. Â The garlic bread was smoothered in melted cheese and the beer pretzels were huge for the price. Â The chicken tacos were served with generous sides of fresh tomato salsa and guacamole. Â I wish I had sprung for a third instead of pretending to be satisfied with the two.
A better bet than Brazen Fox next door over.
Surprisingly, Ron Blacks is able to stand out from the other somewhat tacky restaurant/bars in White Plains.
It does so by having a very good beer selection, a comfortable wide open atmosphere, and a burger that is pretty darn tasty.
For me, those are excellent characteristics.
I haven't gotten to try Ron Blacks in the warmer months, but the outside pation area looks pretty great.
I went to Ron Blacks last night for a little dinner with a Friend. I wanted to check out how they re-did the place. Looked pretty similar, but it's still nice. I didn't go there to drink, but man they have a ton of Beers to select from.
The menu right now is very small, and they let you know that when they seat you. Not a ton to choose from right now but a decent enough selection to make you happy.
We ordered the Calamari to start- it was great! It came out fast, and the sauce was really good on it. They cooked it just right!
I ordered the Burger, Med-Rare with Smoked Mozzarella and Onions. It was pretty good, but pretty rare. It was extremely juicy. I enjoyed it.
My friend ordered the Chicken Salad. It came with three sauces to choose from, and the chicken was deep fried. She said it was pretty good though.
Overall I enjoyed it. It's a little pricey for a bar/restaurant, but it is in White Plains, so that's expeceted.
I think this is one of my favorite bars on the avenue. They have a great beer selection (do the 40 beer challenge!), awesome trivia on Tuesday nights, and out of this world wings. Its nice to go to a bar on Mamaroneck Ave. that isn't dirty and disgusting (the women's bathroom is even clean!), and that, as an adult you don't feel out of place.
Highly recommend Ron Blacks.
Not bad. Pizza was actually pretty good but had too much blue cheese on it. Wings weren't terrible either, could have been crispier, but we went for their happy hour and only spent $4 for 10 meaty wings. All draft beers are $4 until 7pm M-F, which is pretty badass seeing as I got an overpriced $10 Delirium Tremens for $4. We also got a veggie burger- Â the menu said it was "hand made" by some dude but which was clearly out of the freezer and kinda hard around the edges. Â The service wasn't great. $4 craft draft beers and wings bring it up to 3 stars.
Review Source:Seems like my mobile Yelp is confused. I'm right next to the Brazen Fox but yelp says Ron Blacks is further down Mamaroneck Ave. Anyway, the place (whatever it's location) is okay. Kudos for the wall of beer taps. Downgrade for the bartender who casually informed me that my selection is no longer carried, but didn't bother suggesting an alternative. Wtf? Â I've seen better selections elsewhere (although not in WP). Atmosphere is cool. Crowd is okay, but light on the fairer sex.
Review Source:I work in the Westchester area, so I try to check out spots locally during the week with my work friends. A bunch of us took a friend here for her farewell evening, good spot for drinks after work, GOOD bar food, service was good/efficient. I am not a beer drinker, and there's just one beer that I enjoy and they had it, so I as rather excited about that! (hey, it's the little things in life that matter) The crowd was mostly younger (20s) than what I would typically prefer. Overall, a good lively place.
Review Source:Ron Black's it one of my favorite place to grab a drink in WP. The crowd is usually pretty fun and the beer selection is amazing.They have over 40 beers on tap. Â The bartenders could be a little boring and distant at times but that pretty much sums up most bartenders on Mamaroneck ave. If you're looking for a bar to grab a good tap beer look no further.
Review Source:I went on a Friday during Happy Hour time and ordered a Hoegaarden which ran me $8...I was not impressed. Â I understand that no place in WP other than Black Bear has Happy Hour deals but $8 for beer...rediculous. Â Also wasn't too pleased that the mute bar back was dressed like a bartender who I spent 10 minutes trying to court to get a beer. Â i already felt like a tool for overpaying for beer and now this?!. Â whaaaatever.
Review Source:Good bar, reasonable service, a crowd that ranges from the good-looking to the seasoned. Â The food is well presented, if standard fare, with a couple interesting twists: especially the chicken and avocado wrap.
The beer selection is the second widest in White Plains, and the wine selection, while modest, should satisfy the unpretentious oenophile happy with familiar, less demanding grapes.
I love this place for 'Beerunch', that's my version of brunch. There are free Mimosas, bloody marys and champagne during this time. Also the food, service and beer selection is excellent.
I've been here twice for 'Beerunch' and every time our waiter/waitresses has been great. They always make sure to keep the patron bottle(??) on our table filled with water so that we get can our oft-dehydrated bodies some much needed H2o.
The food is delicious, I always get the Nachos followed by the Apple Waffles. I've sampled some other stuff but I really think you can't go wrong with anything because everything on the brunch menu is delicious...and it will probably hit the spot if you were overindulging on devil's brew the night before.
And of course, 'Beerunch' wouldn't be complete with out beer. Ron Blacks does not disappoint in it's selection. Ask for the Beer the menu and pick some brew you've never tried before. The wait staff here is also very knowledgeable about the beer as well, so if you don't know what you want you can describe what you like or if they are out of something they should be able to make a recommendation.
BOTTOM LINE: For 'Beerunch' I don't think you'll find any better. The free drinks they offer, coupled with the delicious brunch menu and beer selection is sure to cure whatever ales you...*cough* I mean ails you.
I recently came back to NY to throw my sister a bachelorette party. When I first started planning, there were several options on what to do and where to have it, but somewhere along my search I remembered that the last time I came home I wound up at Ron Black's and had a good time. So, after calling around a few other establishments in the Mamaroneck Ave area, I called here to get a quote and spoke to Breda. From the beginning, Breda was able to understand what I was looking for and offer up several different options as to what we could do. And for what she was offering, it was by far the best deal I had found. We finally settled on 25 girls in the front area, with a three hour open bar and heavy appetizers.
When we got there, Breda greeted us along with Jose and Paco, our maitre d's for the evening ;) From start to finish, Jose and Paco were on point with everything - drinks, food, anything we needed. This wasn't the usual bar food deal either, where apps consist of cold mozzarella sticks, soggy potato skins and wings. Instead, Ron Black's hooked it up -shrimp skewers, sweet potato fries, mini burgers - even Jose's personal recipe of chicken fajitas from Cancun. The setup was great, the food was fabulous, and the service was perfect. They even dealt with all of the antics that comes along with a group of bachelorette party ladies (not to mention the bachelor party going on that infiltrated our party!) It was so nice to be able to enjoy a party and really participate without having to worry about the details, which I am so grateful that Ron Black's took care of for us. My sister kept saying over and over what a wonderful time she was having. We had planned on leaving Ron Black's once the three hour deal was over, but once that time came, we were having too much fun to go anywhere else. If you are ever booking a party in the future in the White Plains area, give Breda a call. I can't recommend it enough.
Just went to Ron Blacks for dinner and what a disappointment!!!! Â The Blue cheese & bacon dip was below average and not very creative. Â Think Blue cheese dressing poured into a bowl w/ a few random bacon bits. Â I had the BLT, that came with very very little B & big blobs of goat cheese, and was assembled with no care at all. Â My wife's Chick Club was average at best. Â The waiter asked 3 times if she wanted regular fries or sweet potato fires and still delivered them wrong. Â Typical Mamaroneck Ave establishment: Good beer selection, nice decor and good place to go if you want to drink and hang out but avoid the food!
Review Source:5 stars for their beer selection - fun array of suds to choose from. Â Not as many drafts as Lazy Boy but more than adjacent bars Brazen or Porter.
4 stars for the food. Â Good array of upscale bar food (if that's a category) that's presented well and tastes great. Â Try the chicken nachos.
Bar is well decorated but a bit dark. Â Nce service as well, especially at the bar.
Ron Blacks is a newer addition to Mamaroneck Avenue. Â If you're not in the mood to go to Lazy Boy, Ron Blacks is your other beer bar option. Â The selection isn't as great as Lazy Boy, although they do offer a beer flight similar to what the Peekskill Brewery has - 3 samplings for $10.
We came here for brunch - the food is pretty good for brunch fare, reasonably priced and includes a complimentary mimosa or bloody mary. Â Pitchers of sangria are reasonably priced as well. Â The french fries are delicious!
So, first night out at Ron Blacks. When you first walk in your greeted by a bouncer (somewhat of a joke for White Plains but whatever). The decor looks wonderful. Gives you an old Irish Pub feel. Lighting isn't too bright or too dark. Staff seems friendly.
Food: I purchased their Buffalo wings and French Fries.
The wings were way too pricy for the quality. They were just OKAY. I've had better less then a block a way. The portion size of the wings were on par as far as wings go. They seemed overly fried and overly breaded. The French Fries were great except the portion was tiny.
Beer: The selection of drinks is pretty much their only saving point. A nice selection on tap.
Staff: Friendly, fast, and the bus boys clean up your table the minute you empty a plate. (can be annoying and a blessing at the same time)
Rules: Not sure why, but they seem to have this no hat policy on the weekends. Not sure if its to prevent gang attire or if this is some sort of an attempt to create a classy atmosphere. Which by the way is impossible considering by the middle of summer it will be filled with females wearing nearly nothing. All I can think of is its maybe a safety rule set by the owners insurance company to lower their premium. Either way, its ridiculous. About two times I was approached by a bouncer to take off my fedora  which I'd have to say I did not follow the rule or I was going to walk out on a check had the bouncer told me to leave.
Live Music: The DJ seemed like a typical crossfader catering towards the preppy crowed whom loves their "pop" and "pop hip-hop". If you want anything other then top 40 might want to head 30 miles south into The City.
All and All: I've been to better places. However, I've been to much worst. I'd say Ron Blacks is fairly chill as far as the Mamaroneck bar scene goes.
Ah, the newest addition to the Mamaroneck Ave. bar gauntlet... Owned by the same group that runs The Brazen Fox next door, Ron Blacks has more of a "midtown Irish Pub" feel to it. Â They have 40 taps that mostly stay the same (with 2 or 3 seasonals that rotate). Â The bar is nice and long with lots of room to sit. Â The raised booths around the walls are a nice place to settle in and enjoy a few pints with friends (although the lack of foot rail is a bit of a bummer). Â The outdoor bar in the back has HUGE potential for the upcoming summer months. Â It boasts the same 40 taps they have inside, as well as the essential liquor and mixers at this decent sized concrete topped bar. Â
The kitchen has just opened with a limited menu, and I can't really speak to the quality of anything on it, except to say that the wings are bad. Â Really bad. Â Soggy and with loads of connective tissue. Â I hear tell that they are going to open a whole other section next door to the existing space that will serve as another bar and restaurant space. Â Rumor has it that the menu will expand dramatically when that happens. Â
The bartenders are also a huge plus. Â Friendly, attentive, and fast. Â Also, unlike their counterparts across the street at Lazy Boy, they seem to know their stuff about the beer they are slingin', and are happy to make recommendations.
 One of the only knocks I can really level at this place is that on Friday and Saturday nights, they get a DJ in there who spins at an ear-bleedingly loud volume, regardless of how crowded the bar is, making any conversation short of shouting impossible.  I'm hoping that they scrap the DJ, particularly because at all other times, the music is handled off of the bartenders Ipod, which means you can get a funky mix of stuff you don't usually hear in bars.  Also, considering that Brazen Fox already goes the obnoxiously loud DJ route during the weekends, it seems like overkill. Â
The other slightly annoying thing they do there is make you take your hat off after 10:30 pm, which I don't really understand. Â It's a nice bar, but the Bull and Bear it ain't, you know what I mean? Â Hope they ease up on that rule. Â
All in all, a good new addition to the downtown scene.
Alright!! Finally another beer bar in White Plains! Ron Black's just seemed to pop up out of nowhere a few weeks ago and the owner definitely has the right idea for creating a successful new addition to the other bars on this block.
Everything in this place is brand new and very nice! You can still smell the wood finish in the air. Although this won't last for very long, it's very enjoyable...The bar is decorated very tastefully and even has a fireplace. All of the bartenders are very knowledgable and friendly which is a big plus as you can trust them to recommend a great beer to suit your tastes! It definitely seems like a great spot to relax and enjoy some tasty brews!
So, the beer selection is very extensive, not quite at the level of Lazy Boy across the street but definitely a step above any other place in the area. Being a beer drinker, I just can't get enough. I am so happy that another bar on Mamaroneck offers this kind of selection!
At the time of this review, the bar does not serve food but I spoke with the bartender last night and she told me a full kitchen and restaurant will be opening next door. She wasn't sure of the exact date but said it should be sometime over the next month or two.
Bottom Line- Ron Black's is a great bar that does a lot right. It's a welcome addition to the area and I will certainly be back again and again. Hopefully the food's good...I'll update my review when the kitchen opens!
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