Dalton’s Bar & Grill

Looking for something quick and filling before catching a show, we wandered around Hell’s Kitchen and came across Dalton’s. It was early (5:30 pm) so not very busy yet. Typical sports bar pub, lots of big screens showing a great variety of sports (Aussie Open!!). Ashley, our server, was fantastic. She was very prompt and extremely attentive the entire time. Having never been there before, I asked her for HER favourite things to eat there. I always listen closely as the first things that come to mind are usually, truly favourites. My wife ordered the Dalton’s Cheesesteak and I told Ashley to «surprise me… you choose». She surprised me with a delicious truffle and chicken mac and cheese with bacon. It was a really nice mac and cheese with penne, copious chicken and real cream and smooth and rich cheese sauce. The BIG HIT was the Cheesesteak though. Very nicely crusted bread (sub) with a good amount of very well flavoured steak and not OVERLY cheesy… but the carmelized onions on it were the BOMB. This came with a healthy order of sweet potato fries (nicely done… crispy and not all soggy like many other places), a pickle and cole slaw (the cole slaw is the only reason for not getting a 5 star rating).
I will definitely be looking at Daltons next time I’m in the city and I’m sure that I’ll be having the cheesesteak sandwich again… it’s a winner.

Great lunch specials. Bartender was attentive yet not intrusive. Burger was decent… fries were very well done, not greasy, super crispy… recommend lunch specials

My husband and I were recommended this place by a local one night for after dinner drinks. Needless to say it became our favorite bar during our trip. Not only do they have great drink specials, their food was amazing! Definitely glad we found this jewel and will come back on our next trip to NYC. Thanks Daltons for the great time!

Arrived in NYC after midnight from CA and we were hungry. Given this is the city that never sleeps, we were surprised to find almost no options to get a bite. Stumbled into Dalton’s and it’s a find. Looks like typical sports bar but their food and presentation are terrific. Ordered a Cobb salad and a chicken panini, which came with fries. Waitress noticed they brought us regular fries, not the sweet potato ones we ordered. So we got both – and they were worth every carb. What a great find. And our waitress, whose name we didn’t get, was so gracious. She recommend tap beers, gave us samples and was a gem.

Sunday games & food spot. Best in the neighborhood. Great & friendly service. Best Broiche French Toast w/​Bananas, fresh whipped cream & snausages

Pros: quick service and extremely attentive staff and excellent food
Cons: none
Check it out, for sure.

I normally don’t review till after service has been completed and the bill paid, but this warranted my need to review prior to the end.
First off we’re here for a pitch event, while my mother is pitching I’m trying to enjoy dinner and my beer. So when we arrived no one greeted us, or asked if we wanted menus. We had to flag down another waitress to order just a few beers and eventually when our waitress came around she still didn’t bring menus, our menu came from a bar back.
I’ve been sitting here 10 mins, waiting for my grilled cheese after eating my tomato soup which was alright it tasted like an open jar of pasta sauce. I haven’t seen my waitress she hasn’t bothered to check in on me and at least 4 times I have seen her standing at the POS not even bothering to check in on me. She’s made an effort to check in on the other two tables around me but is ignoring my table.
The two stars are for the atmosphere, the decent beer prices and for the fact that they have a pretty decent beer menu.
I’m pretty disappointed in service, despite the fact it’s a busy Wednesday night most folks are seated at the bar or over on the far side of the bar for the pitch event.
Very very disappointed.
Waitress finally checked in on me to ask if I wanted another beer, but apparently had only heard 2 tomato soups when we told her tomato soup and grilled cheese. Instead of her confirming before walking away, she just went off without checking with me about the food.
Absolutely abysmal service and absolutely sad that this would happen.

Great neighborhood bar for good bar food and drinks. As I’m more of a beer drinker I appreciate the fact that their beers are always ice cold. The shepherd’s pie and the stir fried vegetables are amazing also. Awesome music, attentive bartenders and usually a great crowd. Thumbs up.

This place lets me drink as many beers as I want. I would leave a 6 star review if I could.

My favorite post-​workday spot to have a drink with my coworkers. I love how much seating they have.
The appetizers are especially delicious (I love the truffle fries!) and the service is quick. Their happy hour specials are great. I have recently been turned onto their spiked pink lemonade and it’s my new go-​to.
Alex at Dalton’s is the best server in Hell’s Kitchen! She has taken care of me the past few times I have been in with my work friends and is the sweetest and so attentive.

The wait staff here is TERRIBLE! They act like you are bothering them when you order. The food is actually really good which makes it such a shame that the staff is so rude.

Hands down the best bar in the neighborhood. You are always greated by friendly and attentive staff who go above and beyond to ensure that you have a great time. The bar is surrounded with TV’s playing every game imaginable. The staff is very approachable and if there is a particular game that you want to watch, they are more than happy to change the channel. For major games, they always turn on the sound. Get there early for the big game; the place gets packed quickly. They have AMAZING food, in particular the fish and chips and truffle fries. I am not a beer drinker but they have at least 20 on tap.

Dalton’s Bar and Grill
NY: Manhattan:
Saturday 7pm 9^th May 2015
Three Stars
It’s a basic bar food type place. We continued drinking Marker’s Mark but what was served wasn’t that. The Nachoes were okay. Each chip had a bunch of stuff on it which is good quality to have. I had the Chicken Pot Pie which was basically salty chicken and cream soup in a Ramakin with puff pastry on top. I was not a fan. It also had a weird sweet quality to it. The Truffle Mac n Cheese was better. Overall, I simply didn’t like the place. But it seems like a great place to watch a game and drink beer. Paul Pierce hit a game winner in the Eastern conference semi finals against the Hawks.

I only stopped in for a drink before dinner but was amazed at how large this place is! Fortuitively, we stopped in at Happy Hour which was $ 4 bottles of light beer, $ 5 select martinis and other bargains. The staff was very attentive and nice. I wish I could have stayed longer as the crowd and the staff seemed very friendly.

BEST SWEET POTATO FRIES I HAVE EVER HAD. Listen, if you read my other reviews, I will give credit where due but stay away from absolutes. I LOVED these fries. Not soggy like some are, not coated and deep fried in a batter losing any hint of the original vegetable. And it may have been sea salt on there enhancing the flavor.
My turkey burger was also good. Perfect size portion for a reasonable $ 12.
Good selection of beers. Average price for NYC (non happy hour, skews a bit more than you would like to pay). Our server was very helpful even on a busy Friday night.
As for ambiance, top 40 music was playing. Nobody had any issue when the table next to us jumped up to dance and sing (some of us joined in too).
I’d definitely be back and recommend Dalton’s over other bars int he neighborhood.

My friend and I wandered in here on a Thursday night after Happy Hour for some food. I had had a disappointing burger the day before and needed a fix of delicious bar food.
I’m glad we found Dalton’s.
Their happy hour specials were nothing special, only a few choices, both Pale Ales, so I went with Purple Haze. They were out, so I instead got Blue Moon. We ordered the pretzel, that came with spicy ranch and a weird fruit dip we avoided. The ranch was a great addition, though. I should stop ordering pretzels at non-​German restaurants. They’re never as good as Auntie Anne’s, and always much more expensive, but I digress.
My buffalo chicken sandwich was delicious! Just what I needed. On tasty bread, and with a generous helping of crispy french fries, it totally hit the spot.
An added bonus came when our server came around and was giving out free bottles of Coors. The fact that Coors is so-​so is not their fault. Free beer! Always a good thing.
When we got the check we found that I had been charged for both the Purple Haze (that I didn’t get) and the Blue Moon. Odd that something like this happened to me twice in a week. It was quickly fixed, and we were on our way.

Came here on a Friday night for their happy hours special. It was packed at he bar but surpassingly still a lot table seats open.
The servers and waitress are pretty attentive. They would come up to you every so often. Not very common for a bar/​pub.
HH DRINKS
(+)
Love that it’s happy hour prices until 8pm.
A lot of options from well drinks, beer to signature drinks.
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You don’t get a lot of drink.
Better to get the beer IMO. They follow the two finger rule, they don’t fill it to the top.(this is as expected tho so I am not surprised.)
FOOD
Tried the slider, tots and truffle fries.
–Slider were only okay for me. My friends loved it tho. It taste like any sliders to me. Nothing special. It comes in 3.
–Truffle fries were pretty flavorful. I def taste the truffle. My major complaint is that the fries were very short. Most of them felt like it was leftover pieces from the bottom of the pit or just broken? Just annoying to have to grab 3 pieces of fries to equal one normal size fry.
–Tots was so good!!! but it only came with 10 pieces.
Giving this place 4 stars. Love their customer service, good price for drinks and good tasting food. Prefer Quality over Quantity any day.

There is a reason why this place was empty on a great Saturday night– I’m looking at you, short, pudgy bartender lady with the eye roll.
Rude staff who doesn’t know how to pour a drink. Even the water tasted like orange juice residue.
No thanks. Wish the 6 of us walked out when we got the first eye roll.

A neighborhood bar I wish I could say impressed me. When the bartender asks you to stop dancing it’s time to move on.
I’m sorry, is there not enough room in this nearly empty bar? We were having fun and wanted to dance, plenty of space to move around us, but that’s not how the staff saw it. Two people dancing creates a block for the wait staff to get out of the kitchen to give foods/​drinks to the other 15 patrons in the bar… yeah you’re not fooling me.
I’ll be trying every other bar in the neighborhood first, before coming back somewhere where I I was treated rudely and couldn’t enjoy my Saturday night.

This place is pretty good. The food is decent, but I’m sure you can find a lot better in this part of NYC. They have a decent craft beer selection on tap, but the prices are a bit much ($ 8 for a draft beer seems a bit much to me). The food is decent, Beer nothing to write home about.
The service left a little too be desired, but that could have been our waiter. I’ll coMe here again and give this review a update.