Flight 151

Very attractive interior, but the food is pretty simple. Hamburger is not as good as it must be. Lager beers cost about 3 – 7 $, entrees: 8 – 10 $, main course: 11 – 20 $. Portions is rather small for classic american diner.

I have been coming here since I could walk. Drinking here became a new experience for me 3 and a ½ years ago, and not a regrettable one. When I turned 21 I came in and ordered a beer. The bartender who served that beer would become my favorite bar in the United States. His name is Matt, and I have spent three years watching his beard evolution. Never patchy, and never acting like your typical libra, Matt is a hoot. He is both Hunky AND Dory. He is always dressed to impress with his tie. He only does shots of gravy, for those trying to buy him a round. I once spent an hour in a car with him, waiting to enter a tunnel, and it was the best hour spent.
He’ll never admit this out loud, but he’s able to break solid blocks of ice with his bare hands, he can soothe Bengal tigers into bliss, and he makes the best dirty Fireball martinis EVER.

Great bartender! Nice people, cool vibe. Definitely worth the visit. Bearded bartender rocks and Dominican server was on fleek!

This is a neighborhood bar with happy hour from 11AM-​4AM… Best happy hour hours ever. $ 3 Rolling Rock pints. They also have fun things during the week like coin flip night and trivia night… I just don’t know what days are what but I’m sure someone on Unilocal does!

The bartender Matt is perhaps the most gifted bartender I’ve met. He carefully cultivates a really good, consistent scene of regulars, particularly on Monday nights when I come in with a couple friends. In many ways it feels like being in a TV show bar where the regulars are friendly and outgoing and the bartender is exceptionally charming. The airplane décor is amusing, particularly in the bathroom, but otherwise doesn’t really impact the experience very much either way. I advise you come when Matt is working the bar (including on Monday); he’ll make sure you have a good time.

Ambivalence. I woke up one morning in Nolita next to a recent college matriculant. Ate a leftover Halal platter. Smoked a Black N Mild. What to do next? Simple: catch Flight 151 direct to schwasty face. So said Bob Dylan.
This bar is the last of a dying breed: the Chelsea dive. Affordable, affable, vaguely aviation-​themed. Has functioning plumbing, electric, and HVAC. Close to the Subway.
But I can’t stand dive bars. Give me the Oak Room at the Fairmont Douchington any day. So there’s another force at work here, and that force is Matt the barkeep. Hot sauce addict, beard enthusiast, nocturnal creature, mixologist. He’ll keep you hydrated while giggling at your friend’s Koch brothers affiliation. Time slips by and the Jamesons flow, and at some point you’ll realize you’ve spent 7 hours of your life staring at dated wall sconces clutching an imitation crystal tumbler. It’s a glorious mix of clarity and crushing depression, highly recommended by most leading psychologists.
Go down this rabbit hole. Jump in, take this doomed Malaysian Airlines straight into the Indian Ocean. And drink. Especially on a Monday.

Came here on a Saturday night with friends and the waitress wasn’t friendly but also not unfriendly. They messed up the order of beer, giving it to another person at our party who was surprised she was receiving and had to pay for a beer.
Ordered fries and it was just so-​so, but definitely good for the price in this area. Most other similar pubs in Chelsea are outrageously priced for crappy food.

I used to come here when I was at college around the corner. I had fond memories of my fine art studio buddies and I chilling out with beers and good food. I came back tonight. Sure, it’s been 3 years but I was sadly disappointed. We had a total combo of 3 waiting staff approach us every 5 mins. I couldn’t finish my food because I just had some work done on my leg and I was too nauseous. Even though I told them this they continued bugging us every 5 mins. «Is everything ok? «Are you ok? What’s the matter» and other things that were just a bit too cocky and forward. It was awkward. We just wanted to enjoy our meal and I just wanted to feel a bit better by curing it with nostalgia. The didn’t bring back our change when we payed even though we would always tip. I felt disappointed.
On the pro side: The food is decently priced and the drinks are good.
However, I won’t be back unfortunately.
Bummer

This was my first encounter in NYC where I was discriminated because of 1 song we played here! there is a jukebox here which allows you to play any music you want — my friend played a bollywood (hindi film) song and the bartender CHANGED THE SONG! Steve, at the bar, was of the opinion that playing bollywood music at his bar at 3 am when there are approximately 10 other people in the bar apart from 5 of us would lead him to losing business — he actually told us that he cannot afford losing business because of us playing such music! He dint realize that in this process he lost 5 of us who were drinking & enjoying our time there.
He had the audacity to return our money that we paid to play some music. If steve is not open to having others play music in his (or his owner’s) bar then simple don’t have a jukebox! Don’t just pick up the remote & change the music and tell us he is losing business because of this.
Extremely disappointed with the attitude of Steve, esp when no one else in the bar seemed to care about the music.

Went for a drink on a Saturday afternoon with plenty of table and bar seating. No specials for the day, but relatively cheap beers.
$ 6 – 7 crafts on tap, though only an average selection. Bartenders are pretty quick and there’s no minimum on cards. Ended up getting a table, but the cushioned seats sink all the way down. It felt like I was sitting in an awkward beanbag chair. On the plus side, they give crayons to draw on the table mats, so that was fun. Friend had wings, which were pretty good.
Seems like a nice bar, but nothing that really stands out. Could come back for happy hour specials during the workweek.

Went here for lunch and was surprised the prices have gone up since the last menu was posted so I added photos of the new menu. The aviation décor is very nice. Staff are friendly. The marinated beef burger is amazing! They even have a Tron Pinball machine in the front!

Came here quite some time ago with an old friend to kill some time before a nearby Guinness tasting. We had about 2 hours to go and had the munchies. After walking around a bit were decided to pop into Flight 151.
The theme of this bar is aeronautical and it isn’t executed in a kitschy way. Their beer selection was pretty decent, as is their happy hour which is $ 2 Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light & pints of PBR and $ 3 well drinks & glasses of wine on Mondays through Friday’s from 5:00 PM — 7:00 PM. Not bad at all.
Monday’s through Thursday they also do special promotions like spinning their drinking wheel, trivia, etc.
For food we shared a plate of their cheese and bacon French fries and they were faaaaaaantastic! Strangely enough I also remember there randomly being crayons and paper placemats on our table which turned into me drawing mermaids and coloring… good times.
Since moving out of Manhattan I’m really never in this neighborhood anymore, but if I am, I would definitely check this place out again since there were some things on their menu that I really wanted to try. 4 stars.

Typical sports bar in the heart of Chelsea. During the week they have specials and Sunday’s it’s football day! Can’t get any better than that. Staff is friendly, food comes out quick, but nothing special.
Got the burger and curly fries so it’s really hard to mess that up. Have I had better? Yeah, but definitely love the vibe here