Rumours

Staff was very friendly and the food was great! For a Thursday night in NYC the place wasn’t too packed and we were seated right away.
The Bloody Mary was fantastic!
Happy hour specials were legit and for the price this place is worth the money!
We had the French onion soup, French dip and Shepard pie.
The soup was fantastic!
The French dip was a little dry but using the leftover soup broth made it a winner.
Would recommend highly if your pocket book needs a break from the spendy midtown prices.

its ok, a litlle expesive, very fast de service

I came here with a group of 6 people after dinner on Saturday night. We didn’t see any tables large enough for us when we entered, so we decided to sit in the window area because we saw 2 small round tables next to each other that were available with stools. Apparently, this is a major no-​no here, because the blonde waitress walked over pissed off at us. All she really had to do was tell us to please not move a table because she could seat us together elsewhere. But she chose to let us know that she was annoyed. She made it very clear. She sat us way in the back of the bar in a corner at a large table. it’s not where we wanted to sit and preferred to sit near the front window, but it didn’t seem to be an option for this woman, so we obeyed and sat in the corner.
So, after sitting, she proceeded to ignore us. We waited about 10 minutes and my brother had to get up from our table and walk over to her to tell her we would like to order drinks. She brought our drinks, then went back to ignoring us. Mind you, the bar was not crowded. I’d estimate there were 12 people in the entire bar besides our group. But she chose to chit chat with the bartender instead of ask us if we’d like another round. After being treated like crap and ignored for so long, my brother had to get up again and ask her for the check. We paid and walked over to another Irish pup a couple blocks away, where we had 2 more rounds of drinks. The server at the other bar was tipped very well. That’s what happens when you’re greeted with a smile and you check on your customers occasionally to see if they’d like another round. The woman working Saturday should get a clue. She got a crappy tip and the bar owner lost the sale of 10 — 12 drinks.
This was my first and last time at Rumor’s.

Was there for NYE and had a blast!! The DJ was awesome and had the whole place rocking!!! Bartenders were great and friendly and the whole vibe was fun– will definitely be back there again soon

Very good burgers here! I stopped in for dinner and some Guinness drafts. The bartender that waited on me just came to the US from Ireland eight weeks ago. He was very polite and attentive and one of the main reasons that I’m giving this place a four. Shortly after I finished my perfectly cooked medium rare burger and fresh steak cut fries my bartenders relief came in. This dude was exactly what you’d expect from a NYC bartender. Rude, to the point and couldn’t have cared less about the customer. Luckily I was done and ready to go but I may have stayed for another round if the second bartender wasn’t such a tool haha
Either way, I’d recommend trying this place out for the burger. Hopefully you’ll get the kid from Ireland to wait on you…

I work a couple of blocks from here and stopped in for a quick lunch one day. The place was empty during lunch so service was pretty quick. I ordered a chicken wrap which was very filling. The portion size of the wrap as huge and left me not wanting dinner, but it was made unnecessarily oily. The fries were subpar. tasted as if they were frozen french fries.

Food poisoning from this place. Literally typing this from my bathroom floor. I got pasta as well, so must’ve been the chicken in it. I’ve NEVER had food poisoning before so cheers.

Good atmosphere but it’s not that hard to clean tap lines. My Brooklyn Lager tasted like pumpkin and my Lagunitas just tasted bad.

Eh… all out food came out Luke warm. The beer was primarily big brewery stuff, very few local OR Irish selections… service was slow despite there being very few people in the place. It’s Saturday night, I should have taken a hint

Came here with my sis and cousin had a couple of drinks,
Service was nice, music was ok.
Jack and coke came in wierd glass

I came here with a friend who lived a few blocks away in the Fall of 2014 and had a wonderful time but maybe it was due to HER company and the Happy Hour drinks. I went this past Friday around 3 oclock and it was pretty empty except for one couple at a table and a few folks around the bar talking to a bartender with dreads. My party of three nearly walked to the back of the place looking to be acknowledged before we were finally greeted (if you call it that) and we grabbed a table. Looking over the menu I was disappointed that my memory of the place didn’t hold up. For one, the appetizers seemed overpriced with everything being about $ 10+ except for the Hummus and Regular French Fries and none of them looked all that interesting so I went with the Vietnamese wings. My friends didn’t see anything that captured their interests so they didn’t order but I did look through the Drink menu after being told by the waitress the Happy Hour didn’t start until 4 and ordered a Rum Punch.
The Waitress I think killed the whole thing along with the lack of ambiance to the place. While we were there they started playing some pop music that didn’t seem to fit in with the atmosphere and how dead everyone looked in there. My waitress seemed like she couldn’t be bothered with us and the sooner we left the better. NO PERSONALITY whatsoever and I’m a very easygoing and friendly customer. I ignored all of that along with my growling stomach until I tasted my Punch which came in a thin medium tall glass that I paid $ 12 or !3 bucks for… What a disappointment. Because it was my birthday earlier that week my friend grabbed the check and insisted on paying. I was going to give the waitress a fair tip anyway because I always do but my friend (who is a chef) said the waitress was awful so I dont know what she gave her and didnt look because my friend was not having it.
I wont be going back. Happy Hour or otherwise.

The food was very good but the bartender Jonny I think his name is was brilliant be happier with his service

My first time here with my older brother during Easter Sunday! It was an incredible experience going to bars in New York for the first time! Anyways, I enjoyed my time here very much! The food was amazing.
I ordered the Rumours Cheeseburger. The burger was well cooked with mushrooms and onions, with the biggest French fries I’ve ever seen! Plus, it came with coleslaw that filled me up nicely! And my older brother ordered Macaroni and Cheese. We both had beers, and great selections to choose from. I had a Stella Artois and my brother had Guiness. We were greeted by a lovely waitress and the service was excellent.
Also, music was okay. Mainly mainstream music from the radio or something like that. I was hoping for a different outlook on the music but after all it’s an Irish pub. No worries.
Overall, I highly recommend this place for a nice time with friends and family! :D

One of the better Irish bars I’ve been to in midtown (and I’ve been to several). Attentive bartenders who know their alcohol. They charged my Android for me which was sweeeeet. Kitchen open til 2am. Down to earth cheery atmosphere. Most patrons were in their late 20s/​early 30s. TVs everywhere but they’re all playing the same thing. Had no more than 10 people inside on a Saturday night but wasn’t awkward at all.

It was open on Thanksgiving! And it was crowded because so many places were closed.
However, we still received warm and friendly service from the busy waitress. They only had a Thanksgiving menu (plus the regular appetizer menu) so I can’t comment too much on food. Since I wasn’t up for turkey, I had some chicken wings. They were fine. Beer selection was small but decent.
The place is clean and has a very cheerful vibe and atmosphere. I probably wouldn’t frequent this place, but it seems like a reliable spot in the neighborhood.

My co-​worker and I stopped in after going off-​site for training and we wandered in here. The bar was your typical bar in the afternoon. A pretty empty space since it was post-​lunch, pre-​Happy hour crowd. We got to sit at the end of the bar and afternoon drink our beers in peace while The Eagles and Springsteen and Van Halen came on over the speakers-​which pleased my co-​worker immensely, other than that it’s a bar with a decent selection of beers and disinterested daytime bartenders.

Good place to watch a football game and have a beer.
Unfortunately I can’t post this review because it’s too short according to Unilocal standards so I’m forced to add this extra copy as filler and fluff.

The spoon they gave me for my soup was noticeably dirty. My dinner roll was stale. It was replaced with another stale roll, which was toasted to hide the staleness. The salad that came in the soup/​salad special was boring. The potato leek soup tasted like it came out of a can. The waitress was inattentive. I literally had to wave her down to get her to visit my table. And she walked away while I was politely asking her for a napkin. #fail

Quick update.
Came here St Patricks Day, great.
Hit a few happy hours since, greater.
Keith Richards frequencies this bar, the greatest!
Ask for Kerry, sweet bartender.
Rock On!

While we all understand that food issues occur in even the finest establishments from time to time, the reaction that such an issue receives tells much about the quality of management and restaurant operations.
A serving of Rumours fries sickened a dining companion — immediately and severely so. The restaurant was contacted about this a few hours later — but no management rep was in last night.
The call back today from Kerry confirmed only one serving (the one that sickened the diner) of this dish left the kitchen last night.
What was most disturbing was (a) the lack of an apology and (b) the argument that it «could not have been from our fries» and «must have been something eaten earlier in the day».
So badly handled.