The Wheeltapper Pub

I would give this place a 5 star, except for the twice lost reservation. Confirmed in the morning and they did not have the reservation we made the day before in person and even though we made another reservation the morning of, they did not have the reservation when we arrived. Not such a big deal waiting 15 minutes, except when the pub is jam packed and louder than a day care center with 200 gleeful children.
On to the service and the meal. Service doesn’t get better than this. We were a party of 7 and while the place was full to capacity, we never felt as if we were lacking service. We ordered the potato skins and asparagus as an appetizer and I have to tell you… The best potato skins I have ever had in my entire 54 years.
5 out of 7 of us ordered their most famous Fish n’ Chips. I have been fortunate to eat fish n’ chips around the world, but this place has somehow mastered the fine art of fish to batter ratio like I have never experienced. The fish is so white, moist and fresh (that sounds odd) — but really people. It is by far worth the noise, worth the double lost reservations. In fact, as I write this on a very snowy morning… I am dreaming about having this again for lunch.
Bottom line: have a few cocktails or not. You will wind up being part of the party of noise.
Highly recommend this place for the best Fish n’ Chips known to (this) womankind.

A rather large, and relatively standard bar that has a nice outdoor area in the back. The bar can get very crowded, with its popularity likely due to the fact that the outside area exists.
Drink selection here is very typical for a city bar, nothing special, but not lacking anything vital either. Never had any food here, so can’t comment on that.

Wheeltapper is the go to happy hour spot from my office. Everyone seems to love wheeltapper. I’ve been a number of times and it definitely is a great after work spot. The best part about the entire place is the back patio. There’s a really large area outside in the back. In the summer it’s awesome and even when it gets a little chillier they keep it open and have heat lamps. Also, they have this retractable roof that they can put on and off if it’s going to rain or just not nice weather, so people can still use the back patio. It’s a great feature!
The location is awesome and they happen to have some awesome beers on tap. I personally always order my favorite drink, which is blueberry stoli and seltzer. So happy they have blueberry stoli because most places don’t. Would definitely recommend stopping by if you’re looking for a drink spot near grand central!

Food average service terrible!
45 min wait for a soup and a hot cider we didn’t even get! Waiters useless.
Avoid that place

I love this place
the outside patio is so nice if its not reserved.
it is also in a hotel so you get a lot of different crowds.
good bar food, nice cozy atmosphere here they have a fire place inside.
Good for a drink with friends or co-​workers
close to grand central
casual, come as you are.

Had great pint of Guinness and turkey pot pie when I stopped by there yesterday, nice atmosphere, nice service, great spot for a cold winters day !

Came here for happy hour with some work colleagues. There was a bit of a misunderstanding about the reservation that had been made — but the manager on hand was very attentive and was able to rearrange tables in order to seat everybody in our party, which was very nice and appreciated. Our server was also very attentive. We sat in the outdoor, heated patio which had a very nice ambiance to it. Drinks were good, but wish that they did happy hour deals for Thursday! Will probably go back on days when they offer some sort of happy hour special!

WOW so I can tell you that the drink prices were average but the noise level was out of control you leave def. The place was really clean (surprisingly) for the amount of people that were there for a Thursday night. Personally it was way too loud and way too packed but an ok place.

I met a colleague for an early lunch here this past Wednesday. I arrived around 10:45am, and my colleague arrived around 11:15am. While I was waiting, I was served some coffee — but beyond that the staff left me along for the most part (but did check
In periodically to make sure I didn’t need anything).
When my colleague arrived, she ordered tea and I had my coffee refreshed. We chatted for almost an hour — past the breakfast menus sitting in front of us and into lunch. When we were finally ready to eat, we both order breakfast items and — after the server checked to make sure the kitchen could still do it — we both ordered breakfast items.
I had an omelette with cheddar, Irish sausage, and Irish bacon. It was great!!!
Overall, the service was stellar and the food was great!

Good pub food, and really «jumping» from 5:30 on.
Guinness rocks!

Met up with a friend for drinks on a weeknight. It has a typical pub like atmosphere with a dimly lit, wooden bar. But for the most part, we were outside on the patio.
The patio area is nice. The light wasn’t blinding, the couches were comfortable, and the service was quick. There were plenty of heat lamps so it wasn’t chilly at all. Waiter was quick to bring our drinks and checked on us frequently. Drink prices were average.

Great vibes at an genuine Irish pub next to the lobby of the Fitzpatrick Hotel, which one might presume is popular with Irish travelers as most of the patrons as I sit here are sporting a brogue. Not too many TVs that are thoughtfully placed to allow for concentration on conversations, not media. Wait service is prompt and friendly. Bar food is good. Lots of dark wood, wainscoting, and nooks and enclosed seating areas to make you feel like you have your own space. Fun but quieter atmosphere makes it good for work drinks, too.

I stopped by on a Saturday around 5:30, and the pub was nearly empty. I was told the patio outside was open, and it really is a gorgeous patio. It took almost 10 minutes for our waiter to acknowledge us and bring us menus, even though we had passed him on our way out to the patio. He barely spoke above a whisper the entire time (dark haired guy — bill said Ziya). After about 10 more minutes, someone else brought my drink out. It took another 10 – 15 minutes and another request for water for him to bring waters out to our table. When he did, they were in the smallest glasses I’ve never seen with no ice… must be too much work to ice an iced water. The entire time he seemed more concerned with a larger party in the corner and the potential tip he was going to get out of them.
Once we ordered our food actually came out fairly quickly. There was nothing spectacular about it, and especially for the prices, and the fries that they charge an additional $ 5.50 for were overdone. Both burgers were overcooked as well. Our food was, once again, brought out by someone else. At that time, our waiter had to have walked past our table (to the large party) a minimum of 12 times without ever acknowledging that our food arrived, asking how it was, or refilling drinks. We had been finished eating for close to 20 minutes before our waiter ever came over, and that was only because we stared him down. He then dropped off our check with an automatic 15% gratuity added. As a waitress, I’m well aware of how gratuity works and have never seen it on a party of two before. I also have no problem paying gratuity (plus extra) if the service warrants it. However for someone who barely spent 2 minutes at our table, there was absolutely no reason a gratuity should have been added other than to try and make sure he received a tip he in no way deserved. I asked a manager to remove the gratuity as I felt the horrendous service hardly warranted the waiter receiving an automatic 15% tip. Unfortunately, once it was removed the waiter brought it back over to our table and was very rude about us «not wanting to pay a tip», as if there was no way he could understand why we felt he didn’t deserve the amount of the gratuity.
I would sincerely recommend taking your business elsewhere. Management seems to know what they’re doing, but the service staff is terrible and really could care less about their guests.

Came here for a company going-​away party last night and the service was excellent! To be honest, I felt bad for the one bartender working all alone for the first 40 minute of our party, we are a large group and I would have felt very overwhelmed as a bartender in that situation. He was super friendly and accommodating to all of our requests and didnt mess up any orders– very impressive
They have a good beer selection (cannot comment on wine because I didnt have it that night). The food is also great– we got nachos and mozzerella sticks and both were delicious. The nachos were made with blue corn chips instead of regular ones which gets extra *s in my book! After reading the other reviews, I want to come back to try some of the specialty cocktails– the beachcomber with sparkling wine sounds mad refreshing!

The patio seating in the back with the heated lamps is fantastic. I came here for a casual first date and it was the perfect place to just sit, have a few drinks and get to know one another. It was a freezing December evening but we felt warm and happy on the patio, and it wasn’t crowded or noisy either.
Our waitress checked on us often, and tried to be attentive though she seemed kind of distracted. My first glass of wine came out in this itty bitty little glass, and when I ordered a second it came out in a glass twice the size (even though we hadn’t said anything). Interesting. The food was ok, just your standard burger and salad. I had such a good time with my date, it just felt good to be here, great setting to hang out in. And yes, close to Grand Central, so only had to walk 2 minutes in the freezing cold to get to my train :).

Wheeltapper is a nice midtown bar on our go-​to happy hour list. a bit too crowded on popular nights, but they have a massive outdoor smoking section that is heated in the winter. Usually a good looking crowd too, and a bit more upscale than the irish pubs in the area.

We were staying next door and my dad somehow got 2 free drink vouchers, and gave them to us.
We walked in at 9:00 on a Thursday night and it was busy. I found a table in the corner and we waited quite a while until I flagged a server for drink menus. 15 minutes later I flagged another guy to order drinks, and he did not look pleased we had vouchers.
I got the Barefoot Beachcomber, made of sparkling wine, coconut vodka and pineapple juice, $ 14. Stephen had a Guinness on draft, $ 8.
Service to get the drink was slooooooow, and we never found anyone to cash us out. Assuming it’s 100% free, I left $ 3 tip and walked out.

I found myself here to attend another speed dating event. It’s located near Grand Central Station. Located in the ground level, connected to a hotel. It’s nice cuz the bathroom is like a lobby hotel’s bathroom — lots of marble, a few stalls in the women’s restroom.
The female bartender was so nice. One bartender for the bar area and the main dining area. I saw her disappear a few times to go to the main dining area. Poor lady. I liked listening to her talk b/​c she has the gaelic accent.
Back to the bar. Really clean, clean glasses, a few beers on tap, full bar. Hooks along the wall. It’s a place to unwind and enjoy a drink.

Walkin circles around GCT lookin for a pint at 1am? Well, this is the only spot that we found servin it up!
The Wheeltapper, tappin wheels at 1am! Bartender, thanks for the blessing of some much-​needed hops after an otherwise less than wonderful evening (see my BB Kings review).
Ifya need a lil suntin to make that last train home bearable, grab a pint at this spot, pretty much across the street from GCT!

I came here for a quick lunch and ordered the fish n chips. The fish n chips were ok, but nothing crazy. it came in a few small pieces and lots of chips. The price though was outrageous and it took forever to get.
its décor does have an irish feel and if your coming here for drinks, its not bad. Not sure what the rest of the food is like, but I would try this place again. The service was decent, so its worth another shot.