TJ Byrnes Bar & Restaurant

sweet old place– old gramps used to come here in the 70s. hasn’t changed much. I’ve seen pictures. that’s exactly what I needed.

I was quite surprised with my experience here. I walked in and I was the only person in the dining room. I ordered the chicken pot pie, which I must say was delicious. The service was great and the drinks were strong. Nice little hidden gem.

Not bad food but not great. The place is hiding behind a supermarket. A little out dated but it is what it is. Nice crew. Everyone was friendly.

TJ Byrnes is my neighborhood bar, and I have brunch there often. This time, I rented the party room for my high school reunion and I am delighted that I did. Tom, the owner, was super helpful in the planning.
There is a speaker in the room, if you want to use your own ipod, though the wi-​fi signal could be weak in the back room. (If wifi is important for your event, they can also section off a part of the main dining area, which is closer to source).
Our buffet was plentiful, hot, delicious and brought out in a timely manner. We opted for an open bar as part of our package, and it was well worth the addition. The staff was professional and attentive, but not intrusive. Once the party got rolling, I really didn’t need to do much of anything. I’m telling you, this crew made me look REALLY good!
They are also really cool about (reasonable) requests. For instance, it really bothers me to waste food, so the staff packed up all of the leftovers for me, without a hassle. They also let my «check-​in» girl sit outside the room at a bar table to do her job.
I am definitely using the party room again, and I highly recommend it for private functions.

It’s a neighborhood Irish pub… friendy service and tastey simple food. Great apple pie!

Mainly an after-​work place, after 9:30 the bar was only us and a few regulars. The dinner menu stops at 9… and the bar menu (that we had) continues until midnight. From that, the 3-​style wings were really good The shepherd’s pie, was also nice… and will feed 2! The fish and chips were standard, but also nice… less greasy than usual pub fare.
The tap menu was only THE USUAL SUSPECTS. We stuck with Sam’s Summer. Tom, the night bartender, manager, waiter, busboy, is like everybody’s lost Irish Granddad. You may have to go from your table to the bar to ask for the check, or more plates or napkins, but you’ll get what you need with a kindly smile. –Drink Club NYC is a roving group of NYC drinkers, a different bar every week.

Amazing brunch: Bloody Mary, corned beef hash and eggs over easy, OJ — sounds simple, but amazing, and we have the place to ourselves — c’mon over!

This place is really nice.
The staff is very friendly and accommodating.
The food is good, nothing really fancy but you don’t go to a place like this for fine dining.
Comfort food at its best!

This place has really good food — it just needs to work a bit on the rest. The place needs a bit of a makeover (a nice paint job — preferably a bright color, new carpeting or fresh wood floors, maybe get rid of the 2 electronic games by the bathrooms that look out of place — the one that displays cards and the other that wasn’t even turned on. Add a little more pizzazz to the atmosphere).
The waitress was friendly and my food was very good.

I ordered shepherds pie, I was having a craving for some hearty comfort food. I ended up being comforted, instead, by my bottle of water. Wow! SALTIEST shepherds pie that I have ever had. It was also heavy on the rosemary, which is my least favorite herb… so I cannot really comment on that, since you can’t really judge a place for using an herb that you hate. The salt though, yeah, I can judge that. Super greasy meat too, ugh, and the potatoes tasted like they were from the box, smeared on top and then stuck under a broiler to brown up a bit.

Good food. Great service. Reasonable prices. I had the Mahi Mahi. My friend had the filet Mignon. We shared the lemon cake. All very good.

Probably deserves 3.5 stars.
Went there for dinner because we were staying down around that area. We looked at the Seaport restaurants and they were either «private events», packed or priced very high.
TJ’s was an interesting place. Meant more for the people who live around the area. There were prix fixed items on the menu and were salad/​soup, entrée and dessert. The salad — regular but a fair amount. I had the soup (black bean) which seemed out of a can. Entrees — wife had penne with chicken and vodka sauce — and she got a lot. Finished maybe 2/3’s of it. I got the liver and onions/​bacon with a backed potato. Not bad. Even a little spicy and I liked that. The potato was okay too. Not something that had been sitting there for hours.
Dessert was wow. She had the chocolate cake and I have the pecan tart. Both not made there but the portions were fine.
We were not rushed at all. Service was very good. The waiters were not stuffy and made the evening friendly.
The bar seemed nicely stocked and service was quick.
Not a bad place, price was very good (for NYC) and quality for entrée was good with the other courses filled in nicely with «store» bought items.

My family lives in the Southbridge complex so I have been coming here for years, the food has undergone several periods from truly awful to decent to where it is now which is really good. Had an early dinner here with a friend on a recent early evening, had one of the best burgers I have had in a long time. Ordered it medium rare and thats exactly how it came! If you order medium rare you know how hard it is to get it that way. It was meaty and the juice soaked the bun yumm. They served it with lettuce, tomato, pickles and onion. The fries that came with it were nothing special but not bad either and you cant beat a pint of Guiness.

I ordered their roast beef club and it came with french fries. Just your basic triple decker sandwich with lettuce, tomato and mayo. Delivery was prompt and food was hot. Good sandwich, I think I made a better choice than my boyfriend did though. I was happy with my order and will probably order from them again.

We ordered from T J Byrne last night through Seamless Web. Being an Irish haunt, I stuck with traditional fare and opted for the fish and chips. Now, fish and chips is the sort of meal that can be wonderful, and when falling short of that, still is pretty good. Comfort food at its best right? Well, not so much here. The fish was nicely fried, but there was nothing in the way of flavor except for the flat taste of inexpensive frying oil. Adding fresh lemon juice did not help. Ditto for the included tartar sauce, and unfortunately no cocktail sauce was provided in my order. The fries were generally unremarkable. The delivery was timely and the presentation was fairly good for a delivery order. However, the meal was decidedly grim overall, and we will not be a repeat customer.

Usually when I go to TJs I go to hang out at the bar with some friends after work and not to eat from the restaurant. The drinks are reasonably priced and not remarkably stronger or weaker then anywhere other bar. And some tasty beers on tap as well. The bartenders however are all older and really nice and attentive, although its important that you are patient too because sometime during the school year they get bombarded with college students. I’ve definitely had awesome times at TJs.
For the actual food I can say that the calamari was REALLY disappointing but the fries were tasty.
Note: Friday night is (was?) Karoake night, you’ve been warned