My spouse and I stopped at Wolfe Tone’s Irish Pub and
Kitchen for happy hour on a Saturday in mid-January 2017. We stayed nearby in
the NoMad neighborhood (across East 29th Street at the Gansevoort Park Avenue) and
noticed the pub’s interesting sign and awning. Wolfe Tone’s, which began
operating in 2015, is open daily from lunchtime until late.
The pub is named for Theobald Wolfe Tone (also known simply as “Wolfe Tone”), who was a leading Irish revolutionary, a founder of
the United Irishmen, the father of Irish Republicanism, and a leader of the
1798 Irish Rebellion. The darkish space features a long two-segment bar (where
every seat offers its own charging station), a counter on the opposite wall
that offers additional seating/standing, and a dining area at the back (which contains
wood tables and chairs and a cozy fake fireplace). Several TVs broadcast
sporting events.
Wolf Tone’s
offers 15+ beers are on tap, plus bottled beer, cocktails, and wine. Happy hour
specials are offered daily. The menu offers Irish and American food (including
shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash, fish and chips, and burgers and fries),
including an all-day Irish breakfast and brunch on the weekends. We
shared the pigs in a blanket, which seemed more home-made than others we have eaten.
I also tried the Magners Irish Cider (I am a fan of Angry Orchard and Stella
Artois Cidre), but I found it had an odd taste. (The female bartender served it
in a warm glass, which may have affected the flavor.)
Wolfe Tone’s fit our needs as a comfortable laid-back place
to enjoy a drink and a bite to eat.
