Cask Bar & Kitchen Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Everything was delicious & at a great price point."
• "Their Eggs Benedict is perfectly cooked and the omelettes, French Toast, and sandwiches are also tasty."
• "The food was good."
• "The food was amazing, the blood and spice cocktails we couldn’t get enough of."
• "Food is mostly small plates, which in NYC is more expensive than large dishes, but it's all delicious."
• "The crispy tenderness of the chicken, pairing with the syrup and butter provided a beautiful balance of sweet and savory with a slight kick."
• "The food at Cask is terrific, better than most Murray Hill bars in the area."

Cons:

• "The bananas weren’t that sweet and the toast was kind of dry."
• "The Fish and Chips was overpriced for being pathetically average, frozen, fried fish and medium cut fries."
• "The food was rushed and tasted undercooked, with the chicken in the chicken & waffles being uncooked."
• "The steak didn’t really have any seasoning."
• "The food was average."
• "I'd stay away from the meatballs app as they were really dry and tasted more like a microwave dinner."
• "Mac n cheese had no seasoning, just cheese."

Service

Pros:

• "Nice, rustic setting, great service, and excellent food."
• "Our waitress was quick and prompt, not too personable as it was busy and that is absolutely acceptable."
• "Server really knew his stuff."
• "The people who worked there were so nice, friendly, smiling etc!"
• "Intelligent service that anticipates guests’ needs."
• "The waitress was very friendly and pleasant."
• "The service was great and very friendly."

Cons:

• "Poorly run bar."
• "Manager here has the nastiest attitude."
• "Manager got kinda nasty with the party organizer. Not cool."
• "Bartender couldn't care less about his work."
• "We had two different servers, both were fairly rude."
• "The service felt cold and rushed."
• "However the service was TERRIBLE. They didn’t refill our water, gave us an attitude from the moment we got here."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "I came here with a few girlfriends for brunch, and it was a super chill atmosphere."
• "A great find in Murray Hill."
• "Went there on a Fri night; vibe inside was nice with cool mood lighting."
• "Has great ambience, the bars design is esthetically warm, cozy and reminds me of some of the nice pubs in England."
• "The restaurant has a cool, low key, cozy vibe."
• "The ambiance is really nice."
• "The overall ambiance was lively and boisterous, and generally filled with beautiful people."

Cons:

• "It was pretty dark and the tiny candles placed sparingly on the bar were little to no help."
• "It is extremely loud inside you can barely hear the person you're with."
• "The environment was too noisy for my taste, but this may not bother many other people."
• "Unfortunately we were sat downstairs and it was so loud our party of 6 were screaming at each other to be heard."
• "Lighting is minimal to the point where I couldn’t really see all the food on my plate."
• "During my visits seems didn’t have an air conditioner."
• "It was dark and loud, but not unbearable."