Clinton Hall Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

• "Happening place in NYC downtown financial district area...best to hang out with friends, and colleagues."
• "Cool outdoor bar atmosphere is great for the nice weather."
• "Loved the outdoor setting & how they provided heaters to accommodate for the cold weather."
• "Even in the winter the heaters keep things pretty warm so you can stay outside."
• "The decor is very cool fusion of modern urban mixed with classic biergarten decor."
• "Outdoor seating is covered, so perfect when it rains or too sunny!"
• "The decor of Clinton Hall is really modern, trendy and artsy."

Cons:

• "If you're expecting hip vibes, don't. This 'bar' is definitely children-friendly (good for young parents), but not a place for 23 year olds looking for a fun spot."
• "The outside roof leaked like a sieve."
• "It was loud and unorganized."
• "The only issue was the bathroom line being out of control since they only had 2 stalls for a crowded bar."
• "The outdoor area was breezy, but it also seemed a bit unsanitary, as a pigeon was hanging out under the roof."
• "Just stay outside and eat like a polar bear in the winter and have fun."
• "The place is packed with people and literally has 2 uni sex stalled bathrooms for everyone so either pee before or be prepared to stand in line."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "Great burgers (I had the cream cheese jalapeno bacon burger)."
• "It's a great place to hang out with friends and have some good beer, drinks, and appetizers."
• "There's a wide range of beer."
• "The food is incredible and the service is top notch."
• "Had the buffalo cauliflower and and the frito burger. Both were delicious."
• "The drinks were great and reasonably priced."
• "Food was delicious & drinks were great!"

Cons:

• "The food was ok but they were blasting dumb top 40 music."
• "All burgers, beers that were less desirable, no real substitutions on menu, my burger was dry and was asked for medium."
• "The food is not great."
• "The food was bland and tasteless."
• "The burger was mediocre. I asked for no lettuce and tomato, but they were still on the burger."
• "I ordered the fondue burger and I was expecting white cheddar cheese, instead they served dry and cold cheddar cheese."
• "The food wasn’t seasoned well, the drinks were weak, & the service was disgusting."

Service

Pros:

• "They were accommodating."
• "They were willing and kind but definitely short staffed."
• "Prices are reasonable, service is fast, and the quality of food and drinks is a pleasant surprise."
• "The waitress was always checking in on us making sure we were okay."
• "Our waitress was particularly accommodating to our repeated enquires on food even after being told that the kitchen was closed."
• "Staff is attentive and friendly."
• "The servers are really nice and they make sure that you are treated well."

Cons:

• "Service through no/little fault of the staff is non-existent."
• "The waitress spilled half of my drink and didn’t bring a new one."
• "The gal working Tuesday nights doesn't need to be in this industry."
• "The waitress was nice but they worked her so much she kept running around having to make sure clients orders were delivered correctly."
• "Took 30 minutes to get a water, much less a beer and burger."
• "The waitress took around 20 minutes to acknowledge our table and so much as take my drink order."
• "Our server was a moron. A lazy, uninformed and kind of rude moron."

Entertainment & Activities

Pros:

• "This is a great hang out place with gigantic games to play outdoor, such as jenga, connect four, golf, corn on the hole and chess."
• "They also have oversized games to play, (connect 4, towers, etc)."
• "Even if you don’t drink your allowed to come here and play games for free which is amazing!"
• "They have a swings area, and huge games outside of the restaurant, while inside the restaurant you can play board games and card games they have for you!"
• "While waiting on the food...the board games were awesome."
• "They have an awesome variety of games, from mini golf holes, to giant connect four, to giant chess, among others to help keep people entertained."
• "They have all sorts of entertainment from giant Jenna and Connect 4 to ping pong and a putting green."

Cons:

• "It was not busy when I went, but it was during the 4th of July holiday, so I do not know what sort of crowd it regularly gets."
• "Waited 2 hours for food. NO ONE SPOKE TO US, NO ONE UPDATED US."
• "All the games were broken. None of the connect fours worked, or too many pieces were missing."
• "It was a fight trying to get to any of the games."
• "Also, while the games are a cool concept, picture the sound of Jenga blocks falling, but ten times louder. This is what I had to endure when this game was played."
• "Games were hard to get as the drunks took ownership."
• "2 games were broken too! No comparison to the Williamsburg location."