Tortoise & Hare — Restaurant in New York

This bar should be added to "The Hit List" which is a guide for the best bars in NYC to hit up. It's a perfectly splendid bar! There's seating available outside and once you enter the bar there's this soothing ambience with soft lighting, peaceful music, pretty sweet decor that makes you want to take pics before your selfies. The owner is totally awesome giving off total sweetheart vibes with his great hospitality, attentiveness and Irish ☘️ accent.

PRICING: Very fair and affordable (unlike many other establishments especially after the pandemic). Sweet enough deals during Happy Hour to make you happy 😊

FOOD: The food is Finger Lickin' GOOD. T&H has a diverse menu that they add their own special spin off to. On St. Patrick's Day my sister and I were craving for some corn beef and cabbage and let me tell you our meal went ABOVE OUR EXPECTATIONS.

DRINKS: The bar has a large variety of selections for all types of preferences.Very rare I enjoy the taste of beer unless it tastes freshly brewed straight from a brewery which that's the level of excellence to expect. You don't have to pay much to get a buzz with high quality alcohol. Oh and I recommend the tasty guava mimosas for brunch.

TYPE OF CUSTOMERS: Pretty welcoming to all...singles, families, couples, business meetups and friends. The type of bar to go to even if you're riding solo, people are chill enough.

PARKING: FREE street parking is normally not a issue people are always coming and going at ALL hours of the night/day.

LOCATION: 3 min walk from the last stop on the 1 train (UPTOWN Van Cortlandt Park), 1 min walk from the BX 9 bus stop and is located directly across the street in front of the Tortoise & Hare statue in Van Cortlandt Park off W251st & Broadway which is the 3rd largest park in NYC (that always has a lot of attractions going on) Lloyd's Famous Carrot Cake next door along with Manhattan College. If you find yourself around the Riverdale neighborhood (the GOOD part of the BX) or would like to explore new vibing places, as you already can see I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO PUT THIS BAR ON YOUR...

I went to this place last Sunday 2/25, Friday alone 3/1, yesterday 3/3. Service at the bar by the gentlemen was great. My issue is the short Hispanic woman with the Napoleon complex. 2/25 Other than the general off putting tone, in a condescending tone she states not to play large jenga on the table says things have broken before, then she comes over again and starts saying to my son he is not playing jenga correctly. My friend had an issue and she turns over to me trying to confront me about it 😳 I told the other waitress I did not like her coming up to my son like that. It’s just a game, we’re having fun, no need to crash the game and tell my son he is playing wrong. Grow up instead of picking at a child. 3/2 As soon as I walk in the older waitress/bartender makes eye contact and then the Napoleon waitress in her condescending tone states my son can’t have his bike in there. It was an electric scooter not a bike. We folded it and placed in the corner. I think this woman saw my son has an easy target to bully or just be nasty too. We were asked to leave by the owner when my friend told our waitress (different one) they didn’t feel like they had bottomless drinks. She didn’t come by frequently and shrugged it off as being busy. After this Napoleon waitress walks by looked over her shoulder and had a big grin on her face. I guess she thought it was funny the business was out the money since they asked us to leave and her coworker as well. Some people do not belong in the service industry. I truly believe she wanted to exhibit whatever power she feels she has there. Female competition/rivalry at play here? Lastly, no one stole any board game. Please check your cameras to see my friend bringing in the game from her apartment which is a block away. You did not own this board game. Attached picture of friend’s...

The first time going to T&H was on 2/18 for brunch of which I had a good time. Service at the bar was great and the food was okay. However, this past Sunday 3/3 I met with two of my other friends for brunch once again(at a table). The waitress came by twice in the ‘90 minute bottomless drink/brunch time’. I had to share 3 times from my mimosa pitcher to my friends as the waitress neglected our table. When she came by to tell us our allotted time was over I asked her to please extend as she barely came by and I had to share from my drink which made it quite unfair to pay for if it was bottomless for such time frame. She said she’s speak to manager and as he approached the table, he went off to one of my friends about some other incident from another visit- of which I WAS NOT part of. I kept trying to speak to him from my point of view as a separate paying customer and he was not having it. He asked us to leave. I have never been asked to leave an establishment. Neither one of our group raised our voice, made any scene and were shocked with his behavior. My friend went to her house and brought a game in to play at the table of which he states she stole from his place. Id suggest to go back to your cameras before accusing anyone. This type of service is by far the worse I have ever encountered! I believe if there was any past issues with any other customer, he should had approached her separately and not come out with such arrogance when all we asked for was fairness in the brunch special of which we more than gladly would had paid for along with the food we ordered had he not asked us to leave. Far from recommending this...