White Horse Tavern — Restaurant in New York

Hands down best I’ve ever had slow cooked pulled pork bbq sandwich on potato roll w/refreshingly crisp apple slaw, a wonderful unexpected flavor and textural elevation of standard slaw, all much appreciated by one who grew up regularly since childhood visiting top rated Southern bbq purveyors w/hour long waiting lines.

White Horse Tavern’s bbq matched and exceeded what tourists & locals wait for willingly in the South. Honored to meet and praise Texan chef, Jeff, who travels to bbq festivals for technique & the plethora of the techniques, with plans for WHT baby back ribs, hopefully w/yet more of the superb slaw & similar emergent creativity w/sides and/or slider variations. It’s not hard to imagine what he could compose in improved variations of connoisseur onion rings and baked beans, classic accompaniments that needn’t conform to the usual suspects, and rise to transcendent comfort food.

If beer standard were significantly elevated to comparable quality of the bbq, the loud overcrowded less interested in the improved cuisine than binge drinking trashing the street loud frat party environment, might be replaced w/more bbq & beer connoisseurs, and may include again, more families, seeking what the new owner and chef offers.Higher quality beer/libations, along w/civilized crowd control measures, could resolve what bruises the legacy of a historic landmark w/evolving menu and legacy.

Hoping the new owner, who expressed proud appreciation for the historical significance of the landmark tavern, realizes he has the team to establish a bbq haven comparable to the very best in the south, all quite civilized, even w/college patrons, to keep these historic restaurants alive for future generations. Hope his family won’t pass up another layer of history and longevity, achievable by making the 1880 tavern historic for bbq unmatched in NY outside Brooklyn.

The very best bbq purveyors I’ve visited ship large gift orders of bbq nationally for special occasion and holiday family/corporate gifts, by those remembering the magic combination of atmosphere, history and what they tasted. What I tasted at WHT was beyond, by bbq standards, standard fare. Am hopeful the new owner, management and chef, doing remarkable things, with growing pains resolvable, could make White Horse Tavern as historic for cuisine and lose, for its benefit, the recent...

We recently visited a restaurant with a party of three, and our experience left a bitter aftertaste. Upon arrival, the host and her assistant denied us a table on the sidewalk because third person can't be seated on the sidewalk and instead offered us seating in an outdoor-indoor structure. We accepted the offer, but 10 minutes later, we noticed the same table given to another party of three, with one person seated on the sidewalk side. This made us feel uncomfortable and possibly profiled. We are white folks, professionals, who were just looking for some outdoor seating.

When I brought this issue to the attention of the host, she responded that it was her boss who was seating on that sidewalk. I was taken aback, as I wasn't aware that the boss was exempt from city regulations as we were told about.

While I understand that businesses have their own policies, it's disheartening to witness apparent inconsistencies and potential bias in seating arrangements. Such experiences can greatly affect a customer's perception and overall satisfaction. I hope that the restaurant can address this matter and ensure fair and respectful treatment for...

Not good, I'm afraid. Me - 'bottle of Coney Island IPA please and a small cider...' Barman interrupts rudely 'We only do pints' (I order a pint instead and wonder how I am supposed to know that this is the only pub in the world that does pints and nothing else). Later: Staff Member - 'We've got a party of eleven coming, we need this table' (gestures towards a table that can easily fit 15'). 'There is plenty of room for them to sit down here, we don't mind'. Barman gestures and walks away in a sulk (I wonder if I have ever been asked to move from an unreserved table when there are plenty of seats available). It also turns out that a third member of staff had been rude to my wife earlier. I also witnessed the barman give three dollar bills in change to someone by dumping it in a patch of spilled drink on the bar. The punter had to pick up the soaked notes and shake them dry. A very obnoxious place. Avoid, unless you like an argument. This is no way to run a 'pub'. The 'pint' was short a good inch as well. Go to the Old Pony...