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Darby O'Gills
- Price Range:
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$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
4 reviews for Darby O'Gills
It's hard to know what category to list Darby O'Gills under, because it's an Irish pub, so is it a bar or a restaurant?
I think that depends on whether you're a student in Hyde Park, NY, or whether you're an outsider.
I found myself in Hyde Park over the weekend. Around 11PM, the food options were scarce so my guide (a student in Hyde Park) suggested Darby's. The atmosphere was noisy, and it was full of students from the area schools. There was no waitstaff at that time of the night, and as the bar was full, the bartenders were running crazy to take orders. Every round of drinks took between 5-10 minutes to get the bartender's attention. We had to be aggressive about ordering food.
However, when we got the food, it was tasty. The Irish Nachos are awesome - waffle fries with cheese, bacon, bacon, scallops, and more cheese. The waffle fries alone were tasty and well-seasoned, and the fixin's just made it even better. Two of us got wraps, which had good flavor - what more can you say about a wrap? The regular fries were also tasty. Extra points for a place having good food this late at night.
The barstaff seems friendly enough and the food is good. However, it's jammed packed full of local students on the weekends and service is non-existent as a result. So if you're a local student and you want to meet and greet, head here. If you just happen to be in town for the weekend, head into Poughkeepsie for a chain restaurant and you might be better off.
Shamrocks and Guiness signs do not an Irish pub make. This place wants to be an Irish pub, but it's not. I was there today for lunch and got the burger which was pretty tasty. Cooked well, though the bun was a little big, so the bread sort of overpowered the meat. There was a bartender doing service for both the tables and the bar.
Service was slow. There was a period of about 10-15 minutes where she was gone entirely. People came in, looked around, and sat down, My friend thought maybe she was using the toilet and it was that kind of emergency. All I know is the service here is poor.
The food is good, which is why it gets an extra star.
College Dive bar. You will see Marist and culinary students alike pounding drinks and playing games with the miller lite girls. the specials are great on the nights that their is no cover. the bar outside is fun as well. Don't take yourself to seriously when your here, just relax and have fun.
I consider this place a bar. And yes, this is coming from a student's perspective. As a student from Marist, this is the place to go on nights out. One can expect a more relaxed atmosphere then the local places freshmen go to (and them not being there is also a plus).
Feel like food? Try the Irish Nachos. Other then that, I can not say I have tried to food here. The booths are great to sit in and relax, large open space in middle to mingle.
