Maloney’s Tavern

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  • “Great place to go on Sunday afternoons to see ANY football game, get some good wings & a huge beer.” in 2 reviews

  • “Good microbrew selection, solid service, well positioned TVs everywhere, 1/2 priced everything from 3pm to 8pm, I think, and free wifi.” in 9 reviews

    Has TV: Yes

  • “The place is actually very neat inside (like the bookshelves) and definitely was packed when we were there, but we faired ok getting the drinks we needed.” in 2 reviews

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  • 2.0 star rating
    4/19/2014

    This place has a lot of potential, but It's missing something.
    Doesn't feel like a tavern, but has an amusing book selection.
    Watch out for the servers; they tend to have rude servers. Why? I don't think they are taught/trained to be personable by mgmt.
    I don't know if the owners & mgmt just don't care, or if they have a drug habit.
    Don't go here alone; there's a good chance you'll get hustled/hastled by somebody!
    Location is excellent!

  • 4.0 star rating
    1/21/2014

    Looked at from the right perspective - the perspective of a sports fan on a budget - Maloney's is pretty awesome. Qualifier: this will only really remain true for the duration of their Mon-Sat 3-9pm half-priced food and drinks Happy Hour, which means cheap beer for a little over $1, good beer for $2-3, 1lb of wings for $5, top-shelf martinis for $4-5, etc. Their large, high resolution, and well-placed TVs provide some of the best sports viewing in the city.

    While the downsides are obvious - corporate, boring, mediocre food (but you can't really mess up wings too badly), loud music starting at 9pm, annoying late-night college crowd (I've heard) - the upsides outweigh the downsides: excellent happy hour, good service, excellent TV game, convenient location (great place to pre-game if you're bar hopping downtown, I suppose), and a better draft list than you'd probably expect (pro tip for the gluten free crowd: the draft list usually includes a cider).

  • 2.0 star rating
    11/17/2013
    • 1 check-in

    Just another bar, almost. Went for lunch on a Sunday. Due to an extremely limited menu we both settled for burgers, because it's hard to screw-up a burger. None of the appetizers looked/sounded, well...appetizing, and the other entrees were uninviting. Her burger was the sourdough and mine, the cheese. Surprisingly not terrible. I know it (and the fries) came from a freezer, but it was juicy and tasted familiar. I certainly won't be returning for the food. They had the beer I wanted on tap and the waitress was friendly and attentive.
    Since it was a Sunday lunch I don't know what the nights are like nor when it's busy, but it seems to be not a bad choice to have a beer and watch a game. I guess if I was drunk enough I'd eat the food again.

  • 3.0 star rating
    3/28/2014

    Not a bad place to hang out with friends and pre game.  The beers are huge and affordable.  The waiters are nice every time I have been there.  Now if you are a guy, the bar staff will be a bit slower towards you....IMO.

    Overall pretty good place, never ate there so I can't speak to the food quality.

  • 1.0 star rating
    3/19/2014
    • 1 check-in

    My husband and I came in for a drink during happy hour. From the minute you walk in you will notice a musty smell of spilt beer and drinks. There were 3-4 members of the weight staff behind the bar at any given time....but you still waited around 5-10 minutes for a drink. That was WITH bar top seating. This seemed to be the norm as people trickled in and took a seat. Did I mention this was on St. Patrick's day?

    The bartender said he made a mean margarita so I ordered a frozen house margarita. When I finally got my drink I noticed it was missing salt on the rim and had a lemon for a garnish. I brought it to the bartenders attention and he re-glassed with a salted rim. It looked over blended, was tasteless and light yellow in color. I had my husband try it and he agreed that it was pretty bland. I flagged the bartender down again and asked that he taste it. He agreed that it was not up to par and he suggested I try it on the rocks or flavored and blended. I decided not to take my chances and ordered a glass of wine.

    We later had a couple sit next to us and the female ordered a house margarita on the rocks from our same bartender. I was extremely interested to see how hers looked, how he made it and what she thought about her drink. Her facial expressions were worth a thousand words. I didn't even have to ask to know it was poorly made once again. And to think he feels he makes a mean margarita...oh my! I think he should stick to filling the garnishes and washing the glasses. Despite the Margarita mishap the service was poor, you wait way to long for a drink (mixed drink or beer) and it smells pretty bad.

    I will never come back to this place. I heard the Maloney's in Denver is a blast so I thought we would be walking into a win win here in NM. Plus the banner hanging up outside promoted a nice looking happy hour...we found out it was not valid on St. Patty's day. Booooo!

  • 1.0 star rating
    5/9/2014

    Kinda smells like barf upon entering. It's like a frat bar... Except it's a few years after college, everyone else has moved on, except this one guy who still wants to do keg stands until he pukes and passes out. That guy is Maloney's. Avoid this spot and its neighbor across the street, the 'Library'...a rival frat braaa that never graduated probably from lack of ever reading. Irony.

  • 1.0 star rating
    5/29/2014

    Stopped in Albuquerque 5 days ago due to road trip. Me and a friend were walking down the street and we were beckoned into the bar by a man standing out front saying there was 50% off all drinks at the bar so we decided that seemed like a great idea. We went in and noticed there was a few other people there and it seemed like quite a large circular bar with tons of TV's. We quickly ordered some beer and we looked through some menu's because we were hungry from a long trip and found some food we would like to order. The waitress/bartender ignored us for over 20 minutes, we stopped a barback who was working right in front of us to ask if we could order some food and he said "Yeah I will get right on that" and he pretty much ignored what he said and continued setting up his cocktail drink platter in front of us.

    Another 20 minutes have gone by and the bar is now packed and the man standing out front has come back inside and the service has diminished to near zero. Me and my friend decided we have had enough so we asked to close out and leave. It took another 10 minutes to close out because the bartender was leaving supposedly even though we saw her working right in front of us serving other customers and conversing.

    Honestly the beer was $4.50 for a pint which didn't seem like the 50% off thing they were pitching since we went to another bar on that street and it was $4.25 a pint (Blackbird). It was just a ploy to get a lot of people into the bar and sell alcohol quickly. Bad service - bad business - not a lot of fun.

  • 1.0 star rating
    9/18/2013

    This place is beyond disgusting. If you're from out-of-town, I suggest you stay away.

    1) Bartenders are assholes. Maybe that's changed since I was there, but the people I experienced behind the bar were mean, inattentive, and gross-looking like they just shot heroin in the walk-in fridge.

    2) The food is nasty.

    3) The beer selection is not good.

    4) The homeless people staring into the bar through the window on Central seem to be sizing you up for a mugging.

    5) The 1984 style surveillance system of scanning and recording your drivers license as you enter the bar is off-putting. Maybe that's because there's been so many gang shootings right outside their door.

    6) Why is this place still open again?

  • 1.0 star rating
    1/7/2013

    Just heard on the news the staff asked a woman to leave because of her service dog. Apparently some of the patrons got in on the act making fun of her AND complaining that the ramp that was put in for people with disabilities took away table space.

    To make matters worse, they were only fined $2500 and had to put a plaque on the outside that says service are welcomed. Animals...they don't even deserve to serve dogs let alone humans.

    I had a horrible experience with them before Yelp existed but you can be sure I'll never go there again, and neither should you.

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  • 2.0 star rating
    1/8/2012
    • 1 check-in

    Wow - the first thing that hit me when I walked through the door was the stench!  Nothing like the linger of stale spilled beer with a hint of vomit.  My group came here for lunch and it was immediately obvious that the true function of this establishment is drinking yourself silly in the evening, not having food in the middle of the day.

    The guys I was with swore by the cheesesteak.  And, I have to say, it looked really good - I should have gotten that.  Instead I went with the grilled chicken sandwich.  (I was trying to watch my calorie intake, but was too scared to order a salad at a place like this - though they are on the menu.  In fact, my friend asked for a side salad with his sandwich and the waitress wasn't sure if they could do that.  Nope, apparently they can't, as he also got the fries.  Guess what it says on the menu is true: you can either get 1 lb. of fries with your sandwich or 1 lb. of fries!)

    My chicken sandwich was nothing special, though I will admit it was nice that they didn't skimp on the cheese.  The fries were delicious, especially with the BBQ/ranch sauce that came with my sandwich.

    Service was extremely SLOW.  Many others came in after us, so clearly the place serves lunch, but you wouldn't have known it by the service.  At first our server seemed confused and overwhelmed by our order.  And, keep in mind, the menu is only 1 page with maybe 12 options listed on it.  Then we waited at least 30 minutes before our food came out.  Did they not have a cook?  That seems extremely long to get 6 sandwiches out.  And, the poor servers have to wear unfortunate outfits - tank tops and short shorts.  Maybe the male clientele likes it, but I personally prefer to have a server whose belly is not hanging out and staring me in the face while I order.

    There is a chance I might be back, if the majority of the group is for it and I am out-voted.  If I do, I'm going with the cheesesteak.  And, at least I know that if I stay there long enough I start to not even notice the smell (scary as that is).

  • 2.0 star rating
    2/18/2013
    • 1 check-in

    Ahhh... Maloney's I have spent several Friday and Saturday nights here and every time I come its like a re-run. It almost seems like they only have 1 CD and they play it over.. and over.. and over again! This place usually gets packed by 10pm and is nearly impossible to make your way around inside. The bathrooms here are absolutely disgusting and the whole bar area smells like vomit. The only positive I have to say is they serve massive sized beers..With that all being said I think you get the vibe of this place.

  • 2.0 star rating
    7/12/2010
    • 1 check-in

    I don't understand this place. They've somehow mastered the combination of the 1980s, my grandparent's house, and Hooters girls.

    From the outside, this looks like your standard restaurant. Something to the likes of a TGIFridays or Chili's. The menu is mostly burgers and the like. Since there's not a whole lot of lunch options, I stuck with what I could find- Maloneys.

    A big world cup game was playing, so I passed by the dark-wood, circular bar and took a seat at a high-bar table facing this wall that was completely filled with books, and three flat-screens mounted. I felt like I was sitting in my family's den. It was certainly cozy.

    As I perused the menu, I was distracted by the face of Ferris Beuller, who's photo was on the menu for no apparent reason. The walls that don't have books are covered with framed black and white photos of celebs of the past.

    Finally my waitress arrives. She is decked out in a super short red skirt with a midriff-baring black top. I notice this is the uniform for the servers. I'm really confused now, because I'm not sure what this place is going for. Ferris Beuller, and my grandparent's den, reminds me of wholesome family fun, but the waitresses are telling a very different story.

    I ordered some salad with grilled chicken on it. It was decent, but it took a good 30 minutes for it to come out. It came with this barbeque ranch dressing that was seriously nasty. My waitress raved about how great the dressing was, but I could still see the red swirls of the BBQ sauce of them mixing it with the ranch. Could we not think of something a little more creative and less gross to put on our salads?

    I was really happy to get the hell out of this place. For the rest of my stay in ABQ, I vehemently opposed taking the group to Maloney's. There's GOT to be places that have better food, better & faster service, and ambiance that is way less hodge-podge.

  • 1.0 star rating
    9/19/2012

    For an establishment with a lot of TVs and that tries to market itself as a sports bar, Maloney's is an utter failure. Arrived to watch a US women's soccer game (admittedly, not the most popular option, but I'd called ahead and been assured that if the game was on ESPN they'd be showing it). Decent bar service, the bartender was quite nice, but just into the second half of the game, the screen switched to some local ads. When I inquired at the bar about it, I was informed that it was karaoke night and that the bartender would have to check if they could switch one of the screens back to the game. Although the adjacent screen was still tuned to ESPN U (nobody was watching the women's volleyball game it was showing), I was turned down, so I left.

    Long story short, the music sucks, the tap selection is mediocre at best, they have a lot of TVs but there's not a lot of latitude when it comes to what's showing. Would not go again.

  • 1.0 star rating
    8/30/2013

    Maloney's: A Great Place To Get Roofied.

  • 1.0 star rating
    9/8/2012 Updated review

    UPDATE REVIEW:
    Almost every good review for this place on Yelp is obviously meant to be a review for Anodyne (which is a block west) by folks who got the bar names mixed up.
    Which is funny and sad.

    1.0 star rating
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  • 5.0 star rating
    1/27/2014

    I have no idea why this place only has 2 stars. Besides the very faint smell of feet, this place is terrific. Good microbrew selection, solid service, well positioned TVs everywhere, 1/2 priced everything from 3pm to 8pm, I think, and free wifi. (And I'm pretty sure that dank smell is unlikely to be noticed by the vast majority of folks.)

  • 1.0 star rating
    8/22/2013

    I only go when my friends go. Other than that, service is HORRENDOUS. You're not downtown LA guys, GET OVER YOURSELVES.

  • 3.0 star rating
    8/4/2010

    Ducked in to get out of the sun while waiting for a train, and was entertained by this odd establishment. The drinks were fine, "around the world" was recommended by the bartender (couple flavored vodkas with juices) and was pretty good.

    The few regulars stumbling around were more confusing than the waitresses who displayed remarkable self confidence while spilling out of the micro uniforms in the worst ways. The space was covered in flat screens which is great if you want to watch sports, shark week, or just have a tiny attention span.

    Overall, not bad but nothing special. I'd probably try to find some place else if I'm in the area again. Oh, and can anyone explain why Ferris Bueller is on the menu?

  • 1.0 star rating
    10/17/2010

    The TV screens are nice, but that's where the good news stops.

    The nachos were doused in a tasty taco sauce and plentiful but congealed over long before we could finish. Our server did a fair job, but she seemed to be the only competent waitress in the bunch.

    One party nearby waited nearly 40 minutes for their waitress to clear up a their check. Another four had to continuously walk up to the bar/serving station to pester their waitress for their beer. A man in crutches made his way up to the bar and back no less than three times and was still awaiting service when we left.

    The icing on the cake was when the football game we'd been watching for 3 hours went into overtime, but the establishment changed the channel to another game (a 3 score blowout). Complaints by numerous parties could not sway the servers. It was 10 minutes into overtime before the TV was finally switched back.

    Albuquerque is full of places to have a beer and catch the game... Skip Maloney's and find one who cares about its customers.

  • 1.0 star rating
    10/18/2010

    Ordered a burger with a fairly large group. I know large groups aren't easy, but they were warned well in advance.

    I kept it simple:I ordered a burger (medium) with provolone and fries.

    Over an hour after showing up, I received my burger. The bun had been resting (aesthetically) on the provolone. I went to remove it and the dry bun ripped in half, leaving one half in my hand and one plastered to the burger.

    I took one bite and was met with a pile of bland meat in my mouth. It was overcooked and dry. The fries were stone cold. The waitress avoided me, so I politely tracked her down inside. She said she'd "talk to the manager."

    They comp'd it, so I'd give 1.5 stars if I could. But, a kitchen that lets crap food like that go to customer, they obviously don't give a shit about their food, customers or reputation.

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