St. James Gate

An awesome pub with tasty food.

Good food and prices

Really good fish and chips, great hand chopped Angus burger, big drink pours and not as douchey as the other pubs in this microclimate on Amsterdam...

Probably my 4th time in UWS, an unfamiliar domain I have yet to explore, we searched for a cafe to study on a Sunday afternoon and ended up here at this restaurant/bar converted to cafe in the daytime. We sat down at one of the three open tables outdoors and ordered coffee which was just fine. The server did not push us to order food. The weather was absolutely gorgeous at a mild 75 degrees with the sun glazing, the tree providing sufficient shade and unnecessary droppings of pollen and mite size yellow bugs on the table, couples spending quality time on a stroll, dogs of all sizes and breeds pouncing back and forth, cars slowly passing by tailing a gentle breeze- a perfect picture of happiness in the pleasant Manhattan suburb. This is how Sunday is suppose to be spent. As time went by the sun slowly creeped into the table, on my legs, and to my arms and face, and I with the temperament and skin tone of a vampire, dashed away indoors and ended up studying next to a bunch of alcoholics drinking at 2pm Sunday afternoon. I cannot comment on the food, but the service and coffee (cream and sugar) were excellent.

Solid bar with a laid back atmosphere, good menu (with real Irish fare) and some screens to show the sports. Great place to chill and watch sports without having loads of people shout at the screen!