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   Pampell

   New York Area

   41 reviews

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   5.0

   41 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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   I was pleasantly surprise about my dinner and the service. Our server Erica was great and on her game. She kept checking in with us to make sure everyone was happy! We split nachos and I had the mahi sandwich. Others had a burger and the pulled pork sandwich. It came out hot and all at the same time. Drink were also go and they have happy hour until 7pm! We would definitely go back. Good food a a great price.

   80 Proof American Kitchen & BarResponded 7 days agoIt is so lovely to hear of your positive experience. Erica is a gem! Thank you for visiting us!

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 15, 2023

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   Great Happy Hour value and variety offered. Drinks were not watered down, very good!

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 8, 2023

   overall5food5service3ambience5

   Good food and drinks

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4. JA

   JoeA

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 8, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience3

   Great food great service! Would definitely come back!

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   DavidM

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 7, 2023

   overall5food5service4ambience5

   Great place to go especially if you’re going to the Shubert for the night

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York Area

   14 reviews

   3.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on December 31, 2022

   overall3food2service3ambience4

   Service was very slow, despite being pretty empty. Drink specials were great, food was solid. Messed up a few orders and took forever to get more drinks/check. Was a really nice place otherwise. Could be really great.

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 18, 2022

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   Another great date night in the books at 80 proof. 80 proof American kitchen and Bar is one of my go tos. My date and i enjoyed the mezcal apple cider mule, autumn in New Haven, fried calamari, burger on fire and the blackened mahi sandwiche. The vibe was great to start off the evening! 10/10 recommend

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   KaylaW

   Miami

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 10, 2022

   overall4food5service5ambience5

   I love this place!!! I love the drinks as well. Wonderful staff too.

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   SusanD

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 10, 2022

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   Our waitress was inattentive and absent most of the evening. Had to get up and find her several times. Food was good and mediocre depending on the appetizer. Mushroom sliders good. Potato skins overcooked and tough to cut.

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    AshleyH

    New York Area

    4 reviews

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    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2022

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    It was decent and the drinks were good.

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    KayG

    New York Area

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 16, 2022

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    Food was edible but not delicious or satisfying. Only house wine is offered. Booths are very tight and we are not large people. Atmosphere is bland- no charm or theme. With so many restaurants in NH, you have to offer something pretty special to have people come back or recommend. There just wasn’t anything special about 80 Proof.

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    AiyanaB

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 13, 2022

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    Overall the food was excellent. Service was slow, granted there was only one waitress taking care of everyone on a busy Saturday night. I will be visiting again maybe during the week to get a better review.

    80 Proof American Kitchen & BarResponded on November 14, 2022Hello Aiyana B, Thank you for visiting us! We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed the food. Saturday night our private dining spaces were booked for a large dinner party and that may have slowed down our service a bit. We appreciate your patience and hope to see you again soon!

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    BrianS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 12, 2022

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    Excellent wings and good service. Multiple tv’s to watch sports

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14. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing food! Delicious drinks

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 8, 2022

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    This place has a late night happy hour! I made the reservation not knowing about the happy hour deals but totally lucked out. The wings were delicious, I had the dry rub. My friend had the steak sliders which looked good. We also shared the wonton nachos which are Asian inspired with raw tuna & seaweed salad (these aren’t a happy hour special but are AMAZING). I had the Let That ManGO cocktail (definitely will come back just for this drink). Service was good and the place has a fun vibe.

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16. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 6, 2022

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    The experience could have been better if our waiter had paid attention or clarified each order. I would have given the rating a one star but trying to leave room for improvement. We had to correct our waiter three times about our drinks. My wife's cocktail was overly sweet even though we clearly stated a skinny margarita (light on the sugar). The final straw was when she decided to leave a bottle of malbec on our table even though we asked for a glass. Instead of correcting it, she states, “it's only $30,” completely ignoring the fact we didn't need a bottle of wine for one person. It wasn't a busy night, but I had to communicate with other servers to get her attention. In the end, my wife didn't finish the sugar water of a cocktail, we paid and went across the street to continue our night.

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    CPCP

    Charleston

    10 reviews

    2.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2022

    overall2food1service4ambience1

    Noisy, average food. Server was very nice. Would not go back.

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    Brit

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 30, 2022

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    The staff and drinks were great. That Let that ManGo drink will definitely have you tipsy. The food was not the best. It seemed to be overcooked and no love put into it. But overall the experience was good.

    80 Proof American Kitchen & BarResponded on November 3, 2022HI Brit, Thank you for visiting us this week! I'm glad you enjoyed our 'Let That Mango' cocktail. I will forward your feedback on the food to the kitchen. Please always feel free to speak with your server or a manager if something seems to have been not cooked to your liking. If we can fix it we will! We hope to see you again.

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    Timika

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 30, 2022

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    Service definitely was not up to par the night my friends and I attended. Service and food was not Great at all!!

    80 Proof American Kitchen & BarResponded on November 3, 2022Hi Timika, Thank you for choosing to dine with us this past Saturday. We are sorry to hear your experience was sub-par. There was a Halloween day party that ran late & was just finishing up as you arrived (or it had just ended) and that is not our normal atmosphere for dinner. I know our staff were working hard to transition to regular dinner service but we may have had our timing off. We know we can do better and hope you will return to dine with us again in the future.

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    LyndaW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 28, 2022

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    First time at 80 Proof! Went there before heading to the Shubert…. Drinks were yummy and the food was delicious!!! Are waitress was a pleasure!! Will definitely go again.

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    RoseG

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 22, 2022

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    Excellent service, food was very good; had Happy Hour cocktails so bill was very reasonable! Would recommend and would go again!

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    MimiS

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2022

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    Staff was outstanding, especially Erica. Had potato skins, fried calamari and mozzarella, all delicious. Would definitely recommend and return there again!

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    Niasia

    New York Area

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 6, 2022

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    My 11 yr old ordered a Shirley temple. The server knew she was a child a suggested she order a Shirley temple because she was indecisive. When they brought out our drinks my daughter passed me her drink because she immediately knew it tasted funny. I tasted her drink and there was alcohol in it. I notified my server and he apologized and removed the drink and brought it back to the bar. I watched him speak to the bartender to inform her that this drink had alcohol in it and her response was “my bad”. The manager came out and apologized and offered to comp my daughters meal which was about $20.00. Will never return to this restaurant again and i advise if you are dining out with family and have children avoid bringing them here.

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    JohnK

    New England

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food and cocktails at very reasonable prices. Similar items at nearby restaurants easily 30% more.

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    TartanGirl

    Seattle

    10 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on September 23, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    Great food, Spell specialty drinks more like fruit juice than a grown-up beverage.

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    sydney

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 18, 2022

    overall5food4service4ambience5

    Best Happy Hour in town, both from variety of options to the flexibility of it being every day, in the entire restaurant, for longer hours than most in New Haven. Never been disappointed with the food or the drinks, and the staff is always friendly and welcoming. We’re hoping 80 Proof keeps up this level of service and offerings as it continues to get noticed by locals and becomes more popular! If it does, we plan to be longtime customers.

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27. PK

    PeanutK

    Philadelphia

    24 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    Good happy hour menu and drinks at reasonable prices.

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    JovanB

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Strawberry vodka lemonade I highly recommend to go along with the lobster Mac and cheese

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    MarquelleM

    New York Area

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 4, 2022

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    The food was not good and the drinks were watery within minimal alcohol content.

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    Meredith

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Yet another great addition to the New Haven scene by the team who brought us Barracuda and Te Amo. Excellent food, good drinks menu, and love the patio! (Also loved that when a quick rainstorm moved through, they quickly moved our table underneath the roof by the bar. :) Can't wait to go again and try out more of the menu.

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31. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great atmosphere! The owner was checking in all the patrons and Monet the bartender was on point and super friendly. The food did not disappoint

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32. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    1.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 30, 2022

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    Service was slow, food came out cold and drinks took forever to come out and didn’t taste great. Hoping this is because the place is fairly new but unfortunately I won’t be back to see if they improve.

    80 Proof American Kitchen & BarResponded on July 30, 2022Thank you for dining with us. We are sorry to hear about your experience last night. We have a couple new bartenders training and we will review with them to make sure they have the recipes down - they are definitely a bit slow as it was their first week with us. We hope you reconsider visiting us again in the future.

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    KaiP

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 29, 2022

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    Rebecca the bartender is amazing

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    KathyO

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 28, 2022

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    Very good value for the Happy Hours in this economy. Love the outdoor patio seating.

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    Megan

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2022

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    Went there and sat inside rather than the patio because the weather looked iffy. Only real complaint is that the temperature inside was very warm as if the AC wasn’t working properly (we were also there on a very very hot day though.) our waiter was good and the food was good too.

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    Joseph

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 13, 2022

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    Not friendly at hostess station, drinks were not consistent, had to pay extra for a condiment

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    AnnetteH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 10, 2022

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    Loved the Happy Hour prices. The service was very fast and efficient. And the food was very good. Our waitress was outstanding as were all the servers.

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38. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    17 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on July 6, 2022

    overall3food3service4ambience4

    Saw 80 Proof on IG & made a reservation for 9:00 PM with high expectations based on the positive reviews. My friend & I arrived around 8:50ish & it was empty except a few folks at the bar. We were told by the hostess that it’s busier during their happy hour. We scanned the QR code to get the menu. The menu was decent - more bar food/sandwiches than meals IMO. Drinks: We went for the BlackBerry Smash and the Watermelon Mojito/Margarita. The drinks were a little on the tart side and my BlackBerry Smash didn’t have a blackberry in it for garnish. I mentioned it to our server because I noticed another diner ordered the same but had blackberries as garnish in theirs. I thought the apology would come with a fresh drink filled with blackberries but nope - the server brought out one BlackBerry on a toothpick to drop in my drink LOL!!! The Watermelon Whatever was much better than mine and I was kind of bummed I didn’t order that instead. Apps: we decided on the chicken and waffle sliders. Very cute in presentation and nice concept but the waffles were cold. Cold enough that that butter slathered on top was not melted in the very least. The chicken was a tad bit salty - not sure if it had been refried. We got waffle fries and they were cold as well and seemed to be heading towards the burnt side. Entree: We decided on the fish sandwich and the mahi mahi sandwich with house salads in lieu of fries. The fish sandwich was overloaded with tartar sauce and had more breading on the fish than fish. I tasted the fish solo and it was quite “fishy” in taste/smell if you know what I mean. On to the mahi sandwich. So instead of blackened, I asked for grilled in hopes that grilled would be less easy to screw up than blackened - WRONG!!! The mahi mahi was a nice sized piece but it was quite dry and minimal seasoning/flavor. The sauce wasn’t overwhelming tasty. Overall I am not sure I’d give 80 Proof another go. It was just OK.

    80 Proof American Kitchen & BarResponded on July 7, 2022Thank you for visiting us! The 4th of July is a bit quiet downtown. We appreciate hearing your feedback and it has been shared with the kitchen. The Blackened Mahi has its seasoning in the blackened treatment so when you asked for it without that it was prepared without its seasoning.

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 3, 2022

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    Nice places. Dry rub Wings are fire !!! Differently going back asap

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    Lucille

    New York Area

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on June 30, 2022

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    I loved it! The owner was fabulous. I didn’t love my food choice but everyone else did so that’s what I get for trying something I never had! I’ll definitely be back. I’ve already booked my next reservation. It’s a must try downtown New Haven. All of the owner’s establishments are great!

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