Dan Foley’s
81-01 Myrtle Ave., Maspeth; 628-8100

Cuisine: Continental; Irish

Hours: 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. everyday (dinner and lunch).  

Parking: Parking lot and street

Credit Cards: All major.

Stained-glass lamps and wooden planks decorate the family-friendly restaurant Dan Foley’s in Maspeth.  Completing renovations in May, owners wanted to make the bar and restaurant less formal—and what better way to do so than to name the restaurant after an Irish pub owner (and friend of one of the owners) Dan Foley, whose pub has been featured on postcards. 

With nine special summery drinks, 11 different martini options, and a plethora of dishes to choose from, this restaurant-bar has been a favorite among customers open to a continental assortment of hearty dishes ranging from traditional Irish cuisine like Fish and Chips to Yankee Pot Roast.

The Yankee pot roast dish ($11.95)—one of the more popular choices according to the waitress—is comprised of tender beef, crispy potato pancakes with apple sauce, and vegetables lightly brushed in butter, along with a fresh garden salad to start.  But the fresh fish, in the form of Fish and Chips, Shrimp Fettuccini or Poached Norwegian Salmon, acquired out from Montauk Bay on Long Island is also a winner, owners say.  The Beef Barley and French Onion Soups are said to be excellent as well.

Not to be missed is the Peach Melba, consisting of half a peach, vanilla ice cream, and topped with raspberry sauce ($3.25) or the Flaky Puff Pastry ($3.95) together with  specialty drinks like the Leapin’ Leprechaun ($4.50) made up of Bailey’s, coffee, Kahlua, and whipped cream or Irish coffee.

  Adjoining catering hall Durows-owned and operated by the same people also offers space for first-rate weddings, showers, birthdays, Christenings, anniversaries and business events with a capacity of approximately 250 guests.  

– Susan Lee