Tiernan’s Bar & Restaurant

I haven’t actually eaten here so this is a review for the night life/​bar scene.
With a city like Stamford, with tons of college educated millennial living around the downtown area, there are many options for a late night scene. And while I have frequented many places, I always find myself back at Tiernan’s most nights out.
Tiernan’s doesn’t pretend to be what it’s not. It is not an Irish bar in NYC, thats packed beyond capacity, and super loud. It has an amazing lay out, with a center u-​shaped bar, a live music/​dancing on one side and seats, dart boards, and conversation area on there other. They have an incredible rotation of bands whom are perfect for the Saturday night. The bartenders are quick, pour great drinks and super friendly. They never give attitude, which is rare in Stamford. The glasses is almost always spotless. During crazy night outs such as Live-​at-​Five, Halloween, SantaCon, etc, Tiernan’s gets quite busy, but it’s still the perfect place to hang with friends. Also shout of to the nicest bouncers in Stamford!
If you are looking for a causal night out with your friends and what to avoid the craziness of Bedford (and avoid the waters down drinks), Tiernan’s is the place for you.

Mediocre bar food and overall dirty place, but the main driver of the poor review is the soapy taste of the draft beer. Tastes like the glasses aren’t being washed properly or the keg tubes aren’t being cleaned regularly. I’ve also received skunked beer that they were pushing as a «sale». The sign should have read «Stale»!
If you’re only drinking Bud Light bottles, this place may be suitable for your needs.

This was right next to our hotel. We were in town for a few days and ended up going here a number of times. The staff was great, the drinks were generous, and the food was surprisingly good. I expected bottom-​rung bar food or generic junk, but my wife had a great caprese salad. We came back for brunch on a Sunday and the bartender remembered us. It’s a great place to have a drink and grab some food.

Stopped since we were in town for a Spartan race. Bar food although not much for beer selections. Just a local bar is the best I can say.

I have never been here for before, but had the best service. The bartender Justine is absolutely amazing. Charismatic, kind, fun, and just spectacular. She is worth coming in for a drink or two if anything.

Good place for live music of any kind, but not the best place for draft beer (can’t speak for the food). I think they really need to clean their taps. It’s been weeks now that their 312 has tasted like a mix of old bud light and Stella. Every time I go, hoping they’ve changed something, but am then sadly disappointed and get bottles beer instead. They also frequently run out of whatever they have on draft. It’s awesome that they have 312 draft as an option, but if it’s gonna taste like garbage, I’d rather not know.

Worst ever the guy tried to kick me out nd the waitress was rude cuz i dont have id i dont even order drink just here with my friends bs place ever nd even my friend drink is disgusting … Sr not good @english but this is the worst place make me to write …

Attentive and great bartenders. Good pizza and chicken tenders. 4 soft tip dart boards. Great location and plenty of room to party. There is live music sometimes.

Dart. Boards. Galore.
Which is enough to get me into any bar. Combined with live music (even if the Friday night band sounded more like a wedding band than an Irish pub band), I’ll stay for a few.

The staff is super friendly, the food arrives quickly, the beef is amazing (I highly recommend any burger they have or their steak sandwich). The atmosphere before the nightlife begins is really chill and relaxing. I’ve been coming here for at least 6 years and I am never disappointed.

It’s unfortunate that some people claim they had a bad experience coming to this bar because for as long as I’ve been coming here (2 years now) I’ve had nothing but friendly faces and quicker than other places service. I happened to be at Tiernans for the USA/​Canada hockey game as well and personally I was impressed by what I saw… Just TWO female bartenders taking care of the entire, every seat filled restaurant. That is the busiest I have ever seen Tiernans for lunch. Now yes I believe they could have had more hands on deck but the turnout for the hockey game may have been more than the restaurant usually expects and the staff
handled it with ease. Pleasing every bar and table guest. From what I saw they were non stop and my coworker was impressed with the service despite the busy atmosphere and the fact that they were short staffed. I would recommend this bar to anyone who appreciates made-​to-​order fresh realistically priced food. It’s a true «mom and pop» kind of place and for not being too well known of a regular there I am always treated with full and attentive service. It’s kept me coming back for two years so I will certainly be coming back for many more years to come. Out of every bar I have visited in Stamford, Tiernans is definitely the most inviting, quickest serving one with the best «bar» food.

I was really hoping to give this bar a good review, but unfortunately after more than 8 times of visiting over 21 days, my feedback is not going to make the owner have warm fuzzies.
They do a lot of things right here. Food is good (though overpriced a bit based on other nicer places charging the same), drinks are well poured, and the beer selection, while not steller is decent.
Good tvs, good sound (watching the Olympics USA/​Canada game right now), good dart boards and plenty of seating.
But unfortunately, the customer service really just sucks … bad, really really bad. Out of probably 8 different peaople who served my coworkers and I at the bar and at tables, only one person really seemed to know how to do a job of making the customer first.
Regularly, I have had to flag down someone to get a drink refill or ask for something for my meal. Many of the staff are more interested in either their phones or people that they know and talking to them rather than engaging all of the customers around them.
You could often tell that there was favoritism on the part of bar staff based on whether they were trying to hook up someone or get a date. All very sad for what otherwise could be a great place.
It also seemed that they were not staffed well for high traffic periods, no dedicated staff on the floor and bartenders regularly ignored people who had to get up from thier tables to ask for silverware or napkins.
Would I recommend this place? Maybe if you can become a «regular» and know how to get the attention of staff, otherwise, there are plenty of better places in the area.
Recommendations to the owner/​manager — spend more time with your staff and have them focus on delivery of smiles and better conversation. Or, look for staff who have a more friendly demeanor.

This place gets pretty loud and overcrowded. It’s really nothing out of the ordinary.
They have two electronic dart boards.

Alive@5 Review:
This spot is really close to the stage however you won’t hear the music. It just turns into background noise. However they do have a live band inside.
Its too bad your paying concert prices for drinks especially when the best thing on tap is Red Hook… really?
Did not try the food yet, but it looks like regular frozen then fried bar food. Also terrible bathroom lines.

So during my looooooooooong and boring (no offense) week in Stamford, CT while on business I could not find much to do other than drink myself stupid on a pretty much continual basis and this place came highly recommended. The bartenders were really cool, and I also found out that one of them was a firefighter too.
Anyway, I had a really strong way-​too-​manly martini (okay I admit it — I love fruity drinks! So what?!) the bartender recommended it. I tried to man-​up and drink it without making a terrible look on my face, and succeeded fairly well. After choking down both my pride as I accepted I was not a man, and the terribly strong martini I inadvertently ordered I stuck with my favorite: IPA.
There were quite a few IPA’s on tap, and many other cocktail options and for happy hour special all drinks were a dollar off!
The atmosphere is inviting and is kept clean, it’s basically a nice suped-​up Irish hole in the wall pub.
Were I in CT again or any extended period of time, I would definitely stop by again!

Came here on a Thursday evening this past summer and was pleasantly surprised with the vast open space. Atmosphere was very friendly and laidack so that was definitely a plus. I had a great time with friends and there was plenty of room inside and outside on the little «patio» to socialize.

I like this place.
Nice open space, good options on tap, decent service and a very central location… close to several nice restaurants & at least a couple hotels for people staying in town. A great option for a beer or two before or after dinner, etc.
Just don’t be 30 seconds late if you park in the lot across the street. Those bastards watch the meters like hawks & hand out tickets like candy on Halloween. Seriously, I’ve been 2 minutes late & gotten ticketed.

A friend and I met and went out in downtown Stamford and this is one of the venues we sought out for drinks and entertainment. The post-​dinner crowd in attendance was cordial and the bar staff were standard, friendly folk.
We arrived around 8pm while the band was setting up for their night and the staff was at work moving tables and chairs to allow for the masses to gather and gaze in wild wonder. The drinks weren’t outrageously priced and everyone was very helpful in refilling my beer glass.
The real reason to show up to this bar became evident when the band started. The group, Superhero, were the jesters for the evening and they carried themselves very well as artists. They maintained proper diction and sustained the necessary harmonies. Musically, it was delightful. After many a beer, it was fantastic. Great covers but even better was the fact that the drummer had many of the vocal solos. Basically like watching Phil Collins perform and not feeling self conscious for admitting that you have a soft spot for Phil Collins to the world through social media.
Great area to get down, bust a groove AND shake it fast.

Location is the real thing, going for Tiernan‘s. And sometimes the live bands can be kinda fun. Its downsides are that the bar staff can be rude, particularly when it is busy. And when its busy, its the type of place with dummies spilling their drink on you.
The food is average, but overpriced. Really, the key is if you are close by, it is a good place to have drink with a couple friends. Anything aside from that, I would steer away.

I’m a regular here. Great place to hang out at on the weekends. Live bands Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
They get extra points for having Magic Hat on tap… can’t find that anywhere else in this city.
Kelly, Nelly, and Greg are awesome!