192731 Wed Nov 07 11:47:09 -0800 2001 9 18 Manhattan 0 1029079 Has anyone been to this place (Lex. & 64th)or heard anything about it? I found out that it's been around since 1950, but yesterday saw it for the first time - and I've been down that stretch of Lexington a million times! Wed Nov 07 11:47:09 -0800 2001 0 Ping 1 1029088 I've been to it a number of times when in the area. It's a real neighborhood place. Not that expensive at all. It stays because locals eat there when eating out. Also, friends of mine who went to Hunter College use to go there quite a lot. Go there some evening and you'll see its well patronized. Food is quite good as is the service. But remember, its not haute cuisine steakhouse fare. Wed Nov 07 14:08:28 -0800 2001 1029079 0 walter 2 1029096 Thanks, Walter. That's exactly the kind of place we look for. And, unfortunately, it's a member of a species that has become quite endangered in the past decade of 'disneyfication' in Manhattan. Our own favorite neighborhood joint, Brew's, which had been owned and run by the Brew family for 63 years, closed earlier this year. We will definitely give Donohue's a try. If you really stretch it, you could say it's kind of, sort of in our neighborhood (Murray Hill) - well walking distance anyway. Wed Nov 07 15:07:53 -0800 2001 1029088 0 Ping 3 1029120 I live in Murray Hill myself. (Park & 36th), and never knew Brew's closed. I haven't walked down 34th Street to 3rd for some time. Brew's was always crowded, although mostly at the bar. I loved their steak broiled on a hot plate at your table. When did it close and why. The daughter of one of the family lived in my building for a number of years. Thu Nov 08 08:47:49 -0800 2001 1029096 0 walter 4 4520101 it was sad because not only did it close, the whole building was torn down. Thu Mar 19 13:50:10 -0700 2009 1029120 275781 Gidget61 1 4522640 I love Donohue's as a bar but a lot the food I've had has been of the retirement home type -- and I LOVE old restaurants and old fashioned dining. I don't find it cheap at all. It is a very enjoyable place, however, and the location comes in handy. Fri Mar 20 10:35:19 -0700 2009 1029079 13780 Up With Olives 1 4523164 The food at Donahue's is straight from 1975. Boiled Veggies. Lamb Chops (porter house cut) on Toast . Side of mint jelly. Surly bartender (Frank). Musty dining room. The restaurant time forgot... I love it. Fri Mar 20 12:42:06 -0700 2009 1029079 21566 tbear 2 4523292 Is there anything decent on the menu? I'm tempted to visit this place for the ambiance and was wondering if I should limit myself to drinks only. Fri Mar 20 13:36:01 -0700 2009 4523164 10162 Bob Martinez 3 4530570 If memory serves, the shrimp cocktail was passable. Mon Mar 23 12:42:06 -0700 2009 4523292 13780 Up With Olives 4 4530694 I think I'll stick to the drinks. Mon Mar 23 13:22:37 -0700 2009 4530570 10162 Bob Martinez