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Upscale bar in main dining room - 80 Proof American Kitchen & Bar, New Haven, CT

80 Proof American Kitchen & Bar

4.0
4
83 Reviews
$30 and under
American
80 Proof American Kitchen & Bar is a modern twist on classic fare with a focus on shareable plates, elevated bar food & approachable craft cocktails in a vibrant atmosphere with two bars, a large private patio, and multiple options for private dining and events.

Chef Sonia Salazar of Te Amo Tequila Bar & Barracuda Bistro & Bar delivers another delicious menu to the area. menu highlights include lobster mac n cheese, champagne oysters, watermelon feta salad, short rib sliders topped with kimchi, wonton nachos with tuna tartar, seaweed salad, pickled red onions with spicy mayo and wasabi cream sauce and the specialty drink menu features a seasonal selection of delicious summer cocktails with ingredients such as vodka, bourbon and gin with fresh watermelon, blackberries, basil & mint.

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2 people

11:30 p.m.


Booked 5 times today
Experiences are available.

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    American, Contemporary American, Cocktail Bar

  • Hours of Operation

    Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–1:00 am Fri 4:00 pm–2:00 am Sat 12:00 pm–2:00 am Sun 12:00 pm–1:00 am

  • Phone number

    (203) 691-7320

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress Code

    Casual Dress

  • Owned/operated by

    Latinx or Hispanic, LGBTQ, Women

  • Executive Chef

    Sonia Salazar

  • Private party facilities

    80 Proof has two trendy yet casual private dining spaces with room arrangements to accommodate parties from 15 - 150 with private bar & bathrooms. Please email us to discuss which set up can work for your event! 80proofkitchen@gmail.com

  • Neighbourhood

    New Haven

  • Cross Street

    We are located at the corner of Crown and Temple St.

  • Parking Details

    Street Parking

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • The Happiest Hours are 80 PROOF Hours

    Multiple dates available
    Have you experienced an 80 PROOF Happy Hour? Cocktails starting at $5 & select drafts $3 Delicious food specials such as sliders, mussels & wings Plus our signature 'Let That MANgo' cocktail just $7 Everyday 4-7pm & Sunday through Wednesday 9 - 11pm (late happy hour!)
  • Mimosa Bar Brunch

    Multiple dates available
    Come join us for our popular mimosa bar brunch - every Sunday!! $25 Mimosa bar - a la carte menu Try our famous chicken & waffles and lobster benedict

Popular dishes

What 83 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.0
4 based on recent ratings
  • 4Food
  • 4Service
  • 4Ambience
  • 4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Connecticut

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  1. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful food and atmosphere! Loved the decor. Hannah was a great server, friendly and conscientious. Great experience overall, thanks for an awesome graduation dinner!
  2. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience3
    The location was great but I was underwhelmed by the food and service. The eggs weren’t poached well. The yellow was over cooked. The menu said “3 eggs” but we got just two. Toast wasn’t served with at least two of the dishes even though we asked for it. One of the omelets turned up wrong (egg whites when we didn’t ask for them). I expected a weekend brunch on graduation week to be much better!
  3. Ladyjc

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Meat Lover’s omelette was delicious, it was actually thr best omelette i’ve had thus far. Shrimp & Grits were also delicious, grits were so good! Only dish I wasn’t to thrilled about was the Chicken & Waffles it was basically a mini waffle skewer with cut pieces of chicken cutlet. The portion was definitely child size. Other than that everything else was perfect. Oh and the mimosas were only $3 a glass and they were not juiced down.
  4. Eagle

    New England

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience2
    Lots of attitude from the bartender. When we stepped up to the bar to wait for our table, she snapped that we would have to close out our tabs before we took our seats. OK. When I asked her for a Bloody Mary (mind you, this was a Mothers Day brunch) she replied matter-of-factly and unapologetically that they didn't have the makings for it. My companions and I were surprised and disappointed by this news and expressed it, apparently taboo as she proceeded to complain to her co-worker about us. Oh well, our server made up for the bar experience and we enjoyed our lunch. However, the Caesar dressing was obviously not homemade but from a bottle.
  5. Satisfied

    Chicago

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service3ambience4
    Excellent food, servers were nice but it did take a while for the food come.
  6. OpenTable Diner

    Exclusive

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 7, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Had a reservation for two and was seated outside. The outside patio was cute and we enjoyed the people watching. The food and drinks were mediocre: avocado sashimi was tasty but the tuna could’ve been higher quality, fried shrimp with habanero sauce was tasty, mahi mahi sandwich was tasty but a little soggy upon getting the the table and the drinks were all on the bitter side. Our server was wonderful and very pleasant.
  7. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 6, 2023

    overall2food2service5ambience2
    We made a reservation for 7 but did not get seated until almost 8. Our server was incredible but we did not get our food until 8:30/9. Great atmosphere for cinco de Mayo but there was absolutely no accommodation or consideration for the actual reservation. Long standing happy hour patrons had been over served and made it difficult to enjoy the venue.
  8. ShalandaB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our server was amazing she was very polite an attentive
  9. Nance

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and drinks, awesome service. Would definitely come here again.
  10. AngelaLG9

    New England

    6 reviews

    1.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on April 23, 2023

    overall1food1service3ambience2
    Tried a few appetizers and did not like 2/3. The beer list needs improvement and the cocktail I ordered was mostly juice.
  11. EllenM

    New York Area

    13 reviews

    3.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall3food4service1ambience3
    Our server Erika was pleasant, professional. Our reservations were at 6 pm and we had to be at the theater for 8 pm. She graciously offered to put in our order right away so we had plenty of time to eat. Apparently the kitchen didn’t care, as we waited 40 minutes for our appetizers to arrive followed by another 45 minutes for our entrees to arrive. Needless to say we had to eat very quickly in order to make the show by 8. Our sever apologized that the food took so long, but it really was too little too late. overall experience was disappointing.
  12. RobertK

    Atlantic City

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience4
    Had no Chianti d no Sambuca. Meals were okay but not great. Steaks were very thin. Service was Great! Would liked real menus instead of scanning
  13. Dtex

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 21, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    I love it here. The food is always perfect. Get the Lobster mussels with extra bread you won’t be disappointed.
  14. AngD

    Orlando

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 20, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    The service was good and the food was okay - the food was not well seasoned and when you requested items the servers were very slow to deliver.
  15. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 16, 2023

    overall1food4service1ambience2
    Took almost an hour to get food after waiting 20 minutes for our reservation.
  16. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 16, 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience1
    Food was ok, they were out of many things in the bar area in terms of logout and beer. Service was slow and often times felt like our table was forgotten.
  17. AllegraK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    I enjoyed food and service. The staff was pleasant and helpful. I will definitely be back!
  18. LTCT

    New York Area

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We really enjoyed our celebration with friends. Food, service, and ambiance were perfect.
  19. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Sat in the bar area. A bit noisy. Food and service were great!! Would come back!!
  20. Suzie

    New England

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Little pricy for bar food but things on the Happy Hour menu were a good value. Our waitress and the runners were very pleasant. Not super attentive to things like second round of drinks but fine. Music was a little loud and not our thing - too dance clubby for eating.
  21. PuRpleKaMeL

    New York Area

    17 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We loved it here! Great find. Many options on the menu and cocktails were amazing.
  22. AndyK

    Cincinnati

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 30, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    The specialty drinks were good but not great, the food was good but not great, and the service was good but not great.
  23. DomenicG

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 24, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    A group of friends and I visited there twice and had a very reasonably priced dinner. Their juicy hamburger is extremely delicious and quite large. Their mussels in a white wine sauce was perfect by not being too spicy, but just the right amount of flavor and seasoning. Their clam chowder and chicken wings got a top rating from someone else at the table. Best of all, if you go to the Shubert theater, they give you 15% discount on your bill. Additionally, their Happy Hour menu is nicely discounted on food and drinks. By the way, Erica was our waitress twice and was very polite, extremely knowledgeable, caring, sense of humor, and served well.
  24. TimothyS

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience3
    It took us 20 minutes to get a drink & put in food order. Waitress never came back to see if we needed another drink or how food was. Chicken sandwich was overcooked, food took a long time to get to table. Will not be back.

    80 Proof American Kitchen & BarResponded on March 21, 2023Hi Timothy, Thank you for dining with us Saturday! Unfortunately, we had our food runner call out on this day and it did negatively impact our service. Our wait staff had a lot more responsibilities for the night and everything ran a bit behind schedule. We are sorry for the sub par experience and hope you reconsider visiting us another time. Cheers!

  25. Debby

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a great time we had here with a group of 8. Food was good, drinks great, especially with happy hour prices and service excellent.
  26. LizCas

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Mango pineapple wings tasted like plain wings so that was disappointing, but the chicken & waffles and the calamari was delicious. The drinks were perfect — we had let the MANgo, Vodka Lemonade and Strawberry Margaritas. It’s not like their other restaurant and bar. This place gave me upscale, fun yet mellow vibes. It’s for the mature crowd. I brought two friends along and we agreed on this review. I love all of Sonia and Sarah’s restaurants!!
  27. Kevin

    London

    16 reviews

    4.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience4
    Good food - helpful wait staff. Lovely atmosphere
  28. Shay

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on February 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was delicious. We had the Valentine's Day Pre-fixe special. Everything was tasty from start to finish. The staff there were very kind and welcoming. Will definitely return.
  29. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Perfection!
  30. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 5, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    My husband and I went for brunch. Overall it was Just ok …
  31. Pampell

    New York Area

    42 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    42 reviews

    Dined on January 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    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 on January 21, 2023It is so lovely to hear of your positive experience. Erica is a gem! Thank you for visiting us!

  32. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    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!
  33. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 8, 2023

    overall5food5service3ambience5
    Good food and drinks
  34. JoeA

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Great food great service! Would definitely come back!
  35. DavidM

    New York Area

    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
  36. KeiraR

    New York Area

    20 reviews

    3.0

    20 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.
  37. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    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
  38. IreneB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 11, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    We were going to a show at Yale and stopped here with a group beforehand. We were able to get a reservation last minute for a group of 10 and the menu was varied and food was delicious. The service was a little spotty, but friendly. Definitely recommend.
  39. KaylaW

    Miami - Dade

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience5
    I love this place!!! I love the drinks as well. Wonderful staff too.
  40. SusanD

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall3food3service1ambience4
    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.

FAQs

80 Proof American Kitchen & Bar offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (203) 691-7320.

80 Proof American Kitchen & Bar is rated 4 stars by 83 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

11:30 p.m.


Booked 5 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for 80 Proof American Kitchen & Bar

196 Crown St, New Haven, CT 06510

Additional information

  • Cross Street

    We are located at the corner of Crown and Temple St.

  • Neighbourhood

    New Haven

  • Hours of Operation

    Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–1:00 am Fri 4:00 pm–2:00 am Sat 12:00 pm–2:00 am Sun 12:00 pm–1:00 am

  • Cuisines

    American, Contemporary American, Cocktail Bar

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress Code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking Details

    Street Parking

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Owned/operated by

    Latinx or Hispanic, LGBTQ, Women

  • Executive Chef

    Sonia Salazar

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Phone number

    (203) 691-7320

  • Private party facilities

    80 Proof has two trendy yet casual private dining spaces with room arrangements to accommodate parties from 15 - 150 with private bar & bathrooms. Please email us to discuss which set up can work for your event! 80proofkitchen@gmail.com

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