Eating after theatre worked best as the one-woman show “When it Was You” at the Clurman Theatre was about 70 minutes. Meaning we could relax and not rush off to catch the curtain. Ana Reeder’s performance about a women who had once dated in high school a man who became a mass shooter was riviting. 
We headed to Hourglass Tavern, the tiny 3-story renovated nineteenth-century brownstone (build in 1894) on theatre row. From what I read, each table originally sported a working hourglass (now there are a couple as art on the walls). Their motto was you wouldn’t miss the curtain of your show, as the service would take only the time it took for the sand to run down.
Next time I’ll try the prix-fixe menu served until 8 pm for $23.95, which includes a loaf of their warm home-baked bread plus soup or a salad, an entree and dessert. A cheap eats full menu for sure.
This time we only wanted a snack. Instead of sharing a couple of apps, we split the pasta recommended by our waitress (an aspiring actress) — the penne Bolognese ($16.95) with ground 
Angus beef and crumbled Italian sausage in a hearty marinara topped with cheese.
I had mine with a glass of their Pinot Grigio, Santi, 2014, Delle Venezie, Italy ($10), my friend had the homemade dessert of their cinnamon-spiked blueberry and apple cobbler ($6) topped with whipped cream.
The food is fine, the service quite friendly and so a decent place to get a bite before or after theatre.
– bonnie
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Hourglass Tavern
Theatre District
373 W 46th St
New York, NY 10036
(212) 265-2060
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