Jones Wood Foundry

“Whats up with the name Jones Wood Foundry” 

Well, I spent a lot of time researching the history of our unique space and the part of the Upper East Side it sits in. The entire area was actually bequeathed to the city by Robert JONES and at the time was made up of WOODland. Meanwhile, the basement where our kitchen is now located was a FOUNDRY that forged manhole covers for the streets of New York City.

I think the quirky name works well with some of our quirky-sounding offerings like Banoffee Pie, Bubble & Squeak and of course the Bangers supplied to me by my good friend and master butcher Peter Myer from Keswick, Yorkshire.

Rooted in the proud tradition of the United Kingdom’s public houses as a genial gathering place for convivial eating and drinking, Jones Wood Foundry is a food driven pub. The menu, created by Chef/Owner Jason Hicks, represents the best of time-honored British culinary traditions that have been reinvigorated for 21st-century palates.

Every aspect of this Upper East Side pub and restaurant has been carefully crafted to evoke a sense of ownership among patrons, to assure they feel it’s “theirs, an extension of their homes”. Jones Wood Foundry is always warm and welcoming for a quick drink at the expansive bar, casual snack, and conversation at the communal table overlooking a secret courtyard garden, or for a leisurely meal in the cozy dining room.

From the locally sourced ingredients fueling the constantly evolving menu to the vintage furnishings painstakingly collected by Hicks, Jones Wood Foundry embodies a nurturing sense of homey comfort–a reassuringly relaxed throwback to a less hectic era.

FUN FACTS:

• Our sign was made for us by Fullers Brewery, the only other authentic Fullers sign is in Finland
• Jones Wood was an actual foundry making manhole covers
• The building in the back garden is the oldest none listed wooden building in NYC