Out and About: Grand Opening of Harry’s Poolside Bar & Grill at Rosen Centre

- Michelle Snow

Harry's Poolside Bar & Grill at the Rosen Centre

Earlier this week, we were invited to join other area bloggers to witness the grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Harry’s Poolside Bar & Grill at the Rosen Centre.

The event started with a soiree in the newly re-christened Sam and Bubbe’s, named after founder Harris Rosen’s maternal grandparents, Sam and Rose “Bubbe” Rosenhaus. In addition to drinks, this lounge located near the lobby also offers light bites.

Sam and Bubbe's at the Rosen Centre
Reflecting the family’s Lower Eastside of New York City upbringing, the menu has deli-style noshes like mini-Corned Beef or Pastrami sandwiches, Latkes, and Potato Pierogis.

We then moved out to the pool area, and after a few introductions, Harris Rosen himself took over and regaled us all with stories of his upbringing, including those of Sam and Bubbe, along with his paternal grandfather Harry Rosenofsky. Harry was another immigrant who settled in NYC’s Lower Eastside, and he is the namesake of the new poolside venue.

Harry's Poolside Bar & Grill at Rosen Centre

After Rosen cut the ceremonial ribbon, we were invited inside Harry’s Poolside Bar & Grill to sample some of its menu offerings. There are three menus featuring food with a Carribean flair: a light bites pool menu, a lunch menu, and a dinner menu.

Prevailent on all three were appetizers like Island Coconut Shrimp and Sliders. We tried the Little Havana Pork Sliders, Bubba’s Mango Crab Cake Sliders, which had a good amount of crab in them, and the Turks Island Chicken Sliders, which used fried chicken, not grilled as might be expected. My favorite dish was the Penne Pasta Martinique, a spicy dish made with jalapeno cream sauce and grilled peppers.

Harry's Poolside Bar & Grill at Rosen Centre

We also tried a few of the desserts…ok, we tried them all. For the good of this article. Really. The flan and the Tres Leches Martini were winners, as were the mini-Strawberry Shortcake and tropical flavor macaroons.

The bar portion of the name occupies an entire wall and the bartenders were offering a variety of tropical-inspired drinks, including a Zested Lime Mojito and a Maui Pina Colada.

Harry's Poolside Bar & Grill at Rosen Centre

Prices for food and drinks at both Harry’s Poolside Bar & Grill and Sam and Bubbe’s are reasonable, and the ambiance at both venues is nice. Harry’s is decorated in whites and blues, with a lot of glass to see outside. Sam and Bubbe’s has lots of brown tones, and a very calming water wall at one end, with a glass wall looking out to the pool at the other side.

Harry’s Poolside Bar & Grill serves from 11am to 11pm. Lunch is until 2:30pm, dinner starts at 5pm, and the poolside light menu runs from 2:30pm to close. Sam & Bubbe’s opens at noon.

For more information on either venue, visit RosenCentre.com.

Photos by M. Snow and Patti Frazer

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