Man, the kids are harsh these days.
Paddock is kind of an institution. Used to be busier, but, things that it has going for it: a) ambience. The dark interior and the art deco touches. The long bar. b) The Steak Frites. This is an awesome steak frites. Maybe in league with Deluxe's... kid you not. You can have 2 martinis and the steak frites and pretend you're Don fucking Draper. c) Manhattan, see below. d) Live jazz on occasion.
Those "80s hooker hold over"s happen to be real Queen W servers. I know at least one lives in the neighborhood. And she makes the best Manhattan around. Just 'cause they don't kiss your ass doesn't mean they're not doing a good job. But the Paddock is not a "lets get the kids liquored up and laid" kinda place anyway.
Issues: yeah the washroom is that bad. Also front door doesn't close properly and in winter it can be a pain.