Alex Derbes

Best “dive” bar in the neighborhood; beautiful baroque interior, decent pool table and a sold vibe

Paulina V

Went here with my girl friends late on a Sunday night & the drinks were amazing! The bartender was super nice & the vibes were so cozy. Highly recommend!

Vivianne Barretto

Loved this old time bar. It is said to be the oldest in Brooklyn. Loved the woodwork and even how it looks outside. It's located on a quiet tree lined street. The vibe is laid back. The prices are great. There is a pool table in the back. Alec, the bartender, was very nice. It's a neighborhood bar but the people are very welcoming. I will definitely be back.

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Scott Laine

Hands down one of the most chill, amazing, super old world bars in NYC. Not having a pint here (or a cocktail) is borderline criminal as it’s that special. Be sure to tip well!

Casey Dahl

Very welcoming old school bar with solid drinks. I recommend the 100 Year Old Secret.

Mary Farmer

Cash only. It's got great ambiance; dark wood bar and iron bars on the windows. The drinks are cold and lush. Barbra Streisand and Jay Z may have had a drink there.

Annnoy

Bar is really nice. However there is a huge roach infestation there. Been there 3 times, went tonight with my friend and she noticed one on the bar.

Maria Mercedes Galuppo

Thrown out of Brooklyn Inn for laughing — an outrageous display of aggression from the bartender. This was one of the most humiliating and infuriating experiences I’ve ever had in a bar. Our group had just started our night and was making our first order when the bartender — tall, long brown hair, looking like an unhappy Tarzan — decided to single us out and kick us out. We were literally kicked out for laughing. Our drinks were still sitting unfinished on the bar when we were forced to leave. The bartender’s behavior was aggressive, entitled, and completely unprovoked. It felt like a personal attack — he wasn’t maintaining order, he was flexing power and humiliating paying customers. His hostility ruined what should have been a fun and simple night out. Brooklyn Inn has lost all respect. A pub should welcome laughter and enjoyment, not punish it. If you want to spend your money somewhere you’ll actually be treated decently, go anywhere else in Brooklyn — this place isn’t worth it.

Elizabeth Boyle

I have worked around the corner from this place my entire adult life. It has seen some (recently seldom, I'll admit, I'm a parent to young kids) life celebrations, and some work commiserations, but the last two times I have gone it has been about the most unpleasant bar experience I can recall. This evening I got some terrible news, needed a moment to myself and thought get a glass of wine and try to count your blessings. Instead I get ignored by two unbothered bartenders, one on his phone and the other chatting with friends. I'm the only person at the bar giving all signs I'm ready to order, but the only acknowledgement I get is a jerky thumb rocked back in my general direction from one barman to the other saying 'can you help?!" no, you can't. Life in New York is too expensive to spend a dime on this nonsense. Pro tip: it costs the same to be nice, it's Tuesday for goodness sake. Beautiful bar, imported millwork, everything that's nailed down is good.

Emily Moore

I love this bar normally but I recently had an awful experience with one of the male bartenders who verbally berated me. He was a tall man with short hair wearing a baseball cap and he was relentlessly rude to me which was both extremely unnerving and disrespectful. I’ve never been treated that way at this bar before and I would hope that management sees this and knows who I’m talking about so they can deal with this bartender who should not be in any kind of service industry.