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“Great staff, nice decorations, awesome juke box, the drinks aren't bad either.”
“They serve a great assortment of beer and mixed drinks and also serve”
“The ancient fixtures are authentic, not just bought up at a Salvation Army for hipsters to gawk at.”
“The barmen look great and classy but the place has a rough and tumble vibe.”
“The bartenders mix a good drink.”
“Drinks were good but expensive at $8 a pop, and some were larger/smaller yet the price was the same.”View Less
Jake LaMotta was here with Rocky Graziano..... I was recommended to take the trip to Brooklyn and it was well worth it. It is a former Italian Gentleman's Club and it balances the best of both new and old. The decor and lay out are original. The barmen look great and classy but the place has a rough and tumble vibe. Really fine cocktails (at decent prices- not the cheapest but not Manhattan prices either...) and your basic beer and liquor. Not 500 kinds of flavored vodka. Just the straight necessities. Dressed up and messed up. It rocks. The music is fantastic! Rare cuts. From jump blues and crazy jazz to old soul classics and 1970's reggae. It is Old School in the best sort of way. The crowd is really pleasant. All types. Uptown meets downtown. Warning: Don't spread the word far enough to ruin this hideaway.…
Great bar...cocktails & vibe!. Love the classic cocktails, especially the old fashioned. bartenders in ties and white aprons. tuesday nights are great when Ivan's behind the bar. The other night the music ranged from Duke Ellington to some scratchy old Italian opera. old school w/o being pretentious. love it! we just moved to the hood...this is our new spot.…
Of two minds. I don't know about this place. On the one hand, I was not allowed in such places earlier in my life (in my family girls and "nice" women were prohibited), so it's fascinating for me to actually be able to go into one. The memorabilia brings back happy memories of my older relatives, and the juke box has Neapolitan song and Italian American standards. On the other hand, as the night goes on it gets jammed with hipsters and the use of my ethnic heritage to create a little theme park for them becomes kind of appalling (and what is it with these male hipsters and the stupid-looking knit hats they're all using to express their idiosyncratic countercultural genius this month?). Go early, on a night when bartender Ivan is around.…
Decent, but not memorable. The space is small, crowded, dark, and while that might sound good for a bar I mostly found it too cramped for comfort. Good thing is music is not blaring out of control so you can hear the people next to you. There are also working bathrooms. Drinks were good but expensive at $8 a pop, and some were larger/smaller yet the price was the same.…
Lemomcello!!.
Great place - try the Lemoncello Cocktails.
PLUS - this place has a working restroom!
It's a fun place for a few drinks after work or on a Friday or Saturday night. The bartenders mix a good drink.
it's alittle rpciey, but good for a night out. {You could walk over to teh next block & buy a btoole of Lemoncello - but it's NOT the same}…
