Farrell's Bar & Grill Inc
(718) 788-8779
215 Prospect Park W
Brooklyn,
NY
11215
40.6603
-73.9803
Neighborhood: Park Slope
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The Scene
Little seems to have changed since the Farrell family established this landmark bar in 1933. A cracking tile floor, a poker-faced Irish bartender and a long line of cops, firefighters and construction workers leaning their rough elbows on the bar (no stools here) are all integral parts of a neighborhood tradition. Enjoy the coldest Bud in town--the bar packs the tap in ice. As the only draft beer, it's served in a 32-ounce, 7-Eleven-esque Styrofoam beast that suspiciously resembles a to-go cup.
The Draw
Women were spurned from the scene until the early '70s, and even now, most guys will leave the little lady at home. "Nice f--kin' pass," hollered Brooklyn-style during the fourth-quarter isn't exactly romantic. A gruff rumble of conversation and a ship's-wheel chandelier are the absolute extent of decor and atmosphere.
User Reviews
GabeBrennan
March 18, 2009
In this day and age when every business under the sun is going out of business, why does Farrell's still exist? The owner and staff are arrogant pigs! The place is dirty! As another reviewer mentioned previously, my "non white" friends were completely ignored and refused service. What year are we in?! How can this even be allowed?! Do NOT support this place!!!!! I'm not surprised there is a petition going around to get this place closed down. It can't happen soon enough! If I could give it zero stars, I would!
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TimQMills
March 03, 2009
Farrell's defines Brooklyn; it is the quintessential Brooklyn bar. I'll describe a typical Tuesday summer evening. You walk in around 6PM and the Bar is already full; not packed, but full. Everyone just got off work and this is the first place they went before they go home. The Yankees and Mets pre-games are on the TVs. An FDNY 'proby' is sipping a gigantic foam cup of the most delicious and fresh Budwesier (the only beer they have on tap) while listening to a lifelong NYPD officer talk about how he saw Sandy Koufax at Ebbets field when he was a kid. You buy your own giant foam Bud for $5 and strike up a conversation with someone. You don't have to worry about talking over music or the TVs because there is no Jukebox and the volume is never on the TVs; encouraging discourse over distraction. The games start and someone is calling the Yanks a bunch of prima donnas and someone else calls the Mets a bunch of wimps. The bartender converses with someone who has been coming there for 35 years. Someone complains about their job; someone else praises theirs. Someone yells about how A-Rod is a mook then claps when he hits a HR and laughs about it. A few people leave and a few more who work til 7 show up. You continue your conversation with a complete stranger as you order your second Bud and realize why you love coming to this place. You go home and eat dinner and watch the rest of the game before you go to sleep and get up to do it all again tomorrow.
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facthead
January 22, 2009
I went there with a non-white friend once. The bartender came up to me, took my order and totally ignored my friend. He made it pretty clear he didn't want him there, so we left and haven't been back. If you value diversity I would recommend skipping this place.
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Know Before You Go:
The bar is a convenient stop before or after a movie at the Pavilion.
Save Money:
An old local move is to drink first at Farrell's on the cheap before heading into the city.
Category:
Bars & Pubs, Bars & Clubs, Neighborhood Bars, Restaurants
