04/27/09

Higher Drink Prices for BLKs

by mmmmmmmmmmmm

I went to diety and had a horrible experience. I order the same drink from 3 diff bartenders and paid 3 different prices.When I asked about it, they told me that $3 in gratituty was added to my bill, even if I ordered only 1 drink. I told him it was illegal to do that to groups smaller than 5.

Depending on who you are, the bartender decides whether or not to raise the price. I guess it’s their own form of gentrification.There’s lots of better bars in Brooklyn that value and respect their customers

01/04/09

I'd give it a 5 on a scale from 1 to 10

by NurseEli

First time to this place. It was ok. It is true, the outside does look like a synagogue but thats because it used to be a synagogue....hence the name. It was not a very diversified crowd and the music was all hip hop and reggae...but the people at the door were great, the bartenders were great and the patrons all were very friendly. Maybe would go again....but wouldnt say that i'd never go again.

• Pros: Very relaxed atmosphere
• Cons: DJ didnt really mix up different types of music.

12/28/08

Totally did not to expect to have that much dang fun!

by kareemahb

Right now its 4am on a Sunday morning. And I just returned from this place. OMFG I love this place. I spent the first hour or so in the up stairs, chill, sheik bar area. Which they are right would be considered very romantic. They had a god drink special. But omg down stairs the BEST 2 DJs on the set. and me and my 2 friends could not stop dancing, my short sleeve sweater dress is proudly soaked. I smell like sweat. and proud of it. WE are going back next Saturday for sure.

• Pros: Ambience, conveniently located, music
• Cons: there is no sign saying the name of the place. I passedit like 2wice. Causeit looks like a synagogue.

06/04/08

A Work of Art

by lilikaki

This is a great place for a drink. It is romantic and relaxing. The drinks are amazing and well worth the cost.

They use fresh fruit and not frozen concoctions for the signiture drinks. I love the fact that it seems like a hidden oasis when you first enter. It is a large space so when we went which was a weekday it was pretty empty, I was told there is a dj and dancing on the weekend. It would be nice to have a good spot to go dancing in BK. The staff is very polite nd helpful. This place should be on everyone's must see list.

• Pros: Drinks, Atmosphere, Service
• Cons: None

06/01/08

Does not fit the neighborhood

by JanieJones1234

They should have called this place "Ostentatious." I don't think it will succeed in laid-back Brooklyn.

04/27/08

Best 1st Date/Drink place EVER!

by EyeCandi27

The atmosphere is perfect for that 1st date drink where you just want to sit and chat while having a cocktail. The setting is very romantic and the mood is very chill. The music playing is enough that you can still sit there and have a conversation without having to yell. There is an upstairs bar/lounge and a downstairs lounge/dance area with bars on both floors.

The place is beautifully decorated and artfully lit. Very chic/trendy/sexy atmosphere. The Orange Mimosa is awesome.

Definitely will be hitting this place up often.

04/17/08

Gay on Sundays

by popqueen

Just happened to see this place listed in Time Out. It's gay on Sundays. Wonder how they're gonna do. I am going this Sunday and will let you know.

A one-time synagogue is reimagined at this bewitching Boerum Hill conversion.

by Laura Norkin

In Short
With a plush banquette area punctuated by couples' nooks and hollowed, ice-filled tables, this former synagogue makes for one classy drinking spot. The religious motif is preserved with back-lit, goddess-themed, stained glass wall-hangings and illuminated Jesus sculptures, but the imagery remains more plucky than disrespectful. Deity's drink menu is as ambitious as its design--40 beers, 400 wines and dozens of specialty cocktails, some identified only by their ingredients. Local Brooklynites may scoff at the Manhattan-high prices (around $14), but a daily happy hour alleviates the blow.

Hits: A unique cheeriness, thanks to artists and owners Caio and Kristine Dunson, who treat patrons like house guests--which isn't far off, they live upstairs.

Misses: The crowd. It might take a higher power to fill a club in this no-man's land off Atlantic Avenue, and with few patrons on non-event nights, Deity remains full of unrecognized potential.