Cpt. Dan's Good Time Tavern — Restaurant in New York

Chanced upon this place while in the area and was very happy that I . loved the neighborhood feel and friendly atmosphere. Our waitress was very cool and nice. This actually reminds me of one of the local bars I grew up in my Hometown of Baltimore, very charming and the nineties music playing was awesome! I don't drink but I had one of their house lemonades which was tasty.I had the the brussel sprouts which were to die for! The cheese fries with sour cream were also excellent with the horseradish sauce.

The reason I gave only 3 stars is because of the wings. I ordered extra crispy barbecue and that's exactly how they came!! They were excellent tasting and very fresh ,they also came with the horseradish sauce which I guess is the specialty of the house no complaints there either!! When the bill came, I noticed that 6 wings cost $16 I thought that there must have been an error as as I have never paid $2.66 for a chicken wing in my entire life and they weren't even whole wings! I asked the waitress if this was a mistake and she said no, my girlfriend even checked the menu and it's true 6 wings for $16 ,12 for $32 are you serious? For chicken wings? I'm not one to go over the price of anything before I decide, I just order what I want and assume that there is usually some sort of general standard in most bars and restaurants on certain items like French fries, wings, mozzarella sticks sticks ETC. This was definitely an exception. I really enjoyed the wings and would have gone back if it were not for the price; it's too bad ,they were perfection but not...

20% autograt beware. Ok. I was going to tip (precisely) 20%. No issue right? Wrong.

They go out of their way to trick you into thinking you haven't already done that.

Extremely shady practice and kinda ruined the otherwise good experience.

Good service and food

In the replies the proprietor keeps saying they "tell every customer" (like, verbally?) that there's automatic gratuity. Nah. It is listed on the menu for sure, but that was not a claim that's compatible with our experience.

Edit: I am telling you that we were not verbally alerted about the automatic gratuity. If you can find a way to believe that, then maybe you should revisit whether these processes are happening as transparently as you claim they are. People get inebriated at bars and don't check their tab. They shouldn't be swindled out of a 42% tip because they hit 20 after looking at the device for 2 seconds. Other restaurants with autograt will put, very clearly, on their devices "20% + x%"

You do not. You make this out as if it is some great thing to guarantee your employees a 20% tip on every order, when you could just make up the difference out of the restaurants profits when people don't tip 20% if you really wanted to. Unsurprising to me that business owners don't do this and instead choose to turn the customer against the waitstaff to avoid any consequences on their bottom line. Many such cases.

Rather than offering to let me stiff your employee, who did a good job, consider revisiting this practice, as it is a very common theme in...

Visited here while doing some apt hunting in Bed Stuy. I was pleasantly surprised.

First, a star for the ambiance. It's got a cozy bar feel. Interesting bird (parrot?) theme for decor. Unisex bathrooms. Mostly high top or bar seating. Not great for large groups but perfect for a foursome or less.

Another star for service. We had a very nice server, though he seemed to be the only one working the tables, which only made his patience and attitude more appreciated.

Another two stars for food. We ordered the veggie burger and their special chicken & waffle sliders. Both were surprisingly good. I really wasn't expecting much from a small local bar on the corner, but the food tasted great. Not too heavy or filling, good flavors, good texture, good value. The chicken & waffle sliders come with a biscuit gravy sauce that combines perfectly with the table hot sauce. Veggie burger had tons of flavor.

And lastly, one star for personal detail. My friend really likes iced tea, but hates powdered iced tea. It's always a gamble which she'll be served, but this place serves legit iced tea, brewed not dissolved. And because there was a bit of a wait to get our orders out, the server comped our drinks for the meal. We weren't even bothered by the wait.

So that's a...