Farrell's Bar & Grill — Restaurant in New York

It’s all been said in terms of basic description: old man/cop/local/regular bar, well lit, it has an ambience but it’s not a particularly sought-after one, juke box, limited drink selection. I’ll say I was nervous to take the plunge for a long time, but I was out with family to grab one drink and I persuaded everyone to try it, and we had no regrets. I feel like we got some looks on the way in, but we just went with it, got a table, ordered very low maintenance drinks, tipped appropriately, got involved with the juke box, and had a great time. It felt a lot more comfortable in the way out. And certainly no one was anywhere near rude, I just feel like they initially wondered if we’d meant to walk into a different establishment. I’ll say, basic beers were $6, and I guess that’s the going rate, but I don’t really want a basic beer, so having to pay something approaching an actual drink price for one is annoying. I think the selection of drinks is the reason this wouldn’t be my top pick. But the mixed drinks aren’t exactly the bomb at Double Windsor, either. Anyway, this totally felt comfortable, and I’m so glad I’ve finally tried it! Four stars or even five for character and distinction, three stars for place I actually all-around might...

Atmosphere is plentiful but the "grill" part of the name is, what? Symbolic? Wishful thinking? A metaphor? No food here, just beer and basic drinks. This is really a shot and a beer kinda place. Back in the day, Farrell's only served Bud, but modernization has happened here too. Possibly it has happened because the old Irish, Italian and Polish working class nabe is long gone and the new patrons demand more. So now they also have Stella on tap and a few other options in bottles such as Coors, Guinness and even some IPA. (My father-in-law is rolling in his grave over that one.) Numerous basic whiskeys as well as a couple vodkas and gins are available and, oddly, you can actually get your beer "to go". They fill up a BIG styrofoam cup, slap a lid on it and out the door you go. Open container? No problem here. (What do they think this is? New Orleans with go-cups?) Anyway, good place to stop by for a cold one on your way out or back to wherever. Always sports on the TVs and some folks to talk to. Pete Hamill did it for years, and...

Farrell's is what it is - a no-frills bar with a pleasant atmosphere and cold beer. Need a shot? they have those too. It's a working man's bar, not ritzy like some establishments patronized by the wealthy Park Slope crown that headed south. How do I know this? I am one.

I have always felt welcome, from day one. Perhaps since I grew up in a working man's town myself, only bettering my financial situation with hard work. Regarding the accusations of a racist bar that can be found a few posts back - I don't find that statement accurate. I have gone to that bar several times with a dark complexion friend from Spain, and he was not ignored, ever.

Things to know; they only serve Budweiser and Bud Light. No other beers are available, and the selection is limited to draft.

The place is nicely air-conditioned

They pack their tap coils with ice, resulting in the coldest beer I know about in Brooklyn.

Mixed drinks? Not sure, I've never seen one.

Their shelf liquor selection has...