The Brooklyneer — Restaurant in New York

I've been to this place twice. The first time, I had a great time. It's a really nicely put together spot and, during my inaugural visit, the waitresses were friendly and the pours were -- if not generous -- fair. I left with a good overall impression and that's what brought me back for a friend's birthday.

I had a great time with the company I kept, but the waitress was not terribly friendly, nor was the bartender, and the pour I got was absolutely pathetic. Ten dollars for a finger of bourbon. And it was Buffalo Trace (which is good, but it ain't Blanton's or Pappy's). A 750 ml bottle of Buffalo Trace costs $25, retail, and I got one ounce for ten bucks. That means the bottle would have cost me $250, in Brooklyneer prices and portions.

Now, I know there is a huge markup at bars. Especially in New York. It's just "the way of things" ... there's rent, there's all the other overhead. I get it. But, for ten bucks -- mind you, if my math doesn't fail me, that's a 1,000 PERCENT MARKUP -- at least give me two fingers of whiskey. And maybe a semblance of amiability?

I give two stars because my first visit was really positive. I want to like this place; it's got a great atmosphere ... it's just not for this pleb from Brooklyn who sniffs at paying a lot for very...

I came here Saturday with my coworkers after to work to unwind and several things occurred, the worst being the waitress being rude while attempting to close out our bill before even asking us if we were finished, it was fairly early (12 they close at 4) and we’re at a table vibing not sorting signs of leaving, exhaustion or emergency to go. When we looked at the total ($555) we realized we were overcharged a round of drinks. After bringing it to her attention she began to give us more attitude, suck her teeth then say she wasn’t the one who served us and how she and the other bartenders are sober and so that proves the total was correct. We were not drunk, extremely pleasant and in good spirits just confused and not wanting to pay for drinks we didn’t consume 😅. After several attempts on our behalf to settle this mistake I finally asked to speak to her manager, she stormed off again and brought back the corrected total $442. We paid and left, my card was charged and she attempted to also charge my coworkers card but her bank declined due to fraudulent suspicion. I never thought I would be almost scammed like that, especially since we usually have a great time. Made me wonder how many times have I been actually intoxicated and...

Zero stars. Really suspicious and weird experience. The bartenders are rude with horrible customer service. They let a homeless man into the bar who came up to my table and harassed and started fighting with us and the bar did absolutely nothing to help young girls who were being threatened. Then to top it all off they tried to scam us!!! Came up to us out of nowhere and said they tried to close my tab?? I've never had a bar close my tab voluntarily... it was early and we were unwinding after a work day not planning on closing up yet. We asked to get the receipt and see they charged us for 4 extra drinks!!! $550!!! The bartender started arguing with us when we told them about the mistake. They were so rude "I'm sober and you're not". We knew what we drank and they tried to take advantage of us. We insisted we knew exactly how many rounds we got and they said they'll have to get the boss with attitude. She returns a few minutes later and slams the receipt on the table with our correct tab without saying a word and storms away. Now we think everything is fixed but NO they charged my card and my friends card!! Thank god my bank flagged it and declined it. DO NOT GO HERE!!! worst service I've ever...