Brooklyn Stoops
“We ate waffle fries which were hot and fresh and came out quick an added bonus.”
“Stoops is just a meet-up neighborhood bar with good happy hour deals, a pretty standard yet good menu, and with clientele just as diverse as the rapidly diversifying neighborhood.”
“With a daily happy hour that extends until 9 p.m., which includes $3.50 drafts and $4 sangrias, how could it get any better?”
Brooklyn Stoops
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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I just moved to the area and I think i'm going to become a regular. The bar staff (Marshall – thank you, youre amazing) are polite and attentive. The waitstaff, Brandon, is super nice too! They have fun activities, like Trivia Night on Wednesdays – you definitely want to come early because the place gets packed with all these geniuses.
The food is just super effin good. Like, I love the idea of not being a great cook. Brooklyn Stoops saves me. Thank you Chef for the most amazing meals and hospitality. Thank you guys for welcoming me to the neighborhood. xoxo
"how far away is this place? I thought you said it was right by your apartment?"
-**things out of towners say after walking three blocks.**-
after being up since 4 am to catch a plane and not having had a proper meal all day i was totally starving by 7:30 pm when we arrived.
The good:
Its got a nice chill back patio that's relaxing and like being in someone's backyard
nice menu of comfort and bar food thats reasonably priced.
$3.5 drafts of lots o beers, $5 (i think?) sangrias and $6-7 margaritas
Margaritas were served in jelly jars and great
The eh:
I got my standard "I don't know what to order here and am kind of hungry but want to be vaguely healthy order"= a veggie sandwich and fries. I was starving and ordered before my friends had decided and there was some snarfu that caused there order to be taking forever. To be fair, they comped the mixed up stuff, and everybody's food was pretty good, but they could use another server and bartender (seemed like there was only one server for the whole patio, and one tender inside.)
Minus the problem with the order though. Id go with 4 stars.
Great place for cheap drinks and food! I had the pesto grilled cheese with the tomato and cucumber salad. It was just what I needed for the day. Very delicious and refreshing.
They also have insanely good drink specials. I intend to come here regularly since they have great deals and great food. You really can't beat the price!
Brooklyn Stoops you have such great potential! You have good and reasonably priced food, your beer menu is on point and you have an outside!! Not only do you have an outside patio but it is adorable and probably one of the better outside areas I've seen at a bar/restaurant in NYC.
I've been here twice for dinner and both times I've had not the greatest service. In the waitresses defense both times they were the only ones there, which is really tough. The first time I was here we sat inside so it wasn't too bad, the second time we sat outside and we felt like she kept forgetting about us. The first time I ventured over I had a cob salad, for the price it was gigantic, I actually had leftovers and with salads that usually does not happen. The second time I had grilled cheese and a side of potato salad. I'm not really sure why I have an obsession with potato salad, but I do and their potato salad is on point. My one friend ordered a sandwich as well and said it was a bit salty. My other friend had a bbq pork sandwich and said it was pretty good. Another thing… THEY HAVE WAFFLE FRIES!!! About how I really love waffle fries.
Besides that the outside décor is really cute. Though the first time I had dinner here I had no idea there was even an outside. Maybe they should have a cute sign on the door that goes to the patio so it makes it more well known.
Overall I'll be back. I think this place could be really awesome with a few improvements.
Please create a menu and perfect it. I've been coming to Stoops since they first opened and the inconsistency is ridiculous. The food was great when they first opened, got worse then better now it's bad again.
The highlight of the brunch was definitely the $3 Bloody Marys! Besides that, most went downhill during that brunch. The wait time for our food was super long and then the waitress asks for our credit or debit card to "secure our place" aka not leave the restaurant while the chef is slowly making our burger and waffles. It was a very strange and rude request that made no sense. We were not expecting to leave early and we were the only people in the restaurant besides a couple of people at the bar (most likely friends with the staff).
I was disappointed with the bacon cheese waffles with egg. It was basically a Belgium waffle with an egg, slices of bacon and melted cheese throw in the middle. I had bigger expectations, such as bacon and cheese *infused* in the actual waffles, but I guess the chef lacks in creativity & skill.
The waffles did not come with syrup or butter and we asked the waitress for them. She never came back to update us whether or not they were available (but what kind of brunch place does not have them)?! The breakfast burger was large but your standard burger with egg and a side of chopped potatoes.
They had rickety bar stool chairs. They have one bathroom in the back with no soap. So I went back to the table and used hand sanitizer that I always bring with me in my purse. I would go somewhere better for brunch!
I've watched a Thursday night and a Monday night football game here at Stoops. They do show the games on smallish TVs, but what's playing is sort of just an afterthought. This is in no way a sports bar or a venue you'd choose to get hammered. Stoops is just a meet-up neighborhood bar with good happy hour deals, a pretty standard yet good menu, and with clientele just as diverse as the rapidly diversifying neighborhood. The name suits it well.
HH goes until 8. I believe it starts at 2pm but don't quote me. If you don't mind the cheap stuff, you can get $3 beers during this time. There is also a $6 special for a canned beer and a shot which is an all-hours deal. I've tried their burger and their bacon avocado quesadilla, both of which are super.
Service is, I don't know… New York. Brandon is pretty great. Everyone else is just there for a paycheck.
Check out the back patio and have a drink on the carpentered stoops or at the reggae bar if it's warm.
This place was cool when it was a neighborhood bar. Now that it's sold out to the hipsters, it's not as down to earth. They need to hire more staff to accomodated the crowd.
But depending on the bartender, they spend more time socializing with their friends, who apparently come to visit them at work. This mob style atmosphere by the bartenders and some of the regulars makes it an unsafe environment for some people. I've personally been attacked here and nothing had been done. And there is one regular there who thinks she owns the place and is the gang leader since everyone blindly follows her.
Yes, there are cheap drinks, but it's better to deal with people who have more class.