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Bar Tabac

128 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
at Dean St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-923-0918 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    6.0 out of 10

    9 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Bistro, French
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Hours

Sun-Tue, 10am-1am; Wed-Sat, 10am-2am

Nearby Subway Stops

F, G at Bergen St.

Prices

8-$20

Payment Methods

American Express

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Breakfast
  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Kid-Friendly
  • Live Music
  • Lunch
  • Outdoor Dining
  • Romantic

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

Following in the footsteps of pioneering restaurateurs before him, Georges Forgeois, the empire-building force behind Bistro Jules, Café Noir, and Le Singe Vert, has entered the Smith Street fray with a Brooklyn bar and bistro of his own. Francophiles will appreciate the artfully aged environs, the wine list, the bar snacks, and the obligatory steak-frites and onion soup. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Brunch

Sat.—Sun., 10 a.m.—5 p.m.

Recommended Dishes

Onion soup, $6; moules frites, $14.95; steak frites, $19.95

Reader Ratings

6.0 "Mixed Reviews"
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Worst Service Ever

Boerum_Hill_Hunger from 11201 | Posted on 4/24/09

Overall Reader Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Food: 3
Service: 1
Décor: 1
Value: 3

I have stopped going to Bartabac entirely after a run of bad experiences. The service is lousy. The food is oily and the people that run the place are jerks. I once had to wait 45 minutes during a slow lunch...Read More

Good comfort food.

EatItBrooklyn from 11231 | Posted on 10/3/08

Overall Reader Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 7
Service: 6
Décor: 7
Value: 7

Great classic French dishes like French Onion Soup & Moules. Great frites too! For photos & more descriptions, go to: http://eatbrooklynfood.blogspot.com/2008/09/french-onion-soup-moules.html

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