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Boat
175 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY, 11201
nr. Wyckoff St.
718-254-0607
| 5.8 | "Mixed Reviews" Average Reader Rating on a Scale of 10 |  |
Best Jukebox EVER!
VENUSxINxFAUXxFURS from 11763 | Posted on 8/21/09
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Fortunately, I did not have the same awful experience as some of the other reviewers. My bartender (male) was attentive and personable. However, the best feature at Boat was definitely the jukebox. Belle and Sebastian, Fugazi.. need I say more? I recommend checking it out. If you end up with a crappy bartender, at least you know the music will be awesome.
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Agree, Agree, Agree
JenJobe from 11217 | Posted on 9/17/08
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Notice how the photos show one customer there. Even the male bartenders have their moments not as much as the women. All probably need to find a new line of work. I'd be depressed too if I worked in a dive bar past 30. Despite their off-putting demeanor, they still have good drink specials. However, they've got to do something about the tudes, especially with the economy in the toilet. I would NEVER take someone there for business. NEVER. But for fun, it's pretty good.
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Bartender from hell...
laelectrique from 11101 | Posted on 1/22/08
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I was in this bar over the weekend and I was quite appalled by the service. I sat at the bar for about 5 minutes and there was no bartender in sight. Eventually a woman saunters in and gets behind the bar and takes my order. She was incredibly rude and actually yells at you when you don't order to her liking. She was so busy yelling at one of my friends she forgot my other friends drink order. Having been a bartender myself, I had never such poor service. The bar was quite crowded and lined with people waiting for the bartender to come back from her cigarrette break. Think I will be taking my business elsewhere from now on.
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If you are a masochist, go when the female bartenders are working...
bkrepresent from 11201 | Posted on 1/21/08
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I loved this place for the bartender Steve, the amazing juke box, and the fireplace. However, the two female bartenders, one of which works Thursdays and the other of whom works Sundays (I use the term "work" very loosely) have absolutely ruined it for me. On numerous occasions, Ive gone in and whoever of the two is working will be outside smoking. They each show absolute disregard for the fact that customers have entered their bar or that theyve left it unattended. When they do decide to finally come in, theyll be sure to serve every male in attendance before finally getting around to the ladies. When they deem you lucky enough to be served a drink, gasp, in a bar, its always a guessing game as to whether youre going to be reprimanded for not ordering properly or what other form of rudeness youll encounter. Seriously, the only way Ill go back is if my male friends order for me. Otherwise, there may be a bar fight. They must be part owners because I cant imagine any owner allowing this type of behavior to continue.
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