This place gets a 10/10 because they have the most spectacular live trio cover band on Mondays and Thursdays. Only go if you want to have a SPECTACULAR time out with friends after dinner. If you aren't into fun, this is not the place for you. It was a riot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Oleg Vlasov
Good food and good service with decent prices.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Reggie Mateo
Bar Tabac is a beloved and staple French restaurant in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. We chose this place for our Christmas Eve dinner.
The place and ambiance are casual, cozy, and unpretentious. We were given a table for two at the back of the restaurant (we didn’t realize the place is quite spacious).
We started with freshly made escargot Bourgogne served with French baguettes and salted butter, together with a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon.
For my main entrée, I selected Les Moules frites (we were told that the mussels are from Canada), while my partner opted for lamb shank stew, which was served to him cold and he decided to send it back to the kitchen to warm it up a bit. Hands down to the mussels’ freshness and the delicious sauce that goes with it, I enjoyed dipping my baguette and fries in it.
We then concluded our dinner with lava cake and vanilla ice cream dessert to share. Overall, we found the dining experience pleasing; the staff are sincerely friendly and helpful. If you are craving some authentic French cuisine and happen to be in the area, this place is highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dmitry Minkovsky
This place tried to scam me out of a dollar. They have one price on the wall behind the bar, and another on the menu. Watch out!
David Libespère
Bar Tabac is one of the last true French bistros around, and it delivers every time. The food is authentic and full of flavor, the wine selection is excellent, and the service is always on point. The atmosphere is lively yet relaxed — it feels like being transported straight to Paris without leaving Brooklyn.
What else can you ask for? A real neighborhood gem and a must-visit for anyone who loves French cuisine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dylan Cali
The Ribeye and Frites was really good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Derek hcw
The worst-tasting food I’ve ever had. The fried calamari was by far the worst I’ve ever had—it was thick, greasy, and tasted more like cheap onion rings than calamari. The mussel pot was also not fresh. To make things worse, the Aperol Spritz came with the orange slice still having the supermarket sticker on it, which clearly means they never even washed their fruit. Overall, the food quality does not match the price at all. We were totally shocked, especially since they call themselves a French restaurant but the worst quality—honestly, I don’t think any French person would accept this level of food.
Food: 1
Patrick Wills
Great French cuisine place in downtown Brooklyn a few blocks from the Hilton Brooklyn. Nice outdoor seating. Staff was very accommodating as had we a party of 6 and they pieced together seating outside for us. Food was terrific!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Jack Ifrah
Easily most underrated bar in NYC. Great vibes from waiters/staff, performers which created unreal vibes, and great classic French food. Would recommend and bring anyone visiting cobble hill.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Doc B.
. . . And, just when I thought I found a new favorite go-to spot here in my Brooklyn hometown. I understand overhead amongst everything else in Brooklyn is constantly increasing. Restaurants are cutting corners when and where they can. But, never have I been served Escargot withOUT bread and when I asked been told that bread is an added cost. Not in any other French restaurant here in Brooklyn nor any other French restaurant in NYC nor any other French restaurant in France (Southern/Cannes) is Escargot served withOUT bread. Obviously I am appalled 😱. To add, the calamari appetizer that was exceptional back in June was horrible yesterday July. It tasted as if the calamari was dumped right out of a box and into lukewarm oil so that they came out greasy and rubbery. On one of the hottest evenings in Brooklyn, the drinks were warm and dull. My French 75, which on a scorching hot night should have been refreshingly crisp and sparkly, instead tasted like a flat Ginger Ale. Needless to say, this native Brooklynite will not be patronizing Bar Tabac.
This place gets a 10/10 because they have the most spectacular live trio cover band on Mondays and Thursdays. Only go if you want to have a SPECTACULAR time out with friends after dinner. If you aren't into fun, this is not the place for you. It was a riot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Good food and good service with decent prices.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Bar Tabac is a beloved and staple French restaurant in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. We chose this place for our Christmas Eve dinner.
The place and ambiance are casual, cozy, and unpretentious. We were given a table for two at the back of the restaurant (we didn’t realize the place is quite spacious).
We started with freshly made escargot Bourgogne served with French baguettes and salted butter, together with a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon.
For my main entrée, I selected Les Moules frites (we were told that the mussels are from Canada), while my partner opted for lamb shank stew, which was served to him cold and he decided to send it back to the kitchen to warm it up a bit. Hands down to the mussels’ freshness and the delicious sauce that goes with it, I enjoyed dipping my baguette and fries in it.
We then concluded our dinner with lava cake and vanilla ice cream dessert to share. Overall, we found the dining experience pleasing; the staff are sincerely friendly and helpful. If you are craving some authentic French cuisine and happen to be in the area, this place is highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place tried to scam me out of a dollar. They have one price on the wall behind the bar, and another on the menu. Watch out!
Bar Tabac is one of the last true French bistros around, and it delivers every time. The food is authentic and full of flavor, the wine selection is excellent, and the service is always on point. The atmosphere is lively yet relaxed — it feels like being transported straight to Paris without leaving Brooklyn.
What else can you ask for? A real neighborhood gem and a must-visit for anyone who loves French cuisine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Ribeye and Frites was really good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The worst-tasting food I’ve ever had.
The fried calamari was by far the worst I’ve ever had—it was thick, greasy, and tasted more like cheap onion rings than calamari. The mussel pot was also not fresh. To make things worse, the Aperol Spritz came with the orange slice still having the supermarket sticker on it, which clearly means they never even washed their fruit. Overall, the food quality does not match the price at all. We were totally shocked, especially since they call themselves a French restaurant but the worst quality—honestly, I don’t think any French person would accept this level of food.
Food: 1
Great French cuisine place in downtown Brooklyn a few blocks from the Hilton Brooklyn. Nice outdoor seating. Staff was very accommodating as had we a party of 6 and they pieced together seating outside for us. Food was terrific!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Easily most underrated bar in NYC. Great vibes from waiters/staff, performers which created unreal vibes, and great classic French food. Would recommend and bring anyone visiting cobble hill.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
. . . And, just when I thought I found a new favorite go-to spot here in my Brooklyn hometown. I understand overhead amongst everything else in Brooklyn is constantly increasing. Restaurants are cutting corners when and where they can. But, never have I been served Escargot withOUT bread and when I asked been told that bread is an added cost. Not in any other French restaurant here in Brooklyn nor any other French restaurant in NYC nor any other French restaurant in France (Southern/Cannes) is Escargot served withOUT bread. Obviously I am appalled 😱. To add, the calamari appetizer that was exceptional back in June was horrible yesterday July. It tasted as if the calamari was dumped right out of a box and into lukewarm oil so that they came out greasy and rubbery. On one of the hottest evenings in Brooklyn, the drinks were warm and dull. My French 75, which on a scorching hot night should have been refreshingly crisp and sparkly, instead tasted like a flat Ginger Ale. Needless to say, this native Brooklynite will not be patronizing Bar Tabac.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Food’s great and the server Rose, her energy really adds to the atmosphere. She’s the freakin BEST
Like many other reviews, shown our table and left there for 30 minutes without even getting water.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food was great, so was their wine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Put us in the back at dirty tables, no menus. left us there
Service: 2
The presentation felt like fine dining without the fuss.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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