Just had one of the worst dining experiences of my life here. After waiting 30 minutes for our mimosas, the waitress spilled them all over me, in my hair, on my clothes, all over my jacket, everywhere. It took quite some time for them to actually bring me napkins to clean myself up and then when they wrapped up our food as I needed to leave, they didn't actually include mine in the bag.
Richard W.
Ordered the steak cheval, meat was pretty chewy for 6oz of steak at $26, although the fries were good. The wines by the glass were pretty subpar, surprising for a French restaurant...hard to get 'cote du rhone' wrong! The creme brûlée was pretty good. Servers were attentive but service seemed disorganized. I ordered from 3 different servers in the span of 30 mins.
Kristi M.
This restaurant is perfect and I love it here and the food is so good and the ambiance is amazing and you really couldn't ask for much more from your neighborhood spot! bar tabac forever
Andrew Cribb
Nice beer, friendly people. A neighborhood favorite!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Christine Dkoye
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Peter D.
It has been twelve years since I last reviewed Bar Tabac, and I think I appreciate it more and more with each passing year. This has gradually become one of my favorite places in the neighborhood to spend a warm evening. It's a beautiful blend of Brooklyn and France, and sharing a table outside as the live music gets going, lingering over a bottle of wine...even I can get lucky. Not that I do, but I could. In theory. Now that I have children, it's become a go-to for them as well. Especially because they have french fries. Good ones. That the whole family wants to get down with. Other winners are the very solid burger, the croque madame (my favorite thing on the menu), onion soup gratinee that hits the spot, the impossibly rich and flavorful duck salad, and the pan-roasted hanger steak with mushroom risotto which is a saucy, full-flavored alternative to the steak frites, and easily blows it out of the water. On the kids menu, I love that their chicken fingers and fries are simply non-breaded bits of chicken breast (and a generous portion), and my kids love the pasta with tomato sauce and a generous pile of parmesan on the side. These dishes are not going to blow minds, but they are consistently delicious, the service is always warm and friendly, and if you run into friends sitting at the next table, it can become a magical evening. It's an institution in the neighborhood, and a driving force behind the best Bastille Day celebration this side of the Atlantic. I'll see you there.
Bill Horn
Have come here from time to time for 20+ years. Sadly, the food this time was deeply mediocre - bland, no attention to detail, not accurate to the menu. Service was fine, but maybe stick to the overpriced steak frites…? It used to be good and it’s harder to mess up badly.I used to go to Jules in its East Village heyday, and like BarTabac it was never ‘about’ the food - it was about the experience, the music maybe, the bistro vibe… that can still be the case here, but maybe best to bring the a bag lunch until they fix the situation in their kitchen.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Alan Vargas
Bar-Tabac offers a wide range of drinks(all super good). Had a Brugal Extra Añejo here(dominican rum), I recommend! Good is always on point plus, they are a neighborhood staple, always a good time here, thank you guys!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Natalie Cusano
Great food, fun atmosphere and nice service. Came on a Thursday night and there was a fantastic live band.
Drinks were way too expensive for having little to no amount of alcohol. Food was good, not great, but the prices fit the taste/portions. Live music and fun crowd was the best.We would go back and just get food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salmon Burger, Escargot, Duck Salad, Hamburger, French Fries
Hola holi
All the workers are super friendly, I recommend it, the food is excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Troy Sonowski
Fun French
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Anna Zinenko
The food is not mediocre, the food is terrible. We ordered tuna tartare and calamari, and we wondered why calamari would breaded in curry. It killed all the taste. Tuna tartare was disgusting. 40 min later we both felt sick. We definitely got poisoned by the food. I usually don’t like strictly judging but when this happens I am sure that the owner must pay much more attention to the quality of the food.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
argeni argeni
I visited with my wife kids and friends. Thursday, February 08-2024 halfway through our meal LITTLE CHEFF FROM RATATOUILLE pass by inside the restaurant I couldn’t believe my eyes the waiter was talking to me I was like wait wait I just saw a mouse run to your kitchen . All he said sometimes they come from outside but this one came from under a big table in the back . Guess what ?? Couple of minutes later Again another one my wife was like omg I saw one running the same direction to the kitchen. If they see this review contact me I still have my receipt and credit card statement for the day . I don’t see my self ever going back.
Just had one of the worst dining experiences of my life here. After waiting 30 minutes for our mimosas, the waitress spilled them all over me, in my hair, on my clothes, all over my jacket, everywhere. It took quite some time for them to actually bring me napkins to clean myself up and then when they wrapped up our food as I needed to leave, they didn't actually include mine in the bag.
Ordered the steak cheval, meat was pretty chewy for 6oz of steak at $26, although the fries were good. The wines by the glass were pretty subpar, surprising for a French restaurant...hard to get 'cote du rhone' wrong! The creme brûlée was pretty good. Servers were attentive but service seemed disorganized. I ordered from 3 different servers in the span of 30 mins.
This restaurant is perfect and I love it here and the food is so good and the ambiance is amazing and you really couldn't ask for much more from your neighborhood spot! bar tabac forever
Nice beer, friendly people. A neighborhood favorite!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
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It has been twelve years since I last reviewed Bar Tabac, and I think I appreciate it more and more with each passing year. This has gradually become one of my favorite places in the neighborhood to spend a warm evening. It's a beautiful blend of Brooklyn and France, and sharing a table outside as the live music gets going, lingering over a bottle of wine...even I can get lucky. Not that I do, but I could. In theory. Now that I have children, it's become a go-to for them as well. Especially because they have french fries. Good ones. That the whole family wants to get down with. Other winners are the very solid burger, the croque madame (my favorite thing on the menu), onion soup gratinee that hits the spot, the impossibly rich and flavorful duck salad, and the pan-roasted hanger steak with mushroom risotto which is a saucy, full-flavored alternative to the steak frites, and easily blows it out of the water. On the kids menu, I love that their chicken fingers and fries are simply non-breaded bits of chicken breast (and a generous portion), and my kids love the pasta with tomato sauce and a generous pile of parmesan on the side. These dishes are not going to blow minds, but they are consistently delicious, the service is always warm and friendly, and if you run into friends sitting at the next table, it can become a magical evening. It's an institution in the neighborhood, and a driving force behind the best Bastille Day celebration this side of the Atlantic. I'll see you there.
Have come here from time to time for 20+ years. Sadly, the food this time was deeply mediocre - bland, no attention to detail, not accurate to the menu. Service was fine, but maybe stick to the overpriced steak frites…? It used to be good and it’s harder to mess up badly.I used to go to Jules in its East Village heyday, and like BarTabac it was never ‘about’ the food - it was about the experience, the music maybe, the bistro vibe… that can still be the case here, but maybe best to bring the a bag lunch until they fix the situation in their kitchen.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Bar-Tabac offers a wide range of drinks(all super good). Had a Brugal Extra Añejo here(dominican rum), I recommend! Good is always on point plus, they are a neighborhood staple, always a good time here, thank you guys!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food, fun atmosphere and nice service. Came on a Thursday night and there was a fantastic live band.
Very good atmosphere and very good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Drinks were way too expensive for having little to no amount of alcohol. Food was good, not great, but the prices fit the taste/portions. Live music and fun crowd was the best.We would go back and just get food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salmon Burger, Escargot, Duck Salad, Hamburger, French Fries
All the workers are super friendly, I recommend it, the food is excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fun French
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
The food is not mediocre, the food is terrible. We ordered tuna tartare and calamari, and we wondered why calamari would breaded in curry. It killed all the taste. Tuna tartare was disgusting. 40 min later we both felt sick. We definitely got poisoned by the food. I usually don’t like strictly judging but when this happens I am sure that the owner must pay much more attention to the quality of the food.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
I visited with my wife kids and friends. Thursday, February 08-2024 halfway through our meal LITTLE CHEFF FROM RATATOUILLE pass by inside the restaurant I couldn’t believe my eyes the waiter was talking to me I was like wait wait I just saw a mouse run to your kitchen . All he said sometimes they come from outside but this one came from under a big table in the back . Guess what ?? Couple of minutes later Again another one my wife was like omg I saw one running the same direction to the kitchen. If they see this review contact me I still have my receipt and credit card statement for the day . I don’t see my self ever going back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2