Union Pool

484 Union Ave, Brooklyn
(718) 609-0484

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Tural

It’s kinda Smells inside always
Something between sweat+french fries+dirty wet mopping

Tammy Chun

Experienced what many others have in the reviews - my friends and I had an extremely unprofessional encounter with the bartender, believe her name is Sarah. FYI, harassing and berating customers over tipping is not going to get you far in life. Not only is it unprofessional, it's quite sad behavior. If you want to be tipped higher, try providing good service? Or, try asking with respect (something you'd think any civilized person would do). There was nothing special about the way she opened my beer can, yet she felt entitled to a certain tip and went as far as to make snarky remarks, intervene my payment and return back to the tip screen to force a higher tip. I truly have never encountered a more sad, abysmally bitter, and unprofessional bartender in my life. Quite a unique experience.

TLDR; Staff here are clearly unhappy with their compensation at this job (seen multiple reviews of complaints regarding weird staff behavior over tipping), management should consider either paying employees higher or overhauling the staff who don't know how to speak to humans with basic decency. Don't worry, will never be back

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Danny

Best place for a vibey laid back hang with friends, cheap drinks, and always fun meeting interesting new people.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Andrew Lee

great vibes and crowd overall but the the service was terrible. the bartender was so rude and condescending. she was very entitled and rude. specifically Sarah. her attitude towards my group and it felt targeted when she came back out with a mask after talking to us.

Monty PY

Been here twice hoping things would improve, but it’s still the same. Great venue, nice ambiance with amazing bands, but the bartender is a disaster—an overgrown, tattooed tough guy wannabe. Rude, entitled, and quick to scare off customers. Tips are appreciated, not a ransom especially for tourists who may not know local customs. Refusing to serve people isn’t just unprofessional, it's pathetic.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 1

Cain

Cool hipstery Williamsburg beer garden vibe with lots of space, a taco truck, and a music venue/club area. Supposedly the building used to be a pool supply store, which is reflected in the theming.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Greer LeRoy

Incredible service! Would go back any chance I get.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Annise Kinder

Bar staff are amazing! Sarah makes the best drinks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lana Delmar

Best drinks , great tacos

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ravi Sachidanandam

Great place for live music, hanging out,

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Benjamin Waldow

Sometimes it's a bit more crowded than it used to be

Aksel Kretsinger-Walters

Mean bouncers. I was profiled really hard at the door.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Sarah Commaroto

Bouncers were such horrible people. So rude and disrespectful to my friend trying to get in who was so polite. Would never recommend. Bathrooms so gross too. Bad drinks, bad vibes.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Anna Maria Giannini

Absolutely embarrassed to try and go to this establishment. The bouncers were horribly rude. So sad.

Juan Carlos Granados

Good place to have a few drinks before going out to a party.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tostada

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