ALPHAVILLE

Been meaning to come here for a while and glad I finally made it! Nice bartenders, great vibe/music, delicious, well seasoned fries + fried chicken nuggies, and the sauces are so good. We tried the spicy ketchup (5⭐) and ranch (4.5⭐) and will try two new ones next time! They have a decent assortment of beers, seltzers, wines and a bunch of specials. We'll be back and I'll be trying the pickleback next time.

AMAZING place. Wandered here while looking for a spot to charge my friends wheelchair, stayed and had some great food. Staff are super duper nice and accommodating. The chicken nuggets made me believe in God..... Amazing. Crispy, fresh, hot, perfectly cooked. Much love to this place.

Bar tenders are rude, disrespectful, and unprofessional. I ordered food to go not planning on staying then ended up getting a drink til my food was done. My drink was taken from me when it was half filled and thrown away because the bar tender didn’t like the tip i left. I thought tips are based on how good the service is not how much I spend. Save your money and go somewhere else. And the Food looks better then it.

The improv comedy show was great; drinks were great but expensive; and the steak frites portion was laughable—it couldn’t have been more than 5 thin strips of steak. Next time I’ll pass on the overpriced food & cocktails!

Felt like I was 25 again in all be best ways. It took me 2 days to recover after, which reminded me I'm approaching 36. Had a blast here. Very cool vibes.

Came for the music. Stayed for the chicken nugs. A Brooklyn gem owned and operated by musicians who care about the community. We need more venues and “third spaces” like this spot. A must visit if you wanna see what’s actually happening in the NYC music scene.

I can't recommend alphaville enough! I have done one dj event here with a few lined up and the experience has been fantastic so far from communication to the setup & overall vibes. The back room is awesome, they have juneshine on tap for a reasonable price, late night food and friendly staff.

One of my favourite karaokes! Mike is one (if not the number one) of the best karaoke hosts ive ever met, and he can sing so well its a pleasure to be there. I spent my birthday on Alphaville last year, and everyone were very nice with me. I had the luck that Matt Smith had the humbleness to come too, and he was treated very nice too. Memories that i will never forget.

This is probably my hundredth time coming here. Everyone knows my name when I come here and pretty much everyone fucks with me except a couple randoms. Not a lot of people know this but Alphaville is one of the best places in the tri-state area to get an ice cold Guinness. My bartender Brandon taught me how to blow smoke rings or "O's" on his cigarette break. This just goes to show how personable and friendly the bar staff are. Come by here if you're ever running away from your crazy ex girlfriend who thinks you cheated but you didn't even though you could have

Went last night with my 24 year old daughter. I tried to ask three different bartenders for drinks for us, and instead, they served other guests while never getting mine. One actually took my order then cleaned up the bar and walked away from the bar entirely. Another took it then served others that came up after me. The other just ignored me like I wasn't there. I went back to the table, and my daughter went to the bar and was served immediately. Ageism at its finest. That's pretty awful. Way to go Alphaville. Great bar staff you have there. You tell them to do that?

My friend and I discovered the place walking by and had a quick drink with their large fries. We had such a great time, I then asked another friend to come with me again but was incredibly disappointed by the rude service/ignored, unnecessary up-charging and overall rudeness. Incredibly embarrassed to have even brought a good friend here and waste a perfectly good night. Robert J. was our server. Would not recommend this place.

This place has the worst management and staff. Not even 1 bit are they customer service friendly but at times down right arrogant After a very brief stay here I'll never step foot in those doors again

I'm from the south and this 100% the best fried check I've ever had in my entire life. In house sauces blew my mind, generous portions for the price. Reasonably priced drink and world class cocktails. Bar tender (Angel) was one of the best I have ever had. If you're rating this place as anything other than 5 stars you are out of your mind. Happy hour specials were God tier as well.

How has this place not fixed their absolute death trap of an exit/entrance?? It's like a ramp with ledge sides and I have, soberly, completely rolled my ankle on it and been in pain for the rest of the night at least 3 times. Lawsuit waiting to happen.... I have also seen other people falling on it. doesn't reflect caring about patrons.

NGL I was surprised how much I loved this spot. It's a great place to get a drink, and an even better place to watch a show. I loved the space, the venue area in the back is truly amazing. Everyone working was really respectful, and nice. I'm glad I didn't listen to the local curmudgeons and found myself at an amazing local show. May the live music live on, long after we're gone! Cheers, Alphaville

I love going to concerts! My spending categories are definitely art, booze, food and shows! And Alphaville covers most of those needs. I've popped in here many times for a beer or a small snack of fried goodies but I have not been for a show. I was excited to see local modern goth rockers "Bootblacks" and romantic, goth band "Weeknight" were playing together. "Weeknight" had been on hiatus and therefore the turn out was pretty huge. The entire bar was jam packed. The place is CASH ONLY. And it was super hard to get to the water cooler. I also couldn't believe the amount of people talking during the show. If you wanna talk, don't go to shows. I'm here to watch the band and shake my tail feather. "Bootblacks" had been on my concert eye for awhile. If you ever watch the movie "Blade Runner" this band sounds and looks like if the replicants started a band. It's got electronic keyboard dance moves and the vocals are spot on. And in top of that there is a trumpet coming in at perfect timing. I could dance the night away listening to these guys. https://bootblacks.bandcamp.com/ "Weeknight" got super crowded and it was very hard to get a good spot. They sounded amazing and I liked that the stage was easy to see in the back venue. https://weeknightmusic.bandcamp.com/ I can't forget to mention Kyle Avallone the opener. The solo act with his keyboard was reminiscent of a Nick Cave beatnik. Very cool vibe. https://soundcloud.com/healing-light/kyle-avallone-nobodys-baby-now Alphaville is a intimate space for shows and worth checking out but make sure to bring the cash!!

As a person who lives in the community for 20+ years, I'm very saddened this place got reopened. No offense to the owners or people who work there but this place is truly a disruption to the community and those who live around it.

This bar is my favorite neighborhood bar in bushwick. Great for a drink and fantastic place for shows. I'm really happy a place like this exists in the area.

Good drink prices, friendly bartenders, great vibes, good music! Def will come through for the good happy hour prices

I don't live in Brooklyn or in this neighborhood, but I do think it's worth the hour+ commute to have a neat burger, a few good beers, meet up with some likewise minded music aficionados and listen to my favorite bands, punk or otherwise, in an intimate, pleasantly cool environment.

Alphaville reminds me so much of your typical music/bar venue in Camden Town,London. There's nothing fancy about it. Even wine is served from the can. It's not a bar I would ordinarily go to just to catch up with friends or simply to grab a drink. This is a place to see live music. I saw a really great Boston band Space Junk is Forever playing there on a Friday night and there were amazing! If you're coming out of age rocker, punk or whatever you like to call yourself this place is for you.

Ordered the "Rodeo Chicken Sandwich" (aka Fried Chicken Sandwich) for delivery. As a person with not a massive appetite, and whom hates the MASSIVE, almost inedible 'Man V. Food' styled portions we get today, this was great. The sandwich is the perfect size for one person, and packs a lot of punch (It's about the same size as the Cast Iron Cheeseburger from Forrest Point). The fries are fantastic and actually hilariously big / thick (making the sandwich look smaller in comparison). Overall, it was a good portion for both the cost, and what I'm use to consuming. Would definitely order again.

Over priced burger, super bland. Kudos on fries that were delish and bountiful but the $11 burger wouldn't make it on a dollar menu. Order via seemless

Imagine trying to sleep on a weekday/workday/school day and there are people screaming out in front at two and three in the morning not caring about the neighborhood yea that's basically what this place is. For as long as I lived here it's always been a quiet neighborhood and this place has made it very hard after they reopened. It's fair to say they don't really care about their neighbors.

Still looks wonderful inside but I've dropped a star because: * I tried the food, it was just ok not great, and took ages (~45 minutes) to come * I can understand why their neighbors are hostile, there's a lot of people milling about noisily outside

ROSSSSSSS!!! This review is for ROSS! His vegan nugs are EVERYTHING!!!! I'm not vegan (hard core vegetarian over here) but damn if he cooked for me everyday, I'd have no issues with that! Whatever he's cooking is delicious---- burgers, tacos, nachos, nuggets, everything! ---- and his chill/friendly personality only makes it better!

We ordered from them and the nuggets were inedible- burnt to a crisp. Then I tried calling the restaurant several times and nobody picked up. Never order from this place!!! Horrible. I don't know how they could've sent the food out for delivery with it looking like this. The nuggets were black they were so burnt.

Alphaville is a great place to meet slightly washed-up indie rockers with moderate drinking and drug problems. It's a little less punk than Birdie's, and a bit more sleazy than Old Stanley's. Much straighter than Happyfun but way less creepy than Bootleg or Lone Wolf.

Dope spot! I love the Nuggets. Everything I could ever want. I have been going here for quite a bit. John is an amazing bartender!

What is going on with this place? The downstairs bathrooms have been closed at least 2 weeks, the toilet seat on the upstairs one is only half attached, they've had cups on almost all their beer taps for what a while, haven't had any wine for a while, the signs still claim the kitchen is open til 2 am but hasn't been open at all the past two times I've been here, and now they are cash-only. It is either going out of business soon, or managed by pure apathy and inertia. I keep coming back here because they book shows. I've always found it oddly dark and depressing vibe-wise but lately it just seems pathetic and sad. Why does anyone voluntarily come here unless there is a band you need to see?

Really insulted and annoyed at the size of the sandwiches. A tiny burger for 10 is one thing but a chicken sandwich the size of a slider for 14 is truly insulting and is everything that's wrong with Brooklyn. I will be sure tell everyone to not order food from them. Really disappointing.

When we walked around 7pm in there was no one at this bar but the bartender who was openly drinking. She informed us all of her taps were down so we could only order cans or liquor. We ordered two Budweiser's and she tried to upsell a shot for $1 more, my friend accepted but I declined and she told is the total was $10.. he changed his mind and then our total was $8? Ok. Then I remembered they had food and asked about their burger special. She said the kitchen was not open. When I asked how long it was closed for she said "I don't know". Ok. Beers were warm, bartender was shit, and the atmosphere felt like they were closing down so we promptly left and will definitely not be returning. Bummer!

Actually never write reviews about places because I feel like yelp app is reserved for people who hate their service, but. My experience here was dope. I ordered a Manhattan from Kate and it was one of the best manhattans in Brooklyn. Also their queso. Let's talk about it. Just come here, have fun. Ask for the bartender by name and you'll have a better time.

What I love about this bar is simple : It's everything! But really it's one thing: the service! Our bar tender- Aley (she told us no one spells her name right--HA! ) we were just in town for. Few days from Montreal -- got lost and someone recommended we walk down Wilson ave We stumbled on this charming hole in the wall and Aley made us feel like Brooklyn natives ! Cheers !

Beer is $6 and served in a plastic cup Bar tenders ignored us for like 20 minutes and were pretty rude Scene was ridiculous...Posh "punks" and stylized "goths" Most people were rude af... Kind of vibe where everyone thinks they are too cool to have a conversation Everyone looked sad and were trying to get laid while maintaining their aesthetic UGH We went outside to smoke a cig with a beer can we bought at the bar and the bouncer was giving us a hard time, pretty much yelling at us, until he realized his mistake and let us back in while growling. Lol this place.

Dopest veggie burger ever, good vibes, good times. Jon was an amazing bartender and took care of me in every sense of the word. Will definitely be coming back soon. Best smelling bathroom in bushwick. And they have hand soap!!! Toilet paper galore!

I went to this place for an hour on a Friday night. I went outside to have a really important conversation on the phone. I was being quiet and respectful. One of the bartenders kept berating me and rudely asking me to step aside and end my conversation. Honestly I was a bit stubborn about it because of how terribly rude she was and upon my attempt to re-enter, I was denied by the bouncers. Honestly wasn't that mad though, drinks were watered down, and I was happy to leave. The only thing I liked about this bar was the dance room in the back and the great music they were playing that night. I won't be returning. There's plenty of other places to spend my money in this town.

Nice Bushwick bar, great music, friendly bar tenders. I love the decor and the wooden bar. A little pricey but not out of the norm for bars of similar style in the area. I can't come here and drop 6 bucks on canned beer all the time but I will put it into my rotation and I do want to try the food! I can't wait til the summer when the patio-ish area in the front can be utilized.

Generally overpriced - no draft beers and 6 bucks for a beer can. Cash only. Also, the staff is not very friendly. The food is decent, but overall an overpriced joint for the local hipsters. One star for the fact they have a venue in the back.

I'm a local and I really like this place. The ambience is fantastic. You sort of get lost just sitting there after two or three of the "$6 beer & a shot" specials, whilst listening to the Talking Heads for two hours. The staff are super nice and genuinely concerned about your experience, which one wouldn't expect at a quote-unquote dive bar. It's something they should be proud of. I will say that I was disappointed to learn that their kitchen was closed for a brief period. My first drink was on the house though for the inconvenience...whilst the bar tender slurped away his dinner behind the bar, in front of customers. This one little incident couldn't be more than a raindrop in the ocean and won't keep me from coming back - most likely multiple times a week!

I made a Seamless order. Two hours later my chicken sandwich had not come, and no one ever answered when I called. I'm pretty sure it only came because I left a negative Seamless review! Five minutes after I left the review, the delivery guy appeared and perfunctorily apologized for my wait. This place is a short walk from my apartment, so the wait time seems ridiculous, and the sandwich was cold and tiny - honestly, it kind of tasted like a (much cheaper) sandwich from McDonald's. Maybe they should not do delivery...

I have been to this place so many times that i've lost count. I've seen Bambara a million times in here haha. I have never had a negative experience at all. The food is good, but their fries are AMAZING!! Staff has always been decent tbh.

Our bartender was so rude. There are signs that say "food till 2am" so I ask for a food menu around 9pm. He says they're not serving food. Ok whatever, nbd. Then I see another sign with a wine list so I ask for rose and he just says, "no". So I say, "... no?" He says they don't have that. Ok, again, I can live without it. Then I ask for a dark and stormy and again he just says, "no." At this point I ask him if he is fucking with me because I thought maybe he was just joking or something like he didn't want to serve me. He stumbles his words saying, "we don't have .... we don't have ...." I finish his sentence, "o you don't have ginger beer" which shows me he doesn't even know how to make a dark and stormy. So finally I just ask for a rum and coke and he gives it to me in the smallest glass and charges me $10. Keep in mind during this entire interaction he's looking me up and down giving me the dirtiest look. I don't appreciate being made to feel like an asshole for just asking for what's on your menu.

Honestly this place is so dope the atmosphere is amazing and inviting. The bartender is Kait she is dope we had a blast with her!!!

Alpha is one of my favorite local bars because of the good prices, great food, and there's always events like cool shows going on (with a reasonable door price!!). It's a combination of all the fun things you like to do in Bushwick. Would have given 5 stars except for an incident with a bar tender (ive always seen him wearing one dangly earring, I think his name is guage?) a few weeks back. I had tried to offer half of my $4 tip (on 2 drinks and takeout) in quarters when the bartender said they don't accept change. When I said that's all I had he told me I shouldn't have come out if I had no money (which I did, it was just money he refused). He then had the bar back come over and toss all the change I left directly into a garbage bin! I have never had a server deny my tip, tell me I should have given him more, and then throw away half it. I understand this bar is cash only, but had he cared so much about me tipping more he could have pocketed the change instead of literally throwing it in the garbage. I have not been back to Alphaville since, because I do not care to have another interaction with this bartender. however, Food is great so I will continue to support the business as a take-out customer.

Paulie just came on Wednesday since Alaska closed and now Wednesday's are rad. Not a bar for idiots, very industry friendly and great for neighborhood folks, come for Jamz and great beer shot deals amongst legit buds you didn't even know you had yet

Pros: Pretty decent food, some halfway decent bands play here Cons: Slow service, generally noisy atmosphere It's a fine place to listen to a few indie rock bands in the neighborhood, but it isn't a remarkable venue.

We went into Alphaville during Thursday happy hour and it was a nice break from the hot summer day. The bartender was chill and welcoming, and she made us some dope drinks. Cheap wells $4. She also gave us some good recs for gay karaoke in the neighborhood. Also her playlist was fun and eclectic. Didn't make it to a show there yet, but we'll be back. Good vibes all around.

Everything about Alphaville checks out. Drinks are fairly priced. The beer list suits a variety of personal tastes. Bartenders are super-friendly and chill. The music on the speakers in the front room is usually really good punk, rock'n'roll, powerpop, indie, post-punk, glam, etc. type stuff. There's very good bar food served late, and $1 chicken nugs (minimum six per order, and they're big) at happy hour. Ample seating in the bar/front room. I've never seen a line for the bathroom here. The back room is the performance room, which has a very good sound system, and it's a wide room rather than a deep one, so every spot in the room feels close to the stage. Eyeballing it, I'd say the performance room probably has a capacity of about 75-100. Alphaville is considered a very desirable place to play among local NYC bands, particularly of various "rock" persuasions, which means the booking crew can choose the cream of the crop, and quality of music is usually quite high. They usually do four-act bills, which will typically run $8-$10 for local acts and slightly more if there's a reasonably well-known touring act. Of course there is no cover to hang in the front room, from which you really can't hear the bands at all -- just in case you don't want a rock show and just want to chill. Location is terrific, very conducive to neighborhood bar-hopping, but for the above reasons I'd recommend it as a place to just stay for a few hours.

Half ass service, half ass attitude, half ass selection, and half ass vibe. 6 dollar can beers. Attractive women that barely have to acknowledge you(most times don't) because they're too busy not mixing any drinks because they only do well drinks. 2 stars cause I didn't try the food. Please fail. No more places like this.

I fucking love this place. It's simple, cheap and easy. The staff is fucking awesome- they're super laid back and get their shit done. The food is fucking awesome. I swear it's the best burger in Bushwick, possibly Brooklyn, maybe even the city. The shows are fucking awesome too- the bands they get, the sound, the energy- Holy shit yeah this place is the tits.

Ugh go somewhere else. This bar hurts my soul. Please stop the mediocrity. Saturday night filled with the copies of the same person. Getting shoved around and excuse-me, excuse-me to death - if anyone is polite to say even that. $12 to get to the music show. Bleh. No thanks. $6 mixed drinks in what is in contention for the tiniest cup ever made. I like to pretend that I am a giant and the drink is actually huge. Is there alcohol in this? Maybe I actually ordered giant ice cubes with water, I'm not sure.

Love it but please please please add vegan chicken nuggets! You already serve a veggie burger, and vegan nugz would be a super popular addition - swear. This is Brooklyn. It's crawling with vegans.

This place is shaping up to be the best bar in Bushwick. Keep it up guys.

Bartenders were the rudest people I've ever met. When I questioned them about a charge they yelled in my face then refused to give me my debit card back claiming they didn't have it. I found another worker who went behind the bar and took it back for me. They then added a $10 tip for themselves. Bartenders name is Quinn WATCH OUT

wanted to update my original review to say that they opened more bathrooms downstairs! And they have food now. The burger is good, but maybe a buck or two overpriced. Can't wait for the fireplace I've heard rumors about!

I won't be able to rave enough about nugz in this review. This bar sells chicken nuggets called nugz. There are now multiple contexts in my life where I can purchase and subsequently enjoy nugz. Thank you, ALPHAVILLE, for bringing this new and wonderful category of pleasure into my life. Always good tunes playing at the bar or being performed in the venue. Become a patron of this establishment.