Sharlene's

Great local place, super friendly bartenders, can get packed on weekend nights. Decent graffiti in the bathroom. Good beer and shot special, still doing frozen drinks even in winter because why not. Do recommend.

I came here for a quick drink. The bar was dark and dimly lit and very loud. Sitting right next to someone and I could still barely hear. They do have unlimited soda and decent drink selections. The bathrooms were decently clean. They had pinball games and a jukebox available. They didn't serve food, mostly snacks like pretzels and patties (jerk chicken and beef).

I requested to put a song on the jukebox and the bartender pleaded me not to make a request since its a "headache to use" and so I obliged. But then, surprisingly, she proceeded to treat my partner and I very disrespectfully and served us undrinkable cocktails. I was surprised, but another group by the bar confirmed they also experienced the same.

Old favorite from when I lived in NYC- kind of a perfect clean dive to meet friends and hang out- didn’t always have a crazy amount of character, but good tunes and good drinks and never super crowded

Feels like a cozy, warm, welcoming neighborhood bar. Some pin ball and jukebox in the back, good beer selection and full bar.

One of my favorite bars. Dark, good service, and great vibes.

Excellent dive bar vibes. Only had time for a quick drink before a dinner reservation but would happily go back

This is a great neighborhood dive bar. It’s actually a step above, but a nice beer selection really nice waitress.

I came here for a quick drink. The bar was dark and dimly lit and very loud. Sitting right next to someone and I could still barely hear. They do have unlimited soda and decent drink selections. The bathrooms were decently clean. They had pinball games and a jukebox available. They didn't serve food, mostly snacks like pretzels and patties (jerk chicken and beef).

This was a good classic just neighborhood bar! The happy hour food deals looked good but we didn't end up eating. The happy hour drink deals were ok! Pretty standard for the area. We were both very happy with our drinks though and the bartenders were great! They were so helpful and were good about checking back in with people even as the bar got busier. Definitely a cute space with a juke box and a couple games

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Great classic dive bar. I'm a visitor but it was cool to see the bartender talk with the regulars. Drinks are good and so are the people!

Stopped in right when Sharlene's opened for the day. The bartender was lovely and poured us two beautiful drafts. $10 wiskey & bud light combo. A fantastic little pup with great deals!!

I have been coming to Sharlenes since the beginning of the new year. I am a regular here and come about three nights out of the week. I love all the bartenders Nick Karolina and Elsie are great. I am definitely a fan of nicks Long Island Ice-T's. Great vibes great atmosphere for a dive bar and great conversation. I will always return here for a quick drink in the middle of the week!

Great atmosphere, not to crowded.grear drinks. Had a long beach it was very good quality

This bar is actually awesome and the prices are fair for a bar in this area. The only problem when I went in on a Saturday was the bartender. She was probably the fakest person I have ever met and she would do this fake smile at you and as soon as she looked away she made a face as is if she just served some idiot asking for a drink. Not only that, she would slam your beer bottle on the bar when she gave you your drink. Just completely rude and if you don't want to deal with people then don't be a bartender. Everything else about this bar is great. Nice people hanging out there and I thought the beer selection was not bad. I would go back even though the bartender is terrible.

One of my favorite bars. Unfortunately, it's frequented by unbearable NYC media types. No matter -- killer atmosphere and great staff. Get drunk quick and cheap. Lovely.

Cold drinks, friendly bartender, air conditioning. And it wasn't crowded on a Friday afternoon. Classic dive bar.

Dante you the goat tip that man and go spurs ! They making me type more words who cares it's a dive bar it's a vibe what the heck!

Mainly writing reviews so that my 1-star review of another business looks legit. 5 stars all around. Everything these other jabronis say is FAKE NEWS. Especially the reviews by people who just can't leave out the fact that "I'm a bartender, so I KNOW" or the one that says "Poser bar" - like what does that even mean. This is your dream bar. Go to there.

This was the last bar I drank at before sheltering in place. I came alone, waiting for my girlfriend to come home from work. I'd worked up a sweat, having stuffed my backpack with potatoes and cans of tuna from a grocery store several blocks away. I'd then wandered for several blocks in search of a place to have a drink and unwind for an hour or two. I was glad to find a dive to rest at. A cold drink really hit the spot. It's a day I remember more vividly than most. There was a certain giddiness in the air, the anticipation that something novel and unprecedented was coming our way very soon. It was a strange and special feeling, one that will always be tied to this place. It was a fine bar to have a drink at before the world changed forever.

The most important bar of the neighborhood (and beyond really). Always open when all the other ones have closed way too early, great atmosphere, mixed audience. A great hang to chat with friends, talk to strangers at the bar or simply sit by yourself and decompress.

The bartenders here are so rude and full of themselves. They have some good stuff on top but the experience is totally not worth it. Avoid.

This is a cute no frills bar. There is adequate space and people here just seem to be chill. Enjoy the fact that they serve hot cider. This is good for people who do not like to drink alcohol but go to a bar to just hang. I like this place.

Solid no frills neighborhood bar. Great place to host a casual group event in the area. Plenty of space, never too crowded, you can order food to the bar (we usually order pizzas from across the street) and good beer selection. BONUS: They also have pinball machine.

Love this bar. We came in after a brunch and we got to drankin. Great service. The bartenders POUR! Super reasonably priced. Try the Triple Rum Punch ($8)! They played hard bop, my fave kind of jazz. I loved it and I am coming back. ok. bye.

Cool digs, but the bartender's shitty attitude turned me off. I'm not expecting Dolly Parton, but c'mon, be a human being. He clearly would have much rather stayed in bed and DEFINITELY didn't want to help us out. I was gonna buy a shirt, which was kinda cool, but now I don't want to own a shirt from this dismal place. Won't be back... Revision to one star from two (30 min later) - I heard that while I was in the bathroom, some girl came in and wanted to return a keg, and was asking for help. The jerk of a bartender clearly didn't want to help her, and it was only after the girl practically begged that he brought a dolly around. The guy was actively hostile to his customers.

Maybe the best dive bar in Brooklyn? Clean and friendly with good prices. It's such a terrific mainstay. I miss it during all this madness.

Sipped on dark and stormys all night...the bathroom is too small for this big girl. I love the vibe hanging out with friends here it's not too loud with whatever juke box sings.

Dark and somewhat dingy, Sharlene's is an excellent place to hide from the world and drink your Sunday away. Or your Saturday. Or a Tuesday afternoon. And once you're sufficiently snockered, you can play pinball. Or some board games. Or you can just play some songs on the jukebox and yell incoherently at the other patrons for not giving your selections the attention they deserve. I don't know if I've done all of that here, but I think I have. And I recently woke up with a review draft for Sharlene's and the only note I made was, "Puta madre." So there's that.

My favorite bar! the triple rum punch is the best, and the atmosphere is cozy and the best neighborhood spot.

Ventured over to Prospect Heights to come to Sharlene's for a friend's birthday. It's spacious and divey with a casual ambience - a very OK experience, but probably not something I would travel from Williamsburg again on my own. I came in on a Saturday night around 9:30pm and there was a good amount of people in the bar, sitting at tables and at the bar. Noise level is very reasonable so you can actually hear the people you're talking to. The entire bar -which is quite large- is decorated with very dark wood and low lights. The bathrooms were not the cleanest in the world, but for a dive bar, it's whatever. When the bar gets crowded, it tends to run a little warm so be prepared! For how large the bar is, bartenders were reasonably attentive but not friendly, and prices are middle of the road. They have an entire menu of cocktails, some of which are seasonal. I had a cold cider and vodka cocktail called the Tatanka ($9,) which was not great. I switched to a regular cider drink for the rest of the night and it was more of what I was looking for. They also had a bourbon and hot cider drink, which is probably what I should have gotten in the first place, but that was my own fault. For about 3 drinks and soda water for my boyfriend, my total was $22, which is reasonable for a birthday occasion. All in all, a decent experience. I'm sure it could be a spot if you live in the area. If I'm back, I'll make sure to try that Bourbon and Cider drink first.

3.5 stars This place has a cool vibe. Definitely a dive bar feel with dive bar music. This is my second time here and my experience was exactly the same as the first time. Maybe a little better. The bartenders are attentive and make the drinks pretty standard. I opted for a glass of Pinot noir for $6 and got a dark and stormy for $7. The drinks had me slightly buzzed which is what I was looking for. My girls and I are always able to get three seats and always manage to attract the attention of super drunk white boys lol, which is okay. Nothing particularly blew me away about this place but my friends and I keep coming back here when we're in the area so they must be doing something right. Come here to throw back a few beers and chill out with your buddies. This is the perfect spot for that.

So, I went to this bar bought a couple beers inside of the bar then left to go sit outside of the bar (they had benches outside) and a worker there (white man) yelled at me in front of a crowd of people (all white) and told me not sit AFTER I spent money there. Meanwhile, I was the only person of color outside. This was really embarrassing and could've been handled differently. The guy could gently explained why I couldn't sit there or any other way other than yelling at the only black girl in the crowd. This was disgusting and im NEVER going back there again, and neither should you.

If I could give zero stars I would, we just left. The girl working here tonight, I say tonight but it's technically the morning (sep 19-20) was so rude to us. When we got there, she ignored us for three minutes, not because she was slammed, but she was just talking. I'm a bartender myself. I've been a bartender in NYC and Brooklyn for 4 years, and in the service industry in general for 11. She didn't apologize or acknowledge the fact that we had been waiting. When she came to us she wouldn't stop talking about her other customers and asked for our drink order at least 5 times. (It was just a tequila soda and gin and tonic) HOLY SHIT. For another two rounds she never remembered our order or bar tab. (Which is totally understandable when you're busy, but they weren't). It took forever to get her attention. When another bar patron came up to the bar to close his tab, to be helpful to the bartender, not in a patronizing way, we told him we would tell her his name when she finally came over again. We did, and she made a big deal about it. When we asked to close our tab, she said, and I quote "Are you going to close your tab without getting the whole bar involved?" After this we were in shock, still tipped her more than 20% (bc again, we are in the service industry and we get that things get stressful) and then asked her if we could get two shots of house tequila on the house before we left. She asked us why she would ever pay for our drinks. And then, I know it's rude of us, and we WERE angry at this point, but we called her out, about how rude and neglectful she was that night, and we left. I have literally never written a yelp review, but I have also never been treated like I was treated at this bar tonight. I have nothing against this establishment in general. But this bartender needs to be trained to work in a bar. I don't mean to sound cocky, but I've worked for some of the most prestigious bar owners in nyc and I've never seen them tolerate an employee that acts like this. Best of luck.

Good bar. Good Juke box. Crowd seems pretty cool. Very diverse. But a little "cliquey". Beers are a good deal for happy hour. Couldn't quite put my finger on it, but I had Mr. Wonderful also as my bartender. (mentioned in another review for this spot) I was drinking for at least 2 or 3 hours, having a good time with my buddy. Being my normal, cordial self. Not over the top, and not too cool. We weren't being loud, and just mixing up some good tunes on the diverse track jukebox. Tipping normal prices per each round. When I asked for a short beer instead of a pint, I was rudely steered toward the $3 pint. I kind of KNOW WHAT I WANT, and I really don't like asking twice. Also.....I don't know... Maybe I expect too much? But if I'm hanging out for a couple of hours, the bartender usually gives me at least ONE drink on the house. It's just good for business. However, unfortunately that didn't happen. (even though that wouldn't sway my review) Even with all that stuff being really just an annoyance, this place still rates a solid 3 stars. Decent free food of pigs in a blanket, etc. under sterno heaters. Unfortunately sometimes business' give off a feeling that they don't want you to return. Sometimes they get their wish.

I love Sharlene's! My roommate and I would frequent often, and since she moved out to get married, I haven't been back much. Coming back here for a happy hour felt like old times! Also, Zapp's chips are WHERE ITS AT! Awesome music. Treat yo'self. Dear Sharlene's, Long as I'm alive, please don't chance. Or close.

Cool little neighborhood bar, although definitely not for me. Standard happy hour, dim bar lighting, and average ambience. I would have given this place a slightly higher rating if the bartenders were a little more amiable, but I did enjoy the jazz selection-a sharp contrast from the typical Top 40 pop junk blasted into your eardrums. They deserve a golf clap for that.

It's a dive bar, but it's not really. They have craft beer, sours, stuff I like and usually can't find in dive bars. They also ran out of Miller High Life. What dive bar runs out of High Life? It's cool, loud music, good crowd, but it's not a filthy Brooklyn dive bar.

This used to be Mooney's Pub. I liked Mooney's; it was an unpretentious dive with friendly bartenders. Sharlene's is cleaner than Mooney's. They've updated the seating and done away with the Golden Tee and other low-rent arcade machines. It's an atmospheric improvement, for sure. Apart from Mark and the Australian guy, the bartenders have been either complete snobs or downright jerks to me. I get the impression it's that they don't like me personally, because I've seen them be pleasant to other people. I'm a little at a loss for what I might have done to incur their wrath because I was a regular customer for a over a decade (Mooney's/Sharlene's) and I always tipped. The good, long happy hour(s) makes dealing with the surly and/or unfriendly bartender sort of worth it, but their attitudes are a definite detraction. In fact, the animosity/antipathy has kept me away of late. Mission accomplished, I guess. I used to really love this place and enthusiastically recommend it to everyone. You may really enjoy it. The bartenders might be nice to you. So, have my somewhat crestfallen, half-hearted recc., instead.

Different from night to day with room for everyone. If you haven't been here before you are in the minority, and you will most likely be welcome, given you have a community frame of mind. Cliche's who drink and run don't belong. Entitled millennials, frat boys, clueless hipsters will find a home here after 9. Everyone else, welcome back, when the sun is out. And when you leave, would it kill you (there's one bartender) to bring your glass to the bar.

Very nice bar with good prices. I went for draft special off $4 on Saturday afternoon. Nice bar tender and pet friendly. They have food but I did not try. They also allow outside food and there is a decent wing place next door. Overall great location and prices and nice service. Will return.

This is a great neighborhood bar. Great prices, good beer selection, solid pinball, and nothing fancy. Great for after work drink or an evening night cap.

Not a fan at all. Came here randomly to stop and have a drink and it was like a bad episode of Cheers. Dark ass bar with no ventilation. I felt like I was in a tomb. The bartender was not friendly, nor helpful. My friend and I ordered a bourbon cider and it was our fault not asking what it was, but it came out hot. Now I know it sounds normal being a cider but the way it was worded definitely was deceiving. It was written as like "bourbon with apple cider," so we took it as like a cider beer with a shot of bourbon. When we realized it was hot we said that we were a pain in the ass but if he could perhaps throw it over ice. He was disgusted by our request and tried to make us look dumb but saying it's going to be watered down. He ended up doing it for us so I can't complain but it was as if he was bothered to do so. Definitely won't be back. The ambience is enough to put me in a depression.

The bar itself is a long slope of conversational promise extending just deep enough for you to make out some perplexed evacuee from who knows where on the other edge. This is a place with a beautifully divey energy smartly sussing out the free-spirited and adventurous folks who are meant to be in Brooklyn from the dull impostors who were priced out of Manhattan and who still seem resentful about all this even as they gentrify neighborhoods north of Eastern Parkway. It's usually manned by one bartender -- whether on a packed Saturday night or the middle of an afternoon where you can feel the brush of tumbleweeds rolling in behind you in the early afternoon if you hit the very generous happy hour, which extends from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM. There's a dependable rush of old school neighborhood regulars who still show up dutifully and young folks looking for adventures that they can't seem to pinpoint. And when the twain meet, Sharlene's can be pretty hilarious. But it's one of my favorite bars because it has a true Brooklyn karma that other establishments spend years chasing but never quite land. I have seen strange hats and impromptu go-go dancing and raised legs and fierce banter and spontaneous displays of crazed affection, with a surprisingly large plurality of reserved types trying to make sense of it all but usually fleeing back to Cobble Hill for the warm security blanket of Netflix (sans chill), bitter regrets, and lonely slams of fifteen year scotch. Some of these same moneyed pipsqueaks have been rattling sabers here on Yelp over a kind of perfunctory beauty they choose not to see (it's a remarkably dependable dive; Christ, what more do you want?) and laying needless complaints over the attentiveness of the bartenders. Well, your pal Johnny didn't come to Brooklyn lately, and these bartenders have been pretty decent and amiable towards yours truly. And they will be with you if you don't waste their time and you know what you want and you take the time to settle in and observe and participate. Hell, they've looked the other way when I somehow ended up in flagrant makeout sessions with strangers and they were classy enough not to say anything about it when I returned. For whatever reason, I end up getting kissed the most at this place more than any other bar, even when I'm not seeking anything out. And you probably will too if you relax and feel and take in the thrilling semiotics of the place, which not even its regulars entirely understand. Sharlene's is all happy instinct coaxing kooky and kinky ideas out of the unlikeliest people and that is its strange genius.

Fantastic dive bar. Came in for a few pints. During my visit, the following bands played in succession through the sound system: Hot Water Music Pink Floyd Jets to Brazil Mission of Burma Jawbreaker At The Drive In If all of this sounds foreign to you...well, they have a good selection of craft beers and $4 High Life. If it doesn't sound foreign to you...welcome to your new favorite bar.

I don't come in often, as Sharlene's isn't the most convenient to my apartment, but I love the atmosphere of this bar. Chill vibe, lots of regulars, a couple of pinball machines, and consistently clever bathroom graffiti. The big downside to Sharlene's is that I can't recall the last time I went in there when the bartender wasn't an asshole. Not in a surly actively mean way, but in an "I'm going to ignore you even though we're not busy and you obviously finished your last drink 15 minutes ago," way. In an "I'm going to act like you're inconveniencing me by asking for service even though it's my only job" way. It doesn't seem to matter who the bartender is, it's just the prevailing culture of the place.

Pizza is so good, the best I've ever had. Believe it when the attentive staff tells you everything is homemade. The mozzarella sings on your palate, the fresh basil added the perfect earthy element, and the tomato sauce balanced it all. Simple and perfect. Skip the cappuccino, though.

This is tough to review. On one hand, it is one of, if not the only, true neighborhood bars left in the Park Slope area. I want to automatically support them just based on that alone. That being said, I went here in the early-to-mid-90's and back then it was welcoming, it had a neighborhood warm feeling and a great vibe. When i went in recently, it had maybe 50 people inside and it looked like every single person was white. I happen to be a white male, but it still felt like a frat party and not an actual establishment. In the 90's, there seemed to be more tables set up. In 2022, it looked like a wide open space with not a lot of tables compared to back in the day. There were chairs at the bar but other than that, a lot of people standing... just a wide open space with the feel of a warehouse. Regardless, it is a shell of it's former self. Being that these days, it appears to be an all-white preppy crowd, I can imagine that a Black or Latino might feel out of place here. The 2 female bartenders were not welcoming, but maybe they were having a bad day. Still, this place used to have soul back in the 90's and maybe early 2000's. I would still go here above any other bar in the Park Slope or Prospect Heights area, but this place is not what it once was, back when it was previously called "Mooney's Pub". I would rate it 3 and a half stars. This review is in a way more a review of how gentrification changed this area and not the bar itself, in a way. You are way better off going here than one of the 30-plus bars on 5th avenue in Park Slope, because this place is way more down-to-earth and less upscale than those places on 5th. But it is still preppy and a white crowd with the feel of almost a Duke University frat party, for example. That is all fine, but this place back in the day was more real, welcoming, and had the feel of a neighborhood bar, unlike these days.

The only thing better than the ice cold high life's here is enjoying them with a fresh bowl of rice. Cooked hourly behind the bar.

I love me a dive bar. This is a great place for a low key drink with a friend or a place to have a beer alone and not be bothered. The prices are great and the selection is pretty good. The only downside is the bartenders. Both times I have been here, it seemed like the bartender was annoyed that they had to serve beer to anyone. Both times the staff was prickly at best and one bartender was just downright uncomfortably cranky. I hate when I go out of my way to be a polite patron (waiting patiently, busing my own table so they dont have to) and am greeted with less than friendly service. I would give the bar a 3 star for that, but since it has that dive thing going, I will cut them a little slack.

Avoid this place Friday nights at all cost. Mainly because of one reason - the self-hating Asian bartender with a sour attitude will make your night miserable by doing one of the following: slow as molasses service, carding patrons over 30 years old, forgetting simple orders and just overall maximum grumpiness. Hello? You're in a service industry. If you're that miserable behind the bar, find another job.

Wow - i seem to be the only one to buck the trend on this and that makes me wonder if its not you its me or something but i have to put this out there anyway. I have gone in here a few different times and was thrilled to find that they had cider on tap....the first time there were two bartenders and one was fine, not overly friendly but amiable, but the other (some Asian guy) was a full on A55H073. I was alone, just stopping to see how the place is so i made small talk with the fisrt bartender with the standard banter. The second one, i asked a simple question about the obscure football (real, not American) jersey he was wearing. I asked what team it was (yes i know all the major teams and their colors, but this was bright green black and orange. so i asked "what team is that?" he looked at me with annoyance, pointed to the tiny crest on his chest (halfway down the bar) and said "it says it right here" Dic* I went back twice after this and the same thing transpired. At one point i was even getting on well with the bartender on first shift and this ray-of-sunshine jerk comes in and proceeds to ignore me except to throw my drinks at me until i left with a sudden and mysterious gastronomical EMERGENCY just as though someone put saline (visine) in my drink.... Never going back

This bar kicks ass. I'll tell you why: 1. It's got a great loooooooong bar. Who doesn't like a long bar? It greatly increases your chances of getting a seat at the bar. If you don't appreciate that, you should be at home or in a restaurant, sitting at a table. 2. It's a few steps from the subway station. Rough day? Got canned? Got promoted? Sharlene's is right there to greet you, no matter the reason. 3. Feel. It feels classic. Lots of wood, some mirrors (I think), and no TVs (and I like TVs!)... This place feels old school. 4. The jukebox. I'm not going to go into details here- everyone's got their own tastes, especially when it comes to music... But this jukebox has something for everyone. 5. Sharlene! Very nice and attentive when she's working. (A previous reviewer mentioned something about a moody, slow Asian guy... Well, he was right about that.)

I'm in a more sour mood than usual, since I recently noticed that the Mooney's in Bay Ridge has also closed. Well, Sharlene's replaced Mooney's Flatbush branch. You'd be stunned to learn that I'm dismayed by the results. You might think I object most to the candles and fancy flowers. What is this, the Stork Club for social workers and IT gurus? Well, the worst part is really the fact that one of the Mooney's bartenders is still behind the bar. I don't begrudge him his job. But I do begrudge the bar's owners their malicious (and successful) attempt to give me permanent nostalgia pangs for the days of OTB, clear beer, and old men listening to Mets games on their headphones in the bar.

In response to Thomas B. I was sitting at the bar at Sharlene's the evening in question of your review. Your female friend was, in fact, being a c-word. She was goading the bartender with inappropriate questions, you left no tip on a $77 check, a mean note on the check, and said rude things to the bartender on leaving. Yes, he yelled the c-word at your female friend and told you not to come back, which he is allowed to do because it is his bar. 15 minutes later you came back in yelling at the bartender (not "asking" like you say). He chased you out, because he had asked you not to come back in, and you had and you were disturbing the rest of us. If the bartender had actually physically harmed you in anyway, he would have been arrested, which he wasn't, so you are just making stuff up to cover the fact that you and your friend need to feel big and decided to pick on Sharlene's. I have been a regular at Sharlene's for two years because I feel safe and respected there. None of the staff puts up with rude, aggressive, or hostile customers. Go somewhere else if you want to be rude and start fights on Tuesday evenings when the rest of us are trying to have a nice evening at an awesome local bar.

Sweet Sharlene I miss you so. I yearn to bask on your corner stool, feeling the sun warm the left side of my face, while the friendly banter between the regulars and Carro-lena warms my heart.