Fleance F.
Yelp
Decided to go here after an event at the weylin because of the name, and they had turtles.
This is a pretty cool hipster dive bar with a mixture of people on the Tuesday night we went.It is part of a group of bars in brooklyn which owns Lucky Dog, Skinny Dennis, Rocka Rolla, George, Horses and Divorces, Jack's Tap Room and Do or Dive
There is a variety of beer on tap. However, my favorite drink is the alcoholic frozen coffee drink they have, which is served in the old school greek coffee cups. It kept my buzz going from the event I just had attended. The bartender was friendly we did not have the other one mentioned in prior reviews. We were told they did not have food at the time, but they suggested a Mexican place to Uber eats from. It was a great suggestion since we needed something to soak up the alcohol.
There is a small shuffleboard table in the front, which we played as the night progressed.
Turtles plays an ok mix of current top 40, hip hop and trap. There is a jukebox in back where you can play songs you want.;)
Things to know. Not sure the exact time the patio closes, but around 11 to 12am we were told we couldn't go back. There were a lot of people in the bar. This may be in respect to the noise level for the neighborhood.
As for the turtles, there are 2 turtles in a tank, which were cool. We kept trying to see if there were more turtles in the patio area but were told no. Found out later they have turtle races. There is a fish tank near the bar in front. I could not make out the fish from where I was sitting.
What does the name mean? There was an astronomer giving a lecture and an elderly woman shouted out to him the world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise. The scientists tried to refute her by asking what the tortoise stands on, she replied, "It's turtles all the way down." In essence, the name stands for the concept of infinite regress.
May have to come back and check their Instagram to see a turtle race if I'm in the area.