The Commodore Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Arguably the best fried chicken in NYC."
• "The food was delicious. Definitely try the chicken platter and ask for the honey butter."
• "Terrific fried chicken, as always."
• "The veggie burger tacos are amazing, I get these every time I visit Brooklyn and they never disappoint!"
• "The people were nice and the biscuits with honey were amazing."
• "Food actually was excellent, with great flavor."
• "I don’t think i’ve ever tasted fried chicken so divine."

Cons:

• "The fried chicken was satisfying but not extraordinary."
• "The Mac and cheese was a little dry."
• "Very disappointed chicken sandwich was good but super greasy on the bun."
• "Biscuits were not flaky, awful crumb and poor rise."
• "The only problem is that I came to try their fried chicken and it was too much batter."
• "The fried chicken plate was a huge portion—way too much. The chicken quality was not great and didn’t taste super fresh."
• "The food was not that great the chicken yes of course was crispy but no flavor at all."

Service

Pros:

• "Great service all around. Even from Jordan at the door (only bouncer within miles who will treat you like a human being)."
• "The service was polite and quick."
• "The service was fast and friendly."
• "All the staff are always very friendly."
• "The manager is amazing, was extremely prompt in helping me after I was cut at the bar."
• "Service was good."
• "Bartenders are nice, friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "It’s currently 4:47pm and we still haven’t received our appetizers."
• "Horrible service at the bar."
• "The service was very disappointing - rude staff - slow food."
• "Absolutely horrible service, terrible food and extremely loud mostly hard rock music make for a pretty lousy brunch!"
• "Very unpleased with service."
• "Waited 1+ hr for service: 25 min for a table, then 35+ min to catch the waitress' attention."
• "Very long and disrespectful service."

Drinks

Pros:

• "Their drinks are cheap and strong."
• "Great drinks. I had the rum punch 👊 yesss it did indeed hit."
• "The Mojito and Piña Colada are the best thing on the drink menu."
• "Their frozen cocktails are great, I always go for the commodore— their take on a piña colada."
• "Drinks are good and affordable."
• "Great drinks, large selection of cocktails."
• "Their drinks are WORTH it so come prepared to spend."

Cons:

• "The drinks ended up being subpar and not tasting creamy or sweet at all."
• "The bartender/ manager didn't remember how to make a tequila sunrise, and instead of asking... he just winged it, and no, it wasn't good."
• "The drinks have lost their allure here."
• "Come here for the food, cause the drinks are mediocre."
• "The drinks are meh."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Very cool spot, came here visiting some friends and being from the south I know my fried chicken and this place delivers."
• "Great little hangout spot with reasonably priced drinks and food in ultra expensive Williamsburg."
• "It's got a really cool atmosphere and decor."
• "Love the atmosphere and music, which took me back in time."
• "Always good tunes, obscure movie playing in the background on an old TV, neon lights and arcade game."
• "Very chill and relaxing with old-school games so bring your quarters."
• "It’s very dark, loud and artistic in there."

Cons:

• "The energy in this place feels depressing and dull."
• "Music was unbelievably loud in the main bar area."
• "Outside patio area is too packed and someone was smoking weed which one of the people in our party couldn't tolerate."
• "seat yourself and order at the bar? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more lazy ordering process."
• "Place can get a bit loud late at night."
• "Dirty, dark, and dank, dive bar."
• "No one to greet you at the door or even acknowledge you walking in."