"This spot transports you from Brooklyn to around the world and back."
"This place has a charm to it like no other I've been."
"Nice vibe here, and a good spot for listening to music."
"Nice and intimate."
"The live music and the whole vibe of the place tho is what really takes it over the top."
"The ambiance gave a sense of upbeat and fun."
"Vivacious vibes."
Cons:
"Very small venue and if you are more than two, very difficult to get seated as most seating is for two."
"The atmosphere was drab and cramped, as well as, uninviting."
"It was to loud due to the live music and very cramped and small inside."
"The place gets really crammed and is small."
"There was no room. Waitress just put us into a corner next to the bathroom."
"Trying to give people less than two square feet of space is ridiculous."
"But there’s just not enough room to put your coat over a chair and tables are too small for even a tiny handbag."
Service
Pros:
"Friendly bar staff, great food and a justified price."
"Wonderful staff."
"The hostess was attentive."
"The staff puts musicians first, and will always put a stop to that, which is really great."
"The service was great and really attentive."
"The staff here were professional, friendly and efficient."
"Staff was incredibly friendly and inviting."
Cons:
"Waitress wasn’t polite & ignored us."
"Once at the bar though I could not get any service."
"Speaking as a black woman who spent over $400 with her coworkers, we were treated terribly by the owner."
"Servers were cranky."
"Service was sub-par, constantly had to ask to get served, even when we arrived as the very first customers."
"Mid first set a very rude waiter told us we couldn’t 'sit there with just a bottle of wine'."
"Really cute place & vibe but we had to keep chasing after our server and I gave up and went thru bartender directly."
Food & Drinks
Pros:
"Perfect portions and quality for a decent price."
"The whitefish toast is really, really good. The gospel brunch is really, really amazing."
"The food is simple but excellent."
"The cocktails were very good."
"Food and drinks were affordable."
"The food and the drinks were great."
"The food is uncomplicated, well priced and soo delicious."
Cons:
"The bahn mi is really bland, and the meatballs are also pretty dull."
"The food is just OK."
"Food is eh - super small portions and nothing to write home about - even the cheese!"
"Food was honestly not that good, though I wanted to like it (good ideas, poor execution)."
"We found it little ridiculous the portions. One single slice of bread for 4 people literally!"
"Terrible dessert, oil separated from pudding. Dark n stormy was worse, not balanced or made correctly, old fashioned was average at best."
"The breakfast food was pretty good but didn't justify the price in my opinion."
Live Music & Entertainment
Pros:
"Great live music and drinks!"
"THE best spot to listen and watch incredibly talented musician's in all the 5 borough's."
"I attended some pretty cool live African music at the end of the pandemic."
"Amazing vibe and live music every night!"
"The closeness to the music is visceral."
"They have music from all over the world, every night, no cover."
"State of the art live Jazz music."
Cons:
"And people seem more interested in eating and drinking than in hearing music."
"It’s just weird that it’s a jazz bar in BedStuy and everyone there is white. When I went, all the performers, staff, and patrons were white. They should work on fixing that."
"Okay place, but left once the live music started which was way too loud to continue a conversation."
"You can’t talk much if you are on a date or with family after 9pm since the show starts."
"It was to loud due to the live music and very cramped and small inside."
"The single most uncomfortable room in NYC in which to hear jazz, IMO."
"Trying to give people less than two square feet of space is ridiculous."