Abilene

Abilene is a lounge Carroll Gardens Brooklyn located in United States.

8 / 10
392
ratings
Address

442 Court St (at 3rd Pl.) Brooklyn , NY 11231 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Breakfast, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Full Bar

Comments / 94


Keywords:

kentucky lemonade board games outdoor seating Southern food people watching happy hour spiked cider gardens spacious grits bar biscuits sandwiches casual great value margaritas cornbread good for a quick meal jalapeño poppers comfortable
Dens

Great bathroom graffiti . Look out for the *old school* Foursquare sticker in the men's room. I think I may have actually put that there in 2009.

Compass

Plenty of seating, street-facing bar tables, and convenience to in-demand fine dining spots keep this Court Street standard packed from happy hour until the wee hours.

J Crowley

Best late night bar in Carroll Gardens . No matter what night of the week, you'll always find a crowd. Outside seating when it's warm and tons of board games in the back.

Jack Osborne

Echoing what everyone has already said in that the outdoor seating and the beer are whats good here. The food, sadly, is fairly mediocre and I don't know if I'm in any rush to try it again.

Andrew C

Love this bar . Very unpretentious and a great spot to wind down your night.

J Crowley

You can tell how divey a bar is based on its bathroom graffiti . Man, I love this place.

Jocelyn Leavitt

They’ve got great WiFi and a nice vibe. It was a bar , but I had to work with someone on a computer and no one minded us set up and huddled in the corner.

Alexandra Jenkins

Fantastic bartenders , generous and fun. Yummy cocktails , especially the Kentucky Lemonade !

Alex Ravenel

Good neighborhood dive bar . Great to visit in nice weather, can sit outside and they open the windows. Good fried bar food too.

L B

I absolutely LOVE loud rock concerts . However I do not love loud rock concerts from the stereo at my local. Come when you can sit outside.

Austin Ogilvie

Try one of their well selected and frequently rotating craft beers . Or grab a rail dark and stormy for like 3 bucks.

Basak

Get a marg , grab a table outside and enjoy people watching .

Andrea Barrezueta

The Bloody Mary was perfectly executed as well as the rest of the food, especially the pulled pork and grits .. The service though wasn't up to par unfortunately.

Kimberly Maul

Very chill , cool bar . Food is good and they have a nice selection of beers . Doesn't hurt that my best friend lives across the street.

David Rosenberg

Order frokra, frickles and a non fried alcoholic beverage of your choice. Snag a table outside . You're winning the weekend.

J.c. Brillant

The food was surprisingly good!!! I had the Chicken and waffles ... The key ingredient is the gravy ... Very good!!!

Daniel McDonough

Good spot to grab a High Life and people watch . One of the few places with outdoor seating on Court St.

Village Voice

Winner of Best People-Watching Bar in the Village Voice 2011 Best Of issue! The outdoor tables and strong Bloody Marys make conversation easy.

Alyssa Bereznak

comfy , spacious lounge with board games , bar snacks , and friendly bartenders

Nate Folkert

mayfield mule - jim beam rye , fresh lemon juice , ginger beer

Dan Miller

They have an excellent music selection--great classic rock (or at least they did on 11/27/15)

Carol Shrader

Love the Dogs at the sidewalk tables . It’s a great place to people watch .

Eric Sabo

Cool spot in Carroll gardens , known for biscuits and gravy , some outdoor seating , windows open up for outdoor ambiance, rasberry vodka lemonade is the jam

Robyn

Always super nice servers. Great neighborhood bar with solid bar food + outdoor seating .

Meg Lewis

Great brunch with grits and cornbread !

Gideon Olshansky

The $6 deal for a beer and a shot is worth it

Barbara O

Good bar food , jalapeño poppers , quesadillas , chicken Parmesan sandwich .

Marc Mayer

Good burgers , good cocktails and Genesee in cans.

Amy Coates

This burger ain't bad. Good value .

John Woods

Beer and sandwiches , and plenty of room on the sidewalk.

Jenn Turner

Very cool atmosphere here. My fave Pimm's Cup so far.

Kristine

kid-friendly bar . Bring the baby. Spacious seating outside leaves room for a stroller.

Chris Phillips

Classic BK dive bar . Dying breed around here. Thanks for not turning into a wine bar or Starbucks.

William Nikosey

Cobb salad is a solid choice but don't sleep on the buffalo chicken sandwich .

Florent Peyre

get there around 5-6 PM on Sunday afternoon right after a movie and sit outside in Spring and Summer to do some people watching while drinking a wheat beer

Matthew Sheppard

Good beer selection and awesome deep fried pickles . Nom!

Kaitlin Ugolik

Love the veggie burger and the dark & stormies !

Rachel Lande

Bangin breakfast burrito ! Add bacon and avocado on the side.

Amanda Theiler

everything is only $9-10

Karlita

Love this bar !! Great staff , great drinks, fun people, wonderful atmosphere. <3

Melissa Lonsdale

Great atmosphere. Good drinks.

John P.

Cool bar with board games !!

Mike P

Solid beer selection . $6 a pint.

victoria stern

cheese fries are bangin bartender is super nice

Katie Covington

Best people watching on court street and the nachos ain't bad either.

William Dalasio

Nice Kentucky Lemonade & biscuits & gravy

Kelsey✨

don’t sleep on the salads ! ????

Raptor Webb

The perfect place to sit and have a drink while you're doing laundry.

Casey

Eat the spiked cider during a cold winter night.

Jon Peers

At least one of the customers here is a huge nerd.

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