Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 914 Location: Park F'ing Slope
Mon Jan 12, 09 11:52 am EST
I have only been a couple of times, but I would be sad to hear that they are closed. Does anyone know the story?
Anastasia Beaverhausen hates you
Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Posts: 3309
Mon Jan 12, 09 11:59 am EST
*sigh* I guess we'll have to pick a new spot for our reception.
I vaguely remember hearing some not so great things about this place/the owners in the past, though. _________________ Babies aren't meat! They're not even people!
mjl83lukas Brooklyn's Best
Joined: 31 Oct 2008 Posts: 53 Location: Prospect Heights
Mon Jan 12, 09 3:25 pm EST
closed up for good. I believe they were bought out. The Brooklyn Barons rugby team used to hang out there...we all had some good times. _________________ “We got a safe in the trunk with money in a stack With dice in the front and Brooklyn's in the back – No Sleep til Brooklyn”
BrookFetish Gentrified Chicken Customer
Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Posts: 858 Location: Underhill
Mon Jan 12, 09 3:33 pm EST
It was a Red Sox-friendly bar, which I enjoyed. Bummer. _________________ ===
Doing just fine, thank you.
Jamzer Lifer
Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 914 Location: Park F'ing Slope
Mon Jan 12, 09 4:26 pm EST
BrookFetish wrote:
It was a Red Sox-friendly bar, which I enjoyed. Bummer.
Suddenly I don't fee so bad this place closed.
just kidding - sort of.
Beav - we still have our back-up plan. Prospect Park. Obamanut's off-leash dog will be the best man.
Anastasia Beaverhausen hates you
Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Posts: 3309
Mon Jan 12, 09 4:29 pm EST
Jamzer wrote:
BrookFetish wrote:
It was a Red Sox-friendly bar, which I enjoyed. Bummer.
Suddenly I don't fee so bad this place closed.
just kidding - sort of.
Beav - we still have our back-up plan. Prospect Park. Obamanut's off-leash dog will be the best man.
Eh. Whynot and Mamacita will want to ride around is on bikes and take pictures. It'll be weird. _________________ Babies aren't meat! They're not even people!
The Chipster Irregular
Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 678
Mon Jan 12, 09 9:01 pm EST
i never went there, but am sad to see them go. i mean, if a bar can't make it in this economy-we are screwed! _________________ Ask a burning question, get a burning answer.
Flexichick Windsor Terrorist
Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 9623
Mon Jan 12, 09 9:09 pm EST
mjl83lukas wrote:
closed up for good. I believe they were bought out. The Brooklyn Barons rugby team used to hang out there...we all had some good times.
In all of the years I've been living here, I was never tempted to go there.
If I had known there were rugby players inside, that could have lured me in _________________ Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball!
Anastasia Beaverhausen hates you
Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Posts: 3309
Mon Jan 12, 09 9:10 pm EST
[quote="Flexichick"]
mjl83lukas wrote:
If I had known there were rugby players inside, that could have lured me in
Seriously. A day late, a hot rugby player short. _________________ Babies aren't meat! They're not even people!
dixiecupdrinking Regular
Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 75
Mon Jan 12, 09 9:20 pm EST
Yeah, that was my go-to Sox-watching spot over the summer. Fun spot, it actually had the feel of a local New England pub to me. It was a little pricey though.
Flexichick Windsor Terrorist
Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 9623
Mon Jan 12, 09 9:51 pm EST
[quote="Anastasia Beaverhausen"]
Flexichick wrote:
mjl83lukas wrote:
If I had known there were rugby players inside, that could have lured me in
Seriously. A day late, a hot rugby player short.
A hot rugby player wearing shorts short _________________ Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball!
Anastasia Beaverhausen hates you
Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Posts: 3309
Mon Jan 12, 09 9:53 pm EST
Our lives suck. WAH!!! _________________ Babies aren't meat! They're not even people!
belzjm Carneviento Devotee
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1366
Mon Jan 12, 09 11:04 pm EST
maybe someone can open a rugby themed gay bar in its place.
sounds like a goldmine.
Santa "Anonymous Guest"
Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 416
Tue Jan 13, 09 12:37 am EST
what?
i had only been there a few times but it was nice and had good hotdogs.
pwaltman_1972 Regular
Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 101 Location: Franklin & President
Tue Jan 13, 09 4:53 am EST
dixiecupdrinking wrote:
Yeah, that was my go-to Sox-watching spot over the summer. Fun spot, it actually had the feel of a local New England pub to me. It was a little pricey though.
Try Plan B on Vandy if you want to see Sox games. Note, not affiliated with the joint, just was happy to discover during the playoff that one of the bartenders was a fan, and had the game on. Only been a few times, but plan on going more regularly this upcoming season.
mjl83lukas Brooklyn's Best
Joined: 31 Oct 2008 Posts: 53 Location: Prospect Heights
Tue Jan 13, 09 10:43 am EST
If anyone is interested in Brooklyn's only Men's Rugby team, they usually hang out at PJ Hanley's on Court and 4th Pl. They actually had a great season last year and are looking to repeat this year. If you got facebook (evil thing that it is) you can find them under Brooklyn Rugby Club. You can find their website and game schedules there if you'd like to go.
~Mahalo~ _________________ “We got a safe in the trunk with money in a stack With dice in the front and Brooklyn's in the back – No Sleep til Brooklyn”
YEM Newbie
Joined: 14 Mar 2007 Posts: 4
Tue Jan 13, 09 12:54 pm EST
After they got rid of the pool table in the back, the place went downhill....just hope it's replaced with another laid back bar.
greentear Newbie
Joined: 09 Jan 2009 Posts: 1
Tue Jan 13, 09 2:32 pm EST
last i heard, lighthouse was in the process of getting bought back in September by owners of Commonwealth and Long Tan. New name: High Dive. But that was in Oct.
lemur11215 Regular
Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 88
Tue Jan 13, 09 4:17 pm EST
Quote:
After they got rid of the pool table in the back, the place went downhill....just hope it's replaced with another laid back bar.
Agree. I think they tried to change from a decent sports bar to a bit more loungy when they replaced the pool table with couches and made the late night music loud and annoying. I was not happy with the changes and pretty much stopped going after that. Sad to see it go but not particularly surprised.
seespaces first day, last day at the NYPD
Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 62 Location: North Slope
Tue Jan 13, 09 4:45 pm EST
I used to like sitting in the back patio; no one else was usually there and I could watch youtube on my phone to my heart's content:). _________________ "Half a mile from the county fair and the rain came pouring down
Me and Billy standing there with a silver half-a-crown."
The Chipster Irregular
Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 678
Tue Jan 13, 09 5:25 pm EST
i didn't even know about the lounge part--that would've drawn me in! well, i like those other bars--so as long as we can still keep drinkin. ok with me. _________________ Ask a burning question, get a burning answer.
Brooklyn Baby Daddy Regular
Joined: 21 May 2008 Posts: 85
Tue Jan 13, 09 5:28 pm EST
Great place, and I lived right down the street from it on Carroll. Friendly, good selection of brews, down to earth. A real loss. And the back patio was aces on a hot summer's night. And the pool table was real nice when they had it. What a shame, this was my neighborhood bar.
Dave _________________ I am an editor, married to a school teacher, and we live in Park Slope. We are parents. I talk about this at http://www.brooklynbabydaddy.blogspot.com/
dixiecupdrinking Regular
Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 75
Tue Jan 13, 09 8:50 pm EST
On the bright side, guys, I walked by the place a couple of Sundays ago and there were signs up that said something about a going-out-of-business, half-off (or something) all booze event. It was closed and a complete mess when I glanced in. So it would appear they went out in style.
Old Time Brooklyn Bruce Ratner's Love Child
Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 642
Mon Feb 02, 09 6:20 pm EST
That sucks. I didn't go all that often but I liked knowing it was there.
henrycurtis Regular
Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 66 Location: Park Slope
Tue Feb 03, 09 2:55 pm EST
The owners were jerks.
I went for a while when it first was open, but stopped shortly after.
DrabRabbit Post Killer
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 123
Wed Feb 04, 09 2:22 am EST
i always assumed the broken windows were a direct result of all the yankees insults on the chalkboards out front. I love trashing the yanks as much as the next guy but that seemed foolish.
One of our better park slope bar owners is looking at this spot right now. It isn't definite but I'll keep y'all posted.
J0518 Crabby Native
Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 593 Location: Park Place
Wed Feb 04, 09 10:08 am EST
henrycurtis wrote:
The owners were jerks.
I went for a while when it first was open, but stopped shortly after.
I actually would half agree with this. I stopped in with my wife and a couple of friends for a drink one night. My wife, who's not a beer drinker, simply asked what kind of wine they had. The look and snark she recieved really weren't deserved. I get it....you're a dive. That was a bit too much.
The Sox stuff was ridiculous as well. Move back to Quincy.
MichaelKeys MotherSucker
Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 900 Location: South of the Slope
Wed Feb 04, 09 10:40 pm EST
I think it'll be re-opening in March under a new name and ownership. _________________ "If Elvis is the King of Rock 'n' Roll, then Chuck Berry must be Master of the Universe."
belzjm Carneviento Devotee
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1366
Wed Feb 04, 09 10:46 pm EST
i thought i heard that the same person/people were going to take over this space as well as the old mooney's pub on flatbush.
can't recall...perhaps it's the commonwealth owner/s?
that would be great.
i like that place a lot.
MichaelKeys MotherSucker
Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 900 Location: South of the Slope
Wed Feb 04, 09 11:22 pm EST
belzjm wrote:
i thought i heard that the same person/people were going to take over this space as well as the old mooney's pub on flatbush.
can't recall...perhaps it's the commonwealth owner/s?
that would be great.
i like that place a lot.
I believe you're right; it is them. But the Mooney's space might take a little longer to re-open. _________________ "If Elvis is the King of Rock 'n' Roll, then Chuck Berry must be Master of the Universe."
raw "Way Too Incestial"
Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 2036
Wed Feb 04, 09 11:30 pm EST
J0518 wrote:
henrycurtis wrote:
The owners were jerks.
I went for a while when it first was open, but stopped shortly after.
I actually would half agree with this. I stopped in with my wife and a couple of friends for a drink one night. My wife, who's not a beer drinker, simply asked what kind of wine they had. The look and snark she recieved really weren't deserved.
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