Sharlene’s

This bar is okay but not a go to place at all. Its fine to grab a drink here but its not a place where you want to stay for hours. It has a calm, boring atmosphere which may be good if you want to have a long conversation with someone. The drinks were good and not too expensive. Well drinks were about $ 8. It was also insanely hot inside the bar which is awesome if its extremely cold outside but not so awesome when the place gets crowded and you are sweating. Overall, okay spot but wouldn’t come back.

The bartender last night (Asian guy with the hair bun) was a complete asshole. Not sure why you would treat customers poorly if you’re looking to make good tips.

Been going to this bar for 15 years, it was Mooneys before, and been tying up my dog in front once in a blue moon for at least 4, I check on him and he likes to meet people rather that stay on the couch. Suddenly now we are getting chastised in front of the entire bar and getting tossed because some other dumbass dog got away and got hit by a car? Sorry but that doesn’t make much sense, right we should ban everything if something bad happens once. This is why Brooklyn sucks now, sone millennial posers who know nothing impose their limited view on everyone else. Soda is way better anyways.

I love me a dive bar. This is a great place for a low key drink with a friend or a place to have a beer alone and not be bothered. The prices are great and the selection is pretty good. The only downside is the bartenders. Both times I have been here, it seemed like the bartender was annoyed that they had to serve beer to anyone. Both times the staff was prickly at best and one bartender was just downright uncomfortably cranky. I hate when I go out of my way to be a polite patron (waiting patiently, busing my own table so they dont have to) and am greeted with less than friendly service. I would give the bar a 3 star for that, but since it has that dive thing going, I will cut them a little slack.

my favorite neighborhood bar definately. The prices get a little steep for cocktails and stuff but they make a solid margarita and a decent negroni. Usually I just get cheap beer because $$ but bar tenders are great and remember you. Really nice place to just go and read or sketch. Also jukebox is definately a selling point. If your feeling hungry and too lazy to run across the street for a slice, the pretzel is a good option. Love the ambience. This is the place to go!

The only thing better than the ice cold high life’s here is enjoying them with a fresh bowl of rice. Cooked hourly behind the bar.

A great beer list, very chill vibe, and reasonable prices. There’s little more that I can ask for, and it’s close to the park and the subway, so it’s very convenient for gathering.

Want a cool laid back neighborhood bar on Flatbush. Well my good friend this is it. I dropped in here after work for a quick drink. One drink turned into two and then into three. The bartender was super cool and laid back and made my drink exactly to my liking as requested and he had a pretty damn cool accent also. It is dive bar but I love a good dive bar. The prices are extremely reasonable and they are open pretty late as well. I have heard they have awesome food but I have yet to try it. But don’t worry your pretty little head because once I try their food I will be update this review.

Money’s would be proud of the dive bar with a small hint of hipster love– good deal and they take credit card– a good place after a mets game too– and always fun for Jewish holidays unlike most Christian themed holiday bars– they even have a Purim party

Dark and somewhat dingy, Sharlene’s is an excellent place to hide from the world and drink your Sunday away. Or your Saturday. Or a Tuesday afternoon.
And once you’re sufficiently snockered, you can play pinball. Or some board games. Or you can just play some songs on the jukebox and yell incoherently at the other patrons for not giving your selections the attention they deserve.
I don’t know if I’ve done all of that here, but I think I have. And I recently woke up with a review draft for Sharlene’s and the only note I made was, «Puta madre.»
So there’s that.

3.5 stars
This place has a cool vibe. Definitely a dive bar feel with dive bar music. This is my second time here and my experience was exactly the same as the first time. Maybe a little better.
The bartenders are attentive and make the drinks pretty standard. I opted for a glass of Pinot noir for $ 6 and got a dark and stormy for $ 7. The drinks had me slightly buzzed which is what I was looking for.
My girls and I are always able to get three seats and always manage to attract the attention of super drunk white boys lol, which is okay.
Nothing particularly blew me away about this place but my friends and I keep coming back here when we’re in the area so they must be doing something right. Come here to throw back a few beers and chill out with your buddies. This is the perfect spot for that.

I try not to write bad reviews, but I figure if something is this bad, someone should speak up.
Sharlene’s took over Mooney’s, a great Brooklyn institution, and a true Irish Pub quite a few years ago, but unfortunately, only the façade remains.
There is nothing New York, Brooklyn, or even Irish about this place.
A surly bartender with a keen eye for the pour and rough demeanor is what you expect when you walk in, but what you get at this wanna-​be pub is just bad attitudes, bad music, bad bartenders, and an even worse owner.
This place is either for tourists or for hateful and hurt people who NEVER want conversation or typical barroom stimulation, but rather would prefer to weep into their watery beers and think about how they’ve wasted their lives.
After soberly visiting this scab of a bar and having a brief conversation with Sharlene herself, I left and seriously considered blowing my brains out just for knowing that such a person existed upon this earth, but I wrote a Unilocal review instead.

I have lived and worked in Prospect Heights for years and often frequented the former Irish pub of Mooney’s, and I have spent limited time at Sharlene’s.
Until my last experience for the Friday after work drink. Things were fine with daytime bartender who took off at like 7p. The next shift gave me my bill. After signing and tipping, I thought better of it and inquired after the itemized charges. I was told that my party’s drinks were as follows: 2-​$ 8, 1-​$ 5, 1-​$ 10, and 1-​$ 6 and that added to a grand total of $ 39 pre-​tax of 8.875%. When I informed the bartender that did not add to $ 39, BUT to $ 37, and that I was just pointing it out so that next time they are more careful (he already had a paid receipt that included a tip AND WAS NOT requesting a refund) he then told me that the computer adds it up, that my math was wrong and it was just how it was.
Sharlene’s owner I hope you read this! Your worker’s attitude sucked, he was a dismissive jerk, and refused to actually consider that he made a mathematical error. Or maybe treating your repeat customers like crap is business as usual.
I have lived in the neighborhood for over 10 years, I have friends who refused to patronize your establishment, and now you have another. And given that I took my staff to your bar to celebrate an event a month before this incident, another one of your bartenders encouraged my 300+ person firm to become regulars.
I THINK NOT! You have definitely lost a patron.
Horrible service, the only benefit you have is that it is next to the Subway and cheap.

tl; dr version — great, large dive bar, underpriced, heavy-​pour drinks, a friendly, accommodating bartender, and a relaxed vibe. A+
I’ve heard about this place for years and finally made it there a couple of times in the past 6 months. My second time, I went with an old friend, who I don’t see often, but we always have a great, relaxing time together with a lot of storytelling and lots of laughs. We had a great time at Sharlene’s — I can’t remember the bartender’s name but she was very friendly and chill and didn’t blink an eye when I asked for her to make my drink in a very specific way. Both our drinks were heavy pours and cheap for top-​shelf liquor in NYC. My friend and I ended up chatting with the person next to us and the three of us had a great, old time (and, in fact, the 2 of them split a cab back to Manhattan).
It may be too premature to express my love for Sharlene’s here but, if I lived in the neighborhood, I would be here every week, based on my first 2 experiences. As it is, I hope I can twist some friends’ arms to head over there because I think I’ve found a new hang.

So Sharlene’s took over a spot that was once an old Irish bar. They kept the retro-​chic sign out front and the interior décor screams vintage dive (wood everywhere).
They have a decent beer selection as well as a handful of cocktails. Their Moscow Mule was surprisingly well made, and in a generous glass. Cheap too.
Nice place for a semi-​tame, no-​frills afternoon drink. They have happy hour on Saturdays too, which is nice.

I’d never make Sharlene’s the destination for a night, but it’s an okay spot for meeting people or killing some time.
SUPER loud on Fridays and Saturdays starting during happy hour. It’s also especially dark in here. Like, «I can’t see my own hands» dark… but not romantic at all.
The crowd is generally 30 – 40. Mixed drinks run $ 6 – 7.

So much love for Sharlene’s. Their cheap drinks, no frills attitude, and enormous space make this one of the better options in this weird stretch of the Park Slope/​Prospect Heights border.
Great dark and stormy’s too!
Best part? you can almost always find a seat.

My fave dive bar, especially when I get off late at night and just want a beer and to chill out. Don’t let the dimness fool you! I think for them to get 5 stars, I’d have to have some delicious food. I must admit I’m a bit skeptical to try the food but the beer and bar vibe are classic.

Sharlene’s is a large, relaxed, clean old man bar with hipsters quietly catching up and simple drinks. It also has one of the best jukeboxes in Brooklyn and a dirty sound to the music which is indie, but rocks in a way that makes you think «Why have I never heard this» and download it when you get home immediately. This is the bar where I got introduced to the culty power pop band Big Star (see? Rockin but kind of obscure) and a song by The English Beat. There’s plenty of rock and punk music to choose from on the jukebox, plus I like to play the Lemonheads or Pavement but they are never quite loud enough.
As for the Asian bartender, he was pretty rude at first, but when someone knocked over my Jameson he gave me another one free.

Very nice bar with good prices. I went for draft special off $ 4 on Saturday afternoon. Nice bar tender and pet friendly. They have food but I did not try. They also allow outside food and there is a decent wing place next door.
Overall great location and prices and nice service. Will return.