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Fillmore's Tavern
Categories: Restaurants Nightlife Bars Pubs Restaurants, Pubs [Edit]
16602 65th AveFlushing, NY 11365
Neighborhood: Flushing
(718) 762-2727
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Sun, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Ambience:
- Dive-y, Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
19 reviews for Fillmore's Tavern
Review Highlights
"...wings, lunch specials, stuffed mushrooms, and baked clams."
(in 3 reviews)
"...both perfectly cooked), popcorn shrimp (crispy, perfectly..."
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"...is tucked away in between residential houses and is a sure..."
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19 reviews in English
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Review from Rashid M.
Updated - 12/29/2011 9 Check-ins Here
Went back to this place again last night and the food is even better than I remembered.
Their wings are still the best. I've tried tons of places and no one comes close. Also decided to try their Stuffed Mushroom this time, and it was excellent. Some of the best mushrooms I ever had!
One small complaint - their service was very slow yesterday. Waited about 20 to get a table. Once seated the waitress took our order right away, but the food took a long time to come. Other than the slowness, the waitresses working here are super friendly.
Either way, based on their food and friendly service, I'm going to update my rating to 5 stars.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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2/9/2011
Out of all the bars in Flushing and it's surrounding area, this has to be one of my favorite.
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Review from Danny n.
New York, NY
12/13/2011 1 Check-in Here
So I am here at flmore's. It feels like a great bar,. Nice and friendly bartender and down to earth place:). A couple of tv screens in the back of the bar It is a perfect place in the middle of houses quite neighborhood .it has a diner area too! I will come back for the food . Decent place for a drink . Kind of young clientele today but only today !
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Review from Samim F.
Fresh Meadows, NY
12/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
Generally has an older bar patrons, they have great wings, and the lunch specials are pretty good as well. maybe not the best place to go on NFL sunday, but they do have a couple flat screnes in the back
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Review from Christopher K.
Fresh Meadows, NY
8/4/2011 2 Check-ins Here
I'm giving this place 5 stars because of it's wings. All of their food is good and their service is friendly; the place is pretty clean as well. However, being from upstate (the real upstate, not Westchester), I find it really hard to find decent wings in NYC. These wings are a little different than upstate wings, but they are equally as good (I can't believe I am typing this). On top of this, I like that when I order a beer on tap, it's nice and cold. It seems like too many places serve warm beer in NYC and this, thankfully, is not one of them.
Have I mentioned that the wings are really good? You should try them. -
Review from EVIE T.
Ridgewood, NY
8/3/2011
What do I love? The wings, lunch specials, stuffed mushrooms, and baked clams.
Food never dissapoints! Love stopping here on a Friday night.
Great bar, friendly staff. -
Review from Jacqueline G.
Flushing, NY
11/12/2010
Ok I stumbled on this place via Yelp a few weeks ago and NEEDED to check it out
My friend and I decided to do dinner on a Friday night and check out the bar after. OMG is this place AWESOME. I had the bourbon chicken and he had the Salmon, totally great portions and tasted great. Went back a few weeks later and had the shrimp boat, another WIN! The shepard's pie left something to be desired for my friend though
The have a diner's appreciation club that you will most certainly want to get in on as they offer great deals as you hit different spending tiers!
Sassy Shannon is my favorite specialty drink they have
When you drink at the bar, they typically have pretty good buy backs, and the people there are usually regulars and love to talk to new faces.
They also have Karioke the last Saturday of the month with Franki-oki
I absolutly LOVE this place and love the fact I have a nice place to take my friends when they come visit me in queens and we want to drink heavily. Prices and people are awesome! -
Review from Melvin W.
Flushing, NY
9/12/2010 14 Check-ins Here
I've passed by many times wondering what it's like at this bar right smack in the middle of residential Fresh Meadows. One day a fellow alcoholic called for a few drinks due to a "rough day". He suggested Fillmore's because he's literally down the block and I'm just a 2 minute drive away.
We befriended an awesome bartender Judy and she just kept the drinks coming. Despite it being low-key and in Fresh Meadows I had fun!
Since then I went back quite often and brought new patrons to enjoy the generous buyback and food. Who would've thought they had good chow? Sandwiches, fries, wings, steak, popcorn shrimp, stuffed mushrooms, etc. Just your staple bar foods but well made and tastey.
Best of all? The prices; a night of heavy indulgence in food and drinks only leaves your wallet $40 lighter.
One day I will go and try out the bottomless skillet Sunday brunch, who's with me?!?! -
Review from Vladimir C.
New York, NY
4/4/2011
Been here a few times, like others say, can not believe such a good place is in a residential 'hood...Food is very good (love the wings), generous pours, and even first-timers will feel right at home.
Don 't miss Carmine and his Trivial Pursuit games! Julie is the Queen of the bar, and Natalie is a Princess! -
Review from Susanna M.
Fresh Meadows, NY
12/16/2010
I live right around the corner from fillmores but have never tried it UNTIL last night. I ordered take out for my husband,sister and myself. We decided to order the reagan burger, 30 wings, and an order of thier oven baked mac and cheese. Twenty minutes later I went down to pick up food. You walk right into a cheers like environment where it seems like everybody knows your name except ive never been there so they just turned and stared like who the hell is that....lol but I didnt mind, I made my way over to the end of the bar to speak with the bartender and let her know I was hear to pick up my food...super friendly I have to say, they make you feel comfortable and that was nice. To the right of the bar they have a seperate dining area.
I picked up my food and made my way home...we unpacked the food and where visually displeased with the mac and cheese and when I went for a taste it tasted even worse than it looked, then came the burger....another disapointment, first of all it doesnt come on a typical burger bun it comes on a roll which is fine except for the role not being soft and fresh like one would expect and the burger was tasteless so I had to drench it in ketchup just to get some flavor. Now the buffalo wings looked good, I asked for extra crispy so the texture was just the way I like them BUT when I tasted them I was surprised that they where sweet and the blue cheese dip was terrible!
I had such high hopes for this place but found the food to be tasteless and a big disappointment. I cant say that I would ever eat from there again. -
Review from Angelina K.
New York, NY
5/13/2010
I'm a local, so I had to try it. I saw it one day when I was jogging up that way, and was surprised that there was a bar in the middle of a completely residential neighborhood.
Well, I thought that it was kind of slovenly that some patron had eaten most of the bar peanuts and left all the shells on the floor, but the bartender tells you to do that-- fine with me! adds to the quirk of the place.
The place was freaking packed for dinner on a Sat night. We had to wait like 45 minutes for a table and by the time we got our food we were so full from the beers and peanuts we had while waiting first for the table and then for the food (the kitchen was backed up). The stuffed mushrooms were amazing, and the entrees were good, but I think I might have been too full to have fully appreciated them...
Since I went from the bar to the table to the bar, I didn't get the buyback that was owed to me... and that made me sad. -
Review from Lizz K.
In an unassuming location, right smack in the middle of a Fresh Meadow's residential area, lies your average looking pub. The lack of windows and out of the way location (for non-locals) keeps their secrets inside.
A few friends and I decided to unlock those secrets and hit up Fillmore Tavern on a rainy Friday night. The small dining area was packed and rightly so. The bar food surpassed our expectations for typical pub fare. The food is fresh, cooked well and rather delicious. We stuck to bar basics like wings, burgers, popcorn shrimp, & sweet potato fries though a couple people in our party ordered and enjoyed their steaks.
You can always expect cheap(er) drinks in Queens. We walked out full with food, a few drinks each and our wallets only $40 lighter. There are many great pubs in the city but this one clearly stands out. It's not a culinary destination but a haven for those in the neighborhood looking to relax with a cold one without really leaving home.Listed in: My Queens Haunts, Drink. Drank. Drunk.
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Review from Marianna L.
Fresh Meadows, NY
8/8/2011
I love this place. The dining room is cute and cozy. The bar has a good crowd on the weekends.
The buffalo wings are out of this world. Fresh white meat inside. The sauce is sweet but spicy. The house salads are fresh. The baked clams are good but not the best. Chicken fingers and jalapeno poppers are great. My dad liked the mussels.
The waitresses are very nice. The place is clean. Overall great place! It is unique because it is in a house in the middle of a residential block. -
Review from Minhan S.
New York, NY
12/3/2009 6 photos
A nice local American restaurant/bar!
I used to pass this place while going to work or coming back home, and I was always afraid of trying to get in. Why? You will know if you see the place from outside; there is no big window people can see through. There are only walls and blinded windows. cannot know what's going on there. Scared.. let's stay away.
One day, one of my colleagues talked about this place. He said it was a nice place and his company loved the food there. Ok, he gave me enough confidence! My adventurous ego couldn't get me away from the restaurant, and yes I did it. I brought all my office-mates to the spot. Yes I told you I am a mean lunch planner! :P
Do you remember those movie scenes that when a cowboy gets in a bar people there look back at him? and give the look? like "Who the hell are you?" We got that as we got in to the bar. Old people having glasses of cocktails and chatting quietly at the bar and the bartenders being busy serving things. Cool Cool! We were led to the dining area which I loved! Looks very cozy and warm like home.! YAY!
Food-wise, I loved their burgers. I had Blackjack burger which is blackened THICK patty and jack cheese(?). Its category is not 'Sandwiches.' It is 'Sandwedges.' The patty was very juicy and thick! I loved it! Nice fries too! One of my office mates had pasta from lunch special, but he said it was ok.(I thought burger is the restaurant's specialty so I tried burger.)
Next time, I will visit this place again.. at night! for burgers and drinks! ;)
p.s: The entrance is tricky. What you see it not real! :P -
Review from Jenn C.
4/20/2010
Cheap drinks, generous with the buybacks, friendly bartenders - all typical for your neighborhood pub. However, the real surprise here was the food! They have all your bar faves- wings (theirs are seriously delicious), fries (sweet potato AND regular, both perfectly cooked), popcorn shrimp (crispy, perfectly fried, and not greasy) but they have more upscale sandwiches and dishes to satisfy your hunger as well. The bartender recommended the Cleveland Sandwich , which is essentially grilled chicken with cheese and bacon, but she said she usually has it on pita - and she said it's awesome because of the house made honey mustard that it comes with. I'm glad I listened to her, because the grilled chicken was tender and that honey mustard was slammin'!
Would come back for sure for low key local nights - and brunch looks good too! -
Review from Claire Y.
Chicago, IL
1/14/2008
Man, every time I get dragged out against my will to this local pub (yes, it is an Irish pub) by my friends, somehow I end up having the best time. Sure, my amazing friends' company is what makes the night stellar, but the place itself deserves much credit as well. FIllmore's is small but cozy. It's got just enough space to entertain the locals looking for a casual night of beer (good bear, at that - from what I hear), unlimitedly available peanuts (in shells), down-to-earth food (AMAZING chicken wings!), and live music (many of the nights of the week).
In the back, there is a "restaurant-like" seating area where patrons come by for a sit-down dinner. But most people adore this place as a local pub. I'm not one to order more than one drink, but the bartenders have always been a great sport regardless.
Now that I've moved to about 15 minute walk away from Fillmore's... I shall satisfy my chicken wing cravings quite easily. -
Review from Christopher S.
Fresh Meadows, NY
Updated - 11/27/2009
Had mussels in wine and garlic was pretty good. I also had a blackjack burger which had jack cheese on it. The burger was medium and the outside was charred but the inside was medium i think the first timei ever had a perfect burger.
Only complaint can be the portions seemed small.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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11/9/2009
Had a couple of drinks one time,its in the middle of a residential area. nice place and would like… Read more »
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Review from Chris G.
Queens, NY
8/17/2009
Tucked away on a side street a block from the highway, you will find an old fashioned neighborhood bar. This is your modern day Cheers, equipped with Norm Peterson on the stool. Its an Irish Pub with a good supply of pints and spirits. The bar side has unlimited shelled peanuts to go with your drinks and there are a few TVs so you can check out whatever game is showing. The walls are covered in various cartoon sketches of the staff and patrons. Getting a seat in the dining area can take a while because the locals love it here...for good reason. But lets get to the nitty gritty.
The food is good, the table service is very pleasant and the prices are right up my pocket's alley. Go in on Sunday morning for the brunch ($8 per person includes an unlimited skillet with bacon, sausage Links, scrambled eggs, english muffins, eggo waffles and home fries) and stuff your face with a bunch of friends. If you go in for dinner, split an appetizer (they are a good helping of food) and go with the specials of the day. The drinks are named after the waitress staff so get her name and have her kick it up a notch.
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Review from Dan S.
Oceanside, NY
2/3/2011
I made my way here with a buddy for some late afternoon lunch and drinks. This place is tucked away in between residential houses and is a sure fire hidden gem. The staff is super friendly and the bar has a great vibe. It feels like a cozy neighborhood Irish Pub with very reasonable prices. We ordered beers and wings that were great. They have a separate dining area to the right of the bar which serves traditional American bar food. We only had beers and wings but I am told the dinners are fantastic here. Overall this is a great place to hang out drink, eat and have a blast.
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Review from Natasha S.
Flushing, NY
11/21/2009
I seriously want to kick myself. I've lived in this neighborhood (Fresh Meadows) almost my entire life. I've passed this pub countless times. I'd never gone in until last night. I can't belive this cozy pub for "locals' has been here all the time and I've been missing out ... especially since I've been a "local" forever. The service is friendly, the patrons are friendly ... we only had beer and wings but are planning to go back soon for a full meal. We like that there's a pub area for when my husband I want to hang out and there's a dining room when we want to go with the kids. Can't wait to try the food and let you know how that goes. BTW, the wings were awesome!
