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Glenlo Tavern
- Nearest Transit:
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Fresh Pond Rd (M)
Forest Av (M)
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Thu
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
12 reviews for Glenlo Tavern
12 reviews in English
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Review from Liz V.
Brooklyn, NY
7/3/2007
Kind of a regular stomping ground - the owners are the bartenders (well two out of the regular 5) and after your second time there will prob remember you - and have affordable drinks.
If you go early enough for food- the menus are typical bar munchies and meals. Friday is kareoke and you can find the house DJ on Friday and Saturday nights.
If you show up before 10 on a weekend it will be empty and prob only with a few local older guys - but dont worry - it picks up around 11:30 or so.
Its local and a good place for us all to meet up on a regular basis. -
Review from Angel H.
Queens, NY
Ever since I've discovered Ridgewood, I've been going to this place. At first it was the main bar. Then wanderlust took over, and I've since moved on.
Honestly speaking, I would only go here for the beer. The tap isn't even that extraordinary. It has Samuel Adams, Guinness, Pilsner Urquell, and some local faves. A sports bar with the average age of the patrons being between early twenties to mid-thirties.
The kitchen closes early. When the three of us went there last night, our mozzarella stick portions were tiny. What a joke. Seriously, I could get more out of a box from the supermarket frozen food section. Maybe we were better off going to 7-Eleven. A six pack of Magic Hat would've been 12, and a box of mozzarella sticks for around three bucks. WTF.
Now when I think of it, the food here wasn't always the greatest. Maybe beer does make everything tastes good, dunno. Last night's appetizer was a disappointment.
The service was never bad, don't get me wrong. Although I've had warmer reception in other local bars. It's definitely more fun in places like Cozy Corner and Gottschier. Now if only Cozy Corner could fill up their tap more, then I would be a regular customer. Truth be told, we went here last night because it was cold. Glenlo was walking distance to where my friend had parked his car. If the weather had been warmer, we could've hiked somewhere else. Probably to either Cozy Corner, or better yet Gottschier.
Still, it's nicer during spring and summer, when they open the backyard. So it's not a total bust.Listed in: R For Ridgewood...
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Review from James M.
Ridgewood, NY
2/20/2011
A bit, well, off. I went to Glenlo because it's the only sports bar in the area with plenty of TV's and NFL Sunday Ticket and I just didn't want to go to Manhattan to see an out-of-market football game (Patriots at Bears). I had stopped by earlier in the week to scope the place out and I liked the vibe, and confirm that there were plenty of TV's.
When we got there, the bar area was full of Jets fans, which was understandable as there was a Jets game on, but the dining area was clear of people except for one dude watching the Jets game on the giant screen. We asked the waitress if we could turn on our game on the big screen as there were three of us, he was the only guy in the dining room, and there were four other TV's playing the Jets game.
Well, she told us she couldn't change the TV because he was the cook and needed to stay close to the kitchen.
Yep.
She actually said that.
So, the cook, who was away from the TV for extended stretches of time to, you know, do his job, nevertheless got to stake a claim on that TV. And we got to strain our eyes to watch the game on the one non-big screen TV in the entire place.
Oops.
Word of advice, Glenlo owners, if your g**d***ed cook is so important, then at least replace that one remaining piece of garbage TV in the front of the dining area with something decent.
This bar has a lot of things going for it. The location is good. The atmosphere is actually quite nice. The beer garden in the back looked lovely, even though it was a cold, wet day. My buddy was quite impressed with the deluxe Guinness pour (with a shamrock shape in the foam).
But the service? Pretty sad. -
Review from Adam K.
Ridgewood, NY
6/14/2011
Average bar/grill setup that usually doesn't get too full. There's a decent patio in the back and a few TVs with sports or news depending on what time it is.
A good deal if you stay for more than 4 drinks just watch out for the "wasted and yelling by 9pm" locals.
Also, eat before you go or just order from King Wah, across the street as they don't currently serve food as they are renovating their kitchen -
Review from Rich M.
Ridgewood, NY
10/14/2010 1 Check-in Here
I was a little disappointed to find out there were no happy hour specials when I came in today (Sunday). The drinks were a little weak and I was even more disappointed when the bartender forgot to give me my change for the greasy fries. That's ok, I'll consider that her tip. I Won't be coming back.
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Review from Brandon Z.
Ridgewood, Queens, NY
8/29/2010
Solid pub. Decent selection of American and European beers on tap (Pilsner Urquell is my usual), back garden (now with American eagle mural!), average bar food, soccer and other sports on the TV or big screen, internet jukebox, dart tournaments, and apparently karaoke. The "sleekest" pub in Ridgewood, I think.
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Review from Tomas S.
New York, NY
3/19/2009
Not a bad bar, it used to be on my list of favor five with its rock karaoke on Thursdays and Guinness you wish was you last drink before you die. The polish clientele there with some "fresh of the boat" folks as someone interestingly noticed i think made it all better as they brought some of that European bar feel with them. The garden in the back is great for summer time. I've probably had pretty much everything they have on the menu but it's just simple beer food and nothing to talk about. I still go there from time to time but the rock karaoke changed into rap & hip hop karaoke and polish folks have found other pubs. And just as someone else noticed people start gathering around 11:30PM
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Review from Karen O.
Queens, NY
8/10/2009
hey, this is a pretty cool pub. drinks are really cheap and the food portions are enormous. i had a huge combo plate of onion rings, fries, mozzarella sticks, jalapeno poppers, onion rings, chicken fingers, the works for $15. My bf and i were both starving and still couldn't finish the plate. we each also had 3 rounds of drinks each. he had beer, i had gin and tonics. the whole bill came to $45 bucks! not bad at all.
there's also a little yard in the back that's nice to relax at or smoke, if u wish and the weather is nice. you can have your food and drinks there too. there's music inside and there were a few ppl dancing. also, there are tv's for sports watchers.
chill ambience. very mixed crowd. -
Review from Emmy F.
Brooklyn, NY
9/27/2005
On any given night, the clientele at this roomy bar consists mainly of middle-aged and retired Queensfolk and 20-30something Eastern Europeans right off the boat. A unique mixture of patrons indeed, but if you're looking for some fun, and you happen to be stranded in Ridgewood, make it over here on a Thursday night for the karaoke party. After about 2 hours of karaoke, a DJ spins some music (nothing special, mostly dance-y and hip hop stuff, which is always blast once you're drunk.) It's usually filled to the brim with a younger crowd on Thursdays and Sat's, there's good beer on tap, lots of places to sit, and damn good food from the kitchen. Also a backyard "garden" to chill in when the weather's nice.
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Review from Connie C.
Ridgewood, NY
10/5/2005
Cheap drinks, yes. Odd ambiance...quite so.
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Review from Michelle G.
Brooklyn, NY
2/5/2011
A comfy bar with pretty good food (buffalo wings are messy but delicious) and usually a friendly crowd. The space is quite large for a pub and has booths as well has tables with stools. They have a patio in the back and a jukebox inside. There is usually a DJ on the weekend. I've been coming for years and always have a good time.
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Review from Jimbo C.
Long Beach, NY
6/24/2010
Good food for not alot of money. Always have the bruger medium well and it never dissapoints. Only compaints are service can be more than a bit sparse and the Karaoke on Fri/Sat nights is annoying. Other than that like ambiance and the price is right.
