Hip bar offering microbrews & cocktails, plus foosball, flat-screens & a jukebox with diverse tunes.
John K
So I don’t write reviews generally, but this experience was absolutely disgraceful on the part of the staff at the Leaky Lifeboat. Me and my buddy walked in around 2 AM on thursday night friday morning 15AUG25. When we walked in we were greeted by this younger guy bouncer with a beard and glasses. He took mine and my friends ID’s clearly jokingly saying i dont know while looking at them (Mind you we’re both 25 I’d say I look older than the dude working security). But what really irratated us was he called over some woman who didn’t even appear to work there! He showed this creepy old lady our ID’s with our REAL ADRESSES ON THEM. I said to him look I’ll show you my old Military id (CAC) with the same name on it and he looked like he had no idea what he was seeing. Fed up we left and went to ridgewood station and didnt even get I.D’ed…. Long story short the staff like to waste your time and they apparently get to discriminate who they want to let in the bar. Just go to Wantagh instead.
… moreJT Torres
It’s a wonderful place, but it’s even better if you have trouble fitting in with a more conventional/older crowd. That’s a knock at most bars. There are no expectations here, and whether you come down on karaoke night (Thursday), or just for a random night out; the bartenders will never make you feel out of place
They don’t serve food, but there’s a late night pizza place on one side and a 7-11 on the other side.
It’s literally a few seconds off of 135, so getting there is extremely easy.
… moreNikolas Balalaos
This is my local spot. Although I’ve spent most of my life in them, I don’t go to many bars. This one though….amazing. It’s a bar where everyone is welcome, and the patrons and staff do a spectacular job to make that happen. I’ve met so many kind, warm, fun people here from all walks of life. I HIGHLY recommend this place! Keep up the impeccable work, guys!
… moreDory Saraf
Thursday nights they have karaoke night but the problem is it’s not your regular karaoke. If you’re lucky you get one song you can literally be the first person and only sing one time that night. Other than that they’re very nice but I come there just to sing and if I’m putting in three songs that night I want to at least sing two of them. It’s kind of unfair if you were there first in line to put your songs in not a good policy for that I won’t be coming back. Can’t rate the food never ate there. First time I came there I was late I came at 10:30 and put my song in at a quarter to 11. That was understandable. Second time I came there I put my songs at a quarter to 10 before they even started. I was the first to sing and after that I asked him if he could play me the second song and he said he was sorry he couldn’t because there were a lot of people and he wants everybody to have a chance I get it but I still think it’s unfair First come first serve.
… moreAndrew T
Nice little hole in the wall bar. They have karaoke and play early-mid 00s and 90s punk, pop-punk , emo. Alt music. Apparently they have a hurricane shot that’s crazy. Ask the bartender about it ( we didn’t get it ) . Will it be my go-to ? No, but if my friends want some nostalgia music and I’m craving a slice of pizza from za ill tag along for them to make fools of themselves at karaoke lol . Maybe I’ll even join them
… moresarah Nickel
Super fun. Giant jenga, throwing darts. The drinks were great. I love the bartenders. Pretty busy place and there’s a late night pizza place right next to it which is awesome too
… moreForename Surname
I went to this place with my wife. Big mistake. The owner tripped my wife, and she smashed her face through a glass table- it was grisly. She was bleeding all over the place, including on an apparently very expensive rug that was underneath the glass table. I started to argue with the manager or owner (Name was Nick) or whoever he was, but he kept insisting that he did not trip my wife, and that she fell, and that we owed him two thousand dollars. Insane!
… moreR
Place was cool & we really wanted to have this be our go to local dive, but unfortunately the blonde bartender guy purposely overcharged us. After I did the math (post card being charged) he explained a kaluha based mixed drink was $18 a drink. When he said the exorbit price he instantly put his head down in shame and offered to take a shot with me. This isn’t an NYC rooftop, no drink is $18 and this was purposely done to grab a few extra $. Will not frequent this establishment again unfortunately.
… moreJohn Townsend
Its a dive bar that always has something interesting happening in it on the weekends. whether its an actual event with the bar, or just the customers being wacky. Plus the pizza place next to it that’s open untill 4AM is a welcome addition. You can also order pizza from the pizza place through the bartenders too.
… morepatrick mclaughlin
Best bar ever ! Did a cartwheel into a table and knocked over two strangers drinks. Bill looks at me and tells me to buy them drinks and that was that. Great atmosphere to hang with your buddies and XmoshX
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