Merv’s Bar

Great neighborhood spot with affordable prices, a good happy hour, and quality drinks. Not doing too much but a good spot if you want something that’s not quite a dive or a more fancy cocktail vibe.

Everything here was good drinks,ambiance, prices etc until it came to using the Touchtune Machine. My friend & I purchased a ton of credits and queued up music that I would consider safe to play or widely known with other patrons (People were dancing) and then all of sudden machine gets shut down completely and bartender tells us "Oh there was system malfunction" meanwhile, there was no issue before when the other few songs played. Well, more than likely happened was management wasn’t a fan of The genre of tunes and decided to override and shut it off on purpose. What’s the point of having the machine in there if you don’t want people paying and picking out songs?

Small, local 'dive' bar. Staff is friendly and inviting. Atmosphere is basic but warm. Food is limited small menu but tasty. Drinks are good. Not bad pricing either. Came for drag brunch. Had fun. Will definitely go back.

I love this place with my entire being . Excellent food , the best prices , and lovely service .

What a great, fun, relaxed, casual spot that’ll make you feel like you’re hanging out in the coolest den around. Great employees, delicious food, good music… and even though the drinks and East are inexpensive, it’s all done with care and an impressive to detail. One a date, with a group, or just out to make new friends, I highly recommend it!

I really like hanging out here and I want to give the service workers the benefit of the doubt but someone literally stole my food from the kitchen before it was delivered to my table and the bartender was like "this has happened three times in the past week." She refunded my order (from her tip money which felt wrong to take but I had paid cash) but by that time I was hungry and the kitchen had closed. Speaks more to the bad behavior of some of the guests I suppose. People just hang around and try to steal free food straight from the kitchen window I guess...? Some lowlifes hanging around.

I thought places like this went extinct in Bushwick years ago. Great place with genuine staff and no forced interactions. Great beer selection, drink specials, and a kitchen that’s open late hours. May I add their food selection is pretty great. Whether you’re there solo or with a friend, you’ll have a good time. Feels like a comfortable neighborhood bar in a rapidly changing neighborhood.