Shawn Wine & Spirits

I would love to be able to comment on the selection of this store, but I haven’t spent much time in there to know. Every time I’ve been there, I came out as quickly as I could. For whatever reason all the employees look like you are inconveniencing them just by going in. I’m not planning to go back.

I was drawn in by Wine tasting sign outside. Zack was soo friendly & helpful. He suggested a sweeter wine since in not really a wine girl. My boyfriend & I enjoyed the wine that nite. I wish I could remember the name of it. I only paid $ 12 for the bottle. I would definitely come here again

Look, I will advocate local business until the day I expire. I understand that an independent business is tough to run, and often demands charging your customers a premium. But seriously, $ 45 for a bottle of Bulleit bourbon? $ 35 for a fifth of Jack Daniels?! Fully $ 5 more than another independently owned (and better curated, if slightly less charming) that is three short blocks away? I just want to do my part as a cog in the capitalist system and get the word out — this should hurt your business until you bring your prices in line. This place has a nice vibe, it’s a pretty store, and everyone seems pretty friendly. I also can’t speak to the wine selection — I was simply looking for a bottle of bourbon. But until you provide something other merchants don’t, the market must punish you. If you’re buying liquor, take your business elsewhere.

I’m a local!
I live around the corner and have ample options where to purchase my wine and liquor. I choose Shawn’s 95% of the time. On average I spend 175.00 a week on wine and liquor so I know what I’m talking about.
Shawn’s suffers from a small footprint and low ceilings, however they make the best of this situation by making for a cozy, friendly, well laid out shopping experience. You cannot achieve this without having superior customer service. From the «hello, how are you?» when you walk in the door, to the kids play area (a Park Slope necessity) to the nightly wine tastings featuring interesting selections from around the world to hyper local. The wine descriptions posted on the shelves are also incredibly descriptive.
For overall selection, customer service, and ease choose Shawn’s and you won’t go wrong!

I’ve been shopping here for years. I’ve seen it go from pretty great, to pretty awful. Over the last year, the staff has evolved for the worse. I used to be greeted with a friendly hello — something you would normally expect and appreciate in a local shop. Now I barely get any eye contact. I’m certainly not expecting a parade, just a hello. They seem to be interested in only having very loud conversations with each other. I can’t remember ever being asked by anyone of the new staff if I was finding what I needed. I’ve had to elicit help on my own.
I’ve also noticed that you can’t find a decent bottle under $ 12.99. This wasn’t always the case. I’ll spend a vast range on wine. And I appreciate having good choices in lots of price points. Again this used to be a shop where I could always find a good bottle for under $ 10 and $ 30+.
Finally, and this is the proverbial straw that broke the camels back, after eliciting some help in choosing between 2 bottles — the sales associate described my choices as ‘run of the mill’. I found this so offensive. Even if they were in fact run of the mill, it’s an awful thing to say to a customer.
That was it. I love supporting my local shops, but this won’t be one of them anymore.

Over the last few years, I’ve seen this store turn into to the best wine store in the slope. The new interior is warm and inviting and they always have good music and a friendly, helpful staff. For wine, they have all the essentials, and every time I splurge for a nicer bottle of wine I’m pleasantly surprised with the results.

Shawn’s Wine & Spirit has never disappointed when it comes to last minute need a half case of bubbly that isn’t 100 $ a bottle situation… I love the cava they suggested last week and even loved the brooklyn grown liquor that I could mix with it. I almost didn’t want to review it in case everyone in my world started following me here and then I wouldn’t have a secret wine shop where I get my goods from!

Great Staff and wine selection, everyone is always very helpful. Best mom and pops store on 7^th avenue. I always look forward to stopping in on my way home from work, especially when I had a bad day at work :-)

Nice little place in the heart of Park Slope with, indeed, good wine and spirit selection. The staff was friendly (enough) and knowledgable; Adam and the cashier has an in-​depth conversation about bourbons, though when I interjected, «Berkshire Mountains Distllery… hey! Great Barrington, Massachusetts! I grew up near there!», she gave me a wan smile, raised one eyebrow in a silent «…annnnyways…» fashion, and continued to talk to my boyfriend.
Fail.
Bring your kids while you buy their booze. Lots of crayons and coloring books for them to play with!

Prices are actually not bad considering the location and knowledgeable staff; go to the place up the street with the lowbrau jumbo window ads of the liquor and its price and inquire about how to pair an item with your meal or whatever. Exactly.
I also appreciate that even though they are selective about their offerings, what they have is a representative sampling of all things of interest. And though I often forget to, its nice to be able to pop in during their regular week-​end tastings hosted by various vendors.

The best wine and liquor store in Park Slope. Amazingly friendly and rather knowledgeable staff (they’re not going to come asking you what you’re up to, but if you ask them, it’s a great experience), good wine selection, easy to shop.
After experiencing Shawn’s, I’m all ready to leave 7^th Av Wine & Liquor in the dust (I had another bad experience there today).
Is open past 6 pm on Sunday. :-)

Ask for Mario, he’s the man! The others, not so much…

over priced, but large selection

Great, friendly place in the heart of the Slope! They have a great selection, and although they don’t jump on you when you first come in, if you ask, they are extremely helpful! Although I tend to be a beer/​wine person, when I asked about getting my dad a bottle of brandy, they went out of their way to tell me the types of brandy they had, the differences, and a recommendation based on price point. Seriously. Who else takes the time to do that for someone?
Minus one star for the in-​approachability that can occur with some members of the staff, and the slightly higher markup, but it’s honestly not that bad of a markup considering where it’s located in the city, and the people are friendly once you break the ice!

I went in the other day to buy some wine expecting to chat with my favorite chick behind the counter — the one with the blue hair who takes care of stray cats. Guess what? They fired her! She was there FOREVER and the reason why many people went to Shawn’s instead of other local places. She knew all of her customers — most by name and always had treats for the dogs. They’ve made a big mistake. I am taking my business elsewhere.

Decent selection, good variation of prices (and plenty of selections in the $ 10-​$ 15 range), and pretty knowledgeable. Good rotation too, so you can usually find something interesting and new.

We recently purchased several cases of Cava from Shawn’s to be served at our daughter’s wedding in Park Slope. They were courteous, helpful and friendly and not only delivered the wine to the venue without a charge, they also agreed to return to pick up the unopened cases! Strongly recommend Shawn’s Wine and Spirits!

Wonderful place, well stocked, not pretentious, and they will help you pick out a bottle with no pressure. I agree that the cashiers are civil at best, but who cares? I don’t need to be engaged in conversation while paying.
Joe S, instead of being passive aggressive about it, if you need help, ask someone. I prefer to not be accosted by a salesperson upon entering a store, personally. I think if you’d asked one of the two men who were (heavens!) engaged in a conversation for some advice, you would have found that they would be happy to help you without steering you outside your price range.

Decent spot, it’s the wine shop closest to my apt, so I go there when I need something last minute. They do a good job of offering a variety of wines at a variety of prices in a pretty small space– I can buy a chilled bottle of Clicquot or a $ 5 bottle of Chilean chardonnay. It does the job, although if I’m smart and have a little forsight, I go to Astor in the city.

I came in and looked around. The cashier acknowledged me with a look, the couple of guys (employees/​owners) engaged in a conversation towards the back did not. I went to my go-​to move of walking up and down the aisles looking confused. I was the only person in the store. No one approached me, no one asked me if I was looking for something specific. No one even glanced up.
Someone else walked into the store, picked up a bottle, paid, and left without any verbal exchange with the cashier.
I spent another 5 or 10 minutes perusing bottles on my own, found something, paid, and left exchanging a friendly «cash or credit» with the cashier.
Unlike most other retail businesses, wine shops are some of the few places where I think a friendly, zealous and knowledgeable staff makes all the difference. Unfortunately, I’ll never know if they were knowledgeable.