The Gate

The Gate is a straightforward establishment: it’s all about the beer. They have over 20 beers on tap. The servers are very knowledgeable and will give tips on what beer is for you. The beers are tap tend to come from smaller breweries. It is an excellent place to expand your beer pallet. The tenders will also give samples so you can try a beer before fully committing to a large glass.
I am a stout girl and it is always hard to find great stouts since IPAs and ales seem to be popular, but there is usually 2 or so stouts on the menu. The chalkboard has all the beers on tap, their type, percent alcohol, and origin easily legible. So long as you come here to drink, you’re good to go. This place does have a divey feel, but it is honest about itself. Most beers are well priced between 5 – 7 dollars.

Best bar on 5^th Ave. bartenders will buy you a drink if you stick around and are respectful and fun. Hockey friendly. Couldn’t ask for anything else. Great beer selection

Cool place for an outdoor drink (though those opportunities are quickly waning). They have a few cocktails specials and some beer, as all bar should. Decent for people watching, but can be dead mid-​day. Bring the party, I guess. They also sell beef jerky, so I guess that’s a thing.

I have never made a review on Unilocal,so that should tell you how great this bar is. The bar is so «pub» I can’t begin to describe it. As soon as I came in and became overwhelmed at the beer selection, the bartender immediately asked me what I liked and offered me a tasting of the stout selection. She is more cheerful than I could have hoped for, and the beer was marked down a dollar from the list price! And no I don’t know why!

Last time I was here i had a beer with a boxer to my right, a yorkie to my left and a bulldog at my feet. Too bad dogs were banned from this place. I enjoyed getting drunk acting like dr doolittle. I’ve lived in sunset park all my life and been to the gate plenty of times to tell you no matter how long its been the gate will always be the place to be. Glad its still around =-)

Random Tuesday night, strolling along 5^th ave at about 11pm, I walk past The Gate. The patio is entirely full, giving off the good kind of energy, with the Christmas lights shining, and I can hear a nice murmur from the completely occupied tables.
I can’t tell you how many times I saw this happen. Every day of the week, every time of the day, if sitting outside is an option given the weather, the patio is full. I’ve only been two or three times, but living in the neighborhood I never saw a down moment. If you’re trying to sit outside, it’s an ideal place to go hang out and have a beer. It’s also not «cheap» per se but at $ 6-​$ 7 a beer it’s standard-​ish for the area.

I like the outdoor seating area of this bar a lot. It’s a great spot to enjoy your drink while people watching.
The drinks are pretty good as well.
But the bartender was slightly less than friendly.

Came here during HH. Selection was pretty average. I really liked the patio area though, and I can only imagine how nice it would be to wind down after a busy week at this place. The service is pretty rocky — sometimes good, sometimes bad. I’d love to try this out on a weekend night!

I don’t love The Gate, but damn it, their patio is fantastic. Overlooking the corner of 5^th Ave and 3^rd St, across from Washington Park/​JJ Byrne Playground, it’s an ideal spot for chilling, swilling and people watching. Sadly, they no longer allow dogs, which used to be a bonus. They don’t allow strollers, either, but that doesn’t seem to stop throngs of customers from bringing their children here.
When it’s colder and I’m relegated to the inside, I can’t say I really care for it as much. It’s dark and has this overpowering ‘blah’ effect on me. The service is inconsistent at best, often slow, and usually unfriendly. That’s not exactly a winning combination, but what saves them is their generally excellent beer list. The taps are rotating and they often host special brewery nights to highlight the delicious efforts of lesser-​known breweries from far and wide. The crowd here can leave a bit to be desired, but is generally inoffensive. It can get crowded on weekends and on beautiful days when outdoor day drinking is job 1, but aside from that, it’s a chill spot worth checking out.

Cool bar, good pours, nice glasses, don’t go upstairs if you have to piss, I like the pew looking things

The Gate may have been one of the first bars I went to in Brooklyn when I found out that there were other boroughs in New York after first moving here years and years ago. I lovingly have always referred to it as ‘The Drusilla Bar’. (Crazy, Psychotic and Psychic Vampire from Buffy the Vampire Slayer). There are gothic crosses, figurines, dark red lights to set the mood in the interior of a bar dressed in almost an ebony wood. But the good news is that its kind of cool looking! And if you feel depressed from the gothic theme and dark lights there is an outdoor patio that looks onto the street and its rather large for the area. They also allow doggies inside and that makes for great entertainments. I haven’t ever been privy to seeing hoards of babies in here. .. . yet. But I don’t doubt the community in saying that they see them here. They allow dogs so I’m sure they allow babies. No food. But great selection of beers on tap. Tried both a Oak Aged Mocha Stout from Peak Organic and a Beanhead Coffee Porter from Rushing Duck. It was cold outside and stouts sounded great. Darts in the back. Bathrooms downstairs. Which is complicated even while sober. But the Gate is Great! Probably honestly one of my favorite North Park Slope bars.

The Gate
NY Brooklyn Park Slope
8pm Thursday 12^th February 2015
Three and Half Stars
It seems like a great neighborhood pub. There was plenty of seats but enough people to give a lively atmosphere. I had the happy meal to start which was a shot of Ezra Bourbon and PBR ($ 5.50) — very hipster of me, I know. The music was low key and it easily to have a decent conversation in here. I tried the Rushing Duck Brewery Dog’s Bollocks which was a 9.5% English Ale/​Barley Wine. It was pretty intense with lots of malt, oak, and caramel. Overall the place was quite enjoyable.

Drinking beers on their outdoor patio in the warmer months is awesome. It is a complete dive bar but they have great beer options and a nice open space. They are also dog friendly which is a plus!

It’s a regular old bar. Not much to say. Except for the fact that there weren’t enough chairs outside which was kind of annoying. Half of us had to stand.

A great little bar that has managed to stay cool despite being in the heart of Park Slope. I’ve been going there for way longer than I should admit as a relaxing after work/​dinner bar. The drinks are affordable and there is outside seating (if you can find a table)!
The outside closes before the bar does out of respect for the neighbors (houses on 3^rd street are stupidly expensive so it’s totally understandable), but the bar is usually one of the last open on any given night on 5^th avenue. The beer selection changes with the season and most of the bartenders know it very well if you have any questions.
I’m sad it’s getting cold because drinking out on the little patio area is always enjoyable (though maybe with the cold weather there will be open tables).

This is my go-​to on quiet, summer weeknights, when all you need is a cold one with your buds. I’ve been here a few times, and never have left disappointed.
The atmosphere of the inside room is perfect for giving a sort of communal beer hall feeling. The beer list was full of surprises from local breweries and the Tap Takeovers are ideal if you want to try something new.
I’m definitely coming back for trivia night!
FYI — there is a 10-​dollar minimum charge.

Used to like coming into this place with our dog for a beer until we tried to catch a UConn football game here a couple of Fridays ago. Asked the bartender to throw one if the TVs on ESPN for us and he refused, saying his «regulars» (more likely just his buddies) would be coming in to watch the Mets game.
A. The Mets blow.
B. There were only 3 other people there, not watching either tv, and pretty sure dogs outnumbered humans.
C. Asked him to put on the game until his «regulars» came in and he still refused.
D. The Mets blow.
Needless to say we went to Owl Farm instead, who wee happy to take our business and throw the game on for us. Don’t plan on going back to this place anytime soon. Their only redeeming quality is the patio and there are plenty of places in the hood to grab a beer outside with our pooch.

Another awesome dog friendly bar in Park Slope. The patio is expansive and great on a nice day, and is totally packed with dogs typically. Very good, diverse beer list with a range of styles and rare brews. They even have darts and a weird goblin statue thing, so what’s not to love?

I’m not sure why I haven’t been here in awhile, but I’m glad we went this past weekend. Nice place to sit on the patio in the sun and sip beers with friends on a Spring-​ish Saturday in March. Diverse selection of beers and four plus types of wine (super generous pours as well).
Please, bring your cute dog so I can make some new four-​legged friends. While here, I realized that I much prefer the company of dogs while drinking than children.

The Good.
The patio. You know it already, and it’s one of the best.
The beer selection is huge, varied and stellar.
The horse-​sized dog that comes in often. Other dogs, as well. But mostly that one.
It’s only $ 39 for 6 shots of good tequila. Maybe I’ve been hanging out in the wrong bars (I have been), but that’s downright cheap for NYC.
The Bad.
Weekend nights, the scene is not awesome.
Occasionally the bartenders are surly.
Babies and beer are not always a winning combination.
The Ugly.
This bar used to let me come in and drink back when drinking was more fun (read: illegal), starting me down a long road to functional alcoholism and undoubtedly injuring my brain permanently. I am much more to blame than they are, but to be fair, when I was 19 I looked 12. No one should let 12-​year-​olds drink at the bar.