03/19/09

Great low key watering hole

by Karalyn12

Great place to chill out and have beers with good people. Good place to go if you don't want to deal with dressing up or trying to impress.

• Pros: No frills; interesting mix of people; good comfort food
• Cons: Can be very crowded; No Miller Light

12/23/06

Once a jewel, now a complete utter bomb. A total disappointment.

by ringo902

I have been going to Anchovies every week almost religiously for about two years. The food is great. Inexpensive but super delicious. The drinks are wonderful. The waitstaff was typically known for having a saucy but friendly attitude, while provide excellent and efficient service. The Saturday night bartender is outstanding.

However, in recent months some of the regular servers have suddenly disappeared and have been replaced by completely unprofessional, unattentive, and uncaring waitresses. I've put up with the rapid decline in service standards because I had always had a soft spot for Anchovies. A simple request for bread is treated with a condescending attitude. Mutiple requests for water are completely ignored, if not mocked. Often times the check has been coming without so much as a "how's everything" or an inquiry as to whether or not a second drink was desired. Tonight I left feeling furious for the way I was treated.

I really want to give this place another chance. It makes me sad to see the standards here plummet. You should maybe give it a chance too. Just completely lower your expectations and maybe you'll leave feeling somewhat satisfied.

• Pros: inexpensive but good food
• Cons: management and waitstaff's declining service standards

11/19/06

Best calzones in Northeast - coming from native Brooklynite!

by sendfoodie

This place has a fabulous neighborhood feel - great for a night out with large group of friends, Sunday afternoon lunch/dinner with parents or out-of-towners, they were even accomodating to our fussy 8-week old. It's great to have a pub-type place with above average, more-interesting-than-pub-grub food. The portions are enormous, everything is fresh, hot and absolutely delicious from your basic meatball sub or chicken parm to creative polenta dishes - oh and did I mention the calzones are the best I've had possibly ever even in all my years growinng up in Brooklyn, NY. Cant say enough good things about Anchovies - Almost don't want too many people to know about it!

• Pros: delicious food, huge portions, great laidback atmosphere
• Cons: none so far!