BEAST [Prospect Heights]
638 Bergen Street (@ Vanderbilt)
Brooklyn, NY 11238
718-399-6855

WEB

TAB: $$ (Cash & Credit)
HOURS: See Below
CROWD: Mixed, Locals
DIRECTIONS: 2,3 to Bergen / C to Clinton-Washington [HopStop]
MENU
DRINKS: Full Bar
HITS: Brunch - Events - Music - Outdoor Space - Private Room - Reservations - Video Games

*EVENTS*
TUESDAYS: Boy's Night (5pm till 1-ish)
THURSDAYS: Grrrl's Night (5pm till 2-ish)
SPECIALS: $4 Drafts / $4 Well Drinks / $3 Shot Specials

WORDS ON THE WEB:

Citysearch says, "The wrought iron fence encircling this corner restaurant only hints at its slightly goth interior. Renderings of mythical creatures festoon its walls, and heavily tattooed waitresses pick up orders from the open kitchen and chat at the small bar. The clientele, as mixed as the neighborhood, gathers in groups in the spacious back room. Beast is not a conventional tapas bar. Generous servings are piled on small plates, and eclectic house specialties outshine the traditional Spanish dishes--like the overly eggy tortilla. Try the complimentary flatbread--seasoned with a heavy hand--chewy, charred, and addictive, and breaded and fried Manchego, a clever spin on mozzarella sticks. Ribs braised in Guinness fall off the bone, and luxurious seared scallops pair well with the Italian Fiano, a soft white wine with honeyed fruit flavors. Finish with a rich chocolate pot de creme or, better yet, grilled baby bananas with homemade pistachio ice cream."

New York Magazine says, "Grab an outdoor table at this Prospect Heights tavern–cum–tapas bar and make your way through the Sunday papers with a mug of rich, Brooklyn-roasted Gorilla coffee and the excellent fried polenta. The so-called small plates aren’t—not at brunch, anyway."

New York Times says, "A restaurant’s culinary leanings are usually apparent in its name. Frank's? You'd figure Italian. Hogs and Heifers? Probably not the kind of place you'd take your vegetarian aunt for a dainty lunch. But you can't make heads or tails of Beast, which opened off Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, over the winter. It sounded like a bar and looked like one, too. A blackboard advertised happy-hour specials. A relic of a video game - remember Tapper? - attracted a boozy crowd. On weekends, the front room becomes so packed with neighborhood regulars huddled around the old bar and crammed into salvaged banquettes that you can hardly see the open cubbyhole kitchen Deborah Bicknese, a former sommelier at Otto and former cook at Thomas Beisl, built for herself in the corner. But her fresh bread and her free hand with herbs make themselves known the minute you walk through the door."

Time Out New York says, "This comfortable Brooklyn restaurant offers great food and relaxing spirits to anyone willing to walk through its wrought-iron doors and into a gothic setting decorated with small lion figures. The narrow bar with a view to the open kitchen (and other hidden rooms) offers an elegant spin on tapas, such as the Guinness-braised short ribs. Terrific beers are on tap—like the smooth German pilsner Bitburger and the microbrew Blue Point—while the well-stocked bar satisfies more cocktilian tastes."

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