Favorite bar out of the eight bars we hopped in Bushwick. We finally arrived at a spot with queer people so if you're straight please don't come. Love the patio and drinks are strong and alright read more

Happyfun Hideaway - Vodka soda and Shirley temple - Dive Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I've visited this bar a few times in the past and generally had a good time. However, my experience tonight was completely different. My two friends and I stopped by for one last drink on a Saturday night at 3:15am. While the bar is typically opened until 4am, we were immediately met with attitude, side-eye, and a rude comment from the bartender about them closing early. The bartender allowed me to order, but when I opted to pay cash rather than add the tip on my card, his demeanor shifted to outright hostility. When I handed him a 20$ bill to break it, rather than acting with any shred of professionalism, he snatched the bill from my hand, threw it into his tip bucket, and walked away - completely abandoning the bar area. I returned to the bar 60 seconds later to ask if I had done something to offend him and requested my 20$ back. This wasn't about the money, but about the fact that his behavior was entirely uncalled for and completely unacceptable. I will not be returning to Happyfun Hideaway read more

Happyfun Hideaway -- not quite a "where everybody knows your name" kind of spot, but it's the kind of place you hope to become a regular at. The dance floor is a little small, but the outdoor area more than makes up for it. The inside is super cute, and everyone we encountered was genuinely welcoming. Definitely one of those spots that makes you feel like you stumbled onto something special. read more

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I really wanted to like this place since they have lot's of LGBT people there, Unfortunately the bartenders and staff was really rude and obnoxious. It took 20 minutes for the bartender to finish his conversation with his friends and take my order. When he finally found the time to come to me I told him forget it I'll enjoy myself at and other bar in the neighborhood and I ended up having a great time at Rash!!! read more

What can I say? It's everything you want in a gay, dive-bar. Servers who will pour with a strong-hand, loud music that drowns out the sound of a failed Hinge date, and the signature Gay Juice, which is both tropical and lethal--you will be spilling your deepest, darkest secrets to both romantic interests and strangers alike. You can get both a quaint experience and lively one here depending on the day and time; anytime before eight p.m. Monday-Friday, the place is yours for the taking. Same goes for the weekend, with the crowd picking up a bit closer to 5ish or so. Happyfun Hideaway in a fun-filled experience which will likely give you a sneaky hangover after just one round of the Gay Juice. Talk about a bang for your buck! read more

Happyfun Hideaway - The Gay Juice! - Dive Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Cute, fun lighting fixtures give this bar an artsy vibe. Drinks were strong. Would go again for sure.

Cool spot - drinks are cheap and good music, with a live DJ on Friday nights. Very colorful decor with spots for small groups to sit throughout. They've got a happy hour until 9 too! read more

I'm really sorry to say this-- it hurts actually. Do NOT go this bar if you're not part of the LGBTQKJHLNDLD community or not caucasian unless you don't mind blatant disrespect are willing to "perform" for service. There are far better options near by for a decent service and basic respect. You deserve better --a place where you're appreciated. If you truly love yourself, just don't go. read more

One of the best experiences i've had at a bar. Everyone was so friendly and talkative. Drinks were decent and at good price. Not a fan if how cramped it was but maybe this is just how new york bars are. Anyways, would love to come again! read more

Dragula reject La Zevaleta was bartending on Valentines Day with a ridiculous amount of attitude and rudeness. The bar is called Happyfun for a reason. After being served by her I'm just gonna say there's a reason why her bookings have been so sparse as of late. read more

The bartender in the yankees hat and gold sequins dress was not very nice. He skipped over my daughter numerous times it took my daughter 25 minutes to get a drink. Why because she was african american. My daughter went there because it was close to home and to be treated like that and to make it obvious oh no I don't like that. l'm so upset. You treat everyone the same !! read more

chris sucked. worst bartender ever and i want my tip back. rude as hell to everyone and didn't even make good drinks. that's insane. vibes were good tho. read more

Tons of seating inside and outside, decent covered patio outside. Great happy hour with strong AF frozen drinks. I got the frozen rum punch and it was STRONG. Cute spot, would return read more

Went looking for a place to hang to hang out for Halloween when everything was virtually closed. My girlfriend and I stumbled our way in here where the party seemed to be. When at the bar to order drinks, a simple question was asked, and that was "what's your best sweet but strong drink" and the bartender asked "Do you have bartender friends? You clearly don't, all the drinks are the same, don't ask that, everything's the same" while rolling their eyes and getting snappy and turning their back on us with an attitude and not serving us or even offering a recommendation on their menu. I will never visit this place again, or recommend anyone else to visit. I don't tolerate disrespect and leaving before things escalated further was the best thing to do. It's not worth your energy or your time. The bartender was a Caucasian male, had on a dress, had a short/mid cut, and was very disrespectful. I hope they see this review. I would rate this place a 0 if I could. read more

Hello there! So we went to Happyfun Hideaway for our friend's birthday on Friday. The atmosphere of this bar is beautiful , however we soon found out looks can be deceiving. My friend went to order two whiskey soda's with the bartender (skinny Caucasian male presenting) who was clearly under the influence. Because of this the bartender spilt an entire drink on my friend. He only charged us for one drink, but then said to tip him more!!? We also helped clean up the mess. Although we are thankful for the free drink, I will just warn everyone that this place clearly doesn't have a strong management and will let anything fly in this bar. read more

The bartenders do not provide you with copies of your receipt and then falsify your tip amount. I ordered 6 drinks (either well drinks or premade margaritas). When I closed out my tab, the prepopulated options were 20% or higher. I tipped the customary $1 per drink, though I miscounted, I should have tipped $6 and that was my mistake. Regardless, the bartender didn't provide me with a customer copy of my receipt. My emailed square receipt showed that she input a higher tip amount than I had marked. Really shady practice. I don't think she realized that a) I took a photo of my receipt, and b) that I would be emailed my Square receipt. I will be disputing this on my credit card. The bartender in question is a shorter woman with blonde hair, piercings, and glasses. read more

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Last weekend I went out for drinks with my friend the bartender told my friend and I basically she won't attend us due to us not tipping her on our first round. Mind you I do tip for services but usually when I'm about to leave I was on the first round of drinks which was a disappointment to have someone mention that as if I never tip. If I could put zero stars I would. Literally was such a distasteful first experience in this location. #GetItTogether read more

Nice little hideaway If you expecting a glamorous place then you are going to be disappointed. However, this is a relaxing, chill place with a decent clientele. Not too many frills (if at any), but you can have a few thrills. read more

I've been frequenting this bar for a while, but after my experience last night I won't be returning. A few friends and I went to this bar and ordered drinks. One of my friends ordered a "vodka water" but the bartender misheard her and thought she just said water. The bartender continued to insist she get her water at the end of the bar and told us they wouldn't say it again. When I stepped in to clarify what she was asking for the bartender said "doesn't seem like she needs anything else to drink" (mind you we hadn't drank anything yet). I insisted she was fine and there was an issue with the bartender hearing her and the bartender got offended by us battling them and kicked us out. Mind you we were the only black people to have entered the bar. My friend also said they had experience of bar staff changing tip amounts unauthorized. Too many great bars in the areas for patrons to be treated this way, especially in queer spaces meant to be safe for all identities. read more

So much fun, always easy going people, very friendly, cheap drinks, good vibe backyard so nice and chill

FRAUDULENT CREDIT ACTIVITY FROM THIS BAR. SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS AND CROSS CHECK YOUR CREDIT STATEMENT!!!! I was buying a few drinks for friends and the bartender charged me different prices than what's listed above the bar. I pointed it out and he said those aren't accurate and charged me the higher price anyway. I'm pretty sure it's illegal, or at least frowned upon, to charge different prices than what's stated. The bar would just need to erase the chalk and rewrite it - so it was bullshit. Long story short he was rude and it was false advertising so I didn't tip him. Although annoying not a huge deal. I was going over my credit card statement and in the month that the charged was incurred everything checked out. The following month however, I had weird charges from this bar. They refunded the initial charge and then charged me again a HIGHER amount. There should be no credit activity from this bar the following month. This is TOTALLY ILLEGAL. I had my receipt to prove it. I called my credit card company who refunded me the difference but can't really take action against the as company as it's more of visa/mastercard issue. The vibe itself is decent enough for a dive bar - fun, eclectic vibe, with shitty music that's fun to dance to BUT are super shady so be careful and SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS because if upcharging the listed price isn't illegal, changing the transaction amount a month later is 100% illegal! There are essentially infinite bars that are better than this one so definitely not worth being taken advantage of! read more

Cute place cute drinks cute people Good place to chill laugh and pretend we all cool read more

Loved the unique vibe of Happyfun Hideaway. They have a huge patio out back which was enjoyable on an unseasonably warm NY night. I also LOVED that they were screening "Its A Wonderful Life" on all of the TV bars. The Tequilla Guava was heavenly! My friend recommended it to me which was helpful because the drink menu is extensive. I could've sipped one of those all night. The gender neutral bathrooms didnt have toilet seats (a little off), and beware, you'll need to bring your own toilet paper (concerning!) The only note I'd make about the inside was that it was a little musty and steamy. For New York, the 50° evening temps are rare in December, but there was just a little bit of an odd smell. Something to clean up for next time. read more

I have been coming to this place for years. The drag shows are amazing, ambiance is cool. However; I went with my family for a drag show yesterday. After getting 3 beers from the bartender I noticed I was looked up with hate. I wasn't not believing what happened when the bartender took the microphone of the drag queen performer to scream BYE MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!! He was not stopping his harassment after me and my family left. It was unprovoked, I was literally discriminated for being not as cool and artistic as he supposed is. Brutal and shameful. You don't do this to your community ( by the way I tipped him over 20 % . Why to harass client and insulting them with no provocation? read more

This is my go-to bar in the neighborhood during COVID. They have a great outdoor patio in the back which is spacious enough for people to distance themselves, plus they have seating in the front. The bartenders have always been super friendly and welcoming too. The gay juice (basically jungle juice) is cheap and strong! read more

I heard so many amazing things about Happyfun Hideaway that I was incredibly excited to check it out. While the drinks are cheap, the decor is unreal, the staff wasn't friendly nor attentive whatsoever. My friend and I sat up at the bar for 10 minutes watching the bartenders chat, take shots, drink beers, and hide behind their phones before someone took a second to ask if we needed anything. I'm all for bartenders having a great time behind the bar but I'm not into being blatantly ignored for more than 10 minutes. Hopefully, others get a chance to enjoy it more than I did. read more

LOVE this BAR! I've been told that it's a gay bar but me and my boyfriend frequent this bar every weekend ! We love the people and the bartenders! The decorations are so fun and colorful. They always have a dj on Friday and Saturday, there's always tons of people and dancing in the back! There's also an outdoor area so you can smoke and drink ! I love this bar and it's one of my favorite places to go on a Saturday night! read more

Literally fuck this place for charging $20 for a margarita in a paper cup. And then $6.75 for literally the tiniest shot I've ever seen in my life. This is bushwick... know your audience. read more

$10 card minimum, they make fresh shandy (lemonade+hoegaarden), and the veggie pulled pork is made from jackfruit. Great ambience, friendly people. Most of the food menu wasn't available when I visited (Sunday afternoon) - not sure when they offer the full menu. I got the pretzels expecting a salted soft pretzel, but they actually serve sourdough pretzels from a bag. The mustard was good though. read more

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Cute little gay tiki bar in Bushwick. They have some tropical drinks (mostly sweet and spicy) and a large selection of beers. Friendly bartenders. read more

Happyfun Hideaway - Drink menu May 2019 - Dive Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Fun dive bar with a real LGBT feel. Everything there is extra hipster. Nice draught beer selection, extra cheap tin beer (Tecate). Big back garden patio, w/smoking allowed. I thought I was the only 40+, until about midnight then the party really got started. Be going back. read more

Happyfun Hideaway - a duck in the dark - Dive Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

spent $30 on 2 tequila sodas ($6 per drink down the street). was pulling cash out of my wallet to tip when the bartender harassed me for not including an electronic tip. told him that it's not ok to talk to customers that way to which i was told to leave. found a hair in one of the two drinks. do not come here unless you like being harassed by employees read more

Lived next door to this place for two years, good spot all around but I have to say something about this. I'm extremely disappointed in how the bar keep on duty tonight handled a recent situation. One of my friends, unwisely, brought an outside beer into the bar and, said Bar tender (I'm assuming you know who you are), got very aggressive about kicking us out of the the place. I attempted to explain that the friend was an idiot and that we were trying to patronize the bar but he was extremely rude and aggressive to the point of putting my friend's wife to tears. We're moving out of this neighborhood next week so I couldn't care less but this bar tender should seriously think about how he represents his business. read more

My favorite hipster bar in bushwick! You walk in, it kind of smells like people haven't showered, but that's bushwick for you! Coming here, you see all kinds of interesting characters. It's a great vibe. The drinks are always cheap and good. They also have interesting food options all night. You can get a frito pie, corn dog. And other munchies. Come if you want to experience authentic hipster bushwick vibe. read more

Fun place but the bartenders are pretty awfully rude. Your bartenders could try not assuming the worst in people and making accusations.

Popped in with a friend on a week night for drinks. First bartender turned around and asked "sup" then we started a drink order she let us know that the next bartender could help us in a bit... cool. So this next dude walks over and just kinda gives us a look. We order two drinks, don't get much of any acknowledgement, he sets one down and looks in our direction to let me know that he forgot what I ordered. Cool. So I reorder my drink and at this point I'm understanding, it's a dive bar, these guys don't have to be nice to me... let me just drink my drink and keep it pushing. BUT THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO BE THE SHITTIEST AND SMALLEST 10 DOLLAR COCKTAIL IVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. I searched deep in every sip for even a hint of the gin that's supposed to be in the Fitzgerald but I really think I might have been served water and lemonade. My friend had the spicy tequila drink which tasted like liquid ass, but at least her's had a definitive taste. Literally go to Birdy's I got the equivalent of a fucking Disneyland dole whip for 2 dollars cheaper in a place that doesn't stink like shit. I didn't even get to the restroom because I was out of this place so damn fast. Apparently they don't have toilet paper or toilet SEATS?? They get 2 stars instead of 1 because they were playing Kraftwerk. But other than that, I cannot give you a single reason to come here. Not when it has a neighboring bar that has a better happy hour and just cheaper, better tasting drinks in general. read more

Love this bar...one exception. The bartender Ickarus is RUDE asf. Honestly kinda ruins the experience sometimes with their pretentious ass.

WORST service ever. asked for a Dark and stormy, received a vodka water. told the bartender with green hair, and he kicked us out

Love this bar. Good vibes, strong drinks. They're the bar with the nicest staff out of the 3 bars on the block. My bf & I like going here the best. Always good music when they have the dj at the window. read more

Fantastic bar. Great vibes, killer dj who plays random nostalgic goodies. I had a fantastic time and loved the courtyard, the pinball machines, and even the insane amount of disco balls in there. The prices are great for a bar anywhere in NYC and there is such a wonderful neighborhood around. read more