Turkey’s Nest Tavern

I saw this on Vice News of all shows lol. I wanwasn’tted to check it out since it boasts no hipsters and a 23 year old
minimum age entrance.
I’m over 23 so I can’t verify:)
The drinks are cheap and it appears to be a local crowd. Good place to watch the a game.

I have stumbled into this gem after taking exercise at the nearby Mcarren running track.
This is a proper neighborhood bar. Good prices, dynamic clientele, and if you’re there in the day especially, good service and conversation from the proprietor. Highly recommended for a dose of reality when needing a break from the posturing of many nearby establishments.

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Pros:
Better than Connie O’s
Styrofoam cups
Women: you might get hit on by 50 something year old’s with a gambling addiction.
Cons:
When your bar is in the same sentence as Connie O’s…nah.
Women: you might get hit on by 50 something year old’s with a gambling addiction.

The primary (sole) reason to go is the super cheap beer and frozen margaritas. My personal favorite of the styrofoam-​cup-​dives.

I don’t think I’ve ever made the decision to come here sober, but each time I’ve come, I ended up having a great time (and getting way too drunk). The drinks are affordable and they get the job done, but this is not the place for hipster-​scum-​beer-​snobs. Serving their beverages in styrofoam cups is definitely a nice touch, especially if you get their frozen margarita and wanna grab-​and-​go.
I hate that I love this place.

Love this bar! The drinks are worth every buck. The tvs have every game to watch. The juke box is awesome because everyone plays all types of songs u choose. U always find a seat, u have the pool table & everyone is just having a good time. But the drinks will definitely get you tipsy after just one. Love it!

The place is an ok, generic dive bar. However, when I told the bartender (with glasses and earrings) that he poured me the wrong draft beer, he poured it out, forced my money back in my hand, and told me I could go to another bar down the street. This was the rudest thing I have EVER had happen to me in a bar. I will never be back. All I wanted was the right beer.

This is the best dive bar ever. It fits all the criterion I look for in a dive bar.
Slanted pool table adding a new edge to the game? Check.
32 oz. margarita disintegrating its styrofoam cup as you drink it? Check.
Toilet paper rolls soaked in urine chained to bathroom wall? Check.
What more could you want in life?

Absinthe margs. $ 8. That’s all you need to know. But Unilocal is making me type more, so I’ll note that the large styrofoam cups are a nice touch for Brokelyn.

Definitely not hipster! Cool, very laid back atmosphere. Kinda pricey unless you get one of their specials. Cash only. No tabs.

Styrofoam. I love this place and personally had not scene alcoholic served in 24−32oz styrofoam cups. I thought it was great and the price was definitely right!

I hit a bunch of different places for my birthday this past Saturday, planning all sorts of things out, from early in the day, until about 10 pm, with the rest having no sort of set itinerary. Well needless to say, a whole bunch of us ended up coming here and it was a great decision because these guys are far from stingy with the pouring hand, not to mention that the prices are already pretty low, considering how crazy the city can tend to be and the bartenders were awesome and really nice to talk to. I had already been here a few times during summer Screen and the Northside festivals at McCarren Park but needless to say, I will definitely be back, next time I’m partying it up, around the Bushwick area.

This place is just awesome! I love this place. I can probably live here if I turn out to be an alcoholic. I live all the way up in Bronx, but I definitely would all the down here again because of the experience I had here. I was just on a Saturday to celebrate a birthday. Of course what do you do on a birthday? Shots! Shots were only $ 6. These shots were huge! It’s literally like 2 shots for the price of 1. The bartenders were the nicest people I have ever met. They gave us free shots every time we ordered! My friend just ordered a rail drink and literally it was just all alcohol. So this is definitely a good place to pregame or just get roaring drunk with the least amount of money. I would definitely come here again!

Greatest bar in Williamsburg for ur buck ! Where else can u get a full styrofoam cup for about 7 bucks can’t beat that !

4.5 stars…
It’s amazing that this place exists. In a neighborhood known for hipsters and packed bars full of pricey micro brews there simply doesn’t exist a dive bar that isn’t, for the lack of a better word, hip. Stepping into the bar on a Saturday night and only having half a dozen people here varying in age and backgrounds was as surprising as the super low beer prices and the styrofoam cups they’re served in. They have a few TVs playing sports, a pool table, and buck hunter, that’s about it. The beer wasn’t particularly fresh but what else could you expect really? I’ll definitely be back if I’m in the area and looking to get away from the crowds or high prices but I certainly wouldn’t travel out of my way for the place. Every neighborhood should have their version of Turkey’s Nest Tavern, it’s a tragedy that a place like this is a rarety in the city.

24oz styrofoam cups of miller high life for $ 5. what else do you need to know?
i drank like 3 of them.
4 glorious stars.

This is very solid dive bar. They have a decent beer selection ranging from Bud to Coney Island Mermaid Ale, and for every brew you can order it in a small-​ish plastic cup or a MASSIVE styrofoam cup. For cheaper beers like bud, you can get a styrofoam cup’s worth for $ 5, which is just amazing. The music selection is a nice medley of classic rock and punk tunes, and there’s a pool table in the back if you ever get bored and want to play a couple of rounds. But beware: it’s cash only, and the ATM charges you $ 3 per transaction! Besides that, Turkey’s Nest is a really good place to start (or end) a night out.

Best dive in NYC! I love the gargoyles. Some of the people that you’ll find there early in the evening are interesting but what more do you expect from a dive?
The two bartenders I’ve dealt with are always friendly and attentive.

My friend’s go-​to spot for cheap drinks before dancing the night away at Output and Verboten. The bathrooms can get pretty nasty so I hope they clean them more regularly.

Trinken ist auf Amerikas Strassen nicht erlaubt. Doch grade im Sommer wünsche ich mir manchmal nichts sehnlicher, als mit einem kühlen Drink in der Hand im Park zu sitzen. Zum Beispiel im McCarren Park. Und hier kommt das Turkey´s Nest in´s Spiel. In dieser Kneipe werden nämlich alle Drinks auf Wunsch auch in großen Styroporbechern ausgeschenkt. 0,5 Liter Frozen Margarita to go? Kein Problem! Natürlich könnt ihr euch auch Bier oder Longdrinks abfüllen lassen. Ihr seht, warum ich ich Fan von dem Laden bin, oder?
Die Bar an sich ist eher eine Kneipe, mehr ranzig als schick und definitv mehr old school als hip. Hier hängt jung und alt gemeinsam am Tresen rum, auf den Bildschirmen werden Sportübertragungen gezeigt und die Herren der alten Schule sprechen auch gerne mal über ihre Waffen. Alles in allem nicht der beste Ort für einen gemütlichen Abend, aber ein absolutes Highlight wenn es um alkoholische Getränke zum Mitnehmen geht. Prost!

This is perhaps the best dive in Billville. It’s cheap. It’s got character. It’s got characters. It’s even quite festive thanks to some tasteful Christmas lights thrown up for the season. And I think I mentioned this, but it’s worth saying again: it’s cheap.
They will hand you entirely too much alcohol for entirely too little money. And they don’t care what you do after that transaction takes place (go drink in the park for all they care), because The Nest is also tolerant.
So if your drunken idiot friends have already been thrown out of a restaurant for violently expressing their love for one another,* the Turkey’s Nest is the only logical choice. Because they’ve seen worse.
The decrepit pool table may sport three 12 balls, but that just means the bartender barely blinks when some asshole spills an entire beer on the felt. If an argument ensues about whose fault the spill was and a playful humping/​eye-​gouging occurs as a result, the rest of the crowd won’t even notice.
I for one am just glad that long ago they decided to serve drinks in plastic or styrofoam, which lessens the chances of broken glass/​bleeding. And it’s always easier to have a good time without broken glass.
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*I’m assuming I’m not the only one this happens to.