Pearl's Social & Billy Club

Cannot wait for the day my buttcheeks get to caress the barstool of this fine place and get a drink. Wooooo

Racist af! threw my card at me after ignoring me for a good 20 minutes when I was there before mad people who walked after me. Was mad rude about me using Apple Pay. Started a whole argument with my friend about not tipping and all 5 of friends who was with me tipped. They were arguing about the lack of money they get paid and how is that my problem ? This was a guy with a blue hair and a lady who worked on 03/29 at 6pm. please never go here especially if your a person of color!

Came here one afternoon for a quick drink before a day party. Ordered one of their specialty froze drinks and sat outside with some friends. I was pleasantly surprised that they still did to-go orders. I'm from CA where that is generally frowned upon. Still, we got our second drink to go and enjoyed the rest of our day.

Beyond disappointed with our experience this past weekend at Pearls. A neighborhood favorite bar of mine for the past three years is now an establishment I will refuse to go to and I strongly advise anyone who cares about cultivating a safe space to reconsider where they spend their time and money.

From the moment we got there I noticed one of the bartenders was quite visibly tweaked out on some sort of drug. I had to constantly remind him what drinks I ordered and after he asked three times he still only charged me $3 for multiple beverages - clearly because he couldn't remember what I had just said to him.

That same bartender then targeted my sibling a visibly gender nonconforming person - claiming that they were underage when they are most certainly 21 years old have a valid id. The bartender enlisted the bouncer to approach our group in the back of the bar. Our group was not bothering anyone or acting out of line. Note that the bouncer had already checked all of our ids as well and had no issues.

The bouncer then approached my sibling specifically, saying their id was fake and they needed to leave. My sibling respectfully requested that the bouncer scan their id - insisting they are 21 and it is valid, so there should be no issue. The bouncer refused to scan it when that could have quickly and easily settled everything. Instead he refused to explain why he was claiming the id was fake and began to become agressive, yelling at us to "get the fuck out". At this point we were all just genuinely confused and just kept asking him why? Why couldn't he scan it? Why couldn't he tell us what the issue was? He then reached down to forcibly lift up the chair that my sibling was in to get them removed. At this point we start to get up because I was worried that this huge bouncer could potentially hurt my sibling who probably weighs 200+ pounds less than him.

The bouncer then gets in all of our faces, continuously yelling for us to "get the fuck out", throwing our coats and bags on the ground. The bartender then approaches us outside and admits to feeling guilty for this happening and explaining that he really needs this job. He couldn't even coherently speak to us. All of a sudden he wants us to feel sorry for him? After he was the reason for all of this happening in the first place and targeting my sibling? It was all honestly despicable and extremely unnecessary.

It's clear that Pearls does not value diversity or inclusivity as they aggressively removed a visibly queer person from their bar without any explanation or justification. I would strongly advise against supporting this bar and urge other to find a more accepting and welcoming venue.

I had a seriously disappointing experience at Pearl's Saturday night, March 11th, and feel obligated to leave this review. My girlfriend and I stopped by after dinner for a drink. We then decided to invite a few friends to join us, as the energy in the bar was good and this has been one of our favorite spots for over a year. After they arrived and had their IDs inspected by the bouncer, we sat down at an empty table near the photo booth.

At this point, it's important for me to describe the makeup of our party; 3 women, 3 men, and a non-binary person. Upon approaching the bar and ordering a drink, the non-binary person had their ID inspected a second time (this didn't happen for anyone else in our party who had ordered from the bar). The bartender then took the ID to the bouncer and told him something.

The bouncer approached our table and told the person whose ID had been taken that they had to leave. After members of our party asked why they were being asked to leave, and if they could just scan the ID to prove its legitimacy, the bouncer replied "get the fuck out", started picking up our jackets, throwing them on the floor, and repeating "get the fuck out". The very large bouncer then pulled the chair out from underneath our NB friend.
As we left the bar the bartender followed us outside and we asked him to explain what had just happened. He appeared to be intoxicated to the point he couldn't coherently speak and his eyes kept rolling upward (I have footage of this). We retrieved the ID and left the area.

It's my opinion that the actions taken by the staff at Pearl's Social were an aggressive attempt to remove a visibly queer person from their bar. I can confidently state that this bar is not a safe space for the queer community.

We love this place bit we dont love the pantyhose dolls in the bubblegum dispenser. Over and out.

The bartender with short brown hair on oct 16th was embarrassing customer service. I tip on all of my cocktails and I've been coming here for 3 years with my friends. I got two tequila shots here tonight and the bartender stepped out from behind the bar & walked across to my table and said

I'm just gonna go out on a limb here. Can you let me know why you stiffed me on both drinks?

I was genuinely confused and honestly taken aback because she confronted me so aggressively I had no idea she was even referring to not receiving a tip on two shots. She then proceeded to go behind the bar and talk about me loudly to everybody sitting there... I felt like I was being pranked. It's bizarre to see adults act like that. Tipping culture in Brooklyn is depressing but this experience was uniquely terrible. Please consider hiring kinder people!

Soooooo the bar tender is rude. Not even a hello. And the Frose Canseco is half ice. The drink isn't strong. Won't be spending my money at a place where the bartender has an attitude.

Excellent dive bar, the drinks are strong, the crowd is usually local and they have little outdoor cafe tables if you need a breather.

We love Pearl's! Always make it a point to stop there if we're in the neighborhood.

Our first visit we were having some of the fab fried chicken and on my first drink of the day, I knocked it over while pulling off a piece of chicken. While I was embarrassed the bartender could NOT have been nicer and right away refilled my drink. So Pearl's is definitely super inviting and a chill atmosphere.

And not to mention awesome cocktails! What prompted this review is that my fiancé and I live in Greenpoint and I messaged Pearl's on Friday hoping to get delivery. I explained we were meant to get married April 4th in Palm Springs so we're trying to cheer up the day! They had already done their GP/WBurg deliveries on the Friday but they agreed to deliver on Saturday for us! And not just deliver what we ordered, they popped in a bunch of goodies to make us feel like we were in Palm Springs! Palm tree cups, snacks and of course some TP.

It might seem trivial or small, but Pearl's made our original wedding date a million times better. Plus, the spicy margarita is actually spicy, YES!