Rosebank Tavern

Great place to have a beer or two. Staff are outgoing and friendly. Clientele is mostly made up of neighborhood locals. Good selection of beers with a couple of craft beers on tap. Food is available Thursday through Sunday and the menu has a nice selection of pasta dishes, seafood and bar food selections. The food is very good and the owners/chefs are brothers. Live jazz music can be heard on Thursday nights with a variety of very talented musicians each time. Acoustic night is on Fridays and great talent can be heard. Open mike night is on Mondays. All music events start around 9:00PM. Best "locals bar" on Staten Island.

Generally a local bar but also has that dive hipster feel. Prices are very fair for the area and highly affordable. The crowd is one of those places where you either know everyone or you know no one. Don't be scared away from stopping in though but also don't expect a high end crafted cocktail here either.

So I've been here a few times. Usually crowded Fridays and Saturdays. Karaoke on Fridays but everytime I attempt to request a song, "they're not taking anymore requests." After several weeks of this I gave up asking. This past Friday, I was in the mood for a cocktail. So I asked for a dirty martini... both bartenders looked confused and needed to consult each other. Several minutes later, there was nothing dirty about it. Next I ordered a cosmopolitan, again several minutes later, it was just ok. It seems like a very "clicky" crowd. If you're not from the area, it may be just a tad awkward. Prices are fair.