Full Circle Bar

Brooklyn, United States

3.8

Closed now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 347-725-4588
Website:
fullcirclebar.com
Address:
318 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY, 11211
b/t Havemeyer St & Marcy Ave
Williamsburg - South Side
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.3 miMarcy Avenue (J,M,Z)
0.3 miMetropolitan Avenue (G)
0.4 miBedford Avenue (L)
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Takes Reservations
No
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
No
Good for Groups
Yes
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Music
Juke Box
Good For Dancing
No
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
Yes
Best Nights
Tue, Thu, Fri
Coat Check
No
Smoking
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Has TV
Yes
Has Pool Table
No

Today

Today 5:00 pm – 4:00 am
Closed now
Local time (Brooklyn) 10:07 Friday, 30 May 2025

Business hours

Monday 5:00 pm – 4:00 am
Tuesday 5:00 pm – 4:00 am
Wednesday 5:00 pm – 4:00 am
Thursday 5:00 pm – 4:00 am
Friday 5:00 pm – 4:00 am
Saturday 2:00 pm – 4:00 am
Sunday 2:00 pm – 4:00 am

Description

Specialties

The guys that reinvented Skee-​Ball as a bar game and turned the boardwalk amusement into a bona fide sport with BrewSkeeBall are thrilled to present Full Circle Bar.

BrewSkeeBall is the first-​ever competitive Skee-​Ball league and Full Circle Bar is its national home.

Full Circle Bar hosts BrewSkeeBall leagues, tournaments, game nights, special events, parties and more. The best Skee-​Ball players in the country and historic BrewSkeeBall moments are enshrined here. It’s a local NYC bar that celebrates a classic game where good friends can enjoy cold beer and let the good times roll.

Be sure to check out BrewSkeeBall Stadium complete with bleacher seating and pristine classic Skee-​Ball lanes. Enjoy the fun and eclectic beer selection (canned and draft) and the many funky Skee-​Ball elements woven in throughout the bar.

And of course, join the BrewSkeeBall league! It’s three rollers per team, email join@​brewskeeball.​com for more details.

History

Established in 2009.

Why «Full Circle» Bar? Well, the phrase Full Circle was the first original BrewSkeeBall league term, referring to when a roller sinks all nine balls into the 40 point-​pocket for a total frame score of 360. With the opening of this bar and national home, the BrewSkeeBall league has truly come Full Circle since it’s inception in 2005.

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20 reviews of Full Circle Bar

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Place rating: 5
Bradenton, FL
Ok first of all terrible service. I clearly communicated to the bartender with a bad attitude that I’m allergic to well tequila. He continued to over serve me shots that were obviously made with well tequila because I got a rash. It was so embarrassing. When I complained he just gave me more shots and vodka tonics. Tonic has so much sugar and killed my paleo diet, sorry I’m a paleo princess, not sorry. Over served and so rude. Full circle bar, Ya Busted.
Place rating: 2
Queens, NY
For a bar the has pretty decent reviews i was shocked at how terrible it was. Its pretty much a dive bar with skee-​ball. I wouldnt go out of my way for this place. The attitude of the bartender really turned me completely off. Place was completely empty minus the bartenders 4 friends that he was more interested in hanging with over serving the group of ppl i went with. The skeeball obviously needed coins to play so we asked for change and the bartender again was not happy about it at all (sorry to bother you while your doing your job but maybe get a coin machine if you cant be bothered?) the last straw was asking if he knew about the street rules for parking and his snotty comment of umm its brooklyn i dont drive who does is what made us all leave. He was a jerk. Its brooklyn buddy and there are 500 other bars exactly like this one. Guess thats why it was so dead on a friday night. Cant see why anyone would go here.
Place rating: 5
New York, NY
I have always loved skeeball and hadn’t played in years. While walking home one night I mentioned this fun fact to my roommate, who promptly stopped me in my tracks and walked me back a half block to this bar. Talk about good timing!
It’s a perfect dive that plays great music and has skeeball! What could be better? Our bartender Christina was awesome and so nice! She gave us some skeeball pointers and told us about the league they have going on there. I may have to join…
I’m looking forward to going back. We had such a blast. I highly recommend stopping in for some beers and friendly competition. It would probably make for a fun date spot as well.
Quick tip — Check the website for happy hour details! They have free skeeball some nights as well.
Place rating: 1
Westminster, CA
One of the bartenders (probably the owner) is a dick. We asked questions, he answered rudely. We played skee ball and one of our girls (who doesn’t know how to play) wasn’t playing well. He yelled at us. Very rude.
Place rating: 4
Manhattan, NY
Super fun bar in Williamsburg that has a cool skee ball theme. Apparently, the host skee ball tournaments, but don’t fear this bar is not a one-​trick pony. They also have a great beer selection that will satisfy any palate.
I’m definitely coming back with a roll of quarters and a competitive streak.
Place rating: 4
Astoria, NY
Great beer/​shot specials here. The skee-​ball is a blast, but prep yourself to run through $ 1 bills quicker than you think. Pretty fun vibe on the weekends, but it can definitely get packed. There are hotdogs and other cart-​type food too. All and all nice little joint in Williamsburg, especially fun for the colder months if it doesn’t get too packed.
Place rating: 5
Sunnyside, NY
Full Circle Bar is a Williamsburg gem. Small, cozy, and chock-​full of affordable beers and cocktails, this place is great for friends, dates, or just a good time on a Thursday night. There are multiple skeeball machines, all of which charge $ 1 a game (except on Thursdays and Sundays — then it’s free!). The charmingly kitschy and divey décor at Full Circle will remind you of your cool friends decked out garage. All the staff are friendly, the music is consistently bumpin’. (Think Smiths, Talking Heads, and R.E.M.) I definitely hope to make myself a regular.
Place rating: 3
East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
This place is ultimately great and we did have a good time because if the ski ball and our friends but the bar staff sucks. We asked for water and they referred us too a tepid dispenser at the bar with particles floating in it. When we questioned it the bar tender said ‘what that’s not ok?’
No it’s not. The minimum requirement is that you offer folks drinking something to help the even keel. Honestly, this is a shit idea which means your not monitoring your patrons or caring about them. We spent 200 bucks… Really you can’t scoop some ice?
Place rating: 5
New York, NY
Full Circle bar is great. The atmosphere of the place is divey but very friendly (thanks in part to the lovely bartender on Tuesdays) and make no mistake, this is a skeeball bar. You can never go wrong with cheap drinks and skeeball!
Among the skeeball decorations there is a particular one that always catches my eye: a Vigo painting, just like in Ghostbusters 2, but with a skeeball lane in the background. It is a great painting, and Ghostbusters… That was such an epic movie…
I remember being 8 years old when the second one came out. Once I saw the life size stand of Peter, Ray, Egon and Winston with their new proton packs my excitement was difficult to contain! Besides everything else, what I loved the most about both movies was its setting. NYC is another character in the movie, and while being a fantasy, it was the first movie I always thought could become a reality.
That thought stayed in my mind, and became one of the reasons I decided to live in New York City… If Stay Puft one day comes walking down Columbus Circle I will f’ing need to be there, and have a nightcap at Full Circle Bar… Possibly covered in delicious evil marsmallow.
Place rating: 5
New York, NY
My husband joined the skee ball league this year at Full Circle and I have not played Skee Ball for so long. It’s been great to come to Full Circle and grab drinks while playing the games. The frozen lemonade just hit the spots on this hot humid summer. Everyone is friendly fun and games. A great bar with good people. Fun times!
Place rating: 5
Astoria, Queens, NY
This was a bar I thought only existed in my dreams. I went on a Thursday so skee ball was free and there was also free pizza!!!
Beyond that there’s $ 3 Genessee Cream Als if your just trying to drink and also a wide selection of other cans including interesting breweries like Mikeller. They also had four or so beers on tap, all of good quality. Overall great prices, and SKEE BALL! I had so much fun at this bar and will certainly be back soon
Place rating: 1
Brooklyn, NY
The bartender was an unreasonable ass. One of the girls in our group reached to dislodge a stuck see ball and he yelled at her to «act like an adult» We won’t be returning
Place rating: 5
Manhattan, NY
You’re looking for you’re next party scene/​happy hour spot, but you’re on a budget, where do you look?
You’ve come to the right place! John was amazingly helpful and worked with us through poor weather conditions and lower than expected turnout. «Hey, I doubt you’re going to have enough people to fill the whole space, how about I give you the back, reduce the rental fee, and open the front of the bar to regulars. Win Win situation for us both?»
What a comprormise! It’s always refreshing to find businesses that aren’t trying to nickel and dime you and want you to leave happy.
Thursday is free skee ball night, you never complain about a night that ends with skee ball!
BYOTO (Bring Your Own Take Out)
Place rating: 3
Brooklyn, NY
They have skeeball. But when I went, it seemed like only two of the four machines worked. Cool, lowkey bar that’s deceptively big.
Place rating: 4
Brooklyn, NY
Skee-​ball? Hipsters? Off the beaten path? If you like those 3 things you’ll enjoy this place. They have a decent beer selection too, which is nice.
Had a good time here for an event, maybe you will too… if skee-​ball is in your future.
Place rating: 4
Astoria, Queens, NY
Last time I was here, the Unilocal app said it was my first time here. It’s just not possible.
Then I realized this is the kind of place I stop in for a few drinks but don’t end up staying for the entire night. This place is actually perfect for that. If you stay here for several hours (like I did last night I was here), you’ll notice a nice ebb & flow to the crowd. People come and go, but there’s usually a few groups hanging out here.
Between the skeeball and the decent drink specials (Genessee & Fireball. Yum), it’s easy to see what the draw is. This is a great spot to add to a bar crawl, or to stay for hours without feeling like you’re being crowded. This is impressive when you realize the place isn’t that big.
Good job being a reliable rest stop, Full Circle Bar. Can’t wait to hang out again soon!
Place rating: 4
Berkeley, CA
A skeeball bar? These things exist? Apparently.
I stopped at Full Circle with a few friends on a Saturday afternoon in the fall. The bar is fairly small, despite there being a couple of skeeball lanes in the back. The beer selection features a ton of cans and the interior’s fairly cute.
I can’t say I’m a skeeball expert, so I couldn’t tell you how awesome or not awesome the lanes were. I could tell you that they were functional and a lot of fun to play. Judging by the photos lining the walls in the back, this place has at least one competitive skeeball league.
I’d definitely recommend stopping by — if not for the novelty of saying you went to a skeeball bar, then at least for a can of good beer.
Place rating: 3
Brooklyn, NY
What else is there to say? Beer. Skeeball. Hot dogs. Yup.
Recommend.
Place rating: 4
Brooklyn, NY
Skeeball, good beer, and good mixed drinks need I say more… ok i’ll say just a bit more.
Great place to hang out and grab a drink overall, plus they have days where you can play for free… that’s where i’ll stop
Place rating: 3
New York, NY
When in this area of Williamsburg, Full Circle is always a must stop. Skee ball + shots of Fireball on a Friday night? Always a recipe for fun.
I need to join one of their Skee Ball tourneys in the future — word on the street is the competition is fierce and I’m never afraid of a high level tête-​à-​tête!