Farside Bar & Grill

Farside is a good place to just go chill after a long day of work or school. It's not the place to go if you're looking for dancing or an active atmosphere. But they have darts and usually $3 drafts and I always have a good time here with friends. And they also have this nice little seating area in the back which is perfect for summer but also has a little fireplace for when it gets colder.

This bar, for me, is soo college. And that is not a bad thing! This was my go-to spot when I went to school at Stevens (GO DUCKS). It is your typical bar with your normal selection of drafts. I feel what defines this establishment is the great people and awesome bartenders and servers.

The bar is pretty spacious in the main room, with a patio in the front for nicer days as well as a back patio to lounge and spread out some more. There is a dart board by the front, and the entrance has black lights for those who think that's cool. I've played many cricket and baseball games on that dart board (granted I was never any good).

Whenever my core group of college friends want to meet up in Hoboken, we'd always default to Farside. This is where I've wandered off to when stressed out for Finals, celebrating Senior Week, and catching up with the bromigos over some Black & Blues. I've recently tried their food and have no complaints. The chicken fingers and quesedillas were nothing out of the norm, but oddly addicting. Big shout out to Izzy the server for always making sure we were helped in a timely manner.

Needless to say, I'll be back to Farside more often than not. I've never had a bad experience here.

Random note: last time I was here, an elderly band was performing with this old Korean lady on the drums. She was pretty solid.

Farside is OK--nothing more, nothing less.  The back patio is nice and the bathrooms are relatively clean, but the bar lacks any sort of unique quality.  It's true: the place is either completely empty or fire-hazard packed.  I prefer Mikie Squared, esp. for Sangria Sundays, as far as Hoboken bars go.