Slim pickings in Amherst but Briar Patch is a perfectly nice place for a Sunday lunch. Â
I was in town visiting my aunt and uncle and we came here Sunday brunch. Â Â Aunt had the chicken salad plate (her favorite). Uncle had the crab cake (his favorite). Â I had the grilled salmon salad. Â My salmon was nicely grilled and served over a very generous portion of greens (almost too large to finish) and tossed with a nice honey mustard dressing. Â My lunch was a good choice.
The restaurant has been in business since the 1940s and seems to do a pretty brisk business. Â The menu has the basics does not try to do a lot of fancy stuff. Â It knows is customer base and works hard to keep them happy.
Let's face it - dining options in Amherst are limited. Â Very. Limited. Â But the Patch is a decent place for lunch or dinner (maybe not at peak dinner hours though). Â During a recent trip from Atlanta to NY and back, my boyfriend and I stopped in for a snack and a beer. Â There was only one craft brew available, which is unfortunate with Starr Hill being so close by! Â Not a lot of vegetarian options besides the veggie melt-over (even all the salads have meat) and appetizers. Â We knew going in that our options would be limited, which is why I said we went in for a "snack" :-)
Ordered an appetizer sampler with jalapeno poppers in place of the potato skins, which turned out to be an excellent decision because the poppers were the best part of the dish! Â Everything else on it (onion rings, mozz sticks, mushrooms) was good, too. Â Jim the bartender was very friendly.
The atmosphere was great- cozy and casual. The prices were a little higher than I expected, but my salmon salad was well worth it! Unfortunately, there was a musician playing the night my friends and I visited, and it was terribly loud- we could hardly hear each other. And it was very monotonous music that none of us appreciated. Definitely worth a visit, but not on a Wednesday night.
Review Source:It's pretty good for lunch, but I wouldn't bother for dinner. Â It's usually crazy busy during the weekend,and the kitchen gets rushed and food goes down hill fast. Â Whenever someone asks about this place my response is "They have the best ruined prime-rib I have ever tasted." Â You would think if they got rushed things would come out under done, but the opposite is true. Â A medium rare prime-rib comes out gray all the way through and a little dry. Â It still tastes good, but why bother asking how I want it cooked?
Pasta is soggy no matter how rushed the kitchen gets...stay away.
They serve deep fried spinach leaves, and while the concept sounds interesting they come out looking like grease saturated green tissue paper and taste exactly like I would imagine that tasting.
Came here with my fiance on a Saturday night while in town for the weekend. Â the parking lot was full and we had to park on the street, along with 5 other cars, so we thought it would take forever to get a table, but it wasn't too busy in there. Â i'm not sure where all those cars came from. Â
i got a salad which was good and ordered the crabcakes with green beans and sweet potato fries. Â the fries were amazing! Â crabcakes were good and didn't have much filler. Â i don't remember what justin ordered, but he said it was good. Â afterward, there was a little folk band playing so we stuck around the bar for a bit to listen. Â the smell from the dishwasher in the kitchen was really strong and not the best bar environment, but it was overall a good night. Â we'd head back there again if we're in town.
First time visitor, in town passing through. The Briar Patch had come recommended; I got the veggie melt light on the cheese which had a nice flavor and wasn't too heavy. The theme appears to be casual comfort food. Nice for lunch, be prepared for a bit of noise. Derby pie for dessert was pretty good as well.
Overall, the restaurant looked clean and service was friendly and prompt. If ever we're back in town we'd stop by again.
I have eaten here several times with my significant other. I will say first of all that this restaurant sets a high standard for the area that it is in. I am giving it 4 stars mainly because it is so much better than most other options in the area.
This is surprisingly sophisticated comfort food. I will say that some of the dishes are a bit rich. The first time I came, I ordered too much when I had a starter and the chicken mornay. I was simply unprepared for the quantity of food and the rich sauces.
That said, the service is very good and now, when I go, I am aware of the portions and so I order less. I usually get two starters because I find them to be a bit lighter than a main course.
I am very fond of the jalapeno poppers which are much better than average. My significant other always seems to enjoy his food and the ambience is charming on a Sunday afternoon. The staff do not make you feel rushed and the refills are very forthcoming.
I see that they have a brunch though I have yet to try it.
One more thing, I think this restaurant's real forte is the quality of its cheeses. They are very rich, creamy and, well, CHEESY which is how they should be. If you order something with cheese, you can't go wrong. Just don't order too much.
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