Brown's Binyerd

I'm giving two stars only because we came here twice in one night and the first time was just OK, but the second take was irritating to say the least. A friend and I went there after work right before 6. We got there and there were only six other customers in the bar. My friend had just lost her id and had her passport. The bartender, young male, took her passport as id and poured us two pints, but then never checked back with us, until 15 min after finishing our first pints. We would have stayed and ordered another round regardless, but were meeting another friend up the street. We met up with her and came back; when we returned there was a different bartender (woman) at the bar and two of the previous patrons who were on there way out. Only one other customer remained. She would not take my friend's id as proof of age, this wouldn't have mattered much to me except for her argument that because she didn't know us she wasn't going to take my friends id and that a passport wasn't a valid form of id

.....((3) Documentary Evidence of Age and Identity (Section 25660 Business and Professions Code)
a) Bona fide evidence of majority and identity of the person is any of the following:
(1) A document issued by a federal, state, county, or municipal government, or subdivision or agency
thereof, including, but not limited to, a valid motor vehicle operator's license, that contains the name, date
of birth, description, and picture of the person.
(2) A valid passport issued by the United States or by a foreign government.
(3) A valid identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces that includes a date of birth and
a picture of the person.
(b) Proof that the defendant-licensee, or his or her employee or agent, demanded, was shown, and acted
in reliance upon bona fide evidence in any transaction, employment, use, or permission forbidden by
Section 25658, 25663, or 25665 shall be a defense to any criminal prosecution therefor or to any
proceedings for the suspension or revocation of any license based thereon. ), .... taken from <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.ca.gov%2FFORMS%2FABC299.pdf&s=1f1534d55f86df0242ec876e247015f0c14dbfb3c618927a9a21e1dbbd66e8c8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.abc.ca.gov/FO…</a> ...

because if there was an undercover officer she would get in trouble (OK, that's fine, my complaint is more with her following logic, or lack there of) she proceeded to tell us if she did know us it would be fine...as far as I can recall it wouldn't be fine for an undercover officer to witness a bartender serving a drink to someone that looked of questionable age, she would still get fined.

So, she was incorrect about the law and was rude to us trying to defend her stance. If she really didn't want to serve us she could have just said so, not make up a convoluted lie. Mostly, I'm confused why you wouldn't want to serve customers when your bar is empty?

Best bar in Novato hands down if ur young  and don't wanna chill with a bunch of old fucks ranting about there shity alcoholic lives.... beautiful bartender/owner Joyce allows beerpong every fri/sat and sometimes on game days if she loves u .. Winner doesn't have to pay for beer great idea if ur a broke fuk like me and u want drink for free all night cause u can throw a ping pong ball into a small cup which really says what a piece of shit u are and how far u will get in life  2 pool tables watch out for Loa he's a shark and he's no fun to play with ... Jukebox has a lot of music Friday nights are most popular sats ok Wednesday is karaoke night if u kick ass ull sing a song real shitty this is a bar where everyone knows eachother and we all look out for one another come correct and ull have fun here other than that my uncle Guy will throw ur ass out with a flick of a pinky .

I read a few of the other reviews, and I can understand SOME of the opinions. First thing Ladys Bathroom IS THE BEST in Novato!  The improvements that have been made are GREAT! Lets not forget this is Novato, and boy has it changed over the years. In the past we had Browns, Viking, Deborbahs, Bit a Honey and Yes GOOD ole Joes crossroads, Now we dont, half those are only memories. The bars that are all in the same area Browns, Viking and Deborbahs well thats good old Novato! Browns is the most welcoming of them all. Not to mention they offer SO much more! Darts, pool, TV, juke box, Live music, Karaoke, and a game of beer pong. I lived in Novato for over 35 years, and WOW has it changed!  I look forward to Browns when in town, its a comfort to still see it open and running. its like an ahh momment , some things never change. Imagine Mikes liquors not being on the corner? Browns is Novato!! Great place , great owner, great prices and yeah now and then a bartender might not be 5 star, but  noones always perfect.  Come in and see for yourself.  Give it a try, make some friends, sing a song play some pong. Great place to chill.