Brownstone Brewing Company

They feature awesome SPIKED MILKSHAKES that can be paired with one of their yummy burgers. Great comfort bar food. The service was also very good. My whole family enjoyed this place and we will defiantly go back again.

I went to Brownstone for a late bite on Friday night.  This is a small pub/restaurant on Rt 16/Portion Road.  They have a small parking lot for about 10-12 cars and there is also street parking nearby.

The place has a brick walled exterior and interior and has a pub/bar feel with the bar counter being center stage with some high tables on either side.  On the far side which i didn't venture into,  there appeared to be some booths for sitting as well.  They have lot music and the crowd is pretty loud.  Great for a bar scene.

I sat at the bar counter and got prompt service with drinks and the menu.  The menu is standard for a pub type place: appetizers, soups, salad, burgers and fries.  They also have a kids menu I guess for the earlier crowds.  The waitress informed me of the specials and they had more than a few.

The Good:
Great Grilled Chicken sandwich special which comes on a fresh focaccia bread bun with melted cheese and a nice spread of mayo.  The Lettuce and tomato slices were very fresh and the combination of cheese and mayo was yummy. One of the better grilled sandwiches I've had in the LI area.  This is not on the menu but a special of the day.  The cajun chicken sandwich, which is on the menu, is similar but not as good.

The Bad:
The menu labels the fries as fresh cut fries,  though what I was served had a frozen taste to me.  The fries were cut with their skins but certainly didn't taste freshly cut and had the distinct flavor of having been in a freezer.  They weren't bad but just like all the other places that use whole cut and then frozen ones.  If you go to Bobby's Burger Palace,  Johnny's Burgers, Five Guys or In-N-Out you can tell Brownstone's aren't fresh and distinctively different from fresh cut.   Not bad for frozen but please don't put fresh cut on the menu.

The Ugly:
The place gets loud.  Not bad for a pub and appropriate for the bar crowd but beware if you want to sit and talk, unless you want to scream in each others ears.

In all great place for a late nite munch and a drink. They also give a rewards card with about 10% back.    Good food (ignoring the "fresh" cut fries), nice staff, I'll be back for the midnight snackin'.

Best French onion soup I've ever had. Great service at the bar and tables.Fresh tap beers and buy backs. My new favorite place!