There are many perks to living in rural Linn County, the Brownsville Saloon is one of those. 3.25 for craft brews, you can't even beat that at a brewery. They always have at least 3 or 4 good Oregon brews on tap, recently they have had 10 Barrel's Sinister Black Ale. Massive burger baskets for 8.50 with a decent amount of steak fries. Everything here is a great deal.
Also, I love that the bar is untreated wood. It has a much different feel that any other bar I've sat at. The service is always good, but food can take awhile because they have a tiny kitchen if it's very busy.
Whether you're coming back from hiking in the Cascades or swimming in the Calapooia this is the best place around for a burger and brew. Oh yeah and if you're in the mood they have two pool tables and a jukebox.
I heard that the Brownsville Saloon was serving breakfasts and had to try it. So my wife, Nancy and I drove out on a Saturday morning. Wow! Great job on those breakfasts! Mine was a corn grits dish topped with veggies and an egg. I had the chef add sausage to mine. The grits were warm and creamy with a little cheese on top, great comfort food! My wife doesn't like grits but she tasted them and thought they were good too. Â
Nancy had the baked french toast special. It was a triple berry bread covered in an eggy batter and baked, like a bread pudding in the oven. It was great too (I snuck a bite).
Our sever did a great job of informing us about the specials, making sure we had everything we needed and keeping the coffee cups full! She was also very knolegable about what was going on in the community and directed us to the farmers market for fresh produce.
Charming town, great service and good food . . . we will do this one again!
This review is for brunch/breakfast. I stopped in here because it was the only place open in Brownsville, and damn did I feel lucky when I left. There was a gentleman playing some great guitar music, the special of the day was some good french toast with lemon and some crazy berry compote I had never heard of. My girl and I shared the french toast and this tasty but healthy hash with a couple eggs on top. They also had this really great banana bread that they served with butter on top which sounds questionable but was delicious. Definitely a good breakfast place that should be a go-to place for those in the area.
Review Source:This is hard for a small town girl to trash a small town watering hole, but the service we received last night was far from a pleasurable experience.
Our experience here in the past has been fair, the food is always hot, tasty and large portions. Â The drinks always cold. Â The wait staff is attentive and knowledgeable. Â This building is pretty run down.
At about 11:00 the bar had cleared out from a busy evening and a full house from an out of town comedian that had been the headliner.  Our table was a party of 6, two had left for the evening and the four of us then started to play pool.  We  placed a food order to go and finished our next game.  At this time, the customers in the bar dwindled down to just a handful.  The waitress/bartender had stepped out for a smoke.  As we waited near the bar counter for the food, a member of our party (a regular at the bar) walked up past the counter (area with no barrier) and was showing my husband (not a regular) all the different types of bottled beer in the cooler.  This began our negative encounter and was due to a very grumpy cook. She started dropping F Bombs, telling the regular he needed to get the F*** away and proceeded on her tyrant  for a few minutes.  A simple request would have solved the problem.  Instead she continued to disrespect us.  We then canceled the food order, telling her not to bother finishing our order.  At this time, the bartender reentered the establishment and we asked for our bill, not including our food order, and continued to explain the situation to her and why we canceled the food order.  For such a small town and knowing how important word of mouth is, I'd be treating every customer as a vital part of my business.
A popular stop for locals and motorcycle enthusiasts. Â The burgers are true to legend, and are very good. Â Fries, sandwiches of all sorts, and tater tots are also on the list of above average bar food here. Â I had heard about the Saloon long before I actually visited, so I had quite the preconceived notion of greatness that I hoped was not just a myth. Â I was not disappointed.
It really does look like your typical small town tavern, not much I can say to help that out. Â Keno games, pool tables, a long bar, and some smallish tables. Â But the bartenders are friendly and can take your orders correctly. Â Food comes without a terrible wait. Â I have been only been here twice, once for lunch and the other for an early dinner, so there were only a few others being waited on at the time. Â
If you're out antique hunting or just coming over for the Saturday market, I'd say this is a fine place to have lunch.
I drove from Salem to Brownsville, one of the valley's most charming small towns, to try one of the fabled Hamburgers at the Brownsville Saloon. Â
I love places like this where, once the door closes behind you, you're not sure which of the last half dozen decades you've stepped into. It's a joint for real folks. Not for the snooty. (Keep an eye out for one or all of the three ghosts reported to reside here!) Here's a little blurb about its history: <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brownsvillesaloon.net%2Fhistory.html&s=c87afcc7b93da7436ebc4b6169dbb04444a0e09d99cea1d7e4ff4aa645754b80" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.brownsvillesa…</a>
I found myself staggering across the uneven floor on my trip down the dim hallway to the men's room. Usually alcohol is involved in such meanderings, but not today.
My server, Chris, was friendly and helpful and suffered all my questions about the food sources and preparation with a smile.
I chose their Mushroom Swiss Burger with Curly Fries (a, well-worth-it dollar add). They use fresh hand spanked Patties and real Swiss Cheese. The Fries were nicely seasoned and crisp, unlike the limp and uber-greasy Curlys found in many places. The Burger was thick and juicy and loaded with Onions and Lettuce. I had to clamp it down to get my mouth over it. I must say it lived up to its reputation and was worth the trip.
Note: My thanks to fellow Yelper Ron (Skycop) S. for the suggestion.
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