Green Briar Restaurant & Pub

The wait for devlin's patio was about 40 min so we tried green briar, because the wait was non existent and we were hungry. Never again. Ordered caprese salad and recieved a bowl full of extremely lightly dressed field greens with some cherry tomatoes sliced in half and a single small mozzarella ball picked into a few pieces and sprinkled on top. For TEN dollars. We ate a few bites, politely complained, and while the server apologized it was still on the check. The dinners aren't even worth mentioning. We ate them but they were not even good, we were just that hungry. I guess the people waiting at devlins had probably made the same mistake once, and that's why they're willing to wait over half an hour at 830 for dinner.

Oh green briar - you are full of surprises.  You are like the summer season in Boston, you can be aggravating, loving or confusing and before you know it, it's closing time.  

Service is ok and the drinks are ok.  They have live bands which can be fun and the crowd is very mixed here.  Either true locals all night or it's three- 21st birthdays happening all at once.

I was in Brighton for work and happened across the Green Briar for lunch. We were literally the only customers there, so the food understandably came out a bit slowly but man, was it good.

How come nobody has mentioned their clam chowder? It is PHENOMENAL. There are no potatoes. Just clams. A boatload of clams. For only 7 bucks you get a super tasty bowl of New England's finest. I also ordered a "side" of sweet potato fries for 6 bucks (to round out my healthy meal), and was not expecting the enormous basket of fries that came out. It was piping hot, crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside, and not overly sweet. It was the perfect accompaniment to my chowder.