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    Braddock Bay Tavern & Grill

    3.1 (87 reviews)
    ModerateBars, American
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    BRADDOCK BAY TAVERN & GRILL ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Live music
    Loud
    Good for kids

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    Caesar Salad

    The food was decent, our waitress was very sweet and giving drink and food recommendations

    Shrimp and artichoke pasta..,, added 3 JUMBO scallops at $4.50 EACH....  Look at how small they are!! Lol
    Lea B.

    Hit or miss kinda place. I think it has lots of potential but it seems the chef(s) aren't consistent. Fingers crossed for a better future outcome. I really do wish the calamari was better. Nothing I like more than fresh fried tentacles when I'm staring out onto the water. These are giant ice sized rings and often soggy and toooo chewy. Where is the crunch factor man?!?! Anyway, we'll still be back for the view.

    Rack of lamb

    New owners! Last owner had crazy menu and was terrible. This is menu is awesome! The rack of lamb was fantastic.... We highly recommend Braddock Bay Tavern. Staff is attentive and nice.

    I wanted the Haddock French, but they were out of it.  This is the Salmon au Champagne.  It was fresh and good. Only good part of the visit.
    Mary Z.

    I know what the restaurant will say in reply to my review: 'It was a holiday/we were busy/we were short-staffed/come back and try us again.' I know it was a holiday/it didn't seem that busy even though we were told it was/there was enough wait staff but there must have been just one poor slob in the kitchen/no, we will not come back. Memorial Day was a busy day for us, but, around 7 pm we were ready to celebrate a special day with a nice dinner. We had been hearing about this restaurant via local morning food news segments and local food-themed radio shows. I checked out the menu and the reviews. It sounded like a nice place on the water with a good menu. We entered and approached the hostess station. There was no hostess. A waitress approached us. We asked to be seated somewhere quiet, as the bar conversation and the music was a bit loud. We were told that the kitchen had stopped taking orders for awhile, but we could have a drink and study the menu. It was at this point we should have left and found a Wendy's somewhere. We received our drink order, and we were given a basket of bread. We had no silverware, so we left the bread untouched. During this time, we were able to observe what was going on around us. One diner, after the waiter profusely apologized over the long wait for his dinner, asked that it be wrapped "to go", as he had run out of time and had to leave. Another diner came from a separate room, saw his waiter, and yelled "There you are; I thought you had been fired!" The conversation from the bar area started drifting into our dining room. It was a constant stream of swear words, obscenities and even racial and ethnic slurs. The waitress finally came to take our order. Two of the dishes we wanted to order were unavailable. It would have been nice to have been told that before we ordered. After another good chunk of time, our Clams Casino was brought out. The server disappeared before we remembered that we had no silverware, so we had to call out to another waiter who had come into the room. The menu is good. The food is good. The scenery is good. Some of the wait staff didn't seem like they belonged there, and the bar crowd must be a holdover from another time. We felt like we were in a dive bar the entire time. It's such a shame that with all the restaurants we could have gone to that we picked this one. It's also a shame that a promising menu of good food was ruined by inept workers and customers who can't respect other customers. It's really a shame that we are out $80 as well.

    Haddock French on escarole with broccoli

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    2 years ago

    A perfect little summer lunch spot to celebrate our 7th anniversary. Tasty food and lovely view!

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    I've been coming here for years! Love the food and staff! My family and I have been coming here every Friday for as long as I can remember

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