Stopped here for lunch today before a visit to the wonderful Appleton Museum. Met up with a friend. We live on different Florida coasts. We loved this place. Plenty of room. No loud music, making conversation easy. Service was quick and accommodating. Ate their veggie pizza. Delicious. My only disappointment was no Diet Coke. They offer Coke Zero but that's not my "cup of tea." Overall, I look forward to returning. read more

I love this place! its so close to me i used to walk there after school lol. i love the scenery and i love the menu. the calzones are awesome! read more

Great food they're Stromboli was also very good service was excellent I love their pierogies and I haven't had a bad thing off the menu yet

Everything you want in a restaurant! Co-workers and I went here and found it through yelp. I knew it would be good..had no idea how good! We loved ever dish we ordered. The wings, pirogies and the St. Croix burger. I was a little scared of the burger but the waitress assured that it was good and a favorites wow was she right! The flavor was amazing! Same with the wings as we shared. We had their "famously wings with the sauces that made the award winning and again..home run. The pirogies were delicious although one of our friends (who is a connoisseur of pirogies) said they were a little too buttery but the everything else was perfect. But seriously, you can't ever have enough butter. That was delicious too. This place is a CANT MISS and next time I'm in Ocala you can rest assure I will be visiting and trying other things. read more

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Excellent food and service and ambience. Will go back when I can. Awesome pulled pork sandwich

Very cool setup. Great selection of food. A bit slow service but worth it! Thanks for a great first experience. We traveled an hour to try ya out and we WILL be back! read more

Great theme I feel like I'm in my backyard different chairs and tables and turf on the ground I feel like I'm grilling in a hot summer day. I got a half truffle shuffle half pepperoni and sausage pizza the truffle shuffle had truffle oil. Truffle is a fungus with a very distinct and good flavor. Pizza was giant and very filling. We also got wings half rowdy joes and half buffalo. Rowdy joes is teriyaki sriracha and Parmesan. The soup of the day was chicken chili it's one of the best chilis I've had almost as good as my dads the best part was biting into the tomato's. For dessert I got the rum cake it was served hot and had vanilla ice cream on top It also had some kind of Carmel sauce on top read more

The total ambiance is amazing! First time having Pierogis and they were so delicate yet rich! I also enjoyed their unique take on Italian Wedding Soup. I paired this with a pint of Eight-five 0 pale ale ( they have lots of craft and loca beers!!) I highly recommend it for a date night or just a good family dinner!PerogiesPerogies read more

Brooklyn's Backyard - Italian Wedding Soup - New American Near Me - Ocala, Florida

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Not a bad thing on the menu. My favorite is the St Crouix burger! The drinks are delicious too. Such a cute environment!

Really good food and great atmosphere! I would come back for the table top s'mores as we were all too full to order them!

The food is great will be coming again! Price isn't too bad will recommend this place. read more

My team was working in Ocala. We needed a fun spot to have a Christmas gathering! So happy we found Brooklyn's Backyard. The staff was amazing. The food delicious . Fun was had by all! Thank you Brooklyn's for a job well done! read more

We were looking for someplace to eat that wasn't a chain as we weee on our way back to Brooksville. The food here was very good. I would definitely return. read more

As a New York City boy I can tell you that the pizza here is the real deal. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and we have the best pizza. I waited many years to finally find a real pizzeria that made great New York style pizza. You can tell a pizza is good when you finish the whole slice including the crust.My favorite is the mushroom minced garlic pizza made extra well done crispy. A good NYC pizza doesn't need things added to it. No salt, garlic powder, or grated cheese. Like a work of art, it's meant to be enjoyed as is The people who say they don't like the pizza here obviously never ate a real pizza. If so, stick with the Tombstone, Pizza Hut, and premade crust pizzas from a gas station. There is a reason why they built the Food Network in NYC. New York has some of the best food and restaurants in the world. Trust a New Yorker to tell you who has great pizza. All the other food and beer is great too, but I come for the pizza. read more

Was just okay when they first opened. Under new owners - worst pizza I've ever had in my life...

With all the raving reviews we decided to give it a try. The server was slow and disinterested in the concept of coming back to the table after giving us a little time to look at the menu, like a long wait amount of time. I had to tell someone to go look for my waitress ( Yeah. ) The food, I THOUGHT that I'd be able to see the quality match the photos, wrong ! My meatloaf was flavorless and the gravy was ... well college cafeteria's do better then they do. The salad ordered was full of deli meat and not much else imagination. In fact the chef should read a cookbook to spice up the ingredients ( toss in a few olives, maybe some aged cheese ), I think the chef needs to go to school before being turned loose on a gullible public. The pierogi dish was drowning in oil and had just a dash of onions, if you like this dish you won't like it here. I can only say the garlic knots were okay. not worth the $69.00 bill for two, I would have enjoyed a better meal at SONIC. All the rave reviews about the ambiance is overrated as well. I WONT BE BACK ... EVER ! read more

The caprese pizza is the best! Hands down best pizza in Ocala! Friendly staff and excellent food what more can you ask for :)

Very good lunch options. Awesome atmosphere. Feels like you really are in a backyard bbq setting. Like the tiki bar. Service was great too. We were visiting from Jax to Silver Springs and asked our waiter the best way home and he was very helpful. read more

The service was average, don't get me wrong it could've been a lot worse. However Brooklyn's Backyards biggest shortcoming was the fact that the food that they offered was inedible, high school cafeteria food is leaps and bounds ahead of the food here. I was served the backyard burger and the only thing that I could taste was the obscene amount of BBQ sauce that was smothering everything inside. The meat was flavorless and the mushrooms had a bitter and unappetizing taste. The fries were flat and weren't crispy at all, in fact if you held one up it would flop and fold over itself like a deflated balloon. I just want to say that very few times I've had such a disappointing experience in a restaurant and that's what motivated me to write this review. I don't. Personally believe my standards for food are anything out of the world so I just wanted people to not have the same disappointing experience as I did. read more

The burger selection is awesome, and I love that you can choose from alternative options like impossible patties. Portion sizes are great and staff is fantastic. One of my favorite places in town read more

Wow! This place is amazing! In town visiting my in-laws. Had a burger and a salad with a beer. Hands down, best burger I've ever had! Perfectly cooked, delicious toppings, a world of yum! Tried the pumpkin beer - delicious! All five of us enjoyed our meals thoroughly! Burgers, pizza, rice bowls - all delicious! And not only was the food spectacular, the service was terrific! Ryan seemed like he was doing the job of at least four people but he was very attentive, served with a smile and served quickly. I cannot say enough good things about this restaurant! read more

Amazing experience! I have severe food allergies and they were very mindful and careful about everything. We got the cheese curds which were delicious and hot out of the fryer, and then burgers for entrees which were thick, juicy, and perfect. Fun toppings on burgers like goat cheese and homemade rosemary fig jam, but they also had classic toppings if you're just looking for a good ol' classic American cheeseburger. Cute decor and cold beers on draft to match. We will be back! read more

Absolutely loved this place! I chose to come here because of the amazing and extensive menu I saw online and when I got there they had even more options as they just updated their menu! It was a very cute set up inside. Our waitress, Sheri, was so sweet and amazing! She didn't seem irritated by the pickiness like most servers are and fulfilled all my orders. She was attentive, but not over baring- the perfect amount. And the food!! Oh the food was amazing!!! One of the best red sauces I've tasted. I got the Brisket mac n cheese drizzled with their house bbq sauce and it was to die for!! I wish the brisket would have been shredded, but it was still great! I can't wait to come back and try more things. read more

Brooklyn's Backyard - Cute indoor bar! - New American Near Me - Ocala, Florida

My fiancé and I went to this place after looking for a place to eat and we delightfully treated with such great burgers and service I ordered a Backyard burger and it had such a nice toasted bun with just enough sautéed onions and mushrooms after I added them but they come with just crunchy onions which was a great touch with the sweet bbq sauce they used on the burgers already and my fiancé order a St. Croix Burger and it was all put together very nicely with such a complete taste including all the weird ingredients you would have never thought would taste so good on a burger! He literally hasn't stopped talking about it for about a week. The fries were crunchy and just the type of fries you would want to eat with a burger and they even tasted great after we took them home and ate them hours later! The Mac and cheese is to die for with how cheesy and not an overwhelming amount of it either! And of course had to top it off with a root beer float which had the perfect mix of root beer and ice cream.We are going to drive an hour and a half to eat the burgers again next week and whenever we get the chance the ambiance was great with a nice outdoors feeling but with also a sports bar feel at the bar area.We had a amazing time and we are looking forward to the next visit! read more

This place makes a killer burger. We stopped by mid-afternoon. The service was great and the food was wonderful. We tried a few burgers and my son had wings. They have some custom sauces that were all great. If we are back in the area, we will definitely be back. It was like sitting on a back porch with the neighborhood's best cook. It's just a fun place overall and the kids enjoyed it as well. read more

I had tried this place before but forgot how mediocre it was. I'd rather go elsewhere. Thus far don't order the pizza, wings, and definitely not the fries. There are nicer places in Ocala and/or your own back yard which are less expensive and more satisfying. I'm editing for the sake of being specific. Fries were hard stale and raw. Garlic Parmesan wings didn't taste like garlic. Pizza and garlic bread was no big deal last time and it took forever. Garlic bread was the only thing ok this time, but seemed old. Not sure why everyone rates it so high, maybe it's due to perception after a couple drinks. Sorry but if I'm going to spend 50-60 dollars for dinner I'd rather do it elsewhere. read more

Tasty food and great service. Atmosphere was very welcoming and chill. Glad I came here.

Went there with my girlfriend and her parents it was great, got the Mac n cheese brisket. Had the key west pork Fries as appetizer, got a pizza to go. Great theme, food was good. I was expecting more flavor in crust, I'm use to northern bread, but then I know secret is in water. Pizza was good, just crust was not what I'd consider 5 star. I like to cook bake, the bread I make and crust is good, good dough has to set in fridge for like, 2 days, and you need to have a good biga, and good yeast. That's my preference on bread and dough. Still it's a great place love the theme. I don't think I'll go back again. They were very nice staff, it has great free parking. read more

Brooklyn's Backyard - Eating a piece cold after I got home. - New American Near Me - Ocala, Florida

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It's a cozy place I ate their shrimps and grits it was delicious the atmosphere is nice this was four years ago so I'm not sure the place is open if it's still the way it was when I went read more

Amazing hidden gem in Ocala. Very large menu selection. We enjoyed their burger and flats. I will be coming back here for sure!

Used to be a great restaurant before the new owner. Portions are way smaller and Prices have gone up. The rice bowl is definitely gotten almost to the way it used to be. So that's good but portions are still very very small. Cheese curds are one of my favorite appetizers but you don't get very many for what you pay. And they used to have hand cut fresh fries and now they're frozen. And not very good. The atmosphere is great, and the staff is great. Wish it was like the way it used to be before the new owners. It was perfect the way it was before. read more

This restaurant really captures the backyard scenery and flavor of a "backyard cookout" all in one compact location. The service was fast and hospitable and did their best to accommodate for our choices despite there limited ingredients from a busy St. Patrick day. The food was very flavorful and came out hot and fresh very quickly as well. Will definitely be back but would love to see an actual outdoors location one day! read more

Brooklyn's Backyard - St. Croci burger - New American Near Me - Ocala, Florida

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Food was amazing, service was excellent!! Very nice booths, room enough for the whole fam

I'm not a fan of this pizza. The cheese had an odd taste to it maybe it has provolone in it. Not my style. However the place it self looks like a fun place to eat in. From what I saw their chicken wings were ordered by many. Who knows maybe their wings are a 10? The employees seemed real friendly. Was a clean place nice restrooms. O be r all I give the pizza a 3.6 out of 10. read more

Stopped in for a Friday lunch based on Yelp reviews. Outside is typical strip mall. Inside is funky, with a mix of wooden and patio furniture tables. Wife had the 1/2 Greek salad and flat bread. I had the backyard burger. Both were very good. Service was great. What more could you ask for? read more

Great food, cool decor and a pleasant staff. Our family has been going here for years with mostly positive visits.

Visiting Ocala wit my husband and we saw this place on our way to the movies yesterday so we decided it would be a great spot for dinner today. What a goo call!! We walked in and saw all types of seating, they have lawn chairs, wooden tables... it's just really cool! They told us it was a wait of 20 minutes, but we were sat in half that time. The wall behind the bar has a big hand written specials board with specialty drinks and all sorts of craft beers. The menu isn't extensive, which I like. everything sounds awesome. We got some garlic rolls called Knots, ORDER THEM! Not everyone knows the art of baking, but these guys have it down :) the Not your Mamas Meatloaf was tender and full of flavor. The gravy was perfect and the fried egg added a nice touch. read more

This place is a hidden gem! I have been here multiple times and each is better than the last. Service is great and the food is even better. This last time I went I asked my servers recommendation between the Italian sandwich or a burger. She said while both are good the Italian is amazing and she was not wrong! That sandwich was INCREDIBLE. She told me that I could "go through the garden" to add toppings to my sandwich so I got them all! Excellent food. The atmosphere is also super cute. You really feel like you are outside. They have a "tree" in the center and their tables look like lawn tables and chairs. They serve their drinks out of mason jars which I think was a really cute touch. read more

Brooklyn's Backyard - Italian sandwich with fries - New American Near Me - Ocala, Florida

I thought it was a bit pricey for the food . The service was lacking. This is not a place I would recommend .

Spacious, sports bar-ish, relaxed, atmosphere, with diff tv programs up for viewing, lots of seating, huge list chef-selected menu items, and a chalkboard full of Daily Specials... all tucked away into a local, old mall on Hwy 40. I opted for a Rue-Ben, and my lunch meetup ordered the St. Croix Burger... both full sized & so filling, I had to take half of mine hone. Ditto the Edamame with Skirachi sauce... a sweetened version of a St. Croix family recipe. The Chef travels far & wide to bring new culinary dishes & tasty delights to his customers. Friendly staff, ample parking. Definitely, a new fav "go to"! read more