Legit English pub food in Cocoa Beach. 4.5 stars…read more Food: 4.5 Service: 4.5 Atmosphere: 4.5 Cost to worth it rating: 3 Opentableable: no though none needed Return worthiness: yes Highlights: - Shepherds pie 4.75 super legit tasty ground meat great small proportion of cheesy mash to meat - Sausage roll: soft tasty mild sausage with a great pastry. 4.75 stars - Pretzel: large warm soft pretzel with a gooey cheese sauce. Save it to dip your fries in. Props to the waiter for leaving it for us. 4.5 stars - Cod fish and chips: authentic long large piece fried well. 4.5 stars - Guinness pie: steak bites could've been a bit more tender but lovely flaky crust. 3.5 stars - Burger: thick patty. 3.5 stars per my teen son - Happy hour: lots of fun snacks like mini shepherds pie and fish bites. 3-6pm weekdays - Specials each day: Monday when we went was $2 off pies and $7 martinis, Fridays $2 fish and chips - Drinks; drafts including Strongbow and cocktails including a hot toddy - Atmosphere: total uk pub inside with fun decor with queens, uk flags, keep calm and carry on signs with on lots of TVs and a patio outside - Brandon: nice waiter recently relocated from Boston who apologized for the delays for food since they were busy, but we were all good and it wasn't that long Midlights: - Standard fish in fish and chips was a fish I didn't know apparently similar for tilapia. Worth the upgrade to cod. Lowlights: - Cole slaw : inedible, combo in vinegar and mayo for a rancid dairy per my friend who loves Cole slaw . 0 stars

Stopped in for something light before traveling home. We both ordered the French onion and it was…read morevery good. The service was good and the waitress friendly. The atmosphere is nice, would have been neat if they had kept it authentic and featured a playlist of English artists. Hearing American rock playing the whole time was weird but the decor was very cool. Bathrooms clean. We will definitely return for breakfast on our next stay.

Bartenders are welcoming & attentive. Full bar with daily specials. TVs, pool, darts, & late night…read morefried food. Nice draft selection as well. Plenty of bar seating, tables inside & out. Stage for live bands. TouchTunes also. Good location with plenty of parking.

A locals hangout. Father, son bar tenders. They were helpful and pleasant. Large retired crowd…read morethere during afternoon just having a beer at the bar.

Highly recommend! Mondays are their live artists' night!…read moreWhat a fun group of talented and friendly singer/songwriters. We tried the whiskey flights, and regular Guinness, can't go wrong with anything here. Banger and Mash! Excellent!!

Awesome food great atmosphere and ice cold beer!would recommend this place to anyone.read more

OK this was fun. Chief Cherry and his band Red Beans and Rice were playing. I like all kinds of…read moremusic so this was perfectly suitable. Seating is a little old and dated but it's a pub so who cares. With their windows open you can sit outside, they have a very generous patio area. I moved from inside to outside, had a nice glass of wine and enjoyed the atmosphere. It's an incredibly friendly atmosphere lots of fun people and if you want dessert after having one of their giant pretzels there's ice cream next-door. The music was fine, the people were fine and did I mention that they are dog friendly? I got to pet all the puppies! That just made me even happier if it was possible. I hardly ever go anywhere anymore since Covid so this was a wonderful change. I will be back for sure and enjoy the ambience, the wonderful service, and the atmosphere. There is absolutely nothing to dislike about the Village Idiot pub!

**INITIAL REVIEW**…read more Apparently, the Yelp Skynet a.k.a. the AI that green or red flags reviews, doesn't like the actual name of this pub despite the fact it is the pub's name. Ergo, I will use the abbreviation VI for the remainder of this review. Besides that, you really can't go wrong going to any of the pubs in Historic Cocoa Village. VI is one of the pubs on the eastern side of the Village, in between the famous Fat Donkey's Ice Cream and the furthest east pub in the village, Ryan's. Appearance-wise, the outside fits primarily with the building, but there are some minute details that give it its own personality, primarily around its name. There is also a section of the road and sidewalk that have been garrisoned for VI as outdoor seating and games such as bean bag toss. Indoors, it is definitely your kinda pub that many of the patrons are friends. The right side (East) have long tables with many pub and drinking games such as Hook & Ring and Shut The Box. There is a bookshelf filled to the brim with board games in case patrons prefer traditional or childhood classics. The left side (West) is the "Patio," a room that is decorated by numerous plants, neon lighting, widker and a black-and-white checkerboard floor. Finally, the middle of the pub is the actual bar, in the form of an L-shape serving a nice arrangement of beers from many breweries, cideries, distilleries, and meaderies across the United States. I had the Kentucky Vanilla Barrel Cream Ale by Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co. Other beer selections I would recommend include the Pineapple Cider by the famous Carib Brewing Co. and the Mango Cart by Golden Road Brewing. Personal note on the latter: Mango Carts, well for me, only taste good when straight from the tap. Cans are not good. And the food, it is minimal, but boy does VI know how to tug at my heartstrings as everything they have features, or could feature, cheese. They have pretzels with cheese, pickles with cheese, and my personal favorite, grilled cheese sandwiches. And for the more sophisticated patron, they have numerous choices in charcuterie boards, too. I will also state the drink prices are a bit on the high side compared to some other places I been to. And there are two restrooms that are single-serving and gender-specific. I don't believe the latter has to be gender-specific because they are single-serving. The barn doors are an interesting choice because they are not very good at blocking sound. I guess that is why VI blasts the music so nobody can hear the flatulence. Speaking of music, VI does have a small corner stage for small acts, possibly singular, to perform. Unless there is a pull-out large stage for outdoor performances, I don't see big bands, per se in higher number of members, performing here unless they can all jam in that tight-spaced stage. Ultimately, I am going to give VI three-out-of-five stars for this review. They are a solid pub that has all the fixin's of a good bar to go to. Maybe it is safe to say they really don't stand out too much, especially amongst the more unique bars in Historic Cocoa Village. But still, a good place to have a drink with friends with that "Everybody knows your name" kinda vibe.

One of the best restaurants my fiancé and I have ever been to! We are on vacation from Pittsburgh…read moreand happened to pick this spot to celebrate our engagement. The service was phenomenal and our server's (Chelsea) recommendations were perfect! We had two shareables and two rolls and found it hard to pick a favorite, as each dish was phenomenal! They treated us to champagne and a dessert on the house to top it all off. Overall 10/10 experience, service, and food.

Absolutely phenomenal from start to finish. The experience was top tier before we even walked in,…read morethey were super responsive when I DM'd them on Instagram to book our reservation. From the moment we sat down at the bar, the host was on top of our water and drinks the entire night, right up until we left. Our sushi chef, Zac, was amazing. He walked us through the options, asked what we liked, and was just genuinely friendly and welcoming the whole time. The owner, Daniel, was working behind the sushi bar right alongside him, and he's an all around great guy, we had a wonderful conversation with both of them. Even one of the servers (also named Zac!), who wasn't even ours, stopped to chat and was so nice. And the food, top tier across the board. I got the sushi flight, which was incredible, and my husband got the steak frites and the wasabi Caesar salad. We paired it with the sake flight, which was the perfect touch. Every bite and every detail was on point. This was an amazing dinner and an amazing experience from beginning to end. We can't recommend Koko enough and truly can't wait to go back.

Hit for a midweek lunch. Party of three and we were seated…read morebar adjacent. Ordered our food and the portions were very large. My sandwich was very good and the turkey was not dry at all. Wish there was a tad bit more avocado on it since it was in the name of the sandwich but overall pretty good. Fish and chips is always a good choice here with a large fillet well breaded and fried to perfection. The fries are a good portion too. My son had currywurst off the seasonal menu (changes every week) and he said it was very good. I have noticed a trend here though. Absent servers. Take your order. Maybe check on e food shows up brought by the expediter and that's it. No drink refresh unless you flag them down. Not sure if sections are assigned or I have been the victim of tables assigned being far apart. Either way seems like they think their job is done once food hits the table. The pretzel must be food service sourced not home made. They are inconsistent in size visit to visit and the beer cheese is runny. Sadly only three stars this visit.

We sat on the patio and split a bottle of wine, a venison burger and a pub salad. Everything was…read moregood except for the salad dressing which was a bit odd. The server was kind and attentive. We were the only ones on the patio on a Thursday night which was a bummer I hope this place gets busy on other nights!

Wonderful scratch kitchen!! Meatloaf Monday!…read morePirogies!! Awesome Georgia fried chicken sandwich!! French Dip Etc., etc, etc

Man I really wanted to like this place but I just couldn't!!…read more It is a really mundane place over all. The ambiance is that of every other bar, which in itself isn't bad but it is when you don't do anything to really stand out. I ordered the southern burger and their special of deviled eggs. The deviled eggs were really good but only 6 half eggs was $12. Way overpriced in my opinion. The burger looked really good but for $22 for the burger and the fries, it better be top notch. Burger came out over done, with the entire bottom bun completely soaked in juice. It basically fell apart by the end of the meal. I will say the fries were really good but for $45 with a tip FOR ONE PERSON this place is way over priced for what you get. I also thought my service was just okay as well. Wouldn't recommend this place and won't be back.

Decent enough place with an Irish Pub type ambiance and a friendly and attentive staff serving up…read morecold drinks. It is on a side street across from the Titus Landing shopping plaza, so if you weren't looking for it, you probably wouldn't find it. While the place could definitely use a face-lift and has seen better days, overall, my visit was a generally positive experience.

How do you call yourself a pub and don't even have Guinness glasses? Terrible service, only…read moreredeeming quality is that the food was decent.

The ambience is tourist friendly, casual, military friendly…read more The service was pretty decent. It was a very busy day for them, but I think they are always very busy! The food was amazing! We had a hummus appetizer, best I've ever had! I had shrimp and my daughter had fish tacos. We enjoyed our lunch tremendously

We had a great meal here. Very sweet server, fast service from the kitchen and tasty food…read more Started with the coconut shrimp and bang bang shrimp, both were crispy, hot and excellent. Dinner was mahi reubans with fries and my daughter got the cheeseburger. She actually ate it so kudos. I would return.