Visited on the Saturday before Easter. It was a pleasant experience with lots of beer options. The design and the history of the building is amazing. Tucked in off 20A on Millenium drive. Definitely recommend a stop if you are in the area. read more

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Towards the end of town, we saw three old two to three-story red-brick builtings, with one of them being a restaurant, Strange Design Public House. So we stopped to try it out. Not only was it a restaurant, it was a brewery too. Short and sweet, the food and beer was amazingly good. read more

Driving home from Letchworth, we decided on a late lunch and food this place. It's a little bit hidden, parking is in the back. Nice old building with lots of interesting history, plenty of setting and chill music playing. Server was super nice and welcoming. Took good care of us. Being Sunday, they only serve their brunch menu which has plenty of options. I was a little hesitant on the wings but gave them a try. They were awesome! Great flavor combination, perfectly crispy skins, and true jumbo size wings. The burger was awesome too, great combination of flavors and perfectly cooked. French fries were perfectly seasoned and as good as everything else. I look forward to coming back and trying items from the non-brunch menu. read more

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"She's a witch of trouble in electric blue In her own mad mind, she's in love with you With you, now what you gonna do? Strange brew, killin' what's inside of you" (Cream) I just read that Strange Design was Geneseo's first brewery. It's inside an ancient brick mill building up on the second floor. We had an excellent lunch today. It was excellent for three reasons. Reason #1 was our beers. We each drank Emmeline (5.2% and 22 IBU. It's a Scottish 80 schilling ale with "Caramel and toffee notes". It was light, super drinkable, very refreshing and delicious. Reason #2 was our food. My wife had a Grilled Turkey Pesto Sandwich ($15.50) with turkey, provolone, and a basil pesto on grilled sourdough bread. I had a Farmhouse Cheddar Burger ($16.50) with BBQ sauce, cheddar, bacon, and crispy onions. I loved my burger! Both are offered with fries or a side salad. We both had the fries, and they were crispy, piping hot and excellent. Reason #3 was our server, Ryan. She was an absolute delight to deal with. She was funny, informative, friendly, and just plain great. Nothing strange about Strange Design. We loved it a lot. read more

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Pub food that starts with better than average ingredients, is thoughtfully concocted and prepared with care. Burger was cooked to a perfect medium, wings were really big and seasoned well. Nice service in an interesting historical building. Will be my new go-to on my next visit to town. read more

This place never disappoints. It's a small business with a home town feel. We love the nachos and the beer is divine.

Stopped here for lunch while on our way to Silver Lake, definitely a hidden gem!! Food was very good (Greek Salad for my husband and I had Chicken Tenders with hand cut fries). Beer was really good too! Ryan was our server, she was super friendly and most helpful regarding the area and suggested places we should explore while visiting the area and Letchworth State Park. Would go back for sure! read more

Strange Design Public House - Chicken Tenders with hand-cut fries. - Chicken Wings Near Me - Geneseo, New York

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Came for lunch. Good beer good service and an interesting building. Burger was just ok, wife enjoyed her salad. I saw a platter of Brussels sprouts nachos that looked great! Will try that if I return. read more

We went on a really busy night and waited over an hour and fifteen for our food. However, the food was yummy, portions were sizable and the waitress was so kind and as attentive as possible given the crowd. Fried pickles were good and so were the beers we tried. I think on any other night, it would've been much better. The music and vibes were cute. read more

Public House had terrible service when I visited. There were very few servers so most likely this was caused by piss-poor management. Five of us were sat at a small table perched on a single stool. It took 15 mins for a server to come and take our drink order. We were not checked on for another 1.5 hours until our food came out. One member of the party had her food delivered to another table! After having to find the serving station to get silverware and napkins for the table, we had enough. We complained and finally got the members food. My dish, the chicken finger plate can maybe feed a small child and they hardly give you sauce. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. Go to the Village Tavern instead. read more

Strange Design Public House - Chicken Tenders - Chicken Wings Near Me - Geneseo, New York

Beautifully restored building and grounds. The food is fantastic. Try the wings! Crispy and super flavorful.

What a delightful discovery in the heart of Livingston County. you walk up all the stairs, or take the elevator if you need to, to this 19th century venue. The items on the menu are very interesting. Their assortment of beers is excellent. The wait staff are pleasant and knowledgeable. Do try the raspberry beer and the citrus beer, currently numbers 15 and 13 on their menu. The brussels sprouts nachos, their specials, didn't disappoint. If the next time I show up, I get a repeat performance, I will change this to a five star review. read more

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Stopped into strange design for a quick bite and some beers. The building is so cute! I was not expecting a cool brewery to be inside! They did a really good job decorating to not make it feel too old, but still keep the charm of the older building. The beers and wings were very excellent and the staff was friendly and helpful. We will definitely be back! read more

Overall good (had grilled cheese) and the atmosphere was great. Nice beer selection. Out appetizer was the brussel sprout nachos and apparently, they are quite popular there- but I thought they were not very flavorful and were pretty meh and wouldn't order again. Service was excellent and I would go again and try some different food/beer options read more

First timer there . We thought it was a very cozy and had a great ambiance. Our bartender Sydney, was very good and nice . Drinks were great and food was very tasty and well presented! read more

Strange Design Public House - Chicken Wings Near Me - Geneseo, New York

Great service, great beers, and absolutely delicious, unique food. Also love that there's always some good tunes playing. Some of our favorites are the mockingbird fried chicken sandwich (the sauce is ), the brussel sprout nachos, the grits, and whatever the flatbread special of the week is, always kills. Also, highly recommend the lilac gin with lemonade! read more

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Would love to actually be able to go to this place, we've been once and it was quick and we've wanted to go back ever since. Every time we go the hours posted online say open and you get to the door and there is a sign "closed for a private event" Super disappointing that they can't post anywhere or update their hours to say they are closed. You drive all the way out to Geneseo and have to turn around. This is such an easy fix, a simple Instagram post would even suffice. read more

The food is really great! The service is even better. I can't recommend this place early enough. I will probably go over there tonight.

Decided to give Strange Design a try for the first time. It was really nice. The ambiance was relaxing; the place was rather dim with nice music playing. Our server Tom was great, he was very friendly and checked in on us periodically. My group and I tried the chicken and waffles, chicken sandwich, and veggie burger. Omg must I say, it was the best veggie burger I've ever had. I was surprised because the sandwich just comes with a patty and dressing (didn't look like much) but wow! That's all it needed. I will definitely be back for the veggie burger. I did not try the other items but my group said it was good! read more

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Excellent draft beer and good service. The history of the place was very unique and interesting, we enjoyed visiting very much. Don't give up on trying to find it, it is tricky as there aren't many good signs to get into the lot which is in the back of the building. read more

This local brewery/restaurant is an awesome addition to the Genesee Valley. We had amazing beer and great food at this beautiful old building refurbished into a wonderful restaurant. We will back! read more

Great place to gather. Fantastic beer and some creative food options. Harvest Host accommodations are sweet!

Excellent burger. Good variety of craft beers. Nice atmosphere. Cool old building (Used to be local poor house, now local pour house). Bar restaurant top floor, brewery ground floor. Look it up if in the area. Note: I did not order the wings but the guys at bar next to me did. Biggest wings I ever saw and lots of sauce options. Bar tender was a little inattentive and brought fries when I ordered salad. He fixed it no problem. Wasn't a big deal. read more

Been there 3 times: first was OK, second was Wow, Third was Yuk! If a restaurant can not repeat a simple sandwich, it is incompetent. Upon communication I expected they might offer us something , anything to assuage our unhappiness as we dropped $100 the last trip. Maybe I am out of touch as that seems a bit high for sandwiches & beer (with a good tip to the Tender). Many better options in the Genesee Valley, indeed Livonia / Lakeville offers numerous superior options: better food, beverage, service & ambiance! read more

Had lunch recently in its funky old building with nicely restored interior. Very few customers but food was served promptly and really good. It might be a challenge to find but worth it! read more

My son plays hockey at Geneseo and after being in the area for a week we came across the name Strange Design when looking for places to eat & drink and knew it had to be a phriendly place, and it was! We first stopped in for a beer before the game and they had some Goose jamming out and then went back for dinner and it didn't disappoint. We had fried ravioli, ribs, wings, Cesar salad, short rib poutine and burgers and all were excellent, plus a dose of Phish as our dinner music. Also, the craft beers were amazing... if your in Geneseo, check this place out! read more

Great Mac and cheese! The staff was really nice and the building is beautiful during Christmas time

Old tavern/cave vibe to the place. Good service, good specials. Good selection of craft beers. Unique atmosphere.

I landed on the roof with my parachute and pickaxe, there was not even a grey tac only a measly 3 bandages. People seemed shook and surprised when I barreled through the wall using my slurp juice basher. The chest loot and visuals were unimpressive. read more

Super cozy ambience, great service, and yummy comfort food! So glad we gave this place a try!

Sooooo happy we found this awesome spot. Charming inside, service was great and super friendly, and the food was spectacular. Best of all our little pup was welcomed! Can't wait to go back when we are up at SUNY Geneseo! read more

Really cute space, good beer selection and really nice folks! They were pretty busy when we came, so we took our food to go to eat outside. The salt & vinegar wings were delicious!! However when we opened the $19 poutine we were really disappointed-fries were completely burnt and inedible. Pretty sure they would not have served those to the table had we dined in - but took the chance since we were carry out. That wasn't great but will give it another chance for sure. read more