**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.

This pub was a great spot for a night out with friends. There was a huge drink selection including…read morenonalcoholic options. It is always a rare find for myself to find a nonalcoholic red wine so I was very pleased and enjoyed it greatly. There was a live band and karaoke going on. There were board games available to play. Indoor and outdoor seating was available and free street parking. Restrooms were located in the back of the bar. The service was good, everyone was friendly with good vibes.

Been here 3-4 times. Their beer is pretty solid, but the variety hasn't quite been there to…read morecompletely judge this brewery. Good brew tenders. Good rotation brews on tap. Clean looking place. We'll be back.

Stopped by early Saturday afternoon and was still quiet. The interior is beautifully designed and…read moreit was nice and peaceful before the afternoon rush. They have a great selection of beers on tap and the service was excellent--friendly and fast. Best of all, they are dog-friendly; they even gave my pup a treat!

Out of town for work. Wanted a low key casual restaurant that I could bring my dog with me. This…read moreplace was perfect. The outside seating is comfortable with umbrellas. There are multiple places to order food and you can start a tab so that if you are drinking beer you don't have to continue to multiple bills. The service was really quick. Ordered the pretzel bites, chicken wings and the smash burger. The smash burger was the best burger I have had in a long time. The beer list was great too, there was an awesome variety.

Good staff mostly. Good live music. Expensive small portions of food from the food truck. Food is…read morepretty good though. Beer selection is awful. If you don't like IPAS or sours the pickings are VERY slim. I like Hefeweizens, brown nut ales, stouts like Guinness with some flavor, Kolsch, but it's just IPA, sour, IPA sour, IPA, cider, light beer, seltzer. They have one Hefeweizen and it's awful. Stouts are usually black and taste like coffee. I really wish they had a better selection.... I would actually go.

My fiancé and I had a sunset date night with our pup (Journey) on the upper outside balcony. The…read morefood was good as we had 2 drafts on tap & split the most expensive item (steak) on menu. Service was attentive as we were there early before any music started. I most certainly will return & hope my Class Reunion will enjoy the eclectic mid-town historic district vibe.

We visited here on Saturday evening about 5pm Place was…read moreempty with good service and good food. What a missed opportunity ice thought about how a 65+ people love to go out to dinner at five or 6 PM especially looking for early bird and happy hour. Nomads really missing out on us active retirees we like to go to frigates and other places that offer great drink prices and happy hour menus. I hope you'll consider that. I saw your happy hour menu and that that's not what we're looking for . I do realize you have a younger crowd later at night and that's great but increase your traffic and think about us 65+

Would return and did the following evening for takeout while traveling! Great options here if…read moreyou're trying to eat on the healthier side. They have an excellent burger bowl. It was their delicious 1/2lb burger over a chopped style salad. It was very good. The buffalo wings were really good too! Would definitely choose Buffalo over the Nashville Hot. Nashville seasoning wasn't as good to me as it had more of a chili flavor style. Everyone else loved their burgers and the ambience of the restaurant. Our server was the sweetest ever! Sierra was amazing! She made our experience wonderful!

My family and I have always passed by this place and saying how cool it looks and that we should go…read morethere, today was that day. I can't praise this place enough! It was the lunch rush but they still found time to greet USA d make us feel welcomed. The inside is pretty awesome, everything is old school cars, logos and even the restrooms are awesomely themed and all about FORD, love it. It's a restaurant for everyone. I saw bikers, anglers, golfers, and families from all diversities. Now let's talk about the food... WOW... now my family and I just wanted to try something simple on there menu, it's a way we test out the quality of new restaurants. So we all went with burgers, I went with a Bison burger, my son being so young went with a plain cheeseburger and my wife ( well I forgot what she ordered) but I have to say, we all LOVED our burgers. My son is a picky eater and sometimes it's hard to keep him in one place to finish eating but not here. He took one bite and that's all it too, he loved it. My wife as well kept saying how delicious it was while eating it, and my bison burger was fire. We all looking forward to coming back and trying out new dishes. It's definitely a must try if you're in the area. Oh and it's priced fairly. I've been to other restaurants whose prices destroyed my experience. This places didn't make me feel that way. If your military make sure to get your discount, for some reason not all restaurants give that option which baffles my mind and I usually never go back to restaurants whose prices destroyed don't give that option. Anyways, this is a must, I promise you won't regret it.

Mimi was our server and was excellent, very knowledgeable and helpful…read more One of us ordered the meatloaf along with 2 sides, broccoli and baked potato. There was plenty to take home and have a second meal, and she said it was all delicious. I ordered the soup (clam chowder) and house Caesar. The soup was nice and hot and tasted great. The salad was good, though a tad heavy on the dressing. A general note about Miller's and its kids' menu: I have eaten at a few of these places around the state, and I find their policy about adults eating off the kids' menu to be weird. Some servers are fine with it and some claim management won't let them allow you to order of the other menu. Most items on the kids' menu cost about $8. The (adult) meatloaf is $8.50. The fish and chips are $7.99. So, what is the big deal about an adult ordering off the kids' menu if the costs are the same? Some of us don't want a 1/2 pound burger. The kids' menu has a 1/4 lb. burger. Also, we sometime dine with our disabled nephews, and they usually prefer "kid friendly" dishes. I wish Miller's would review this policy.

Started out well. Party of six. Seated ahead of half the group so we could get drinks and an app on…read morethe way. Taylor our server is on it getting drinks and entrees ordered. Since we were catching up with family we chatted away about 45 minutes and we realized "where is our food". Somewhere things went off the rails. To say we were surprised is an understatement. Finally the manager comes over and says the food should be out in a minute. An hour after ordering our food arrived. The food was average at best. Not what we experienced before. Two of the six ordered the daily special (ribs), two carbonara, ravioli and a salad. Not complicated. Manager was apologetic and comp'd the table. Server was upset since every table In her section had issues. We took care of Taylor knowing it wasn't her fault. Am I off Miller's. No. But if they repeat this nightmare I will have to really think twice about coming OTB. Also they got rid of the Field Goal Trio of wings, zingers and shrimp. So sad.

My husband and I dined for lunch today for the first time and I have to say we were blown away by…read morehow delicious our meal was. The restaurant is so cool inside and the service was amazing. Server explained the scratch kitchen concept and a little about their history and offered his suggestions. I enjoyed the Coco Grouper Sandwich which is coconut encrusted grouper with their homemade key line tartar sauce, arugula, house slaw, red onion on a fresh ciabatta roll. My husband ordered the Hot Honey Fried Chicken Sandwich with cheddar cheese, red onion, cowboy candy and hot honey. Both came with Boardwalk fries that were fresh and hot and crisped to perfection. They gave us a side of the garlic aolie sauce to try and it was good if you like that kind of dipping sauce. We thoroughly enjoyed every bite and would not change a thing for our order. The sandwiches were amazing and we highly recommend. Not sure what it took us so long to check this place out after moving to Viera last summer but we will definitely be back. A little in the pricey side but honestly worth it for the meal we just had. Kudos to the chef and server. They are doing it right!!!

Very tasty and affordable happy hour 2-6pm most weekdays. $8 fancy cocktails, bogo 50% apps that…read moreare super good. Cool atmosphere Service was great. One of the best restaurants in the Avenue. Great for brunch, lunch and dinner and drinks. Awesome outdoor seating. Good music vibe on Friday after work.

This bar delivers. From the second we walked in, the energy was strong, good music, good people…read more The environment was upbeat without being chaotic, the kind of place where you can actually relax and enjoy yourself. Service? Spot-on. The bartender was friendly, quick, and made the whole experience smooth from start to finish. And the pool tables were clean, level, and ready for real games (not always the case elsewhere) Whether you're going out with friends or just want a solid spot to chill, go here. Great service, great energy, and just an all-around good time. Will definitely be back.

The place has potential despite the One young bartender with long dark hair who is borderline rude…read moreand never smiles, never talks or says Hi, drops your tab off as she happens to be walking by not saying a word, etc. Want a quiet place to go in the evening for a drink and conversation? Avoid this place on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (most of the week) or else you will be drowned out by the very annoying and Loud Trivia. Other than that the drink prices and variety are great.

We're beer enthusiasts, and typically plan our trips so that we can visit the local breweries. We…read moreplanned a trip to the Kennedy Space Center, and this was in the neighborhood, so off we went. The brewery IS a cute little place. The decor is nice, and there's even a small beer garden out back, but what's truly important is the beer. When we arrived we were greeted by the beer tender who told us that he had only four beers on tap, and of those four, THREE were guest taps of commercially-available beer, and the other was a barley wine (which is actually not a wine, but a beer often as strong as many wines) and is not as "mainstream" as many stouts, porters, ales, lagers and IPA's. We'd traveled out of our way to visit this brewery and were understandably disappointed by their lack of house-brewed beer. The bartender mentioned that the brewer had a health-related concern and hadn't brewed for a while. I wish the brewer well, and hope he/she recovers quickly, but if you're a beer enthusiast and are considering a visit, call beforehand and ask what's on the tap list!

Very small brewery. It is literally a house and when you walk in, you are walking into someone's…read morefront room. When we were there they only had three beers on tap. We tried two out of the three beers they had and they good. The decor is the place is a little off and perhaps needs some work. There isn't much seating and if you take your drink outside it needs to be transferred to a plastic cup.

After we got to my mom and I decided to walk to Hell n Blazes brewing in downtown Melbourne. We…read morewere created by a very nice gentleman who told me he would be happily to assist us and whatever we ordered not only do they have a 360 wraparound bar. They also have seating; It's a seat yourself policy. For a drink I decided to get there Mr. pink Porter, which is a American Porter with notes of chocolate caramel and coffee. It is 6.2% ABV. My mom and I are currently sitting at the bar and Boy. Is it busy right now. However, this is the only brewery/bar. I've been to where they keep their additives that they add to the cocktails with the lid on them so no one is breathing or sneezing on them which I absolutely love. The gentleman assisting us was so nice; his name is Nick. He's amazing; very kind and efficient. The ambience of the brewery is like biker gang meet industrial warehouse. Definitely recommend. The flavor of my porter is very light and crisp. It's also very easy to drink. Very, robust flavor you can definitely taste the coffee and the caramel. 10/10

Even if you don't drink, the food makes it worth your while to come. The dining area is spacious,…read moreclean and my only qualm was that there weren't any tables set for just 2... Our server was quick and friendly, answered questions and was excellent overall. The food... Started with the pretzels and spicy gator. The pretzel was soft and delicious, the gator was spicy and delicious, but the fried coating was very thick and gator, very small. I had the pulled pork plate with mashed potatoes and cornbread of which was quite delicious. I enjoyed every bite. I must go back because there were other things on the menu that I have to try.