10 outta 10 but their was a lady who wouldn't stop talking behind us.waiter was Very nice and very polite

When you go to The Brookside, you know you're in for friendly service and delicious food in a casual setting. We visited for lunch on the weekend and ordered a BLT and a cuban wrap. The BLT was perfectly toasted and filled with bacon, lettuce, tomato and cheese. The cuban wrap was loaded with tender, juicy pork, ham and pickles. Their wraps are the best; they are always loaded up! I was able to get two meals out of it. These two items typically come with chips and a pickle and you can upgrade to fries for a small fee. read more

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We came on a Friday at 4:30 and were seated at once. I ordered the pot roast bowl, which is mashed potatoes, corn, pot roast and gravy, served with a roll and butter. The portion was ample and just as I had pictured it, delicious and filling. I would point out that the roll, while very fresh, was quite small. Our server was prompt and cheerful. I would stop here again in the future. read more

The Brookside - pot roast bowl - American Near Me - Newfane, New York

Visited for the first time with friends a week ago Friday. As it was Friday I decided to have the fish fry...I chose the breaded with mashed potatoes for a side. The fish was delicious ...very very good and the portion of mashed potatoes was also good. I was disappointed in the small container of coleslaw slaw and the size of the very small roll. Definite opportunity for improvement in this area...even good Italian bread would be a great improvement and a larger helping of cole slaw would increase my plans to return. read more

The Brookside - Breaded Fish Fry - A plate featuring a large, golden-brown fried fish fillet, broken in half to reveal white fish inside. Accompanying sides include mashed potatoes garnished with herbs, a small bread roll, and two containers of dipping sauces. The meal is presented on a white oval plate, set on a wooden table. - American Near Me - Newfane, New York

Came in for lunch and had the fried pickles and a Brookside sandwich. The pickles were great both with or without dipping them in the sauce. The breading was crispy and not too thick. They were cut lengthwise like fries. The sandwich was amazing. Tons of fillings. I took half home and it was good as leftovers too. It's a sandwich I'll tell people about and will want to come back for. read more

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We came for a late lunch and I ordered the poutine. Although it's listed as a starter, it's a huge serving. I had half for my meal and the other half for a meal later that night. Every bit of it was fantastic- the yancy fancy cheese curds, the fries and the beef gravy. Service was friendly and quick. read more

The Brookside - Poutine - A serving of poutine on a white plate includes French fries topped with cheese curds and covered in brown gravy. The dish is placed on a dark surface, with a glass of water partially visible in the background. - American Near Me - Newfane, New York

Our first time @ Brookside & it was the BEST! My brother had chicken & biscuits & I had an amazing salad that had so many flavors & ingredients! Our server was attentive & polite & it was a very memorable experience! Will definitely return - if you haven't been there, do yourself a favor & check out Brookside! read more

This is a comfort food place. The hot roast beef sandwich was very bland and unseasoned but the portion was nice for the price point. The poutine with pot roast was like warm, cheese wasn't melted and also unseasoned. The chicken bites were hard and not as good as Applebee's. They also were not properly sauced. But on the plus side the celery and carrots were spot on! They ran out of orange juice so I couldn't have my desired drink. Ordered a frozen strawberry margarita instead and it was the worst bad, too much Tequila for the ratio and it was more liquidy than frozen. Overall the service was good and the atmosphere was friendly and casual read more

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Food was great. Staff very attentive. Nice comfortable place to dine. The owner is very helpful to the community.

Could have sworn I reviewed the Brookside way back when. I think the venue had recently gone under new ownership just when the pandemic started in 2020, and they rose to the challenge of reimagining their venue. We ordered takeout often. My favorite is their poutine. My husband and son like their wings. Another son enjoys their chicken tenders. We've since dined in a couple of times. The food is fantastic. They offer a good mix of comfort food and more creative offerings, as well as seasonal specials. I love getting a side of their wasabi ranch with the fish fry. They have a small bar and a good selection of wines, including a couple local wines. The restaurant is small but cozy. Service is great. read more

The Brookside - Fish n chips - American Near Me - Newfane, New York

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Went for dinner and had the pot roast sandwich. It was delicious. Lots of meat, and very tender. Prices are about average. Would definitely come again read more

Had our 60th anniversary party there. About 60 people attended...venue was perfect , food was great and service was outstanding. Everyone commented on what a perfect choice we made. Thanks for a great evening. read more

Oh Brookside...what happened?! We used to love it here. It used to be "our place." I actually had a 4-star review in my drafts. Not anymore. Sorry guys, it's a long one. **The salads are always amazing which is why I gave 3 stars instead of 2. They've had a great expanded seasonal salad menu (summer and then autumn) but I don't know if this will continue into winter. The quality of the food has taken a total nosedive. The past 4-5 times we've ordered takeout, it took an hour rather than the quoted 35-40 mins. Not the only restaurant where this has been happening to us...anyway, last time we ordered here it happened again. But it was a total ghost town in there. No excuse. Especially because our food was COLD. The boxes didn't even feel warm. Clearly it was ready and sitting there for a LONG time. However, even if it were hot, it wouldn't have been acceptable... Aside from being cold, my chicken fingers were rock hard overdone and barely had any sauce splashed on them. Everything tasted disgusting, like old/bad fishy oil. I personally don't care about sharing oil with the fish fry (concerning if you have an allergy though). But it was clearly OLD grease. Same with the French fries. Cold. Tasted horrible. I had to stop eating. Was burping up the bad grease for hours after eating those couple of bites. Gross, I know. My boyfriend's burger was bleeding cold raw. That's saying a lot, because he'd prefer pink over well done any day. His fries were cold too. He also agreed something wasn't right with the frying oil and couldn't eat the fries. The burger, aside from being raw, was on the daily special menu and it had a couple of different fried items on it. So this was also tainted with the taste of old frying oil. Two whole meals went right into the garbage, which had to be taken to the outside bin because the food really smelled that bad. Like bad grease. At that point the restaurant was closed. Even if they were still open, we already waited an hour for food. It was late and we honestly lost our appetite. I know it sounds dramatic but we're so disappointed that we've been watching our go-to restaurant slowly go downhill. *Also worth noting - the last time I got a flatbread it was literally swimming in grease. I know this isn't health food. It was a chicken finger flatbread that I've ordered many times. There were also barely any chicken fingers on it, but whatever. The entire thing was SO soaked with grease that the bread was disintegrating. The cheese/toppings were just dripping all over the place. Even with a fork and knife it didn't taste good. It wasn't salvageable. We rarely go for a sit-down meal anymore, but the times we have, the food has been at least OK. But I'll usually get a salad (again, love their salads). Not sure if the issue is just with the take out and/or their fried foods. We've always had good waitresses, even though our favorite moved away (WE MISS YOU KELLY!!!!) I will say it is more of a basic menu, but they have something for everybody. They seem to be expanding and changing...but I don't know if it's a good thing. They have some great daily specials. Prices are going up everywhere, but the quality here seems to be slipping big time. We're so sad about it. read more

The restaurant was very nice and clean with very nice decor. It was completely empty which is surprising for 1pm on a Saturday, but a few tables showed up while we were eating. Service was good, and food was fast. I got the roast beef, and the gravy was a little thick and salty, but still good. My husband got a wrap that had a lot of meat in it. My only concern of the restaurant and the reason I gave it four stars is the place is under construction and it smelled overwhelmingly like fresh paint. Really strong fresh paint. They needed to air out the place, I got used to it after 15 min, but it was really unappetizing at first. read more

The Brookside - Wrap with a lot of meat in it. - A person is holding a large wrap with a soft tortilla, filled with sliced meats, lettuce, and other ingredients. The wrap is partially unwrapped, revealing the layers of meat, lettuce, and possibly cheese or sauce inside. The background shows a dining area with chairs and tables, indicating the photo was taken in a restaurant or casual dining setting. - American Near Me - Newfane, New York

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We had been up in Lewiston and took the long way home, not knowing where we were we searched Yelp and saw this place close. My wife saw the menu had many good gf options so we decided to seek it out. So glad we did, we will definitely be back when we are in the area. One of the specials was a grilled peach and blueberry salad which my wife loved. So many options on the menu, you will need to come back a few times for sure! read more

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Excellent food, service , and nice prices . A hidden gem we had passed right by many times and never noticed. Thanks to Yelp , we decided to give it a try and were very pleased. Cute interior of farm like decor - apparently they also have a banquet room off to the side. read more

My birthday dinner was so nice. Prime rib was melt in your mouth delicious Very relaxing atmosphere. Couldn't have asked for a better place to celebrate. read more

Their food is out of this world. have gotten nothing that I didn't like and it was so tasty. I would advise everyone to try it just once and they, for sure, return! read more

Past this place for years. Finally stopped for lunch. Food was excellent. The Captains platter is really good (flavor, portion). Very friendly service too. Will definitely add to my go to for good food and reasonable price. read more

Everything we get here is great. Love everyone involved with the restaurant and bar. Has a great bar and bartenders. Great staff and the flashing arrow sign really caught my eye. read more

Great service. Awesome food, large portions. Great find and recommend. I wish I could have eaten more!! read more

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First visit and the food was exceptional! The presentation was similar to a more expensive restaurant. Will definitely return. read more

My wife and I visited the Brookside tonight. We both ordered the broiled fish. The food was NOT served hot. My wife's fish was under cooked and she sent it back for a reheat in the microwave. My fish was Luke warm at best, ( not hot), but I was so hungry I just ate it. My French fry's were not hot . The rolls on our plate were hard (not soft) and seemed like they just came out of a freezer. I did see a beer battered fish go by that looked good, but we did not want the grease. I would not want to have to wait in line for that kind of food. It just doesn't seem worth it. Maybe there's not much to pick from in that area, but that food we had would get a 6 out of 10. We won't be rushing back any time soon for that fish fry. read more

Food was delicious. We ordered fish tacos, a steak hoagie and chicken and biscuits. The food as I mentioned was delicious, fair prices and generous portions. We ordered a couple desserts to go and they were good but the frosting on the carrot cake was a bit too sweet for my liking. The frosting didn't have much of a cream cheese flavor. I wish there had been nuts and or raisins in the cake too. The service was great. Very friendly sever and hotels which we appreciated. read more

I've been to Brookside for lunch a few times and really enjoyed their menu. Last time I tried the Rueben and it was done like your standard fare. My wife tried the potato soup and it passed the test. The service was very good. It's just your standard lunch and dinner restaurant, nothing fancy but clean and with good food. read more

Buffalo chicken flatbread was huge and so good. The owners and employees really make you feel at home when you're there. Great for dine in and take out read more

We recently stopped in The Brookside for lunch while in the Olcott Beach area for a festival (Pirate Festival!). The Brookside is a banquet facility that also runs a restaurant. The large open space has drop ceilings with the various sections broken up by free-standing dividers. It's not the most inviting dining set-up, it sort of feels like boxy stalls, but comfortable enough. Our server was friendly and accurate with our order. The menu has a variety of salads, sandwiches, flatbreads, burgers, panini, wraps, and mac and cheese. The prices are high for the sort of sterile and boxy venue, but the good quality and ample portion of food we received made the cost feel more fair. My husband had a french dip sandwich with chips. It was served on a decent sized baguette and with a cup of au jus. My husband said it wasn't a showstopper sandwich, but he was reasonably pleased. I had the cobb salad, no bacon. There were several interesting salads on the menu, including a roasted peach and blueberry salad. But I was in the mood for eggs and cheese, so I went with the cobb. It was a generous sized salad with fresh components. One odd element was corn kernels. I'd rather have garbanzos or snap peas in a cobb than corn niblets. But overall it was a satisfying salad. Our son's meal was the star of the table. He had the mac and cheese burger. It was a HUGE cooked-to-order burger piled high with cheese, bacon, mac and cheese, AND fried mac and cheese bites!! :-O It was pricey, almost twenty bucks, but it was a gluttonous mountain of food. (I do wish they offered a meatless patty option; I would try the mac and cheese burger sans bacon if they did.) Since we were headed to a festival with fair food, we didn't have any dessert. But The Brookside appears to specialize in a variety of layer cakes--one of which was a layered cherry chip cake!! I wish I could have brought a piece home for later, as cherry chip is a throw-back you don't see these days!! But it wouldn't have survived the hot car, so it wasn't meant to be this visit. It is a good enough reason to try The Brookside again someday--to give another big salad a go, and wash it down with a hunk of cherry chip cake next time. :-D read more

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Very happy, great food, great service (our server was "Kennedy") portions were good, everything fresh, highly recommend! We sat outside on their nice patio. Lots of choices on the menu! read more

The Brookside - Patio seating - American Near Me - Newfane, New York

Portions were very generous across the table. The chicken and biscuits were excellent, bbq flatbread was good and I was told the mac n cheese burger and wings were great also. Fries were very good (added salt). Service was a bit on the slower side but very friendly read more

There's not many places to eat in Newfane, and this place is like a breath of fresh air. My new go to place for wings. My tablemate purchased a fish fry and said it was delicious. Fresh haddock and perfectly crispy. Their menu is a good size and even offers some gluten free and keto options. I can't wait to go back again. read more

The Brookside - Salt and vinegar wings - American Near Me - Newfane, New York

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So we recently decided to find a cruise night because of the weather being so nice so we found that the Brookside had a cruise night we have never been here before so we thought we would try it very pleased with the customer service there talk to the owner son Connor got a little bit of history behind the restaurant so happy for them hope that everything goes well for them in the future the food was great service was good the car cruise was nice hopefully things will pick up for them we will go there again thank you read more

The Brookside - Brookside car cruise !! - American Near Me - Newfane, New York

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Great food , Great service went for my grandmas birthday and it was a good time for all read more

weird atmosphere and looks unfinished constructively. Food was reasonably priced. fish basket was okay but tasted greasy. fries meh. mac and cheese was fair and poutine was good per dining partner. will have to give it another go someday soon. Service was one guy and we liked him. read more

All the food is very good and it's a nice environment. Staff are all very friendly. I have not had anything that I didn't like from there

Brookside is an incredible restaurant. I Absolutely recommend this establishment! Great local family ownership, delicious food! And, beautiful, clean dinning area! Stop in! I love the charbecue wings! Taco Tuesday is great too! read more

Great local restaurant that has a menu that changes. Homemade desserts are to die for. Had a taco salad today and there was no problem changing ground beef for grilled chicken. Delicious read more

I have heard people rave about the food at this joint. We were debating on where to take out from tonight. We decided on this place. We called and placed the order. They said to pick up at 5:15pm. When we got there the place was literally packed. We ended up waiting a bit for our food. That made me annoyed because I was hangry. I'm glad though because the food was outstanding! I took a shot in the dark and orders salt and vinegar chicken fingers. OMG! Talk about good homemade chicken fingers! We also had a Turkey club panini and a black and blue burger. Both people said their food was good. I've also had their soups in the past and they are really tasty. Tonight I ordered chicken wing which Is my absolute favorite. It was spicy and thick just how it should be. Lastly , we ordered chicken quesadillas. I thought they were a little overdone but still good. Seriously, stop at this place. Yes, it's a whole in the wall place but so good! Just don't go on a Friday night expecting a quick take out order or a sit down experience... read more

The Brookside - Salt and vinegar chicken fingers with fries.. - American Near Me - Newfane, New York

Delicious food! They offer take out and dine in. They also have delicious desserts as well!! The wait time pick up orders can be long but that is because it's so busy. read more

Love this place! We are regulars here. They never disappoint. Connor runs the host desk, answers the phone and waits tables, always with a smile. Sarah is one of the best waitresses I've ever had. And the food? Oh my, Friday seafood specials are all excellent. Wings are great. Great soups. Flatbreads rock. The apple cranberry pecan salad is a culinary masterpiece. The nachos are huge, for sharing with the table. Prices are reasonable. Desserts are decadent. Fridays they are usually slammed, but the rest of the week there is a short wait, if any. They were one of the few places that did takeout during Covid. Support this place! It is first rate. read more

Amazing food and great deals. I love how they rotate their specials so it feels like a new place every time we go. Which is nice being in a small town without many options. read more