Coming from out of town & first time in the area “The Market Street BreweryCo in Historical Corning .. this restaurant stood out because it had an outdoor roof top Dinning area. So we took a chance & we were willing to wait till a table became available .. but the wait was worth it !! Our waitress “Danny” ( very busy girl) politely came back to explain that she had just been informed one of the items in the menu & that we had placed two orders was not longer available, Even thought it could had been a dissapointing experience since we had to change our orders .. the food we ordered was amazing , surprisingly good , the fish tacos were delicious , the artichoke soup heavy but tasty , the Surf & tur was perfect with green beans & those mash potatoes just homemade tasty ! If you cannot decide what to have , get their Pub Burger with the Kaiser Roll , comes with special thin sliced potatoes cooked or I should say “fried “to perfection GoldenCrisp accompany with their homemade tomato sauce or ketchup which has this Smokey flavor ketchup ( even if U don’t have a burger .. ask for the potatoes with that ketchup ) addicting ! I could not stop eating them !! Again , we wanted to thank our waitress “Donny” I’m not sure if I’m spelling correctly , but she really went out of her way to make up for the fact that the food we wanted, was not longer available &might had taken longer than she wanted , but we really enjoyed everything , the rooftop experience , (the breeze up there ,was great) the atmosphere & everything went well ! BTW the drink of the day was called “NEGRONI” A mix of Campari on ice , Gin , & sweet vermouth, garnish with an orange slice . Seems simple to make but truly this Italian signature drink out of Italy is never made exactly as it should . Well , I must say this Negroni didn’t disappointed me & I’m picky for my drinks !! I live in Miami & we are used to the fan fare of celebrities & superficiality.. I didn’t see any of this in Corning Historical Distric .. quite the opposite , the very charming historical market street ( quite large) was a nice surprise to find , very down to earth & real as it can get ! Cheers to ”Donny” such a great job well done...
Read moreFirst please know that when I get good food and good service I make it a point to call the manager over and compliment and tip mightily.
My experience at this establishment was at the hand of the manger so I had no one to complain to. The poor service started with the beer which when I mentioned it was not cold I was told "that's the way it's coming out".
The beer arrived about 8 minutes after the wings. Now I admit I had asked that the beer not come too early. She nailed it !
Our server (the manager) decided that since we waited for the warm beer our wine should come out long after the entrée' as well. They say consistency is key in running a quality restaurant.
The delivery was brisk as she could not be bother with the customary "can I get you anything else?" Most places that have prices in the range here would train their servers to look at the table every time they are there for such trivial things like napkins, water glasses and maybe silverware. Sadly she was gone before I could say, "you took my silverware with the appetizer plate". I waited till the wine finally showed up to be able to eat my meal.
Speaking of my meal, while flavored well, I was happy to have my pocket knife with me to be able to cut the chicken into bite sized pieces.
Every restaurant has a bad night, every server has a bad night but when you point out the failures you expect something more than a disinterested "I apologize". And I'm not talking about something being taken off the bill though the beer certainly deserved to be taken off the bill. I prefer restaurants succeed and breed competition.
I hope Theresa McClellan, the woman that owns this place takes a long hard look at her manager.
Having a bad night or a bad experience with a server is one thing but when it's the manager that is failing so completely well, that's a completely different thing in the...
Read moreI had a really great experience there last night. Our server, Nick Brown, was excellent. Fast and efficient, he got us our drinks within two or three minutes of sitting. He had at least five other tables, but he made sure we felt special. At one point, I saw him carrying maybe 10 drinks at once. Way to go! The food was great too! We had the chicken wings to start. I am not a fan of roasted wings (I prefer fried for a more crispy skin), but these were flavorful and well cooked. We had the IPA Sriracha sauce, and it was sweet and spicy. For entrees, I had the Spicy Pig- a pulled pork, bacon, and spicy pickle sandwich with an aioli sauce. It was really tasty, and I liked the MSBC chips that came with it- nice and crunchy! One note: I don't really like beer, so I had the beer cheese sauce on the side. She had the grilled cheese, which I had a bite of as well, and I thought it was nicely made. She got tortilla chips with a bean dip on the side, but I think she ate through the bean dip pretty quick, and then used my beer cheese dip for the rest of them. We sat outside, and that was nice. Not too hot, nice atmosphere. Overall, a really nice time. Here are my tips for having a great experience there.