Grumpy Jack's — Restaurant in Town of Brookhaven

We have a tradition of coming here for st pattys day because my hubby does not eat red meat. He always getfs his turkey burger and is happy. I was estatic to see fried pickles on the menu. I got the pickles, seafood bisque, caesar salad and a corned beef sandwich. EVERYTHING was fresh, came out hot and was delicious. It can get loud but it was st pattys day after all. Try it, you will go back.

UPDATE 3/17/2020 had to get our feast to go. My corned beef dinner was the best EVER. Hubby's Turkey burger was perfect. Miss our fireside table today.

UPDATD coming here is also our New Year's Eve tradition. We do a late lunch, early dinner. Dinner choices are plenty and delicious. You can't go wrong no matter what you order. Love the staff.

UPDATE AGAIN. March 17, Had to get our dinners for pick up again. Grumpys chicken and my corned beef and cabbage dinner. Oh yeah and a pretzel. Each year is better than the last. Perfect food and so enjoyable Thank you Trevor and the entire staff at Grumpys.

UPDATE MOTHER'S DAY 2021...the reason we come for special occasions is Trevor and the entire staff AND the food. Thank you Grumpy Jack's.

UPDATE New Years Eve 2024. Has to get take out since mynhusband had a cold. He gets Grumpy's chicken with mashed potatoes and string beans. I got onion soup, a shrimp cocktail, sm Greek salad and fish n chips (hey it's a last meal after all!) Everyone is so friendly and helpful. The food came out SUPER HOT and PERFECT. We don't go anywhere else for our special occasions. THANK YOU GRUMPY JACK'S

UPDATE. ST. PATTY'S 2024 husband got his chicken and I got a small Greek salad and the corned beef platter and a non alcoholic bloody Mary. Staff is always pleasant and keep in touch with you. Food came out hot and plentiful. Oh yes perfectly cooked and delicious. We come here for major holidays and person events. Don't intend to change as they are...

I've never had a bad experience here. Everything about Grumpy Jack's is pleasurable. They're always quick to greet you upon entry. Service is very accommodating. There is a wide selection of things to eat. I cant speak for the bar but from the looks of it, there is a lot going on for drinks too. I'm a fan of the look - it's like a house was remodeled a bit so it could be a restaurant. We've tried the bacon and blue cheese burger (or was it gorgonzola, I don't know, it's all tasty to me), the po-boy sandwich, the crispy chicken sandwich, the sliced steak sandwich... all have been a 20 on the money!

My only gripe comes from my most recent visit where we got a waiter for the first time. He wasn't the most attentive and was definitely more interested in chatting with the table next to us; they were obviously friends of his. I'm glad someone else stepped in and helped us because it wasn't really all to cool to go with no refills, napkins, etc. This doesn't factor into my score since the other guy took care of us in the waiter's stead. Otherwise the usual waitresses are friendly and swift.

Food: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Price:...

Not good. I have a hard time believing that this place is still open and I was put off by the amount of dirt on the walls, the wainscoting had years of dust along the top. A young fellow mopped a spill off the floor with a rag and moments later used the same rag to clean a table. I don't know! At least the ladies' room was clean and nice. We ordered some typical bar food. The poppers tasted freezer burned with hints of mildew just awful, not edible at all. The BLT I ordered was a "special" and the bacon was very tough. The fried green tomato seemed prepared elsewhere and probably from the freezer. The lettuce again was not fresh. The "Greek salad" was ridiculous. It had mesclun lettuce, not romaine, mesclun was brown at stem edges, there were no red onions, no feta cheese! two tired olives, a couple pieces of cucumber, pepperoncini and 2 grape tomatoes in this salad? That was not a greek salad! Can't recommend this place. True, I have not tried everything on the menu , but why would I bother with so many other good places to eat in the area! If I could sum it up in one word it would be tired. The place is tired ......