We love our 1916 in Brandon. We have had nothing but great food and experiences since they opened. Joy, Rob, Stephanie, and the gang know us when we come in and take great care of us. As you can see from the photos, we’ve probably...
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We love our 1916 in Brandon. We have had nothing but great food and experiences since they opened. Joy, Rob, Stephanie, and the gang know us when we come in and take great care of us. As you can see from the photos, we’ve probably eaten our way through the menu a couple of times, and we say we’re members of the clean plate club because we consistently do so other than occasionally taking home some Pesto Parmesan fries, but we consider that a bonus. Speaking of those parm fries, we don’t know what culinary magic makes them so crispy delicious, and we don’t care. LOL! They also reheat beautifully.
We also love the fried pickles! If you love fried pickles these are like Baby Bear’s fried pickles! Not too thick, not too thin, and no matter how thick the batter is on any given day, they are crispy and not greasy. Honestly, everything fried there tastes light and clean, so somebody is managing the fry vat oil beautifully too. The Cobb Salad is nice, the flatbreads, soups, and all the “small plates”.
We enjoy the daily specials, especially build your own burger Monday, Taco Tuesday and Wing Wednesday. We feel like every plate they put in front of us is assembled with care. Again, there hasn’t been anything we didn’t enjoy. The only thing we think could be slightly improved food wise is the amount of meat on the Rueben.
I’m giving a 4 for atmosphere because it’s pretty dark and stark, and televisions basically are the decor. The majority of the seating is high top communal pub seating, which can be uncomfortable if you have short legs, and can occasionally be awkward depending on the size of your group.
Our family owned a restaurant for many years, and I would love to meet the chef and/or the person responsible for the training of the kitchen and bar staff because they must be gold! We have introduced many friends and family to this pub and even refer strangers we meet with confidence.
Tell them “The Happy Jackson’s” sent you. No guarantees, but maybe you’ll get some extra parm fries! LOL! If not, you’ll still get a great meal and friendly service.