Jones Wood Foundry
“Third, brunch is fantastic…clotted cream, scotch eggs, lemon curd with crumpets.”
“Tucked off of First Avenue on the Upper East Side, it's like walking right into London.”
“For main course we had sea scallops over red beets salad and steak and kidney pie served with fries.”
Jones Wood Foundry
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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So this is what a gastropub looks like! I have never been to England so when my friend recommended to come here, I didn't expect this place to be dimmed out to be this dark. I am not sure if we were suppose to make reservations, but luckily we were able to be seated and placed in our order. We both got the House Blend Burger medium rare. I got mine with Cheddar while he got Stilton Cheese which they described it as Blue Cheese. The meal comes with fries as well.
Overall, the burger tasted great! It may look small at first, but once you finish it, you'll feel stuffed. Love how you can taste the burger, lettuce, and onion all at once. Didn't really tasted the cheese sadly. I also got the Brooklyn Stimulus Dark Lager I think they called it and I highly recommend it to beer enthusiasts.
Just a fair warning, the items are on the pricy side, but that's NYC for ya!
My friends and I chose this for lunch somewhat at random, but I'm glad we did as it ended up being a great meal. It's a pretty cool space with several areas–the cozy and dark bar, a brighter room with windows and a skylight behind that, and yet more seating in another cozy room in the rear.
We went for a late lunch (around 2 or so) so we had no trouble getting a table quickly. I chose the house burger with cheddar. It was a pretty large burger, and quite tall once topped with bacon, red onion, and pickles, which were all very fresh. The meat was juicy and full of flavor as well. It came with a side of fries which were honestly my favorite part. They are super thick cut fries with a ton of seasoning–I don't know what they do to them, but they really pack in the flavor. They were served steaming hot (to the point where I couldn't even pick them up for a few minutes) with ketchup, for a classic combination. I washed all of this down with a cold beer, which made for a really delicious lunch.
Our server was really friendly as well, and everything came out pretty quickly. A bonus of eating at an odd time, I suppose! Overall a nice experience and somewhere I would certainly return to when in the area.
Great brunch spot with English and UK fare! I ordered the Scottish salmon burger and my friend ordered the scotch egg burger, which I actually was jealous of when I took a bite. Our service was a little slow and we were sitting near some doors so we were FREEZING halfway through the meal, but can't wait to hit this place in the warmer weather.
3.5 stars but I will round up to 4. Pretty decent brunch. Recommend ordering the kedgeree, though it is a somewhat small serving (then again it's only $10 so you get what you pay for). The crumpets weren't bad either–one order comes with 2.
I came here based off some list of ten best fish and chips, and I will say it was good but no way worth 23 dollars, that's more than London prices. The beer selection was just OK and again pretty steep for what they had.
The food was 4-stars but the service was mighty slow and they ran out of crumpets in the middle of brunch. I was also disappointed at how limited their brunch menu was – everything was basically a fried meat option, there was nothing for vegetarians or someone who didn't feel like eating into the point of a food coma. I went with the food coma route, and did really enjoy my burger, cooked absolutely perfectly medium rare. But to quibble, the bun was served cold and I ran out of ketchup right away and no one came by to check and see how we were so I ate most of my burger without it. If you know me, you know I love my condiments. Also, my friend's eggy bread (French toast) while delicious, was a mini portion.
After much anticipation, I must say that I am thoroughly disappointed with this place. The drinks are marketed under the Raines law room brand, but they're merely created by someone who is an actual mixologist there. The folks at this place are not mixologists(at least the ones that I dealt with). The starting cheese plate was good, but you have to be a moron to mess that up.
The bangers and mash left a bit to be desired. The burger that everyone seems to rave about was crap…. So we're the fries that went with it. The patty was cooked to a perfect medium rare but all I tasted was charcoal… A horrible burnt taste. The bun was lousy as were the fries that went with them.
LOVE this place. I just came here for Sunday brunch with a friend.
It was a lovely sunny day around 2pm but it was surprisingly not too crowded. We got seated right away in the lovely garden space.
Everything we had was great. The english breakfast and sweet breads were my favorite. The cocktails are on point!
Lemon crumpets, contrary to other reviewers, didn't really impress me. Not the cheapest brunch, but definitely pleasant and well worth the visit. Would highly recommend!