Building On Bond
“Great outdoor seating and a friendly, vibrant waitor made this lunchtime find a great Brooklyn experience.”
“Brunch at BoB presents a nice variety of familiar and distinctive entrees that are well prepared and neither too large nor skimpy.”
“It's a great neighborhood place, good / tasty food and kind waitstaff 🙂 totally recommend if you're just hanging out casually with friends, significant others, or family.”
Building On Bond
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Good for Working: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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We recently had a late brunch at Building on Bond on a Saturday. I hadn't been here for a couple years, but was again struck by the eclectically cool decoration. Lots of outdoor seating for nicer days, as well.
The service was very friendly and laid-back. I had an outstanding Pimms Cup (best day drink ever), and my girlfriend enjoyed the sparkling gin drink she ordered. The food was good, well-sized, and well-priced — not sure you can ask for much more out of brunch. Three tasty pancakes with blueberries and a side of grilled chicken sausage for me, and an enormous BE&C sandwich with fries for her.
Nothing unusual or crazy in terms of the food here, just well-executed standards at a decent price in a large, funky/fun space. I'm a fan.
Cool vibe, definitely comes off to me like a "hipster bar" …but hey, it's Brooklyn.
Menu is pretty limited to sandwiches and salads. They do have daily specials. The cocktails all look amazing and the one that I had (Pimm's Cup) was delicious. My boyfriend and I came here to grab a light dinner after catching a movie nearby. I wasn't too hungry so I got the Korean Fried Chicken Wings from the appetizers. My boyfriend got the special of the day, a roasted half-chicken served with green beans and mashed potatoes. We also got the brussel sprouts to split.
Food came out pretty fast, good portion sizes though the brussel sprouts were definitely a little overpriced ($9 for a small dish). Nonetheless, they were seasoned and sautéed well. The KFC was not bad, I've had better but then again didn't expect much from this place. My boyfriend enjoyed his meal too, but nothing really blew us away.
The two-seater booths are uncomfortably narrow. I felt like I was in a toddler-sized church pew.
Solid place to grab a drink, still wouldn't come out of my way again.
It's high time I updated my review of Building on Bond because:
1. It's been 4.5 years since the last one.
2. They no longer serve the chorizo burger that I didn't quite love.*
3. I've been here many times since.
4. They are a reliably solid choice for brunch, lunch, and dinner in the neighborhood.
With a good selection of beers, sandwiches, salads, cocktails and more (mac and cheese, etc.), Building on Bond does its best to be all things to all people, and they are pretty successful. I've taken meetings here over coffee,** I've had lazy weekday Cobb salad lunches at the tables outside, I've cured hangovers with their brunch burger…
Basically, like Biz Markie's friend, Building on Bond is open all day, and they've got what you need. Including a surprisingly decent portobello reuben sandwich, although I do object to the very idea of such a thing.
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*As such, the odd incest analogy I made is outdated.
**And by coffee, I mean wine.
If you're in the neighborhood this is a good place to get brunch. I wouldn't make it a destination though. I got a spinach benedict and it was very good. Nothing too special, but the eggs were cooked exactly right and the hollandaise was on point. The service was great, we were seated right away and our server was friendly and attentive.
Chill place for a July fourth drink before heading to all American party. Ludicrously cheap in happy hour, $7 for two good beers. And the lovely Araminta was serving. All is well here
I wouldn't tell anyone to go too far out of their way to come here, but I live nearby and they treat the neighborhood right. There is great outdoor seating and they welcome you to bring your pet. I enjoy bringing my dog and the servers always bring her out a bowl of water. The people that work here are really nice, and I've never had issues with the service worth mentioning.
I've had things from the menu that are under-whelming, but I found a few go-to items like the mushroom reuben that never disappoint.
Low key spot with indoor and outdoor seating. I enjoyed my Cobb salad, which had a deliciously charcoaled chicken. The huevos rancheros was also solid. Best thing is that the portions are the perfect size.
Service is on the slower side.
I came here for dinner last night with a friend. Mine: charred kale salad with butternut squash chunks and cider vinaigrette and the mushroom quinoa as a side. While the charred kale had a nice flavor I wish there were more and larger chunks of squash. The quinoa was a nice-sized portion as a side. Service was fine and the waiter was kind enough to charge my phone. So why only three stars? The food was good but not amazing and served lukewarm. My friend liked her roasted green beans but didn't rave about them either.