The Grand Bar and Grill
“even if it is grass fed or whatever (the neighborhood just keeps getting more obvious).”
“Every other Tuesday they have FREE stand-up comedy in the back room..called "The Grand Stand".”
“If you're looking for tasty food and drinks and a cozy atmosphere without hoity toity service, go here.”
The Grand Bar and Grill
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
6 reviews
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The Grand is a great addition to the neighborhood. The bar itself is beautiful with dark wood walls and bar. The staff has always been really nice.
The food is great. I love their shisito peppers and friend enoki mushrooms (I believe that was a special). The burgers are great – just the right amount of delicious gooey greasiness (and I mean that in a good way!) The mac and cheese is amazing.
They have a dollar oyster happy hour and wing specials.
Great happy hour deals, interesting folk, and good food. Came here with a buddy because we wanted wings and wanted to be in Wburg and Yelp was helping us out on that one. We cabbed it to Wburg and dropped in on a seasonably warm autumn evening. The windows were open at The Grand and we sat on stools near the windows.
The food and drink deals were 2 for 1, so we got some Bronx Pale Ales and some wings, one teriyaki and one regular buffalo red whatever hot. My buddy preferred the former and I the latter and while we shared those wings, we really just ended up swapping plates. We also ordered some mac and cheese, which was pretty great, aside from the enormous dollop of ricotta in the middle of it which neither of us touched. (Some people might like ricotta, I grant that.)
In the middle of our meal, some guy at the bar offered us his old-fashioned, because he ordered the 2-for-1 deal and there was no way he was going to finish both. I shook his hand to thank him and introduced myself. He sort of looked at me like there-are-eight-million-people-in-New-York-the-chances-we-will-ever-interact-again-are-about-nil-so-why-bother-with-the-niceties (which was ironic because he was offering niceties to me in other ways), but he gave me his name anyway. It was Homer. The old-fashioned was okay.
You simply cannot go wrong with The Grand. Certainly lives up to its name with a Spacious restaurant/bar, tasty wings and friendly staff. But seriously those wings, just order them upon walking through the front door and ponder about everything else later.
Our waiter was knew the menu very well and took great care of our party of 12 people. The resturant does not blast music for no reason so you mix n mingle within the group. Rather than stuck shouting in one person's ear next to you.
I've only visited once but impressed by the cozy atmosphere, quality food and great service. In short, stop by The Grand if you're in the area. You won't be disappointed.
I like this place A LOT! For reasons that you would really like anyplace you go to:
1. Location
2. Ambience
3. Food
4. Service
5. Cost:portion ratio
Came here Saturday evening with just a taste for oysters. Although the menu isn't one with plenty of options, the options here are enough to keep you wondering. My sister and I ordered a dozen blue point oysters, sautéed kale, mashed potatoes, roasted chicken, and mac and cheese. This was Saturday. Let's say the reason I wrote this review on a Monday is because she texted me and we mutually agreed that we were STILL thinking about the food. Our waiter was so sweet even after he vented to us letting us know that he's been working for 12 hours that day. We seriously couldn't even tell through his enthusiasm. Such a cool spot for a date or a chill night with some friends.
Wait… I really need to get it through you guys heads. The kale was the best sautéed kale I've ever had. The mac and cheese was deliciously cheesy with a nice crunchy butter top. The roasted chicken was well seasoned as well as the potatoes. Don't forget to get a drink!!! You won't regret it. I had the sidecar and almost drove off the road (corny I know but just insert your fake giggle here.)
Living off of Graham Avenue, I am constantly explaining to taxi drivers the subtle but important difference between "Grand" and "Graham," which been challenging if English is your third or fourth language. It also be difficult for people who learned English first, for the first couple of times I heard about this restaurant, I assumed we were discussing "The Graham" a bar that's been around for a couple years and is several blocks to the South.
The Grand is more low-key than its neighbors. I arrived on a Sunday evening, sitting at the bar as one of three customers. The bartender was friendly without being intrusive and while a large back room indicates that sometime this place might draw a crowd, it was not omnipresent.
While this neighborhood probably doesn't need a $14 grilled cheese sandwich (Normans Kill a few doors down has a a pretty great rendition with stone ground mustard and cheddar for half that) the ingredients and presentations in bar classics like the burger are well done.
The mac and cheese at $11 is listed under small plates for no particular reason, except for the fact that it might drive down the average price of the entrees. (Again, that grilled cheese price point is a problem.) The mac is a great meal with a beer or two. The zest of the citrus breadcrumbs combine nice with the tang of the parmesan. It's probably better than East Wick's which is pretty high praise in the East Williamsburg mac department.
Like any good neighborhood joint, there are things on the menu that will convince me to return, including the 10 draft wines and house made pierorgies, neither of which can be found on Graham Avenue.
The burgers here are the BEST. There is no way around it. They are incredibly tasty and are cooked to perfection. And I didn't even order the burger, i just kept stealing bites from my girlfriends.
I ordered the grilled cheese and leaks which was also very good. But I immediately wish i had ordered their burger upon first taste. I also had a bite of their wings and perogi's which were also excellent.
Don't let the "bar and grille" monicker fool you for a place that simply offers greasy bar food, this is anything but. Gourmet would be my description housed in a very friendly and hip atmosphere. We arrived for a late dinner, about 10:30 and were seated by a very friendly and attentive waiter.
The food and drinks came quickly and we could not have enjoyed it more. Looking forward to returning!