I went in on a Thursday around . When I went in the place wasn't busy, with 2 waitresses and was seated quickly. Little by little the place was filling in. My waitress took several orders around me before I have my Brewster club sandwich. I don't luke it with all the veggies, so I thought it should be easy. My service was slooooooow. I'll be fair because they were short handed, but fcfs does NOT apply here apparently. If you're not a regular, you may prepare to wait. It had decent ambiance if you're looking for that bar/pub kind of vibe. Food was adequate. I might try again to change my mind. read more

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Way too long of a wait! Bottles of bbq sauce and mustard were sticky and not washed for awhile! Guy who came in after us got food before us. Found out about 3% charge when they handed us the bill! Good food but not great service at all! We were hungry when we got there, we were starving by the time the food arrived read more

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Best chicken around hands down. Food is very good and the prices are where you can afford to come back. We recommend.

Saturday 4/11/26 As someone in the service industry I hate to leave a review like this but our service was hands down the worst experience I have ever had in a restaurant. Walked in at 7 pm they weren't busy and had 2 servers , and right away ordered our drinks and apps. Server forgot our water (it happens not a big deal) she came back with our bar drinks and took our dinner order 7:15ish (broasted chicken dinner and burger). 7:30 our app came out and we ordered another round of bar drinks and water cause we still had not gotten those. About 10 mins later we had to go to the bartender for our waters and drinks. 8pm rolls around and we have yet to get our food or see our sever sense the apps came out. The 2 tables of 4 and 3 people that came in after us got their dinners and the server told us she isn't sure what's taking so long but she will check (didn't come back). We ended up going to the bar and closing our tap and leaving. The bartender hands down was the best service in the building but our server was not and didn't tell us her name in the past I would have highly recommend this place, but no longer will that be the case. read more

Food is great, specials are great, staff is great. Glad to have this place in the neighborhood.

Dined outside on the patio for lunch today. The service was quick and efficient. I was in and out of there in 30 minutes. The food was absolutely fantastic! They have the best server in all of the Otsego/Plainwell area. You will not be disappointed. Try the smoked wings! And for a great side - the green beans with mushrooms and onions! read more

Brewster's Smokehouse - Smoked wings and green beans with mushrooms and onions. - Smokehouse Near Me - Otsego, Michigan

If you love BBQ and nice people come here. Ask for Ashly. Nice family bar restaurant and watch the Lions play. read more

Brewster's Smokehouse - Smokehouse Near Me - Otsego, Michigan

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We come here often. The service is always hit or miss but the food is always great. Great specials and good drinks.

This review is difficult to write. We made reservations for a Christmas dinner for 16 adults a while back. The dinner happened tonight. We walked in and the tables were placed in a nice "U" configuration. We were the last to arrive. Twelve people showed up. We each had plenty of elbow space and we started talking and enjoying ourselves. The restaurant had maybe another 12 people seated at tables and the bar. We had our drinks and our waitress had taken our orders when the manager came over to us and said that we all had to consolidate from the "U" configuration to a row of tables instead. Now we were all comfortable and had our drinks. Our coats were on the back of our chairs and those who had purses or bags had stowed them around their seats. Please understand that many of us are senior citizens who use canes for mobility. The youngest members were maybe in their 30's or 40's. So, the manager told us to stand up, get our stuff and our drinks and move to stand in another area of the restaurant while she had the tables rearranged. Then she left and we sat back at the long table she had arranged for us. We were told that this move was important for their business because they needed the table space for others who might show up for dinner. Again, there were plenty of other tables available. I asked the manager why she would change this in the middle of our dinner and she told me her GM told her to do it. She offered to let me talk to the GM if I wanted. I declined. Big mistake. Our waitress was so embarrassed! She couldn't believe this happened to us and apologized over and over again. Happily, everyone knew it wasn't her decision that had disrupted our dinner. Whose decision was it really? I discovered later that the GM wasn't even there tonight. If that's true, it's pretty shocking to me that the manager would blame the decision on her boss instead of owning it herself. On to the food. Everyone liked their food. I ordered off the sides selection. The baked beans were fabulous and my side salad was stellar. My baked potato was barely warm and butter wouldn't melt on it. I asked for the potato to be removed from our bill. While the food was mostly good, the manager managed to ruin our Christmas dinner. Most were good sports, but we'll never hold another meeting or dinner at this place. Unfortunately for Brewster's, these particular customers know a hell of a lot of people to whom they will recommend, or not, places for dinners and meetings. Our tips recognized the truly wonderful service we experienced from our waitress. There were still eight empty tables when we left. read more

Special thanks to Brad, we were in the area on Thanksgiving 2024, just looking for a cold beer to cool the pipes, maybe something quick to eat. We passed Brewster and saw the parking lot was full and decided to stop in. There was a family party going on and Brad met us at the door and said we were welcome to join. He grabbed us a couple beers and told us to eat whatever we wanted and take a plate home. He made sure we felt like family. The food was delicious, and the hospitality was something that we haven't quite expected these days. Happy Thanksgiving. read more

Went for lunch, early dinner on a Saturday. Not extremely busy (like 4 tabletops with people at them) took a few mins to get seated. Everything was smooth as far as service after that. There appeared to be only one waitress and the restaurant was getting busier. The waitress mentioned to a nearby table that she had a very large take out order that they were trying to take care of. Food arrives. Started with stuffed mushrooms. They were ok. Salad was eh. I like my lettuce cut and not just thrown on the plate but it was fine. I'm not sure if the ranch is housemade, I was going to ask. But it was delicious. I ordered a BBQ chicken steak combo with a baked potato. I would definitely order again. I wish the BBQ had been grilled onto the chicken was it was good, I'm not a big BBQ fan either. My steak was good. It was more lukewarm, but had potential. I would order again. read more

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Good food. We had the spinach & hit artichoke dip for an appetizer. It was good. For lunch we had the sourdough club stacker, beef brisket dinner, and BBQ spare ribs. Everything was good. Service was very good too. read more

Stopped in for lunch and was immediately hooked by the smell. The wood smoke is intoxicating! I tried the Wednesday special -wing basket with fries. The wings were cooked well, and the fries were incredible. They have a slightly heavy batter, which gives them a perfectly crunchy outside. The wings come with four sauce options, although tangy gold and chipotle were my favorite. I will definitely come back and try some of the other barbecue options! P.S. The service was also great. Our waitress offered me a to-go cup for my pop, which is a huge plus in my book. read more

Brewster's Smokehouse - Wednesday Wing Special! - Smokehouse Near Me - Otsego, Michigan

We came here for dinner. The place was clean and as always friendly. We ordered both ordered the Smoked Turkey Breast Dinners. The serving was impressive and delicious. The server, Aleah, was the star of dinner. She had a great smile and a great attitude. She was very attentive and prompt. Our drinks never ran dry. We both felt she did a bang up job. When we come back we will be asking to sit in her section! read more

Home of West Michigan's authentic apple wood smoked specialties: chicken, beef brisket, pulled pork, ribs and more!! Why 5 stars you ask... let me make a list: 1. We stopped in for dinner on a Friday night. The staff was awesome, very personable and friendly. We received excellent service that came with friendly conversation. 2. FULL Bar with lots of drink options! 3. KENO available! 4. The Spinach & HOT Artichoke Dip was my fave:) 5. The meats...turkey, pulled pork and beef brisket were cooked to perfection! Not dry at all! We all got a case of the meat sweats...lol! 6. The variety of sauce options is a nice touch. 7. Did I mention the portions were large??? We actually had to take some home!!! 8. Good wait times.....our server was on the ball with making sure we had everything we needed. We didn't need to ask for anything! SPECIALS: Happy hour Monday-Friday 3-6pm Monday: $2.00 Domestic Bottles Tuesday: $2.00 Domestic Pints $3.50 Craft Pints Wednesday: $2.00 Woodbridge Wines Thursday: $1.00 off house wines or $14.99 bottle Friday: $3.00 Captain's Saturday: $3.99 Long Island's Sunday: $2.00 Bloody Mary's read more

It wasn't really what I expected from when the first time they opened up things taste a little different now when I go back I don' think so. My granddaughters macaroni cheese look like it came out of a box for the macaroni and cheese that we took home looked absolutely fabulous. It was a different kind if you're gonna serve one serve. My daughter's wrap, smoky but it was too smoky she couldn't eat it The waiter was really good. He fixed anything that needed to be fixed.. I don't mean to have to report a bad report on a restaurant, even though I didn't like the food doesn't mean somebody else did! read more

Great ambiance and food. The portions are Texas sized, unfortunately they don't offer half orders. I recommend the smoked ham but be prepared for large slices. Sports bar atmosphere. read more

You need to check your restrooms. Men's toilet is clogged almost overflowing. The rest of the men's room is a MESS also. Food was good Fries are great. read more

Went for wing Wednesday, loved the food and the atmosphere. Also tried the potato skins, great as well.

Very good smoked brisket. Its one of my favorites. But unfortunately,it seems to be in a downward spiral as far as quality. Been getting dry brisket in which half the content is gobs of fat. Used to be trimmed well and moist and delicious. Its expensive so i expect the quality to be higher. And the stuffed mushrooms used to be incredible but have also went downhill bigtime lately as well. Get it together Brewsters Smokehouse. I miss the high quality food i used to rely on from you. read more

If you are looking for trendy, fancy gourmet this is not your place...if you want great smokehouse ribs with a dry rub where you decide how much sauce you want to add this is your place! I'm not someone who orders rubs but after our friends raved about the ribs I figured what the heck, and I must say it was worth the decision to go with the ribs...they were fantastic! We ordered the spinach artichoke dip for an appetizer and the was wonderful as well! Like I said if you want good food and are not concerned about the interior being gorgeous this is the place for you! read more

I found myself here at the tail end of the Kentucky Derby party because I really wanted to try a barbecue place since moving to Allegan. Let me just say the food here is phenomenal! We ordered a pulled pork meal and a beef brisket meal with mashed potatoes and corn bread. My pulled pork was awesome, so tender and juicy with several bbq sauces to choose from. All of the sauces are delicious, the Memphis Sweet being my favorite. The beef brisket however was the best brisket I've had in my LIFE! I normally don't order brisket because it is very tough and dry when not cooked properly. This was not the case here. Perfectly cooked, fall apart tenderness. Drinks were good too, long islands are my go-to and that was the special that night. Pretty sure it was straight liquor, just how they're intended. They were also serving mint juleps for the derby, which also was mostly bourbon. Delicious and generous for drinks that were on special. The only thing about it is the place is very small and parking can be difficult when it's very busy like that day. Between the derby and several birthday parties, it was very loud inside and the patio didn't appear open though it was a nice day. Service was slower as a result of busyness which I know is not always in their control but they were hosting their own party and I felt they could have better prepared. It will not stop me from coming back though, especially for drinks. read more

Great food, had the apple wood St. Louis Style ribs. They were excellent. Tried the apple wood smoked ham as well. That was great too. My son really enjoyed his burger as well. read more

Spotted Brewsters while driving through town. Turned around and went back, and boy am I glad I did. Both my companion and I had the brisket sandwich basket with onion rings. The brisket was smoked to perfection, the bun softly toasted, and the onion rings were the best I have had in a long time. Thick slices of onion in a crisp tasty batter. I also ordered the cole slaw for an extra charge and it was great with a hint of horseradish. The four sauces offered were all tasty too. The waitress was attentive but not intrusive,which I appreciate. If you like BBQ, stop here. The also have a nice selection of beer. read more

Brewster's Smokehouse - Brisket basket with onion rings and cole slaw - Smokehouse Near Me - Otsego, Michigan

Most of the food is good. Portions on meat are skimpy at best. Order a sandwich and you get way more bread that meat. The Mac N cheese.... is out of a box. Literally. I just expect more from a bbq place. So much potential, such a let down. read more

Just finished eating here to see if we want to have them cater a party. Answer is yes! We had a 2 meat, 3 side special for $20. I'm stuffed . I think we have a contender - brisket was assume (Texas quality). Mac and 5 cheese very good. Lots of beef in the beans. Pulled pork above average. Coleslaw yummy ( just a hint of horseradish). Potato salad with a touch of dill and I don't like corn bread . I noticed their prices a bit high (excluding the special), but the service makes up for it :) Highly recommend. read more

The barbecue is ok. Kind of the same bland meat as every other bbq place, it's ok, fully edible, easy to forget. The cornbread is above average. read more

Brisket sandwich last week was half fat When I said something the waitress said I should have asked for different cut..well it doesn't say that on menu and she didn't say anything when I ordered..she didn't care or even take any percentage off bill. Will not be back.. That was my second time there,first time was alright read more

There specialty is applewood smoked food even though they have a full menu of appetizers, chicken, burgers, and steaks. We had the pulled pork and beef brisket sandwiches. Wow. This is definitely a must eat place. Staff was fantastic as well read more

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From the road this looks like a place you'd probably want to skip, but I'm glad I took a look at some reviews and gave this place a shot. We got a family combo platter so ribs, brisket, and pulled pork and they were soooo delicious. My favorite is definitely the brisket. Very tender. The sauce selection was great and I chose the molasses bbq. The cornbread was sweet and phenomenal and when I accidentally dropped some on the ground our funny, charming server went to the back and got us more without even being asked. I couldn't find a complaint with this place if I tried, except it's not close enough!!! Definitely coming back here, read more

We went to Brewster's smokehouse this past Friday evening for dinner with friends. I ordered the brisket dinner which came with two sides. I got their homemade coleslaw and really wanted their onion rings as well as cornbread. They ended up giving me all 3 and there was no up charge. This was the best cornbread I have ever had at a restaurant as it was warm and still very moist- not dry like you get at most places. Onion rings were very good as well as they were battered not breaded and were whole slices. Homemade coleslaw was very good but I ended up not being able to finish it as there was so much food. Now, For the star of the show. The brisket was perfect. Just enough of a smoke flavor, and enough bark on the outside to make me very jealous of their technique and process. My wife ordered the brisket as well and she was very pleased with the results. I will be back again. Very very soon. Very well done Brewster's team!! read more

I ordered the brisket which was pretty good. My girlfriend ordered the pulled pork which was good also. I thought the pork was better. The brisket was a little dry and a little over seasoned. It seemed to balance out after I had a forkful of their awesome coleslaw. Hands down the best coleslaw I've ever had. The cornbread is very good too! Moist not dry. The only complaint I have was the waitress was kind of annoying. We had just got out food and she asked if we needed boxes to go. She was restocking condiments on all the other tables and took our ketchup away. If/ when I go back I will make sure to not have this server. A couple times we had another server ask us if we had everything we needed. Needless to say, I wish the tip went to the other servers no the one we had. I gave it 3 stars only because of our server. Otherwise it would be a solid 4. read more

Really great smoked brisket. The smoky flavor didn't even need sauce to be tasty! However, the sauces were exceptional! I prefer the Memphis Sweet version, but the other three were also delicious. Good portion size of meat. Tasty cornbread. The garlic mashed potatoes were just right and the side choices were plentiful. Good atmosphere with plenty of TVs on the walls and a nice bar area. read more

Have been meaning to stop in since they opened up shop but was too busy until today. Really glad I stopped here. Got the brisket. Comes dry, WHICH I LOVE! Choices of bbq sauce is what is great. Can add different style sauces every bite. It was great! The bartender, and I'm guessing owner, was very helpful and made sure to get everything out to me in good time, as well as running the smoker outside. Talk about multitasking. Gets my approval read more

I had the St.Louis style smoked ribs with the home made garlic mashed potatoes, beans and moist corn bread. I eat all over the country, and this is definitely one of the top BBQ restaurants I have ever had! read more

This place was so good. The ribs and pulled pork was delicious and the corn bread is the best I've ever had. The service was great too! I definitely recommend going! read more

Super slow service. Only 3 tables and haven't seen the waitress in over 20 minutes. Great meat, sides were just ok, nothing special. Recommend the brisket read more

We love Brewster's and eat here fairly often because we love the consistency of the food and service. I only get their brisket - it is sooooo good. I like being able to have the different sauces as well. The potato salad is awesome (although a wee bit too much mustard on our last visit). Hubby likes to order something different each time, and he is always happy. Had the patty melt this last time and loved it. He always gets the hand dipped mushrooms. Portion is too big, but they are yummy. Stuffed mushrooms also a winner. read more

We found this hidden gem. Amazing food for the price. Real smoked meats. Staff and owners are home town great people. The sides we amazing. It is with the drive. My family took a drive from kazoo and using yelp and we so very pleased and coming back again. Look for the specials read more

Umm...this is by far the BEST rib joint Otsego/Kazoo area has ever seen. The ribs are AMAZING. Dont need any sauce. They can stand on their own. I would strongly suggest getting the "Triple Play", feeds 4 people. Order an extra rack of ribs with it. Johnny cake is superb. Beans have stringy pork strands floating in it. YUMMM. Cole slaw very good. The whole thing is just good food. The wait staff we had was very good. Quick with drinks etc. Attentive. I cant wait for this place to become Otsego's best kept secret, packed nightly, thats my prediction. This smoke house has it going on. read more