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    Village Idiot Pub - Patchogue

    3.2 (304 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
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    Good for kids

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    Summer Salad with grilled chicken.
    Carl C.

    While seemingly to be primarily a Sports Bar, the restaurant and bar offers opportunities for extra entertainment. There is usually live music or a DJ on Friday and Saturday nights. Breakfast is available on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 9AM until noon. Happy Hour is Monday through Friday until 7PM with some half priced specials for certain beers, wine, and drinks available. There are also some appetizers available for half price. Check with your server, the specials do change. The waitstaff service is very good and food is also very good. There are healthy options available which you do not always find at a bar. You can also ask for grilled chicken instead of fried chicken on most menu items. For the Sports Bar part, there are game specials available and televisions occupying the walls in the bar and dining room area. Overall, a good place to watch a game, enjoy a happy hour, get a good meal, or a night out on the weekend.

    Just a bunch of village idiots
    Jen S.

    This is a nice spot just above a dive bar. The bartender was a sweetie. A nice addition to the strip and open late.

    Stoopid Sampler
    Meri L.

    Came here for lunch with my boyfriend and my stepdad. We started with the stoopid sampler to share. It had wings, mini chicken tacos, mozzarella sticks, fried pickles and onion rings. Nice variety and everything was tasty. For my meal I had the ahi tuna wrap. It had ahi tuna, avocado, mixed greens, wasabi mayo & teriyaki drizzle. It was very good! I got sweet potato fries instead of regular fries. They were good. My boyfriend had the Bavarian burger. It was topped with sautéed onions and beer cheese. He said it was really good. He said it had so much cheese that he ended up having cheese fries. So much cheese is never a problem. My stepdad had the groovin Reuben sandwich. It had sliced corned beef, melted Swiss cheese, sauerkraut & Russian dressing on toasted rye. He said it was good. He did however say that his fries were undercooked. Service was good. We will be back!

    Doug J.

    I figured I could at least get a decent beer and a laugh at Idiots Pub, but nope. The selection was weak, and the bartender was less interested in serving drinks than debating obscure foreign policy from the Nixon era. If that's your idea of a good time, go for it, but I won't be back. They are a disservice to all immigrants in the Patchogue and NY area.

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    Manuel C.

    Another top spot in Patchogue. I am very happy to enjoy my time off with my buddy and have a few drinks and some food. The bartender was a Marine like me and Nick was a great bartender....He was a gentleman and recommended a nice bottle for me for a Manhattan. I loved it and can't wait to get it now for my bar. Thank you. Try the amazing lobster roll sliders w fries. Soooo good. Semper Fi Nick....

    Erick S.

    Good food, good staff , fun atmosphere... we often go there for there themed holiday breakfasts for the kids. I had a delicious turkey club with avocado. It could have had more meat. Just another update...took the kids for the water bunny breakfast.. great bloody Mary's and of course I had the California TBLT. It's a lot of bread but in the morning all the different items on it was delicious. The home fries are good and crispy.

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    Food was delicious,band was great. The server was friendly and very knowledgeable. Gave great suggestions.

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    John S.

    Thank you for the 5-star review Kristine, we hope to see you soon.

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    Bridget is the best bartender. She really knows how to work the bar. Kicked me out tho

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    Thank you so much for the 5-star review, Dan!

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    Great place to stop in for a drink or even a bite to eat. Great music on the weekends. Great Crowd

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    I will admit, I haven't been to Arooga's since 2017, and I didn't have a good experience. I swore…read moreI'd never return..I kept that promise until today after 4 years of living in Patchogue and I was pleasantly surprised! I stopped in for lunch, and I must say they have one of the best lunch offerings in town. A full entree with choice of side (fries, chips or slaw), and a fountain drink for only $13! I ordered the tavern chicken sandwich without the bun and it was very good! It was topped with some delicious smoked Gouda cheese and it also had bacon, shrooms, tomato and honey mustard. I chose fries as my side which were nice and crispy and seasoned well. Now normally this sandwich is $18. You can't beat this lunch special at all! Service was lovely. I opted to sit at the bar. Caroline was my bartender and she was a delight. I'm glad to see they improved from my last visit nearly 10 years ago. I definitely plan on returning again!

    Arooga's Patchogue, NY…read more@aroogaspatchogue Arooga's is an awesome family restaurant, sports bar, and a popular nightlife spot all in one! Their game room is perfect for kids to enjoy during your visit! Monday's kids eat free (with purchase of entree) and get a free game room card all day! See below for more specials! We were really impressed with the space Arooga's has to offer. It has a massive bar that is surrounded by big screen TVs, with an impressive draft beer list. They are also serving up hand crafted cocktails - we enjoyed a few of the signature margaritas and a nice Moscow mule. For food we got the fried pickles (love when they are in chip form)served with their Arooga's sauce that paired great. Of course we had to try some on their award-winning wings that didn't disappoint. Both entrees we got we really enjoyed - great Philly Cheesesteak and we love a good burger on a pretzel bun! Dessert the Blueberry Cobler Cheesecake was unique and delicious! Deff recommend this spot! Monday: - kids eat free (with purchase of entree) with a complimentary unlimited game room card - $20 for 20 wings and bucket specials - BINGO at 7pm Tuesday: - half priced apps from 7-close - Trivia at 7pm Wednesday: - $15 cheeseburger and bud light pint all day - no limit pub poker at 7pm Thursday: - $12 pretzels - drink specials - DJ at 9pm Friday and Saturday: - $20 for 20 wings and bucket specials - DJ at 9pm Sunday: - $20 for 20 wings and bucket specials Happy Hour Monday-Friday 4-7pm Lunch combo Monday-Saturday: 1 drink, 1 entree, 1 side for $12 Come check them out! For full video review and much more, follow us on Instagram @drinklongislandny

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    When in search of a place that would make my family of picky eaters happy (ie: a vegan, a…read morevegetarian, a traditionalist, and two that try to make the other three happy but like good food), WhiskeyNeat appeared like a gods-send on Yelp. I've been to Main Street Patchogue a few times before and I'm always amazed at how it's now like Huntington, with tons of eateries, bars and places to hear live music. It was a busy late Spring Friday night and my cousin told me if we were there just two weeks later (ie, post Memorial Day), there would have been lines to get in anywhere. So make resos! I made one easily earlier that day and when we arrived around 7:30, it was not packed, but it is pretty loud in there even half full. Our waiter, Jonathan, expertly took such great care of us from start to finish, even taking my father's dad jokes in stride. There's a solid cocktail menu, but I had a couple glasses of a better-than-decent prosecco. My cousin loved his espresso martini. For food, count on a couple respectable vegan entrees and I went with the Japanese eggplant with cashew ricotta. The eggplant is delicious, slightly sweet with a creamy rather than chewy (thank god) texture. The cashew ricotta is also tasty, but I do think it needed to be blended a bit more to remove the slightly grainy texture (the cashews might have needed more soaking). My father loved his French onion soup and pastrami sandwich. Separate paragraph for the fries. They deserve it. I'm glad we ordered these to share- it's an enormous platter of them. I appreciated that they were salted perfectly. I appreciate restaurants that can make satisfy a variety of preferences and dietary restrictions. The vibe here is festive and vibrant and a great choice for groups and families.

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    ‼3.5 out of 5‼…read more Athena the bartender was fantastic. I gave her carte blanche to make me whatever drinks she wanted as long as they tasted good. She delivered every time. Not only that but we didn't get a waitress so she took the liberty to serve/wait on us. She deserves all the credit last night. NOW!!! - WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH THE PRICE IF THE CAESAR SALAD AND THE COST TO ADD CHICKEN. This is where the negative stats come in. I don't care who you are but the nerve to charge that much money to add chicken to a Caesar salad salad which probably cost $1.50 to make is maddening. This is a dish that you probably make the highest return and profit on so to take one chicken small chicken breast which you're probably buying in bulk and getting for next to nothing and charge $10 for it to be cooked and cut up into a couple of pieces and thrown on top of the salad really was a turn off to me. Other than that we got a fair price on drinks and the chicken wings which were on Special. So I think we got 10 wings for 12 bucks or something. It was a good deal and they were good. Fix that salad situation. That's totally f&$ked

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    I uploaded some photos a while back during an in person experience but more recently we ordered…read moredelivery excited to try their new expanded menu. Firstly the packaging for delivery was superb. Everything arrived warm and neat. Straight to the point I would not order the kung pao kauliflower again, the cauliflower was cut into huge heads, which was a nice sized portion definitely shareable however it was definitely over dressed and a mush-fest. I actually gagged a little like it was meant to be baby food, to each their own though. The overstuffed garlic knot while enormous, do not be fooled by the name, it was maybe some kind of cheese and butter with some pesto. While tasty I consider myself a garlic knot snob this was like the third cousin of a garlic knot twice removed. ON TO THE FABULOUS EATS: Smokey Brussels sprouts = phenomenal, crispy and saucy to perfection. Saucy Burger= delectable, large enough to split. Humus and pita= the best hummus I've had in my life! (Could definitely use some more pita considering the amount of humus you get, I'm not complaining I saved the humus and snacked on it for several days). Cesar salad was a Cesar salad. Needless to say we'd order again, I'd even say we are excited to try some other stuff on their new menu. So happy the menu has expanded!

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