Village Idiot Pub - Patchogue

The kinda place you wanna be in, feels like a warm hug from your favorite friend, vibes are always…read morehigh, music always right, movie on is highly likely starship troopers, when you're here.. you're family

I landed upon Greath South Bar last night after searching high and low online for a Tuesday night…read moreopen mic on Long Island. Sign up was at 7:00pm and the mic started at 7:30. Now I've pervious performed at and attended over 100 open mics, at different bars, venues, houses etc, and believe me when I say this was one of my all-time favorite. All the musicians were super talented, the host was a pro's pro, and the audience were incredibly supportive & engaging. The space just felt warm, friendly and had a calm yet electric buzz the entire evening. Also, the bartender, Penny, really seemed to set the tone for the entire bar. She is extremely welcoming, witty and just an all-around positive person. You can tell she really enjoys her job and makes sure that her patrons are having a good time. I was sticking to non-alcoholic ginger beer all night and she only charged me $2 each, how kind is that?! All in all, a true gem of a bar with an open mic that I will 1,000% return to.

Great beer list

Cheese Balls and Bud

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PBR and a Hot Dawg

Birdies

4.0(20 reviews)

Stopped in for a bite and a drink! Brian (the owner) was very welcoming and made us feel right at…read morehome. Huge drink menu and lots of choices for beer on tap! Daisy's sliders were fantastic and empenadas were freshly made ! Will definitely be back ! Great country music too!

Been here a few times just for drinks, but my most recent venture to Birdies was for the real…read moreattraction, the golf simulators! We love an activity while drinking. Now let me start off by saying that my best work comes on the pitch and putt course, but that doesn't stop me from making a fool of myself while the guys on the simulators next to us are absolutely demolishing the ball. You don't need to worry about bringing your own clubs as they do have rentals, but you can bring your own too. We did a two hour rental in the afternoon and only booked the day before with no issues. The staff were some of the nicest and most helpful guys I've had the pleasure of doing business with, they even gave us some extra time since we showed up a little late and there weren't any other rentals after us. Good selection of drinks and if you're hungry, they don't have their own kitchen but they have a deal with Rhum next door to order food, which is some good tasty bar food. I love the sort of mid century modern style they have going on, it fits the golf atmosphere, but none of the snobiness that it usually brings with the sport. Parking can be a little tricky, but there are a bunch of lots around (some paid, some not) which are likely your best bet, even if that means you'll have a short walk. Might just be my favorite bar in patchogue, golf or otherwise, and will gladly comeback here any time.

Entrance

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Arooga's Sports Tavern and Game Room

3.0(346 reviews)

We're out of market for the Bills so we were happy to watch the season opener here. They have…read moresigns up indicating which game will be playing on the TVs so you know where to sit. Apparently making a reservation is the smarter way to go so that you can hear your game announcers too. Our waitress was super nice but never refilled the waters. The ladies room was a bit of a wreck and they'd only been open an hour or so when I went in. It's kid friendly too, a lot of families watching the games so this can be a plus or minus depending on your situation. Prices are reasonable. All comfort food. They ran out of the lighter white sangria early on as well. No one was rushing anyone out. Will likely return for another game.

We had lunch on Labor Day at Arooga's on Main Street in Patchogue and it was such a great choice…read more Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, and we scored a window table with perfect lighting. The menu is huge, tons of food, cocktails, and drinks to choose from. We started with the soft pretzel (a hit even with my picky husband, it practically melts in your mouth), sliders, and the Big Mac fries topped with buffalo chicken and mac and cheese. All incredible. The wings are the star here, an amazing selection of sauces. We tried five, including mango habanero and sweet chili, ordered well done with sauce on the side so the kids could customize theirs. We also got the black Angus burger cooked medium rare, cooked perfectly, plus chicken tenders for the kids. Save room for dessert, the ice cream cookie pizza, Reese's peanut butter pie, and funnel cake fries were all fantastic. And the arcade in the back was the perfect bonus, we won a couple of ducks and had a blast. Great vibe, generous portions, and something for everyone whether it's a girls' night or a family outing. Highly recommend, and parking nearby in Patchogue was easy too.

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Electric Lemonade!!

Tap Room

4.1(463 reviews)

0.2 mi

Came here after a yelp event. I had a pretty good time here. The party decided to go to the second…read morefloor. It was really woody and pretty upstairs. I appreciate that the bar was not crowded at all. The service was amazing, we had questions about the beers on tap. I got a sour beer, not sure of the name it escapes me now. Very good beer selections and the prices were pretty good. I would like to come back here if I am ever in the area. I'd recommend this place to a group of people. The bathrooms were very clean as well. Very neat space to have a good time and chill.

I feel terrible I never updated my review…read more The staff is amazing here! Really great and friendly people. Can't say it's the fastest service but usually feels right. They do new menu items pretty frequently. You really can't go wrong either most things. They have a great brunch, nice appetizers, nice beer list, etc. love it!!!

Grilled chicken, fresh avocado, crispy bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, ranch dressing. served in a tomato basil wrap.

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Tap Room Cheesesteak

WhiskeyNeat

4.2(128 reviews)

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.

Gift cards are great. The problem is sometimes you forgot you have them or just never carve out the…read moretime to use them, and honestly that might stop you from trying new spots like when my wife and I recently visited WhiskeyNeat after having received a gift card to this place...two years prior. Better late than never on using it to get this five star review written up! But seriously, I thought I knew downtown Patchogue pretty well, and yet I never noticed or heard anyone really going to WhiskeyNeat until that gift card was in her possession. When we went for dinner, it was a Wednesday night on the earlier side and at the time, no one was inside this relatively small yet cozy-ish bar/pub place. I thought perhaps things here aren't that great, but by the time we left, the inside was almost full, and my feelings were definitely wrong. This place is great! Now these Wednesday crowds could be due to the half price options they throw out there all day long. ANY drink at WhiskeyNeat is half off on hump day plus there are a handful of small plates that also follow this discounted direction. I'll say things might be a little pricier if you're not coming here in the middle of the week, but it's well worth making the trip to slash at least your drinks (and maybe some grub) in two. Enough about all that because the food, drinks, and service is where this place really shines. I downed two of their bourbon cocktails (Goldrush and Billionaire) both being outstanding in taste and quality (my wife enjoyed a well-made margarita). Food-wise, we sampled some hand cut fries (delicious), short rib croquettes (delectable), a mahi taco (fresh), pulled pork slider (tender), gochujang wings (zingy), and a twice baked potato (creamy). All these items were half price (reminder, they were small plates of grub so don't freak for how much we ate). We also paid full menu price to try a side of hot honey cauliflower which was fantastic as well. Before wrapping up, I do want to give a shout out to the staff or at least our waitress who was friendly, helpful in giving us drink options, and chatted with us a bit about WhiskeyNeat and other good nearby food spots. She guided us through the menu on what to order and even realized she had forgotten to put in one of our small plate orders without us asking. Good service always helps in reaching a full slew of Yelp stars. Overall, it may have taken almost two years to use the gift card to WhiskeyNeat, but I'm glad we finally did because dang was it a superb meal. Our waitress said "You'll be back" once we told her it was our first time and even before we had finished eating everything. I mean hard to disagree with that statement. Perhaps I'd aim to save some mulah and only come on a Wednesday, but with great drinks and grub to be had, it might just be worth coming any time, gift card or not!

Some of the bar.

Cheddar Dip

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Well stocked bar.

Cavanaugh's

4.5(90 reviews)

1.5 mi

What is there to say about one of the few remaining successful neighborhood pub/restaurants in…read moreSuffolk Co? Cavanaugh's is a Blue Point tradition. A gem in the community. Try the delicious burgers and the best wings I have ever had on Long Island. Crispy/tender and just the right size. 20 oz Porterhouse for under $30? Nice sandwiches too and standard pub fare like Shepherd's Pie and Meatloaf! Daily specials too. Don't expect linen napkins and foo-foo white gloved service: they have casual dining with small tables and it can get crowded/loud. It's perfect during the week and for the burger lunch special where you can join the colorful locals who adorn the bar. I wish that I could give it 6 stars since we've eaten here for years and never had a bad meal or experience.

First time visiting this local Irish pub. Immediately on entering, I knew the ambiance was…read moresomething special. Every inch of the walls are covered in history, developing over years of service and customer loyalty. Service was great with a kind and attentive staff. The food was very good! I enjoyed the mini tacos appetizer. My entree, while more of a roast beef sandwich than a proper Philly Cheesesteak, was quite tasty. The big standout, however, was the incredible Bailey's Cheesecake for dessert. Super tasty, highly recommend!

Back dining room

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Bailey's Cheesecake

Howard's Cafe

3.9(172 reviews)

1.1 mi

I was absolutely starving after a hectic morning, which involved too many phone calls and a visit…read moreto a government entity. I had to go to the UPS store (avoided rude unpleasant character in Shirley), and saw Howard's Cafe. Looked it up here, seemed great. Went in, and greeted by really NICE people! And they have GLUTEN-FREE rolls! Caryn came to seat me and take my order. She was the BEST! She didn't know if the turkey burgers had breadcrumbs, so I went with the grilled chicken. I also decided that I deserved bacon, so got the Mary, Mary topping--bacon, mushrooms, and sautéed onions. Entrees come with a salad, which arrived in a bowl topped by another bowl, with two things of dressing and croutons on the side. Caryn didn't think that I could have the croutons, and she was right. The salad was iceberg lettuce, which I hadn't had in YEARS, lol, with tomato and red onion. And a shaker of BAC-O's!! Oh my. Hadn't had those in 30 years. Very salty, which explains why. There was a choice of skinny fries (boo), steak fries, or sweet potato fries. I got the steak fries, which were wedges. Yum! The grilled chicken was yummy and generous, the bun was TOASTED (yay), and the toppings piled high. So good! A tad dry, but Caryn brought me some mayo. I forgot to order cheese. Ack. This is a nice place, with a bar filled with convivial locals, a cheerful bartender, and the marvelous Caryn. There are booths and tables. The iced tea came with two slices of lemon! I was SHOCKED when I got the bill. SHOCKED. It was $20.06 for a LOT of food and an iced tea! I took half the sandwich home because I couldn't finish it. I did finish all the salad--and Caryn asked if I would like more (declined)--and all the fries. Astonishing. What a great value!! That seems so rare these days. I had looked at the menus of a couple of other nearby places. Very glad that I chose this one. Sad that it's not near me, but I'll be back.

The food is amazing. I've always loved their wings. They come two different styles redo or garland…read more I love the garland wings. Knowing you're always gonna get a very fresh salad with your order and they're dressings are fantastic. The service is always good. There's usually a manager or the owner floating around doing whatever he has to do to make sure that everything is going smoothly. They also have the typical normal regulars sitting at the bar watching TV having some drinks. Never been disappointed here.

Cheeseburger w/ fries

Salad

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Pickle!

James Joyce

2.8(229 reviews)

The restaurant is really nice two levels. They did a great job setting up the tables for all the…read moreauthors . The food is excellent and the service is excellent. There was one young man , John working the whole upstairs and he was doing a really good job. There were a lot of people up on the upstairs floor and he was awesome. Shout out to John thank you

Mediocre food WAY overpriced…read more I've never been here for the nightlife, but I did go with my family to dinner. In which the food was mediocre and way overpriced. But I had a very unusual interaction with our waitress. We paid the bill and left, and the waitress came outside CHASING me and my family yelling "excuse me, did I do something wrong?" What? Turns out, I calculated the tip wrong (im bad at math and messed up) and tipped 18% instead of 20%. My brother helped me calculate it correctly, but to CHASE a family out because of an 18% tip is CRAZY. Most of these "up and coming" bullshit places in Patchogue need to go.

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Skirt steak perfection

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Spycoast Kitchen & Cocktails

3.3(8 reviews)

0.2 mi

‼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

We started out my wife's "birthday weekend " at spycoast. They have some nice lunch and happy hour…read morespecials. Right off the bat , I'd say this is a great place to watch sports. A ton of TV's. We had been there during the NFL season and enjoyed it. Today we went with the price fixe lunch special. 1 beer, 1 app 1 main . $18. Definitely a good price. I had the dogfish head 60 minute IPA. Really good, very cold which is a huge plus. App was shrimp wonton tacos. Good, not great, small portion but not bad as part of a price fixe item. Crispy shell, fresh shrimp. Main was chipotle chicken wrap. Very good. Not dry with a nice blend of cheese, a little kick as well. Negatives: we asked for the wrap without pico , however it was not left off. It was quickly returned without any issues . When we received the check we were charged double. This was also quickly resolved. Overall, good place , decent food average beer selection. A good place to see a game and sample pub food. Not breaking any new ground here.

Wonton shrimp tacos

Dogfishead 60 minute IPA

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Sourdough Marsala appetizer (i don't remember the exact name) with out the mushrooms

That Meetball Place

3.3(711 reviews)

Had a great experience here. Good drinks, good food, fair prices. The service was good, friendly…read morebartender. The ambiance is very nice, festive. The dessert was great.

Today we came to celebrate my best friends birthday..and nice atmosphere. Some parking that…read morerequires payment...a really large spacious place. Food and service good to go .... But we received our bill and included was a 20% tip which we did pay but ...really!!! Also to add insult to injury they don't clean...we sat under air conditioning grates full of icky dust and germs!!! Never going back.