The brewery is right on Main Street in Pearl River New York. This was a fun casual brewery and…read morepizza joint. I had the West Coast IPA and my coworker had their traditional IPA qnd both were excellent. The staff was super friendly and helpful and answered all of our questions. The pizza was out of this world we would strongly recommend putting Gentle Giant Brewing Company on your must do list when passing through Pearl River.

The only reason I have given 4/5 stars is because of the slow service but the pizza was FANTASTIC…read more Who knew?? Crispy crust good sauce and toppings my friends and I were pleasantly surprised! The Jurassic park haze beer was good, they need more variety though,

Great pub! Will stop again soon coming home from Vermont. We Loved their wings. Haven't had great…read morewings in a long time! Excellent mimosas and cannot wait to try the Irish breakfast next time.

Amazing comfort food spot. I came here twice and I had some chicken one time and the shepherds pie…read morethe other time. They don't play around with that shepherds pie - very true to the culture with the lamb and the beef! Do decadent and flavorful plus, the service was on point too! Next time I might just show up for a pint of Guinness and some bangers and mash! Let's gooooo!

Defiant Brewery because I'm being defiant and not listening about drinking at noon on a Sunday…read more Open for 19 years, the small family owned brewery started without the hub bub of the bank and other investors. Through the blood, sweat, and tears, they were able to create an opportunity in Pearl River New York for the locals and non locals like me to enjoy some great drafts and bbq. I tried not to be the excited traveler right at the door, but luckily, Amy, the owner's wife, was willing to take a wayward traveler in to start enjoy their beers right as they opened. They have a book and beer book club to sip and read, cornhorn club and a large beer hall with music to jam out to. With the Full Auto Arena nearby, I would recommend mom chill here while the dads and sons let some steam off or if we all know Mom can show up anyone with some liquor courage. Regardless, stay Defiant until the end.

We have been here many times over the last 6 years that we have lived in the area. Defiant…read morerecently reduced their brewery space. Beer is decent but the vibe has been off on our last two visits. Both of the last times we have come here the bartenders have been frazzled with very few patrons in the brewery. This past visit was a Friday at happy hour. The bar was basically empty except for our small group and one other patron.

We had a pretty good happy hour here with a group of about 15 colleagues…read more Drinks were all good, food was good, the bar area got rather hot although and it wasn't even crowded. Not too comfortable. Service was generally fine. Our server took care of us in the bar area, but she also had to deal with tables in the dining room. She did a good job. There must be another bar somewhere else because it seemed like our drinks weren't prepared behind the bar. They'd take a while to prepare after ordering and then come trickling in from somewhere else. The pickle chips, shishito peppers, wings (dry rub and buffalo), chicharon, were all great. Everyone especially liked the bee sting flatbread. The Queen flatbread was rather basic and not too popular, but I think it's supposed to be plain. Something else disappointing for me was that they don't have happy hour specials or a happy hour menu. Everything had to come from the main menu. Not much incentive for a group hitting the local spots for a fun happy hour.

Service was good and food was good as well at the Hearth and Tap this visit. We ordered two of the…read morespecial appetizers and each were just okay. The empanadas would have been very good if cooked a bit longer since they were a bit gummy inside. The shrimp ceviche was served in red sauce and was absent of a decent amount of shrimp. It was tasty but more of a salsa rather than a ceviche. The rib special lacked the promise of the flavors of the chipotle bbq sauce that was promised and described in the menu -- the pork lacked flavor. The chicken Milanese appeared to have been deep fried in a fryer rather than pan fried per tradition. This made the thin slices a bit tough and chewy which was unexpected. Disappointing that I didn't listen to my server who tried to steer me in a different direction as he advised. We haven't been wowed here the last three visits but will give it another shot in a few weeks to see if things have changed for the better. Listen to your servers, people!!

Excellent! We had been looking for a new, GOOD burger joint. I happened upon this place while…read morecruising Yelp and I'm glad I did. I got a Rodeo burger while my wife got a cheeseburger with tomato. We also ordered sweet potato fries and I got wings with spicy bbq sauce. The burgers were smashed to within an inch of their little lives. Little being the operative term. Order a double if you are feeling any kind of hunger pang. Anyway, smashed. Right. The lacing and charred edges were delicious and the crunch of the onion ring validated the choice. Excellent smash burger. So too were my wings! Delicious and crispy. Zero complaints. Oh, they also have some off the beaten beverages like Strawberries and Cream Dr. Pepper and Joe's Iced Teas. Check it out!

efficient, caring and sweet staff…read more we enjoyed a Saturday lunch and the place was hopping

I've ordered out multiple times and the food is delicious, but definitely pricey. My family likes…read morethe japchae and the korean fried chicken but the japchae is an extra charge to add chicken. Not sure why Korean food has gotten so expensive these days.

Excellent service. Good food. Online ordering works well. Food is prepared reasonably fast…read more Five Stars.

I won't be heading back to Peppercorn's anytime soon, GUARANTEED!…read more My wife and I came in and were warmly greeted by the bartender and our drink order was taken promptly and made perfectly...but that's unfortunately where the compliments end for both the restaurant and the bartender. We ordered Nachos for an appetizer and they came out cold. Cheese on the bottom was melted, whatever crap they put on top was ice cold and not melted. Not sure if this is the way they make them ordinarily, but I've never eaten nachos with cheese that was not melted ... we sent it back to be reheated and got a face from the bartender about it... didn't bode well in her favor but more to come on her shortly. Next both of us got The Godfather sandwich with added chopped bacon... it came out undercooked in some parts of the meat hut after the face for sending back the nachos, I sucked it up and just ate the edible parts... in addition to this though, they don't serve it closed. It is not an open faced sandwich, but served open-faced...not terrible, but just weird to me. Probably to prevent room on the plate for more fries to be added. So now the meal has ended, we ask for the check and notice a couple of unusual charges... I had 2 Belvedere and 7up w a lime and my wife had two Spicy Margaritas. We were each charged $25.00 for our 2 drinks...no issues...where it gets nutty is the additional separate charges listed vaguely at $7 and $4. Now the complaint isn't about cost per se, but rather the sneakiness and seemingly dishonest approach by the bartender that was unnecessary. My wife questioned the charges and we were told some nonsense about having to up charge because it was a larger glass for a margarita and it doesn'tcome in a smaller glass...WTF? First off, she didn't ask for a larger glass. Next, why isn't there just a charge for a margarita at one price? If you only serve it in one size, why do you need an up charge on a taller glass? That was the explanation for the 7.00 charge, 3.50 for each drink she had. The 4.00 charge I couldnt even make sense out of ... she explained that it was because margarita's have more than 1 liquor so she had to add an additional liquor fee. What in the holy hell is going on with the pricing for this drink???? So now as far as I can understand we have a $12.50 FLAT fee for a margarita according to its initial charge on the check. Then 3.50 extra for each drink because it is served ONLY in a pint glass... and a $2.00 per drink for extra liquor because more than 1 type of alcohol was put in the Margarita... so now a $12.50 Margarita on the menu becomes an 18 dollar upsell when no one asked for anything larger or additional, other than the way it should be poured according to the drink menu... it was sneaky, underhanded and it made us feel like we were targeted as unsuspecting patrons who wouldn't be back again and the upcharge didn't matter. Well she was right and wrong... wrong that it doesn't matter and was not wrong to do, but she was right that we won't be back again

The appetizer was delicious…read more Then came the meal... His at least five minutes before mine. mine had ingredients in it, including mushrooms, which I am to, despite the fact that it had never been in this recipe before, was it listed on the menu. When I inquired about it on the menu, she said that it was, despite the fact that on the above, I could see it was not. They offered to remake it for me, but not take it off of our bill. They blamed it on the corporate office. We tried to order dessert as it was my birthday and only mine came out. Not my husband's. I'm incredibly disappointed. We will never go back. They've lost long-time customers.

Outstanding! I ordered from them a second time and my order was just as fresh and hot as it was the…read morefirst time. I ordered secret sauce boneless chicken as well as soy garlic wings, with a side of tenders for good measure. The tenders were large and crispy! The boneless chicken was sauced to within an inch of its life. Order light sauce if you fear sticky fingers. Definitely on my short list!

We ordered online. Food was fast and fresh. Was ready on time. It's always good and well packaged…read moreto prevent sogginess. The food kept crispy and hot still by the time we got home.