Wowee wow wow! What a cool addition to Brewster! First; location: it's a little loopy, but if you are familiar with the area, you know you can reach this spot numerous ways; from 684,84, 22, Main St. so pretty centrally located, but Waze it if you don't know the area. For the older folk (me apparently) you'd remember this building as the Italian restaurant/banquet hall of Sortinos. More recently it was the two level Bull and Barrel. Well bye bye line dancing and mechanical Bull! Hello NYC jazz! Fun, casual but elegant; intimate and candlelit. But don't be shy if your single, this is not necessarily a smug date night only place. There were many singles of varying ages happily sitting at the bar enjoying the fabulous cocktails, generous portions of tapas (more coming on that) and a select wine menu which was thorough without being overwhelming and redundant. Thursday nights music is by donation only, with the expectation you will spend at least $25 on your dining and drinking. Seems fair to me and it was. As a first timer, I was not going to commit to a Friday or Saturday night where music is an extra $20 per head. Needless to say, the talent was so friendly, personable and accessible (they hung out at the bar between sets, stepped off the stage to highlife the solos of the others) and so incredibly GOOD, that I put MORE in the mailbox than I would have on the weekend (that's psychology for you!) every seat is a good one, but I LOVED our high top against the far wall because we could take the whole room in. The tapas servings were more like dinner bowls. I had the Buffalo tator tots and the roasted Brussels sprouts, which was topped with a piece of mozzarella. The men had sliders which they said were delicious. Even with the three of us sharing my choices, we still didn't finish, so those generous portions are to be noted when you are sharing numerous "small" bites. We had to leave early because Thursday, but highly recommend this spot and hope to get there again soon. Oh; another tip, this is the top floor of what was Bull and Barrell. Be prepared for an indoor stair climb and a smallish but not crowded at all room but one that you MUST make a reservation for. Obviously you could get lucky as a walk in, but after that roundabout drive, it would suck if you got turned away. Oh! And make sure your phone is charged, you will need it for the menu. I sometimes leave mine in the car for dinner to give my full attention to my guests, so that would have sucked to. And shout out to our waitress who was prompt, pleasant and available to whisper in my ear so I could hear her over the band. And to the great kitchen staff who got our food to us even before our cocktails arrived..oops..no harm done. read more