Brue Bar

Came at a low point in the day I think, just the bartender was out front running the whole show, only 2 others there when I first arrived. But she was wonderful! Even worked with the kitchen so I could get chicken and waffles since I arrived right at the end of the brunch. After a series of hikes in the morning I’m grateful to her and the staff for making that happen since I was craving that! So awesome service! The restaurant was clean and had a good playlist on at a reasonable volume so people could talk and not yell. The bar and drinks looked great too but it was a little early for myself to partake. The food was delicious, I also got the fries on the appetizers which were cooked to perfection and flavorful. My chicken with the waffles was also delicious! They drizzled it in something, maybe hot honey, and that was a great twist. My waffles were ok, personally I’m a crispy waffle person and since they weren’t that crispy that’s my only complaint. But they were still cooked appropriately, with a good portion that left me full but not stuffed. It was great eating chicken and waffles that didn’t feel heavy, so strongly recommend trying them at brunch. Maybe show up sooner than I did though. Would recommend! Need to come back and try a drink!

I wanted to like this place, but it fell short unfortunately. To start, the parking lot is tiny and many of the stalls are reserved for employees. You will likely have to use expensive metered parking instead. Service was friendly, but kind of slow. In general, prices are high for the portion size, even during happy hour. It wasn’t too bad for the truffle fries or Szechuan cauliflower, but it was quite bad for the steak flatbread (especially since the “flatbread” part looked and tasted like a naan from Costco). Taste was good for the fries, but mediocre for the cauliflower and flatbread. The variety of beer on tap was good, but again prices were higher than expected for happy hour.

The food was excellent (the truffle fries may be the best we have ever eaten) and the service was also great. I had the fish tacos and my wife the chicken club. The only complaint was the smell inside. We did want to sit outside but they didn't have service available then. The inside had a faint smell of garbage, or something like that which was very unpleasant. I got used to it but my wife didn't. We would go back but would definitely want to sit outside.