Brady’s Restaurant

Good burgers, nice interior. Also the ducks were very playful:) Enjoyed our stop here.

Stopped here on a road trip — friend and I were trying to avoid one of the million Subway’s or McDonald’s and get an authentic experience.
The décor: is it tacky? Kind of. Is it enjoyable? Oddly, yes. It was relatively empty because we were there at 1pm on a Monday, so we enjoyed sitting at a table right up against the window overlooking the duck pond. Sure, the theme might be a little overdone, but it was certainly better than sitting under fluorescent lights at a fast food chain on the side of the highway.
The food: delicious. I had the chicken bacon ranch wrap (which was filling but actually surprisingly fresh and didn’t make me feel gross), and the fries were some of the best I’ve ever had, no joke. I’m usually not the biggest fan of french fries: they’re either too bland or just too unhealthy, but I’m glad I have Brady’s a try because they actually tasted like potatoes (!!), weren’t drenched in salt, and went very well with the delicious honey mustard. Only complaint was there were more skins on my plate than I would like. Oh, and dessert? The mudslide brownie sundae, was phenomenal. Tasted deliciously homemade (no store bought brownie nonsense) and big enough to share between two, although I could have finished it myself :)
The service: Our waitress was a young woman who didn’t say much (maybe shy) but nevertheless an excellent server, very accommodating and efficient, and it certainly helped that the food was quick due to there not being many people there.
And yes, feeding the ducks is fun. Overall, we were very glad we drove the two miles up the road from the exit to get the experience. Good food, good times.

I’m sure reading reviews you noticed the definite «locals vs. travelers» vibe… Well, I’m a local who is embarrassed by the attitudes of other listed here (more on that later)
First off, the ONE STAR rating is because of the cleanliness of Brady’s & ridiculously slow service. Both issues have gotten progressively worse to warrant this rating.
Take a seat, hope you’re distracted enough by the duck pond view & country décor to NOT NOTICE the air return ducts in the ceilings and the ABSOLUTE FILTH on ceiling surrounding them. Look up at any grill in dining ceiling, above salad bar or bathrooms!!!
But don’t breathe deep & cover your food cause that nasty air is circulating everywhere.
Bathrooms are so bad, use the McDonalds gas station instead! Check out ceiling grills here too. There are local seedy taverns with bathrooms in better shape.
Bathroom doors don’t even close —
NO PAPER TOWELS, So I assume the servers hands are as clean as the air quality. Why hang signs that all food servers must wash & dry hands when you can watch the teenage waitresses leaving bathroom wiping hands on their jeans/​hips.
CHEAP, CHEAP, cheap!!! Automatic paper towel dispensers control costs & your customers would appreciate the option over that stone-​age air hand dryer!!!
Save your $$$ & don’t bother with the Stewart’s Rootbeer varieties. They are attractively displayed on a shelf BEHIND the salad bar, but they serve them right from that NICE WARM SHELF!!! Great, charge me nearly $ 3 bucks for a single serving WARM ROOT BEER! Thank you …
I recently stood for 20+ minutes to pick up a $ 50 take-​out order for our office.
OWNER HIMSELF stood at cash register discussing weather with another local for the ENTIRE 20+ minutes, did NOT give a crap if I wanted a table or needed help. That weather conversation was priority!!!
I finally stepped into waitress station area & flagged down waitress I know to get our order (which was cold of course!) WAITRESS APOLOGIZED FOR THE OWNER (doesn’t that beat all!!!)
Owner then checked me out, asked how the tourists are at our business, but never acknowledged my wait or apologized for not getting someone else to get out order faster. We no longer order there for office lunches, that’s saying something considering this was my crew’s go-​to for 1 – 2 days week!
Back to the attitude of the locals.
Brady’s illustrates my point perfectly!!!
Our community is fueled by tourists & the chamber of commerce & others work hard to bring that demographic here. Yet many locals need a reality check. Whether directly or indirectly –your paychecks come from the tourist flow as well!!!
Would you prefer tourists travel to Somerset? There are MANY better lodging & dining options there, so be careful what you wish for!!!
Brady’s is making a killing off the tourist trade but not bothering to spend anything on even basic maintenance OR cleaning. ?
?? How’s the kitchen if they don’t care to clean where customers can notice the dirt!!!
And customer service doesn’t thrive if even an owner’s attitude is sorely lacking.
I hope it turns around, used to be a local gem. But someone needs to take a hard look at things as they are now.

I love this place! I can’t get enough of their buffalo chicken salad with their awesome celery seed dressing. And yes, as many reviewers have stated it is just iceberg lettuce. If you want fancy field greens or spinach then you need to go back to the city or pick another restaurant because this is the country and the folks that eat here don’t eat that stuff. Many of the regulars would not know what spinach or field greens were so that is who they are catering to. This is a very very small town but it also gets a lot of through traffic due to the skiing and the summer camping.
The menu here is large so you are going to get a lot of reheated frozen food unless you pick something from the daily specials. Also, let’s address the coffee. The town folks like their coffee weak so that is what you are going to get! This is my home town so I know a lot of these folk around here. So my advise would be, if you don’t like weak coffee then pick something else. As far as not having diet pop, they don’t carry what they don’t sell. Again, they cater to locals, that is who keeps them in business.
Portions here are HUGE for the price and I always leave with leftovers. 5 of us ate their last night, getting 2 buffalo chicken salads, eggs & bacon and 2 turkey dinners. I didn’t notice any lumpy gravies and everyone that ordered turkey was happy as were the rest of us.
The inside of the location is also very rustic with wood walls, posters, signs, deer antlers and a fireplace. This is also very much hunting country so a deer head mounted on the wall is pretty normal and many restaurants in town have the same thing.
The restaurant also mentions that it has a water view. It does from the seats facing the rear of the restaurant. There are 2 ponds side by side and lots and lots of ducks. The seats that are in the front of the restaurant don’t have a water view or the entire place would be on an island. There is a large back room which they only open on the weekends or when they are busy. You can also book a party in this room. I guess the reviewer that stated the room with the pond view was closed was talking about this room. The room was added years ago to deal with overflow and parties. The room is never open unless they are busy or there is a party.
The waitresses here are young, usually still in high school or in college. Some have more experience than others and are more outgoing. For some, this is their 1^st job so they are shy and timid as 1 reviewer mentioned. Remember your 1^st job when you were 16 or 18, you probably were shy and timid too.
The owner is there to manage his staff and work, not chat. If he has a moment he will stop by and chat with family members or people he knows but it is usually only for a few moments. He wouldn’t stop and talk to someone he doesn’t know, he’s just not a chatty person.
So, in a nutshell. Portions are HUGE and the menu is extensive which means reheated foods unless you get a daily special or maybe breakfast items. Cabin feel on the inside and only a few seats are pond view. Wait staff is friendly and not down your throat. The ducks and fish are always waiting for bread so bring a loaf or two with you.

I was hoping for a real home style experience that included friendly service when I stopped here. Unfortunately, this did not happen. While the ducks outside the window of my table ran around a beautiful pond, the wait staff did not follow lead. It took a very long time to have our order taken, longer to get our first drink, and then even longer to get our meals. Which, by the way, consisted of eggs and hash browns.
There is a breakfast buffet here and that could be the main draw for diners who want to eat quickly and thus serve themselves. However, if you want to order from the menu, be ready to buckle down and enjoy the view of the ducks outside the window because you’ll be watching them for quite some time.

Went to Brady’s on a Sunday around 11am. We were seated right away by a very timid girl. The view from the table was pretty, looking out towards a lake with ducks.
The service was nice, attentive, and prompt. We both had coffee, which I personally didn’t care for. My boyfriend had eggs, bacon, toast, etc. and I had the chicken mushroom entrée with a baked potato– don’t judge.
My boyfriend said that the bacon was a little soggy but overall everything was fine. My chicken was perfectly grilled and seasoned well, as was the potato. It was a nice meal to just be able to relax, take a deep breath, eat and not be constantly interrupted.
We really enjoyed the service and are always fans of supporting a local business. Brady’s has a menu to please everyone with a better-​than-​diner atmosphere.