The Grille

won’t lie. this was terribly underwhelming. i don’t know that i’d call it gross — i think everything was edible, but i don’t even remember much about it other than Danielle and i agree we didn’t feel the need to go back, though our server was really nice.

The outside is really nice, and spacious. Not much going on inside, its small, and dingy. It becomes packed, and overcrowded when its nice out.
Lot’s of loud, and annoying bros hangout here, so that gets annoying really quick
This place attracts all kinds of annoying.
The service, I can say, sucks. Waited forever to get a drink, when I did I was kind of annoyed by the prices. Thing is the service has been been terrible any time my friends have dragged me to this pit. Have seriously waited anywhere between 5 – 12 minutes for a drink. Even when its quasi, not really busy.
They blast country music, which I get, it is Brunswick, but not when you’re trying to appeal to a younger demographic.
Great if you wanna play volleyball, or wait your turn to play some cornhole. Not a good hangout if you wanna hangout, and chat with some friends.
I don’t get why my friends love this place so much.

ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE! NEVER AGAIN. I was visiting my younger sister and her family in Brunswick last weekend and we opted to order some take-​out. After deciding what we wanted, she suggested The Grille, as they have eaten here many times before and it’s also very close to their home. We consulted two of their online menus for some options (including the one on Unilocal) and called in to order 3 dozen buffalo style wings. My sister went to pick up the order and came back incredibly frustrated, as they charged her double the price of what they are listed for online and what they have always paid in the past. Not one to complain, we strongly urged her to call the restaurant to have them explain. She spoke to the young lady (whom she had paid for the order) and was told that they had recently changed their menu and the prices were different. 12 dozen wings were now $ 15,95 instead of $ 8,95. $ 15,95 for a dozen wings? I live in San Diego where the cost of living is through the roof and not even here would anyone charge $ 16 bucks for wings. Our total bill was almost $ 50 for 3 dozen wings. The four of us could have gone out to dinner for that amount. The young lady apologized for the confusion, explained she was a manager and asked my sister to come back in so that she could credit her the difference. So, my brother-​in-​law got in the car and drove back to the establishment. Upon his arrival, he was met by the owner who decided they would absolutely not be refunding their money… those are the new prices and that’s it. There was no apology. There was no compromise. Nothing. And as far as making him drive back there, after he was told he’d get a refund… touch luck. The owners should be horrified and embarrassed by their level of customer service. Please, please give your money to a place who actually values you AND your business. Apparently, The Grille does not. Stay away.

The Grille is a great authentic Greek restaurant. The portions are huge. The gyros are excellent! I would definitely recommend it.

We used to love coming here a few years ago, what happened? Poor service, poor management. Such a Shame.

My friends and I have frequented this bar over the years, and unfortunately, have had to stop going all together, due to consistently bad service.
The food can be really good. Greek food with HUGE portions. That is if the waitress remembers to put your order in, puts it in correctly, and if the Chef is having a good day and completely cooks your food. It really is HIT or MISS. They do have great specials during happy hour. both food and liquor.
While they have a pretty good beer bottle and liquor selection, their draft beer is never working. Over the 2+ years we’ve been going here, I think a small handful of times we were able to get a draft beer.
So let’s talk about atmosphere. Chef Artie has really missed the mark here. Is this place a bar, restaurant or night club? I guess you can have all three, if you execute it properly, which he has not done. The place is outdated and at times can appear dingy and dirty due to lack of cleaning. The pictures that are posted are obviously very old. There is 1 toilet stall for the woman, which is a DISASTER, always.
We have been in here trying to enjoy dinner before, with vulgar rap music blaring and drunken bar flies enjoying their weekend get-​a-​way. Not exactly what I want to hear while I am trying to eat my $ 15 meal.
It’s really a shame that this place does not have better management because the patio is HUGE and the volleyball court is a great attraction. This is the place they invented the «Bar Rescue» show about. Great potential, horrible execution.
We’ve also headed out for a few drinks late at night, to find that the employees, including Artie use this place as their personal play ground. Artie can be seen groping his flavor of the week instead of tending to his customers, and the bartenders are routinely drunk and non-​attentive.
I get it, there is a place for everyone. Just prepared for a potential train wreck.

If I could give this place zero stars I would. The bartender was completely rude and dismissive. The food is decent but being ignored while the bartender starts yacking on the phone while you’re mid-​order is unforgivable. Avoid at all costs.

This is the kind of bar you see on bar rescue. Where is Jon Taffer when you need him?

The only reason i’m giving this place 3 stars is because #1 the menu is surprisingly good #2 The food was very good and even though the place was packed it came out in halfway decent timing #3 the manager seated us and she was very nice and the waitress was nice and apologizing constantly. #4 even though the place was packed it only took about 45minutes or so to get our food which is ok i guess. #5 The patio looked huge but unfortunately it was cold and windy but we were there for the indoor comedy show anyways.
Now the bad: #1 There were a few guys that i noticed had been served one too many i think this place may need to re-​train their staff on eyeying customers up and how much alcohol to serve them. I used to be a bartender years ago and they seem to be more concerned with money than with customer safety. #2 It was fairly crowded on a friday night but it shouldn’t take 20minutes just for the waitress to ask us our drink orders and another 20 – 30 minutes just to get them. #3 we drove all the way from Hudson ohio about an hour to see the comedy show here but the staff kept the televisions on the ENTIRE time ??? I could barely hear most of the comics jokes because almost everyone in this place was focusing on the tv’s and keeping their voices so high. I don’t know it just seemed to me why would you have these comics come out and perform but be so rude as to not shut off the tv’s? #4 the place was fairly small inside they devoted alot of space to that bar rather than seating which seems strange with the type of menu/​environment they seem to be promoting i dont know it’s just very confusing like it seems they’re trying to cater to the sports crowd/​fine dining crowd/​bar crowd and family crowd all at once and to me that seems like a disaster waiting to happen on any given night. #5 All the staff seemed to be dressed quite well but there was this one girl in a pink sheer shirt with a black bra that you could see right through it… i don’t know how or why anyone let that happen it’s tacky i mean this was a restaurant not a strip club. #6 the layout a the inside is all wrong i don’t know who designed it but i shouldn’t have to be confronted with kitchen staff every 5minutes passing by me with dirty smelly pots/​pans etc… and it was just kind of interrupting ya know ?
All in all i don’t think im going to go back to this place again… the experience just left a dirty taste in my mouth and i feel the manager could have handled that night so much better. I mean they knew alot of people would be coming that night and it just seemed they were more focused on the bar and not on anyone else as much and for all the food and drinks we ordered just between the 8of us… they should have been paying just as much attention to us and our needs.
Oh yea we tried sticking around after the comedy but they had some TERRIBLE Dj come on playing AWFUL music… seriously are you gonna tell me you think everyone only listens to RAP/R&B? No sir you are a failure as a DJ you’re just using the music you like and know. So we left immediately. Im gonna say a very big NEVER AGAIN to this place.

I’m not one for going places I know I’ll run in to people but this is quite a bar. HUGE outdoor patio and bar with a DJ on the weekend. They have a pretty good selection of beer… and ciders! Still the only place I’ve found that serves Hornsby’s, which is my absolute favorite. The pizza is so good. I haven’t had much else to eat here but from what I understand, it’s more of a party place.
There is a volleyball court in the back that I have played on many times. All in all, a great time for a group of friends.

This place was awful for the first time visit. Food was very good when it finally came and we could finally order it. Took 45 minutes to finally get a waitress to come to our table of 8 for the first time. Then didnt get the drink order right. The second time she came we all ordered food since it was 30 minutes later. She didnt get our food right and one plate came 20 minutes after everyone else’s and never brought out an appetizer. She never came back a 3^rd time until we asked for a manager. Then she messed up on checks by charging two different cards to the same tab. We had different people helping our table but still took them way too long to help us until we went seeking for them. It was an awful experience and won’t be going back.

Home town, divey feel copled with standard american beers and an eclectic menu.
I bought the Unilocal deal ($ 20 for $ 10) and took my wife and 3 year old daughter here for dinner mid-​week. The restaurant was pretty empty and there was no hostess, but instead a sign that directed us to see the bartender for a seat. After clearly standing around waiting, I walked to the bar and told the bartender we were looking for a table for 2 and a high chair, after a few awkward seconds of her staring at me, she informed me that I could just sit anywhere. We decided to sit behind the less-​than-​clean fish tank.
The waitress that served us was nice enough. A much younger girl who seemed polite and slightly confused by children. She was prompt and didn’t miss anything on the order (dream big, right?). The beer list seemed very subpar for 2013, with a plethora of light beers and Anhauser-​Busch affiliates, I settled on their best craft brew (Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA) which came in a bottle and had sat around for god knows how long.
Between the 3 of us, we had chicken fingers, onion rings, a greek gyro and the greek lamb burger. All of the food was decent and sensibly priced. Nothing over/​under cooked, but also nothing astounding.
Before leaving, I wandered onto the patio/​deck to check out the outdoor sand volleyball court. There is a very large outdoor bar with what seems to be the same beer selection as inside.
My only suggestions for this bar would be to jump on the craft-​brew movement, advertise more of your outdoor patio and volleyball leagues and have your staff spend some time with kids. I understand it might not be exactly kid-​focused, but the sign instructing parents to keep an eye on their children does make it seem like a kid-​friendly area.
I’ll definitely come back and give it another shot or two, maybe on a busier night, but it will be with a drinking buddy, not a family outing.

Went there with a bunch of dudes for a tame bachelor party. Had a ton of fun on the patio. Servers were nice, but overall service was kind of slow. Beer was really cheap, which negates the slow service. Someone ordered a platter and it came with a ton of food. Good local crowd until midnight. The Brunswick police showed to impress everyone by harassing the DJ. Not the bar’s fault the police were being d!@ks. If anything they should’ve taken the DJ away for playing crap music. Will go back next time I’m in Brunswick… whenever that might be.

Great patio, great people, great staff, great food, great drinks, everything is great here. One thing that really stood out for me is the above average and down right delicious eats in a bar environment. Although I am partial to a Greek inspired menu, there are all kinds of options here. The patio is great, its very large and there are several activities to do out there in the summer, i.e. cornhole, volleyball, etc.
Another thing that I love about the grille is the bar selection. I have never seen a bar that doesn’t specialize in beer, have so many options. I’m very picky and only drink bud light lime and lienenkugel summer shandy and they had both. This is definitely a first for me.
Great job Chef Artie, you turned that location into a real winner!

My wife and I have been here quite a few times and now have given up. We went in the winter a couple of times on a Friday and both times we were seated close to the door. We asked if we could move to a warmer table and we were told they were reserved. We ordered, got our food paid the bill and the tables were still empty wnen we left both times.
Well we figured we’d go back in the summer to avoid that. We got there and they said the only open table on the patio was in front of the speakers but the inside had tables. Not a problem, inside is fine. Almost the entire inside was open. We were lead to the table in the back corner by the kitchen door. We asked to be moved and were told they were expecting a crowd and needed to keep those tables open. Seriously! We were also informed that it would be up to a 50 min wait for food but salads and apps would be faster. We ordered salads and apps and YES THE TABLE WE TABLE WE ASKED TO SIT AT STAYED EMPTY! My wife really liked the Orange County Pizza and that was what she was going to get but didn’t want to wait that long.
Overall from all our experiences we found a few items on the menu are really good the rest are mid-​range. Friday night is date night for us, we both work full time and not up to being treated like a second tier customer. We won’t be back.

The burger was great! It took forever and it wasnt even crowded.

I came back as I said I would…
This time we sat ourself at the bar. Theres actually two bars — one of them is filled with wine bottles. It’s gorgeous.
I had The Grille Gyro and it was reaalllly good. It had grilled onions & red peppers, tzatziki and feta. YUM.
My buddy had the calamari and he said «It’s good and the Hawaiian sauce is f***in delish!»
My last review of The Grille I knocked the food — but they totally redeemed themselves this time! My apologies to this local business. You do indeed have great food!
My only complaint this time was when we arrived we ordered two draft beers — the server came back with a bottle of beer and a ½ full glass of draft beer and stated «Here, the draft is down» and walked away. ?? Got the bill and we were charged for two bottles of beer.
I’ll be back and most likely they’ll be a 4 star.

Always a good time at The Grille. Excellent neighborhood bar that also caters to non-​regulars.
The menu is expansive and my two «must have’s» are the flaming cheese and anything that can be eaten with the signature «Yummy Sauce» (which is everything).
While the food prepared is not at a fast food pace (it’s not meant to be) its worth the wait (and there is plenty to keep you busy). Order up an appetizer play some Keno and enjoy the atmosphere and if you happen to make new friends (everybody is very friendly there) than that’s a bonus.
The wait for a table during the wintertime may be 20 minutes or so (on a busy night), but where isn’t these days. During the summer there is plenty of seating outdoors to enjoy signature dishes and signature drinks.
Sign up at their web page or follow them on Facebook for their happennings and chefs specials during the week.

Great neighborhood spot with fantastic meals and great cocktails. I’ve never had anything bad on the menu, and absolutely love the great customer service. So friendly!
Great patio for groups in the back alongside a VERY long bar. Also have volleyball courts and cornhole boards for the actively minded.

The food at the grille is always top notch! That being said, its not a place to go if you are in a hurry. We have been in several times and it is always a wait — not because the place is busy, that I could understand. The waiting we have experienced is usually after we have been seated. It takes a while to get service, but as I said once you eventually get your meal it is very good.