Browns Socialhouse Courtenay in Courtenay

1661 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay, BC V9N 2K6, Canada

★★★★☆
(560 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant

About

Chill restaurant & bar with elevated takes on pub fare such as burgers & tacos and delicious bowls.

Website
brownssocialhouse.com
Address
1661 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay, BC V9N 2K6, Canada
Plus Code
M2M5+F8 Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
Time Zone
America/Vancouver

Business Hours

Sunday
10 AM–12 AM
Monday
11 AM–12 AM
Tuesday
11 AM–4 PM
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
10 AM–12 AM
Friday
11 AM–12 AM
Saturday
10 AM–12 AM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Great cocktails Sport
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Coffee Healthy options Late-night food Small plates Spirits Wine
Dining options
Brunch Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Amenities
Bar on site Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
High chairs
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Photos

Reviews

4.3
★★★★☆
560 reviews

Most Mentioned

atmosphere (34) dinner (23) server (22) burger (22) bowl (20) patio (19) dragon (10) bartender (9) happy hour (7) allergies (5)
5 stars
327
4 stars
129
3 stars
58
2 stars
20
1 stars
26
★★★★★
December 17, 2024

Alana was an amazing bartender and host. While I experienced great food, atmosphere and drinks she and the rest of the team kept me entertained.

★★★★★
November 13, 2024

The food was amazing great Alfredo pasta and calamari was amazing! Extremely kind and considerate staff feels so welcome here atmosphere was comforting and lively would definitely recommend

★★★★★
September 9, 2024

Haley was fantastic! She was friendly, happy, and so cute! So accommodating she was concerned about my food allergy, and brought me something, just in case. Have always had a great meal and friendly staff at this location. Wish we had one in our town. Will definitely be back!

★★
August 20, 2024

We were welcomed by a wonderful host during our most recent visit to Browns Social House, which made a wonderful first impression. When our server came over to collect our drink order we had a slight issue with ID when ordering an alcoholic beverage which would’ve been no issue as we were okay with changing our order to a non-alcoholic option. However, our waitress handled the matter poorly, by making patronizing remarks and treating us like children for the remainder of our stay, making comments like “oh is that yummy”. Unfortunately due to this poor experience we will be supporting other businesses.

★★★★
August 18, 2024

We have stopped here a few times now but today was really really slow service, 20 min atleast by the time we proceed to when we got our food , and not at all busy Spicy chicken sandwich was good except for the extra extra fatty bacon.

★★★★★
August 6, 2024

We had Alicia as our waitress and wanted to acknowledge her fantastic service. With many dietary restrictions and allergies, our orders could not have been more complicated. She helped all four of us with extreme patience, grace, and knowledge. All our modifications arrived perfectly and she continued to ensure that it stayed that way. We are so grateful for her kindness and care. She made our experience so wonderful !! 💖

★★★★★
August 3, 2024

Food was really good. The server was an absolute gem. We were seated at table 206 around 6pm on August 3rd and our server was a delight. Very charismatic and just wonderful. A fabulous dinner. Thank you so much to our server. She really made our night

★★★★★
May 11, 2024

My boyfriend and I come here regularly for a few drinks and the occasional meal. The staff is always super friendly, we love when Mac bartends. He always greets us with a smile and friendly conversation. All of the servers are great, our absolute favorite is Hailey. She's also so kind and has a very positive vibe.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 15, 2024

Always like the Thai soup, today I had garlic toast and a salad. I had ordered a Caesar but got something else instead. Do check your orders.

★★★
Local Guide
December 8, 2024

Okay good, loud music and good service.

★★★★
November 22, 2024

Noon. First time there. My lady friend ordered fish tacos. They looked great! I had a Trad Burger. So filling. However, our server errored my side order. Took 8ish minutes to rectify. Fine with me. I had a glass of Shiraz. Ill return. Thanks!

★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Went there for a birthday dinner. Ate my average burger 30 minutes after my party. Had bottom of the fryer fries and was still charged for the burger and the aioli( extra 2.25 that i didnt know about). The beers are undersized and the food is underwhelming. Ps - The Florida special was removed from the menu. Dietary restrictions: They put tomatoes on regardless

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Great place in Courtenay for good food, our server Garrett was fantastic huge thumbs up thank you had a lovely evening.

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Great service! Delicious brunch and cool vibes! Social Palmer is my favourite drink but noticed it wasn t on the menu anymore they were kind enough to make it for me anyway!

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Nice Room, Pleasant Staff. Good Service Eats are good Food

★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Food was really good. The server was also excellent. She took our order and then read it back to us to make sure it was right. Everything was brought to us correctly. My only complaint was that it was quite chilly inside. But that s a pretty minor issue I suppose.

★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Cool atmosphere but service was slow, my steak was burnt on the bottom, herb butter cold and potatoes cold. Disappointing for sure. Maybe better next time.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Great for a fancy date night out ! I have dietary restrictions and they were very accommodating. service is out of this world and food was out of this world ! Will always recommend for a night out!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Always great food and great service!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Omg the most amazing restaurant experience I ever had our servicer was so kind and amazing she made me feel so comfortable and safe she made sure everything was perfect and everything was dairy free even the rice she made sure the kitchen was available to make a rice that didn t contain butter inside the rice and she made sure there wasn t any feta cow milk on the bowl I had and it was a amazing delicious meal that I had in a long time thank you to everyone who worked at Brown social house you made my day amazing

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Just had the best burger since arriving in Canada(5 weeks ago!) Great hospitality and ambiance Food

★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

In my opinion, the thai soup had lots of flavour - but formed chicken, no thank you... And unfortunately the lovely server failed to mention it was a $3.50 upcharge. Id opened up my (Queso feature) burger to find a green tomato right as the server asked how everything was. Noting the tomato was green, she offered to get me another. I dont believe in wasting food, so I carried on. Finding other fried and rubbery components to the burger along the way, I was off put by the food in general. Seeing the added charge for the soup, left me feeling an overall sense of dissatisfaction. I have had decent/average experiences here, before - the review is partial to this sitting.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

We have been going to Browns ever since it opened and have never had a bad experience! There are enough staff so that you don t have to wait long for a table or for service. Parking: Huge lot and easy to find close parking.

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

My wife and I had a pleasant meal well served.

★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

The food is good and the service quite good.

June 22, 2024

Ok to start we don t frequent courtenay for various reasons but last week we found ourselves in and around town so my wife and I decided to stop here. As soon as you walk in the door you are greeted with a blast of whatever the weekly top 40 is for music that s so loud you can t hear anyone talk. Then we were seated and greeted with a very unpleasant server who took our drink order and then seemed to have misplaced it or blamed it on the computer can t remember as she wasn t memorable. Then the food came out the butchers burger that I ordered was as if it had been sitting for awhile just waiting for someone to order it. My wife s salad was the saddest portion size for a full sized Cesar salad I have ever seen in my life. The atmosphere was what you d expect from a bar that their key demographic is obviously on the lower scale of age and intelligence due to the place looking like a hockey teams dressing room. All in all it was a terrible experience that I wouldn t recommend to anyone! Especially if you have kids this is NOT a family restaurant and it certainly is not worth the wait or the money you spend.

★★
June 22, 2024

Like every time, I was expecting a good dining experience. However, it turned out to be a bad one for me. The waitress asked for my ID while choosing to not ask my friend for the same. While I have no issues identifying myself in a public place but I think it should be done in a manner so that one does not feel any prejudice. Also, being told what do you mean? for every thing I had to say during my couple of minutes of interactions with the waitress has left me wondering whether I was really accepted in the restaurant as a customer and whether my presence was disliked by some. Working in customer service I do realize that customers can be unpleasant many a times, however, this particular experience was such that it made me feel excluded and different to others. All I can say is it was a bad experience yesterday at a place where I felt happy and had enjoyed my meals. Going here alone or with someone made no difference. But yesterday was different and will linger for a while for me, it was also a learning moment.

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

The food selection, quality and service is absolutely amazing, thank you to Paige and the rest of the Browns Team!

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Great staff and atmosphere. Watched the hockey and had the chicken sandwhich, was delicious. Will return.

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

Food and service was excellent today.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Interesting

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Ordered take out. Had blackened chicken fettuccine with garlic bread and it was

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Go there often for business meetings or with friends . Very friendly and welcoming staff ! Food is up to par as usual with Browns . Its fairly new ( last year ) so its in great shape and it delivers great ambience. The manager is amazing and the entire experience

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Excellent service, not a lot of food for three price

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Great service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Quick service, food was good, friendly bartender, nice open patio

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

By far one of the best customer service spots I ve been to. After waiting for our food which seemed a little longer than normal, we were told that the ordering process had been delayed due to the computer. Because of this wait, the amazing workers covered our entire meal and addressed us with the most friendly apologies. We will definitely be back for yummy food as well! Thank you again!

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Garrett ruled! Parking: Right up against the restaurant. Great parking. Food : 5/5 |

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Great place to meet up with friends and enjoy lunch!

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Delivery should have rang our doorbell as our food sat outside until it was cold. I wont ever give a tip again as part of delivery is delivering hot food to your door, they sat the bag under my light up door bell a couple of feet below it. It would have signalled that they had delivered the food. Although the food was cold and required reheating it was quite good. I recommend their food to anyone else who is looking for a great meal. Although be weary of the delivery service as they dont understand that knocking at the door or ringing the doorbell is part of the service!

Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Small, expensive portions. Left hungry.

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Serena is an absolute gem! She was so lovely paired with excellent service. Not only did she provide above and beyond service, she helped us Gen Xers with an iPhone question. LOL. We will back and ask for her specifically!

May 22, 2024

Too much waiting

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Jackson was amazing. We were here to catch up long lost memories and he accommodated our tardiness. Made our night amazing and very special.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Parking: Good Food

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

I been to so many browns I love the experience and the food is so amazing especially the service by sage so amazing in Courteney location and the food is outstanding compared to other locations thank you guys for the amazing food

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Jackson is a beauty

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Jackson hooked us up with wonderful service

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Sage was a rockstar during my visit. She made sure my table was handled with the utmost care. My grandmother can be a handful but was loved the service provided our table while bartending

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Decent alfredo but some amazing drinks made by Sage the bartender. Thanks Sage

★★★★
April 22, 2024

We really enjoyed our dinner at Brown s. Garret was our server and he was very friendly and efficient. We enjoyed our dining experience.

★★★★
April 22, 2024

Garrett was awesome! Super kind, and read us well.

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Great food staff.Jamson was really great

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Love this restaurant! Good was amazing and the service was amazing! Jackson is one of the best waiters I ve ever had anywhere. He was always smiling and very attentive to the whole table. Very Friendly and it was clear he loves what he does. Thanks again Jackson!

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Jackson is one of the best or should I say best ever waiter He is fast,efficient,caring and fills all of your needs immediately Definitely going back and asking for him to be our waiter

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Had a great time, our server Jackson was super friendly and made the experience next level

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Jackson was very kind and funny! Great service :)

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

We had excellent service from Jackson!

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

My wife and I are visiting from Whitehorse, and went to this restaurant. Our waiter Jackson was very entertaining and knowledgeable of the menu, and the meals were great. Dynamite roll and the Chicken Alfredo, it was amazing. We would recommend this restaurant most definitely. Cheers, Thanks Jackson.

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

My recent visit to Browns Social House was an exceptional experience, largely due to our waiter, Jax. From the moment we were seated, Jax displayed an unmatched level of attentiveness, ensuring our needs were promptly met with a warm and engaging demeanor. What truly set Jax apart was his natural ability to connect with our kids. He had a knack for making them laugh, turning what could have been a typical dining experience into a delightful and memorable outing for the whole family. Jaxs service was the perfect complement to the inviting atmosphere and delicious food at Browns Social House, making our visit truly outstanding.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

We dined in for my birthday this evening and were graced with Jackson as our server. The food was delicious, prompt and presented nicely. While the food was great, I wanted to highlight that Jackson really made this experience memorable with his easy going and happy demeanor. Cheers!

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

We had a wonderful dinner and our server Jackson was the best!

★★★★
April 22, 2024

Serena was very polite and helpful with making our dietary needs heard. She was very welcoming and friendly.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

My wife and I are in town visiting for the long weekend and popped in for dinner. The food was great and the service from Serena was exceptional. Great personality and accommodated my menu adjustments. Hire more like her.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

My wife got the Thai chicken soup and I got the Spicy crispy chicken sandwich, we enjoyed both of them! Talisha was very personable and helpful on what to do with our time in courtenay as we are from the mainland. We will be back!

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

I love the bowls here, and the service is always great. When we were here last Jackson was our tables waiter and he was extremely pleasant and likeable.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

This was one of our best dine in experience. Thank you Sania for everything. We enjoyed every bit of it.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Had a great meal. The server, Jackson took great care of us and provided everything we needed. Ill ask to be at one of his tables again!

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Sonia is the best server we ve ever had!

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Great people, great prices, great food. You will not be disappointed if you go there.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Good food and the service was excellent.

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

We were in town for work and had a delicious dinner. Jackson was our server and was excellent!

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

Our waiter, Jackson, was the most smiley, happy, cheerful guy. Really nice to talk to. He made our dining experience enjoyable, and the food and ambience was great too. I would recommend the dragon bowl and potato crusted cod bowl. Dietary restrictions: Good gluten friendly and vegetarian accommodations.

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

Jackson provided outstanding service!

★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Had the blackened chicken cowboy salad. The flavor was delicious. However, the portion left more to be desired. For $21, I expected a main salad. What I received seemed more of a serving that would accompany a main. The service was good, the waitress engaged in small talk. The atmosphere was warm and inviting. Little pricey, wife and I both had salads with water and spent $60 with tip.

February 22, 2024

I went to Brown s on Sunday, 28 January 2024. It was the worst dining experience I ve had on Vancouver Island ever it took 20 minutes for someone to take out order. We had to flag that person down. It took an hour after that for our meal to come, all three meals were horrible and parts of them were sent back one dish had chicken in it. The chicken was little tiny, dark brown nuggets that were unrecognizable as food. The cod dish was to come with coconut rice and it came with a huge portion of plain rice. Instead, I had a hamburger that was black burnt on both sides and tough as the sole of a shoe. I sent it back. I left the restaurant my friend stayed.and we re not charged. After 1. 1/2 hours of waiting I got a burnt hamburger. Shame on you chef your meals should not have been served.

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Best beef dip ever!!!

February 22, 2024

Used to be good food back when it opened but has gone downhill. Ordered fish and chips on Skip the dishes and fish came over done with burnt batter.

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Drove up from Campbell River for a dinner date on Sunday night. Coming from a big city with lots of dinning options & managing a large restaurant in the recent past, I haven t been thrilled with the restaurant experience since I ve moved out to the island. - Until Sunday. Easily the BEST service & atmosphere experience I ve had since I move out to BC. - Huge thank you to Garrett our server. He went the extra mile & took the extra steps to make our experience was absolutely fantastic. Would highly recommend & even consider making this a routine experience for the both of us!

★★
February 22, 2024

My husband and I went there for lunch today, it was horrible! My husband ordered the beef noodle bowl, the beef was stringy and had more bean sprouts than noodles.I had the Thai chicken lettuce wraps, it was horrible! I got a totol of eight small cubes of chicken, lots of bean sprouts and a half head of iceberg lettuce! Not good! We definately will not return!

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Relaxing casual dining experience

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Awesome all food was excellent and goods

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Basic everyday chain restaurant The ice tea was weak.... even after 4 attempts. Dont sit under the heat bar (you will fry) Parking: Parking in in the thrifty foods lot

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Vegetarian options: Veggie options are all wonderful!

★★★
December 22, 2023

A bit pricey for what you get. The food is usually good, but not great. The atmosphere is always good though.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Extremely overpriced for poor quality food. Yam fries are 9$ for about 30 fries, and the crispy chicken burger had no flavour and was 80% crispy and 20% chicken. Very dissatisfied with my time.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Nice New Years Eve dinner. Friendly staff!

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Lunch/dinner date with my beautiful wife.... wish I could say it was a positive experience. Drove from Parksville to Courtenay for the afternoon with my wife to enjoy some time together and decided to hit up Browns as wed never been before, and never will again. Im not sure if our server was Lauren, but thats what the receipt says, though I wouldnt put much faith in it as she couldnt even remember to take our order, and once it was taken, couldnt figure out what table it went to. We placed our drink order. 2 waters, 2 coffees. We received the 2 waters right away by someone else, but took approx 13 mins to get our coffees, (after being asked if we had ordered anything other tha waters). You wrote our order down on your tablet but couldnt remember if we ordered anything other than our waters? Yes, our $4.25ea coffees. Then a server came to our table to bring us Iced Teas we did not order. Eventually, we got our coffee. Then she finally asked if we wanted to start with an appy. We said sure, just a fries to share. That took awhile to get, and once we got the 29 pieces of fries, ( that cost $9.00 for an amount of fries I could fit in the palm of my hand, I know this, because I watched a cook put one handful of fries on the plate and let it sit until barely luke warm). Another server brought our fries, (have yet to have a positive interaction with our actual server, as she was more focused on her friends beside us). Shortly after we received our fries we were brought food we didnt order, once again. Finally she took our order. My wife had a Dragon Tofu Bowl, it wasnt anything to write home about, (my wife is vegan, asked not to have the cream sauce, but experienced the sauce anyways, good thing she isnt allergic to dairy). I ordered the Florida Special with fries. Crispy chicken was in the description. I didnt know it would be crispy inside and out. Terrible bricks of torched batter, or is it supposed to be black? The meat inside was dryer than Australia in dead of summer. The server Lauren? would have known if she had checked on us. Not once during our food consumption did she ask how our meal was. Absolutely terrible service, terrible food. We never not leave a tip. This was our first time not leaving a tip, and have eaten at hundreds of places all over North America. Its really not that difficult to make sure we get a coffee, ask if we need anything, cook a peice of chicken, hold the dairy.... is it?

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

First time to restaurant and everything was excellent. Blackened chicken cowboy salad and Crispy chicken tacos

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Awesome manager and staff

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The food is always very delicious and the staff are always very polite and they care a lot about the customers. The customer service is fantastic and its always a positive experience.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Giving 5 stars because Megan really crushed it tonight. She made sure that my allergies were taken care of. She also ensured that I got the spice level that I was looking for. And the food was really good. Thanks Megan!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Very nice clean room very quiet was very nice to be able to

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

My dinner was horrible. Our server kept leaning on the table everytime she came over, I was drinking coffee and had to ask for a refill after waiting for her to ask for 10 minutes. Our server went missing often and when she did come back she seems more messed up than the last time.i would definitely not recommend. Add on to previous review... I was contacted by the owner and he was surprised and upset that we were treated in a manner that does not reflect how he runs his business. He has gone above and beyond to win back our business. It is very nice that he actually takes reviews to heart and wants to fix issues, not just ignore them. Thank you Adam, we will definitely be back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The staff were very friendly. One of the best atmospheres for a restaurant locally in central Courtenay. Food was pretty good overall. I had the classic Browns Dragon Bowl #28. So whats the 28 stand for?

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

One of my favorite places to dine.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Slightly understaffed...

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Dropped in with my Mom and had an excellent Honey Ginger Basil mocktail suggested by our server. Fish tacos and dynamite roll were top notch. Menu inspired some cooking when I got home. Love the individual W/Cs. Found it very noisy, but thats a sign of a hoppin hang out. I just prefer a quieter atmosphere. Will definitely go back.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Eggs Benedict sauce separated, fish in the fish and chips was under cooked and my sons burger had to be re cooked as it was raw in the middle. First time at Browns and wont be back.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Server was kind and helpful. Food was good too.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Friendly atmosphere. Mia did an excellent job serving my table and made me feel welcome. Parking: Good

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Amazing customer service from our waitress, she was very friendly and professional. The wait time wasn t too long for our meals. The Butchers Block Burger was by far the best burger I ve had, and it was at a reasonable cost. Definitely going to dine in again

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Awesome place - great food, great service and their decaf coffee is my fave. 5 stars! What a great addition to Courtenay!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I love dragon bowls! I probably spent $300 at browns last month because of how good they are.... And the service is even better. Benny and Paige are super awesome and all the waitresses know my order, I dont even have to say it anymore! :) :)

★★★
December 22, 2023

$12.50 for your oreo dessert!?! Are you on glue!!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Ordered takeout tonight. I wanted a chicken quesadilla with no jalapenos and yam fries...somehow ended up with a massive crispy chicken burger that I didnt order..even after my boyfriend confirmed that he wanted a quesadilla.. disappointed.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Best Fish Tacos I get Franks instead of chipotle

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Friendly Staff Great Food Quick Service

★★★★
December 22, 2023

The floors were filthy but thats unavoidable do to the hundreds of people strolling through

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Nice place to spend time with your beloved ones, liked the ambience very much. Social hours discount price after 9pm is an attraction as the price is little higher than other restaurant.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

A little pricey but good food and friendly staff

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Even if we were on Friday with their No reservations policy they still accommodate us really well with our group of 15people. Great service everytime and food is always at its best

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food was great, took a bit of time, but kitchen was understably busy.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Music way too loud, food not all that great, two people $80.00 not. Sorry.

December 22, 2023

Food was way over cooked and way over priced. Waitresses were more interested in chit chat then taking care of customers

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

We got served by Alana, she was wonderful and made sure we had everything we needed! Thanks Alana

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Adam and his team have it dialed in at all times! Great atmosphere, friendly staff and some great food! One of my favorite spots here in the valley!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Browns has a wide range of selections for everyone, and while it s on the expensive side, it s worth it for the quality and portions of food you receive. The staff are consistently super nice and friendly, and even when it s busy they don t seem stressed or in a rush to turn around tables. I highly suggest the Oreo cheesecake for dessert, it s great!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The new Browns has become our go-to after work place for after work. Great atmosphere, service and value.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Impeccable service once again!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

There was a mix up with my order for pickup but the staff went above and beyond to make things right. The service is always good at Browns but this was exceptional. The food was delicious as usual.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good burger! Good waitress! Good spot!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Management and waitress went above and beyond to make our Mother s Day dinner out great. When our table was in an area that was hot, they came up with several options. When we decided to stay with the table in the heat, they opened up one of the sun screens as soon as we asked. They also brought us calamari on the house to make up for the heat. Food came quickly and service was fantastic.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Brown s Social House has great food and was always our weekly go tp when we were in Courtenay. Today, I ordered my usual, Dragon Bowl and my husband had fish and chips. The food tasted great, however, the portions are much smaller now. My husband had a handful of fries and the dragon bowl was more like an appetizer size with just a couple spoonfuls of rice. We always order the same thing, so it is very evident that the meal no longer fills us up. We are both average size people, and it doesn t take much to fill us up! The old serving was more than adequate! Service is good here and the server did try to compensate us by giving us a dessert to share, however, we would have preferred our normal size meals. One drink each, and our meal was over $80.00 with a tip! This is not the same good value we grew accustomed to, and sadly, may not got back!

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Tried their gyoza and quesadilla - both were very underwhelming. The gyoza were probably the worst Ive ever had, and the quesadilla was just very dry. Would not recommend.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good food, decent prices and Lauren was super nice and helpful. Definitely will return.

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Excellent service and great food Ask for Winter the server shes absolutely fantastic Wheelchair accessibility: Its ground level

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Browns is fine but their portion sizes are getting smaller and smaller. A friend sitting next to me ordered the black and chicken pasta and the piece of chicken that came with it looked about the size of a chicken thigh. Remember when those are things used to come with a whole chicken breast. Now it looks like youre maybe getting a third, pretty bad when youre paying 26 dollars for a plate of pasta. My experience just happened to be at this location. I honestly should have taken a picture.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Very nice bar. Nice breeze blowing through on a hot day. Showing Stanley cup, yeah! Friendly staff. Bar seats are very comfortable to lean back and watch the game.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

On a lovely sunny day, we stopped for drinks and snacks so their covered patio area was great. The view is only of the mall parking lot, but we still enjoyed it. (I do like watching traffic . .). The service was quick and friendly. The beer selection was good and my wife loved her Prosecco Sangria. I ordered the salt & pepper dry ribs and the Dynamite Roll to share and both were excellent.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I was with a party of at least 20 people and our food came out so fast!! it took like 7 minutes to get the first plate out. And it was absolutely delicious we were all out of there in a hour.

★★★
December 22, 2023

Love this place. Food is always good we go their for their amazing nachos and dragon bowl but last two time the nachos have been really bad. It barely had any chese or any vegetable on them. Hopefully they will fix it because i love going their.

★★
December 22, 2023

I ordered Dragon bowl today. Usually the food from here is always delicious. Unfortunately, today the rice were undercooked. They were hard to chew. Not happy my favourite restaurant ruined my meal.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great place for casual dinners and great food. Awesome service, great servers and worth every penny.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Its still amateur hour at this franchise...

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Wow best sports Bar Ive been in. For a long time. Please go you wont regret.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food came out cold. No idea how a burger and its onion rings were ice cold. They fixed it, but the rest of the people at the table were done way before the fix arrived.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

good place eat. pretty much like every other Browns social house. outside patio is nice

December 22, 2023

Disgusting, no better way to put it. We stopped here a few days ago while passing through town and we wish we had not. Our table/booth floor was sticky, table was still wet from what we hope was disinfectant, the restaurant was about half full and it took 20 minutes to get our drinks from a waitress who clearly did not want to be there. Our fish tacos were dry and bland With the tortilla shells half burnt , when I questioned our waitress about this she told us that s the way the kitchen cooks it and pointed towards the open window with the kitchen staff at which time my girlfriend said ummm that guys picking his nose , there was a cook in clear sight picking away with one hand while the other hand was doing something down below - assuming handling food - seriously???! What makes it worse is that our waitress thought it was funny and walked away laughing. We stopped eating our burnt dry tacos paid our bill and left disgusted and disappointed. Shame on you Browns for your horrible food , horrible staff , and horrible restaurant GROSS!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The menu has depth with some extraordinary items. The wine list is varied as well with fairly decent choices. For a mid-afternoon Lunch Period, service was very good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

We sat on the outer area.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food awesome service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Mia was our waitress and she was so sweet! She went above and beyond to make our visit great and we appreciated it a lot.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Best meat ever in Canada. Totally recommend the steak&frites

★★★
December 22, 2023

Lunch was pretty nice. Nothing amazing but good. Server was friendly but for being as slow as it was, it was weird that we kind of felt like an afterthought. It took her 15min to come by after we had finished, just so we could ask for the bill. We werent in a hurry so no big deal, but it was obvious we werent a priority. The prices are very high though for what you get. Its very expensive for a chain pub. Drinks especially. It was alright though. I might be back eventually but it definitely didnt make my top 10 in the valley.

★★
December 22, 2023

I dined in for lunch on my own during my lunch break. Jackson, was my server and was absolutely wonderful. The problem lies with my order, which was the Blackened Chicken Caesar Salad, with no bacon - as I am allergic. I know Jackson recorded the allergy on the order, so the error happened in the kitchen. Half-way through my salad is when I noticed some bacon bits and called Jackson over. I explained to him that I cannot finish the salad and asked that he bring to the kitchens attention. He came back, apologized again, and brought me the bill. Oddly enough, he asked if I wanted to take the salad to-go...which I cant do because it has bacon in it...I was pretty disappointed that no effort was made to try and make things right. Not even an offer to discount the mistake so that I might return. Not everyone considers pork products like condiments, some of us actually get sick from consuming it, thats why it is mentioned at the time of ordering...So disappointing when a kitchen cant put together a salad without pork.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I greatly enjoyed the service, food, and the drinks! Thanks a ton, Mat Food : 5/5

★★★
December 22, 2023

Ive been here many times before and prior to tonight Ive had great service and good food but I got tonight I warmish food, slow service took over an hour to get our food, waiter was all over the place and my food was super salty and gross kinda wished i said something and saved my money and got McDonalds. Im hoping this is a one off.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

In town for work and came here for dinner. Was seated right away. Service is prompt and good. Meal was prepared quickly and was very good.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Service is so slow and the food has really gone downhill over the years and portion size has shrunk while the price goes up! I ve been ordering the dragon bowl and used to be able to bring leftovers home and now the chicken seems prepackaged and it all tastes like it came out of a bag. Also the service was so slow tonight. We were sat for five minutes with no service and then when the server arrived she had no water, so another five minutes to wait for the water and about 15 minutes after that for the drinks.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Awesome service, our server told the kitchen we really liked the sushi and wanted to try to make it at home, so they made us a surprise make your own sushi kit to go! Server and kitchen were amazing!

★★
December 22, 2023

Decided to give this place another chance after our last visit as we love browns in edmonton, and its right across the street from our hotel. Our server was absolutely uncaring and dismissive. When she would check on the two of us, it was asking over her shoulder walking away, ignoring our response. She had no smile, no friendly welcoming demeanor. She behaved like we were an utter inconvience to her, and was quite rude over my Government issued Alberta Drivers Licence for ID. The food was great, but it is deplorable that the manager keeps waitstaff like this. A paying customer should be treated like a guest with hospitality, care and welcomed. I would not recommend this establishment, and the manager should go over customer SERVICE with their staff.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Stopped in for a quick lunch with my parents. Our server Garret was very knowledgeable about the menu and size portions, so upon his recommendations we all chose a wonderful dish. Garret was super friendly, fun and extremely patient with my senior parents. We all laughed that the music is FAR TOO LOUD so we were seated in a quiet spot. We will definitely visit again.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Awesome customer service

December 22, 2023

Ordered take out while passing through, the dragon chicken bowl had about 3 pieces of edible chicken in it the other pieces had black burnt flecks on it, the rice was half cooked - like how do you not know how To cook rice? , calamari was soggy and barely had any coating on it it was like chewing a piece of bubble gum. Yuck thanks for ruining my road trip browns! Never again!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Garret is always a pleasure to be served by!!! Great drinks too

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Service and food were both awesome. Always enjoy it here

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Had a male server, he was awesome and the food too. That s our to go to restaurant.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Good place for lunch or dinner. Good service and good food. Perhaps pricier than some other places, but youre paying for the higher end surroundings too.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great Service, great food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Love this place, classic browns menu. Its always busy and the atmosphere is good. Friendly attractive and friendly staff. Great spot for lunch or a drink on a Friday night. Tip: if you get the #28 Dragon Bowl... get chicken AND Tofu. You can thank me later.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Calamari was cold and chewy. Service was awesome and our server was great.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great service and gold food..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Comfy ambiance, great food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great food and awesome service!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Food and drinks are always amazing! Staff is friendly :)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Really awesome place. Friendly staff and a gender inclusive bathroom setup to boot!