Brockberry Cafe

We gave downtown Brockville's Brockberry Café a try for lunch on our recent May long weekend trip from Toronto to Montreal. Briefly, it's acceptable, but a little pricey for the quality we experienced. The dining room is clean, bright and overlooks the city's main street.

We ordered two Beau's lagered ales, the superb local product of Eastern Ontario. Our server went to check, returned, and reported they did not carry it, so we both had a small draught of Wellington County Ale.

We both had the recommended $12 Crepe Neptune that came with a choice of sides. My wife chose the lettuce salad and I just had to try the soup of the day, Pork with Cauliflower and Broccoli. The single crepe was slightly disappointing, filled mostly with surimi, or "crab select" according to the menu, accompanied by a few tiny shrimp and 3 bay scallops in a bland béchamel sauce. However, the soup was novel and well crafted with ample cubes of lean cubes of pork and lots of tasty cauliflower and broccoli that had not given up their flavors to the light stock. The salad was just OK.

As she was clearing our plates our server informed us that they did indeed have Beau's beer on draught and asked if we wanted some now. We declined. I always thought servers were trained to check before every shift to learn of any new items that may have been added.

In all, we will probably try here again on our next trip, but be a little more careful in what we order.

It's not easy to keep the quality up but this restaurant sure seemed to.

Nice touches were the extra fresh salads (no brown leaves at all), home made croutons, real shaved Parmesan cheese. Add in fresh biscuits in lieu of bread.

Main courses were small to well portioned, except for the Pad Thai which was a huge portion.

Desserts were all fresh and yummy.

Pricing was very good. Where can you get an excellent restaurant Cappuccino for less than $3.50? Or an expresso for $2.50?

Definitely heading back there again soon.

We had our wedding ceremony & dinner at the Brockberry, right from step one of planning we were greeted with a warm welcome. The atmosphere, food and service was top notch & the suite was the perfect setting for our wedding night. Hats off Josie & Seth we thank you and the staff(Lori) for a job well done for making our wedding memorable. See you soon.
Cheers Rodney & Denise Prosser

I have eaten at the Brockberry on numerous occasions and it is now my #1 choice for entertaining my corporate clientele. The food is always excellent, lunches, dinners and outside catering (Chamber of Commerce, DBIA and Special Occasion events), and the service is professional. I have introduced many new clients to the Brockberry who have returned many times due to their positive first experience.

The food was great!! It was my mother's birthday and Seth took care of getting the cake, it was wonderful. Our waitress was also great. We ordered the special of salmon and the pork loin, and also the fish and chips. Nothing but really good thing to say. We had a great time.

My husband and I had our our wedding reception for 48 adults and 6 children at the Brockberry Cafe on Sept 13/08. We had munchies and cocktails on the patio and dinner in the very elegantly decorated dining room. All were fabulous! The staff was very professional and helpful. It was a very intimate and enjoyable evening. A great time had by all! Thanks to Josi and Seth for a memorable evening! Also, the entertainment provided by Les Picard was superb!! If you have a chance to hear him play you won't be dissappointed!

We have frequently eaten at the Brockberry Cafe and it has always been lovely. I like the sun room during the day and the beautiful historic rooms in the back at night. The food has always been wonderful and the staff is friendly and courtious. Pot stickers and Caesar salad are aways a must -- I even get cravings for them. We've never been rushed out, even on a busy night. We've always felt welcome to just sit, have a drink, and enjoy our evening out. If you want a restaurant that truly combines all that Brockville has to offer -- charm, history, and good food -- then the Brockberry Cafe is a must.

terrible experience. too bad i had heard that the food used to be good here

I read these reviews and I wonder if we are talking about the same Brockberry. My husband and I have eaten there three times now and all three times we were very disappointed. First of all we found the dining room not very clean, we were seated in the corner on one occasion and while the baseboards are big old wood ones, they were very, very dirty. The chalk board had been written over so many times but not cleaned so it looked tacky. The service is so, so, the waitresses could use some professional training, such as how to serve, how to clear, what to clear, etc. Lastly, the food we had was terrible. One on occasion I had the chicken and it was literally burnt on the bottom and so dry I could not eat it. I showed it to the waitress and she knew I did not eat it but did not offer anything in compensation, and she charged me for it. I did not bother to argue because I knew it would be my last time there. And atmoshere......I don't know but I don't see any.

I have eaten at the Brockberry on more occasions than I can count. The food is always excellent, the service impeccable, the prices really reasonable. If someone asks for a place to eat I always recommend the Brockberry. You are never disappointed.