Bobbique

February 8, 2008
Interesting place. Fairly good selection with the taps primarily coming from a single brewer (most recently Sly Fox). The bartend staff was very quick, but they also seemed a little impatient as we decided what we were drinking. My only real complaint is the same I have about Brickhouse right across the street. Generally the people who go there are not appreciative of the beer that is on tap. Why everyone what paying $6 for a Bud Light when $6 could get you most other things is beyond me.

March 28, 2007
My friends and I visited Bobbique a few nights ago for a great dinner with Sixpoints ales on tap and one on cask. The industrial looking place was actually very comfortable as we sat at the bar and were served promptly and often. The menu was a simple one page, but the meals that were served came across like high culinary arts applied to your mama’s best bbq recipe. The beer selection was very good, though we mostly had pints from the tap. Dismiss the scene rating to the right as this place is easily on par with the best bbq places in NYC such as Virgil’s and the Dinosaur. It is simply a great place.

January 19, 2007
I thoroughly enjoed this place. You come in order at a register and then wait at your table. Live music, tonight an old hippie played a mandolin, awesome. Selection is good for LI as mentioned below. I was highy surprised to get some hard to find 6point offerings, as well as Capt Lawrence. Plus a surprise Lein’s Sunset Wheat, where did this come from. The pints are all about 6 bucks, large bottles modestly priced at around $15 (mostly belgian). The food was freaking terrific, nothing fancy but good. Decor is simple yet cool, high ceiling, wide bar. It was hard for me to judge service, since it isnt a traditional "waitor" kind of place. Check it out for sure.

December 6, 2006
this palce was a nice surprise, though very exspensive. I didn’t try the food but did sample a few beers. A wide variety of both good and bad (pork slap -c’mon). Every beer is way overpriced, but you have a drive a ways for a distributor that carries what he has.

November 30, 2006 [ Updated March 18, 2007 ]
Notalush summed up the tap and bottle selection pretty well. The bottle list was well apportioned with a good mix of local brews, out of area micros, and other imports. For a restaurant that is not actively going after craft beer drinkers I was thoroughly impressed Additionally they have a fair list of scotch and bourbons as well. The bbq was great and came to the table quick, the waitress was attentive both nights I was there. Not quite sure about the "country-fried atmosphere" but the place was decorated as a faux roadhouse/garage and the lighting was fairly dark in places. I would recommend bringing a jacket as it is a bit on the cool side indoors. On the weekend their is live blues which can get a little noisy. The crowd I saw while there was mostly 20 somethings on the weekend and an older set during the week. Definitely worth checking out if you are in the area.

November 11, 2006 [ Updated July 8, 2007 ]
[update - we’ve be frequenting the place a lot lately, and my opinion has improved a lot - great food (though limited for us vegetarians, but it IS a bbq place) - the sweet potato fries are out of this world - it’s usually not crouded unless you’re there when the live music is going - the bartenders are all extremely friendly and attentive - the taps don’t rotate very quickly, though, and the pints are kind of expensive, especially since they’re mostly local - the happy hour only goes until 6, and isn’t much of a deal - and the fact that they chill their glasses is a real turn-off - you take the good with the bad, though, as this is the best place to get a beer on LI] So this new BBQ joint just opened up across the street from the Brickhouse Brewery, and we heard they had a good beer selection - let me say that, for this area of the island, it certainly is true - you won’t find a better selection - 12 taps (mostly area stuff like Blue Point, Sixpoint, Brooklyn - SN Celebration and Stone Smoked Porter were on too), and two casks (Captain Lawrence Double IPA and Blue Point ESB were on when we were there) - the bottles aren’t any you can’t buy in the area, but it’s still nice to go to a place on the island where you can get bottles of Lagunitas, Smuttynose and Stone