The food (especially the Boquerones and the Bahn Mi) were fantastic! Also the staff was so friendly and helpful toward our three liquored up friends. The atmosphere was incredible and I would recommend everyone try this place for a lovely casual dinner or a drunk evening out with friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brian W
Must stop when in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brothers Barbershop
Great experience Great drinks!
Chris Edwards
The food and drinks are amazing. I have been recommending this place to everyone.
The acoustics can do with a little sound deadening as it can get quite loud in there with everything being open plan.
Your visit here is worth every single penny and will leave you begging for more. Brava ?
Where to start with this establishment? Hmm, a couple of us started off with smoked Manhattans to relax.... Excellent. For grub, started off with the French onion bone marrow and carrots with the smoked pistachio sauce, likewise, both Excellent. For entrées, the 4 of us chose between the prawns, the porkchop, the chicken, and, on special, a wagyu strip steak. All four of us were beyond pleased with our dishes. Service was great, Very attentive. Restaurant had a nice ambiance. Unequivocally one of the best restaurants in Buffalo, and I've been to most of them!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex R
We had a 7:45 reservation on a Friday night, but didn't get seated until about 20 minutes later. They were super busy and we understood they were going as fast as they could, so we got drinks at the bar while we waited for our table. After we got seated and ordered about 15 minutes later, our food then took about an hour to come out. We didn't place a complicated order -- just bread and entrees. Luckily it was delicious, since we didn't start eating dinner until about 9:20pm. No complaints about the quality of the food or how friendly our server was, but we kind of felt like after waiting an hour and 35 minutes between our reservation time and getting our dinner, an offer to comp one of our drinks or free coffee or something would have been a nice gesture. In any case, the food here is absolutely excellent -- just be mindful it was extremely busy on a weekend night.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Monica Maida
Amazing service! Our group of four sat at the bar and seriously amazing service. And the food- stellar!!!!! So unique and amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wedge Salad
J K
I review restaurants all the time and rarely give five stars. This is one of those rare jewel restaurants where the passion of the chef is evident. (Black iron bistro, Billy club, there aren't too many) You can tell by the dishes and the detail that goes into them. The staff was so helpful and friendly, service is great, food came out quickly. The scratch made gnocchi was fantastic, it was in a gorgonzola cream sauce with shallots, chives, and toasted hazelnuts. So rich and flavorful! The texture of the gnocchi was perfect. I would say that the gnocchi here rivals the gnocchi at black iron bistro. The roasted carrots were delicious, the smoked pistachio butter was a great compliment to the dish. The focaccia was also incredible, so soft and moist on the inside and crispy and buttery on the outside, the butter it came with was fantastic. Will definitely be back again!
Mike
Amazing food, drinks and service! Highly recommend the lamb meatballs. Will be coming back again very soon for dinner
Only possible negative is it’s a little loud. That’s because it’s very busy. That’s because it’s probably the best restaurant in Buffalo. That’s because everything we had was incredibly fresh, perfectly prepared (including cocktails), and simply delicious. Blown away and so happy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cassoulet
Esther Quartarone
Great new addition to Buffalo’s food scene. Love the live fire point of view!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patrick Cunagin
Great food quality and attention to detail. Great service. Love the menu items and specials. Beautiful space. The pork belly was 2nd to none.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Meghan
Amazing food and amazing service, not another place like it in downtown Buffalo. The bass and octopus were standouts, but everything was very good. Service was exceptional- thank you to Amanda for making our dinner special!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Claire Phelan
I’ve been waiting for this place to open for months, and had built up my expectations SO MUCH by the time it finally opened- but last night, it 100% met those high expectations!!
We ordered: My partner loved the boquerones, which came complemented with a lovely sweet and salty sultana-caperberry salsa.
But my favorite was by far the mushrooms dish- I’ve been thinking about it and decided I could happily eat it every day. The depth of the broth’s flavor alone was absolutely incredible.
The shallow bowl held a lot of the smoked mushroom and black garlic broth with tender, browned whole oyster mushrooms on top, as well as a soft-boiled egg with a luscious, velvety yolk that mixed well with the liquid around it. All this softness and liquid was perfectly contrasted and balanced with lovely crunchy water chestnuts and a fried shallot topping.
Second fave was the grilled peach burrata salad, which came with the fruit blackened with flavorful char on one side, a ball of split burrata, and a few whole mint and basil leaves on top. The char on the peaches made them taste very deep and luxurious- and almost meaty from umami. Burrata can take a dish over the top, but this one was already there.
We also ordered the wedge salad, entree size, and duck breast, served rare - I’m not usually a duck fan unless it’s confited. This one was heaven! Again, we could taste how the use of a wood grill had changed the surface flavor and inside- but surprisingly, at no point did the wood grill become an identifiable repeated flavor among the dishes, like how can sometimes be the case for charcoal.
The entree-size wedge was served with a generous handful of really beautiful, thickly cut lardons. I’m not usually one for a mouthful of fat, but the fat on these wasn’t jellylike, but crisp and melted in your mouth- a closer experience to eating chicharrones somehow.
I don’t know if these pigs are eating something fancier, or if it was the wood fire, or something else, but the flavor was really amped up here as well. These lardons, along with the sweet confit tomatoes, elevated this dish that even in its usual version is a classic for a reason.
Finally, many drinks lists can be a bummer for someone in recovery like me! While mocktails are becoming trendier, often restaurants still encourage folks looking for alcohol-free drinks to order NA versions of their featured regular cocktails. As well as this inevitably being a sadder version of the original (tastes like someone just made a classic drink incorrectly) On more than one occasion at other Buffalo restaurants, the waiter and bartender have gotten mixed up and served me an alcoholic drink… Beacon Grille takes the anxiety and risk out of the occasion by specially crafting and presenting three mocktails (“temperance cocktails”) on a separate section of their menu. I usually stick to seltzer, but ended up having two of their “freakin beacon” drinks as they were so enjoyable- green tea, passionfruit puree, citrus and a lil interesting hit of cayenne pepper.
Verdict: If we could pull it off, I’d eat here once a week.
Excellent food. Rather unique selections.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food (especially the Boquerones and the Bahn Mi) were fantastic! Also the staff was so friendly and helpful toward our three liquored up friends. The atmosphere was incredible and I would recommend everyone try this place for a lovely casual dinner or a drunk evening out with friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Must stop when in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great experience Great drinks!
The food and drinks are amazing. I have been recommending this place to everyone.
The acoustics can do with a little sound deadening as it can get quite loud in there with everything being open plan.
Your visit here is worth every single penny and will leave you begging for more. Brava ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Focaccia, Roasted Carrots, Lamb Meatballs, Octopus
Where to start with this establishment? Hmm, a couple of us started off with smoked Manhattans to relax.... Excellent. For grub, started off with the French onion bone marrow and carrots with the smoked pistachio sauce, likewise, both Excellent. For entrées, the 4 of us chose between the prawns, the porkchop, the chicken, and, on special, a wagyu strip steak. All four of us were beyond pleased with our dishes. Service was great, Very attentive. Restaurant had a nice ambiance. Unequivocally one of the best restaurants in Buffalo, and I've been to most of them!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had a 7:45 reservation on a Friday night, but didn't get seated until about 20 minutes later. They were super busy and we understood they were going as fast as they could, so we got drinks at the bar while we waited for our table. After we got seated and ordered about 15 minutes later, our food then took about an hour to come out. We didn't place a complicated order -- just bread and entrees. Luckily it was delicious, since we didn't start eating dinner until about 9:20pm. No complaints about the quality of the food or how friendly our server was, but we kind of felt like after waiting an hour and 35 minutes between our reservation time and getting our dinner, an offer to comp one of our drinks or free coffee or something would have been a nice gesture. In any case, the food here is absolutely excellent -- just be mindful it was extremely busy on a weekend night.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Amazing service! Our group of four sat at the bar and seriously amazing service. And the food- stellar!!!!! So unique and amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wedge Salad
I review restaurants all the time and rarely give five stars. This is one of those rare jewel restaurants where the passion of the chef is evident. (Black iron bistro, Billy club, there aren't too many) You can tell by the dishes and the detail that goes into them. The staff was so helpful and friendly, service is great, food came out quickly. The scratch made gnocchi was fantastic, it was in a gorgonzola cream sauce with shallots, chives, and toasted hazelnuts. So rich and flavorful! The texture of the gnocchi was perfect. I would say that the gnocchi here rivals the gnocchi at black iron bistro. The roasted carrots were delicious, the smoked pistachio butter was a great compliment to the dish. The focaccia was also incredible, so soft and moist on the inside and crispy and buttery on the outside, the butter it came with was fantastic. Will definitely be back again!
Amazing food, drinks and service! Highly recommend the lamb meatballs. Will be coming back again very soon for dinner
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Only possible negative is it’s a little loud. That’s because it’s very busy. That’s because it’s probably the best restaurant in Buffalo. That’s because everything we had was incredibly fresh, perfectly prepared (including cocktails), and simply delicious. Blown away and so happy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cassoulet
Great new addition to Buffalo’s food scene. Love the live fire point of view!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food quality and attention to detail. Great service. Love the menu items and specials. Beautiful space. The pork belly was 2nd to none.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food and amazing service, not another place like it in downtown Buffalo. The bass and octopus were standouts, but everything was very good. Service was exceptional- thank you to Amanda for making our dinner special!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’ve been waiting for this place to open for months, and had built up my expectations SO MUCH by the time it finally opened- but last night, it 100% met those high expectations!!
We ordered:
My partner loved the boquerones, which came complemented with a lovely sweet and salty sultana-caperberry salsa.
But my favorite was by far the mushrooms dish- I’ve been thinking about it and decided I could happily eat it every day. The depth of the broth’s flavor alone was absolutely incredible.
The shallow bowl held a lot of the smoked mushroom and black garlic broth with tender, browned whole oyster mushrooms on top, as well as a soft-boiled egg with a luscious, velvety yolk that mixed well with the liquid around it. All this softness and liquid was perfectly contrasted and balanced with lovely crunchy water chestnuts and a fried shallot topping.
Second fave was the grilled peach burrata salad, which came with the fruit blackened with flavorful char on one side, a ball of split burrata, and a few whole mint and basil leaves on top. The char on the peaches made them taste very deep and luxurious- and almost meaty from umami. Burrata can take a dish over the top, but this one was already there.
We also ordered the wedge salad, entree size, and duck breast, served rare - I’m not usually a duck fan unless it’s confited. This one was heaven! Again, we could taste how the use of a wood grill had changed the surface flavor and inside- but surprisingly, at no point did the wood grill become an identifiable repeated flavor among the dishes, like how can sometimes be the case for charcoal.
The entree-size wedge was served with a generous handful of really beautiful, thickly cut lardons. I’m not usually one for a mouthful of fat, but the fat on these wasn’t jellylike, but crisp and melted in your mouth- a closer experience to eating chicharrones somehow.
I don’t know if these pigs are eating something fancier, or if it was the wood fire, or something else, but the flavor was really amped up here as well. These lardons, along with the sweet confit tomatoes, elevated this dish that even in its usual version is a classic for a reason.
Finally, many drinks lists can be a bummer for someone in recovery like me! While mocktails are becoming trendier, often restaurants still encourage folks looking for alcohol-free drinks to order NA versions of their featured regular cocktails. As well as this inevitably being a sadder version of the original (tastes like someone just made a classic drink incorrectly) On more than one occasion at other Buffalo restaurants, the waiter and bartender have gotten mixed up and served me an alcoholic drink… Beacon Grille takes the anxiety and risk out of the occasion by specially crafting and presenting three mocktails (“temperance cocktails”) on a separate section of their menu. I usually stick to seltzer, but ended up having two of their “freakin beacon” drinks as they were so enjoyable- green tea, passionfruit puree, citrus and a lil interesting hit of cayenne pepper.
Verdict: If we could pull it off, I’d eat here once a week.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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