Dock Brown’s

We should have walked out when we saw there was only one couple seated for dinner. We should have walked out when we heard the terrible music (alternating between Frankie Vallie era crap, disco and Steve Miller — totally incoherent playlist). But we stayed and gave it a try because it’s so close to our house.
I started with the autumn salad the server recommended. It would have been fine had it not been drenched with sugar. It just tasted wrong — the dressing was awful and there was way too much of it. It was salad and dessert at the same time.
I ordered the fish special, described as sole stuffed with crabmeat and scallops, served on a bed of rice pilaf. What I was served looked and tasted like it came from a frozen food vendor like Schwans. Teeny tiny portions of fishy tasting white fish were wrapped around perfectly formed columns of bread stuffing that had a vaguely fishy flavor. There were no discernible traces of crabmeat or scallops. It was awful, but at least there was a ton of way overcooked rice pilaf. I left 90% of what was on my plate and they didn’t offer to take it off my bill or anything. I came home and had yogurt. So much for date night.
My husband ordered a shepherd’s pie that he said might have been okay if it had been seasoned properly. But the bottom portion with the meat was very, very hot and it was topped with cold potatoes. There was enough meat in the dish, but desperately needed salt and would have been better with vegetables other than corn.
We won’t be back. Which is a shame, because it’s walking distance from our house.

I give it 3 ½ stars
The place is nice, overlooking the lake why the additional half star. My friends and I sat at the bar, the bartender wasn’t very attentive and didn’t notice when people actually needed drinks when ever completed another or just arrived to the bar. She was nice but got irritated by my friends calling her when they wanted her attention.
They have a decent happy hour from 4 – 7 I believe it was with buy 1, get 1 beers and $ 4 mixed drinks. Not a massive beer menu but I’m sure you’ll find something to enjoy.
The food menu is okay, nothing special. Lots of sandwiches and small plates but the prices of the small plates were only a couple dollars less then the sandwiches that come with one side. There was approx 6 entrees and my friend ordered the meatloaf with potatoes and green beans and she said that was very good.
The pulled pork sounded delicious (pictures attached of menu & meal). At first bite it was tasty but I didn’t taste an overwhelming amount of BBQ flavor maybe it was the taste of the angry orchard BBQ sauce or the craft beer pub roll but something was off for me and the flavors didn’t taste great together. The meat was tender though and there was enough of it. The side I selected was potato salad but it was German style served cold which I didn’t care for cold. If I’m not mistaken German potato salad should be warm which brings out the flavor. Speaking of flavor I didn’t really care for the mustard that I believe was added to it.
It was brews and brats nice outside. We finally made it outside around 8 pm and enjoyed the bonfire while listening to live music and meeting new people.
I’ve been here in the summer and it’s a blast with entertainment in the outside tent on the beach. A truly wonderful setting with lots of parking.

Excellent food, great drinks, and a good view of Saratoga Lake. Sometimes they have live music which is a nice touch on a summer day while eating on the patio.
The beer selection is better than most comparable restaurants. Fresh salads, delicious fried foods, and a good place to bring the family. Highly recommended.

My guess is that my parents probably brought me to Brown’s beach on Saratoga Lake as a child. I think there might have even been some kind of kids rides here back then. After I grew up I think I recall that the entire area fell into disrepair through neglect.
That is no longer the case. I was quite impressed as we drove up. The beach looked nice and clean, the water looked inviting. Everyone outside looked like they were having a good time, and there was plenty of parking.
There was also what appeared to be a relatively new building that houses both rooms for rent in an inn, and a restaurant with a large deck overlooking the beach and lake.
The deck was filled when we arrived, but we were interested in sitting inside anyway, so we garnered a table by a window from the hostess. The two-​sided menu offers Small Plates, Soups & Salads, and Sandwiches & Burgers on one side, and Entrées served after 4 pm on the other side. There were also several other menus that covered a variety of cocktails, wines and beers. Even though it was after 4:00 we were more interested in the sandwiches and burgers.
The draft beers available were not extensive or too crafty, so we both settled on the Adirondack IPA ($ 7 each). My wife chose the Deep South Crab Cake BLT ($ 17) — a 4 oz. crab cake, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and remoulade sauce on grilled sourdough. It was a very good looking sandwich, but it could have used more bacon and my wife thought the crab tasted a bit strange.
I went with Chef Tim’s Maine Lobster Roll ($ 17). Now I haven’t had many lobster rolls in my many years, but every single one I’ve ever seen, whether I ordered it or someone else did, it always came on a long bun, like a hot dog roll, or a torpedo or hoagie roll. Needless to say I was quite surprised when my roll was a hamburger roll. The menu said buttered, grilled Kaiser roll, but I never bothered to read it. But there was a sufficient amount of lobster claws, knuckle meat, and celery with lemon essence, whole cilantro, and mayo that I found it filling enough that I didn’t even consider dessert. It was a quite tasty sandwich and I really enjoyed the crispness of the toasted roll until it became soggy. I would consider ordering it again.
Service was friendly and efficient, the place was clean, and the prices were reasonable.

Great views, mediocre food. The service, the food and the drinks all could not compete with the only great things this place has going: it’s location on the lake.

Great locations, usually good food and service
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I have been here twice in one week. The food is very fresh, there vegetable are all picked from there garden. I had 2 different servers when I went and they were both awesome! Tasty food, great view of the lake and awesome service. Would recommend Dock Browns to everyone and will definitely be going back again!

Decided to try Doc Browns today for lunch. Very nice looking inside restaurant, but went outside on this nice sunny day. Server was pleasant and shared all the specials. Ordered a couple Shock Tops with our lunch. I had the fish tacos and my wife had the grilled chicken sandwich. My tacos were very good. I did take off a few of the hot peppers to cool down. My wifes sandwich was also flavorful and juicy. There was also one person hitting all the tables with water refills. Nice day, good food and priced reasonably.

Exactly what it’s supposed to be. Quick food at good prices with good portions. People who give this place a poor rating are being dramatic. Could use better A/​C though.

Went to Dock Brown’s (by the way you should rename to Doc Brown’s) yesterday for lunch, perfect day to sit on the deck, listen to great live music and I had the best lobster roll west of Ongonquit. Service was fast. My gf had the Turkey BLT and that was also really good. I would say you get better quality food for way less than dining downtown. I highly recommend it!

Don’t know what all the hype is. Dropped in for cocktails and appetizers. The deck does not have sufficient shading or air circulation. Some fans would be nice. Appetizers were less than par. Calamari portion was so small and wings were full of grease. Both definitely lacked flavor. Won’t be back.

The environment was excellent. The deck is fabulous. You could have a really good burger or pasta over looking Saratoga lake. I had a burger and even though it was an average meal, the environment made up for it. I went with a colleague of mine for lunch and it was very empty. The horse racing season will definitely bring in the crowds. I recommend it for its view of the lake and Browns Beach and the inside environment. Food wise, just your average joint.

Great location, great server (Dylan-​spelling?), great meal (cheeseburger & turkey club). Definitely coming back!

Ate there for a late lunch. …The wings were
really good, and the beet and and goat cheese salad was really delicious, I might ask for dressing on the side next time.
Drinks were good and we had a great server and it was fun. The views are great. There is a cute Inn with it called The Nest.

This was the 3^rd time I’ve eaten here and had to write a review because every experience has been better than the last. The food was amazing, best buffalo wings my boyfriend and I ever had! Location is perfect, the drinks were on point and the service was incredible. There’s not a huge menu selection however everything on the menu is out of this world, quality not quantity. I would highly recommend this place, the staff is so friendly and professional and has delivered incredible service every time. I can’t say enough good things about this place it is an absolute must try. I’d recommend a table outside, you can’t beat that view!!!

Horrendous across the board. From the woman on the phone to the size of the order this place is not good. They are banking on their location and provide bad service and bad food.

Thinking /​thought a killer place to hand out during summer w browns beach adjacent to parking lot however the food was overpriced, over done, service was terrible terrible… ended up going to bar to request another drink !
Cheeseburger $ 12.00 each additional topping $ 1.25 fish n chips $ 14.00 got a opportunity to really make something out of this location if they drop there prices to $ 8.00 burger will have the beach goers ordering and sitting on deck for drinks ! Perfect deck over looking saratoga lake for consuming frozen daqueries and or Margaritas !

Loved it-​we had Garlic Parmesan wings, pulled pork & a turkey club. The French fries were great. We sat on the deck. Good food, nice view.

We went to Dock Browns with my girlfriends last week. We sat out on the patio and the weather was perfect. The food was great and our server Nick was very friendly. Looking forward to coming back this summer.

Disappointed with food great spot, service was friendly but unprofessional. I hope it improves.