Newt’s Pub Burgers

Per Shelby Star April 2016, Newt’s is closing.
They have another place in Gastonia. Different name there.

Sad news, Newt’s will be closing Saturday, April 9, 2016, their lease was not renewed. Please check their Facebook page to verify this. I will miss their food & staff. Good luck!!! Hopefully y’all will find another location.

This place has the best burgers in Shelby me and friends have been going for the past few weeks while we are at the firefighter academy at the college. It takes a little bit for your food to get to your table but other than that; the food is great what more could you ask for?

Solid beer and burger joint. Beer selection is pretty impressive. I grew up in Shelby, but now live in Portland, OR. Was amazed to see a couple of beers from small Portland breweries on tap and in the case with their bottles. Also had some great San Diego brews, as well as some really good stuff on tap from Shelby’s very own craft brewery. Whoever the buyer is at this place knows his stuff and has been around the country. The local IIPA was excellent. The food is very good, and I really enjoyed my burger. Knocking a star off because the burgers have a lot of bun and not enough meat, and because we waited about 25 minutes for 4 burgers. There were only a few other people in the place. I’d understand if it was kicking or during the weekend, but Thursday at 5pm? Fortunately the beer selection was good enough to keep our minds off how hungry we were.

Just moved into town and was graciously welcomed into this cozy little joint. Beer selection is on fire! We were even lucky enough to meet the owner and his wife. He has a wealth of knowledge on the local and surrounding beer scene. Haven’t tried the food yet but with a patio that welcomes furry family members it won’t be long before we are back.

Make you Facebook page public so Facbook haters don;t have to sign in – you’ll get more business if ppl can read your menu!

Smothered chopped steak was good, but hamburger needs to fit the bun. Good fried pickles

Breakfast
They have thick cut, high quality bacon – best in Shelby.
The owner brings her 3 small children there most mornings. They wonder around and can be noisy – so expect a «family atmosphere.»
They have mimosas!
The hardy skillet meals are plentiful – enough for more than one person or if you are finishing 3^rd shift – or maybe just very hungry.
There is a vegetarian skillet and omelet option with plenty of veggies.
This restaurant does not currently offer call in, eat in breakfast… what a disappointing decision in their part considering they are not very busy for breakfast.
Lunch
Unique burgers, made to order with high quality ingredients. Turkey, black bean, grilled and fried chicken breast can be substituted for your burger.
Not to miss sides: eggplant fries (think italian), fried pickle spears, homemade potato chips…
Not to miss burger toppings: fried egg, pineapple, Granny Smith apples, onion straws…
Having your burger Pittsburgh-​ed…

Came here on a Tuesday for lunch and had the Blue Moon burger with sweet potato fries. I wouldn’t say it’s the best burger I’ve ever had but it was a solid burger. The server was very attentive and courteous. Will definitely come here next time I visit on business.

What happened? I’ve been here before I was a Unilocaler and thought the prices were a bit high, but the quality of the food was worth it. My wife ordered 6 wings hot with buffalo sauce (since they have the sauce for the buffalo chicken sandwich) and garlic. She received the garlic parmesan. She admits looking at menu wrong, they don’t offer buffalo chicken wings. Why not?
They have mild, medium, hot, teriyaki, BBQ, parm/​garlic, but no buffalo? My Mom ordered the patty melt. The meat was so small and dry, it looked like a McDonald’s regular burger patty. The bread wasn’t grilled and hardly any sauté onions. I ordered the buffalo burger which is just the sauce not buffalo meat (I knew that) which was good but the patty was nowhere near the size I remember in the past. My side was the homemade chips that comes with a ranch sauce on the side which weren’t bad, a little salt helped. We also ordered the onion straw appetizer which was like the remains of batter after deep frying or better known as «cracklin» small little bits of non onion grease. My daughter got the build your own burger which again, was small sized. So we had 3 sandwiches, a order of wings and a order of onion straws, 1 sweet tea, (they had waters) and bill came to $ 56.00! They seem to be concentrating more on the bar and beer sales and forgetting the main reason they became popular, the quality and quantity of the burgers.
BTW, they are now open for breakfast Thursday-​Sunday 6−11am

We had a great experience at Newt’s. First off we were warmly greater by our server, he offered to sample the draft Brewers until I found what I liked. When we ordered we were excited to try the sides. They let us split the side orders in half. I ordered the Reuben with fried pickles and sweet potato fries. My husband had the fire roasted Greek burger with tater tots and eggplant fries. The food arrived it was cooked and seasoned perfectly. My husband and I shared our sides, so actually we were able to sample «4»!!! They were very good. Btw I was truly impressed with a restaurant that makes their own ketchup!!! True artisans of burger excellence here.
I happen to have a taste for curry. I asked if they had some curry powder in the kitchen. My server went into the kitchen to check. He returned with a «no», but we will get some. We are always up for new tastes. I recommended a curry sauce for the sweet potato fries. He said the will try it and have it for us upon our return.
We look forward to our next visit to Newt’s

Walked in as a group (3 people) for a takeout order and were shown to the bar and given ONE menu to look at. Ordered and paid and then waited… for at least 45 minutes. For our to go order. While other people who had been seated after us were chowing down on their food. Pretty sure I saw what looked like a manager/​owner go in the back with his family and make sure they had food while patrons waited. Whereas the waitresses were friendly enough, we were basically ignored after we ordered. Never even offered water or a drink while we waited.
Ordered the California burger. Up charged to switch my Swiss cheese to Cheddar. Had one sad looking slice of avocado. Bun was good, burger could use a touch more seasoning. Eggplant fries were decent but probably wouldn’t order again.
Impressive beer tap for Shelby. But I won’t be ordering food here again.

My wife and I decided to visit and we were not disappointed. The server was great in explaining questions about the menu. We ordered a couple of burgers and they are great.
If you are in uptown Shelby then stop by Newt’s.

Great burgers, made is all sorts of ways! Ive tried just about all of them, including the burger topped with sliced granny smith apple & drizzled with caramel.
Good service too :)
Yum, yum, & more yum!

I ordered a «Traditional Burger» /​add onions, fries, and a Coca-​Cola. $ 10.55.
I liked the atmosphere and location, with plentiful outside seating in the shade.
I liked the beer sign decorations, the chill atmosphere inside, the cold A/​C, and easy /​free parking.
The waitresses were extremely friendly and quick to seat patrons and to take one’s order.
My Coke was delivered within five minutes, and then I waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited some more.
My waitress asked me three or four times if I was okay… with me sitting there with a full glass of Coke and no food. I hadn’t eaten today, and I think that by her fourth visit, I growled at her. After that she started apologizing for the delay. And eventually, she avoided my table altogether. I don’t blame her because by this time I was ready to punch something.
Management kept coming to the front of the building, but if they saw me sitting there with no food (and I’m sure that after all this time it was pretty obvious) they didn’t give a rat’s derrière.
One hour later… and just moments before I was getting up to leave — my food arrived.
The burger was large and good, but not great. I was really happy to have it in front of me. The burgers at OHB Taproom are waaaay better.
After all the wait, the SOB kitchen forgot the $%^&@ onions, which my waitress said would be an additional fifty cents to add to the burger. {SMH} Who charges extra for onions on a burger? Onions should always be included on a burger unless one asks to omit them. (First world problems! LOL)
The fries were well done and crunchy as requested, and they were VERY good.
Apparently, they have some real issues in the kitchen that need to be addressed, because while almost every table had drinks — none of them had food. People dining in did not look happy.
I have no problem with the quality of the food or drink here. I like the location. I’m sure that they have a great beer selection after reading Michael N.‘s reviews.
I would have gladly given them four stars on my first visit, but I had to deduct for the hour long wait for my food, and for management’s indifference to their patrons sitting there with no food. I was so angry by the time that my meal arrived, that it was hard to enjoy my visit here.
I would come here again to have a brew, but having to wait one hour for a burger is beyond frustrating. This «could» be a special place… if they get their kitchen situation straightened out.

The food was really good! I had the black bean burger& sweet potato fries. We came on a Friday night. The weather was perfect to sit outside and listen to the live music they had outside on the corner. Great vibe!
The service could’ve been better but the food made up for it. We had to ask for a waitress & flag her down when we wanted something.

I’ve heard and read that there is a science to picking the day that the food here is the best. Apparently I picked the wrong day. $ 5 Wednesday is an awesome promo and that part was great.
We called in the order and when we got there they couldn’t find the order. They looked and looked and then someone decided to tell the young lady to look on page 2 of the orders. They found us. A little frustrating because it was packed and a monsoon decided to hit that day, but ok. We get the burgers to the office and mine was cooked but dry, the bun was saturated by either condensation or grease not sure which because the mush was not going to be consumed. There was one small strip of bacon cheese was tasteless and the sweet potato fries were not edible. The pickle was crisp and delish though. My co-worker’s order was horrendous. I think maybe they were in a rush to bang out orders because of the $ 5 day but the burger was totally raw on the inside. It was terrible, he was trying to eat around it but there was no way possible.
I think like most things they had an off day and we should try again on a day where there is no promo and everyone in she Shelby area isn’t trying to get food there. We will try again at a much later date but I was soooo disappointed that it wasn’t living up to all the hype that we heard.

OMG, THE Best turkey in town!
Make sure you Get Monica to make it for you she is the best!

Went back again for St. Paddy’s day and while the burgers were still good and the hot dog tasty, the homemade chips were soggy and tasteless. Also it seemed the owner/​manager and his wife/​server had their kids and the staff just seemed more focused on the kids than on the paying customers. Not sure why this place did a Jeckyll and Hyde switch up from the first time, but my wife and I, were less than impressed this go around. It really doesn’t take much to keep us happy, but it seems Newt’s customer service went extinct. A shame too, as they have a descent beer selection, although with a broken printer, they didn’t have an updated beer menu.

So, it’s official Newt’s has been resurrected!!! Whoop, whoop! New owners/​managers. New menu. Live music. New waitstaff. New staff shirts. Lots of new touches here and there. All of it positive. We sat outside (twas the last Live After 5 of the season).What caught my eye and said maybe we need to try this place again, were A) $ 6.00 Carloina Burgers and B) RJ Rockers Tap Takeover. You had me at RJs! We were seated quickly. The hostess was alert. The waitress was friendly and attentive. There are floaters now that assist the waitstaff; they basically go table to table and make sure everyone has what they need. The food only took about 15 – 20 minutes to arrive. I started with an RJs Brown Eyed Squirrel then followed it with a flight of 4 others (Trainwreck IPA, BIBA, Good Boy Stout and Bobby’s schoolhouse). The flight was only $ 5.Much better and cheaper than Delta. My Carolina Burger was awesome. Best burger I’ve had in a while (even better than Atlas Tap House from last week). Great chili with a little sweetness from the slaw. The Buffalo Chicken wrap was also very good; not too spicy and some nice char on the chicken. Only a little disappointed that I couldn’t tell management how excited I was to see this turnaround. I am a firm supporter of local business and am really happy with what they have done with Newt’s. I hope they keep it running on all cylinders! Way to go guys! I’ll definitely be back.