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John Harvard's Brewery and Ale House

3.7 (40)
$30 and under
Brewery
2093 Smith Haven Plz, Lake Grove, NY 11755

About this restaurant

John HarvardÕs Brewery & Ale House in Lake Grove, New York in a restaurant that specializes in serving classic American comfort cuisine and pub style food. The restaurant prides itself on utilizing seasonal, local and organic ingredients in its dishes. John HarvardÕs Brewery & Ale House offers a variety of starters, soups and salads, burgers and sandwiches, pizza and pub classics. Selections at the restaurant include oysters, fish tacos, New England clam chowder, turkey patty melt burger, grilled cheese sandwich, roasted chicken fontina pizza, shepherdÕs pie and lamb chops. Also on the menu is a selection of John HarvardÕs Brewery & Ale HouseÕs famous in-house brewed beer and cocktails, including their Dunster pale ale and Mid-Winter Imperial Stout, available by the glass or pitcher.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Brewery, Burgers, American
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Daily: 11:30am - 4:00pm; Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday & Saturday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm
  • Phone number
    (631) 979-2739
  • Website
    http://www.johnharvards.com/locations/lake-grove-
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Erick Ferrufino
  • Private party facilities
    An excellent choice for a private business luncheonaway from the office, or a private dinner party for abirthday, bridal or baby shower, Christenings, Communions, or any celebrations you want us to host for you with no distractions. You must have a group size of at least 25 to reserve the roomexclusively. Please speak to our manager to check the availability for your date and time.
  • Location
    2093 Smith Haven Plz, Lake Grove, NY 11755
  • Neighborhood
    Lake Grove
  • Cross street
    New Moriches Rd
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Menu

At present, we do not have menu information for this restaurant. Please see their website or wait to visit the restaurant to learn more.

What 40 people are saying

John Harvard's Brewery and Ale House reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.7
3.7 based on all time ratings
  • 3.7Food
  • 3.9Service
  • 3.5Ambience

Noise • Moderate

40 Reviews

  1. Aleboard

    New York City1 review

    4.0

    Dined on October 31, 2014

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    John Harvards is a local restaurant that I wanted to try out for a while. I ordered the Shepherd's Pie which tasted alright but the quantity was too small for the price. The rest of my party ordered other items from the menu which looked really good like the burgers and artichoke dip. However, what really sold it for me (and the main reason I came) was for the craft beer. I tried the pumpkin spice beer during the happy hour and it was the greatest thing in the world. Definitely one of the best if not the best beer I have ever tried and well worth the price at $4 per pint. It even had a cinnamon sugar rim around the top and went down very smooth. I will definitely be returning to try their other selection of beers.

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  2. Mags

    New York City38 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on October 26, 2014

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Three of us went for dinner and drinks. Appetizers were delicious dinner was great beers were refreshing. Service was outstanding.

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  3. Jredstang VIP

    New York City64 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on October 13, 2014

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Love this place for a game and a bite. Pumpkin ale is a must and their warm pretzels with dipping cheese make anything enjoyable. Lots of flat screens to catch you fav sporting evet and more than enough seating in the bar or the restaurant.

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  4. Dependable66

    New York City189 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on October 3, 2014

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    John Harvard's is close to my home so we are able to come often. So happy they honor the open table reservation. The sauce they put on the calamari is very good and should be used in other dishes.

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  5. Vic88

    New York City5 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on September 26, 2014

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The food is getting worse compare 10 years ago. I will only come for beers and not food

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  6. enjoy0331

    New York City46 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on September 19, 2014

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Beer excellent service excellent.bread cold food cold

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  7. WalterLongIsland VIP

    New York City79 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on September 1, 2014

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Love the pumpkins spice beer on tap at John Harvards.

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  8. Kevin

    New York City2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on June 29, 2014

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    This place was empty at 830 on a Saturday night. We met some friends for a few beers. Very surprised to see only a handful of people in the dining room.

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  9. Tiredness VIP

    New York City57 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 15, 2014

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    This was not our first time here. The food, drinks and service are fabulous. We usually go with an appetizer that may be shared. This time we took nachos. Enough for at least 5-6 people. Some took burgers. They are ALWAYS cooked the way you want. One took a veggie burger, which she said was great. Our sides were either a salad or cole slaw or fries. All of them were super. The cole slaw was not drowning in mayonnaise. Perfect. Just wish they would add sweet potato fries to the menu. They would probably be outstanding also.

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  10. HappyCustomer

    New York City1 review

    5.0

    Dined on June 12, 2014

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    John Harvard's was nothing short of accomodating, friendly and helpful. With a group if 12, it is hard to please everyone but the staff achieved the impossible!!! Great job and thanks for a great night!!

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FAQs

John Harvard's Brewery and Ale House offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (631) 979-2739.

John Harvard's Brewery and Ale House is rated 3.7 stars by 40 OpenTable diners.

  1. Home
  2. United States
  3. New York State
  4. Suffolk
  5. Lake Grove

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Google Map for John Harvard's Brewery and Ale House

2093 Smith Haven Plz, Lake Grove, NY 11755

Additional information

  • Cross street
    New Moriches Rd
  • Neighborhood
    Lake Grove
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Daily: 11:30am - 4:00pm; Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday & Saturday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Brewery, Burgers, American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Erick Ferrufino
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    http://www.johnharvards.com/locations/lake-grove-
  • Phone number
    (631) 979-2739
  • Private party facilities
    An excellent choice for a private business luncheonaway from the office, or a private dinner party for abirthday, bridal or baby shower, Christenings, Communions, or any celebrations you want us to host for you with no distractions. You must have a group size of at least 25 to reserve the roomexclusively. Please speak to our manager to check the availability for your date and time.
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