Leslie W.
Yelp
There are so many things I like about Gravely. Firstly, there are multiple areas to meet one or a
dozen of your closest friends for a drink and a nosh. Inside at cool tables, inside at the bar, outside on the lower patio, outside on the upper patio. We went on Oaks Day around dinner time. There were kids and dogs abound outside and loads of Star Wars (May the 4th Be with You) playing on the back wall inside. We went with a table in the lower deck.
My second favorite thing is that you can get good, I mean really good, food to go with your beer (or wine or cocktails). Mayan Cafe is an amazing restaurant and so is their permanent, food truck at the brewery. We shared a large guacamole, an order of black bean salbutes and another order of smoked salmon salbutes. Everything was fresh and delicious.
I washed my food down with a Hefeweizen ($3.50 for a glass) while my friend had the blood orange beer. We both loved our food and drink. I was feeling like something sweet after our meal and decided on a cocktail - the Blister in the Sun (love a Gen X reference). The pink beauty came in a champagne glass and was a frothy confection of rum, grenadine, and I think something coconut. It was swell, only I drank it in like 4 sips. Not a very large drink for $10, but delightful just the same.
The staff outside were running their behinds off serving the upper and lower patios, but were always helpful and friendly. Our food came promptly but we did have to wait a while for our second round, for which our server apologized. The atmosphere was laid back, the people nice, and the food/drink excellent. Only drawback is parking, but that won't stop me from going back. There seems to be plenty of street parking nearby after 6 pm.