Jill H.
Yelp
4.5 stars, really
I'd bookmarked Nor'East Beer Garden knowing we'd have to check it out. Lucky for us, we snagged the last available covered table when a brief rainstorm hit.
The outer patio (had it not been raining) would be awesome for people watching and relaxing in the fresh air. The covered patio toward the back holds a lot of charm, and was just the atmosphere we needed on this rainy afternoon. Trellises covered in vines provide a cozy, intimate feel to the joint.
Food - the chicken parm is incredible. Devine. You will want to devour it, but don't. Savor it for a while. My husband kindly shared a corner of it with me. I ordered the Stracciatella - a dish with beats and an Italian mozzarella with cream (the Stracciatella portion of the dish). It comes served with 4 pieces of wonderfully toasted sourdough bread. I'd never had Stracciatella before but live beet salads so I took the risk. It, too, was a wonderful, unique dish. Let's just say, I ate well!
Drinks- mostly fantastic but the reason for not a straight up 5-star. I chose more of a sipper - the Negroni. It was perfect. My daughter chose a fruitier cocktail with strawberry which she absolutely loved. It reminded her of these Minute Maid popsicles I used to buy in the summer. Only my husband was a bit disappointed. He's the resident beer guy. He's a casual home brewer and craft beer aficionado. We come from a town that is known for craft beer and have several bars in town which serve 50-100 types of craft beer at any time. So his expectations were that he's have an extensive selection from which to choose; probably unrealistic for an establishment of this size in a tiny tourist town. A couple of the options on the beer menu had been marked as "kicked" plus another he'd hoped to order which was unmarked. The server didn't offer which beers had replaced the kicked ones. That left roughly 9-10 beers on tap plus about 10-12 in cans/bottles. Don't worry, y'all, he found something to drink; he just hoped for a more extensive selection.
All-in-all I'd say Nor' East is a terrific choice for dinner, linch, or a drink.