Brewer's Fork, Charlestown

Over the weekend the hubs and I headed over to Charlestown for an early supper for my bro's belated birthday celebration.  Brewer's Fork located next to McCarthy Bros. Liquors  http://www.mccarthyliquors.com   (shout out!), and a five minute walk from my family's home was his restaurant of choice for this year.  http://brewersfork.com

Since it was on the early side, we were seated right away in the outside area.  It was a super nice day, the sun was shining and the air was crisp.  Perfect.  The dining room was on the quiet side filled with tons of staff, high ceilings, funky lighting, popular music blaring, and a brewery type feel with a good amount of tables for all party sizes.  The kitchen has a huge wood fire burning oven and is an open set up for all to see.  You know I love that.  The bar is a decent sized area featuring a back wall lined with craft and local brew taps.  Beer lovers should be all up in this piece.

The birthday boy ordered a beer from Framingham called JACK’S ABBY EXCESS IPL described on their menu as -outrageously hoppy golden lager featuring toasty caramel malt notes alongside bold citrus, pine, and tropical fruit in the nose.  It was served in a HUGE mug about the size of his head.  The hubs went with the same in a pint glass, the women went for the house cucumberish sangria (was not a fan), and I ordered a glass of the 2013 PINOT NOIR RESERVE DOM. BRUNET.  Very nice!!  After a few rounds, we switched to carafes of the House Red.  The end of the evening is a bit blurry so luckily we ordered and ate before the wine had it's effect.  Ha!

To start, we shared  a couple of orders of the over roasted meatballs-tomato sauce, sheeps milk cheese-SO good, a dozen local oysters with lemon and mignonette-yumyum, crispy maple pork belly-not a huge lover but the fam dogged it, and finally, the flat bread salad-veggies, feta, lemon, oil-super fresh!

Our three pizza choices included the Marge-tomato, mozzarella, basil, the Salami-Genoa salami, tomato, and mozzarella, and the Baconjammy-asparagus, 3 onions, bacon jam, and mozzarella.  The third was the best by far.  All were tasty and plenty to share among the five of us.

Service was spectacular.  Plenty of staff, water glasses and drinks full at all times, a team type of situation, down to earth, and friendly.  Prices are what you would expect at an up and coming joint in C-town-reasonable but on the higher side.  The food was served as it was prepared which spaced out our courses.   Lunch and dinner menus are similar with small plates with other options such as a pickle plate or tuna crudo.  The star of the menu is the wood fire cooked pizza.  All sorts of flavors and concoctions.  Also big enough to split.  Sunday Funday brunch is served 1030am-3pm.  Lots of breakfast and lunch plates.

No dessert which is always a big bummer for me!  But the beverages, food, and company made up for my chocolate void.  Next time I will stick a Hershey's with almonds or a brownie in my purse.  Haha!!