Newtowne Grille Food & Spirits

Just don't bother. I ordered a Buffalo chicken pizza and it took an hour to come out. No update or apology from the bartender, just a brush off that the kitchen got slammed with last call food orders at 8:30. But it wasn't busy - believe me. I finally got the pizza and it was burnt cheese, bubbles, no sauce, and mostly dough. It was a disgrace and it was $14 for a 12 inch pizza. I used to go to Newtowne a lot and the food was DELICIOUS. No joke. I ate half begrudgingly because the kitchen was closed at that point and I was hungry. Then I got to the more burnt half and I couldn't eat it- it was that inedible. I went to the bar and said "this is just so bad...". The bartender seemed perplexed and gave me a $10 email gift card - which I have yet to receive. It gets worse! My friend's sweet chili boneless wings tasted like refried beans wings and my other friends buffalo wings were the skinniest wings I've ever seen. Last, the bartenders didn't really come to offer more drinks as you drank (it wasn't busy).

Where do I start- 1st horrible experience was ordering directly from their website. Get to the store just to find out they were closed.They apologized and blamed it on the thrid party app. Order again the same night- they forget my pizza. But no worries they will give a large pizza instead of small. I recieved a COLD/BURNT pizza. Looks like someone refused it so they had to get rid of it. Horrible!!!

Our Reuben sandwich was quite good & shortrib quesadilla still better. However, our seating situation was quite bad. All the booths along the window & seating throughout the main room were reserved for a comedy event, so we were relegated to sitting on badly cushions ripped against a wall, parallel to & just a couple of feet from people talking at the bar. Pretty unpleasant. We spent over an hour in that situation &, as far as I could tell, the comedy still hadn't started when we left. Not at all funny.

Use to be a regular at this place before the COVID shut down. It had great food and cheap beer, along with a great staff. Now it's horrible. The prices are higher across the board. The food is laughable now. They have the smallest buffalo wings I've seen in my life. We got a burnt pizza that had almost no toppings, just burnt dough. we got multiple different items, and all were mediocre at best. The staff was fine, but it's not the same. We were told the kitchen closes at 9 on a Friday which is an absolute joke. based on other reviews, the 12$ pizza and pitcher deal is a scam which wouldn't surprise me if true. This place use to have a great atmosphere with regulars, staff, food and cheap beer. Felt like a "Cheers" type of bar. Now, it's not worth it at all. Sad to know the old Newtowne is gone.

I've been a long-time patron/regular at Newtowne and was excited to see it reopen this year. The bar staff is SO friendly and the kitchen works hard to put out delicious food (try the potato skins or the clam chowder - seriously!) It's a great spot to watch football or hang with friends and play Touchtunes. Highly recommend this beloved neighborhood joint.