Toby's Public House

It's about time that I write a post about one of my favorite places in Brooklyn, Toby's Public House. Ryan and I often go here on a night when we don't have plans and want really good food. It's a bar with a casual atmosphere and a brick oven stove where they make delicious food. We went there this weekend and it was as amazing as I remembered from my last visit there. There is also another location in Manhattan, which I haven't made it to yet, but I'm looking forward to trying. 

Toby's Public House in Brooklyn, is a small restaurant, on a residential street in South Slope. The service is relaxed, but always very friendly. There is usually about a half hour wait on the weekends. The bar is often jam packed and it's pretty noisy inside. I don't mind the noise, as I think it makes the place even more lively and fun. They have a full bar and a bunch of craft beers on draft. 

The menu changes frequently and there are often specials. We have tried a lot of the dishes and pizzas there. Our usual order, involves one of their small plates, a salad, and a pizza to share. On this particular night, we started with a chopped salad, which had romaine lettuce, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, chickpeas, red peppers, cauliflower, fennel, and feta, with lemon dressing. It's a nice size and the salads are great to share. For our small plate, we had meatballs, that were homemade and very flavorful. And then for our pizza, we tried something new and different to us, and got the Fig pizza, with fig, mozzarella, gorgonzola cheese, and prosciutto di parma, making it sweet and salty all in one bite. I would recommend any of the pizzas, as they have lots of different kinds of cheeses, vegetables, and meats as toppings and are all served on a fresh, crispy crust. We were already stuffed, but couldn't pass up dessert, and ordered homemade s'mores. The s'mores were perfectly cooked in the brick oven to melt the chocolate and marshmallow all over a homemade graham cracker. 

I would definitely encourage people to try out Toby's for a casual meal out. They use some fancy ingredients and everything is homemade, which makes it expensive for pizza and beer, but well worth it. Please let me know if you are going, so I can meet you there, since it's about five blocks from my apartment. 

*Toby's Public House - 686 6th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY