This meal took place on October 21st, 2023
Brewer Union Cafe in Brewerton is doing dinner now. We went for dinner for two tonight and I needed a nap before I even finished my dinner. For appetizers we got the Beer Cheese and Bacon Potato Skins and Wild Mushroom Stuffed Quail. The beer cheese was so smooth and delicious and the portion size is pretty substantial for an appetizer. The quail was perfect with just the right amount of stuffing and crispy skin. The demi-glace was a great touch and just took a perfect appetizer to the next level. We didn’t get pictures of the appetizers because they got devoured too quickly.
For dinner I got the Duck which came with herbed quinoa, seared vegetable stack and blackberry demi-glace. The duck was cooked PERFECT, with a lovely crisp to the skin and fat rendered perfectly. The quinoa had a nice herby flavor without being too much and the vegetables were just soft enough to melt in your mouth but not overcooked to be hard to pick up, and the extra sprinkle of kosher salt when plating was a nice touch. The blackberry demi wasn’t overly sweet but worked perfectly with the savory, gamey duck flavor.
My wife got the Filet, which was so soft and tender you almost didn’t need a fork. Perfectly seasoned and seared, it was like eating prime rib but as a filet. It came with a beer cheese and bacon potato, which was a little overkill after eating the same thing for an appetizer, but that’s on us. The grilled asparagus was tender and flavorful, but not mushy or overdone. The Filet typically comes with wild mushroom demi-glace, but it was substituted for the blackberry demi as my wife doesn’t like mushrooms.
For dessert, we got a creme bruleé that was practically pudding. It was so light and fluffy compared to most creme bruleé that it was a little weird at first because we were expecting slightly denser custard and instead got a vanilla flavored cloud with bruleéd sugar. It was absolutely fantastic.
Long story short, from one chef to another, I want to fight Christian Felix because he’s out here making the rest of us look bad. He already knocked breakfast out of the park and now his dinner is just as perfect. There’s a small part of me that wished I lived closer to Brewerton so we could come here more often, as it’s a bit of a hike from Jordan. But at the same time, I’m really glad we don’t live closer because I would be here WAY too much. 10/10, can’t wait to try what else Christian and his family come up with. Great food great service, great atmosphere. I absolutely cannot recommend this place enough. Dinner is currently running Thursday through Sunday from 5:00pm-9:00pm. Do yourself a favor and go.
Pictures included are the Duck and the Filet. Sorry for the poor picture quality, I was too excited to dive into that duck breast to get a better picture.
5771 Miller Rd, Brewerton NY 13029
(315) 668-5207