Brunson's Pub

956 Payne Ave, St Paul
(651) 447-2483

Recent Reviews

Christine P.

I ordered the banh mi. The pork belly was SOO overdone and tough. Not even edible. Pathetic. We paid $16 for 2 drinks. Ridiculous. We will NOT be going back.

Brandon Scoggins

One of my favorite local spots. Good food, rotating tap list with great selections, and the staff are the best in town.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mac and Cheese, No Payne No Gain Burger, Chicken Wings Thighs, Fish and Chips, Fried Chicken Sandwich with Homemade Chips and Dill Dip

Traveling Smith

Love the ambiance and vibe of this establishment and so did everyone else as it was a full house! All of their food was restaurant recipes and not frozen food type if you know what I mean and I wanted to try everything on the menu! We narrowed it down to their wings, I was skeptical of chicken thigh style wings but pleasantly surprised they were amazing, lightly battered and meaty!!! The burgers were double patty, fresh bakery buns and delicious; side choices house made chips or fries. Guests next to me had fresh battered fish and the cheese curds, they gave two thumbs up too and said they do date night here every week❤️ Service was friendly and professional and a little slower to take our food order but again they were slammed not their fault. Food came out promptly. Now onto the drinks, they had a house beverage list with plenty of options but I will say for $12-$13 a drink that came with a huge ice cube I had it devoured in a few sips; I’d like more bang for my buck here and due to that I refrained from ordering another drink and resorted to a beer. I can’t wait to come back and try everything on the food menu! Desserts I was too full for but nice house made options.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Angelo

Over priced, bad

Atmosphere: 2

Service: 1

Jessica S.

Love the ambiance and vibe of this establishment and so did everyone else as it was a full house! All of their food was restaurant recipes and not frozen food type if you know what I mean and I wanted to try everything on the menu! We narrowed it down to their wings, I was skeptical of chicken thigh style wings but pleasantly surprised they were amazing, lightly battered and meaty!!! The burgers were double patty, fresh bakery buns and delicious; side choices house made chips or fries. Guests next to me had fresh battered fish and the cheese curds, they gave two thumbs up too and said they do date night here every week Service was friendly and professional and a little slower to take our food order but again they were slammed not their fault. Food came out promptly. Now onto the drinks, they had a house beverage list with plenty of options but I will say for $12-$13 a drink that came with a huge ice cube I had it devoured in a few sips; I'd like more bang for my buck here and due to that I refrained from ordering another drink and resorted to a beer. I can't wait to come back and try everything on the food menu! Desserts I was too full for but nice house made options.

Dnite13

Good vibes, music, and hosts. Loaded fries was a nice start for an appetizer kept my appetite up wanting for more. Love the no Payne no Gain burger!! Buttery buns with amazing blueberry onions, the chips are crisp to perfection, the brisket tacos were amazing as well, the sauce had alot of flavors with each bite. The parfait I had wasn't too sweet, if it went with a little ice cream I think that would be out of the world experience. Waitress kept our glasses filled and even though it was a packed lunch rush still came to check up routinely. Will be back for sure! Next time for the wings and bahn mi! Highly recommend ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Loaded Fries, Pulled Bacon blt, No Payne No Gain Burger, Brisket, Fish and Chips

Pacotnk [Josh]

Delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheese Curds, No Payne No Gain Burger

Tim Rolfer

We had tickets to the Wild game so I looked up some places to go to before and spotted this. Looked right up our alley and the minute we walked in we loved it. The bartender was friendly and you could tell he really liked his job. The rest of the staff was just as jolly. We sat at the bar and I had the best dirty martini ever. Believe me, I've had plenty. My husband got the brisket burger and I the bacon macaroni and cheese. Would recommend this pub to my family and friends. Thanks again for a great experience Brunsons. You all rock......An extra star for the bartender.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bacon Mac, Brisket

Jeremy Lizakowski

Great food, fast

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Deviled Eggs, Tuna, Chicken Wings Thighs

Jessica Merth

Listen. I don’t even want to tell you how good the food is here because I don’t want to share.It’s a little dive bar with a gloomy/dingy vibe.The service is always incredible and the food is so much better than typical bar food.I highly recommend getting the wings.They use THIGHS.We get wings at every restaurant we go and these are the best we’ve ever had.The rest of the food is really good, too, but we come for the wings.Dry rub and sweet chili are our favorite.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheese Curds, Bahn MI, Banh MI, Pulled Bacon blt, No Payne No Gain Burger, Chicken Wings Thighs, Fish and Chips, Fried Chicken Sandwich with Homemade Chips and Dill Dip

daniella t.

Overpriced drinks with up charges. Food is good but I've had better for a $100 charge on apps and drinks.

Raeanne W.

we went here a few years ago with friends of our who are regulars. We got treated like royalty. We went back a few weeks ago and we still got treated really well. The food is good and we have been to the burger battle a few time for them! It's a very open space, which can get loud, but it's all fun.

Deborah A.

Great food, outstanding service, loved the patio - a bit of the outdoors in the heart of the city

Ishmam Ahmed

“Are you kidding me!?” That’s what was going through my head after trying their It’s About Thyme cocktail and sweet chili wings. The cocktail had me humming and those wings are unlike any wing I’ve tried before, and I’ve tried a lot of wings. I almost don’t wanna talk about them because I’d like to keep it a secret for myself. But since you’re reading this, you probably already know how great Brunson’s is, or are looking for a reason to go. I can tell you you’ll find plenty. Those unique chicken thigh wings being one. From the exceptionally friendly staff to the cozy interior and skilled cooks, my first impression of Brunson’s gave me the sense there’s something for everyone, and I left feeling welcomed, full, and happy. What a place. I’ll definitely be back, and bringing people I care about.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings Thighs

Susan Larson

It was a lovely visit all around! This salad was SUPERB!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hoppin John Salad

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