Bonnie's Grill

04/21/2008 Posted by shanishani

Burgers, fries, and everything in between. They are always pleasant, and accomodating even to vegetarians! Get all the free add ons for your salad! Great for late nite munchies.

02/15/2008 Posted by bonniesfan

I'm a fan, what can I say. There are 4 things to eat at Bonnie's - the burger, the wings, the fries and, last but not least, the chipotle mayo. Never stray and never be disappointed. Don't go to a burger place if you're a vegetarian (although the chili cheese fries look pretty good from a distance). Also don't go every night because you'll gain a hundred lbs. See you there.

07/27/2007 Posted by nychas

Our first visit to Bonnie's and certainly not our last. We wanted to try it for the wings. The wings were very good, a step above your typical slathered in hot sauce (think Blondie's, Down the Hatch etc.) buffalo wings. The revelatory menu item proved to be the burger: one of the best I've had in NYC. Not as big as (the late great) McHales but a really wonderful grilled flavor and a perfect juicy medium on a roll up to the task. The service we received was excellent, friendly and attentive too. The food was delivered quickly and additional beers (Magic Hat and Sierra Nevada on tap, all the Brooklyns in bottles) were brought as soon as requested. The bill was very reasonable by New York standards. Great food, great service in casual and comfortable surroundings.

07/05/2007 Posted by pickkles

I'd just be repeating myself if I wrote my experience. Read the recent reviews because they're all true. Terrible waitstaff, mediocre food, dirty sticky tables and bits of food all over floor.

Pros: close to better restaurants u can go to instead

Cons: food, service, and atmosphere

07/04/2007 Posted by something31

They used to be pretty good but with their growing popularity, they've seen fit to raise prices while letting things go to terd. On my last visit, it took an hour and 1/2 for mediocre overpriced burger and soggy fries. The back kitchen door was open the whole time where I had the pleasure of watching a gloveless employee cut vegetables into the rustiest bucket I've ever seen and then transfer them to more "presentable" plastic bowls before carrying them out to the grill. Did I mention they don't have a sink back there? Nice. Bottles of beers are overpriced and their cans of soda are lukewarm and also, overpriced ($1.50 for a can of Mugs rootbeer!!). Service is the worst I've ever experienced - mean AND slow.

Pros: NONE

Cons: Poor service, Mediocre food, Minimal seating, Dirty working conditions, Overpriced

07/04/2007 Posted by billyzane

Used to be crazy about Bonnie's, and as a former regular, it pains me to say I'm never going back again. The service has devolved from charmingly slow into insultingly neglectful. I had been noticing a steady decline in the quality of the food (and the service, which is probably related) for some time, but would go back anyway since it was at least familiar, but it isn't anymore. The last time I went, a guy led us to a table for two, threw the menus on the table and just kept on walking, not even noticing that there weren't even chairs at the table. Crab cake appetizers came about 45 minutes after we ordered, and instead of the usual size, they were three quarter-sized very thin crab cakes in a soup of tartar sauce. We decided to let it go. Until another 45 minutes passed, a table next to us was seated, ordered and served before I went back up and asked the guy what was going on. He said, "We're just really busy. I'll check on that." The burgers we ordered weren't even on the grill. They hadn't even started after an hour and a half. No apology. I told him we were bouncing. He just said "whatever".

Pros: There aren't any anymore.

Cons: Unbelievably bad service.

06/15/2007 Posted by bellakitty

I'm surprised this place has such a high rating. I went on a recommendation of a friend and wasn't impressed. The service was slow, but friendly. I wasn't happy with the food at all, it was okay at best. I might go back if I had to, but I'm not rushing,

03/30/2007 Posted by edburke

Yeah, so Bonnie's burgers are OK. But the service is ridiculous, even by the slacker trustafarian standards of Park Slope. In the mood for a burger? And even more, in the mood to wait for said burger for ninety minutes while various skateboard kids, NYU film students, Chomsky experts, professors of social justice, drink PBR from a can and dissect oh, how miserable it is to live in the AmeriKKKa of Chimpy McBushitlerburton and his secret cheneybot brain police? Then Bonnies is for you. You can even smug out while waiting your ninety minutes by contemplating the craggy visage of Johnny Cash and various bluesmen hanging on the wall. Then the burger comes. Is it worth the wait? Quite frankly, no. Bonnie's is the sort of place that could only survive in an environment where stupid hippie leftist types equate bad service with authenticity. Me, I'm praying Starbucks buys the space and boots them out. Bad, bad Bonnie. Go serve your time at McDonalds, you pretentious lowlifes.

Pros: The picture of Johnny Cash on the wall

Cons: Everything else, especially the lame and inept service

03/04/2007 Posted by pringf

My boyfriend introduced me to Bonnies as he loves the burgers (same thing everyone's said here). I don't eat a lot of red meat but the grilled chicken sandwiches are just exactly what they should be -- soft, corn-dusted roll, chicken grilled so it's juicy on the inside and crispy, carbon-striped on the outside, and the cheese is melted perfectly (they make sure it's melted all the way before serving it). I have moved to Boston since living in Park Slope and my boyfriend and I make sure we take a trip back to NYC once every few months just for the burgers and chicken sandwiches.

Pros: Chicken Sandwich, also the guys who own the place are really nice

Cons: Not in Boston

02/01/2007 Posted by msmee

I wrote a nice review of Bonnie's a few weeks ago, but I'm afraid I have to revoke it now. Look it up on the DOH website: Bonnie's got a 43 on their last Dept. of Health inspection! EW!!!!!!! Dirty kitchen, dirty food, yuck!

Cons: Dirty!