Walked by here on a Saturday afternoon for lunch and wanted to try it out. The decor was dark but comfy and warm. We kept wondering if the decor in this particular Browns was done by Jillian Harris? I really wanted to ask the people in the restaurant, but didn't want to be one of those customers, haha! Anyways, my hubby tried their pulled pork quesadilla and it was quite delicious as with the crunchy yam fries. The place has a good vibe to it and we look forward to coming back or going to the other locations and trying more.

I first went to Brown's in 2005 and had the Ahi Tuna salad for $11. At that time it came as a full plate busting with mixed lettuce and great mango dressing as well as two big chunks of raw ahi tuna, it was great. A year later I came again to discover that the same dish was now $13 dollars and shrunk in size. I was not happy so I did not come for a long time. Just recently I went back to find that the dish is not $14 dollars and the size is half of what I had on the first dish, in other words the value for your money is gone. So I won't order that again. The only other dish that is decent is the spa veggie burger, at least so far that has not changed much besides in the price. The service was slow and not very friendly except for the first visit.

Went to Browns on Saturday night and I have no qualms about the food but some of the servers need an attitude adjustment. You are servers, so put a big smile on your faces, stop scowling and don't think that because you are under 25 years old and attractive that you automatically get a tip.

i like the food here...much like cactus...but the servers are WAY better at cactus! not only are they hotter and WAY nicer they are also more attentive. all the time that we came here, their servers were pretty rude and it takes them FOREVER to stop talking in the back and make their way to the front to seat us. they should really consider not only stealing the menu from cactus but some of the servers...or at least hire people that dont have their lives/jobs!

So, for my fifth anniversary, I took my wife to Browns, and when they served my steak dinner, it had peppercorn sauce on it (which was the sauce accompanying my wifes meal). I advised them of this error and they took my steak away to redo a meal for me.

4 minutes later, my food was returned. They advised me that the chef had washed my steak dinner and it *should* be fine. I advised the waitress that this was unacceptable on any level.

Thats right. They *washed* my steak. In a commercial kitchen sink. And served it to me again. The gross negligence was corrected with a 2nd dinner prepared from scratch and the meal was purchased by the restaurant, however it has left a bitter (watery) taste in my mouth.

I can tell you I will not be eating there, or recommending anyone to eat there ever again...

This is a restaurant trying to be a bar. Trying without much success. Molded plastic chairs are not my idea of comfort. Ok for fast and cheap food but not here. Food menu is fairly limited and the listings focus on beverages.
Entering the premise, I sensed a strong smell of deep fryer grease. Either the oil is old and overused or the ventilators don’t work well. Probably both.
It was early and not busy so service was ok.
A glass of Rosemont red blend came from a bottle past its prime. My guest had to wait for coffee to be brewed. Starters of crab dip (bland), yam fries (soft and oily) were less than ordinary. Chicken wings were OK. My Thai chicken salad was small and soaked by a very modest dressing, no doubt poured from a bottle.
I suspect this room is wrong for the business plan and won’t survive long

Brown's has a sexy little lounge in upper Lonsdale. The new one in West Vancouver is still a bit better but this is a solid place.

Drinks: The clamato for the ceaser shaken with horseradish is brilliant.

Food: About 1/2 the menu items are great...the rest are just kinda ok. .either way its still better and offers more variety than cactus club.
Nice items: Cowboy Salad, Tandoori Quesdillas, 22 hr ribs, yam fries, squid, Blackened fish sandwich.
Items to avoid: Burgers..(boring).

Service is decent, and the atmosphere I personally think is great.

Pretty meh.

We came here for a light dinner a week ago:

My friend had the Ahi Tuna salad. It was fine, nothing spectacular, but not bad.

I had the "Dragon Bowl", which was recommended by the waitress. It was nearly unedible, with some sorth of mayo dressing on the rice.... very disgusting. I didn't eat much of it, actually any of it after picking out the chicken.

Ambience was a sports bar... service was fine, except for the terrible recommendation.

All in all: meh.

I remember the experience being a bit underwhelming.
The staff seemed a bit---and I can hear it reverberated through the other reviews---stand-offish. I chucked that down to our jeans and open toed shoes, perhaps not fitting into the cliche??
We ended up being left alone for most of the night and enjoyed our Key Lime Pie.

I've had better.

It's like stepping into a hokey attempt at being Cactus Club. If you enjoy the decor, service, menu selection and food at Cactus Club, Browns will surely disappoint.

Food quality was poor. We shared yam fries ($6) and they were dry and overcooked. Spicy but tasteless. They were like bagged frozen fries you woul buy at the supermarket.

I had a salad/rice bowl with blackened chicken ($9). The menu said it was served with black beans and salsa. There were no black beans and the salsa tasted like the cheapest store bought type. The rice was cold and mushy. The chicken piece served with the rice was tiny. The salad was ok but it was chintzy on the dates and feta. My fellow diner had the Roasted Chicken Sandwich ($10) and it was said to be bland with a lack of sauce. It was served with regular fries which, again, were dry and overcooked and cheap. It also came with a teeny salad.

They only have two desserts, Key Lime Pie and an Oreo Cookie Sandwich (both $6). So, if you like dessert, you will be sorely disappointed with the selection. We didn't try either dessert but given the quality and taste of the other food, it would have been a waste of money.

Service was all right. Probably the best part of the Browns experience.

The Lonsdale location is very small and feels cramped and does not have a good ambience.

Overall, I would not recommend Browns. For the same concept, go to Cactus Club where you know the food will be good (even if a tad more expensive).