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| - After being here twice--once for evening drinks and nibbles and once for brunch--I can confirm what a few other reviewers have mentioned: the vibe really changes depending on when you're at Town Hall. That said, both experiences have been great.
Food: delicious. The prosciutto wrapped dates are worth a trip on their own. But more on the dinner later. My brunch meal was stupendous. I decided to splurge and got the grilled cheese and tomato soup as well as a crepe. The grilled cheese was good-I added prosciutto and avocado and it definitely added to the sandwich-but the soup was a star. A very thick, creamy soup with croutons and delicious surprises of goat cheese. I didn't want to stop eating it! Considering how much savory I had had, I went for a dessert crepe: Nutella, peanut butter, and almonds topped with whipped cream and berries. Tasty, but I would say there was too much of each topping. (Too pretentious if I say I've eaten crepes in France?) A thin layer of each is all that is needed and this was globbed and oozing everywhere. The crepe wasn't bad--just too much. Next time I'll go savory and control how much is added. My companion had the Thai rice bowl which had an AMAZING peanut sauce as well as nicely steamed veggies. Bit more rice than necessary (by the time you got to the bottom you were out of sauce and veggies so just plain rice), but tasty and a generous portion. For dinner/nibbles, I sampled a lot of things. Their bar mix has great and meh components, but the flatbreads are good and YOU NEED TO COME HERE JUST FOR THE PROSCIUTTO WRAPPED DATES.
Drinks: lots of beer options. A little heavy on the hoppy/IPA side in my humble opinion, but I still found some tasty dark beers to enjoy. The juice bar is also quite good and you can customize the juices somewhat. Companion was torn between two juices because he wanted the apple juice from one but liked the overall ingredients of the other better, so they just let him add apple juice. We weren't charged for the change either, which was nice.
Service: hit or miss. The brunch staff, particularly the waitress, were great. They sat us quickly and responded well to our requests (TV, quieter corner) and the waitress was out of this world. Friendly, very knowledgeable, a good sport, and totally understood the free high five. When I came for dinner/nibbles, it was a split. A few were very knowledgeable about the beer and food while some of the others were very obviously in training. In both cases I have one complaint: water glasses were not refilled often enough. Protip for brunch: the crepe guy has a tip jar, so bring up a few bills when you go to place your order.
Overall, I probably would give Town Hall 4.5 stars but it didn't blow me away enough for me to round up to a 5.
I definitely be back, but I'll probably avoid late nights since the evening was already a bit crowded for me. I'll just brunch here!
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