The Good Fork Pub

I returned to the Good Fork after a multi year gap and was both surprised and sorely disappointed with the brunch offerings. This used to be my favorite place in Red Hook in the summer months, but everything was off the mark on a recent visit. The veggie burger was bland despite a kimchi add on, the curry on the fries had a peculiar sweetness, and the eggplant mash was unpleasantly sour (and a measly portion at that).

Don't sit in the backyard unless you want to be devoured by mosquitos. The blood orange margarita is one of the worst drinks I've had in recent memory...unpleasantly sour, unbalanced, flavorless. The watermelon margarita was good. The curry fries were tasty but mostly tiny pieces with just a few nice long fries. The breakfast hash was meh. The broccoli tempura is really the best thing we had. The KFC was tasty but super tough. Service was nice but slow. Way too expensive for what it was. Really very disappointing.

Amazing menu that changes every so often. The cheesesteak is always a great choice and on the menu!

The best thing we ever did was miss the IKEA ferry back to Manhattan and stumbled upon this gem, tucked away near the waterfront. They have only been opened six weeks since this writing and the locals were pouring in on a Saturday afternoon in the last week of august, while everyone else was heading out of town. The drinks and conversations were familiar and welcoming and you could tell this place will be the place to be in the coming weeks with years ahead. There is outside seating as charming and cozy as the bar inside. We did not have time to dine, but checking out the kitchen and seeing how everything was moving like a flock of starlings in fall, I have no doubt the menu is delicious. Run... don't walk to this place.

The line for Hometown BBQ dragged back to its hometown. Brooklyn Crab was filled to the gills with day drinkers and crustacean lovers. The Good Fork was opening momentarily so we figured it would be easy to walk in for dinner. Easy, it was. It was a solid meal though somewhat forgettable. The restaurant itself is cute with a backyard area covered with string lights. There are two rooms within the restaurant, one that overlooks the backyard, and the one where you walk in, which is somewhat dark because it doesn't receive natural lighting. Yelp describes The Good Fork as eclectic. I would call it Korean fusion, which doesn't always necessarily work. I think The Good Fork skirts the line pretty well between crazy concoctions and respectable food. I only wish it was executed better. Four of us shared a variety of dishes.My boyfriend and I shared the vegetable scallion pancake [$14] which, if you're looking for a traditional Asian pancake, it is not this. The pancake was drizzled in various sauces and was fried. It was not overly wet nor greasy. Perhaps, it could have used a little more seasoning. It was a good size to share between two people and it satiated us. I had the Korean Steak and Eggs [$30] which I thought was passable. The steak, cooked medium, was delicious but the kimchi fried rice on the side was lukewarm and was not particularly sour. I think the waitress waited until all the entrees were ready before serving them to our group. The sunny side up egg was just runny enough to spill over the rice, but only just. My friends got the burger, I probably should have gotten that too and for half the price. I also ordered the rhubarb and strawberry cobbler [$9] for dessert (spring!) but my excitement was quickly dashed. It looked like it was thrown onto the plate from the baking pan. Let's call it rustic. It was tasty but it was hard to cut through the rhubarb, while the rest of the pastry was kind of soggy. My friends had Steve's Key Lime Pie (which is also located in Red Hook). I thought the lime flavor was muted, versus what you get at the actual shop, which I've been to. I had the Carpe Diem [$12] which is a margarita with jalapeño and other fruit flavors. It was quite good! All in all, the check came to close to $200 for four people before tip. Yikes.

I really liked the ambiance of this spot, the food was delicious! I got the shrimp and grits, my friend got a salad and fried broccoli. Dessert was just as amazing, I got the key lime pie. Service was decent, would definitely go back.

The Good Fork .. was a pleasant discovery I made while driving in the area. It looked so cozy and homey, I hopped on yelp to check out the menu (it was fit my taste buds!). I was seated in a cozy booth in the corner with my boyfriend which I really appreciated! What we ordered: dumplings, steak & egg korean style, and the roasted free-range chicken.I highly recommend the steak & egg korean style cooked medium rare. I love any kind of steak but you can tell a steak is amazing when it's buttery and flavor radiates off of it. Thats how the steak is at The Good Fork. I almost ordered another one! This entree is paired with a salad of apples and greens which tartness balanced out the savory. The kimchee fried rice was okay, not too impressionable, but the steak definitely made up for it. As for the roasted free-range chicken, the meat was tender and NOT DRY. I really enjoyed the potato parsnip mash which help accentuate the chicken's flavor. But the steak is still the overall winner! For dessert, we ordered Steve's Key Lime pie. I've actually tried Steve's Key Lime pie at a food market before but somehow it tasted even better this time. I thought it was really cute they shaped the cream into a lime and presented it on top of the slice. 10/10. The service at The Good Fork is pretty good and I have no complaints. I am going to be returning!

Great drinks, food and just right amount of service!!!!! One of the very best in Red Hook !!Love the Good Fork Pub!

The smash burger is a greasy grizzled disappointment. It's basically a fast food patty "flattened", overcooked and drowned in cheese, onion and pickles with a heavy mayonnaise based sauce. There isn't waiter service here. You're given a bar code and you send in the order and the food is dropped and cleared. No opportunity to ask a question or get a recommendation. You also need to fetch your own silverware, drinking water, etc. There's a reason this place was sparsely occupied while The Red Hook tavern was overly packed. We won't return.

Vegetarian food was not tasty or even healthy. Service was great and nice ambiance outside