Jamie's Grille Pub - SCITUATE

Good place to go when meeting a friend, and you don 't feel like going all the way to Scituate harbor (which can be off the beaten track when you don 't live in Scituate). Has a classic townie, regular pub food. quiet enough to have a conversation, but noisy enough to make you feel like you are out. Always had nice, pleasant servers. It is a forgotten place when I think of going out in Scituate, but it doesn 't disappoint. like Oh yeah let 's meet at Jamie 's!

Some memories from the past just need to stay there. After months of hearing KG's constant reminiscing over Jamie's hot dogs and fries, we found ourselves in Scituate around lunch time. Jamie's it is. Perfect. Except not. The menu reads like we're sitting near a world famous kitchen, and based on the meal, I'm guessing they're fueling a well oiled hype machine capable of bamboozling the brightest of blue hairs and bobbins alike. Sorry KG, it's true. We started with cheeseless nachos (some would call them chips topped by a barely there (and thankfully so watery chili, some lettuce, jalapeños and sided by sour cream and salsa. It was a cold, oily heap, which is normally fine if it's dripping with melted queso, but alas a total bust. My soup and half sandwich came with fries and sat around $7. Totally reasonable. The soup that bland chili that topped the nachos, which we unfortunately ordered at the same time at least had a helping hand with the aforementioned missing cheese, while the tuna and mayo sat on lifeless wheat bread, with a translucent tomato to dance with. The whole thing tasted like nothing. Ponder that. Free refills (yay! on Pepsi products (nay! , and the midday atmosphere feels like you crashed a not very popular round of bingo. I'm all for history, but from what we gathered, the Jamie of Jamie's fame is no longer at the helm, and all the majesty of what once was has left with him. Two boiled and breaded, with a handful of fries runs $5. Even with all that nostalgia, KG still left with a frown.

Umm. This place is CLOSED .. burned to the ground.. hopefully they rebuild. .. was a good local spot in N Scituate.

We have been loyal patrons for 15 years, but I am sorry that it ain 't what it used to be. It is no longer Jamie 's the actual Jamie is gone and I am not sure if one of his kids runs it now or if it is entirely new owners. The old model was good food at great prices in huge portions, in a townie atmosphere. The decor of the place was indeed dated, and I used always thing gosh I hope they never change this! There were few remaining family pubs remaining that escaped misguided gentrification. Jamie 's was one of the last. They put up flatscreens a few years back and you have local sports (Sox, Pats, et al. playing most of the time. The old charm was still there. Yet very recently, it has going through a major remodel. Now it looks like any other sports pub. It 's not bad. More flatscreens. But it is not quaint like it used to be. But the worst is that there seems to be chaos among the staff both the kitchen and the waitresses. Some are clearly new, a few are old (both in tenure and age but no one seems to know what is going on there these days. The food was always good, not great but simple. A little bit of Greek influence (Jaime was/is Greek and largely New England fare. Good fish, pizza, Prime Rib on the weekends. But the quality has definitely gone downhill in the last year, and more so recently. The new/current barstaff is very inexperienced, and the locals who used be there seemingly every night appear to have disappeared, and for sure the whole bar area (separated from the main dining room by a half flight of stairs is very different. The remodel was no doubt expensive, and strikes me as a step backwards. But worst is that is going to have to effect food prices, and then it will start sliding downhill. Perhaps the new owners or managers felt that someone new walking in the door of the old place would unimpressed, but how much of their clientele was old vs new. Among the locals, what I hear now is we 're going there every again. I will add that going there last night, which was a cool summer night outside, was absolutely freezing inside. There was nowhere you could sit that you weren 't being blasted the AC, and we moved tables, as did several other patrons around us. But it was too damn cold. Then I notices the thermostat was set to 64 degrees. What the hell?? Not only is that jacking up their utility bill, but it is totally uncomfortable. The vast majority of patrons at Jamie 's are elderly, or families with young children. That was true last night, as it is any day of the week. How many of them want to see in a blast of 64 degree blowing AC? The prices on the menus seem to be creeping up, and there is no way the old model of good food, great prices, huge portions can be maintained, so presumably that is no longer the model. It was the staple for families in Cohasset and Scituate, as there are not many other family dining places around here. I would much rather go to Jamies than an Applebee 's type place, but this model there is clearly changing. And doubt anyone local would argue it is change for the better.

Jamie's is my favorite Sunday Brunch spot. Andrew is amazing on the bar. His ****'s are the best in Scituate. Food is good and the staff is great!