The Sanctuary of Brookfield Bar & Grill

Great bar, Great Food and Great Price. Negative part is the one head waitress or manager. She’s rude and unprofessional unless your one of the regulars. And by the regulars I mean the the guy at the bar every single day.

This place was seriously packed!!!
Everyone was waiting to watch the Blackhawks…
We were fortunate to get a table… Good times… There’s like 12 in our group.
We ordered lots of shots and beers
Our server, Christina… was a little slow… I mean she was busy and all… But asking for water shouldn’t take four times?
My BF after the game ordered fried ravioli which was really yucky… Even to drunk people it tasted meh…
My BF and I paid for our share of the bill … $ 90… Not bad at all… For a round of Fireball shots… Couple of beers… And my cider…
Good place to hang out with a group. Love the set up of the bar… Split level… Lots of TV, modern rustic look and they have arcade too…

I come here pretty frequently I enjoy it most of the time, but I really wish this place would stop trying to be something it a not! Enough with the music so loud it’s impossible to have a conversation! This is a fairly small sports bar, that would be much more enjoyable if I didn’t have to scream every time I want to talk! Also for whatever reason the waitress had told us that she was off and that we would have to go to the bar for drinks, which I don’t mind doing, but every other table but ours was being waited on? Like I mentioned I do not mind coming here, but all of these things are really making it hard for me to come back!

Great tavern with great food. Specials throughout the week and a friendly no B. S bar Staff are on the ball and attentive without being pushy Owners are always around to insure good service

Surprisingly nice find — nice dinner, nice place, nice service, nice beer selection, very comfortable, clean bathrooms! Went back the next night — they had live music, and was not disappointed. Hope to come here more regularly

They have updated a lot over the past year making it worthy of an extra star. Keep up the great work.
Really like the new wine and beer offerings. Wednesdays during the summer is their classic car night. Bring out your classic and show it off. Chance for prizes for best in show.

Loved this place! Nice local bar in «downtown Brookfield»… Cute décor, average priced drinks, decent liquor selection, friendly and attentive staff. Slot machines, plenty of seats/​tables.
The DJ last Friday night played 90’s classics. R&B and hip hop… Lots of jams. Will be returning. ;)

Cute neighborhood bar in Brookfield, where «everybody knows your name». The drinks are priced quite fairly. They have Peroni Beer which I love and can’t find anywhere else in Brookfield… so I can say I was a very happy camper.
The chips are really good. The bartender was über friendly. I lived on the northside of Chicago for a handful of years and I can tell you that Sanctuary reminds me of a trendy northside neighborhood bar. I really have missed that — so I would go back.
I didn’t eat but the food smelled amazing.
They have drink and food specials which looked very appealing.
I wish they had a drink menu — maybe a couple of trendy drinks they specialize in — I think it would make The Sanctuary super special — other than that — I had not one complaint…
Brookfield needs some super trendy local businesses. They need to keep it fresh.

Nice place to drink with a friend… came here on a Friday night and I love everything about it; Alex the server recommended great drinks. I have to say the service here is outstanding!

I brought a party of six to the Sanctuary for dinner and drinks. The locals gave decent reviews, so we took a gamble and tried the place for ourselves. We were told our party of 6 would have to share one small bar table or sit on the upper level. The waitress sat us and left the table. We were not offered menus, and had to request them when she came back 15 minutes later. Our server actually seemed annoyed that we were ordering food, at 8:30pm.
With such awful service, mediocre food, and an atmosphere that was nothing special, the locals can keep this place. We «visitors» won’t be returning.

Really nice set up. The bar seems pretty clean. The food is decent but the service is bad. I won’t be going back.

Delicious drinks! I love the taco specials. Yummy, well made and a great price. Fan of the burgers also. Wednesday night’s during the summer include a car show on the street outside. Definitely a fantastic addition! Plenty of tvs and seats but it can get loud when the restaurant fills up with customers.

Yikes! I have now been twice and want to love this place. The set-​up is sweet, and the second time around, the large windows were open and it was the perfect spot for an afternoon cocktail. Free chips, good drink prices, and they have Not Your Father’s Rootbeer: score! I’ve only tried one thing, which was the chopped salad. The vinaigrette was mouthwatering, and the salad had the perfect amount of unhealthy bacon and creamy avocado.
HOWEVER, service is my reason for the «yikes!» The first time, our server was so rushed that we barely could get in a word to order. The second time, I literally had to get out of my seat and walk up to the the counter and interrupt a waitress who was flirting with a bachelor party to retrieve my check. After five minutes, I had to walk back up and give her my credit card so I could pay my bill! So frustrating. I can only hope the third time is the charm!

Awesome blue point oysters, Marty is very nice and Sylvia is soo nice the food is amazing

At first, rumors rumors rumors from many told me to try «Not Your Fathers Rootbeer». Just like root beer! Not even like drinking beer! I was skeptical about that, having had other beers that were «JUST LIKE» whatever thing was in the name. I never agreed. This, though, lived up to the hype– I finally tried it at World of Beer in Naperville. I was surprised… but I needed a place to find this near me!
A random Unilocal search somehow got me connected with the Santuary and that they had this elusive drink. It was months until I was able to get here too… thankfully, with a quick FB message (thank you for the great service!!), I was able to confirm they still had the beer of my dreams.
I went here with a friend, and I loved the set up! It has a slightly lower level, main level, and upper level. Each portion was visible from the door, so you know what your seating options were. The vibe is clean but hip (not hipster), with a late twenties and older crowd. Nice and relaxed.
I would’ve given this 5 stars, had it not been for our waitress! I think she just didn’t like us because we were females. She was very short with us, she asked us what we wanted, and when we hesitated a second (even tho we knew what we were there for) she said «i’ll come back» and took off. She tossed a basket of free chips at us… It just didn’t have a friendly approach. I would still go back. Their menu looked quite good… I mean, seriously… haven’t you heard of the brookfield oysters? haha… I’ll be back soon.

I enjoyed the décor. Nice layout. The service is kind of slow and the place wasnt even crowded. They did have live music nice but it made it hard to hear the person sitting next to you. Only stayed a couple of songs because they started 45 min late. The food was typical bar food. They have a few beers on draft and some decent bottled beers.

We always have a good time here. The Hard Root Beer is sooooo tasty and the music is always good. It’s nice to have a local spot to hang out.

Still a fan, but they REALLY need to up the beer cooler. The bottled beer is always too warm, so I have been ordering from the draft. Also, if you have a choice see the «punk» looking bartender with the partially shaved head. She makes amazing Bloody Marys and is the most attentive.

Let’s start with walking in… You walk in to a surprisingly cool environment. Exposed brick with dark highlights, a second lofted floor and a few steps down to a lowered area. It does have hints of being a Sports/​Cubs bar (certain memorabilia) but I won’t think that should stop any Sox fans from going there (unless a Cubs game is on).
There are home made potato chips for free that in all fairness are HIT-​OR-​MISS. What does that mean? It means sometimes they are perfect and a great with some beer. But other times someone should just realize that they over did cooked them, they taste burnt and are not very appetizing at all.
The food is HIT-​OR-​MISS. It seems some things they do well and others not so much. The breaded mushrooms are bland. Two of my friends did not like the chopped salads. My other friend loved the oyster special. I’ve had the buffalo chicken sandwich, and it was so-​so. And I heard no complaints from a friend that had one of their burgers.
I’ve had the same server a few times. It’s strange. One time she was right on top of things — when that beer of mine was just about empty she was there asking if I was in need of another. On another visit she went MIA several times and I was left with a sad empty glass. HIT-​OR-​MISS! I’ve never sat at the bar, but I imagine that would take care of my server going MIA.
The music, when there is a band, has been too loud. Not, «sorry Grandpa this is how it’s supposed to sound» loud. More like, «we’ll talk when the band takes a break because even though you are yelling directly into my ear I cannot hear you.»
Are you seeing the theme here? If you go enough you’ll see that it is HIT-​OR-​MISS. The thing is, the misses aren’t enough to strike them out. The little things that need to be changed aren’t deal breakers, and if they tweaked these things, this place could be a 5* with ease.

This place is really modern and kind of reminds me of bars in downtown Chicago. It has a couple of different levels and the whole place is really open and has a lofty feel to it. My only problem is all the Cubs paraphernalia hanging on the walls. Boo!!!
The waitress was really friendly and always there if we needed anything (even though she was wearing a Cubs shirt).
My friend and I ordered the chopped salad and it came sans avocado (on the menu it states that it comes on the salad) with tons of lettuce and not much else. Also, the dressing tasted off — like it was expired or something. We sent both salads back and the waitress took them off our bill. My husbands bacon burger ($ 12) looked really good though.
$ 8 buckets! Free chips!