The Pub at Bushnell's Basin

Location

637 Pittsford-Victor Rd, Pittsford, NY 14534

Hours (as of July 2009)

Monday - Saturday: 11:30AM to 2:00AM

Phone

585 385 1113

Accessible

Yes

Alcohol

Yes

Email

Contact Page

Website

http://TheBasinPub.com/

The Pub at Bushnell's Basin is a bar and restaurant located in the Bushnell's Basin hamlet, just East of the village of Pittsford on Rt 96. The establishment is located in Hitching Post Plaza on the South side of the road, just West of the Marsh Road intersection, between Tom Wahl's Restaurant and Rite Aid Pharmacy.

The Pub at Bushnell's Basin is located within walking distance to the Erie Canal, Abbott's Frozen Custard, Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters and Richardson's Canal House. Opened in Summer 2009, it offers seating at the large rectangular bar, as well as surrounding 2-top and 4-top tables and booths. Beer is offered on-tap and bottled, and NY / CA / international wines are offered by the glass and by the bottle. The menu is fairly standard pub fare; sandwiches, wraps, appetizers and salads.

Notes and References

Booming business in Bushnell's Basin on WHEC.com
Opening of The Basin Pub draws networkers on Democrat & Chronicle July 26, 2009 - "Is it the biggest television in Rochester? Brad Sluman isn't sure. But it's certainly the only one of its kind. At 109 inches by 58 inches, the high-definition behemoth hangs on the wall at The Basin Pub, a just-opened restaurant in Bushnell's Basin owned by Sluman and business partners Scott Thyroff and Irene Serles ... Topped by copper ceilings, The Basin Pub features artwork from ArtisanWorks placed throughout the 2,900-square-foot facility. ... "We went way overkill with the sound and stuff," said Sluman, describing the pub as an "elegant sports bar."

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2009-07-26 18:42:53 We visited the Pub at Bushnell's Basin on a Friday night, hoping to grab a quick meal in a relaxing atmosphere. The place looked great (they did a wonderful job refurnishing a former bank location into a very attractive eatery) and was full of people, but the music was so loud we had difficulty even conversing about whether we should stay or walk to the nearby Fruit & Salad Co. - not wanting to end the night hoarse and half-deaf, we elected to go elsewhere. —daverea

2009-08-07 23:13:27 We gave The Pub at Bushnell's Basin a 2nd chance earlier this week, and were suitably impressed. When I called ahead to inquire about music, the hostess assured me that "Mondays and Saturdays are definitely quieter". We arrived and were seated promptly, and the service was reasonably quick throughout our meal. I enjoyed my "Basin Grilled Cheese" - a concoction of Gruyère, tomato and thick-cut bacon on fresh, crusty baguette. On inquiring, our server explained that all of the Pub's bread comes from the Baker Street Bakery on Park Avenue. My dining companions enjoyed their meals - chicken fingers and a Basin Pub "signature" turkey sandwich - as much as I did mine, and we all commented on the particularly-tasty kettle-style chips that accompanied the meals.

While the food was tasty and the atmosphere much-improved without the blasting music, the Pub wasn't without a fault or two... The acoustics were poor at best (likely due to the drop-ceiling and almost-complete lack of sound-absorbing decorations) so adjacent conversations tended to carry and combine to form a definite din. The tables are quite close together, making passing diners unusually noticeable as they arrived and departed. Our server was friendly and helpful, but (understandably in a recently-opened restaurant) had to consult the kitchen on several of our questions. Fortunately, this pub's few rough spots are easily overlooked once the meal arrives, and aren't anything that can't be readily corrected by a responsive owner. All-told, the Pub at Bushnell's Basin is definitely worth checking out! —daverea