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New England Dining Reviews>>> Somethin's Brewin', Lakeville, MA "Somethin's Brewin" at a Former Library-Turned-Cafe in Lakeville, MA  Article and photo by Eric H. I love offbeat New England restaurants, the ones with unusual architecture and staff that hasn't gone through a management trainee program to learn how to be personable and upbeat in just two weeks, after being miserable for, say, 22 years.Regarding unusual restaurant architecture, New England My favorite new offbeat restaurant is the Somethin's Brewin' Cafe in the small southeastern Massachusetts town of Lakeville. A beautifully restored former public library built in 1914 -- constructed from an Andrew Carnegie $5K offer -- Somethin's Brewin' now resides as a charming breakfast and lunch place with freshly-prepared food, a dash of Cambridge Harvard Square-type coffee house funkiness, and some local musical entertainment on Friday nights. With a stone exterior -- including a grand archway -- and granite steps leading to the old, thick wood doors entrance, you know the prospects of landing at a box-shaped, generic restaurant with cardboard box-like tasting food are virtually nill. The classic library interior (thankfully, minus the old, musty book smell) proves just that with a brick, wood-burning fireplace, handsome oak floors, detailed wainscotting, antiques, memorabilia, paintings (including a portrait of Carnegie), beautiful, long windows with mullions dividing each pane, high ceilings, a "disorganized" organized setting of tables and chairs, and a cushy sofa with a convenient coffee table create a dining sense of place that you'd be hard-pressed to find anywhere else. What appears to have been a tiny public library has been transformed into at the rural corner of Routes 105 and 18. Lively, leisurely conversation takes place, clearly from locals who were starving for a community meeting place in a town center with little more than municipal buildings, a church, residential homes and an absolutely stunning lake. Somethin's Brewin' rises above the typical breakfast and lunch pack featuring gourmet fresh-roasted coffee in several different flavors, and some tempting menu selections: cinnamon and raspberry pie dough twists, muffins (amazing chocolate chip!), scones, cranberry walnut chicken salad (quite flavorful and plentiful), balsamic tuna salad, quiche, homemade soups and salads. Specials of the day feature chicken and meat pies, and calzones. Service is quite welcoming at the walk-up ordering area/open kitchen, with obvious pride of ownership intact. You get the feeling the Somethin's Brewin' staff loves its unique setting and the chance to bring to a community, a meeting place. What better place to start a hometown restaurant than utilizing a former public library where one can enjoy good conversation along with a cup of fresh coffee and a nice breakfast or lunch?  Somethin's Brewin' Cafe 241 Main St. Lakeville, MA (Corner of Routes 18 & 105) Tel. (508) 946-5055 |
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