Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain...

Yesterday afternoon we went for a Sundae on Sunday at the Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain...

It's an old Pharmacy in Cobble Hill that's now been converted into an amazing little ice cream parlour!

It was obviously popular as nearly every seat was taken, luckily there were two stools just waiting for us up at the counter...

It was beautifully done inside - all the old original shelves from the Pharmacy were still there, they even had some old Pharmaceutical stuff on them, in the old packaging. But now the shelves are full of local produce, like Phil's Pickles, McClures Pickles, Sir Kensington's Ketchup, Stumptown Coffee and lots of other locally produced yummy goods from around New York.

They had a huge menu, of all sorts of different sundaes, floats, puddings and sodas, they also had some delicious savoury stuff too - all made using local produce. The roast beef sandwich I had came with local Cabot cheese (from New York) and some homemade horseradish sauce. Abi had an amazing Empenada with some local relish and we shared a side of some Mac & Cheese that was made with the same local cheese and even locally made pasta from Queens!

But the main reason we went, wasn't to have delicious savoury food, it was to have a big ice cream sundae...

It was pretty fantastic! I had two scoops of their delicious chocolate ice cream - which made me feel like I was little again!

It was great sitting up at the counter as we got to see everyone else's sundaes being prepared...

All the people working there were either wearing old fashioned hats like the girl in this photos, or tweed flat caps and waistcoats. It was a little bit like a slightly more informal version of the Franklin Fountain in Philly.

All the little details were fantastic, they managed to keep a lot of the original features, including the mosaic floor from when it used to be called Lonco's Pharmacy...

I loved the fact that the majority of the menu was created using local produce - and the food was delicious. The atmosphere was great and they were playing some brilliant music (lots of Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash). It's another great little gem in Brooklyn!