Yards Brewing Company Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Impeccable service."
• "Service was excellent! The server was friendly and efficient."
• "Service was really the kicker, just phenomenal."
• "The staff were especially amicable and professional."
• "Izyah was our server, he is the best one we have had in a long time!"
• "Kyle was our server and I can say he would literally give you the shirt off of his back."
• "Staff was very friendly and timely."

Cons:

• "A bartender that can't bartend and with attitude."
• "Manager was a douche."
• "One of the bartenders refused to serve me, said here's water while he served my date!"
• "The waiter came back and said 'im sorry the service was so bad.' I was confused and said what do you mean. He then said 'you didn't leave a tip' in an extremely passive aggressive manner."
• "The bar attendant / manager was very mean and nasty."
• "It took a bit for a server to greet us at table we were sat at but no biggie."
• "Had to explicitly request water, asked twice for ketchup for the fries, had to flag somebody down for a box and check."

Food

Pros:

• "Excellent food & BEER."
• "The broccoli cheddar soup and the nachos were amazing."
• "We LOVE their fried sesame broccoli!"
• "The food was amazing. Definitely try the peach haberno wings with dill dip."
• "The food is tasty."
• "The fried chicken sandwich looked like the square fish fillets from grade school but they were dark meat and very tasty."
• "Food was amazing. The pub pretzel was great... The mac and cheese bites were pit of this world... The the burger... Wow.."

Cons:

• "I got wings and fries, they were fine but far from the best I've had in the city."
• "The nachos were decent but very small portion for the price."
• "The wings were a little bland."
• "Even the fries were mediocre."
• "The beers were not that exceptional and it didn't help that they were served lukewarm."
• "The ribs (or what was supposed to be a FULL rack of ribs) were not good at all."
• "The chicken cheese steak egg rolls were canned chicken."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Cool atmosphere."
• "Very nice facility."
• "This pace is a gem."
• "Very cool spot for a drink. Bring friends!"
• "Great vibes and environment throughout the brewery."
• "The restaurant area had a great atmosphere."
• "The interior was large and spacious and had a hip industrial feel to it."

Cons:

• "The place was surprisingly empty for a Saturday evening at 7:00pm."
• "The atmosphere just isn’t right."
• "The ambiance which is fairly sterile and the crowd which is a bit bro heavy."
• "It's a very open space; expect no ounce of privacy."
• "Nice big space if you like that, a little bit impersonal for my taste."
• "After a few visits to the new location I’m just not that impressed with it."
• "The current service solution isn’t great if you’re there to have social drinks and not sit and eat."

Price

Pros:

• "Price: relatively cheap. Less than $15 for individual meals, beers were around $6, flights around $7-8 for 20 oz pours."
• "The food is fabulous, prices reasonable."
• "Parking was surprisingly easy they have a shared lot with Target that offers 2 hour free parking and surveillance."
• "Was able to find parking nearby on the street, after 6pm is free."
• "It seems rather silly to pay $7 per pint for beer that is being brewed 100 ft away."
• "Parking situation is nice. Easily accessible form public trans."
• "And there's parking!"

Cons:

• "Vary overpriced and kinda mediocre to be honest."
• "The beers were not that exceptional and it didn't help that they were served lukewarm."
• "The prices has also went up drastically."
• "The gift shop was a little pricey for some items."
• "I’m pretty sure you can get their beer on draft cheaper at neighboring bars."
• "Besides the higher prices on the same beers from before, the wait to sit down and the mediocre food, I am quite disappointed."
• "Wish they didn't keep emphasizing oh you have 90 minutes."

Brewery Experience

Pros:

• "Amazing brewery tour led by Mike."
• "Me & girlfriend took the tour which was amazing. Mike was phenomenal & very knowledgeable."
• "never in a million years did I expect Yards to be a dynamite wedding venue."
• "Great, great brewery tour. Our guide was informative and funny."
• "First time doing a Yards tour and the guide knocked it out of the park!"
• "Nice tour of the brewery with relatively generous free samples."
• "Some friends and I visited the brewery and took a tour. It was super fun and our tour guide, Mike, was a hoot!"

Cons:

• "It felt a little odd to get a can during a brewery tour because all other beer samples that I have had during a brewery tour have been straight from the tap."
• "The bouncer wouldn't let anyone in."
• "They seem to be trying too hard to have fancy/different apps."
• "Definitely the first bar or restaurant where I've been yelled at for having the temerity to scan the QR code on a table as I walked by to get the menu."
• "The only thing we didn’t love were the Reuben fritters."
• "I do wish they would have bottle water available."
• "The current service solution isn’t great if you’re there to have social drinks and not sit and eat."