Johnny Brenda's Reviews Summary

Beer Selection

Pros:

• "The beer list is always interesting with a wide variety of local and less-local brews."
• "Draught beers are all local."
• "Beer selection is really good and no doubt you can find something that will please the biggest beer snob in your crew."
• "They gave some great craft beer selections which change constantly."
• "Great beer list."
• "Impressive selection of unique beers on tap."
• "The drinks weren't expensive."

Cons:

• "If you dare to try and order a non local beer, good luck getting that night after the bartender rolls her eyes and walks away from you."
• "The drinks are good but served in plastic cups which gives it a cheap feel."
• "Drinks weren't watered down."

Music and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great local bar for beers and music."
• "You're likely to catch undiscovered talent at this bar. Local and national music acts are booked daily."
• "This establishment is an awesome supporter of live, local music."
• "What an awesome venue."
• "The vibes of the whole place are phenomenal."
• "Johnny Brenda's remains one of the most cozy/intimate venues you can go to for a show!"
• "Great place for live music."

Cons:

• "The crowded space does make the sound reverberate and become overwhelmingly loud."
• "The music downstairs is always loud and it’s a bit of a college kid hangout."
• "We were seated outside at brunch and were forced to listen to a playlist of ‘90s-‘00s pop-punk cranked through a tinny portable Bluetooth speaker."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were incredibly accommodating."
• "Bartenders are super friendly!"
• "The staff was quick to find you if you wanted a drink and the atmosphere was young and hip."
• "The staff is always courteous, the beer selection excellent, and the food is mostly very good."
• "Everyone in the house were professional, courteous and friendly."
• "The staff seemed diligent, coordinated and like they enjoyed their job."
• "The wait staff was friendly and helpful even despite being as busy as they were."

Cons:

• "But an hour wait is just unacceptable."
• "Bartender was very rude."
• "We will not see our server for a while when we are almost the only table."
• "Shows are great, food is good but service can be terrible depending on the day."
• "Wouldn't let us back in to finish a paid for drink while still many people inside."
• "The lady bartenders weren’t nice upstairs."
• "The service is complete garbage and normal questions are greeted with disdain and pretentiousness."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was very good and well priced for what you got."
• "Kitchen is open until late with very delicious food, including creative vegetarian and vegan options."
• "The food was amazing. I had the fish of the day which was trout."
• "Their burgers and chicken sandwiches are awesome but don’t sleep on their full plates too."
• "Great food! I had perfectly cooked trout frites."
• "The food is great, the burger has some sort of secret sauce, and the fish and chips today were also good."
• "The food here is better than I expected for a bar."

Cons:

• "Never had good food here."
• "they ran out of the food i originally ordered. ordered the po boy instead and it wasn’t good at all, most of it was thrown away."
• "The food was mediocre at best."
• "The jalapeno corn dog fritters absolutely had no taste at all."
• "Food was cold, beer was warm, my toast came without butter or jelly or anything."
• "The food has never been very good."
• "A slew of roaches came out of a pillar and surrounded my plate."