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Brewhouse
229 W. Montecito St, Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 884-4664
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Reviews by the General Public
It's not about the food or service, 8/14/2010
Reviewer: Mako
from Santa Barbara, CA
The golden era of Brewhouse needs to be rekindled. The food is greasy and salty and always has been. The service is notoriously bad and many of the waiters and bartenders are unkempt, hungover, slow and lazy while dressed in drab. That being said, it's still ironically one of the funnest places to go and grab a beer and a greasy salty meal while chatting with the lazy hungover unkempt servers. The cheeseburger with grilled onions and spicy mayo add bacon is hangover heaven.
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Used to be the spot..., 8/7/2010
Reviewer: Steve
from Santa Barbara, CA
Seems like things have gone downhill, sort of lost its vibe for whatever reason. The Beer is always great and the food is so so but the vibe is gone. Hope they can turn it around, I miss the good times!
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Beer awsome, 7/29/2010
Reviewer: Jimmy
from Santa Barbara, CA
Went in after lunch rush they were not busy yet the service still sucked. Food lacked flavor and portions small for the price. Most likly won't eat there again. They sould remember that there are many other breweries around so they should clean up there act!!!
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Good Beer Average Food Slow Service, 7/13/2010
Reviewer: Karen
from California
My husband and I visted for the first time for an early lunch on 7/13/2010. The food was just average with the exception of the french fries - they were excellent. The beer was also excellent. The service was friendly, but exceptionally slow for a place that was not busy. No refills on my ice tea were even offered. Perhaps it is a better place for dinner?
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Nicely done all around., 7/7/2010
Reviewer: Jon
from San Diego, CA
Great beer and excellent food. Not certain why other reviews "dis" the service. We are a family of 5 - children 5 & 3 yrs. and 6 weeks with us 2 adults - and we were addressed by no less than 4 different staff upon entering seeking to seat us and it stayed top notch from there. (With young kids, the food and service becomes a real issue if not good in either case) Our waitress - Beth I think - was very attentive and the food was outstanding...try the Shepherds Pie, seriously! And don't forget the beer!
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Love the Brewhouse!, 5/4/2010
Reviewer: Sue
from Palos Verdes, CA
My new favorite restaurant! The food was a "10". Really enjoyed the laid back atmosphere...much needed break from the daily grind. The live music was so fun, the surf artwork was beautiful, loved the selection of beers. Can't wait to go back!
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a true locals spot, 5/4/2010
Reviewer: katie
from Santa Barbara, CA
i have been coming here for years,the vibe is mellow, laid back, yet the place is always consistently busy! the happy hour is killer, and the wait staff are friendly, look like they are having fun, and seem like they do their best for how busy it can get. the beers (especially the pilsner) is off the charts, and the burger special, enchiladas, and pasilla porkloin rock my world. if you like good people, good food, and good beer....this place is not to be missed.
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Beg for Service, 4/28/2010
Reviewer: Kathryn
from Santa Barbara, CA
We stopped in for a late lunch and were completely ignored by the staff - and the restaurant was not even one third full. Several staff walked by our table without even acknowledging we were seated, and when we got up to leave my companion went over to the bartender to tell him why we were going, and his response was "oh, ok."
The place itself is kinda grungy.
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Ok Food, Great Beer and poorly dressed waitstaff!, 4/22/2010
Reviewer: S Matthews
from Santa Barbara, CA
Food is always okay, but nothing to brag about to anyone. The burger special is one of the best deals here. Beer is always amazing! But the waitresses dress poorly or where barely anything at all. What's with a bathing suit top under a sagging off the shoulder shirt at night? Short shorts etc. Let's work on a dress code for this place already!
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Craving Brewhouse right now, 4/16/2010
Reviewer: a p c
from Santa Barbara, CA
but I don't want to drive all the way over there just to find out that awkward older lady or a scantily clad non-attentive young thang would be my server and have to eat somewhere else.
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From outside looking in, 2/20/2010
Reviewer: Mickey O'Brennan
from Livingston, Texas
We travel the USA full time. We look for good places to eat, good service and good BEER. The Brewhouse qualifies on all counts. We ate happy hour food, but blue lip mussels are not what you expect for happy hour with garlic bread, WOW. The Apricot Wheat Beer received a unusual second round from the Queen! The Dubbel and Stout were excellent. If I lived here I would love to work my way through all the offerings, a few times. Great service and the prices were as expected at happy hour. See you there next time. I'm the old guy with the hat, the beard, the Queen and the BREW!
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WAS GOOD - NOW NOT, 2/16/2010
Reviewer: Geoff H
from Santa Barbara, CA
I'm local. Ate here at least once per week for last 3 years. Used to love the ahi tuna salad, pork chops, sandwiches, etc. I've given it the mandatory 3 tries in the past few months and have been CONSISTENTLY DISAPPOINTED. Sad to say. Good beer. Worst service ever. (and I don't mean the bartenders - they are mean to "newcomers"). And poor QUALITY food. Ahi is now poor grade & chewy, chops no longer fat and juicy, sandwiches are greasy with no attention to quality. Oh well - there seem to be several new "brewhouses" to fill the void - just not as close to my house :(
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I love this restaurant, 2/2/2010
Reviewer: A P C
from Santa Barbara, CA
The food is so consistently wonderful. Huge menu. Literally something for everyone. I've probably ordered half of their offerings in the 3 years I've been stopping in. The made my last birthday party unforgettably amazing (older taller sober waitress, you made my night!). BUT they tend to fall flat on their lunchtime service. We will duck in and MAKE SURE that this older shorter waitress or this snooty younger blonde girl are NOT working if we want lunch here
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One Bad Experience Will Not Deter Me, 2/1/2010
Reviewer: Rob
from Santa Barbara, CA
Last week we had two friends with birthdays, and on Wednesday night we went here for one of them, the other was Friday. We've always been huge Brewhouse fans, and normally I'd say the experience is always 5 stars, but this time around I'm going to give them 3 on the service and here's why, our waiter on Wednesday night could not have been worse. The girl we had Friday night made up for it, but Wednesday was a disappointment. We were forgotten and when he did walk by and we flagged him down, it was as if we were putting him out. To her credit, I think the hostess noticed and she jumped in when she could to refill water and see if we needed anything, but our primary waiter was horrendous, and as the hostess there's only so much she could do.
The food is always good, the atmosphere is great, and this is our first negative encounter in all the years we've gone to the Brewhouse. Its just sad that it had to happen when one of our out of town friends was visiting and it was her birthday. Considering all the times we've gone here I'll give them a pass. One bad experience out of 50 or so will not sour me on the Brewhouse, but it was shocking because its always been first rate.
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The only good American in Santa Barbara, 1/24/2010
Reviewer: Isabella Trudeau
from Santa Barbara, CA
This is the real thing! Excellent beer selection and well-seasoned and perfectly prepared food left this southerner quite pleased. My only word of warning is that it is a little dirty, other than that no complaints here.
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BEST FISH & CHIPS, 12/22/2009
Reviewer: Mike of Specialty
from Santa Barbara, CA
The best fish and chips in the county.PERIOD Most certainly during happy hour for sure. The Beer is among the tops in the county also.
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Small town hospitality, 9/27/2009
Reviewer: Don Barnum
from Orange County, CA
Loved it. Best beer EVER! Good food. Friendly atmosphere.
A place that makes me feel right at home. I'll be back.
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Tired interior, 9/5/2009
Reviewer: Michael
from Santa Barbara, CA
Went there on Friday for lunch. Great food. Service was something to be desired. I just could not get over the tired looking interior. It just looks so run down. They need to fix it up.
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DON'T SIT AT THE BAR, 9/5/2009
Reviewer: Stephanie
from Santa Barbara, CA
In most places you will find in SB, the place to go is straight to the bar. Bartenders are usually mellow and happy (whether they mean it or not)-not at the Brewhouse. The service is horrible--the blonde bartender(usually wears her hair in a pony tail) is the rudest person I have ever met and she is that way with everyone. The food is ok but not good enough to be so expensive. The only thing this place has going for it is that for some odd reason enough people hang out there to keep the vibe nice and the local bands/music that is there is pretty awesome. Also the art displays they have are pretty sweet and most of them done by locals--if only new management could come in and fire the employees and start over fresh!
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bad food good beer
Reviewer: Tamara
from Santa Barbara, CA
the beer is good and there is a good variety but i have to admit that the food was gross.
I ordered a tomato vodka soup and they opened a jar of tomato vodka pasta sauce, heated it up and served it, disgusting and very lame...
My friend had the chicken quesadilla and there was hardly any chicken or cheese in it, half empty.
quite expensive and poor service.
I will come back for more beer though :)
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delicious
Reviewer: Jeanette Rogers
from Santa Barbara, CA
i loved the food. the flavor there was so pleasurable. i had a burger and fries. amazing! i waited like forever for my menu tho... but they were busy cuz it was lunch time. we ate outside, and the tree we sat under, was dropping a lot of debris into my food tho, and we had to clean our table and chairs off before we could sit down due to the tree droppings. maybe they should find a solution to that problem... the service was a little on the slow side, but so friendly and kind when finally served. so it made up for it. i will be coming back to try more deliciousness on their menu. good brewhouse
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a great breakfast
Reviewer: Mike
from Santa Barbara, CA
I heard that the brewhouse is serving breakfast now on the weekends. WOW! I had the montecristo and my wife had the schnitzel. there arent words to explain how good this was.
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Brewhouse is EPIC... Let me repeat... EPIC
Reviewer: T to the UT
from Santa Barbara, CA
I was told by lots of people to cruise by the brewhouse when in Santa Barbara.... Let me tell you... Every one of my friendasa was right. This place has the kind of vib that makes you feel at home. Great menu and beer, nice live music on the weekends and more than anything, down to earth people, soo real. If you want lame, over priced, LA corporate pre made food then dont come here, go somewhere else. If you want to feel at home with good people, have great food, drink great beer and just have a great time then COME TO THE BH!!!!!
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Good Food and Lousy Service
Reviewer: TERESA
from Santa Barbara, CA
The food was really good. I really like this place because their beers are great, there is a good atmosphere of nice people hanging around and the food is yummy. What I really hate is the service. I have to admit that the busers are nice, the servers are stingy and talk bad about customers that do not give them a 15% tip but the bartenders are the worst. I am pregnant but in the early stage, so I do not show yet, but I ordered a sprite at the bar and the bartender said "that's it" and totally ignored me and never brought it and then I asked a different bartender and he borught it but told me that I needed to leave the bar when I was finished. What the heck? If they don't care about the service and are only interested in the tips.
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A Great Burger & A Great Beer for under $10
Reviewer: Gary Stein
from Santa Barbara, CA
Awesome full menu from filet to seafood...great place that makes awesome beer and serves tasty homemade gorgazola chips! You've gotta get some...they're great with their beer!
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This Is Where the Locals Eat!!
Reviewer: scott
from Santa Barbara, CA
Absolutely the best food in Santa Barbara! Great menu, and the food is fantastic. Whenever out of town guests come to visit, i have to suffer through all doggie diners on the wharf and state street, only to blow them away with the Brewhouse. As for the service, well, given that most of the staff is somewhat stoned, the service is a bit flaky, but friendly--it's just part of the overall experience--so roll with it. Fantastic...just a fantastic restaurant!
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Here for the first time, but definately not the last
Reviewer: Sharon Remacle
from Santa Barbara, CA
Last night was my first time having dinner at the Brewhouse. I had been hearing that the food was really good and let me tell you, it really is. The filet mignon enchiladas were out of this world. Not to mention the fire roasted artichoke as an appetizer. The service my friend and I had was also excellent. You have to give this place a try.
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