Stopped for lunch. Tables, chairs and restroom were dirty. Waited 7 min, never saw a server. Or anyone working there... Left.

What a cool bar/restaurant! Our waitress Leslie was wonderful. We brought our puppy and sat on the patio which had 5 o'clock traffic but wasn't bad at all. The food was delicious. The maple bacon wings really hit and the margarita pizza was delicious. The crust was perfect. I really hope everyone gives it a chance and supports this place. I'm a designer and the vibe was great too. Thanks for a great evening. read more

it's no surprise. I love this place because of the craft beers. The staffing service. Location is great. Outdoor location for pets. It isn't a bar per se because it doesn't sell hard alcohol. It is a beer and wine pub. I know my definition of pub is not gonna be the same as everyone else's. I look for Irish food in a pub being from San Francisco. I look for Irish beers. Irish mixed drinks. Shepherds pie. But I call it a pub because it really isn't a bar without hard alcohol. I reviewed it before positive. But the reason I'm here now, is because, it has TVs all over with sports on all of them. Where my buddy and I sit we face a TV at a table, the nicest table in the joint really. They have plenty of tables that face sports on the TVs, and for people who don't wanna watch sports there's a nice cozy area to sit, but I'd call this a sports bar minus mixed drinks. Oh, and you can take a can of wine out the door. If you buy a pizza buy a couple of canned wines for home. 4 stars no mixed drinks. read more

Also ordered what they call Tj hot dog.. maybe they should have doodled it instead so they can see what a real TJ hot dog looks like Absolutely no comparison to best pizza and Brew. read more

Bear Roots Tavern - Okay so where do I begin.. these were supposed to be spicy Korean wings on a scale from 1 - 10 0 these were horrible. They were so hard - American Near Me - Escondido, California

The food is great! Ambiance is nice, and so are the staff! We stopped in while charging next door and will definitely be back again when we're in town! read more

This review could potentially be updated depending on managements response. My wife, child and I stopped by today to finally try this place out. We were impressed by the interior and layout. Someone clearly invested some money. Expectations were high. We were not greeted upon entry and just assumed we should seat ourselves. I approached the ONLY waitress working on a football Sunday. Asked if it was OK that we sat ourselves and she advised she would bring us menus. Several minutes passed until we were able to order our beverages and child's pizza. Again several minutes later we received the wrong beverages and had to wait until she took two larger tables orders until we were reapproached. Luckily she had the child's pizza, because we were ready to go next door for burritos. We ordered a $19 Philly cheese steak and sampler platter. As you can imagine, we waited quite a while for that food to arrive. All the while football game audio was playing but no TV other than at the bar (which we couldn't see) was playing. I attempted to turn the TV on and it was set to basketball. We did request that football be turned on, which never happened. The food was sub par. Honestly, I've had bigger, better cheese steaks at our kids baseball game snack bar. $19??? The batter on the fried good was decent, but over cooked. Onion rings crunched all the way through with no moisture left in the onion. We ate everything because we were starving. However, after paying $70 including tip. Our tummies were still unsatisfied. Ownership should be ashamed of themselves for failing to properly staff and provide a great experience during their opening months. Our waitress was polite, but clearly overwhelmed by the situation they put her in. We hope changes will be made as it seems like a place with a lot.of potential if properly managed/staffed. read more

Happened upon it because we were in the area, super friendly service and yummy food. They mess up on our wings, but gave us a free order and even with discrepancy regarding check total at the end they worked it out for us! read more

It's ok. I am a Gold coin member with Bear Roots, but was told they don't honor them here. Henceforth I will not be supporting this establishment. No bueno !! read more

Place looks great inside and well decorated nice atmosphere and friendly waitress, she was professional and super patient with us large group of 12 and food was good, and price was fair read more

This was our first time here and it was a great experience Monday Tuesday night I want hamburgers five dollar beers. Oh my God dog friendly service was outstanding I'm surprise they're not as busy for lunch would recommend this place without a doubt hamburgers are the bomb. read more

Bear Roots Tavern took a long time to open but now that it's up and running, we couldn't be more happy! While we're not huge beer people, we still love to order pint of IPA or Hef and the food is incredible. So far, we've tried the brisket sliders, burger, pretzel, wings and my favorite, the fried zucchini. We like to stop in for lunch or an early dinner to eat and watch a game and we really enjoy the people who work there, the good, attentive service and the modern atmosphere. Very cool to have a nice, non-national-chain right in the heart of North Esco. We've already been several times and will certainly be back! Keep it up BRT Esco! read more

Hamburgers are excellent and very tasty. Service is friendly. Choice of beers includes four non-alcoholic. read more

Highly recommend for everything. Great beer, amazing food, service was very good, and love the vibe. I'd never think to say anything about furniture, but the seats and stools are very nice as well! Went two times in a week. read more

Pros: the inside was beautiful (even though we sat outside in the cold), and our waitress was wonderful. Cons: the food was TERRIBLE. I had the fish and chips. The fish was bland, overcooked, and soggy. The chips were cold and also soggy. They forgot the tartar sauce and didn't have any lemon. My friend ordered a burger and specified medium well. The bacon came out limp and the burger patty was so overcooked it was a hockey puck. My husband ordered a chicken sandwich that, while edible, took them a hour to bring out and wasn't worth the $17 charge. They were out of almost every beer we asked for, and all our poor waitress could do was continue to apologize for the mishaps. Definitely wasn't worth the $60 bill for inedible, boring food and a single drink. Hopefully as they are open longer they will work out some of these kinks - or at least hire a real cook. I had high hope based on reviews... but I'm not at all willing to go back and experience that level of disappointment again read more

We went on a Saturday afternoon. We ordered one beer and a hard seltzer. Justin greeted us and was very friendly. There was about four small groups of people when we came in. It took us about 15-20 minutes to get our drinks. We also order two hamburgers. One had avocado. This took about 35 minutes. As we sat there we notice Justin was alone on the floor, pouring drinks, seating people, taking orders and brining out food. He was very overwhelmed. One person came out from the kitchen and just stood there doing nothing. She did this a couple times. She didn't volunteer to help Justin at all. The other groups of people came in after us. They were seated and they too had to wait an extremely long time for just beer and wine. No one came and helped him. When I got my burger(it doesn't come with fries or a side dish) they forgot the avocado. I had to wait another 5-10 minutes to get Justin's attention and another 10 minutes to get a small container. The food had good flavor but was extremely greasy. The $13 for a burger with no sides is not worth the money. There wasn't ANYTHING SPECIAL about these burgers. Just another brewery trying to act like the can be a pub and brew their own beer (which wasn't that great). Whomever was the manager should have more common sense and cover the service issue because they are going to loose more customers. A ridiculously long wait for food and drinks. We won't be coming back. read more

Food was delicious, fresh & promptly served . We had pizza, wings & a house salad. Justin has been our waiter several times & always very pleasant read more

Awesome spot! Our favorites were definitely First Love and Mood Indigo, Bear Cookie was up there too! Such a cool spot, patio is pet friendly, staff is awesome and let us get a few samples which is amazing and appreciated!! Awesome staff! Really chill environment, the food looked amazing! Need to try ASAP read more

Bear Roots Tavern - Mood Indigo, Bear Cookie taster, and First Love - American Near Me - Escondido, California

I really want to like this place. It's close to home and a tavern! First visit tried the chili dog. More of a sausage and not the best. Not a fan of dogs that are chewy and tough to bite into. Not a big selection of beer because they had a soft opening. Didn't like any of the options. Went back to give it another chance. Had the fried "hot" chicken sandwich. It was way overcooked, tough, dry, and tasteless. The fries were good (asked for crispy). Mozzarella sticks could've been hotter. Had a larger beer selection but the ones I tried I did not care for. Staff was nice. But for what I paid I will take my business elsewhere. So disappointing. read more

The chicken sandwich was to die for. It was awesome. They let me sample pretty much every beer that they had and I'm not a big fan of their selection however, I'm sure a lot of people are. The only beers that I would've liked had a clove taste to them.The staff was awesome. The place seemed very, very clean. happy hour I believe lasted from 11 to 5 which is awesome. read more

The food is good. The wait staff is prompt and friendly. This place is a hidden spot If you are not careful you will pass right by. read more

Food, Ambience, Service all exceptional. Amazing for a restaurant that just opened. If you haven't come here make sure you make it over here!!!! read more

Bear Roots Tavern - Korean spice chicken wings - American Near Me - Escondido, California

Came here on a Monday night and it wasn't too busy. Food was tasty and affordable, and the bear cookie beer was delicious. Not pictured is the bear roots burger and it was a great classic burger. Service was good and I'd definitely come visit again, I really enjoyed the experience. read more

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We've been here a couple of times. The decor is really nice and it's spacious, including the patio areas. The menu is typical bar food, but we've enjoyed what we've ordered each time. The service is good, but can get a bit "too" attentive. Each time we visited, the waitress checked on us what felt like every two minutes, which made us feel rushed. It's an inconvenience, but obviously better than the alternative. Hopefully, they'll work on that over time. read more

My husband and I went for a Saturday lunch two weeks ago. I got the burger and it was really good! My husband got the wings and we split the pretzel. He ordered beer and said it was good. I'm looking forward to when they'll have more selections on tap. That day, they had 5-6 total choices. Lots of seating and tvs! We will be back again. read more

Service was fast and quick to begin with. However after waiting for food with the family. Everyone else's meals came out and after asking 2 times. We were finally told the waitress gave our pizza away to another table. Otherwise it was nice but the wife and I will not be back after that experience. read more

We've been here a couple times so far and the food has been pretty good. Recommend the brisket sliders and the burgers. Beers are hit or miss but I recommend the roots ipa and the pineapple express What has impressed me is the customer service. It's apparent they are still working out some kinks in their processes, especially if it's busy, but that's not surprising considering it's a brand new restaurant. Having said that, they are always attentive and when a mistake is made they are very apologetic and go above and beyond to make it right. All things considered we'll gladly be back. read more

This place is great after a round of golf at the Welk Resort or Reidy Creek. Chicken Pesto sandwich and their Fall pumpkin ale are great. The service is with a smile - THEY CARE. It was busy so service wasn't as fast as some would like but i didn't mind. I'm loud so the atmosphere was perfect. I will return. read more

Amazing food, good portions, amazing service , outside patio that's pet friendly , staff brought our large dogs each their own water bowl .

Honestly SOOOOO GOOD!! Exactly the flavors I was looking for!! I will definitely be back!! Thanks for the great food! Love the new location read more

Bear Roots Tavern - Chili cheese fries and zucchini sticks - American Near Me - Escondido, California

Did a mudrun today in Valley center and found this place. Great beer, great food and excellent service!! (I do think the servers need to communicate better to each other, because they missed a couple that came in) read more

Stopped in today for a pint and a sandwich. The bartender was friendly and attentive. Had a Hazy IPA that was tasty. A good variety of craft beers on tap. Had the Pesto Chicken Sandwich which was delicious. Will definitely be back in the spring/summer to enjoy the roll up doors ambiance. read more

Great food and service. I had the most amazing chili burger - 1/2 lb burger that was cooked just right. So juicy. The chili is perfect and makes this burger exceptional. Don't forget to try their onion rings that are beer Battered, crispy and so tasty. Portions are enormous. We come back here just for the burgers - nothing compares. read more

Tried Bear Roots when it first opened. Owners seemed to have gotten the hint and added more TVs and beer choices. Not sure if their license will allow but having a few choices for non beer drinkers might be nice (hard cider cans perhaps). Sat in the bar area and the bartender Matt is a very nice guy and seemed to appreciate our business. He is a big part of why I'll be frequenting this establishment. Had the cash money beer (ioa) pretty good. read more

Always great food, service, and beer. It's become a regular spot for me and my husband to go to for a casual dinner or take friends out. Love the way they decorated the place. You will have a great time dining here and getting some beers. read more

Awful management of what could be a thriving business. No access to any menus for food or brew on Yelp! Even on the Bear Roots Tavern web site! there is no access to menus! Very doubtful that they have compentance in any other aspect of running a brewery or restaurant. The ambiance is nice. read more

Great food! Service was awesome. Had our 1 year old granddaughter and they handled it well for us. Food good priced. But you have to order the fries separate. No biggie! Real nice place in Escondido! read more

One of the best burgers I've ever had. The pizzas are pretty good as well as the chicken sandwich. Service can be a little slow, but they are new so cut them some slack read more

Food was amazing! We got the wings and bbq chicken pizza! It was delicious. Loved the bartender, Justin! He was so helpful, knew the beer options well and even refilled my taster when I spilled. Would highly recommend! Will be back! New favorite spot. read more

Food is absolutely delicious and the service is fantastic. I went to watch the padres game and Matthew was my server. He was so great! Super attentive and made sure I had everything I needed. He was genuinely nice and helpful. Most importantly, he had a great positive energy that makes your want to come back. Thanks for making my Sunday, Matthew! I definitely recommend you all visit and ask for this guy! read more

Great looking, outdoor/indoor space that is unexpectedly nice in the stripmall type plaza. I've always had really good experiences at the other Bear Roots locations and this was no different in the expected aspects: the beer is really great, the service is exceptional, the people are fun and friendly. I had higher hopes for the food in this location, especially given all the press indicated a scratch kitchen was planned. However, everything we ate (burger, dog, pizza, mozz sticks, chicken tenders) came off as prefab, processed, canned, frozen. The marinara had no more flavor than plain canned tomato sauce and the breading on the fried items didn't seem to have so much as salt and pepper. The variety of menu options is great and I really hope they either get back to the scratch promise or hone the recipes if this is truly scratch. This place has the potential to be a great brewpub, but right now it's just a great taproom. One other opportunity would be to offer can pours; our friend was more interested in the beers sitting around on shelves as decor than he was in the tap list, but they were genuinely just decoration and we couldn't buy it to take away or get a can pour, which was disappointing. read more