This is a great little place. Kind of like that small town you love so much, but if you blink you will miss it! Inside you can't miss on the staff, food, or live music. The food was really good with amazing flavor. No way you could leave hungry. The selection of craft beer was very unique and desirable. I had the Poutine and it shot me to Louisiana with its kick and savory flavors. We can't wait to go for another visit!!!! read more

BrewRiver Creole Kitchen - Brews and brunch - Gastropubs Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

This is a comfortable and friendly environment! Sooo many beers and drinks to choose from. Also their food is outstanding!!! read more

BrewRiver Creole Kitchen - Gastropubs Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Can't wait to stop back in! Dined in today, having a beer and creole queen burger. On Tuesdays they have a craft beer and burger special. I also highly recommend the truffle mac & cheese. read more

This place provided great service and incredible food. I got the black bean and chickpea burger and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. I wish I had a lifetime supply of them. I also love the coziness of the place. I can't wait to go back! read more

You cannot beat the brunch at BrewRiver GastroPub. The bloody Mary was SO GOOD and spicy. This is my go to place when I am the mood for brunch but want something a little different then the standard brunch options. read more

- Great food and location. - If you have not been to the newest restaurant in the East End/Walnut Hills/Mount Adams you are missing a great meal. read more

Cozy location, good food that arrived quickly. Johnny was our server and he was great, gave solid suggestions for the menu.

We arrived for a Sunday brunch with a party of four. 2 in the party ordered the St. Charles omelet, I ordered the poutine and someone else ordered the shrimp and grits. The omelets were supposed to be 4 egg omelets but looked like only 2 eggs were used. They were very small and contained the tiniest amount of goetta. My poutine was supposed to come with 2 fried eggs on top, but they were missing and the fries were very overdone. The shrimp and grits are not note worthy. The place wasn't busy, so I don't understand the poor quality and attention to detail. Will not be going back. read more

Dry burger with no taste, removed from check and then lost the discount on the beer. Horrible service, wont be back!

I have come here twice for some drinks and appetizers and I have been impressed both times. So far I've had their fries (normal hand cut and truffle) which are quite good. The best part about them is their different homemade dipping sauces. The other app I've had is their bbq shrimp. These aren't your normal grilled shrimp with some tomato based bbq sauce dumped on. They use their own homemade bbq sauce (of course). The sauce is a vinegar base that has brown sugar and some spices mixed in. The base of it is similar to a balsamic vinaigrette, but so much better and it works so well with the shrimp. The menu suggests having a dark beer with it which I would highly recommend. The other great part of BrewRIver is their beer selection. They have their house made beers plus about 15-20 other beers on tap. They also have a lot of other bottled beers. The servers are very knowledgeable of the food and the current beers and have made great suggestions for what to try. Great food, great beer, and great service brings me back to try more of their menu. read more

We love the BrewRiver GastroPub -- and I don't even like beer! We were feeling adventurous last fall so I searched yelp for a restaurant with a good beer assortment (for my husband) and great food (for me). We found it in BrewRiver. Not only that, we found fantastic people, too. My favorite thing is how welcome they make us feel each time we have visited (three times now). The servers, manager, hostess and chef are all personable, friendly and just a treat to be around. The service is fantastic. Each time we've eaten here we have enjoyed the standards on the menu but have also found a wonderful array of specials. Last night my husband and son especially enjoyed the mashed potato popper appetizers. As another reviewer mentioned, I also rarely order chicken out. However, I can't resist BrewRiver's Amish chicken. It is really finger-licking good (sorry, Col. Sanders). It's got honey and a little bit of a kick to it. Mmmm. I wish I had brought home leftovers. My husband had the bison meatloaf and loved it. I have just two very minor wishes: (1) that the rooms weren't so acoustically live. Normally we enjoy the ambiance of our fellow diners. Unfortunately last night the center of the room was taken up by a table of three self-important young men, one of whom felt that his views needed to be shared with the rest of us. They just radiated bad vibes. The other minor wish is that the dinner wasn't so good and so filling! I don't remember if I've been able to get dessert yet. We certainly couldn't fit it in last night. Sometime I will have to come here just for dessert after one of my own lame home-made dinners. read more

Quaint spot down by the river. Excellent server that knew everything on the menu. At the table we had fish and chips, muffuletta sandwich and the burger. Portions and taste were top notch. Beer selection was varied, with some craft brews made just for the house. Saw the owners at another table doing a wine tasting to update their offerings. Clearly an organized and invested ownership. Overall would recommend this place to all, though slim pickin's for vegetarians. read more

BrewRiver Creole Kitchen - The menu. Simple but full of flavor! - Gastropubs Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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Amazing Bloody Mary! Came for lunch at 1pm however they only serve their brunch menu until 3pm being that I'm a vegetarian, the bartender made a concession and allowed me to order the veggie burger off the lunch menu which I thought was really cool. The burger although tasty was almost cold and needed some raw onion for taste and texture as the bean patty was somewhat mushy. The lentil soup was delicious though the portion was very small. There was a live musician playing an electric piano however the bar wasn't crowded and he had the volume turned up way too loud given the time of day and the number of people in the bar. Unfortunately when we decided to visit the weather was terrible so I imagine sitting outside on a nice day would be nice. If I'm back in Cincinnati I'd stop back. read more

This is a quaint little spot with a nice curated beer selection. Over 800 this year alone. Lots of Ohio brews as well. I went on a Sunday and it was really slow. A mellow experience but just what I needed on a Sunday. I've had take out from here before but never actually sat down so we decided to commit and sat outside for drinks. My wife ordered an old fashioned and a beer-mosa. Weird right? I had a drink called Dark Voodoo with walnut liqueur and gin I believe. I felt like someone gave me a hoo-doo drink too! It was strong AF! Who knew dark voodoo would do more than expected to? (In my Dr. Seuss voice). My wife bit off more than she could chew so I helped her with the Beer-mosa and we ordered truffle fries to help absorb some of the alcohol. Overall, no complaints. Looks like they will be building houses right next door to Brew River so I'm not sure how that will change the atmosphere in the months to come. I like that this place is literally 1000 feet from the river and you can walk down and sit a picnic tables if you wanted. Next time I think I will get take out and do that instead of hanging on the patio. Not so humbly submitted, Michael C. read more

Where to start with this place? Great service, great food, great beer. Mac and cheese was amazing. As well as the in-house pickled veggies. Everyone at my table ordered different entrees and we were sharing bites all around because each dish was delish! read more

Food was so so: Poutine was excellent; pâté was awful; they had no Boudin (that's what I really wanted to try). Oyster PoBoy was okay - could've made it at home. Fried chicken sandwich was great but ketchup was terrible. Etouffee had rice that was hard and way too much celery. Prices were higher than quality and service. read more

This restaurant is tucked away like all hidden gems are. There really isn't anything else nearby for you to happen to stumble across this place, so you really do have to make a deliberate visit to make sure you experience everything that's awesome about BrewRiver. BrewRiver is a local bar with upscale food. You get the bar feel, the outdoor patio, and awesome beers, but you also get really delicious menu items, servers who really know their stuff. and local quality. Our server was really great. He explained every menu item question I had flawlessly, helped us pick the perfect beers based on our mood that night, and totally helped make the overall experience. Make sure to stop by, and I highly recommend the outdoor patio if it's a nice day! It only adds to the awesome time. read more

We ate here again, this time for dinner, a few days after the first review @ lunch. We ate on the patio instead of in the packed with people first floor dining area. The service was again good, but the food was pricey for what we got so I've downgraded to 3* and will only probably be back for the fantastic Truffle Oil Mac & Cheese. I got the fish & chips for $16 - 2 small pieces of fish with a small container of fries. My yummy salad was another $9. My daughter got the Mac & Cheese $10 & salad $9, and my husband got the lobster hush puppies $12 & oyster po' boy $12 PLUS beers - it adds up! Again all the food was good enough, but I can get so much more fantastic food at my favorite restaurant for the same price & great service & atmosphere. read more

My wife and I stopped by tonight. We waited 10 minutes nobody came over and asked for our drink order or anything. There was a table that came in after us and within 2 minutes the waiter visited the table twice. We will not be returning. It wasn't a busy night and we had reservations. read more

Another poor experience. When this place opened at their old location I went and loved it. Service was good and the food was also. Between takeout and dine I've had probably 5 or 6 experiences since. The service is marginal and the food is nothing special any longer. Last night my mother wanted to take me and my toddler. We were there prior to 5pm with a reservation to avoid the crowds and be home before my son's bedtime. There was maybe three other tables in the whole restaurant. The waitress came by and was apologetic and complaining that she was the only one for that section because someone hadn't shown up. She took my drink order and left. A runner brought the drink then finally the waitress reappeared for out order. We ordered an app and before we could order dinner she was gone. Another runner then she finally came by after the app was gone for the dinner order. This had easily been an hour twenty since we sat. Not the place was getting busy but there were also many more servers. Our meal finally came and she forgot to put my son's order in. Again apologetic but getting old. My mom had the chicken which she said was just ok. I had the steak frites. The steak was overcooked and the butter had a weird citrus flavor that didn't. Work with the beef. I wouldn't dar send anything back because of having to wait longer. It too three hails of the server to get the check and give her a card. By the time we left we were well past two hours from when we sat. Luckily my son was great for the duration but this is ridiculous. read more

Glad to have something similar to a real gastropub in Cincinnati. They do have good beer and food all in one place. I like that the menu has a Cajun/Louisiana flare to it. I've been twice and the food has been hit or miss. My friend thought the burger was very good. The oyster po-boy isn't bad, but the fries are good. I'm wan't a big fan of the homemade ketchup though. Chicken liver pate was pretty good if you're into that kind of stuff, with a decent size portion. Steamed mussels were only mediocre, without a ton of flavor and a little overcooked. I'm a from Louisiana and a big fan of New Orleans-style BBQ shrimp. Their's had a pretty authentic flavor, but the shrimp were overcooked. Real authentic BBQ shrimp comes with shell on, theirs were de-shelled, which keeps your hands clean, but may have contributed to the shrimp being overcooked. Service has been good each time i've been. Parking is free on the street. There's a nice patio which is probably great in the summer. It's also very casual. Prices are also reasonable, with most things under $20. Overall, I tink it's something different that CIncinnati doesn't have, so I will definitely be back. read more

I recently visited Brew River with some friends and I am pretty pleased with the experience. Food was delicious and the beer selection abundant. I tried the truffle fries and tasted the truffle mac and cheese appetizers. The fries alone are fan-freakin-tastic and the truffle aiole was ok. The mac and cheese is worth eating again. The Muffelata was pretty tasty as well. Service was fast and friendly and our waiter had a sound knowledge of the beers, which is important to me and my friends anyway. We dined out on the patio and other than the insects, it was pretty comfortable. read more

Great place to grab a quick beer and bite. Quality brews. Dinner was a bit hit and miss, basically bar food. They didn't manage to get orders right ( no blue cheese on the burger, please = more than you'd want with a dozen wings). Service was fair but seemed understaffed and a bit disinterested. If you're going for the beer and food is secondary then this place is great. If it's the other way around, you'll be disappointed read more

Brunch is ok. Regular weekday dinner is great. Burger was one of the best. Great beer selection. Loved sitting outside.

This place had a good rapport, but upon trying this for myself I am leaving extremely unsatisfied. Service was pushy, slow and left much to be desired. The wait to simple get your waitperson to get a drink was absolutely mindnumbing. The food was just fine, but again, not something or a place I would recommend to a friend. read more

Food was great, started with smoked Gouda pimento, then we had Pasta Monica and étouffée and finished with the chickory coffee creme brûlée. All the food came out fast and was delicious. The mixed drinks were great and you definitely got your money's worth. read more

Disappointing. We ordered through a delivery service. Ordered the chicken and the picture showed a sandwich with fries. Had two nice sized pieces of chicken and 5 half fingerling potatoes. Accurate for description but not picture. Chicken was good. Jambalaya was disappointing, on the dry side. The brownie was supposed to come with beer infused ganache and whip cream, neither was in the order. Won't give up on them but won't be in a hurry to order again. read more

Disappointed by the service. The server was great and attentive until the food arrived and we never saw her again. No "how is everything?" No drink refills, nothing. She was apologetic that she "kept us waiting" when we finally got the check but with others just standing around there is no reason for the lack of attentiveness to customers. read more

Nothing beats great food with homegrown ingredients, fantastic local beer, and a great atmosphere on a beautiful patio. Cant be beat. read more

BrewRiver Creole Kitchen - Local beer list, most are amazing, the rest REALLY good - Gastropubs Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

I'm really happy with this place. They appear to still be working out a few kinks, but the people are very friendly and inviting. The waiter we had on one visit really knew the beer and picked a flight for us which was great. The food was really well done. My biggest down sides are the following: We were seated at a table immediately adjacent to the door the waitstaff uses to access the patio - this table should just go away. (We moved and it wasn't a big deal) There was a piano player at a subsequent lunch we attended. I realize that there is a novelty to the idea of having a piano player at a riverboat themed place. . . but on a Sunday afternoon while there are two or three tvs showing sports to a room with two tables full a piano just isn't what I need. Overall - worth a few visits. Great food and very friendly folks. read more

I went here with my family a week or so ago after hearing great things about it. If four and a half stars was an option that I was I would have selected, but it is not. As far as the food goes it is 5 stars. The food is excellent, it tastes like all of the dishes are prepared from scratch. I got the amish chicken and loved it. My girlfriend got the fish and chips and I thought that was excellent as well. The creme brulee I got for desert was very good also. The ambiance I would give 3 stars. They had live music the evening that we were there, but it was incredibly loud. It was very difficult to carry on a conversation. My grandpa who has issues hearing anyways, was completely unable to communicate. The server we had seemed new, so I am giving him a break, but he just stood around most of the time and was rather slow. So overall, they have the most important thing handled, and if they can improve the dining experience this would be a true 5 star restaurant and a mainstay of mine. I will be back and am anxious to try their brunch. read more

Food was great, service was good and a cozy environment. My hubby loved the beer selection. read more

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Went here for Sunday brunch with a couple buddies. We had a nice time! We were all really happy with items offered on the brunch menu, and the flavors were fresh, and well executed. The bar is the place to be as the seating is more comfortable...I feel like many of the tables here are awkward. The beer selection here is memorable, and the bartenders seem to know their stuff. I noticed the color scheme right off the bat. Richer tones would be more inviting as well as softer lighting. Over all a great experience and I'm excited to try more of their food. read more

We dined outdoors on Sunday evening. Pleasant space and great food. The manager graciously comped 2 of our 3 meals because they were out of the Amish chicken dish we ordered even though we didn't complain and insisted it was not really an issue for us. He was just as insistent. So we ordered additional drinks and left a generous tip. The jambalaya we got instead was a generous serving and delicious. I well-remember this space as BellaLuna.....also a wonderful restaurant. read more

So love this little place! Food is amazing. They know their stuff :-). Try the truffle mac & cheese, the pesto stuffed crispy mushrooms, or the sriracha coleslaw. Yum! Their gelato is also made with different kinds of beer. Very interesting :-) I'd give it a five star except the second time I visited we were seated in a very cold corner with a very wobbly table on one of the coldest days of the year recently. They still did the best they could with a space heater, and some table legs shims. Good people good atmosphere good food... And good drinks :-) Definitely worth a visit or 10:-) (I intend to try the whole menu sooner or later) read more

Decent draft beer selection. Food was alright, too big of buns for their burgers. Still was a delicious burger, you figure out which one. Gumbo is good just needs to be a larger serving size for how much your paying for it, something that could be a side dish shouldnt be that much. Had a great time with friends! read more

There were four in our group and we were all thrilled with our lunch! As we approached the restaurant we were a bit disappointed that it's not on the river as anticipated and the patio, while nice, is directly on the street. Not problems mind you, just not what we were looking for on a gorgeous Saturday. We did stay obviously and enjoyed the chicken sandwich, two types of burgers and the fish and chips- all delicious. My burger was perfectly cooked to medium rare and the rare bit was exceptional. They're using great meat here! The spices in the sauces and the pickles are heaven. Two of us being foodies tried to pick out the recipe with our taste buds so we can make them at home. The beer list is extensive- we loved the Alaska White Whitbier. I'll definitely return! It's an ideal place to hand outside with friends and drink and drink and drink and then chow some great burgers and sandwiches with crispy fries ( not soggy like other joints). The homemade ketchup is wonderful perfectly sweet and salty- not like the store bought version. Great spot! read more

I went to BRG with my wife for dinner. She had been there with her friends and enjoyed it and I had been there by myself, sat at the bar and enjoyed it. Less so for dinner tonight. We chose to eat at a table in the bar area. The pluses didn't quite nullify the minuses. Being a party of two we were seated at a high-top....which was barely big enough for bar food much less dinner. However, that can be worked around with great service. Alas, that wasn't there either. Our server, who knows food - you can tell by the way he speaks of it and describes it - was good but not great. He was there for our drink order but lacked punctuality in the delivery of the drinks. He was there to take our food orders but we were waiting about 10 minutes between when he said he'd be back and when he came back. The problem isn't the capability of the servers, at least from our estimation. It's the fact that they have both inside tables and outside tables to contend with. A delay in them working their tables outside means that the tables inside get ignored. And vice versa. Nevertheless, the delay between our first drink and our second was way too long. I sat without a beer for over 10 minutes. Same for my wife's second diet coke. That's unacceptable. Also unacceptable is that we were passed by several, actually, numerous times by the manager/hostess, servers, bussers and owner while we sat there with empty plates, empty soft drink glasses and an empty beer glass. Not only is that not good service but that's money out of their pocket. I easily could have had at least one more, if not two more, beers this evening. The food...fortunately, that's another story. We started with the Truffle Mac&Cheese and the Mussels in their beer broth. The M&C was outstanding! The mussels weren't my cup of tea, though. Not that they were bad. I'm just not a fan of the broth. Too much citrus and lingering flavor from their beer. That is NOT to say that their beer is bad or that the dish is bad. It's just not MY style. The Indian Lintel Soup was described as being somewhat "typical" of the style but the homemade bacon was added! My wife got the salad which was mainly seasonal/local tomatoes and mozzarella sourced from Italy. The soup had a very subtle flavor to it....which I enjoyed. However, there was no part of that flavor that was bacon! Too bad...it would have added to what was still a really nice soup. The T&M salad though...WOW! That mozzarella was everything and more that our server had promised! And the tomatoes, while not quite the juciest & reddest I've seen this season were still really nice. That was a plate worthy of high praise. For our main course my wife ordered the BLT which comes with their fries and in-house made catsup. I ordered the catch-of-the-day, a trout on a bed of mashed-cauliflower, asparagus and a spicy little sauce that surrounded it all. (sorry...my taste buds aren't good enough to note what was in the dabbles of spicy sauce!) My wife really enjoyed her BLT, though she was only able to finish half of it. The fries really pleased her - and she's a connoisseur of fries! However, as in her first visit, she's not a big fan of the sweet potato catsup. Though this is supposedly the original way catsup was made it's not to her palate. She's a traditionalist and wants her ketchup, tomato-based and normal. The sweet potato is definitely an acquired taste. I didn't mind it, with it's sweetness and nutmeg and cinnamon. But like many specialty beers you can get, it's good for one or two passes and then you're done with it. It's too much in the end. But my trout! Wow. Yeah, that's right...WOW again! The fish was really good. A bit dry at both ends but the center was out-damn-standing. And the flavor was great. The mashed cauliflower base...admittedly not my favorite vegetable...was made very pleasant by the spicy sauce that surrounded the plate. And the asparagus was just short of perfect. A little too under-done but still good. That leaves the beer. And let's not forget the beer. That would make or break a place for me. I could have a kick-ass dinner (and we were just short of that) but if the beer blew I wouldn't come back. Well, tonight I focused on just one beer. A seasonal called the BrewRiver Imperial Red. I'm not a big fan of reds or ambers. They typically lack much depth or character. This was not typical! It had a great depth of flavor. Great malt up front and a friendly helping of hop in the back. Really a great little beer! I've been long-winded but to sum up...the beer=great...the food=very good...the service=okay. Our server would be great with a better managed restaurant, as, I think, the rest of the staff would be. But the management of the floor, bar & staff needs to be turned over to a seasoned professional. That's the one thing that's lacking from making this an outstanding destiny. read more

This place is really great. The beer selection is pretty expansive and the Brewriver burger is the best you'll ever have.

Always enjoy going to brew city gastro pub I went with Amish chicken it was fantastic, and summer salad was great and very fresh. You can't go wrong with anything here highly recommended it. read more