Wanted to try this Finney's location in Brea now that we have one closer to home but definitely not as enjoyable as the one we stopped in at Santa Barbara. Came by on Friday night, the host was able to seat us right away at a bar top table. We wanted for about 10-15 mins for our server to acknowledge us but nothing, unsure of who our server was. Just kept seeing the staff walking by, maybe not their section. After a waiting a little while, we ditched the table headed to the bar top hoping service was faster but still not much acknowledgement. Just some eye contact and they just seemed preoccupied. After sitting at the bar for about 10 mins we were finally acknowledged, appetite was out the window, just ordered a beer for my wife and I. Drank the beer, paid and still left a tip and headed down to a more tried and true establishment that we frequent often in the area. Hopefully management can get the team to be more attentive and create a better experience for the guests because as locals, we want to support local spots here. 2 stars because the amber beer was solid! read more

Emily was great!! This place was BUSY for Wednesday night. The poor staff was running everywhere, however our server and service wasn't affected by it at all. She gave great recommendations and awesome service. We were impressed by the food. Definitely will come back if we were in town. read more

Lady with the glasses to create a great first impression was rude. Not sure if she's a host or management but it was not busy when I went and she was disrespectful to us while taking us to our table. She needs to find a job that better suits her. Our server was great and the food is great. Our first time going here. I hope the company and train that lady to look happy while she takes her guests to their table. I would give a 5 start if the lady did not take us to our table with an attitude. read more

Walked in and walked out. I interrupted the hostess' conversation by walking in and they continued their conversation even after saying "table for 3". We were sat down and the waitress seemed bothered to do her job. We waited for quite a while. No one came out to ask for our drinks and the menus were placed at the end of the table for us to grab. Small details that matter but I wasn't going to give my money to someone that's seemed bothered to do their job. I'll give them the excuse that they look young and were probably inexperienced teenagers. We walked across the street to Yard House where they were more than happy to attend us. read more

Finney's is a fantastic addition to downtown Brea. Yesterday, we went for a ladies' morning out, and it was such a treat. For the table, we ordered the coconut shrimp and cheesesteak egg rolls. The shrimp was divine - perfectly cooked with a deliciously crispy breading and a spicy dipping sauce. I had a baby bite of the egg rolls, and they were also well-seasoned and tasty. Everyone loved their main dish. I went with the single smash burger and fries. I love Finney's addition of cherry peppers; it's definitely a nice touch. My raspberry lemonade was giving major lemon drop vibes and was so refreshing! Our server, Emily, was attentive, and all of the staff were knowledgeable and friendly. We'll definitely be back soon! read more

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The food was delicious the prime rim cheesesteak had a nice mild kick to it and the meat was tender. The chips did come the sandwich. The Cesar Salad, French Fries were extra. The service was good our waiter was nice and pleasant. The pub ambiance was great.... read more

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Come here if you want to wait 15 minutes for water or to order after you have been seated. Come here for feeling uncomfortable when an employee yells profanities as they walk down the sidewalk. Come here for truly great food, they know what they are doing with that at least! It seems like they have a ways to go before the environment is one I would say is nice. Go to tempo for a wonderful environment and great service, but if you don't care about that, come here for the food! Out of 5, +1 star for the amazing food and nice staff that are understaffed but trying their best, -4 for an employee walking down the sidewalk yelling profanities and the long wait for water and to order. It seems like the staff are currently super stressed, probably because they don't have enough staff if I had to guess for the size of the restaurant. TLDR: Come for the food, not for the vibe. read more

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Ordered: Margarita flight, bison burger, side of fries (fries do not come with burger). Margarita flight: Guava and blood orange pull the weight for the flight. Watermelon and strawberry miss the mark. 5/10 Bison burger: Solid flavor with the additions of the cherry peppers. Small in size but to be expected with a bison burger. 7/10 Fries: Maybe just a bad batch but we're stale and cold. For having to pay extra for fries you would expect them to be at least fresh. 2/10 Service: Attentive at first then a sharp decline once the food came out. For being the new kid on the block you would expect all hands on deck to be ambassadors of the brand, but seems to not be the case. 6/10 Ambiance: Design interior is great but it stops there. Finney's brea feels like a shell of a restaurant that's still trying to find its soul. 6/10 Overall: 6/10 Not worth the wait unless you can get an immediate seat at the bar. But willing to give it a second chance if others recommend other options and once the staff has time to find their footing. read more

Finney's Crafthouse - Brea - Menu 05/10/25 - New American Near Me - Brea, California

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For the record, we love Finney's.... In Orange. It's one of our go to places. The Brea location, which we've been to a few times falls short, at least in customer service. They've been open for a while now so training and staffing are no longer an excuse. Our most recent experience is walking in for an early dinner, being seated without a wait, plenty of servers and manager walking around, but No service!!! We sat for about 15 min+ and no one came to our table. Needless to say we left. On top of that, we were seated by the large street facing windows, and someone is skipping out on their cleaning duties... dead flies and food on the window sill, pretty gross, as well as the women's restroom, dirty. We want to see Brea Finney's make it, but they have some work to do. Go to Orange location! read more

My son and I visited Finney's Craft house on St Patrick's day morning, and was greeted with a smile from bar keeper name Sabrina. She was very attentive to our needs, and a very friendly young lady. We hope to return soon, and possibly have Sabrina as our bartender. Thank you for your service Sabrina, Justin & B rad read more

Beer and wine good, food bland. Spicy chicken is not spicy. They served us SALSA with our fries LOL

Wow what a great burger spot ! atmosphere is so lively the service was great and the food was absolutely one of the best burgers I have had! My new favorite brea eatery! Try the devil eggs for an appetizer! If you tried them when they first opened make sure you give them a retry as they have certainly worked out the kinks!! read more

Food is good and staff is friendly. They have TV 's every wall to see the games .not to loud or busy

Leaving a negative review is my least favorite review to leave. Since I ended up in the ER after visiting I need to share my experience. My husband and I visited on Tuesday evening for a date night. I ordered the smash burger with sweet potato fries, he ordered the ahi sandwich and sweet potato fries. When I got my burger it looked blah it didn't have the type of oil and shine as a fresh burger does. I even felt the patty; it was warm on the inside and cold on the outside. I was really hungry and didn't want to send it back which was my own mistake, instead I gobbled it down. The fries were really good. I woke up at 4 am the following morning with terrible food poisoning and ended up in the ER not able to keep any liquids down. I am still recovering days later. I really liked this place before and it's so close to home. I am bummed but will not be returning. read more

Amazing food! Everything here is top notch! Great staff! Best steakhouse! Fave dishes- bbq shrimp, branzino, steak and salmon! Great wine selection. read more

Came here a few nights ago. We were sat immediately, but we waited about 20 minutes for the server. It seemed slow for a Friday night so it was surprising that we waited that long when we saw them standing around. Food wasn't too bad, not sure if we'd come here again. read more

The restaurant is small and very open, but it felt a bit too brightly lit. They seemed to squeeze in as many tables as possible, and we were seated at an awkward table right by the front door. Every time someone came in or out, we felt a cold breeze, which wasn't very comfortable. We ordered the Bavarian pretzel appetizer, which was good, and the dipping sauces were solid as well. I got the pastrami sandwich--it tasted good, but it was a little too greasy. The bottom bun was soaked through, and I also found it odd that the sauerkraut was served in a cup on the side. When I tried to add it to the sandwich, it ended up falling apart. My girlfriend ordered the chipotle chicken sandwich and asked for the Nashville hot ranch on the side. Unfortunately, they put it on the sandwich anyway and also gave it on the side. The waitress was very nice and helpful and replaced it for her, but the replacement took a long time to come out. Both sandwiches came with potato chips, which were just okay. I would have preferred fries and wouldn't have minded paying to upgrade, but fries were only offered as a separate side. We did order tater tots on the side, and those were good. Overall, prices were very reasonable, and the service was friendly, though there were some comfort and execution issues that took away from the experience read more

Finney's Crafthouse - Brea - Pastrami sandwich - New American Near Me - Brea, California

My wife, son and myself went in for a couple of drinks since I had an hour to kill before my movie showing. We sat by the bar and the waitress greeted us and brought our drinks in record time. Really enjoyed the service and ambiance I will definitely be coming back. read more

I go to the one in Orange quite a bit, and this one is just like that one, lots of TVs, a good menu, solid food, good cocktails, reasonable prices. It isn't my favorite place, but it is often the default one because of the variety and the consistency. This part of Brea is an area where I used to go regularly when I lived in Fullerton, but rarely go now, and it has changed. But Finney's is a good addition. read more

I met up with a friend at Finney's Crafthouse in Brea a couple of weeks ago (first time here). Although my smash burger and tater tots were delicious, my friend's The Finney Burger didn't look appealing (it looked like it was frozen because of the perfect shape of the burger). I asked if she liked her burger and she said "no" and she told me that she wouldn't be back. read more

For starters, the food/price point is great. It's the service I have issues with. Our server came by after a few moments of being seated to introduce herself and we quickly asked her if we could order which she obliged. Food came out fairly quickly but that was basically the last we saw of her. My poke bowl was dressed very lightly with sauces so I spent probably 5+ minutes trying to flag her down for some extra. Saw her walk by a few times but was missed (or ignored?) by her before finally getting her attention by waving at her. Said she'd be right back with the sauce and I didn't get it for another 10 minutes- thankfully I also ordered a sandwich so I wasn't idly staring at my food). She, fortunately, topped us off on water during this stop as that was the last stop we had from her for the evening. Paid in cash and left it under the zoosk (the tabletop tablet to process card payment) and left after fruitlessly waiting to try to see/order dessert. Upon exiting the restaurant, WE WERE CHASED DOWN BY OUR SERVER AND ANOTHER STAFF ABOUT NOT HAVING PAID. Honestly? Would love to come back to enjoy the good food at reasonable prices as long as we have any server but her. read more

The prime-rib eggroll meat tasted the same as the tri-tip philly sandwich. Both actually tasted like a cheaper roast beef. I'm guessing top/bottom/eye of round beef. read more

We love Finney's. My son and I went today for lunch. First time we had a terrible meal my son ordered steak quesadilla. It had such a funny taste. I couldn't eat it. The waitress took it back to make another one. In the meantime, my son's stomach was getting nauseous after eating 1.5 pieces. My son ordered the cheeseburger medium, and it was well done. I ordered the chicken Asian salad. It was good. Just don't know if I would get it again. We get home. We tried the new steak quesadilla that we had to go and it still tasted funny. Now my son's in the restroom. It was a very disappointing meal. read more

Food was bleh. Chinese chicken salad had no flavor, the tacos were average. We were seated right away but the serve was trying to be funny but came off obnoxious. Drinks are ok but small. read more

This place is poppin. I've been wanting to try their OG location but it's always packed. Now there's a closer location so I decided to give it a try on a random Friday night. First of all, expect a wait. It's a popular spot and I can see why. I tried their bison burger. It's good and a little on the sweeter side. My husband got the pepperoni pizza and a raspberry lemonade and both were good. The servers were kind and on it the entire time. The decor is a bunch of TVs playing sports read more

First time trying. It was decent food but I think you should add coffee drinks to the menu. Just like a lot of people like beer a lot of people like coffee. I also think since it's a sport bar.. depending if Brea allows it due to the curfew if you had for example parties just how downtown Fullerton has it. Or hear me out speed dating events. Of course you'd have to charge a door entrance fee for the parties but then people will come hungry. Or you can just keep the bar open. Think about it for the near future. In regard to my one less star the server brought me a coffee 30 min later after my food and did not offer sugar etc. read more

Great food. Not as big as the other locations but still a great spot! Tri-tip sandwich was amazing. read more

Finney's Crafthouse - Brea - Tri-tip sandwich - New American Near Me - Brea, California

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Ate at the bar on a Friday evening. Service was spot on! Drinks cold and refreshing. We enjoyed chatting with the others around us. Fried chicken sandwich was very good and pastrami Ruben perfect. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal and the whole experience. We you soon. read more

Finney's Crafthouse - Brea - New American Near Me - Brea, California

I finally got to try this place and I certainly enjoyed the experience! I thought the service was amazing and I really like the vibe of the whole restaurant. I tried the double smash burger and was pleased with how tasty it was! They really have something for everyone on their menu. That being said, I personally don't care for when the price of a burger and fries are separated at restaurants. I feel like it's a bit misleading. The portions were also quite small in my opinion. I wasn't a fan of sitting in the back next to ski ball. I asked to move as people continued to play. Not a huge deal but I just didn't want to hear that noise the whole dinner. Overall, I really like what they've done with this corner of Birch and will definitely be a frequent visitor of Finney's! read more

Food was delicious, drinks were great, fun vibe and Elin was the best server! Definitely coming back. read more

Finney's Crafthouse - Brea - Watermelon Smash - New American Near Me - Brea, California

Great service, great food. Tried the wings and a couple sandwiches/burgers with their berry lemonades.

Margarita was so tasty I got two of them! Good happy hour prices. Big space, bar area seems to get the most traction. Waitress was nice, except she got way too close to me- almost touching me- when she took our order. Other than that, probably will be back. read more

Finney's Crafthouse - Brea - Guava Margarita - New American Near Me - Brea, California

I was excited to try Finney's. Upon entering the service staff were very friendly and attentive, which is always appreciated. I noticed a significant reduction in is the space ( I had not been in the space since the Farell's days) The layout feels bit odd, there are booths in the middle of the space and tables towards the back of the room. The beer selection is one of the great features about the place. I had their Hazy IPA, so refreshing for the hot weather. They lost me at the food.... I ordered a salad with salmon and the salmon was very dry. We also had a couple burgers and they were okay, fries lukewarm. It was not busy, so It would be hard to say that this was the cause of the food being subpar. Hope the food quality improves. read more

The food here honestly deserves 5 stars -- the chicken and waffles were amazing, and even the Sprite was great. But unfortunately, things went downhill after that. I ordered a chicken sandwich that did not mention bacon at all in the description, but it came with bacon. I don't eat bacon, so I had to send it back and get it replaced. The real issue came when it was time to pay. We tried to split the bill, but there were so many complications. Items we already paid for still showed as unpaid, and it took a long time to get everything sorted. I even had to pay for a Coke Zero I never ordered, just because I was ready to leave at that point. This place is fairly new, so I understand they're probably still figuring things out, but the service and billing issues definitely took away from what started as a great experience. read more

Waitress has been super nice and attentive. I've been going to Finney's for years from Santa Barbara and I was so happy seeing that they've expanded so much since then. The bbq chicken salad was delicious. Hubby got a lettuce wrap wagyu burger and wedge salad that he loved. Highly recommend the nachos. Lastly, the drinks are amazing as always. If you love IPAs go for the guava and for margaritas the guava is delicious. Good atmosphere for date night or a night out with the family! read more

Finney's Crafthouse - Brea - Guava Margarita, Guava IPA - New American Near Me - Brea, California

The interior is nice and comfortable. But the food tastes so bad. We ordered the chicken and waffle Sliders. It had no flavor and was way too sweet and greasy. Then we had a jalapeño egg burger which was bland. And we got an order of the hot honey wings and mango habanero wings. Both were very very bland. Drinks were whatever as well, they tasted pre mixed and watered down. Service was good. Our waitress was sweet. read more

First time in and it was okay. Here's what we got: App: deviled eggs- okay Dinner: bacon and bleu burger with tots and added a side wedge salad. Also okay. The best thing was the salad. Drink: their hef was great. The service was slow. We didn't get greeted after 10 minutes of waiting I went to the host stand where the manager was to alert them. She apologized and was met with our waiter. Server was okay but didn't follow simple requests like no ice in water or sauce on the side for burger. We would've gotten dessert but wasn't approached with the idea. Maybe because they were closing down so probably wanted to go home for the evening. I like the layout and how they kept the booths from the previous restaurant. I also like that they have multiple tvs throughout the restaurant and not just the bar area read more

This is a review for the Brea location. The food was really good. The wagyu burger was really good and better than the bison burger but because I'm not really big on the sweets and the bison burger had bacon jam which was sweet for my taste. The tater tots were crunchy and the onion rings had lots of cheese which is good comfort cheese lovers. The place was really busy last night but I think they said that it was a once a year country event going on. The place is pretty big and I think they could utilize some of the empty spaces to add more tables. The service was great and my girlfriend and I managed to find a table at the bar which actually worked out better than the booths since we got to see the angels and dodgers game. First person at bat was Ohtani and he hit a home run which was cool. The bartender that we had was nice and had awesome service. Got us menus and drinks quick. Didn't get his name but tall blonde hair Caucasian guy just on top of everything. All in all this place was nice and I would go again. read more

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Went to Finney's in SLO and was excited to see location Openning locally. We went to Brea location on July 5th and was able to get seated very quickly . Service was great and. Food was great we had shrimp tacos and tritip tacos. Cost was 90 dollars for meals and 3 drinks. We will definitely be going back read more

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Visited on Tuesday, June 3rd around 1 PM with my daughter. The restaurant wasn't busy, and we were seated right away, which was a good start. Drinks came out quickly, and we placed our order: the loaded bacon tater tots to start, a kids' cheese pizza with fresh berries for my daughter, and a double smash burger with truffle fries for myself. Unfortunately, that's where things went downhill. The tater tots arrived first, but they were lukewarm at best--clearly had been sitting out a while. No utensils or napkins were provided, and despite the name, I couldn't find a single piece of bacon in the few tots I ate. If there was any bacon, it must've been microscopic. The flavor was bland, and the texture suffered from not being served hot. Next came my daughter's pizza. It was decent and she liked it, but again, no napkins or utensils meant she ended up with pizza sauce all over her clothes. The "fresh berries" on the side looked anything but fresh--definitely not appealing. My burger came out nearly 10 minutes after my daughters food. I'll take the blame for ordering it with the pepper spread--not realizing it was bell peppers, which totally overpowered the rest of the flavors. The truffle fries were good. The Arnold Palmer was actually really good, and they have a decent beer selection, but overall the food was underwhelming and the service felt uninterested and inattentive. With a little more care in the kitchen and on the floor, this could've been a much better experience. Sadly, it missed the mark on multiple levels. I have a feeling this location will be empty soon once again. read more