The food...Expecting good at a local not a chain place, in a small town with a relaxed college student vibe. We got...great. The first bite of that pepperoni pizza roll with the obviously fresh yeast bread dough roll, the meat sauce, the garlic cream sauce...then the fresh beer-battered fish and really good crispy french fries, and a home made cole slaw that's just about as good as my husband's late Southern grandma's cole slaw (which is really high praise.) The Lucky Seven pizza was also delicious with a perfect crust and big chopped veggies like mushrooms and peppers. Service was friendly and attentive; the decor is clean and on the more minimalist side while also comfortable and welcoming. Agree with all the other reviewers, this is absolutely an amazing experience--this meal will be one of the great memories of our road trip from Sugar Land, Texas (greater Houston area) to South Dakota and Mount Rushmore. read more

We had a fantastic experience at Nebraska Ale Works! The Barq's Root Beer was ice cold, crisp, and absolutely perfect. The staff was incredibly friendly and welcoming, and the restrooms were spotless, always a great sign. The food was clearly made with fresh ingredients. The side salad was humongous and beautifully fresh. The cup of chili was outstanding, packed with beef and beans in a hearty Rocky Mountain style with just the right amount of heat. The pizza was delicious, and the steak had gorgeous grill marks, juicy and tender just the way it should be. Pro tip: order the chili and beef pizza together! The pizza has a perfectly bread-y crust that dips beautifully into the chili, a combination you don't want to miss read more

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This is one of the best burgers I have had in a long time. We ordered takeout because we are traveling with our dog. As we sat eating our burgers and amazing fries in the parking lot, I made a note to leave a yelp review because these burgers are fabulous. The meat is tasty and perfectly cooked. The bacon and sauces are perfect and the bun I must be fried in butter? 5 stars! read more

Stopped by Nebraska Ale Works with a couple of friends for a quick visit and really enjoyed it. Their beer menu was diverse with plenty of options to choose from. The server was friendly and even recommended a few selections. Great atmosphere and fun place to hang out. I recommend this spot if you're in the area. read more

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Great food and atmosphere! Tried the spinach artichoke dip and was the best I've ever had! Also got the hot honey pepperoni pizza and was delish! Our server was great and the GM came to check and see how everything was and he was great! Definitely will be back! read more

Nebraska Ale Works - Hot honey pepperoni pizza - Sports Bars Near Me - Kearney, Nebraska

Driving thru Nebraska, and stopped in here for dinner on a Tuesday. They were not very busy, lucky for us. The beer selection was good and cold. We tried a couple and really liked them. We shared a pizza and it was excellent. Bigger than expected, but it was good as a lunch left-over the next day. If we are in Kearney again, we would eat here. read more

Seating was a little slow as there was only one server on a Monday afternoon. Decor was pleasant- typical sports / pub - ale house atmosphere. Food was excellent- side salad was fresh, meat lover pizza was solid as was the club sandwich. Pizza rolls were another great choice. read more

Nebraska Ale Works - Pizza rolls - Sports Bars Near Me - Kearney, Nebraska

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Tasty bleu cheese and chicken cobb salad with plentiful bacon. Good portion for sharing. The three fish taco entree was superb with crunchy fish and flavorful purple cabbage slaw. Great beer selection, lively brewpub atmosphere. read more

I went in there and got an appetizer and got a wire bristle between my teeth and gums, showed it to the waiter. Only got a sorry, would never recommend coming here again. read more

Having a new test experience here now. Pizza Rolls. REALLY good. Maybe I like better than the pizzas here. Salad is good as always. 2 different beer options. All is excellent...as normal!! read more

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Kami was an excellent server. Very attentive and made sure we had a very enjoyable experience. The food was great as well!

Was a little loud, but hey, it's Friday after work! Had a nice relaxed time. Server was friendly and the food was exactly as advertised... comfort food. The Alfredo was humongous portion though, so come hungry or share! read more

Nebraska Ale Works - Pesto Alfredo Chicken with garlic toast and Beer Battered Cod with masked potatoes and green beans - Sports Bars Near Me - Kearney, Nebraska

We really wanted to like this place. Reviews were good. The locals recommended it, but we were sorely disappointed. The greeter was diffident and expressionless. Our waiter was worse. We asked for a sample of two of their beers. Both were terribly bitter. (My husband owns a brew pub.) We decided to opt for wine--but they wanted $12 for a six-ounce pour of house wine. So--no wine. I finally ordered a seltzer--which was unceremoniously slammed onto the table in a can. We asked for a glass, which the waiter did retrieve for me-- but he was still seriously phlegmatic. My husband ordered the Ranch Water which was basically sugar. We ordered a pizza--which was pretty tasty, actually--but the terrible and borderline rude behavior of the staff made us feel like we wanted to leave as soon as possible. Which is exactly what we did. We won't return. read more

We enjoyed the food very much: we had pizza, brisket burger, salad, and spaghetti and macaroni cheese from the kid's menu. All were very good. We also sampled the beer and a mojito. All were great. Service was very good in spite being short staffed. The ambiance was sports bar-like but quiet enough for our family to enjoy conversation. read more

Great atmosphere, good food Their specialty salads are delicious Different options than your other local restaurants to choose from read more

The pretzel sticks were tasty but the beer cheese dip was funky. Looking forward to pizza all day, but theirs tasted like it came from the freezer. Service was nice and good atmosphere. read more

We have went there for pizza 5+ times when in town, I can honestly say it's one of my favorite pizza spots. Even after eating at many throughout Lincoln/Omaha! Never seems to be real busy during lunch, which is very surprising. read more

Great service. Great food. Me and my son enjoyed it very much. Great beer selection and he loved his fries! Burger was delicious! We stopped in for the night and walked up from our hotel. Glad we did! read more

I was Ailin' for days after eating at this grease buffet. Bad food and a crowd that all needed showers.

Poor service, poor attitude. Being ignored when tables seated after us were served, wasn't much fun. Having to remind our server that we were still waiting for our drinks (iced tea) was frustrating. Being brought tepid iced tea, and then offered excuses was annoying. The follow-up with ice in styrofoam cups was the last straw...if we had been offered straws...we weren't. At that point, we cut our losses and left. read more

Great new addition to the Kearney restaurant scene, right off I-80 and smack dab in the middle of the hotel hub. The lineup of Nebraska brews is reason enough to stop. The menu is anything but limited, so it was hard to make a selection. Went with the Bison Meatloaf, and was not disappointed. Fries were crispy, and the bbq beans were solid. Want to try the duck gumbo next time. Service was great, and the place was clean and modern. The pasta looked great, as did most everything else. Cool place with great beers and grub. read more

Nebraska Ale Works - Sports Bars Near Me - Kearney, Nebraska

This was very near my motel. Ordered takeaway. I wasn't expecting much, but I did expect that an order of buffalo wings would be wings. Not sure what these chicken balls are. Maybe boneless wings, but if someone says wings, I'd think you'd either get wings, or the person taking the order would clarify. Disappointed. read more

Nebraska Ale Works - Chicken balls, not wings. - Sports Bars Near Me - Kearney, Nebraska

Says it's pet friendly, but it's not. Only service dogs. Service is a little slow, but it's not like the staff is standing around, so guessing short staffed. But we're here late, like 8 pm so should be passed the dinner ru read more

It's ok, but they certainly aren't prepared to handle more than a few tables at a time. What I see is a crew trying and working hard and a management team that is failing them. I hope they are making a ton of money on their party room I see it as a major disruption pulling an already busy staff away. Now a review of the tap. After all it is called Nebraska Ale Works. So at least two taps are foam city, pour, wait, then pour valuable money down the drain. Then, fill glass some more, wait and drain off the foam. How about the hours who in the world that has a bar and restaurant in that area closes at 10 pm. There's a ton hotels, and conferences right there and they be turning business away. Despite the variety of food and the quality the slow service makes this a poor choice if you want an overall good experience. read more

We have eaten here twice during travel. It is near the motel we stayed in. Both times the wait staff has been very unfriendly and the food average. The second time we only ordered pizza to take back to the room and it was terrible pizza and what little we interacted with the people there they were unpleasant. read more

I wasn't expecting too much, pleasantly surprised. Decor was warm and inviting, the crane mural was quite attractive. Service was above and beyond, waitress had to wait while we perused the extensive beer list! Beer was great and pizza was good as well. Crust was great. Might have to stop in Kearney more often. read more

Awesome food and environment. Service is very professional and timely. Food is always fresh and cooked exactly as ordered.

Service was good. The waitress was super helpful and patient when I was trying to make my beer selection. The food was mediocre. The chicken Alfredo was fine (I asked for no parsley due to allergy and kitchen still put it on- luckily it wasn't a lot so I was able to pick it off) but the kids pizza had a weird taste. I've had better food at chain diners. read more

Wow, not sure how a restaurant could mess up a basic order so badly. 3 pizzas, 2 orders wings. Every item had mistakes. Meat lovers pizza came with only 2 of the meats. Pepperoni and Cream cheese didn't have the cream cheese. Lucky 7 (Supreme) with no green peppers and added cream cheese came with no cream cheese and extra green peppers. Wings were ordered fried hard but came extra soggy/squishy. I'd say they were messing with us, but it was an online order and we' are from out of town, so it woulda been completely random. Only other option would be they're just not very good at what they do. As to the actual pizza, was Dominoes level quality at twice the price. read more

I can NOT believe the service I received from the manager or said to be the manager. I didn't like the way my burger was cooked and he picked up my knife and cut it and said looks medium to me and walked away. Absolutely pathetic and unacceptable! And what happened to the red head girl she was an awesome manager and part of the reason I kept coming back. Floor in restaurant was dirty. read more

Stopped for a quick bite while traveling through. Had the GF cauliflower pizza. Hubby had fish and chips. Both were phenomenal. Not a single complaint. For a bar it was not too loud. Service was great. Make it a point to stop by and NAW on some great grub. read more

We got stuck in Nebraska over the 4th weekend and found this place near our hotel. We hadn't been eating the best and were hoping for something lighter. The outside looked inviting so we decided to give it a shot. It was a weekend but they sat us after about 5 to 10 minutes. The inside was very nice and had a good bar/dining mix. NAW had plenty of options on the menu and tasty looking salads. We got an IPA and a jalapeño cream ale which were both very good. The salads were both top tier which was exactly what we were hoping for. Service was super fast and friendly. The restaurant helped give the horrible day we had a little silver lining. Cool place to go if you're ever driving down 80 past Kearney. read more

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Hello - it says dogs allowed but when I got there it was service dogs only. Very frustrating!

Great service, and food came out fast and tasty. Large and clean restaurant perfect for big groups. Check it out!

An Amazing just off the Interstate, Locally Owned place to get some fresh food that doesn't taste like it's served out of the back of a Sysco Food Truck. Recommendations: Duck Gumbo, Wings, get a side salad (so fresh), solid burgers. read more

Must stop if in the area! After reading the reviews on our road trip, we decided to stop for dinner. So happy we did! Delicious eats! We got the Fried Cheese to start which you could tell was made in house--nummy. Then for entrees we got spaghetti and meatballs, the appetizer meatballs, calzone, chix bacon ranch pizza, Apple/Walnut/Blue Cheese salad and gumbo. Everything was so good and perfectly made! Great service as well! read more

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We drove from Lincoln to Kearney because of how highly this restaurant was talked about, and they weren't wrong. The service was impeccable, our server checked on us multiple times throughout our visit. The hosts were incredibly kind and helpful. Most importantly the food was phenomenal. The menu is filled with items that you can't find many other places. The burger I had was cooked to perfection, and so were the fries. Everything is so well prepped, even the ranch was fantastic! The layout of the restaurant is gorgeous, it's very welcoming and sleek. The women's restroom was tidy and well kept. Overall, I would 100% recommend, and will definitely be back. read more

Food was ok, but a bad experience with the service really has left a horrible taste in my mouth. We saw the server twice. She didn't bring out her food when she did check on us.,The second time we saw her, we were done and she just dropped the check. We didn't see her for an extended period of time so we decided to use the app to pay and wouldn't you know it as we leave she chases us down like we skipped on the check, we explained the situation but thought shouldn't she be aware that we could've paid on the app? The confrontation was awkward for everyone and left me extremely offended. Sad for a place that has a pretty cool vibe and decent food and of course we're always up for a brew pub. It's one of the better options in my opinion of a place to eat in Kearney, but if this is the way the service is going, I won't be back. read more

I visited on road trip from MN to Denver. The place had only been open 3 weeks but you could not tell. Bartender had excellent customer service. Nice selection of beers including local ones. Food was great and from what I could tell from other guests it was all great . It was so good we stopped again on our way back to MN read more

Sweet potato fries (extra lil charge) but delicious! Toasted Italian melt with a side of garlic aioli sauce. Sweet heat pickles. All very good food. Newer place but very friendly service and clean environment. It's right of Hwy. They do have a bar side as well for the traveler to come in and get a on tap. read more

Nebraska Ale Works - Sweet potato fries (extra lil charge) Toasted Italian melt with a side of garlic aioli sauce. Sweet heat pickles. - Sports Bars Near Me - Kearney, Nebraska