Came here once years ago and left quite happy, but I felt the experience this time was only mediocre. Service was spotty from the start - we got on the wait list when we came in and were told it would be 30 min. You actually get a text to tie you into a Yelp app where you can check your place in line - super cool. However, this doesn't seem to actually be used. At first it seemed to, and the number of tables in front of us gradually declined, but by 40 minutes in we were periodically gaining tables in front of us for no apparent reason and we ended up back with 5 tables in front of us at ~45 min in. I checked in with the host to figure out what was going on and was told they were just cleaning tables and we'd be seated shortly - which we were, with 5 tables still ahead of us according to the app. Cool idea, but if not used, it's pretty useless. Cleaning tables seemed to take forever. We sat at some bar tables with a beer (20+ min to get a beer at the bar) and they never seemed to get cleaned up at all once people ate and left, at least in the 45+ min we were in that area. Bizarre. Once we finally got seated, service was pretty good, though my request for side with my sandwich got ignored completely (wasn't worth the time to fix it, given the service delays) and the food was really only average. This one was a big miss - hopefully this was an off night and not the new normal for this place. read more

Honestly, pretty awful experience overall. Not worth the money or time. Pretty horrible food. Nearly completely self service, but for full restaurant experience. Will never return, suggest you go elsewhere read more

Not what they used to be. It was always a staple to go when in VT. Now with the new table ordering system they have very little staff scrambling to complete every order. 20 minutes for a beer, an hour for dinner to arrive. The food was over cooked and terrible. So sorry to see a lack of staff and competent management destroy a lovely night out. read more

In town visiting, was looking for a BBQ spot but apparently they don't exist around here, so we came to this place instead. Upon walking in, the ambiance was very nice. Decorated with stockings and wreaths and other Christmas decorations. We ordered the Vermont soup. It is a soup with Ale and cheddar. I didn't think it would be good, but it was delicious! (And I don't even drink beer!) For dinner we got the brewer burgers. They were delicious!!!! They are known for their burgers and steaks, so it would be silly to stray away from either of those dishes. We also got the mashed potatoes as a side. Very good!! If I am ever in town again, I will be back! read more

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Ordered from the bar and waited an excruciating hour for my food, only to witness the people next to me receiving their orders within a mere 10 minutes after ordering through a waitress. Absolutely infuriating! Starving and with a long journey ahead of me, I was too famished to even consider canceling my order. The rude waitress ignored us, and when we brought up our concerns, the manager was equally rude and disrespectful. It's appalling that they don't even advise other customers before they order that it's going to be a long wait. It seems their profit comes more from their drinks than the food. To add insult to injury, it became evident that other customers had experienced the same problem. In the end, I had no choice but to cancel my food order. Next time, I'll be sure to avoid this place altogether when I'm in Brattleboro. read more

Nice selection of brews IPA and Hops etc. Don't really know that much about them. I am have the beef on the bone med rare with fries. Let you know later how it tasted. Nice service and fun Atmosphere . Game night tonight . I went here last night as everywhere else was closed . Ordered the Avacado. Sandwich on toast . Not good and basically a waste of money as it was not edible . Horrible horrible sandwich . I don't know how u mess up a sandwich but this place did ! read more

Whetstone Beer - Breweries Near Me - Brattleboro, Vermont

I gave one star for the view. We were here about two years ago and loved it. We came in tonight and from the start it was a terrible experience. The bartender was rude and dismissive. We stood at the bar to order food and were ignored for about five minutes before she finally acknowledged us. I get being busy but a "Be right with you" goes a long way. Her greeting was "what do you want?" or something to that effect. We ordered and sat down. My husband's food came out about 10 minutes before mine. The waitress basically dropped the plate on the table and walked away. She came back with my wings and they were pathetic. Sorry. No other word. They were so tiny. There was no way it was the pound that was advertised on the menu. I doubt we will be back. read more

For me, ordering from an app is cold and impersonal. We had questions about items that didn't get answered. So, we took our chances and just guessed at what might be good. The food we got was tasty but small in portion. The "large" Station Fries were literally a large handful; I have to wonder what the small size would be like because we didn't have a waitress to ask; the busboy delivered the food. The view of the river was nice but, all in all, I have no plans to ever go back and sit on those thin metal barstools. read more

Great food, beer and atmosphere! Love this place. And i'm not a beer drinker. want to check out their live music read more

This place used to be packed. Charge for refills on soda and coffee. Staff is nice. Food took so long to come out. Chili dogs couldn't pickup. So soggy. Mibe cane with fried pickles which tasted like they were from yesterday. Brattleboro is full of good restaurants so find another. Owner know as he didnt even acknowledgeus once and he was near in for at least a good 10 minutes. read more

Good unique food but a lot they were out of. Great ambience and beer! Love the view of River and the app ordering.

I don't care how good the food is... it took over an hour for it to come out. Be prepared to wait!! read more

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Food was great! Very tasty. Many great beers to try!! Service was awesome! Perfect view on a early fall day! read more

Still has fantastic beers and friendly staff. Total bummer that they've torpedoed the kitchen - they've gone from a fun and interesting menu to borderline inedible barfood. Not worth ordering anything anymore which is sad because they used to have a nice menu. They clearly have an issue with staffing as there is also a major problem keeping the tables and bar clear of dirty dishes/ glasses and trash. Views are the best in southern Vermont but you're only going for that and the beer anymore. Head to the upstairs deck for the views. read more

The only reason I'm giving two stars and not one is because the staff makes up for this place. My husband and I have been coming here for years..and they recently have changed their system and way of doing business. I feel bad for the employees. They are taking the grunt of everyone being disappointed in the way they run things, order yourself, no waitresses or anyone to help you. We had asked for managers to explain our disappointment with the new way of doing things and they are not even here on a Sunday. Feel bad for everyone working here. Owners need to step it up! As a fellow server, you're lucky this staff is keeping your place alive! read more

My cousin and I split the ribs and the burger that had peanut butter on it (I think it was called the Peter's burger?). Both were very good! the sweet potatoes fries were great, I was a little disappointed that the purine didn't have more cheese on top. The coleslaw that came with the ribs was very vinegary and I am not sure there was mayo at all, which isn't the style I prefer. Great beer selection, I got a guest tap milk stout from left hand brewing company that was good (and inexpensive, even better, as I am used to paying $8 at least for a beer and this was $5.40). My cousin thought her gin cocktail could have used more gin. Our waitress was lovely and very helpful. Loved the atmosphere of the brewery, only wish we had been able to sit outside (it was full)! read more

Great apps and local beer upstairs on the deck looking over the river, very nice! Tried there own home brewed IPA, as well as the Hill Farmstead Double Citrus, nice!!! Pub chips were great! read more

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Friggin Awesome!! Great selection of beers. Laid back environment on the river. Had pulled pork tacos & the house IPA Nonconformist. Looking forward to return trip & if you ain't been to Whetstone ya'll need to get woke!! Night 2 better than lunch yesterday. This is a destination location when you're in the area. read more

Came for the view which was well worth it. We only had time for appetizers so we haven't really tried the food other than the french fries and pretzel which were good. Everything is done online, from ordering to paying, which was very convenient for me. read more

This place has gone downhill big time. Their beers are fantastic but I recommend you go to the market garden to drink their beer. The food is terrible, it's over priced, the portions are too small and they got rid of their staff which was the only thing they had going for them! We have tons of really great restaurants in town. I recommend you go to them. read more

Wow. Let's go out to dinner and do everything ourselves. You need to look for an open seat. Place was not super busy yet we had to sit at a dirty table. Let me add no one is there to clean tables cause as others said it is completely self serve. So we cleaned our own table ordered our own food and drinks then wanted to change our order and oh ya had to start over! This place does NOT want anyone over fifty. Good luck cause age discrimination is at its finest here. Long story short. After a half hour of frustration and waiting we walked out. Who wants to spend $70 and do it yourself???? Not me! We went down the road to the marketplace and had a great menu, great beer, and great service!!!! read more

A annual stop for my family on our way to vacation in Vermont - and never disappoints! Great food, drinks, friendly waitstaff and love the view. read more

Omg! What is this world coming too! People dont want to work but get paid. Seat yourself, no menu just QR code which you order and pay from yourself. Get your own drinks (except beer), get your own silverware. Restrooms are for "humans" not genders and gross. No greeting, no hi, no welcome, nothing from any server. Even when they deliver your food. Nobody speaks. But they want a tip. Hell no! The only person deserving of tip is chef cuz food was delicious. To the owner: make your employees work and practice manners. read more

First, let me start with the fact that we have been patrons of the Whetstone for years but because of COVID, we had not been in the past year. We always loved the atmosphere, the great food, and the great service, which is why we kept coming back. We stopped in yesterday around 2:00 pm and all I can ask is, "What the hell happened?!". First, we have to seat ourselves and wander around looking for a table. The place looked it was over capacity and a delta variant superspreader. Then we have to order ourselves and oh, by the way, what if you don't have a smartphone or know what a QR code is? And how do order a glass of water if it's not on the menu? We ordered our food and we waited, and waited, and waited. I was beginning to think I was going to have to prepare our food myself. And there was a sign to bus and clean our own tables. If we wanted to eat at McDonald's we would have gone to McDonald's. We almost walked out then and should have. After about 45 minutes, our food came. My husband had ordered the Rueben. The corned beef was cut so thick, it was rubbery and it didn't have any Thousand Island dressing on it. He took two bites and then gave up and ate my lunch. When one of the staff people FINALLY came over to the table, my husband asked to take the Rueben off the bill. She looked at him as if he had three heads and was talking in a foreign language. She then replied, "Um...I'll ask?". She walked away and never came back nor did she send a manager to the table. We finally gave up and left and she was standing outside just hanging out. It's no wonder you take everyone's payment information ahead of time so you can rip them off. This was a complete and utter sh!tshow and needless to say we won't be back and we'll warn our friends. Before posting this here, I sent this to the restaurant. The manager wrote back asking for a contact number so we could talk in person. I gave it to him but he never called. Guess they aren't too worried about losing our business. read more

Awesome atmosphere - great people! Good beer and food with a fantastic view of the river in Brattleboro.

My wife and I went here, sat at the bar, and went unnoticed for 10 minutes. The bartender was interacting with guests alongside both of us, so we were surprised we weren't greeted and engaged with. We ended up leaving without ordering anything. read more

We went to Whetstone's on our way home from VT yesterday. It was our first time there, we ended up sitting upstairs on the roof deck which was amazing! Beautiful view of the lake and there was a singer playing his acoustic guitar who was incredible! We put our drink and food order in at the bar, when the food runner brought our food out, I took a bite of my meal, it was delicious, but cold! I brought my plate up to the bar to let them know that my Mac n cheese was cold . Amanda was the one who helped me, she was absolutely amazing! She was extremely apologetic and offered me a whole new plate, I told her it was totally fine if they could just heat my plate! She said she will take care of it! When my plate came back out, Amanda came over to our table and offered to get us a round of drinks (which she didn't have to do that) so my boyfriend and I got beers and Amanda made my daughter a mock tail which was delicious!! We loved the atmosphere there and the beer was great, we will definitely be back!! read more

This is an absolutely horrible establishment there are ZERO waiters or waitresses. There is no one to explain any dish or drink. I spoke to multiple staff members that agree the system is not working. This used to be a great place and as of now I wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy. -10 for ownership...10+ for the staff who's ready doing their best. read more

First time visit! Food was delicious, view was gorgeous! Service was underwhelming I think we saw her 3 times never offered a refill on my iced tea other than that it was a pleasurable experience. The dessert was even good I ordered the apple pie I would recommend that to any fan of apple pie.With our son soon to be going to the college local to the area I am sure we will be back. read more

I feel bad about the rating since the view on the terrace seating area and the beer was pretty great - BUT, I just really hated my burger. Please continue reading though. I ordered the Beyond Meat "Impossible Burger" and it was so gross, I don't know how to explain it aside from it just tasted like grainy raw meat *sickened emoji* which is not my cuppa' tea. My partner liked the view since it was a perfect day outside and he had one of the specialty burgers, which he enjoyed...was it the one with peanut butter? Or is that the one I got?....ew I'm getting grossed out thinking about it. Hmm lesson learned: *don't* order meat-substitute patties with peanut butter...anyway, I should write my reviews right after I go to a restaurant so I remember the details - I'm working on it OKAYYY!? read more

We had visited Brattleboro on February 1st. While our intention was to look at vehicles for sale, we were referred to Whetstone Brewery. Leah was our waitress and she was absolutely amazing! The place was packed, yet she took our orders without writing them down! She remembered our drinks, preferences and suggested beers as to our tastes. She has a great personality and her people skills are spot on! Please acknowledge Leah and let her know that the Twiss family appreciated her and when we visit again (and we will in the spring to sit by the water) we want her to be our waitress. The food was amazing, the steak tips melted in our mouths, the wings and sauces were delicious, and the beer menu kept us talking about it for hours after! Thank you Sue Twiss and family read more

So I tried the Tims Awesome Burger and I'm sticking with Jimmy Buffet's burger philosophy. The peanut butter and bacon works but I would rather have a more traditional burger, Tim gets a A for effort tho. Onion rings were great, service was great, awesome location on the Vermont/New Hampshire boarder over looking the Connecticut river! It was very busy and parking isn't convenient, so you may want to call head. The bathrooms were atrocious, I blame that on the customers over the staff. I saw the staff cleaning the bathrooms, sometimes people are worse than animals. read more

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Good bar food, great views, decent beer. Outdoor deck is lovely, and set up for cold weather now. Pretzel grilled cheese sandwich - brilliant! read more

Whetstone Beer and Co used to be a great restaurant. They switched to online ordering through an app and the process is ridiculous. The paying process was the biggest issue, if McKenna and other wait staff did not help us we would have walked out. McKenna and other staff were fantastic, they helped us through the ordering process. The restaurant is under staffed. Our order took a long time, but the server gave us a free desert for the long wait. read more

Giving it 2 stars so the review doesn't get hidden with the other 136 - 1 star reviews... I write this as i sit here with a stomach ache from the dry, burnt, grey hamburger we grossly overpaid for. I'd comment on the service, but there wasn't any, just a person standing at a desk to pay our check - with an auto select of 18/20/22% tipping options. Whetstone would be better off closing the kitchen completely. We also ordered the wings, which may have been from a hummingbird and not a chicken. They should be embarrassed for serving this food. read more

View is the best part of this place to us - it's why we come back. Beer is good. For food, just keep it simple. It's beer + view is five stars, food meh... so just be wise;) read more

My husband and I are dying over this food. We had the pierogis, poutine and chips with the pepper aioli. It is so dang good! And their beers are fantastic too. Pretty view. You really can't go wrong! read more

This is by far my favorite restaurant of all time. All the food is amazing, the best is the pierogies! Most amazing staff and great vibes all around. Love to come here as much as possible! read more

Went a few weeks ago for my friends bachelorette party! Rooftop bar is great! Couple things lacking is there isn't any waitress service (have to go to bar to order food and drinks) And also the music isn't loud enough (really wanted to dance) a band or a dj would be my suggestion especially on the weekends. AMAZING bartenders though! I ordered food and drinks for 10 people and it was spot on!!! Beer is really good! View was spectacular read more

Whetstone Beer - Breweries Near Me - Brattleboro, Vermont

Whatever happened to the old restaurant? Burgers, the menu doesn't even have prices on it. You have to order from your phone or get up and go to the register at the bar, order at the register just like McDonald's. Be careful when you build your own burger to Cha Ching cha Ching they don't even have onion rings anymore. Are used to be such a nice restaurant. We came from Bennington for one big disappointment. Live and learn they've lost several customers. So sad. read more