Cannery Row Brewing Company Review

Would not recommend.
Good beer, mediocre food, slow service.

First the good - excellent smoked chicken wings. The bad - SLOW service, flat/warm beer.

It was good, but very expensive for just a few beers

This place was very good. Our waiter messed up our order and apoligized with free drinks and desserts

Wanted to sit on the patio and was told that a server would be helping us. We sat for 30 min and no service so we left and was told that it was bar service not a waiter as we left. They didn't seem too concerned to make things better.

Awful food, place smells damp and dirty, oh and did I mention this brewery doesn't brew beer?

Hair in two of our dishes. Disgusting - still made us pay for drinks.

Great place to eat. It is in a very happening part of town and during the Concorsoitaliano you can see a lot of the super cars when they go by or after you eat. I met some friends there and it was easy and the food was good with a lot of options. Good times good food nice people I will surely go back when I go back to the Concorsoitaliano.

Get a giant pretzel with cheese dip or grilled cheese short rib sandwhich!

Always look forward to coming here when we visit Monterey. Best wings on the planet and great beer selection. Great staff and just an all around great vibe.

Never crowded but popular restaurant in the heart of Monterey. Food is decent but beer is a bit overpriced.

Good beer and food. Disappointed they did not have a tour. They have a tour to the bathroom, that's what I was inform by the employees.

I loved this restaurant! My wife & I went because it came highly recommended to us by family & friends. As soon as we walked in we were seated. Than the waitress came rather quickly to take our drink orders. She was very polite & well mannered. All the employees were. We placed our order @ that time. It took about 15 mins to get our food. Which was SO delicious! We don't go to Monterey often, but when we do we'll go to CRBC every time. Thanks for the amazing experience!!

This a must go to spot. Great food great beer and even better staff. Love this place worth the drive from Stockton!!

Best fish and chips I've had since Hawaii! And they had Pilsner Urquell, first time I had that beer was in the Czech Republic!!

The hype was too much. It was just ok. Expensive for just "ok"

I was in Monterey for a wedding and stumble upon this cool spot the night before. They had a great selection of craft beer from all over the country on tap. They also had a live band going that really added to the ambiance. They kept the music at good level, enough to enjoy yet quite enough to still hear the person next to you. It was really crowded, so I would suggest getting here early if you want to find a seat.

Awful place, Guy Fiora stamp, leave the restaurant. Ordered a Cheddar cheese, Ale with sausage soup, but got a melted cheddar cheese block with nothing else, no seasoning, nada, just bland soup. Ordered chicken fingers for my boys and within 2 seconds they brought it to the table. Meaning that they had it on a plate and probably microwaved it. Wife orders a regular burger, it came with no flavor.

I ask my friend how many stars did it had on Yelp, before he took us there and he said 2 and a half, why did he hate me so much to take me there, have no idea, but I would never come back there or anywhere Guy s stamp is, none of his restaurants taste good.

Not a brewery. Tap room only. Misleading. #fakebrews

Not an actual brewery as there are no in house brewed beers, only 'guest taps'. That said, a good selection of taps. Beer is extremely overpriced, but it's a tourist area, so go figure.

Nice atmosphere with good beer selection but you have to dock it at least a star or two because it calls itself a brewing company but doesn't actually brew beer, which could be considered intentionally misleading

Massive beer selection, great bar food. Can't get enough of their short rib grilled cheese

Close to the Monterey Aquarium and great for lunch. It is strategically located to catch tourist traffic but light on craft beers.

Delicious food and wide selection of beer. The only odd thing is that they don't brew any of their own beers

Nice atmosphere to grab lunch and drinks down cannery row.

Food was ok, but there were not a lot of vegetarian options. And they even put the portobello in a burger. Not very cheap either. Nice building though.

Alway a great time there alot of beers on tap but they need to bring back the cypress point apa .

It was a great friday night atbthe street car show and motorcycle show

Good nachos and pulled beef sliders lemonade very good

Great selection of beer, bartender very knowledgeable.

Great location. Fun for lunch and good food. A good place to get/try local beers. Ask to sit outside if it's a nice day, it's a good view. Good place to watch a game.

Just so no one is confused this is a tap house not a brewery, contrary to their name.

I had the shortrib grilled cheese here last night and it was so oily and covered in fried cheese I thought I was going to be sick. After seeing Guy Fieri try this I wanted to check it out, very disappointing. I have been here several times (for the beer) and the only consistent food item are the truffle fries--which are pretty good. Will likely only come back here when meeting friends (again, for the beer and company). Service not friendly either.

Food is 5
Drinks are 5
Service 2 or 3

Food was amazing - worth it even tho our waiter was sub par

Haven't been here yet and was trying to plan a trip for the family this weekend and when you click "beer list" nothing shows up. Just wished we could see the beer selections before deciding to visit. I guess we won't be visiting. Maybe next time.

Always a good time here. From early weekday afternoon to a busy Saturday evening. Bar is good.

Beer and food were great!! Did I mention the beer??? Mmmmm!!! BEER!!!

Saw this place on DDD and couldn't wait to try the food. Great selection of beer albeit a bit over priced.

Great service, great beer, excellent food, and great location. All around awesome!

Wide selection of beer, plus an outdoor patio. The food was pretty decent, too. I had a pulled pork sandwich which came with a side salad (the ingredients were sourced locally), and it was pretty tasty.

Cool place. Great service. August was a knowledgeable barman. Rudy our server paid attention to detail even when hella busy. Great job team.

Over 30 beers on tap. Staff is well experienced handling large groups. Food is tasty from burgers, wings, & fish n chips. Gotta try em all. Public parking close by.

Cool place with good food. A little pricy and even though they call themselves a brewing company they do not have original beers on tap. However they have a great selection of beers to choose from.

I am disappointed by the price. The quality of the food has declined while prices have increased. Beer is great, but when it comes to food, you are not getting what you pay for. Too bad, this place could be so awesome.

good enought for 3 stars. Super overpriced
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Excellent customer service, outstanding beer, and amazing food!!!

It's ok for a drink. Food not great but ok. Never enough seats in bar. I go mainly because it's where my husband and I had our first date lol!

Good food/beer. Little pricey, but that's what it costs on cannery row

Tourist prices, but a great beer selection and plenty of great food options.

Absolutely love it! One of my favorite places to go when in Monterey.

Good service, great food. Exactly what we expected. Had the burger, onion rings, and chopped salad.

Love this place. Food never dissappoints. The garlic parm pretzel is a must have. Honestly, I prefer the burgers over the short rib grilled cheese, but be warned, they are big, and they are too tempting to not eat the whole thing in one sitting. Atmosphere is very nice. Beer selection is insane. Servers know their stuff. My only complaint is the pricing. I spent $80 on two meals, the pretzel, and a kids meal. I would love to pay less than $13 for a pretzel, but at the same time, Its so good Im gonna keep coming back anyways

Food was fine and location was great but service was slow and poor.

Great beer selection but pricey. $8.50-9 For a pint. Love the firepits outside. Chill, relaxed atmosphere.

Ok place. Service was a little lacking, place was pretty noisy. Nice selection of beer. I'd go back for a beer, but food seemed a little pricey for the quality. Yuppie heaven???

Fun times are endless here at the Brewery. Great food, staff and location.

Absolutely fantastic restaurant. Delicious food in great portioning with a wonderful atmosphere. The staff seemed to know the perfect time to come by to take orders, give refills, etc. The pretzel appetizer is enormous, and the beer cheese soup to dip it in is unlike anything I've ever tasted, and the whole thing is perfect for 3-4 people to share. If you are in the area, then this is the place to eat!

Great place! Guy Fieri is right, their driving the bus into flavor town! Best sand dabs I ever had.

Good food, many different beers (though I've had many of these before), but you can't take any of the beer to go (no growler).

Felt like a real tourist. $33 for 2 beers and 2 shots. Nice atmosphere.

50 taps, literally a beer for every mood. Good food, music was a little loud for part of the visit, Great otherwise.

Food was just ok, nothing special being a ddd place.

Good selection of beers, food was good. Docked points because it's not actually a brewery.

Good place to hang out on Cannery Row and grab a bite and a beer. Great selection of food items and beers. Try the soft pretzels and the burgers. Always a smiling face to great you and if you do t have exact change you can try and scrap some off the entry way. Ha!

I Always love the food here, and the staff is very attentive, usually I'll get the dish of the week, also they have a very good beer selection although I only drink lagers. This place of business definitely deserves 5 stars.

My favorite place on cannery row! It's a cool place to eat, the food is awesome!

The only beer they had while we were there was Stella. They were out of prime rib. We ordered tri tip fries, the tri tip was chewy like bubble gum and we asked for no chorizo and it was full of it. The food was below mediocre and was WAY over priced.On the plus side the waiter was very nice. But we would never go back. Waist of money

We visited the Cannery Row Brewing Company on Friday January 26, 2018 with our Son his wife and their little girl. We went there only as a result of seeing it featured on Guy Fearie's Diners, Drive In's and Dives. He featured a Shortrib Grilled Cheese sandwich and several different greens and cheeses, so we all had that along with a single pretzel as an appetizer.

The service was excellent, from being seated to our server, 5 stars there. They put us in the back against a wall where a stroller could be stored without getting in the way. The pretzel was huge (18") and tasted just like any other pretzel that you would get, only huge. It came with a dipping sauce but was not enough to go around for four people, so order extra.

Our sandwiches, were good but to many different flavors for my liking. I ordered the onion rings with it and they were the largest onion rings I have ever seen. I could only eat two. But they were excellent.

So my opinion is this, if I ever go back I probably won't have the Shortrib Grilled Cheese sandwich and will try something else. Not sure if I would order the pretzel again only because of it's size. However. If you're only drinking that would be a good choice otherwise you will have no room for your main meal.

This place used to be a 5 star but the quality of the food has gone down. Great alcohol selection and great service though. We keep going back hoping it will go back to the way it was

We had the best waiter. The food and atmosphere was amazing.

Great beer, atmosphere, and service. Try the portobello burger!

Food is okay. Sat at bar, and was served quickly. Way over priced though, albeit the portions were large. Overall experience? Ehhh...

Great selection of beers. Good atmosphere & menu options. The pretzel is HUGE