Cannery Row Brewing Company Reviews

Always a great beer selection. The bartenders are knowledgeable about craft and pairing. The burgers wings are really good.

My little family likes to go here for a post Aquarium meal. We may come here once or twice a month, but the staff recognizes us, and we feel like we get treated very well.

At first glance, the menu send like typical pub food. However, "CBRC" goes well above and beyond when it comes to their tasty decadent plates of food. I don't usually like to rest at the same restaurant more than once while I'm traveling, but there's more delicious looking things on the menu that won't require much persuasion.

Good was great but took a little time to come out. Great selection of beers, 73 on tap!

Good food and service. My wife and I both liked their French fries.

Big beer barn. Live music. Local scene. Very classic North American/USA vibe (country music, big people, fried food and beer)

Really fabulous service and an excellent location with great food!

The food was ok . The service was terrible. On cool days do not sit near the doors that go out to the patio. The wind comes whipping thru enough to blow the menus away . They will not close the doors. Which makes that area of the restaurant very cold .

Amazing food with plenty of custom options on the menu. The nachos and soup were awesome. The staff was extremely friendly and accommodating as well. Top notch.

Busy place, and with good reason. Service was prompt and the food was great. Make sure you get the pretzel appetizer if for no other reason than seeing the biggest pretzel you've ever seen.

NOT a Brewery...just a taproom.
Selection was good and they have a full menu but we didn't stick around to eat.

We go here everytime we come to Monterey. The food and beer is wonderful

After much deliberation and roaming most or "The Row", we landed here. Food is mostly frozen, deep fried, and thrown on plates. $9.00 to $11.00 for a draft? Really? This is not an airport! Service was good, kept drinks full and attention was just about right. Would not come back...

No beers on tap that they brewed. I guess they don t brew during the slow season. All beers on tap were IPA except for maybe 2 beers. I dislike IPA. It was a beautiful sunny day out and we walked in there to grunge music and it was all dark and depressing inside. Prices were kind of high too. We left and had Mexican food and margs with a beautiful view of the ocean.

Lots of beers available, not overly busy. Good atmosphere and fast service. Food was very good and out fast. The only thing keeping this review from five star was the washroom condition.

My husband and I were watching dinners, drive in and dives on the food channel and since we were looking for a different place to eat we tried Cannery Row Brewing company in Monterey, The people were very friendly. There was no salt on the pretezel. The onion rings were oily,. I wouldn't go back.

Service was average and the food was as well. Also despite being called a brewery, everything is on tap.

food shown on DDD not as good as i expected but was okay.

Great beer, good service, and you must try the pretzel!

I ate lunch on a very busy Thursday afternoon. I was a half an hour early for my reservation, and still was able to be seated quickly. The server seemed to have good knowledge of the long list of beer selections, but felt he was in a bit of a hurry to really slow down and make good food/beer recommendations. Food was good but nothing extraordinary. I would like to give it another try when it wasn't quite so loud and hectic.

Food and beer were excellent but it was overpriced.

Fairly average, huge place with no atmosphere and they don't actually brew their own beers.

Good food, good beer, plenty of seating, not exorbitantly expensive. A good place to rest and refuel.

Great selection of craft beers and a menu sheet that allows you to pick and choose. Also, since I'm from Maine I loved t h e fact they carry Allagash brews..!

Love this place! I haven't been in a while but I've been a few times to get one of their specialty cocktails and try a new beer or two. The bartenders are very knowledgeable and friendly. Michael, a server there is also great! The bar has a nice feel and a few TV's that usually have a good game on or two. There's also a cute outdoor seating patio. I haven't ate any of their food besides the french fries but their seriously good haha. I've seen others get food and it all looks great!

Disinterested hostess, errors with order and a very slow kitchen.

Said it was open till 10pm. Showed up at 8pm. Already closed.

Great food, good place to take young kids and a very nice beer selection. The only thing is that this is no longer a brewery, just a tap house with some good food. Service is a bit slow on a Sunday afternoon, but they seem understaffed and are trying. Still get 4 stars given the other places in the area are pretty bad.

This is not a brewery! Change your name before someone or a government body requires you too! It is an insult to your customers and those working hard to create fresh brewed beers!

This was a great place! We had the pretzel for an appetizer, and carne asada fries and chicken sandwich for our entrees. All were very good! It was a little pricey, for the 3 items our bill came to $52. We didn't drink at all but their menu looked good.

All staff were very friendly and helpful. We had great service!

My recommendation: try the carne asada fries - they were great!

I tried to order one of the beers they brew, since it is called a brewery but they only had one and they were out. I was told they brew off site, which doesn't really make it a brewery at all. We got the famous pretzel, it was good.

I am very surprised that Cannery Row Brewing Company is not a 5 star spot. With this many beers on tap, how could you not be totally impressed. Finally, a brewpub that has a couple of stouts on nitro. In an IPA world, this place is a refreshing find. 5/5

They do not brew their own beer!

Garlic fries were good. The fish side deep fryer isnt hot enough and stuff is soggy.

I had a Moscow Mule and it was actually pretty good. I have to agree the pulled pork is also good.

The food was awesome and the atmosphere as well. The service was great and everybody was very nice.

Good selection of bourbon. My review is limited because I just popped in for a drink while my family were shopping at the tourist spots. But I was impressed by the drink selection. No connect on the food though didn't eat. If the food is good I'll give it five stars. Service was good and friendly.

Nice hang out spot with a back patio. Prices are kind of high compared to the other bars in the area. Unfortunately they don t have any happy hour deals and there is no view of the bay. They also charged me $1 for asking for samples of two of their IPAs (provided in the shot glass below), even though I proceeded to order two pints of one of the selections. This is a first for me nationwide.

I've been here three times and the food has been good every time. There's a pretty wide selection of beer. You should be able to find something you like.

This place is awesome. They have a wide selection of drinks to chose from! Our current favorite is the Ace pineapple drink. They also offer beer tasting if you want to find the perfect drink! Great food choice for all ages. We take our three year old and she enjoys the mac n cheese! Great service as well and not so far from Monterey Bay Aquarium!

The fish n chips and the chicken bacon ranch sandwich were both very good. The beer selection was ok but could do better in terms of pulling from local breweries.

Awesome place great service an food love the beer selection

Great selection of beers that only a few could rival. Food is more on the $12-$15 end, but you can pick up one of their four "CRBC" loaded fries for about $7 and they're all pretty awesome. Artisan beer selection, only thing is that on Saturday night it was a bit loud but you can definitely talk comfortably to your table. My water and beer glasses were never empty thanks to the quick staff

I have been here multiple times had bad experiences each time. So many better places to eat it in monterey. Don't waste your time or money. The food has never impressed and the service has been down right bad.

Great food, including a massive Parmesan pretzel. They have a huge selection of draft beers, but they do not brew their own despite the name.

Awesome atmosphere, great food, all kinds of beer on tap. Great service, Menu has wide variety to choose from. 3 lg outdoor fire pits and 74 beers on tap make this a must to visit and eat.

Great drinks and food! Expect wait times when it is packed. They did a good job even though it took a while to get our food. If you order appetizers, make sure to let them know if you want your dinner with it or soon after.

One of the best things to order at CRBC is their gigantic pretzel!

Not a brewery! Lots of good beers, but NOT A BREWERY!

I feel like I have to come here every time I'm in Monterey. They have great food and literally dozens of beers on tap. Plus the building is historically significant to the area. I really love the ambiance. They also have TVs everywhere so you're guaranteed to see the game.

I come here regularly and the food is always great and the service is fast. I recommend the Burgers and the clam chowder, also get desert here. You will love it.

Really great food. Nice little place to enjoy a dinner and drinks.

Our server (in the bar area) knew the beers very well. Food was good.

Ordered a burger med well. Arrived dripping blood and blue rare. We asked for the orders to be split for sharing and they arrived on one plate. Not cut with no side plates and after 5 min we flagged down wait staff and asked for cutlery and napkins as they had brought none. They waited until we were done eating before checking if we wanted more beer.

Food, service and atmosphere were good. Prices were a little high. However, the name is simply false advertising. They are in no way a Brewing Company. Draught selection is a small range of fairly generic 'micro' breweries. They don't actually brew any beer.

Over 40 beers on tap. Even non-alcoholic beer. Delicious food at good prices. Nice atmosphere. You can also sit outside.

Food was just ok for 3 out of 4 people. Eating out is fun and I try not to think too much about the cost, but this was way more than I think it should have cost for 2 adults and 2 kids.

Friendly staff. Bus "boy" consistently filled my Mr. Pibb (which was no where to be seen on the menu, only alcoholic drinks on there lol) Great music, we had good burgers and fries. The onion rings were pretty good, though I prefer a smaller onion but that's just me. Ranch was delicious. Only complaint was we were seated near the entrance/bathroom (just 2 of us) and my wife asked for "very well done" burger, it was too "pink" for her. (So if u care make sure to really emphasize it). Overall great place (2nd time here in 10 years)

Decent food for a brewpub but cheese soup was flavorless. Overpriced as with most Cannery Row eateries but minus a view of the Bay. Good service.

Ordered 3 cocktails with some friends (yes I know there's a huge beer selection). Ice had dirt in it, all of our drinks were visibly dirty. It took 3 requests to have a manager (Brianna) handle it. She said that she would replace our drinks if the bar wasn't so busy. Then she told my friend who paid for the drinks that a refund might hit his card 3 days later. Management is terrible, attitudes are terrible. Don't go here.

This place has both an amazing selection of beer as well as excellent food. The fish and chips are great, the burgers are fantastic, especially the one with the bacon and blue cheese! Their clam chowder is the best in Monterey in my opinion. It truly tastes homemade.

The service is fast and friendly, even on a weekend and the location is great. I look forward to coming here every year when I'm in town for car week.

The service was very good and the food likewise. Had the pretzel app whitch is almost a meal in itself. The only reason that our doesn't get the 5th star is bease the tip suggestion on the bill starts at 18%. Kind of presumptive.

Cool place, great food. Can't go wrong with 75 beets on tap.

Nice beer selection and happy hour. Service at the bar was slow since there was only 1 bartender and she was slammed. They charge $.50 to sample a beer.

Not a brewery which is weird why they would call themselves that. But what they do have on tap is good if a but overpriced. Food is okay, nothing bad nothing great.

Fun atmosphere and good food. Our waitress was great. Solid beer selection.

Fun place for lunch with a great beer selection.

My husband and I both had a cup of clam chowder to start. It was fantastic.

I had the short rib grilled cheese with a salad. My husband had the sand abs.

We really enjoyed our food and beer.

The restrooms are downstairs and unfortunately smell fairly strongly of sewer. That was really the only negative about the place.

Cannery Brewery is great. Good beers and food. Easy place with kids. Convenient location.

It was pretty pricey, but you did get a large portion. It was very flavorful and filling, so almost worth the price. If you go at the right time, it's not busy at all.

Great sandwiches! Unfortunately the hours are limited.

Great service and great atmosphere! Definitely a place to come back to.