Rochester Mills Beer Co. Review

1st time there nice atmosphere good food will go back again!

Great building and location. Nice atmosphere and energy, but it is loud so not ideal for talking if on a date. Food has been meh multiple times, milkshake stout is nice though.

Though the Rochester Mills Beer Company always seems to be packed when I go there, I cannot quite figure out why. Their beer, made in-house, is simply not very impressive. I'm a huge fan of craft and microbrew beer and have had nearly every beer made in Michigan and I can say, with confidence, that the beer made by the Mills just doesn't compare to other local beers like Griffinclaw or Arcadia. I've also had the food at the Rochester Mills Beer Co and it's not very impressive either. Not terrible, but nothing I've had there was remarkable or made me want to tell someone else that they *had* to get it the next time they eat here. The atmosphere seems pretty cool and, though it *seems* rather laid-back, you'd better not even stand *near* a table that is reserved or you *will* get admonished *repeatedly* to stand elsewhere by the waitress and another manager. Evidently, standing within a foot or so of a reserved table at this place is a huge no-no, even though there was literally nowhere else to stand. A friend and I were waiting for another to arrive and they gave us such a hard time that we got our bill and left! We weren't even sitting at the reserved table! Just standing beside it, but apparently you're not allowed to do that here. Lame. Save yourself a headache and some money and go drink Griffinclaw around the corner at Mr. B's instead! The waitstaff up there are much more friendly and accomodating than the awful waitstaff and management at the RMBC. Ugh!

I visited this place for the first time last Saturday & had a great experience. Cool brewery to try some in-house beer & food with friends & the family. First time I had chicken quesadillas with a hint of beer flavor to it which was awesome. Entertainment wise, they had live music, plenty of pool tables, & TVs. This place was much larger than I thought it was going to be. I would definitely recommend for any sized group!

The only thing I have to say is GET THE SHEPHERD'S PIE. You won't regret it. Love this place!

Great place. Good beer. The desert was amazing!It was very busy, but we got seated in a very timely manner

I have planned many retirement parties and showers at Rochester Mills. They make it easy to entertain large groups in their own semi private area where we enjoyed wonderfully prepared meals, drinks, and could easily mingle! It was my turn this time and I enjoyed the entire evening at my retirement party! Thank you to an attentive staff for making this evening so special!

Been going here for years. Nice pub environment, good food and great beer.!

When you have to wait over an hour to get a table, then you know the place must be good.

It didn't disappoint. Had a fantastic Brown Ale while socializing before dinner. Ate the Rib Dinner; couldn't stop eating the meat. Highly recommend it, the beer, and the place.

It was my first time being there and it took over 30 minutes to get an appetizer, it was cold, had to ask to get refills on drinks, are regular waiter didn't come back until after someone else gave us our bill. Very disappointed in the way everything was. Not very professional at all!!!!!

Great place for fun outings. Large group of peoplel welcomed. Fun place.

Good food and good service. Live music is good but always too loud, impossible to have a conversation. They brew there own beer which is cool, too bad its not that good. Mug club program is nice.

Our "go to" place. Love the atmosphere, location, food and beer!

Stopped in for happy hour.. not all beers are $3.50 just the left hand side of the wall. That s ok, don t expect them all to be 1/2. All apps 1/2 price which is great, ordered wings w Asian bbq was very thin sauce tasted yummie! BUT order was shadowed to be 1 lb wasn t close was probably 1/2 lb or so, not the best ever had but very good. Worth stopping for a drink building is the bomb! Old school in downtown Rochester Great pool tables view or actual brewery.

One my favorite places to go eat and hangout with friends. Great food and service

Service was not great and I have had better food. Not impressed at all

Great food, great beer and great atmosphere. Our server was great and we enjoyed everything.

Great service, great good and very clean inside. I wouldn't hesitate to eat here with the Covid situation.

Great selection of beer, we had the best service, fun place

Great spot to hangout with friends....definitely try their nachos with the lazy dazy

Their food is good, I'm just not a big fan of their beers. The building is cool and lots of seating

If you're looking for agitation, don't recommend going there on a Wednesday night. But for chatting and having good beer, it's great.

Large brewery and restraunt close to downtown Rochester. Great atmospher with lots of wood floors, big bar and 5 pool tables available for use. No charge for pool during week but charge $10 an hour Thursday - Saturday. The food is good with a large menu. The beers are varied and very good. Happy hour starts at 5:00 and offers half off appetizers and $3.50 pints.

Enjoyed our visit, will definately go back.

Okay beer and always a struggle for parking. But a good spot for large groups.

Love the evening ambiance and also the local beers. The food was okay though.

Always a good time here. Food is great and the beer is even better! Shepards Pie is awesome!

Beer was mediocre, service was poor. We ordered an appetizer which was completely forgotten about and instead were delivered our entree.. the waitress half-heartedly apologized and asked us if we still wanted our dip. What?! After we declined the appetizer after our meal she immediately brought us our bill, with food and full beers on the table. We spoke with the manager who was really nice and understanding but that doesn't make the experience any less unsettling.

Very nice place. Great for large parties. Great food reasonably priced.

Great food. They have the mill that brews the beer right inside the restaurant. The brew equipment is at one end of the restaurant, pool table in the middle. Decoration is nice, kinda of industrial and rustic. As a part of downtown Rochester, you can take a stroll there after a meal. Really love it.

Excellent service, live music when I went (a Thursday night). The beer was very good! Also, a well maintained and clean establishment. Awesome views.

Service and food were okay. I was really disappointed in the lack of vegetables with many of the entrees offered. I could have ordered a side, but the offering was very limited.

Beers are on the uninspired side. Food too, is fine; right up the middle, not bad, not impressive.

Great food, beer and staff.
Best member benefits.
7 feb 17, here for wive's free b-day dinner
And fill three growlers,

Work experience I've ever had at a restaurant. Food wasn't very good. Clam chowder was awful (how do you mess up clam chowder?). Fingerling potatoes were hard as rocks and not cooked all the way. The waitress was incredibly rude and did not return or talk to us after we sent back the soup. Turned her back to us and told us to go back to our table when we tried to pay the bill (mind you, we were sitting there for 20 minutes waiting). Will not be back. Honestly kind of surprised they're still in business.

It's just Okay, Many better places on main street Rochester

Great place, food was delivered to us like by magic... really fast, great taste. Super cool music...

Nachos were undercooked, twice and burnt at the same time. Still charged full price. Unwilling to put a football game on in lieu of a minor franchise team for the entire bar.
Beer is average at best.

Beautiful historical bld...service, beer and food was excellent! Tons of seating- we enjoyed the patio!

Always a great time and they have one of the best mug club memberships around, especially during happy hour

Absolutely horrible dinner. Over an hour wait after we ordered. 5 people...5 different entrees and no one liked their food. Great waiter RJ....but will never return. Can but their beer the stores.

Ok food and great band Sinjon Smith. Drove up from Toledo to hear this band and eat but the house goulash was a disappointment

Group of six met during a school fundraiser night. Didn't have reservations yet our 5:30 timing got us seated quickly. The venue is large and a bit noisy for conversation but food was great and good server too! This was the 4th street location. Live band on our Sat night at 9pm.

Came to a meering in private room. Food and service was good!!!!!

Friendly server and neat atmosphere. Appetizers were great. I was surprised at the relatively limited beer selection for a place of this kind and they're aggressively enforcing mask requirements.

Staff is always friendly and curious. Can be very busy and loud, but other than that it's a quality place

I'm writing this review after my second visit. The food is VERY good. The wait staff is nice. However, the service was very slow. My waiter was taking care of a lot of table alone so they are probably understaffed. Honestly only reason I will come back is because they were nice and the food was delicious. The slow service does make for a less than great experience though especially considering it's not necessarily a cheap meal.

The food was interesting and tasty. The beer was excellent qith lots of choices. Servoce was decent. Definitely will be back.

Had a cornerstone IPA. It was better than average. The sirloin with balsamic was ordered medium rare but was rare, although it was still very good. The service was awful. Ordered a beer before the food and took almost 15 minutes to get the beer. The rest of the food took almost 30 minutes.

Very large brewery and restaurant. Beers were solid although they were out of the IPA when I visited which I should have liked to try. Food was tasty and inexpensive. Would go back.

Excellent atmosphere, pretty good service. Food was decent, but not slap your momma good. Beer selection was ok...the Rochester Red was the best I had....IPAs are the worst (not just there's....all of them are atrocious...)

Love the Muenster chicken and spatzel! Birthday club you get a free meal and beer glass to take home!

Good variety of in-house beer, good atmosphere, quality food

We have our cousins get together there every year. Good menu and awesome service.

Our bartender Malerie was awesome! Would go back just for her sense of humor. Oh, the beer is good too.

Bartenders have seriously declined and service is terrible

Ordered carry out. Showed up about 20 minutes later only for the person handling carry outs to tell me my order had never been processed- they just skipped right over it by mistake. So now I m stuck here waiting another 20 minutes for the order that they never bothered to process.

Hate that I can't rate higher but as a place I have been many times there is something about their beers on tap. Almost tastes like they have bad lines, as the IPA I had and have had before (Cornerstone IPA) tasted sour and a bit off. Friend of mine who wasn't here this visit made similar comment from their recent visit and we both indicated experiencing headaches after one to two beers here before which again is not normally the case. Too bad, based on how close this is to my house.

Awesome beer and food! Large portion sizes for the price - be prepared to take some home.

Food is always good as is the beer. They've done a great job adapting to the current restrictions.

Solid food, solid beer, solid prices. Great location, fun atmosphere. Happy hour 4-6 mon-fri is the best deal in town especially for mug club members

I've been going here for years and never had a bad meal. We would always have our Christmas parties here in college and the staff was always very accommodating and kind (thank you for putting up with us all those years!). They've got pool tables and live music which makes for a fun night out if you're looking to do more than just eat. Oh, and get the shepherd's pie because it's the best you'll ever have

An entertaining place to end your night on a weekend!