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Brewhouse
229 W. Montecito St, Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 884-4664

  • Category: American
  • Hours: Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10:30pm, Brunch Sat-Sun starting at 9am
  • Price: $10 - $20
  • Serving: Lunch, & Dinner
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Reviews by the General Public

Small town hospitality, 9/27/2009
Reviewer: Don Barnum from Orange County, CA
Loved it. Best beer EVER! Good food. Friendly atmosphere. A place that makes me feel right at home. I'll be back.
Tired interior, 9/5/2009
Reviewer: Michael from Santa Barbara, CA
Went there on Friday for lunch. Great food. Service was something to be desired. I just could not get over the tired looking interior. It just looks so run down. They need to fix it up.
DON'T SIT AT THE BAR, 9/5/2009
Reviewer: Stephanie from Santa Barbara, CA
In most places you will find in SB, the place to go is straight to the bar. Bartenders are usually mellow and happy (whether they mean it or not)-not at the Brewhouse. The service is horrible--the blonde bartender(usually wears her hair in a pony tail) is the rudest person I have ever met and she is that way with everyone. The food is ok but not good enough to be so expensive. The only thing this place has going for it is that for some odd reason enough people hang out there to keep the vibe nice and the local bands/music that is there is pretty awesome. Also the art displays they have are pretty sweet and most of them done by locals--if only new management could come in and fire the employees and start over fresh!
bad food good beer, 8/5/2009
Reviewer: Tamara from Santa Barbara, CA
the beer is good and there is a good variety but i have to admit that the food was gross. I ordered a tomato vodka soup and they opened a jar of tomato vodka pasta sauce, heated it up and served it, disgusting and very lame... My friend had the chicken quesadilla and there was hardly any chicken or cheese in it, half empty. quite expensive and poor service. I will come back for more beer though :)
delicious, 7/19/2009
Reviewer: Jeanette Rogers from Santa Barbara, CA
i loved the food. the flavor there was so pleasurable. i had a burger and fries. amazing! i waited like forever for my menu tho... but they were busy cuz it was lunch time. we ate outside, and the tree we sat under, was dropping a lot of debris into my food tho, and we had to clean our table and chairs off before we could sit down due to the tree droppings. maybe they should find a solution to that problem... the service was a little on the slow side, but so friendly and kind when finally served. so it made up for it. i will be coming back to try more deliciousness on their menu. good brewhouse
a great breakfast, 4/19/2009
Reviewer: Mike from Santa Barbara, CA
I heard that the brewhouse is serving breakfast now on the weekends. WOW! I had the montecristo and my wife had the schnitzel. there arent words to explain how good this was.

Brewhouse is EPIC... Let me repeat... EPIC, 2/8/2009
Reviewer: T to the UT from Santa Barbara, CA
I was told by lots of people to cruise by the brewhouse when in Santa Barbara.... Let me tell you... Every one of my friendasa was right. This place has the kind of vib that makes you feel at home. Great menu and beer, nice live music on the weekends and more than anything, down to earth people, soo real. If you want lame, over priced, LA corporate pre made food then dont come here, go somewhere else. If you want to feel at home with good people, have great food, drink great beer and just have a great time then COME TO THE BH!!!!!
Good Food and Lousy Service, 1/23/2009
Reviewer: TERESA from Santa Barbara, CA
The food was really good. I really like this place because their beers are great, there is a good atmosphere of nice people hanging around and the food is yummy. What I really hate is the service. I have to admit that the busers are nice, the servers are stingy and talk bad about customers that do not give them a 15% tip but the bartenders are the worst. I am pregnant but in the early stage, so I do not show yet, but I ordered a sprite at the bar and the bartender said "that's it" and totally ignored me and never brought it and then I asked a different bartender and he borught it but told me that I needed to leave the bar when I was finished. What the heck? If they don't care about the service and are only interested in the tips.
A Great Burger & A Great Beer for under $10, 12/28/2008
Reviewer: Gary Stein from Santa Barbara, CA
Awesome full menu from filet to seafood...great place that makes awesome beer and serves tasty homemade gorgazola chips! You've gotta get some...they're great with their beer!
This Is Where the Locals Eat!!, 12/25/2008
Reviewer: scott from Santa Barbara, CA
Absolutely the best food in Santa Barbara! Great menu, and the food is fantastic. Whenever out of town guests come to visit, i have to suffer through all doggie diners on the wharf and state street, only to blow them away with the Brewhouse. As for the service, well, given that most of the staff is somewhat stoned, the service is a bit flaky, but friendly--it's just part of the overall experience--so roll with it. Fantastic...just a fantastic restaurant!
Here for the first time, but definately not the last
Reviewer: Sharon Remacle from Santa Barbara, CA
Last night was my first time having dinner at the Brewhouse. I had been hearing that the food was really good and let me tell you, it really is. The filet mignon enchiladas were out of this world. Not to mention the fire roasted artichoke as an appetizer. The service my friend and I had was also excellent. You have to give this place a try.

GREAT Food but needs a facelift!!
Reviewer: Kim from Santa Barbara, CA
I LOVE the food at Brewhouse but they need a face lift. Seriously, the food is fantastic - the BH enchiladas are to die for! Totally different than you'd expect - absolute gourmet! The pan seared Salmon is my favorite- I could bathe in their raspberry sauce - and the calamari & spicy aoli is always great. I just wish I didn't feel sticky (literally!) after touching their old tables & chairs and the patio plastic chairs & decrepit tables totally gross me out. It is always a lively crowd and buzzing atmosphere at Brewhouse (GREAT for big parties)& great eats - just please, invest in some new furnishings & give the place a real scrub down.
A place to be! Good food!
Reviewer: Snappy Rivera from Tustin, CA
I love this place! I live in Orange County and go all the way to Santa Barbara just to drink and dine at the brewhouse! I love the variety in the menu. A favorite of mine is the "cruel mean prawn! The homemade potato chips with goronzola cheese is awesome! I always visit the place at least every 2 to 3 months since its quite a distance from my home town. I cant wait to go back again!
best b-day ever
Reviewer: Rick Tontz from Santa Barbara
The Brewhouse made my birthday and this weekend so Fun! I just want to say Thank, you Guys Rock.
Awesome place!
Reviewer: Gildas from Santa Barbara, CA
Great food, awesome beer! The staff is great, really friendly. The atmosphere is fun, local and casual, yet the food is great. The location is also nice, a short walk from the beach. One of the best things about the place is that it has happy-hour seven days a week. So if you're at the beach with your friends on a weekend, you can walk over for a refreshing pitcher of IPA (or whatever you care to slake your thirst with) at happy-hour price! One of my favorite places in SB.

Wide range of food choices, below average beer
Reviewer: Ben from Santa Barbara, CA
The Brewhouse is sort of a locals place. Maybe that's why they don't put a lot of effort into the appearance of the restaurant or the quality of their service. It could be a lot nicer if they cleaned the place up. The menu is surprisingly diverse and most of the food I've had has been decent. The lunch special portions can be a little small. The house beers on the other hand are really pretty poor. They seem to favor Belgian beers and those are ok if you like those styles. But their other styles are usually a disappointment. The pale ale and IPA are especially bad. They are weakly hopped and worse yet they have the same funky estery flavors as the Belgians. I strongly recommend steering clear and sticking to the guest taps or bottles. The service is uniformly terrible. The servers are always inattentive and unfriendly and sometimes rude.

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