"And definately sign up for the mug club."
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"Try the Pale Ale, the Hefe, or the Raccoon Red, those are my faves."
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Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
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Categories: Breweries, American (Traditional) [Edit]
1875 S Bascom AveSte 740
Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 377-0707
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
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Review Highlights
This place is usually very good. Been here a few times. Went with my boyfriend Saturday night. Wait was reasonable. Food was YUMMY. Service was kinda crappy.
It was already past dinner time and we weren't too hungry. We were just looking to get some beer, some finger foods, and a dessert. We got an order of honey chipotle wings and an order of onion rings. We shared some Faller Wheat beer. All that was super delicious. Then we wanted some dessert......... Well, I guess our WONDERFUL waitress (LOTS of sarcasm in that statement) decided we really didn't want anything else and just left us sitting there with our mouths on fire from the wings. We waited for like 40 minutes before our waitress even checked on us again. She finally came back and brought the check, and we were like...Uh, we weren't ready for the check yet. We ordered the mini peanut butter cream pie for dessert to share and a half gallon of Brown Bear Brown beer to take back to the hotel. Then waited forever again for our corrected check, paid and left.
The food and beer here is GREAT, but the staff should really be trained on better customer service. I'll probably be back sometime, but gonna be in hurry to.
I didn't try the beer so my review is based solely on the food here.
I think "gross" best describes everything I tried here. I ordered the Mac 'n' cheese and it was pretty bad. Greasy, overcooked noodles with cheese on top. No creaminess or seasoning. Nothing good about this dish. My caesar salad had two croutons and I could barely tell there was dressing on it. Way too skimpy. I like my dressing light, but this was nonexistant.
My friend ordered the Santa Fe Salad. The "greens" were actually brown and wilted. Not fresh at all. the salad was really bland and unappetizing.
Even the water tasted bad...really soapy.
The service was okay, no problem with that. We won't be coming back here, though.
I think I should really divide up my rating because otherwise I would just be a little unfair. I think their beer is okay, but for the prices they charge and such, and their hef is actually pretty decent, I'd say 4 stars since not a lot of breweries around here have good hef.
Their food, really, earns them 2 stars because it's like standard brewery type food. It's not awesome but it's not extremely terrible although most things are overcooked, over seasoned, underdressed and portions are tiny. For this I commend BJ's, because I actually feel they have pretty good food for a brewery (but their beer is another story ... :\)
Their service, however, I'd give it all of 1 whole star. They are terrible at reservations when they take them and terrible at reservations when they don't take them. They cannot be bothered with big parties, or small parties. I find sometimes they just can't be bothered with people in general. They are not customer oriented and for the most part they really could care less. I really don't know what kind of business model this is but it does not leave a good taste in my mouth. I attempted several birthday parties here always ending in 2-3 hour waits and major disasters despite being extremely prepared and continuously letting the restaurant know. When you let them know 3 hours in advance and have everyone there already, despite them not taking reservations you would think that your party would not have to wait 2 more hours to get seated.
I once told this to the manager, who in turn told me, "I don't need your business".
Really now.
Love their BBQ Pizza. Great salads, Yummy appetizers. Outdoor seating that is dog friendly (water bowls provided) AND Racoon Red BEER that is super tasty. Service is really good and I like eating there inside or out, day or night.
Unfortunately service and food still havent reached 3 stars in my book. The salmon fish and chips was ok but after a few pieces I was kind of over it. Should of ordered a burger. I have to say though the brown bear beer I had was good.
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1/25/2009
I'm surprised that I have yet to write a review about this place. The few times that I have been… Read more »
I really love their beer selection (it's totally better if you have a mug card). Their burgers are awesome, but the rest of their food is a bit overpriced for what it is. The service is usually pretty slow and a bit rude. Although I have had a few good servers there (such as Stephanie). Overall, it's a great place to get beer and burgers (or appetizers).
Brother and I took a break from the Los Gatos Creek Trail and rode over here for some afternoon beer. I sampled the Brown Ale and the Koelsch and decided upon the latter (although it's not as good as the real thing, it's still quite good). Brother got the Raccoon Red. We split garlic fries and had a leisurely time on the outside patio, drinking and people-watching.
The service was stellar, and the bill (for two mugs, one pint and the fries) was $12. Super bargain. The remainder of the menu looked mediocre, but who goes to a brewery for the four-star food anyway?
I been here in the past before. From what I remember the food is okay and just the typical brewery food. I myself is not a beer person. All I can say is someone wanted Jager Bombs from here.
I think this is my new FAVORITE place. I love it! The beer is awesome. The Raccoon Red, Bottoms Up Kolsch, Boulder Creek Pale Ale are soo good! Happy hour is great. The pizza is fabulous. The chipotle honey wings are to die for. The spicy spinach cheese dip is not so spicy and was cold when they brought it to me, didn't really like that. Blackened Salmon Caesar Salad is great. Chicken Fried Chicken is yummy. The roasted chicken is amazzziinggg. The only thing I havent liked is the burgers. They kind of suck.
Great Beer and good food, can't go wrong with that.
We will definitely be coming back again.. and again..
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1/26/2009
I came here a few times before tonight and I never liked it. I could never find something I liked… Read more »
This is currently my most favorite brewery in my neighbors. Their beer is great. I love the lively atmosphere. Watching a Sharks game there is the best thing! Don't forge to join their mug club.
The Truth has frequented Rock Bottom Brewery on many occasions but never had the name been so appropriate in describing my experience as it was on this particular visit.
I met my friend here for lunch on a Friday. We sat and ordered our drinks as the waiter brought us our menus. I ordered a water and she ordered a coke. How could this be bad? Whatever he served me wasn't water. It tatsed like a flat club soda or soda water, anyway it was nasty. The waiter explained to us that it came from "the machine" as if to say we were wrong and we must've sniffed some glue in the parking lot before coming in. Uggghhh strike 1.
Anyway, we ordered an appetizer, Ahi tuna, and our entrees. My friend made it clear to the waiter that we were going to split the appetizer but when it came, there was only one setting (one pair of chopsticks, one plate). Note: this is one of the few items I've had here on a few occasions and thought was pretty good. Not this time. The garnish below the tuna seemed to be mixed up with some type of whack-ass thousand island dressing. Then the cup holding the soy sauce was stuck to the plate by God knows what. Anyway, in my attempt to lift this cup, I proceeded to pour the soy sauce all over the plate! Doh', strike two.
Finally our food was here or, at least mine was. They screwed up my friends order and she had to wait an additional 10 minutes to get her lunch. My sandwich was mediocre at best. It tasted like it had been sitting under a heat lamp for an extended period of time. Maybe the cooks figured they'd give the SOB that sent back a water a "special" version of their club sandwich or the one someone sent back 45 minutes earlier. Strike 3. My friend said her food was "pretty fresh", thus the one star.
In summary, if you're going to go watch football and throw back a couple drinks, Rock Bottom is probably an ok choice. Just make sure to include plenty of alcohol in your drink because their water tastes like crap by itself.
zzzZZZZZZzzzz..I don't know why I come here, EVER! Oh wait, I remember, my family, filled with infinite wisdom, LOVES this place. I can't for the life of me understand why. The beer is good, very good, but guess what, I haven't had a drink since June. Yeah, that's right, so all I get there is food. The club sandwich is all I order, well, also the pretzel's, those are good, but jesus christ. I remember when the food was almost as good as the beer, but not any more. The service was not great, better than the last time, that's why I am gonna leave it at two stars. I used to love this place, hell I used to work here! I used to love what Rock Bottom was, but now its crap. Oh well, c'est la vie....two stars for you...
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8/24/2009
Yeah, this place has pretty much turned to crap. I remember a few years ago where it looked like… Read more »
Went back for drinks with a friend on the patio. After a few glasses of wine and their soft pretzel with cheese dip, I have to up this one a star.
Stick to their booze and bar food and you should pull through just fine.
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3/10/2008
It's always good to start with something positive:
Great service!
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I had lunch here… Read more »
Food 3 stars but the Brown Bear beer 5 stars - love it!
This place is mediocre.
Service is mediocre.
I enjoyed my Brewer's Club salad because they hooked it up with the avocados, eggs, and bacon. Yum! But a couple of my friend ordered the chicken and both stated it was too salty to eat and were pretty dissatisfied.
Place does not quite have a gr eat atmosphere for a brewery. But it was lunch time. It was Saturday and college football was on but there was not TV to be seen from where we were sitting. It was a brewery but no one asked if we wanted beer. Maybe I'm expecting a little much but BJ"s Brewery make their beer pretty important.
Pizza was good. Fab Five was the one I ate...pretty good.
But all in all....mediocre. Our waiter also had no enthusiasm.
This review is in regards to the restaurant only.
First time we went there the food was good. Prepared well, serrved hot, and would have rated it a 4 star sconsidering price.
Well, have gone there 3 (three) more times for food (I thought we had a good place). The other time the food was served cold and overcooked, consistantly. The last of the 3 times the Chicken Fried Chicken was so tough that we could barely cut it with the steak knives they give. My daughter just gave up. Also the waitress ended up charging for refills of my sons soda, I questioned this and she said they do not give free refills (previously they did). I looked at a menu and didn't see anything one way or another.
I wrote to corporate headquarters along with the manager of the Campbell location. I got a email back from the Campbell location and received the following:
"It is through correspondence such as yours that we can learn of our mistakes and improve upon our service. There should have never been an additional charge to refill the root beer at your table and I apologize that you were. Please except the gift certificates that were mailed to your address and join us again as my personal guest, so we may restore your confidence in Rock Bottom Brewery. Please feel free to reach me with any further comments at 408-377-0707. Thank you again for your time and we hope to see you soon!"
This was in June, in July I responded back that I had not received any gift certificates, and still as of today I have not heard anything from Rock Bottom again. I will follow up again with a phone call, but if you are going here to eat, take it for what it seems to be moving towards.
9/11/09
Just a update, the manager replied to my 3rd email and apoligized, siad they had sent some gift certs out beofre and he didnot know what happened to them (we have a locking mailbox). I just received in the mail some gift certs for Rock Bottom, this will at least get them another try. I wil floow up once I get there again.
First time here and I had a delicious meal!
Started it off with a mug of Raccoon Red Amber Ale (only $4.75 for 0.5L) which was very tasty and refreshing, but a well-balanced, medium-bodied beer. Had some chips and guacamole (great guac for a brewery!) as an appetizer because I was starving.
Being a true (white) American, I stuck with my roots and ordered a burger. Ya ya I know I should have branched out, but it's a brewery and the sound of a Gorgonzola burger topped with a bourbon glaze and onion strings made my mouth water. The burger was excellent, great flavor, the patty was cooked perfect, and it wasn't too huge.
My one complaint would be the price but the food was well worth it. For my portion of the meal (just the beer and burger), my tab came out to $20! I would definitely come back again,
Reading all of these reviews has inspired me to return from a long Yelp hiatus. Something needs to be addressed here, and with restaurants in general. I don't mean this to be an insult at the restaurant or patrons, but what do you expect when you order something that sounds too good to be true given the type of restaurant visited? Warning signs should go off when "fresh halibut fillet served with organic heirloom tomatoes topped with a balsamic reduction" is seen on a menu at what's essentially a pub. Consider where you are. Do you order wine at a dive bar expecting Napa's finest? Stop complaining when you order incorrectly at a restaurant. (Yes, yes, I realize that every menu item should be good at any given restaurant, but what about the case when the head chef is forced to continue serving that halibut even though he hasn't been able to purchase fresh fish in a week...Remember a restaurant like Rock Bottom is a chain, again, not a knock at all against the restaurant...)
Anyway... Long story short, Rock Bottom is excellent if you go in with the right expectations. If you expecting great beer, decent food to go with that beer, and some good times with friends or family, then Rock Bottom is an excellent choice. As a pro tip, go for happy hour, $3 pints and $5 appetizers.
Came here tonight for a couple drinks and some munchies, since we were killing time at the Pruneyard.
My SO had the Raccoon Red and liked it pretty well. I just had rum&coke since I'm not a beer drinker, which was fine - it's pretty hard to mess up. We ordered some chips with guacamole. The chips were greasy, which kind of grossed me out but my SO liked that. Weird huh? We also got the onion rings which were average. They came with some kind of funky ketchup-ish dipping sauce, but only a very small amount! We ended up using quite a bit of regular ketchup to supplement the tiny amount of whatever else they gave us. Overall, the food was pretty standard for a brewery, BJs type place. And by that I mean somewhat boring and mediocre.
We sat at the bar which was busy, every TV had the Giants game on. There were about 10 guys sitting together, drinking beer and working on their fantasy football rosters. They had print-outs, laptops, everything! They were quite rowdy but when you sit at the bar on a night when the game's on, I guess that's to be expected. Service was kind of spotty. Our server was nice, but we had to work to get her attention to order the onion rings, and then again to ask for our bill. There was no hostess to direct us to the bar when we came in, and when we left the hostess only said "Goodbye" after I said it first.
Nothing special here and I doubt we'll be back.
Okay this is a chain and i'm not a big fan of chain restaurants. Chilis, applebee's, TGI, chevy's etc. all disgusting to me. But I was impressed at the fact they make their own beer!!
I ordered the ahi tuna dish which was new on their menu. Sort of bland but hey it's better than being too salty. Their veggies tasted like nothing. So their food isn't all that but hey they make their own beer! Funny I'm impressed with that because I don't drink beer either. I didn't have any of their beers so can't really rate how it was. I had their passion fruit ice tea and it was good. So I liked their beverage. We also ordered the guac w/chips. The guac didn't taste like anything and my friend had to add salt to it.
A good place for someone who doesn't mind adding their own salt; better it be less salty than over salted any hoo. So I liked the place and would go back if there were no other mom and pop place/ethnic place close by to eat at.
Our first choice was Bucca, but they had a 25 minute wait, and we were starving. Rock Bottom also had a wait for indoor seating, but no wait for outdoor seating. So, we sat outdoors.
Menu looked great, we all instantly decided what we wanted when we opened the menu, The photos looked amazing. One friend instantly decided on the Halibut stuffed with bacon, shrimp and tomatos. My other friend and I decided on the halibut tacos. When the waitress came to take our order, they were out of the halibut tacos. I was a little disappointed, but you know these things happen. So I ordered the stuffed halibut, and my other girlfriend ordered the halibut cacciatore. I ordered my 3 year old the grilled cheese and sprite.
Our food arrived, and wow. What a disappointment that was. The stuffed halibut was no larger than my fist. And I have pretty small hands... It was maybe 5 bites of food.. It sure looked pretty, but this is not what you'd expect portion wise from a brewery. Taste? Well it tasted pretty bad... Heavily doused with white wine and that's about that. Price? $13.95. Which would be a great deal for the meal if it was larger. But seriously, for a normal person to get full, they would need to order 2 or three of those entrees to even have a real meal.
After we ate our 5 bites of food, we had to order some buffalo wings!! Like I said 3 times, we were starving! Long couple hours of watching the BFF try on wedding dresses.
Other comment is that we sat outside, by our own choice. However, most places have outdoor heaters. Rock bottom didn't have any out, so we asked for them. The waitress kindly informed us that the large party was using all of them. I wasn't sure what to think of that...
Didn't try the beer, so I don't know if it's what keeps this place in business. Because it certainly isn't the food.
Like most concept brewery restaurants the beer is main attraction while the menu is kind of sub par at best. Normally I don't like Hefeweizen, but on the 95 degree day that it was nothing could taste better. If your only ordering apps your your going to a ok. Most people in my party ordering entree's were not very pleased with any part. Is that hard to make a burger?
I also got my own personal pitcher of water! The service is usually good, and the bar area is great to watch anything be it people or TV. They always have fresh seasonal brews that have always been really good. The food tastes better with the more beers you drink, it's science.
Took my mom there today since she was visiting.
We had the reuben sandwich and a regular burger. The fries were undercooked and rubbery but the sandwiches were both pretty decent.
Sat outside. If you are going to sit outisde, make sure to ask for silverware right away as it was not on the table and we received our food and had to wait an extra ten minutes for our silverware to begin eating. Also, be careful of where you sit outside- we got the end table near the door and was constantly bumped by people and the host.
I've seen some tepid reviews of this place, but my own rating is five stars. I was a guest for dinner there recently, and I have to say the food, the service and the beer were tops! I ordered an 8 0z. filet mignon without the house spices rubbed on (a personal choice), and it was as good as I have had anywhere. The beer (this is a micro brewery, after all) was outstanding, and the service excellent. The waiter (sorry, I have a terrible memory for names) was enthusiastic and seemed to take a special interest in our table. The menu seems to have choices for just about every taste. I'd say if you are anywhere near the Prune Yard you should check this place out.
The service was great...we got seated at arrival...even during dinner time. There's outside seating so that's a good thing too. Our order was accurate, no mess ups there. I'm just saying that from my last experience with caesar salad (at a different location), I have something to compare a caesar salad with. It was refrigerated, tasty, but was really tangified.
Doesn't make sense, then try it and you tell me what you think. I ordered the Chicken Fried Chicken with gravy and mashed potaters. It was something I didn't expect. According to what I've seen about CFC, I imagine a huge chicken with pounds of mashed potatoes drenched in GRAVYYYY. Yes...GRAVY! But this was like CFC on a diet. It was good, I only ate half so I could take the other half to work. Plus, I ate some of my dates Pulled Pork Sandwich...Sandwich...Sandwich ...wich and french fries...fries...fries. Is there an echo in here?
Good for the price and service. Nothing to spectacular though.
The service is friendly and they're more than willling to help you with anything. However, the food isn't what I'm crazy about. I came her last night with the boyfriend and we had the 3 order deal that's pretty limited on choices. IThe prices seemed reasonable so I decided to go for it. It comes with a choice of appetizers, one entry, and a dessert.
I had the house salad which was like any other house salad. For the main course, I had the chicken pot pie. The boyfriend ordered the tortilla rolls for the appetitzer which I think was really gross. Beans, salsa, nacho cheese rolled up and sliced into 3. It didn't look appealing and the taste wasn't good. For the main course, he got the jambalaya which spicy decent compared to other places.
When our waitress came out with it, it looked fantastic. However, as I pierced the top of the crust to reveal the insides, I was really dissapointed to find the crust missing on the inside.
What they did was make the chicken vegetable mix and slapped a flat puff pastry crusr on top. I think pot pies are best with a fantastic crust but Rock Bottom doesn't provide that.
The desssert is good. I had the strawberry shortcake which basically is a strawberry cheesecake. I don't know how the bf liked his Peanut Butter cheesecake since we took our desserts home.
I say come here only for lunch. You can get better food for dinner some place else.
I have to agree with everyone else's review. Good beer, food was hit or miss, and the service was god awful.
Probably not going to come back, not even for the good beer.
We came here for my friend's birthday dinner because Hooters down the street was too packed.
Their food was okay. I had a petite steak with fries, and they were both of mediocre quality. Their citrus sangria made with white wine did not taste good at all, it was so syrupy and sweet.
The waitress wasn't very nice when we were pulling together tables and waiting for others in our party. She kept pressuring us to order drinks and asked if we needed menus. (No, because we can order without them?) When our entire party arrived, we ordered a whole bunch of drinks and then she became very nice. She would ask repeatedly how our food was and whether or not we needed anything.
Maybe she was new on the job? Or having a bad day? Who knows.
I have had beers here in the past but never wrote a review since I never tried the food out. Well I went there last night for dinner an a couple drinks, so here we go.
I have had about 3 different beers of theirs. The pale ale was average and the stout was pretty good, but nothing spectacular. The beer is about on par with your standard brew pub which there seem to have been A LOT of pop up across the states in the last 7 or so odd years. Last night I tried their 7.2% ABV Rye Pale? I believe it was called. It was certainly above average for local brew pub beer. On the world class level, it can't really compete, but it is one of the better beers you can find anywhere in the San Jose vicinity (which does not necessarily mean a whole lot).
The bar is located in my favorite little high end / fashionable strip mall of Campbell which is my favorite area of San Jose vicinity. The decor is in classic brew pub fashion and the crowd varies in age quite a bit. The staff is all very friendly and helpful. Pretty decent sized sitting area and some seating outside as well. OK sized bar. Every time I've been here, the place is packed.
We only waited 5 minutes for a table, during which time we went to the bar and were immediately served by the bartender. Two beers for $13 with the tip, so they are not the cheapest, but certainly acceptable.
Our server was very friendly and outgoing. Pointed us to a couple of his favorite items and told us what to stay away from. My girlfriend ordered the Halibut which is one of the items he highly recommended. It really was excellent. Much better that I would have expected to be honest. She scarfed it down quickly and I had a few bites. I ordered the Ravioli Diavolo...Our four cheese ravioli in a slow-simmered Diavolo sauce, made with fire-roasted tomatoes, Italian sausage, fresh spinach and herbs. It was not great, but not bad. On par with my expectations and I was satisfied.
After taxes and tip, we spent $13 on the beers at the bar and then $36 on the food. A bit pricey in my opinion, but the food was good and the place was packed. I'm sure we will be going there again soon in the near future.
This place is overrated and the food isn't that great. Today my husband and I went here and didn't even get forks, spoons, knifes or napkins when our food came. The waitress was nowhere to be found once she served our food.
Everyone else ignored us so my husband just grabbed some napkins with utensils at the next table, lol. I ordered a Mahi Mahi sandwich and the fish was very dry. I ate it since I was hungry. I got the Red Racoon beer too and it was awful. Not worth the $3.50 for a small portion.
My husband got french onion soup and for a very tiny cup, it cost $4.50. He ordered chicken fried steak and said it was OK. I should've read more of the reviews of this place before coming here. I don't understand how such an awful place could still be in business. The waitress also gave us the wrong bill. Don't go here no matter what the good reviews say. I don't get anything for my reviews, so when I say it's bad, it's bad!
Couple Classmates and I decided to decompress by hitting Rock Bottom Brewery at approx. 10 p.m. ish. .
The beers were great uhh. . . the food and service not so good.
We ordered the:
RB Appetizer Sampler
Titan Toothpicks, Buffalo Wings,Tex-Asian Pot Stickers, Onion Rings, Edamame and a Ball Park Pretzel with Spicy Spinach Dip. 16.95
Shrimp Scampi Pizza
Sautéed shrimp, roasted garlic, spinach, white wine cream sauce
with Mozzarella and sundried tomatoes. 10.95
The toothpicks and Spicy Spinach dip really stood out everything else was kind of bland including the buffalo wings. The pizza smelled kind of funky so I just stuck to the beer. : ) Good conversation, a great crowd of good looking men and women were there.
Service here is really hit or miss, but that can be directly chalked up to the crowds they get here and the trainee-waiting staff that is constantly in flux.
The food is also a strange mix of Pan-Asian and American pub grub. The beer is alright, with some surprisingly pleasant creations now and then.
Frustrating to go to on any crowded night with a "big game" going on. There are better places in the area. But it isn't bad for a last minute thing when you are close anyways.
Gotta say the hot wings are awesome! Had a few drinks, kinda watered down (goose&cran) not the best, but not the worst either.
Cool for late night.
went here last night before dinner to kill some time.
we had a beer and an order of pretzels with spicy artichoke cheese dip.
i had the stillwater stout which was tasty! i dont know much about beers but the description said sweet so i got it. i was not disappointed.
pook has the sunset something... i didnt like it.
the pretzel with the dip was good. the dip had a hint of jalapeno so it was not spicy IMO.
service was extremely friendly and quick
i will be back for dinner at the same place so maybe i'll stop by for another drink. hopefully i will stay longer than 20 minutes so i can give more stars.
If you are a fan of micro-breweries this is the place for you! They have a wide variety of beer, just walk in and tell them your favorite style and prepare to be amazed! The food is not stellar, but for all those who reviewed them poorly based on that, you have to realize that food is the secondary item in the same way that desert is in normal restaurants. The crowd is great and I seem to find good conversation every time I am there. Service is great and the prices are very reasonable.
Mediocrity is just as close to the top as it is to the bottom, I like to say. And that's how I feel about Rock Bottom Brewery.
Service, food, beer, atmosphere--mediocre at best. My husband and I were seated right away, which was good on a Friday night around 6 pm. It was starting to fill up around then. Our waiter was alright; he came to take our drink orders, food orders, and checked on us once. We didn't have any utensils until after the food had already been served. I asked for a salad and it didn't taste very fresh. The stout ribs were okay, but nothing to write home about.
I prefer Gordon Biersch. It's better all around.
Dropped in to have a beer with a friend. I was worried with my last review about the quality of the beer dropping. I am happy to report that the beer has improved since my last visit. However, they were out of the pale ale which I normally order. The brown was back to itself, and the red seemed almost better than I ever remember. It makes me want to take the family again, just to see if the improvements are across the board. Hey its progress....
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4/9/2009
We ate here a few weeks ago, and I meant to update my review. Things aren't looking so hot at Rock… Read more »
crowded place with all kinds of people, I go there about once a month sit out in the patio get a pitcher of bottoms up kolsch for myself :),
Their food was O.K. before but they improved its quality lately, my favorite is sesame crusted salmon sandwich... yumm.
Why I give them 3 stars? Because their servers forgot to bring the other 2 STARS :D
its not attentive at all. they can forget you in the patio for all your life if you dont go in and call someone out. they are sooo laid back!!!
Besides the beer, burgers, and appetizers here, nothing else is that great.
I think the only two food items I've enjoyed and eaten more than once are the huge nachos(salsa tastes more like marinara) and gigantic pretzels(with some sort of yummy spicy spinach/artichoke dip).
The fish(salmon) and chips weren't too bad either.
Servers are normally fairly friendly and attentive.
The pros:
1) Friendly staff
2) Some of the best junky nachos I've ever had - tortilla and blue corn chips covered in grease, cheese, beef, jalapenos, refried beans, chopped tomatoes and onion, and delicious sides of salsa, guac, and sour cream
3) Ribeye is fairly decent for a non steakhouse.
The cons:
1) Don't order the veggie burger. It was funky tasting. Especially do not order roasted mushrooms on your burger. Extra funky tasting. The kind of nasty taste that only mustard can hide.
2) Do not order a side of fruit. It's not fresh. It's covered in some weird goopy sweet crap.
3) My glass of water had a cherry stem in it. GLASS OF WATER. I requested a second one, which I was not given.
4) Mashed potatoes taste like the kind out of a box. Powder and butter.
