Wild Rover Brewing Company

Went there for Karaoke, one night, had a blast!. Everyone is so friendly. Drinks were great.

This is a review for the food only, and it was delivered (so, not piping fresh). I ordered via Uber Eats, and it was delivered within the original prediction window.

I ordered: a kid's bangers and mash, a kid's chicken tenders with tots, a Cornish pasty with brussel sprouts, and the fish and chips.

As soon as I carried the delivery bag into my kitchen, I noticed a strong fish smell. Ugh. Not a good sign.

As the food had been on a 20 minute car ride, I did not expect it to be piping hot or particularly crispy, but it was very soggy. They need to punch those corner holes to let out the steam! Thankfully, I have an air fryer, so I was able to crisp up the tots and chips.

So the food was... not great. My son did not love his bangers, even when coated in mustard. I did appreciate that there was no onion gravy drowning the mash, but I thought it was weird that there was no gravy on the side either. I tasted the banger, and it was below average for English sausage that I've tried. My daughter's chicken tenders were fine, and the amount of tater tots given was very generous. My husband said the fish was very fishy and old tasting. My Cornish pasty had a nice and flaky crust, but the filling was very underseasoned and had a very bland texture. The brussel sprouts were on the mushy side.

I hope this place has great beer, and maybe the food tastes better eaten in the brewery. But this is not a great option for delivery.

I'd like to preface that my review may be outdated since it's been about a year since I last dined at this restaurant. I hope that they've managed to fix the issues that I explained below.

I've tried this place twice. Once to try it and a 2nd time to confirm that I really dislike the food, service and beer and they weren't just having an off night.

Let's start with everyone's main reason for visiting a brewery: THE BEER. There was absolutely nothing special about their beers. We sampled most of them in ordering flights, and the majority were bland. And those that actually had some flavor tasted like every other beer out there. Nothing unique.

The service. The service was BAD. We were starving when we showed up the second time. We were seated by the waitress and ready to order a flight of beer. We weren't even offered waters before the waitress walked away saying she'd be right back.

A Few Hours Later...

Just kidding! But if felt like an eternity later!! So after 20 minutes (I literally remember timing it), I finally got up and ventured into the restaurant (we were seated outside) to let someone know we were ready to order some beverages. I couldn't find our waitress so I relayed the message to another employee who said she would send her out to us. Well, that took another 15 minutes. We were gathering our things to leave when the waitress came out and apologized and took our drink orders. She said she was slammed but there was literally a handful of cars in the parking lot. But mistakes happen so we stayed. The service didn't improve. It took forever to get our drinks. Even longer to get our food. And when we finally got the food.. I ate 1/4 of my order, pushed it away, got our check, and we left for McDonald's.

The food was bland, cold but left me feeling salty.

Being this is a small business, I genuinely hope the owners have fixed their issues with the service and the food. I'm leaving the beer out of the equation since everyone has a different palette and may find the beers satisfactory. But when it comes to the food and the service that's a totally different story. Nobody enjoys horrible service and paying high prices for cold, tasteless food.

If I'm contacted and told these issues have already been addressed, then I'm happy to remove my review. But until then, this is my honest opinion.

I didn't expect to take a trip to England today, but here we are! As I walked in the side door, I was greeted quickly by a server and told her I'd like to take a seat at the bar she directed me immediately to the correct location. The bar area is definitely different and I'm in love with it. It's three sided and I believe the kitchen sits in the center so you can't see the other views of other patrons. The bartender approached me and gave me a few samples of different beers that I was interested in. I picked a red Irish ale called locomotive breath. It was ice, cold and refreshing. In the room behind me was a large banquet style area that had a band warming up. I got there about 1:30 PM and I guess the band starts at two as patron started to pour in right at 2 o'clock. The only pitfall I see about the band playing is they were extremely loud even through the walls as I sat in another room. I observed patrons coming in bringing headphones and earplugs. The ambience of the bar was fantastic. There are little hidden rooms with booths, a little gift shop area with overseas chocolates, the banquet room with the band, and outside patio with large amounts of tables, and the inside main bar area. The decor was decked out in a soccer theme. They have small little traces of England all over the bar. I didn't have a cocktail today, but I loved that all of their spirits were on tap. I didn't try any of the food, but the menu was extensive.

Good food and service make this a great place to visit. It is located in an industrial park so you may think that you are lost or that your GPS is broken but trust that it is there. They sell some British food items as well so do a little shopping after you are done with your meal.

What a cool lil place. Walk in to a inspired snack shack. Yep imported brands and delicacies from UK. Then approach the bar/to/go check out. On your right a sports bar with all the le futbol sporty decor. To the left a tea time set up. Yes that's right sports bar and tea time all in one place- I'm not done yet. Brewery in back with a stage, set up for events as well as live band nights. They make their own blends of UK driven beer. With all that there is also a patio seating area. Neighborhood secret at its finest! Now to the food -OMG! One of the best shepards pie I've seen (someone else ordered it I saw it walking by) The Brie appetizer will bring me back (again at another table). I got the crab cakes which were perfect crisp bites! I wish I had more than myself there to try it all! Very homely service as it feels and is the back yard bar! Can't wait to return.

Highly recommend the afternoon tea! They put on a great spread of traditional sandwiches; scones and sweets! Great atmosphere- friendly people.

Fun place to go for craft beer. Nice indoor tasting room and a large back room with a stage that was having karaoke on a Friday night. They do serve food but I didn't have anything on this visit, but they have a large menu including wings, flatbreads, sandwiches and burgers. I love a brewery that serves food. I only tried one beer this visit, I had the Hops On For Nowhere IPA
with finishing notes of grapefruit and citrus. Unfortunately I was not a fan of this beer, in my opinion it didn't have the qualities and taste of an IPA. Otherwise I had a great time here.

My first review of 2023

We stopped in while we were in the area and were really glad we did.

The food here is truly a UK experience. We started with their Scotch egg and it was fantastic. One egg, split between us was a nice appetizer.

He opted for the Steak and Ale pie with a side Ceaser salad. The puff pastry was light and crisp and absolutely delicious. The guineas was prevalent in flavour and the steak was soft and tender.

For me, I got the bangers and mash, the sausages were a touch over done, but they were still flavorful just a bit less juicy. The mash and gravy were amazing. I had a side of fried Brussels and was slightly disappointed by their not quite fried nature. They weren't crispy or seasoned.

Over all, great service and really good food!

Extremely fun atmosphere! There's a little shop in the entrance with English goodies, a pub room, dart boards, a room to watch soccer, a back room with live music, and an outside area with bean bag toss! Can't speak to the authenticity of the food because I've never had English food before, but it was all good! They also have brunch on weekends till 1pm