Hopothecary Ales Brewery and Kitchen

303 Main St, North Reading
(978) 207-1254

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matthew raynard

I’ve always gone here for the beer. Best around. Just had dinner here and MY GOD, recommend! I had the wings and the GOAT sandwich. I’ll be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Albert

Great brewery and resturant. Bartender was a little overwhelmed at the end of the meal service.

Kid-friendliness: Lots of people with kids

Ben Roberts

Great beer, food, and service! Highly recommended.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

galactic wd

They have Mexican coke!!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Manny being Manny

Go for the beer and atmosphere

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

LISA GALVIN

Went recently, got the mac n cheese, eh, just so-so, I got the vegetable mac n cheese but it wasn't very flavorful, rather dry, it looked better than it tasted honestly, I'd come back again, but would try something different like the pizza. Maybe if they'd put gouda or a spice of some sort. Fries were good. Husband loved the pumpkin beer.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

Lauren Meleshuk

Amazing food & atmosphere! It was cery busy when we went, hostess said expected 20min wait but got table in 5min. The server was amazing, said food may take up to 1hr due to being very busy but ended up getting food in 30min!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Gordon Harris

Very good ale but the restaurant leaves a lot to be desired. The food was not very appetizing. The room is large and loud with the sound of machines and fans blowing freezing air at you. The country "music" was loud and obnoxious. I could barely hear the other people at our small table talking. Our waitress was pleasant and attentive, but we won't be returning.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 4

Erick Seekins

Making my first Google review to give this place 2 thumbs up and all the gold stars.

Not exaggerating when I say this is the best buffalo chicken pizza l've ever had. The beer, fried pickles, and brisket nachos were all delicious. I had the Cura de la Sed Mexican lager, and would describe it as the perfect summer beer. My gf and I stopped in for lunch on the way down to Boston, and will definitely be back next time around. Great atmosphere!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Joey Col

Beer was good, waiter was great. Food was horrible. Might just be a bad day, but for the price this food wasn’t worth it all.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beer Flight

David Chea

Decided to meet friends here for a few drinks and snacks. I liked the Mother's Secret Serum, it had a creamy hint every time I took a sip. The nachos were pretty simple, but did the job for me. My cousin ordered the truffle fries, which tasted 10x even better when using their dip! The fried pickles were very juicy, that's a good/bad thing depending on your preference. We appreciate how easy it was to move from the bar to a table, thanks!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Ana Osorio

Great selection of menu items .
Everything is made fresh in-house.
Our server was amazing. He was very friendly and welcoming .

Parking: Ample parking, including wheelchair access parking right in the front

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes, there's plenty of wheelchair parking, and the restaurant has wheelchair access to get around and seating areas

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Ahi Nachos, Smokey BBQ Brisket Sandwich, Beer Flight, Wings

Joseph Soucy

Third stop on our Hops on Hops passport. Bright clean edgy. Responsive staff. Can't say a single bad thing about this place. Can't find enough good things to say about it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kelly Pye

Food? Great.
Drinks? Good.
Service? Questionable.

We’ve been here before, sat at the bar, and service was phenomenal. This time we were sat at the community tables to the right since we had our teenage son with us. No problem, we love it.

It took roughly 15-20 minutes for someone to come over, and the gentleman who did was clearly irritated he had to. We were told our server would “be right over” for the 3rd time.

Once she finally got to us, I remembered why everyone dislikes those of us born and raised around here. Whatever, it’s fine, everyone has bad days. To her credit, she shook it off and was totally fine by the end of our meal.

Then someone came over to grab empty plates and glasses from the table. They asked if my husband was done and he said he was still picking. The fries? Yes. Then he takes the fry basket off the tray and puts it down. Umm, the ketchup? My husband asks for it back and the guy is ticked off. Whyyyyyy???

I *literally* cannot. ???

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger with Fries

Kevin Cronk

I came in with my family on Father’s Day and it was nearly empty. We were seated in the middle of the restaurant with no one else around. There were four waitresses and they walked by us several times without acknowledging us and avoiding eye contact. We sat there for 40 minutes - only reason we waited so long was because my son was playing a video game in the other room and were fascinated how no one was helping us with 4 servers and about 20 customers total. After my son was done he came back and we walked out the door- I have been here before and love local breweries but after this experience I won’t be back

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Hopothecary Ales Brewery and Kitchen

303 Main St, North Reading, MA 01864
(978) 207-1254