Visited after some time and had to revise rating. Used to be a great place to have beer and food. The service has gone down the drain. You can't order food unless you're sitting at the bar, even if you offer to take the food with you. Has complicated rules about where you may sit to drink and or eat even on a slow day with empty seats... In a beer hall. Host was an annoying and unfriendly college kid. The folks at entrance telling people to go to winery because they dared ask if they may have some wine. Desperately needs better servers and patron friendly service.
Laura Michlig
Super disappointed in staff/manager. Our party of 25 dropped at least $600 in apps and drinks, and they wouldn't let us bring a few birthday cupcakes anywhere on the property (including outside on the patio).
Regarding the beer: I wish they had a better variety. Most beers are hoppy. I wish they had a few cream ales.
Brad Lott
I was excited for this brewery tour as Surly beer is one of my personal favorites. The tour started late and ran far longer than the planned hour. It did come with a free tasting at the end. I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t offer any of their flagship beers to taste.
Noah Danaher
this. Is $8. The cream is NOT worth it.
Pam Hodges
The pizza and salad were great but we didn't get what we ordered. We ordered a Walter White pizza and got What's the Damage. We ordered a Greek salad and got a Caesar salad. The dark lager was great. 5 stars if the order had been correct.
Jason Cascio
Pretty good food. Beer is great. It was disappointing that they won't let you do custom flights; they have 3 set flight options that were relatively uninteresting compared to their other offerings. Too bad, I really would have liked to try more of the beers.
Derek Fritz
Going to Surly’s flagship brewery is like walking into a Time Machine. Do you miss craft beer from 2012? Do you miss beanies and flannels and ill fitting jeans? Do you miss pop punk circa 2006? Then this is the place for you! Is the beer great for modern day Minnesota breweries? No Is the food anything noteworthy? No Is it still the safest place in Mpls to bring a large group of people where the people are more important than the food and drink? Yes, absolutely
Glenn Wong
Retirement gathering. Had beer and appetizers.
Chloe L
Decent NA options & good beers + food
Mark Lidstone
Ordered the pork adobo. Really small portion, and not very flavorful. A bit disappointed axe man is only available in a 10oz for like $8 or $9 dollars. They used to serve full pints! Seems like they’ve cheapened out a bit, and regressed on food quality. Still a lovely space with tasty beers
Edit: apparently I misremembered them serving full pints of Axe Man.
Macro brewery! The beers tasted like it as well, which mean cheap beers in big batches. It comes with good pricing, but nothing impressive on the tasty side of things
chr val
Good food and drinks. Very loud during the summer. It is near Malcolm Yards, who also has good food. It's not a bad location except for that building across the street 485. Locked your cars, bring your pew.
Bra Dddd
We had a party of four go to a special event upstairs in Dortitz. We had a time from 530pm to 7 pm. We got sat down and did not see a waitstaff for over 30 minutes eating into our dedicated time. We ended up getting up and ordering our own pizza and drinks at the bar. By the time we got our food and had drinks, we finally met our server, who reminded us that we must be out by 7 pm. I am not blaming him as he was busy as hell, but as a business, you were way understaffed. As 7pm approached, he reminded us again that we had to leave. We wanted to have more time to eat and drink, but this business model is to get you to spend money and then get out. Had there been several parties waiting at the booth, I would have totally understood, but there was nobody waiting. In frustration, we left Surley all together. Recommendations: Have enough staff on special event nights. Get rid of dedicated times, especially if they next guests who are not even there.
Russell Milles
Easy parking. Clean and tidy bathrooms. Food and service was great.
James Vair
Great atmosphere and loads of parking, which unfortunately result in the beer hall always being busy. Expect a wait and crowds all day, every day. Service is genial, but slow. Food is good, but given that it’s a top tourist spot for out-of-towners, very overpriced. Beer and cocktails are average, but again feel overpriced. Surly is popular for a reason, but pack your patience.
Visited after some time and had to revise rating. Used to be a great place to have beer and food. The service has gone down the drain. You can't order food unless you're sitting at the bar, even if you offer to take the food with you. Has complicated rules about where you may sit to drink and or eat even on a slow day with empty seats... In a beer hall. Host was an annoying and unfriendly college kid.
The folks at entrance telling people to go to winery because they dared ask if they may have some wine.
Desperately needs better servers and patron friendly service.
Super disappointed in staff/manager. Our party of 25 dropped at least $600 in apps and drinks, and they wouldn't let us bring a few birthday cupcakes anywhere on the property (including outside on the patio).
Regarding the beer: I wish they had a better variety. Most beers are hoppy. I wish they had a few cream ales.
I was excited for this brewery tour as Surly beer is one of my personal favorites. The tour started late and ran far longer than the planned hour. It did come with a free tasting at the end. I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t offer any of their flagship beers to taste.
this. Is $8. The cream is NOT worth it.
The pizza and salad were great but we didn't get what we ordered. We ordered a Walter White pizza and got What's the Damage. We ordered a Greek salad and got a Caesar salad. The dark lager was great. 5 stars if the order had been correct.
Pretty good food. Beer is great. It was disappointing that they won't let you do custom flights; they have 3 set flight options that were relatively uninteresting compared to their other offerings. Too bad, I really would have liked to try more of the beers.
Going to Surly’s flagship brewery is like walking into a Time Machine. Do you miss craft beer from 2012? Do you miss beanies and flannels and ill fitting jeans? Do you miss pop punk circa 2006? Then this is the place for you!
Is the beer great for modern day Minnesota breweries? No
Is the food anything noteworthy? No
Is it still the safest place in Mpls to bring a large group of people where the people are more important than the food and drink? Yes, absolutely
Retirement gathering. Had beer and appetizers.
Decent NA options & good beers + food
Ordered the pork adobo. Really small portion, and not very flavorful. A bit disappointed axe man is only available in a 10oz for like $8 or $9 dollars. They used to serve full pints! Seems like they’ve cheapened out a bit, and regressed on food quality. Still a lovely space with tasty beers
Edit: apparently I misremembered them serving full pints of Axe Man.
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Macro brewery! The beers tasted like it as well, which mean cheap beers in big batches. It comes with good pricing, but nothing impressive on the tasty side of things
Good food and drinks. Very loud during the summer. It is near Malcolm Yards, who also has good food. It's not a bad location except for that building across the street 485. Locked your cars, bring your pew.
We had a party of four go to a special event upstairs in Dortitz. We had a time from 530pm to 7 pm. We got sat down and did not see a waitstaff for over 30 minutes eating into our dedicated time. We ended up getting up and ordering our own pizza and drinks at the bar. By the time we got our food and had drinks, we finally met our server, who reminded us that we must be out by 7 pm. I am not blaming him as he was busy as hell, but as a business, you were way understaffed. As 7pm approached, he reminded us again that we had to leave. We wanted to have more time to eat and drink, but this business model is to get you to spend money and then get out. Had there been several parties waiting at the booth, I would have totally understood, but there was nobody waiting. In frustration, we left Surley all together. Recommendations: Have enough staff on special event nights. Get rid of dedicated times, especially if they next guests who are not even there.
Easy parking. Clean and tidy bathrooms. Food and service was great.
Great atmosphere and loads of parking, which unfortunately result in the beer hall always being busy. Expect a wait and crowds all day, every day. Service is genial, but slow. Food is good, but given that it’s a top tourist spot for out-of-towners, very overpriced. Beer and cocktails are average, but again feel overpriced. Surly is popular for a reason, but pack your patience.
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