Ponderosa Brewing Company

We ordered burgers with green chile and the meat was perfectly cooked. The food was great. I had the italian pilsner and it was refreshing and light enough. My husband had the ghost river and he enjoyed it! Service was a bit slow but waiter was extremely nice.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

I was visiting Albuquerque and after a very hot sunny day walking around i found this place. Honestly both my dog zuko amd I were very hot and thirsty! Walking in immediately was hit with a cool blast of fresh air! It was so nice and cool inside, very nice, clean and welcoming atmosphere to both myself and my dog zuko. We took our seat and was immediately attended, I asked for a very cold beer and was immediately served a tall glass of cold refreshing beer. They took such good care of my dog zuko, they brought him a tray of water, and were very welcoming to him. I sat and zuko layed down and basked in the cool refreshing air while I was brought back to life with an ice cold beer and zuko was refreshed with cool water. Poderosa brewery is a beautiful brewery, plenty of seating for big or small parties, plenty of beer choices and the food, which I didn't expect to order but as I sat there hunger started to creep in. I ordered the Nachos amd let me tell u, delicious and its a huge tray! But most of all I have to say Poderosa brewery was VERY welcoming to both me and my dog zuko. So weather ur visiting Albuquerque or a local, ponderosa brewery is a must stop when visiting old town Albuquerque.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best pretzel!!!!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wonderful food, service, and dog friendliness - so fun!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My local watering hole, has excellent nachos and a nice rotation of beers.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great place off the beaten path! This place is perfect if you dont like big crowds. The staff are always in a positive mood. The food always comes out great, I recommend the spicy cheese curds.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This brewery has so much potential! They’re very relaxed and the atmosphere is nice, with live music and a nice open layout. But the food was terrible, and my husband even got food poisoning 🤮 The waitresses were trying their best but there were 2 waitstaff for the entire place. Hoping management can address the quality of food. Everything was soaked in grease, the “chicken tenders” were mostly fried batter and barely any actual meat, and did I mentioned we got food poisoning from one of the dishes? I really want to like this place. Maybe they were just having an off night.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 2

We went to Ponderosa after the River of Lights for a quick bite to eat. I got the chicken tenders and my husband got a burger. We both enjoyed our meals. It was trivia night when we were there and they had fun games to play online with your phone where you could play or spectate. Overall, it was a fun vibe, and the food was pretty good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Good beer and good food

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Great local beers, food, and service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wings, Green Chili Beer Cheeseburger, Bavarian Pretzel

The craft beers here are fantastic! We also had the chance to meet the head brewer, who was a great wealth of knowledge. Overall, it was a wonderful experience that I highly recommend to anyone.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love coming here. It's always a great time

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Burque Nachos, Burnt Tacos

Tyler (server, greeter, bartender, cashier, etc.), hit it out of the park! We honestly cannot recall the last time we’ve seen someone with such amazing work ethic! Tyler didn’t stop the entire time we were there. The place was busy and he took care of everything! We were thoroughly impressed!

Mr. Wonderful had the green chili, beer-cheese burger and there wasn’t a crumb left on his plate. I had the twice burnt tacos, I know how it sounds, but they are delicious! The accompanying chips were fresh out of the fryer.

The atmosphere is dark wood, welcoming and pub like. They do offer outdoor seating.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Green Chile Beer Cheese Burger

Happy hour and mango wheat for the win. Awesome beer, good food, great service!?

Wonderful craft beers! My favorite was the mango wheat, a wonderful late summer beer. We were also able to meet Jen, the head brewer...what a great wealth of knowledge. Over all a great experience that I would recommend to anyone.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5