The Brain Bar

199 James St N, Hamilton
(289) 396-8508

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John Rogler

Super chill place, knowledgeable bartenders, great liquor selection and delicious baked goods

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeromet Ryan

A cool hip not pricey local bar in the heart of Hamilton with a great craft beer selection, cocktails, and snacks. The decor is a bit funky but delightful. The service was very friendly and attentive.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Denise

Delicious sandwich

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mateo Rodriguez

Heard someone got brain at the brain 🥸

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

R P

Horrible business

Atmosphere: 1

Max Francis

One of Hamiltons best kept secrets

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Guillaume Couture-Lévesque

Really cute bar with nice vibe and a fantastic back patio. The beer selection is incredible, and they've even got a lot of fun non-alcoholic options. Great choice if you're in the neighborhood.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Anne Hogan

A tiny little bar with a great list of beers. I was told the Samosas were the bomb. Handy to HTI's Fringe shows! Tiny patio out back and a summer one out front.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 4

Rafaelle Summers

My coworkers, boss and I who run a restaurant near by, decided to head out for a drink, when I called to ask about hours I was rudely told their open “365” days in a sarcastic manner. We showed up and were instantly asked for id and when we provided apparently a drivers license was not enough and asked for a second piece of Id. When i explained that the bartender was being rude on the phone they tried to gaslight me into saying the “365 days” was a helpful comment. For a place that is trying to be perceived as open minded and woke it certainly seemed like the complete opposite.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Mark Ruckerbirg

Funky dive bar with solid beers and nice vibe... perfect

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shinya Novikov

I been to 6 bars in Hamilton. This has to be the worst one I ever been to. The food is not the best quality. Decorations all over the place. Drinks not the best quality compared to some of the other bars I been to. The only good thing about this place is that it closes late. Decorations kind of offended me, mixing religions and philosophies.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Alison

My favourite watering hole. Connor plays great tunes and provides top notch service. It's such a nice vibe in there! All of the staff are amazing, kind, beautiful humans and the draught list literally has something for everyone. Highly recommend this cool James St. N staple.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jay S

This place is has a great vibe and staff

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rupiner Gill

Really hard to find. No sign or anything. Then when I walked in there was no hi welcome to the brain. Then I waited 10 min before I finally went up to ask for a drink. And he didn’t even know how to fix a drink. Overall bad experience.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Marty Oblak

One of the raddest places to hit up after a concert downtown. Amazing atmosphere and great drink selection.

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