A nice brewery in the heart of downtown Buffalo and not far from the theater district. We took advantage of the free parking in the lot next door for this fun yelp event. Yelp had the back room with its own bar and bartender for this event. The room is spacious and has garage doors that can be opened on warmer days/evening. There were dedicated bathrooms for this back area too. We enjoyed that there were no tvs playing sports or anything else but a drink and food list. It made it easier to have a conversation and enjoy the company you were with. We always love Brandon's surprise Yelp gifts. This time he had yelp beer glasses for everyone to take home; which were very appropriate for this event . read more

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Our appetizers are incredible every time we come here. One thing that bums me out is that I LOVE hand cut fries but they always seem to be over-cooked because they're hard and crunchy instead of soft (hand cut fries not pictured) read more

Big Ditch Brewing - Baked Pretzels with cheese sauce and mustard - New American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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It's been quite a while since I've stopped into Big Ditch and grabbed a meal but happy to report the experience was just as good! I came with my cousin on a Wednesday evening for a brewery tour put on by Explore Buffalo around 5:30pm and stayed for dinner afterwards. We easily grabbed chairs at the bar around 6:30pm and the bar tender working immediately came over and brought out drink and food menus. He was great, checking in on us periodically and generally being a nice guy. The time it took for our food to arrive was very reasonable and the prices were in-line with the quality and quantity we received. Sipping on their History Buff (Kolsch) and Classic Wit (Belgian-style Wheat Ale), I enjoyed for dinner their Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich, fried, and a side of hand-cut fries with their Excavator BBQ sauce, from their list of Signature Sauces, to dip. The chicken was coated in hot honey and topped with cilantro sour cream, pickled red onion, lettuce, and cucumber. This was a very good sandwich, not my favorite, but still very good! The hot honey had a nice kiss of heat to it but the cilantro sour cream balanced it out and added creaminess. Looking at the sandwich, I thought it'd be pretty messy, but I was pleasantly surprised. The side of fries tasted great and I loved the Excavator BBQ sauce, totally would get that sauce again. When the plate arrived, I was a bit skeptical that it would fill me up, but when all was eaten (and drank), I was perfectly satiated, I didn't want any more. Happy to see Big Ditch Brewing Company (and taproom) is just as good as the last time I came a few years back! I look forward to dropping in again, whether it be for a beer or two, or for a meal. read more

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Great atmosphere- they did a wonderful job with the decor. Service was attentive and friendly. The food was a little bit above meh. Had to the buffalo chicken pizza - a little too dry. Crust should be a little thicker too. My brother in law had the shredded pork with broccoli - Robb it looked awesome. Fries need a little more work but the dipping sauces are nice. It's second day they are open so there will be growing pains. Will be back read more

Great place for relaxed meal .Great setvice..6 people $225 included many drinks: Mac n cheese chicken,nachos, beef on deck, burgers, chili .

This place is awesome. Thought it was gonna have a corporate vibe and meh beers, but I was happily mistaken. Bar staff gets top marks for being very attentive and not pushy--one gal tender waited until I was done w/ my first beer before pouring my second...devil is in the details. The food was on point (loaded tots were incredible + plentiful), the mushroom burger was cooked perfectly to medium rare but could've used a touch more salt/pepper in the patty, no biggie. The merch is really nice and probably priced very generously compared to any other brewery I've been to in the country. I went back-to-back times and would've gone back a third time if my schedule permitted; will be happy to return when I'm in the area as this place is a gem. read more

Man this place is so so good their beers are delicious and their food is great too! There is a lot of space here and they open up the doors in summer for nice weather. This would be an awesome place to watch a game or have a beer in the evening. The burger was awesome and their fries and sauces were ewually fantastic! Can't wait to come back! read more

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Came through with a big group for a family reunion and the staff was awesome! They accommodated our need for multiple tables. The food was excellent! We had fun with the shuffleboard upstairs. Thank you, Matt and team for a great time at Big Ditch Brewing! read more

Outstanding IPA's! Fantastic good! Great service! What more could you ask for when you treat yourself to a night out? Definitely recommend both locations!!!! read more

Service was outstanding -- in part because they accommodated my menu requests very nicely. I ordered the salmon but waved off the lemon-pepper to avoid salt - they accommodated. The sides were high potassium and I asked for an alternative and they made a very nice salad alternative for me. Brilliant service with a smile. Thank you Ryan for leading in my satisfaction!!! read more

In town for an event and needed a local snack hole to tie us over until dinner. The service was good, the food was quick, and the location was convenient! read more

Big Ditch Brewing - Loaded Tots - New American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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There for brunch had the brunch burger. Really good food, fries come with dipping sauce that is a unique touch. Coffee was excellent. Best part was the service. I sat at the bar and had all my questions answered by a friendly bartender. Service was fast and I had everything I needed. Left happy read more

Excellent brewery with good beers and amazing food. I like to do beer flights when it's my first time somewhere so I was pleased to see they offer 5 tasters in their flights. All their beers were good, nothing stellar but very drinkable. The food is the star of the show. We got the cheese curds appetizer with marinara sauce. Wow, delicious. My 5yo daughter got the cheese pizza kids meal and she ate better than I've ever seen her. Thank you Big Ditch! My wife and I split the fried chicken Mac & cheese. This might have been my favorite thing I've eaten in months. Incredible melted cheese and the fried chicken strips were crisp to perfection. They also have a nice nook inside with shirts, stickers, beers, etc to shop. They offer some 6 packs to go but also beer singles which is my preferred method so I can try more. Plenty of free parking too on the side of building. A+ and how every brewery should operate read more

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Good beer and food. Would have liked to try the 5 cheese sticks. I could not eat a more. Lol read more

Just made my top 3 list of favorite breweries (and I've been to a lot!). Very few beers they had I didn't like and I'm picky! The food was great and the service was amazing! Friendly, clean and welcoming atmosphere! read more

The food was amazing. I came with my wife and two younger kids. It was very welcoming and a great atmosphere for us. The kids loved it and had fun. My wife and I both got a flight and every drink was great. read more

Got a table right away, quick attentive service, good food, typical brewery atmosphere. Not bad for a Saturday night. Definitely will come again read more

Big Ditch Brewing - Stinger wrap - New American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

A lot of people recommended Big Ditch when we asked for dinner suggestions. We weren't disappointed. It was slow on Halloween night, only a handful of tables. Our server was friendly and made some great food suggestions. We hadn't had lunch so we were starving: nachos, wild mushroom burger, Caesar salad and thr Nashville pizza with some seasonal beers. The nachos were huge, but odd with the shredded iceberg lettuce. Burger was cooked rare as requested and excellent with hand-cut fries. Pizza was interesting, but I wouldn't order it again. Overall solid recommendation if you are in downtown Buffalo. read more

Big Ditch Brewing - Nachos with seasonal beers - New American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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Decent spot to hang. Spicy queso! Came on a Monday evening, lots of room and good atmosphere. Tried a flight of beers and nachos with Pork. The nachos were really difficult to eat because the cheese was very spicy. Cheesecake was from a bakery in Lewiston and was good. read more

Big Ditch Brewing - Nachos - New American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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The food here was great! There were 7 in our group and we ordered salads, burgers, pasta, cocktails and roasted pork sandwiches. The service was excellent-Jodi was very pleasant and attentive. She did a stellar job! The ambiance here is casual and fun. There's a great outdoor dining area, a huge main level dining area with a large bar, and a lower level dining area too! Nice to go for a walk along the Erie Canal after dining. There's a loyalty program you can sign up for. We think Big Ditch is a great addition to the Lockport area! Keep up the great work! read more

Hadn't been here in a while, we attended the Ride for Roswell event. They definitely weren't ready for the amount of riders and friends that showed up. They started with only 1 bartender and the event almost had to turn people away, finally they decided to allow tickets at the main bar which was very helpful. And a ton of us decided to eat dinner so a win win for Big Ditch read more

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One of the better brewpubs in Buffalo. A LOT of room and an entire second floor with an additional bar. The food is killer, and the beer selection is quite varied and tasty. My wife and I split the corned beef hash plate and still couldn't finish the whole thing! I got the Beer-Mosa flight which was very good and better than I expected. Another in our party got the avocado toast with salmon on the side. Again, absolutely massive portions. If we lived here, this would be one of our regular stops. read more

This place is normal a 5 because generally I've always had good experiences here. Great beer, great food, great service. But need to share an experience de today 11/27 that has left a sour note. Came for Stoutsgiving as a group of us always do annually. This year we had 12 people. I arrived first at 1145. It was busy .. as expected.' Hostess checked upstairs and said there was space. So she was setting it up .. I assumed. Keep in Mind there were three 4 tops right by the door that could have been put together. But I didn't mind going upstairs. So I waited. About 5..10 minutes after I checked in a party of "8" arrived. Hostess had room upstairs. They were seated. I was t worried because obviously 12 is bigger than 8. About 2 minutes later another employee comes down "the 8 top just said they meant 8 adults 3 kids". So what happened? They stole part of the table meant for my group. The hostess comes to me and says "do it might be like 25 minutes to get you a table". I know what happened. And I said to her "the 8 too got my table? So what it sounds like is they need to be told no or to get up". Obviously this did not happen because it was easier to push me out then tell the table that lied to get seats that they couldn't have the extra space. So My group had to wait 1 hour to be seated. When we were seated .. not a single apology or any acknowledgment of what occurred. That's not ok. We never should have had to wait because of that other group that lied (and no ., there were no reservations by anyone at this place). I messaged Big Ditch about this. I know today is busy and didn't expect an immediate response. I get people don't like conflict but what happened was unprofessional and wrong. I would recommend to any parties to ask where they intend to seat you and keep an eye on it (don't lie to scam into a bigger seat). Maybe that group made a mistake. But it should not have caused my group to be so significantly inconvenienced. Whether I come to Big Ditch once a year or monthly or weekly .. shouldn't matter. Staff needs training on how to handle these situations. As it is .. I'm frustrated and mad about what happened today. Quite a sour taste in my mouth for a place I do generally not. Side note: our server was fantastic and I would happily request him in the future. Food and drinks were great. No complaints there at all. **not sure how to reply to Matt's comment. I would happily give a five star review for another experience. I'll be back and I'm happy to give another honest review, this one was based on this singular experience. For the record though .. my party was here before the party with children. So yes you should have either had them move or just said you could not give them the extra table. It's unfortunate for them but my party was there first. I was nice about it that day. There was also the darker area you weren't seating that day on the second level. You could have put my party there and not say the other area up there you ended up putting us. read more

Went for a late night dinner and drinks and overall it was a good experience. The one reason I knocked a star (which maybe isn't fully fair), but you can't get whatever you want on the beer flight. You have to choose five unique options so if there's something that you particularly like or interested in trying, you can only get it once which was a little disappointing. Because of this, I settled on just one drink since there weren't five different things I was interested in. In terms of the food I had the Italian market pizza ($15), which came pepperoni and sausage on it. Nothing to write home to mom about but it was good. My friend ordered the Hayburner wings and got a side of fries and mac & cheese as well. Fries came out pretty cool already when we tried them and they were just OK, but the mac & cheese was good. Nice and cheesy. read more

Big Ditch Brewing - Italian Market Pizza - New American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Great food, beer, atmosphere and service! Did the Reuben and hot honey chicken sandwich. French onion soup was good in a cold day as well. read more

I really enjoyed it here. Met a friend for a drink and dinner after work. It was my first time here. Extremely clean, and very quick and friendly service. We sat and ate at the bar as well. Their menu was bigger than I thought it would be for being a brewery. Options for every type of eater. They have a gift shop as well here if you were looking for a souvenir. Large upstairs area for parties if you were looking to plan something in the future. Bathroom was very clean as well which is always a plus in my book. I recommend completely read more

Big Ditch Brewing - Drink menu - New American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Kelsey was the best server. Food was delicious. The Nashville pizza was amazing. Great space for food and social outing. read more

Big Ditch Brewing - Seating - New American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Great atmosphere-open floor plan, lots of high tops and regular tables. Variety was nice, plenty of adult and kid friendly options. The servers were attentive and fast paced, great for a busy Friday with kiddos! We are from out of town and would return to try more seasonal options-the smash burger special was great with the secret sauce-don't forget to add mushrooms! read more

Big Ditch has great beer (Hayburner is one of our favorites), but we don't go to the brewery all that often now that I no longer work downtown. We stopped by for a drink and got a side order of tater. The tots did not disappoint and came with your choice of dipping sauces. We had the salt & vinegar aioli and I highly recommend it. It had just the right amount of vinegar, so it wasn't overpowering. The beer was wonderful, as usual. I also found that the service was much better than I remembered it being. Our bartender was excellent, attentive, and very personable. Thanks for a great stop on a Saturday afternoon! read more

Had some amazing food at this place, everything is good service and ambience is perfect

Excellent establishment! Food was fantastic, service was top-notch and a great ambiance. Would make it a regular if I lived in the area, no doubt. Poutine, wings, steak--all excellent, and the delish Hayburner IPA to wash it down with. read more

It's rare to find a brewery that check all the boxes; great beer, high quality food, excellent service, and an engaging atmosphere. We visited Buffalo over a long weekend and enjoyed Big Ditch Brewery so much we dined here twice. I highly recommend the Dayburner IPA and Reuben sandwich. You'll be hard pressed to find a pairing as delightful. read more

Big Ditch Brewing - Reuben - New American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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I really enjoy the beer offerings here, at least one is in my fridge no matter the time of year. Decided to stop in for brunch since their socal media lured me with delicious looking foods! The wait wasn't long when we got there but the opening rush cleared them out of the brunch menu items I was interested in. Switched to a burger, it was perfectly cooked and the bruben hash I was able to taste was good too. Our server was very busy and apologetic but we noticed no glitches aside from the absent food items. Apparently there was a line around the building when they opened. I'm not sure if that's the norm but we had a wonderful brunch complete with a mimosa flight and a couple 4 packs to go. read more

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My fiance and I came here for dinner and we loved it! We have been here many times before, so we decided to come back since we were in the area. I absolutely am obsessed with their chicken Mac and cheese. It is so cheesy and delicious. My fiance tried their new tortellini and he really enjoyed it and said he would get it again. We also got the loaded tots special for the chiefs game and they were great! The space is large and was all decorated for Christmas. The server, hostess, and manager were all so friendly as my fiance needed to purchase a keg. Highly recommend! read more

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We came here for a Ride for Roswell fundraiser "Beers and Gears." We donated to the Ride and received 2 tickets for 2 beers. We had the Beer that Tastes Like Beer and Flow Rider. Both were very tasty and delicious. We decided to order food as well . We got the pulled pork quesadilla and the Short Ribs. We enjoyed both very much. The menu should state that it's A short rib, as there was only one served.. This is a fun place with tasty food and beer. read more

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After a shuffling around holiday markets around downtown Buffalo, food was a must. Someone in our group suggest Big Ditch, and away we went. A beer and food sounded good. Despite it being relatively busy (nearly 5pm on a Saturday evening), we were seated immediately. We were served fairly quickly and orders taken. For some reason, I gravitated toward the "Make Me Wanna Stout." It was a cool evening and a stout sounded like an ideal cold weather beer. It did not disappoint. Food wise, I really wanted the Hayburner Chili, as it said it was a meat based chili. I looked up pix on Yelp and it appeared it had beans...despite no mention of them in the meat based bio. I'm that odd guy who hates beans in chili. So I asked, and yep...beans, so it was a no-go. Moved onto my second option, the Hot Honey Chicken sandwich. Like the beer, it did not disappoint. I was happy with my selection. Everyone else in our group seemed to enjoy their choices. Win-Win for all. Despite the busyness of the restaurant, service was great. Food and drink awesome too. read more

Food was OK kind of pricey the waitress full of dreadlocks and filth was inept. Marvelous interior well suited for young people. I'll pass.

I went to Big Ditch Friday night with my girlfriends to eat food and have drinks before the T-pain concert. Although it was busy (as to be expected on a Friday night) we were greeted promptly! We went to the bar for drinks and then sat down to eat appetizers and split entrees. Our server Melissa was AMAZING, as were other interactions with staff. Bathroom was spacious and clean. Food was great! I recommend this brewery/restaurant to tourists and local residents in buffalo. As a Rochesterian, the next time I find myself in buffalo I will be visiting Big Ditch Brewing company again! read more

Went for lunch...ordered Cobb salad my friend ordered French Onion soup...both were delicious but wished they had a lunch special with soup/salad combo...customer service was very good read more

What was good? The beer, I guess. And the Buffalo wings were so-so and poutine was okay. But the nachos were inedible and the brussels sort of dish wasn't even cooked - inedible. And the warm pretzel- tasted stale and none of us wanted to eat it. read more