we had a terrible experience. even though we booked along with friends to have a room and dinner reservations, it still took over two hours for our food to arrive and it came cold so we didn't eat. the atmosphere was pretty cool. our room was small and hot and the bed was so uncomfortable. Will not go back! read more

Really excellent. All of the food was delicious, especially the chocolate peanut butter cake which was the best I have had. Our server, Jack, was really outstanding. Overall highly recommended. read more

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Multiple "sections" within one facility, depending on what you enjoy. This review is strictly for "The Catacombs" dining option. It goes without saying that the biggest draw to The Catacombs is the ambience. It feels like you're dining in a secret wine cellar location. The mood is perfect and almost feels like something a Disney park would try to create. There's nothing really quite like in this part of Pennsylvania. The food is okay. Not bad, not great. If you took away the ambience, it's probably mid-level restaurant type fare. Based on the ambiance and the price, the meal felt like a letdown. It just didn't match the other components. If anything, it almost might be better to strictly focus on turning the section into a wine tasting room with tapas, flatbreads and charcuterie. It feels like that could be a better fit than offering average steaks and chops. Still, all things considered, it was a memorable experience and I'm happy to have experienced it. I would just recommend other options if you're primarily focused on the meal itself. read more

Really cool place to eat at. If you are anywhere close by you should go for the experience. The staff is great. It can be a little pricey: but the food is good. It's a good meal with a memorable experience. read more

Terrible food, and it's overpriced. Service slow and unfriendly. Haven't been back since the harsh report from the health department-unsanitary kitchen. read more

First time here with a large group of people. Seated in upper floor. Because of the age of the building it felt like the floor is moving which gives it a sense of vertigo. Careful floors are unleveled and hard to feel comfortable. Probably because of size of our group burgers and fries were cold. The checks were not delivered so when going downstairs and using the bathroom and asking to pay they wanted us go back up to get check. When asking the employee if they would go get it they refused. Five people stood around hostess station and I just waited, and waited, and waited, and waited. I counted nine workers and a chef just wandering around . Waiter then talking about customer. read more

I come here for the Biergarten for a relaxing drink outside under the shade trees. Some people come for the nightly entertainment like trivia and open mic but that's not my jam. The atmosphere is amazing indoors and out. The food and service can be hit or miss. Like all restaurants these days, staffing seems to be a real challenge. A lot of reviews on here that are bad. If you want to experience a totally unique aesthetic, history, and decent beers, it delivers. read more

Bube's Brewery - Human-sized chess board in the Biergarten. - Breweries Near Me - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

My family and I visited this place while on a weekend getaway. I was personally excited because of the history of the building and the pictures I saw here on yelp. Unfortunately, the food was very disappointing and dissatisfying. We ordered the kids alfredo pasta - no flavor and the pasta was way over cooked. The tomato soup - it has a chunk of bread and cheese on top. It didn't even look like a tomato soup. Philly cheesesteak - ok, nothing amazing. Jersey Mikes is better Onion rings - the only good thing. The outside sitting was good but too many bugs and flies. Would not recommend this place unless you only go for drinks. read more

Bube's Brewery - Outside seating setting. - Breweries Near Me - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

The bar food was sub par. The grilled chicken sandwich was way over cooked and I had a hard time eating it. The Philly was also overcooked and too dry to eat. The staff was friendly but absent. This was the second time I tried this wonderful looking and historic building but it fell short again. Sadly I will not be returning to this establishment. read more

A must experience in the catacombs. If you're anywhere close go check this place out. Staff was awesome and super into the place they work. Wish I could have done one of the shows they put on and I'm not normally into that sort of dinner theater. Just overall a really interesting place that should be experienced. Only the food was the one let down. Just basic, nothing special, not a ton of flavor. But really, you're here for the space. Beer is good though and worth a try. read more

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Not quite sure why ratings are not higher. My wife and I met with a couple of friends we hadn't seen in a while here and we participated in one of their murder mystery stories. The story was very fun, interactive, and funny as hell. My wife and I are both vegan, so we let our server know upon arrival. They could not have been more accommodating and had food made specially for us. The soup, lasagna and dessert were all amazing! We took a brief version of the grounds tour afterwards and now we are kicking ourselves that we didn't go with the full tour. The owner gave the tour and he is one of the most pleasant people you will ever meet. After all of this, my friends had an hour long drive so we figured they were going to leave, but we were all having such a great time that we decided to stay for a couple more drinks. It happened to be a 'halfway to Halloween' party so many people were dressed up. What a great concept! Definitely will be back. read more

Bube's Brewery - Vegan Lasagna - Breweries Near Me - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

Really good beer and a mystic setting sitting down in the dark basement area! I definitely recommend checking this place out! read more

Bube's Brewery - Bar area - Breweries Near Me - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

I called on April 6 to make a reservation for June 6 to eat in the catacombs as guests were coming out of town and when I called to make the reservation I verified they have a vegan menu because our 1 friend is vegan. When we arrived today I checked in and we were instructed to use the restrooms before going downstairs because there was no restroom in the catacombs. The four of us used the restrooms and when we came back to the hostess desk to be taken down stairs, we were taken into the bar area by another person. I questioned it right away and rudely was told our reservations were for the bar. I asked why we were told to use the restrooms before being taken downstairs etc and was told the other guy at the station didn't look before he spoke. I said so they have a vegan menu in the bar. He said no. I told him that this was not correct and explained what I just said above etc and again rudely was told the downstairs is full and it is what it is. We sat down to a nice waitress and she tried to give us vegan options but it wasn't an entree. We explained the situation to her and she tried to resolve the issue (more than what the other guy/girl did). She came back to apologize to us that she couldn't make it right and I was to call next week and ask for a manager. Regardless of what happens next week, this is completely unacceptable for a 2 month in advance reservation and the rudeness of the hostess who was more into himself than helping resolve the issue. As a manager myself, for an employee to give the instructions they did upon us arriving and the second employee to use the phrase it say it is what it is is completely unacceptable!! It was quite obvious to all of us that something for messed up with seating downstairs and we were just lucky guests that got screwed. read more

My friend came to PA and I wanted to do something special and different. We got the only reservation left at 9:20PM on Saturday night before Valentine's Day. We had great service and it's beautiful. My steak was undercooked and the sever took it right back to the kitchen... which by the way is stairs and stairs away from the catacombs! My heel got stuck in the stairs so many times! The little tour in the beginning was very cute. They took $20 off our bill for the steak which wasn't necessary, but very much appreciated. And I left my purse in the catacombs and some wonderful man very much out of breath got it to me in the parking lot. It was a wonderful experience for both of us, thank you to the employees for making it wonderful. And thank you for the rose! read more

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Stayed in Mt Joy over Valentine's Day weekend and came to eat here Sunday evening in the catacombs. Overall, I have to say it was an extremely disappointing meal, but in a beautiful setting, and our server Dan really helped save what could've been a bad evening all the way around. The Good: the setting in the catacombs is very beautiful and romantic, we sat in the room with the huge beer casks and it was lovely. The crab dip appetizer was very good, lots of real crab, very tasty. The desserts were excellent and well worth it. The wine list was fairly decent andDan our server, great guy who knows the history of the place really well. The Bad: my GF ordered the "Fillet Mignon" (medium-well, $32) and I ordered the NY Strip (medium, $28). Wow were they really bad. First off, what they served my girlfriend was NOT fillet (see picture), it was flat and oblong shaped rather than the classic round and 2-3 inches high. It was also very tough, and so overcooked that it was like a piece of shoe leather. We complained to our server Dan who, after apologizing profusely, promptly took it off our bill and comped us two desserts. My NY Strip was ok, cooked correctly to medium, but kind of tough and pretty flavorless. Overall, we were very disappointed with the steaks we were served. This is a beautiful restaurant in a very unique setting, but I feel like the food is well overpriced for the quality that you get. read more

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Food is awesome! Lodging is tiny 8x8 prison cell other than that a very cool place. ..............

super cool experience- Kelly the inns keeper was super accommodating and shared great stories of this eclectic building. The staff all around were attentive and friendly. bubes is the oldest functioning brewery in the country and the tour into the catacombs is a must see. The drinks were mediocre and our party of 6 rated meals as a 7 out of 10. This place is a must see! read more

We tried ordering several different things and we got, "Sorry,we're out of that." Time for a new kitchen manager. This is the second visit where this has happened. We won't be back. read more

Went to the restaurant it was delicious bar food with great beer selections....however the associated "murder mystery" dinner was hardly a dinner. HORRIBLE, INEDIBLE FOOD. Bread was stale, croutons stale, mashed potatoes inedible (pretty hard to mess up), yellow cake that was crumbling from dryness, a singular piece of chicken in my fettuccine chicken Alfredo and drinks were horrid. Ordered a Riesling that was not a Riesling and a vodka soda that was a vodka water in all reality. Was sooo surprised as we had gone to Bubes brewery's which was fine with great drinks. The murder mystery entertainment was also horrible as well. There was a huge column blocking myself snd my tables entire view. Bubes you should totally disassociate yourself from the "chef" and company that, I hope, rents your place. read more

The absolute best bisque soup I've ever had!!! The atmosphere in the Catacombs was beautiful, hauntingly perfect!! Love it!! read more

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This place was recommended by my realtor. The good: my waitress, Mariah, was flawless! Great energy, warm & awesome communication. The ambiance, atmosphere is gorgeous. The beer selection was diverse & a wonderful selection. The hostess was friendly & welcoming. The not so good: the wings were okay, I ordered drumsticks only & received a combo. The fries I ordered crispy were flaccid & returned because I like them crispy, were returned flaccid yet again with poor Mariah apologizing for the kitchen's mishaps. I ate a few, but ultimately left them for dead. Great potential, but the kitchen needs to catch up with the rest of the place. read more

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2/11/22 Stay away from the catacombs dinner Myself and my wife went here for a valentines dinner, we don't normally go out on fancy dinners especially with having kids no time to treat our selfs. But ended up just being a compete let down. Everything was going great we loved the atmosphere, but it all went down hill went we got are food. We both ordered are filet mignon WELL they both came out rare my wife sent hers back I ate what I could of mine I got the surf and turf. It was advertised as a jumbo lump crab cake. This crab cake looked like something I got out of a freezer pack at the grocery store. They brought out another steak and it was just as bad as the first one so my wife did not eat it and left there hungry and very upset when we were looking forward to it for awhile. Plus the service was awful and very slow. We had to make these reservations a month in advance and had to leave a deposit of $20 for the dinner. Plus the price of the meals I expect the food to be what we ordered and pay for. Stay away from the catacombs dinner read more

Bube's Brewery - "Surf and turf" tiny crab cake - Breweries Near Me - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

We're in town for a wedding and one of the must try places was Bube's (pronounced boo-bees). We sat at the bar (because we didn't bring the kid to the wedding ) and had a great dinner. Some of the beers were not available that we wanted to try, but we enjoyed what was available. The crab dip small plate was good, but needs a little more seasoning. I enjoyed my Thai chicken salad and sampled some of my husband's Nick's mac and cheese. The barbecue and sauce on his Mac and cheese was delicious! We may try to recreate that at home. We didn't see the catacombs because the wedding party was down there for the rehearsal dinner, but we'd go back! read more

Simple, tasty and I would say healthy as it can be. I was sick and tired of the greasy food that other restaurants serve so I loved to eat such light food. I wish that size could be a little bit more but other than that I'm happy with everything read more

We had a great visit today, we sat in the Biergarten on this beautiful late summer afternoon, it truly does have the feeling of sitting in a Biergarten in Germany, our server leah was exceptional, she was very attentive to our needs and her service was outstanding, everything we had was delicious, we had the soft pretzel nuggets and fried pickle chip appetizers, I had the mt. Joy burger which was cooked perfectly medium as I ordered, my wife had the piggy burger which was also cooked perfectly medium, both burgers tasted incredible, our drinks were very tasty as well, my wife enjoyed her fuzzy mimosa and spring cooler, I really enjoyed their first glimmer German Pilsner and Oktoberfest beers, we will be back again as we truly enjoyed our meal. read more

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First off, this place is pronounced "boobies" I kid you not. We asked. My family always likes to bring me to different and unique places and they did not fail me this meal! Each area of this restaurant felt different from the next. First when you walk in I felt like I was about to go on that haunted house ride at Disney's Magic Kingdom. It had a very haunted castle type feel. We asked for outdoor seating and were first led towards the bar. It had a very dark, dusty and divey feel with Christmas lights hanging across the ceiling. The outdoor area felt apart from the rest. It was a very spacious patio and super shaded with all the umbrellas and plants. It almost felt tropical. There was also billiards outside! Finally, the neatest part (which we explored while we awaited our food) was the catacombs both 30 and 40 feet underneath the street. Those were my favorite part and I'd love to join one of the "feasts" they have down there with the medieval feel. There was a good selection of drinks on tab as well as ciders and wines. Where I had the most trouble deciding was the appetizers and entrees. There is something there for everyone. Service was great and all the food was delicious. Unfortunately, the burgers that were ordered medium well were extremely well done. I look forward to coming back and enjoying the strange atmosphere and yummy eats! read more

Cool little spot We made reservations And we were seated about 12 mins after Which is fine.they were busy. We ate down in the catacombs It smelled a bit off but you'd have to expect that right? The humidity The moisture The food It wasn't overbearing or bad Just a smell. You'll see. We got to sit by these huge wooden beer barrels. The food was really good And the drinks were ok. The waitress was cool with us too. I'll definitely be back read more

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The premise is great...a former brewery that oozes history and even has a catacomb restaurant to eat 43 feet below street level. The upstairs bottling works menu is pretty interesting, too, and has the potential to punch above its weight. The execution of the appetizers, however, was a little heavy handed and what we had was essentially pub grub. The baked tomato soup was very, very rich but it was more similar in viscosity to a paste than a liquid soup. You got the idea that it was the end of the pot on a Sunday evening. The edamame wontons were too salty and another type of less soy-y (and lighter) filling would have been a nice touch. The Guinness chicken was a solid entree and the very image of comfort food. The chicken shawarma sandwich was also substantial and a good choice. Perhaps that is the idea...grab a beer and a sandwich and let the afternoon go by with a few more beers and let it be at that. A neat place and certainly popular. read more

Love the owner, love the building & love the history, but come for the beer and the historical aspects ... the food is meh... Being that there are catacombs and the building is old, they consistently have some cleanliness problems and honestly the food isn't worth the visit. You need to come for the beer and the experience. They recently started brewing again and it is worth sampling in the beirgarten in the summer and capping your visit with a tour of the catacombs or a look in the brew store upstairs. Otherwise attend a feast or check out the murder mystery for a unique experience that is well worth the visit. For me, the other parties are too rowdy. But if you are into that scene, I hear they can be a blast. read more

Came here for a nice dinner, sat at the outside bar. Drinks came quick, heard from the bartender that he may forget about us. Ordered apps and then didn't see him for 20 minutes, ordered entrees and waited another 20 minutes to get entrees. All the while listening to paramores fans screaming about their different dildos. Entrees came before apps and weren't even hot. Disappointing. Pasta was overcooked, food was bland and subpar. Not worth the money. read more

Had a terrific experience getting dinner and drinks with coworkers. The cheesesteak is one of the best ever and the atmosphere is really unique and special. read more

We love this little brewery. The building and history are amazing. The staff always have a smile and a friendly greeting. The beer is awesome. We recently participated in one of their Murder Mystery Dinners at the historic hotel. We found the food, a five course meal, very good, and took advantage of the fresh, seasonal produce. So much fun! read more

We were very disappointed the service was good and the place is really nice but the food let it down we both had the NY strip it was barely seasoned. We were in and out in under an hour. As I said it's a shame because it's a very nice place. Probably not going back. read more

Bube's Brewery - Part of the bar - Breweries Near Me - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

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Lucky I gave this a 2. So utterly disappointed! Jack our server was great and the bartender made awesome drinks the only good things!!! Now we ate in the catacombs and I was advised when I made The reservation it was upscale dining. We made sure to dress up and I couldn't wait to eat at the catacombs. What a disappointment, the building itself is historical and the tour they give you is awesome and I really appreciate that! But the food was absolutely disappointing ! We paid a ridiculous amount of money for terrible food. The seafood pasta was more like watered down tomato sauce with crushed red pepper. The prices are ridiculous.... five scallops $40. I have no problem paying high praises for excellent food that is not what this was. Not to mention we were so excited to go because the menu online showed crab cakes and crab dip our favorites!!! So many options online, all kinds of stuff but sadly we found out the menu online is outdated. You have five entrées one soup three salads and three appetizers to choose from. We will not be returning !!!! Very sad because the bartender is awesome! Don't waste your money go to Bone's and shells in Spry or the McClearys in Marietta! You will be far happier! Bube's uodate your menu and make sure your website works! Your menu for the catacombs is misleading!!! I should have known this was bad from the start when the website did not work, my fault!!! Don't waste your money!! read more

I took my wife there last night for her birthday and we went to the murder mystery dinner. It was amazing and nicely done. Had a great time with everyone and than had a tour with the owner Sam and just getting to see everything that is there and the history behind it all was wonderful! We will be back for sure. Next time we will make it a different mystery story (they have 15 different stories!) and also will stay there for the night. Thank you Sam and all the other staff. What a gem of a place. -John- read more

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This place has gone downhill fast. Here I am, 9:30 at the bar...and it is QUIET. I should've brought a book. Also I saw the bartender fix her hair and then immediately put the clean dishes away- touching the inside of the glasses. Please, please, train them how to handle food safely. I used to love this place... read more

This place simply screams "Wasted Potential." I moved to Mount Joy a year ago and I've given Bube's Brewery 3 chances to prove that it lives up to the hype. It doesn't. Don't get me wrong. The building itself is absolutely beautiful; it's old, has a classic 19th century feel, and the catacombs are amazing, but the greatness stops there. The place truly does have an atmosphere that you aren't going to find anywhere else in the local area but as you look closer at things the magic quickly wears off. The place is unnecessarily cluttered with dusty old bottles which will make anyone sitting near them uncomfortable. The bar is also dirty and has food particles wedged in virtually every crevice. The place just feels very unkept. Yes, it's an old building but old buildings can be kept to some level of sanitation. Especially if you're in the business of serving food to people. Speaking of the food. Don't. Just don't. The menu is lackluster and portion sizes can be underwhelming. On my first visit I ordered the salmon and I was served a tiny piece of, what appeared be boiled fish, at such an inflated cost. At my next visit I ordered mozzarella sticks and was served hollow bread tubes. There was no cheese in my mozzarella sticks and when sending them back to the kitchen my server laughed about it like this was a regular thing. At my third and final attempt at liking this place I arrived around 8:00 PM on a Friday. Had a few drinks and when I tried to order food I was told that the kitchen had closed. Who closes their kitchen at 9 on a Friday? Do you not like making money? I can go to Joy's or Beannies down the road and they serve food past midnight. The only way you're not serving food is if you don't have the clientele there to cook for and that's indicative of the problems I'm listing. Your wait staff seems like they don't want to be there. You have a dish boy loitering around. You have patrons screaming profanities at the top of their lungs and none of your staff has the guts to speak with them. The table of older folks beside them was visibly uncomfortable but no one came over to apologize. I want so badly to like this place but it's rundown and nothing more than a shell of wasted potential. There is no reason why this place shouldn't be at the top of everyone's list. You're sitting on a goldmine of potential simply because you have the most unique location but you're squandering it for whatever reason. It's sad and I hope things change because I'd like to visit again but I can't. read more

This place use to be great but has went way down hill. Don't waste you time or money here not worth it. We brought a party of like 10 people for a birthday celebration all excited happy people and was told by management they could not serve us because we were to excited and appeared to be intoxicated. Police came and all and they where great told us they have banned us from here but go to Joy's tavern it's nice there and clearly you are not intoxicated we drove 45min to 1 hour let me add to go to this place that was so rude to us for no reason. As we left noticed they only had about 5 people eating soon to be another business under water due to bad customer service. read more

So, real cool place (actually cold). Beer sampler was good. Beer wasn't very memorable. Our waitress was very nice. We ordered appetizers and the Ultimate Grilled Cheese. For some reason as we waited a long time we finally got the not so ultimate grilled cheese that we split. Few warm not hot fries on the side of a pretty small sandwich. We never received our appetizers and decided not to bother. Interesting place but not sure we would go back with zuckatolzfus brewery around the corner. read more

Bube's Brewery - Ice sculpture day! - Breweries Near Me - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

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Well... the service was great! All down hill from there. The general theme here is really expensive and the food quality is really subpar. Had chicken stuffed with crab cake and wrapped in bacon. Sounds great! Sadly the crab cake was more like potato filling. Hey Bubes! There's crab in crab cakes!!! The fillet my wife had was cooked perfectly but had no flavor, like zero. Odd it was just odd. Add in 12$ for 8 oz sangria and it was all... just... so... disappointing. Will not be returning, sorry Bubes. Building and history was really cool but the food needs some serious tweaks. Like crab in crab cakes. read more