Amazing experience at craft! love the atmosphere!! The food and drink menu is awesome

Massive beer selection, cool environment, great food, and service! One of my favorite things to do in a new city is just to aimlessly walk around and find a good place to eat. We passed by Craft and their "Saturday's are for the beers" sign immediately caught my attention. Cold and hungry, my girlfriend and I decided to walk back and go inside. The staff was accommodating for us since we didn't have a reservation. They offered us a table as long as we could finish at a certain time (which was plenty) and sat us immediately. Our server was awesome and brought out beer samples for us to try out. I ended up getting the beer flight as I wanted to try some beers that were aways in other parts of Alberta. Couldn't go wrong with any. For food my girlfriend and I split their beer and salt wings, poutine with braised beef & mushroom, and flatbread with arugula and prosciutto. Couldn't complain about a single thing here and I'll definitely be wanting to stop by in future trips to YYC. read more

Finally got into Craft yesterday. The wait wasn't as long as the hostess said it would be, so that made me happy considering the last time I tried to come here the whole place was rented out for a private function. There's really not much to say about Craft, except that there has been too much hype for a place with expensive beers and bland food. The atmosphere is nice and the way they renovated the inside is amazing, but that's all that I really enjoyed about the place. The food... let's just say, don't order the poutine. What a waste of $11, I've had better poutine for less money at the Stampede. The serving is small, the gravy was bland, and they hardly put any cheese on it (photo added). If you like poutine, don't even bother with this one. For a meal I ordered the Spolumbos Flatbread and my friend had a Pulled Chicken Sandwich on gluten free bread. I also got my flatbread on gluten free crust, which was good but the sauce basically had no taste to it. It wasn't the worst I've had, so I'd say give it a try. My friend said his sandwich was boring and the chicken had no taste, so for $16 he's not recommending it. They do possess a very long beer list, which is interesting but some of the prices are quite high in my opinion. It's very hard for a gal from the Maritimes to think of paying $7.15 for a glass of Keith's, not happening. So, I enjoyed a nice Mill Street for $5.95, which seems to be standard right now. My friend tried the only gluten free beer available, but at $8.10 a bottle, you won't want much. The service was ok, not great but not awful. Food came in pretty good time, but it doesn't seem like they spend much time perfecting it anyway. Overall, I'd say I probably won't be stopping by here again. I'm a gal who likes to eat, so with mediocre food there is no sense of me visiting this establishment very much. Oh well, even though we spent our hard earned dollars on bland food at least we tried it. read more

CRAFT - $11 poutine, don't try it if you actually enjoy this dish. - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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For my beer loving boyfriend, this place is heaven on earth. Set up what is probably the best man cave ever with over 100 beers on tap and the tastiest pub food around; it's never a question why it's always busy here. Although I'm not a huge burger fan, CRAFT serves theirs on a yummy pretzel bun that takes their burgers to another level. I am in love with their fish tacos - spicy grilled basa on a bed of cabbage and pico de gallo and CRAFT's signature hot sauce. Throw some of their sweet potato fries with those and I'm a happy girl. Other food I've tried: wings (can't go wrong with these), fast food sushi (cheeseburger and fries wrapped in bacon presented sushi style - it was really the fact that there was bacon that I ordered these. Not that great, don't think I'd get them again) and the CRAFT mac and cheese (it's too spicy for my liking) I like this place, good eats and good times. You can't go wrong coming here. read more

CRAFT - Fish tacos with organic fries - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Wide ranging selection of beer - including some nice sours and saisons. They don't have the soup I wanted but sent over the soup they did have- I thought it was bland so they nicely took it off the bill. The wings were tasty - both salt and pepper and hot. The game were fried and then covered with salt or hot sauce . They came with carrot and celery . read more

I was here once last summer for a friend's birthday and it was lots of fun! My second visit was yesterday, Easter Sunday, where my family and I attended for the Easter brunch buffet. 3 times a year Craft puts on a holiday brunch buffet (Easter, Mother & Father's Day). It was fantastic! Our server was super friendly and her coffee game was strong. Never let our cups drain to empty. That's the best thing a tired mom can get on Easter morning! Plus it was really good coffee! The food was delicious and replenished before it could be empty. There was a wide variety of options, including vegetarian dishes, that spanned between breakfast and dinner choices. There was a carving station as well as an omelet station. A charcuterie table as well as a raw bar. Oh, and a dessert bar. I liked it so much that I'm already booking my table for Mother's Day! PS, check in and get a free high five from the bartender! read more

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For a beer place the food is pretty good here. I've visited this location numerous times while in town on business and there are still some local Canadian beers I've yet to try. While a majority of the beer they typically have in stock is readily accessible their draft selection is so large that unless you are trying to drink yourself into a coma you won't run out of unique options. And my OCD completely loves their ability to server literally every beer in not only the proper glassware, but typically including the brewery's logo on it. Makes for cool photos to stick on Untappd. read more

CRAFT - Poutine. Of course. - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Craft has over 100 beers from around the world! If you want to choose which beer is right for you before you go, you can take a "Craft Beer Picker" quiz on their website before you arrive...otherwise the servers are fantastic with describing each beer and even bringing tasters to the table if you're not sure. Although I love the Kale Caesar Salad and wings, we ordered two entrees on this visit, the Bacon & Blue Cheese Burger and the Butternut Squash Ravioli both were $17 which was good value and price point. The burger came with a hand tossed patty stuffed with blue cheese and topped with bacon, caramelized onions, mayo, house made mustard, lettuce, tomato and pickles. It was juicy and delicious! The Butternut Squash Ravioli was also homemade and had a good amount of raviolis tossed in a Piri Piri emulsion (kinda spicy) and finished with toasted pumpkin seeds and squash chips. The atmosphere was lively with good top 40 alternative music playing and both NFL and NBA games were on the many tv's that were easily viewed from all the tables in the restaurant. This is my third visit and every time I just try more and more delicious food and drink. I love this place before a movie or theatre event! read more

CRAFT - Butternut Squash Ravioli with chicken. Made in house this has a unique flavour (a bit spicy). - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Overall a great spot for dinner in Calgary. Full bar, hundreds of beers, veggie options and meat too -- if you are feeling extra wild, order the ice cream cookie dessert. Seating upstairs is more laid back, above the fray, with plenty of tables for larger groups. The nacho barrel is a huge appetizer and a favorite of Marco. read more

CRAFT - Entrance - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Gave this place a shot last weekend on my latest trip to Calgary. Seems like I have the same opinion as everyone else so far. The place was packed, though they only had the main seating area open. The area on the west side was closed off. They had lots of staff working but they all seemed to be running around like crazy trying to keep up. They obviously have some kinks to work out to get a good system going between all of the staff. Again, just like everyone else, not all of the beers were available. Because of the high ceilings I found the bar to be REALLY noisy. read more

CRAFT - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

-----Food----- Lot's of beer selection and effective standard pub food -----Condition----- Clean, new -----Service----- Friendly -----Cosmetics----- Looks old and rustic but in a clean modern way -----Accessibility----- Street parking and a parkade across the street read more

Normally nice place. We came here just after they opened after Covid-19 lockdown eager to enjoy the new patio. Regretably, they missmanaged bookings and offered us to wait for an hour for a table outside. They blamed Covid-19 for their mistakes. Turned out they are just money grabbers. read more

Nashville hot cauliflower is good I also like the cali bowl, my drinking companion is obsessed with the American double cheese burger, beer flights seemed like fun but it was the same flight from June to Aug, have not checked since, the roof top patio is Awesome read more

I would only go here for happy hours. Smells like a high school kegger and the service you get is hit and miss. 9$ appetizers are good but local beer flight wasn't the best. Get the around the world beer flight. Wouldn't recommend to a friend. You can do better. read more

CRAFT - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I was have been seeing all the social media post on Facebook and I am finally here. I have to admit the wait was worth the while. When I first got here Melissa the hostess was gracious to find a spot on the patio. I conveyed the fact that it was my friends birthday and she was egar to get us all situated. I will definitely be coming back this place rocks! read more

Phenomenal experience and the environment was excellent. Special shoutout to Jessica M for providing amazing service and making our time more enjoyable! read more

CRAFT has a cozy atmosphere, attentive staff, and a fantastic selection of beers and food. The overall vibe is pretty laid-back (in a good way). Services are reasonable as well. I came here late on a Monday night so there weren't many other customers at all; still, considering it was close to closing time, my bartender ensured that we were taken care of. read more

Craft Beer Market is an exercise in good marketing rather than a quality venue. On the surface, Craft has all the makings of a truly epic brewpub/craft beer venue. As such, I have given this place three attempts. My experience each time was about the same. While they do extensively advertise their 100 beers on tap, many of the more obscure options that may lure a craft beer enthusiast to the venue are typically not in stock. That's assuming you can make your way to the bar. Management of this venue has decided that hype and packing a place solid is more important than quality service, which to me doesn't make a ton of sense for a venue that should offer a tasting experience with food and beer pairings. On one occasion where I managed to get a table, I went 2 hours with only the table clearing staff asking if my server had come by yet. I'm a pretty patient guy and planned on ordering food but simply was not able to. No problem I'll make my way to the bar.... not so fast. The place is usually packed with the bar staff completely swamped. Maybe it's growing pains, but they don't seem to know where their product is located on the large central bar and it greatly slows down the whole process. A 50+ lineup outside a venue such as this doesn't make any sense. It's time to drop the charade and classify Craft for what it is; another generic Calgary bar with poor management and mediocre service. This is one of the few places in the city that you can get some of the more rare Belgian beers on tap and in the proper glass (often a snifter). I recommend La Chouffe - if you can get one. read more

Another update...yet again. Unfortunately, it just keeps getting worse. I was here last weekend for a friends birthday dinner. There were about 20 of us and my fiance and I were the first to arrive. The first server we had explained their policy about splitting bills - they were unable to do so with large parties but she assured us we would be able to each pay our tabs from the bill and it would come off the final total. We figured we would just order the same drinks throughout the course of the evening to avoid confusion and went on with our night. During the course of our dinner, we had MANY different servers which made it extremely difficult to figure out who was taking care of us. After ordering, our food came out promptly which was great given our party size. I always love the Tuna Poke, but this time we did not get enough chips and the chunks of tuna & cucumber were WAY too big to be scooped up. My salad was quite delicious but the chicken looked to be of the pre-cut, deli variety. Towards the end of the evening, we had a new server bring out the bill. I asked her if I could get a copy of it to see how much I owed so that we could pay for our items separately. She kept telling me that a guy from our table would cover the bill, and we could pay him directly. I told her that just wouldn't work for me, as I didn't even KNOW this guy, and I planned to pay with credit card - plus, the server before her told us we could pay for our items individually. She then told me to go to the ATM downstairs, she was "way too busy" to be processing "20 different debit cards" to pay for the meal. Ummm, excuse me? But that is what you deal with when you have a large party and a big bill (and therefore, an automatic gratuity). She was just being a HUGE bitch about it and I'm seriously SO DONE with giving Craft 2nd and 3rd chances when they keep royally screwing up. I'm sorry, but when the server wont even let me pay my own damn bill, I'm gonna be pissed off. Even writing this review has me boiling. By the way, once the manager is back from appearing on Big Brother Canada 2, hopefully they keep him out of the kitchen. Otherwise, you can expect a disgusting amount of boogers in your food judging by the frequency in which he picks his nose. read more

Doing a rating update. Went once more today, and was less than impressed with things. Why do I keep going back to this place? I think part of me really likes the look and feel of the venue, and wants the business to do well. To be cliche, it's like a bad hangover of sorts - you swear you will never hit the booze again, yet soon after you are back drinking your face off. We went for brunch post-Remembrance Day ceremony. We were showed a table, and our waitress came by and got us some water. Then, 20 minutes later (after having a chat with the hostess who came around), we finally saw our waitress again. Now by this point we'd decided what beers we were going to have, as well as what food we were going to eat. She only took our beer orders, stating that "we just suddenly got slammed and are short on staff". I've worked in the food and beverage service industry in some form for a good chunk of my working existence. I understand that Sundays are a crapshoot of sorts at any establishment (especially anywhere close to downtown). However, it would have taken very little time and effort to realize that there were two Remembrance Day ceremonies within a 2 block radius of your establishment. With that in mind, it would have been a smart move to have called in at least 2 more servers. Rather than being a quick 1 hour brunch, this stretched into just over 2 hours. Needless to say, our flummoxed server misheard me, so I got brought the tractor size pancakes rather than the normal sized. I felt bad for the confusion and the misunderstanding, but it seemed things were destined to head downhill from here. Our bill came, and we had an extra charge for toast we didn't order, but rather the table beside us did order (and likely didn't get charged for). So CRAFT, after today's experience, I am quitting you. Permanately. Only exception might be if every other place nearby closes down and you are the only place left that serves beer. But since that's pretty unlikely, we are done here. Random sidenote for the management - I get that maybe to you the CFL doesn't matter, but we were quite enjoying watching Edmonton get their butts kicked by Toronto when you changed all the TV's to NFL games. We didn't make much noise about it, because by that point we both vowed that we won't be back. Review #1 of Yelp's 30 Day Challenge 2012 read more

Craft isn't great. I don't know. I don't think it's really fair to take every single domestic and "import" beer (you know, in the way that Keith's import) widely available in the city, add a fancy bar, barn-like ceilings, and call brag that you have 100 beers on tap. Just a generally silly place, I think. I did have some sort of sampler deal with 5/10 of their ciders. That was good, and I think fairly cheap coming in at around $7. My friends ordered their Margherita flatbread which was honestly just terrible. Like a big cracker soaked in salt water, slathered with ketchup. Service was pretty good, but there is literally nothing to draw me back to Craft. Someone might have been able to clean up the bathrooms though. Would've been nice to have some soap for washing my hands so I didn't have to walk out to the bar and ask for some. The bar did have a decent after-work crowd, probably hailing from Banker's Hall. Who cares? Not me. This place can't be around for very long. read more

In theory, Craft should be amazing. I love the oodles of craft beer that are difficult to find elsewhere, let alone on TAP. Unfortunately, they have NO identity and have decided to mix craft beer with the terrible typical Calgary club scene. Playing awful music, cramming too many people inside, and having downright atrocious service. If they had stuck with just being an awesome joint for getting a new craft beer, and creating a laid-back atmosphere this wouldn't mix in with the other 50+ crappy line-up-outside-the-door-on-a-friday-night joints. They've really blown their potential and its super disappointing. I actually avoid going there and would rather just get my craft beer from Co-Op Liquor stores. That way I can get SOME service. read more

We attended Caskapalooza at CRAFT and had a wonderful time! The beer was flavourful and the company great too! The food on the menu at CRAFT is hard to beat! read more

Updating my rating... went for brunch today and experienced terrible service. First off, shame on you, management. It's Remembrance Day and you're within blocks of two separate RD ceremonies on a Sunday, when people typically like to get brunch. Did you not think to put on an extra server or two for about 11am? Apparently not. That said, after we were seated and received our waters, we'd picked out what we wanted to eat and drink but didn't see our server for another 20 minutes. Not even a drive-by to say "Sorry, I'm swamped... I'll be right back." We had to ask the hostess, who was walking by, about where our server had gone. When she did show up, we wanted to order our beers and meals but she wouldn't take the food order. So, it was another 20 minutes before we got our beer & close to an hour after we'd arrived before we finally got to order our food. It wasn't THAT busy but the food took extraordinarily long to come out of the kitchen. The meals were, as expected, average. Would skip the sourdough toast in the future - dismal. And, on our receipt, there was an extra charge for a side of toast. She took it off, but still...??? We certainly hadn't expected to spend 2+ hours getting brunch when we walked in. Oh, and to top it off, they changed the channel in the middle of the CFL game so that 2 NFL games were showing instead. No, that's ok - we're only in Canada... wouldn't want to watch our own league. The only reason why this isn't a one-star review is because we had a misunderstanding, which was a good part our fault, and she was very gracious about sending the meal back and rushing out the one that was originally supposed to be ordered. If a group of friends want to go for drinks, I would consider coming. Otherwise, no plans on setting foot back into Craft. There are far better places. Review UPDATE #1 of Yelp's 30 Day Challenge 2012 read more

Craft was a pit stop during a bachelorette party I attended this past weekend. What a gong show. As a thirty-something woman, I was grateful that at least half of the crowd consisted of my peers, but there's no need for mature adults to be shoulder to shoulder, yelling over loud music, fighting for service and spilled on without a hope of getting a seat. The only reason we were here was because the doormen let us skip the line. No one in our group would have waited to be a part of this circus. I wanted to ask questions about the beer but it was just too busy to bother. Service was slow. We tried to get a breather from the crowd by standing on the upper floor, just to be patronized by the male staff. They worked hard at kicking us out of that area and practically held our hands as we were lead downstairs and encouraged to put our names on a wait list for a table. No thanks, I'd rather leave than wait yet again. I would be thrilled about Craft if I were ten years younger and single. I think that people watching is a big attraction here and it's easy to mingle because everyone's space is always being invaded. If I knew exactly when there was no line-up and guaranteed seating, I'd dare to give it a second try. Otherwise, forget it. read more

Our office staff stopped by for dinner and drinks. The wait staff was really attentive. The manager, Jordyn introduced herself. She was really friendly and recommended some great food choices. She definitely made us all feel welcome.....LOVE her energy. We wIll return! read more

It's just not as good as it should be. There seems to be a prevailing trend in restaurateurs to open funky beer establishments without the most important ingredient, GOOD BEER. I went on a Tuesday, which is $2 off every beer and cask night. I went specifically for the cask that didn't exist. They have a beer club as well but it takes a well trained staff to push anything in a restaurant and she didn't. Service was bad. I was there at 4pm, the place was empty except a dozen staff and it was still slow. They just know nothing about serving or beer. The location and building are great, and for that alone I give it a few stars. The food was OK, I had the steak sandwich and they gave me a steak sandwich. Nothing fancy very simple. Value wise, go for the specials. Beer here is expensive. Almost prohibitively so, if I didn't go on a Tuesday I would have walked out. Beers start at 5.50 for domestics and not even for a pint and go up to 9.50 for the actual good ones. I will not likely go back considering the other options in Calgary. read more

I'm from Southern California and was in Calgary for the weekend working the UFC fight. I was cruising around and found this place. Awesome atmosphere and loved the open feel to the layout. I wasn't starving but ordered a Spinach Chicken Salad with a side of sweet potato fries...excellent choice. I ordered a few IPA's, the Big Rock and Rose...pretty good but being from a beer city like San Diego I wasn't too impressed. Overall, the service was excellent and the waitress was extremely helpful deciding on what I should order. I would recommend this place if you want to bring a few friends, grab a beer and get some awesome food with plenty of people having fun around you. TV's were all playing sports programs, so I was super happy. Cheers! JB read more

I've been to CRAFT a bunch of times now and I personally love it. It's got an upscale pub vibe with an amazing beer selection. Even when the place is packed, the extreme ceiling height doesn't make it feel like it's crowded. I've only been there for lunch or drinks, so I haven't tried a ton of the food. Although I have tried the Baja fish tacos and they were amazing. I wish that I could buy the CRAFT signature hot sauce. At some point I'm going to have to try the 20 napkin burger, which is actually four 4oz patties topped with bacon and beer infused cheese. It sounds epic (read: giant). It even has a mini burger as a garnish.. I'm also interested to try the Crave seasonal beer infused cupcake for dessert. I have no idea what this would taste like, but it sounds interesting. Here's the full menu: http://www.craftbeermarket.ca/our-food They also have a beer club that I can't tell you about... It's the first rule of beer club. http://www.craftbeermarket.ca/beer-club read more

I know a few people in craft's beer club so I have tagged along as they try to epically taste a menu of 100 beers from Craft's taps. I think Craft has done something IMPOSSIBLE - I found a beer I LOVE. I'm not a beer drinker so I should preface that... at best I tolerate beer and would prefer to sip something else. But anyway - I love me a beer called Fruitesse that they have on tap here. The beer clubbers I was with don't really call Fruitesse a beer... it's a fruity Belgian beer that tastes nothing like beer... but it's still a beer I quite like. (there are 2 packs of it presently in my fridge for me and not my guests kind of liking) I don't tell you this story because of their non-beer tasting beer - I tell you this story because they have such amazing selections here there is likely something for everyone. Food here is deliciousness. Flat breads are darn tasty as are their pretzel sticks. others at the table munched cheese burger sushi - which looked so cool I would have wanted to give that a shot if I wasn't a vegetarian. My friend curses the day they took fish and chips off the menu (what pub does that?). Service is good (they beer clubbers have a regular server which might help that a bit). The venue is huge but loud. All and all I quite like this place for the food... but the novelty of the taps would really speak to me if I loved my beer (and it does my friends for sure). Review 18 of 30 in Yelp's 30 Day Challenge read more

Loud, fun, good variety of drinks. I got their flight ("6 pack") every beer was distinct and interesting. Loved it. read more

I joined a couple girl friends here for a couple bevvies early on a Friday evening and I was surprisingly shocked by how great this venue was. It was huge and full of people having after work drinks. I liked the dark wood and the size of the place. It was great and full of people my age... not 18 to 20 year olds. That got a star! When I arrived it was standing room only so we stood for a bit and had our drinks. When I went to the bar to get my drink I was served quickly despite how full the place was. No waiting in lines at the bar for a drink. Definitely worth one of the stars. We went upstairs to see if we could find seating and we were to told that we had to put our names on a list and we'd be called, but the guy helping us(who appeared to be a manager) added us to the end of a big table with two other guys at it because we(nor did they) had any issues with sharing a table. I thought that was great... no waits for a table! Another star earned! Our server was quick. I wasn't planning on eating, but made the mistake of checking out the menu and the poutine nabbed me. It was really good! My favorite kind of pub type poutine with real cheese curds and dark gravy. Really good and not an overwhelming size since I just wanted a snack before my later movie date. The food and service was another 2 stars! I will definitely go back and take friends with me! Lots of friends! read more

First of all, the space is amazing. Has a sort of airy warehouse feel, and a fabulous bar. They have La Chouffe on tap. Holla! My bf ordered Hoegaarden. We ordered bacon cheeseburger sushi, wrapped in bacon! They had me at 'bacon!' It was delish. I ordered a southwest chicken salad of sorts. It was a huge portion, and quite yummy. My bf had a bacon cheeseburger and fries. Overall, food was tasty and prompt. Pretty decent variety. We then ordered a Belgium sampler, which was a promo at the time. Good deal for 3 delicious samples and a free glass of your choice. We took the Hoegaarden at the server's suggestion. Awesome place to watch sports. They had all three olympic channels on from every angle. Service became a little slow towards the end, what with about 4 servers standing around at any given time, but overall an awesome experience. read more

Food: 5/10 (I order Tuna wrap, very dry) Drinks: 5/10 (recommended beer was not that great, room temperature) Service: 4/10 (extremely slow; it was Wednesday night - not that busy); the lady did not even acknowledge me, just looked at my boss the whole time read more

I remember being invited to Craft when it first opened. Being a celiac thought, what am I going to do at a beer market? Well my friend informed me they cater to GF. SInce then I've come many times. This particular event was for a friends birthday. We found out that whatever age you are turning, you get that discounted from your bill. So my buddy being 32, was glad for once to go out being older vs. young. We had an awesome server, when we got there it was busy at all, which we found strange for Saturday, but definitely didn't complain. We only drank this time, but they do have a small section of gluten free beer, as well you can get the pastas, pizzas and sandwiches gluten free. The pizza is super good. I will continue to come here for sure! read more

Came here on a Friday night with some people from out of town. I have to say, since this place opened up, it's service and quality has gotten much better. I tried a couple beers, and ordered the Belgian six pack, 6 4oz sampler of Belgian beers. It was a nice variety of flavours, and a good deal. Our waitress Brittany, was a doll. The place was packed, but she was always there when we needed her, and never took long with our drinks. So, silence all you haters. This place rocks! read more

The beau and I ventured in here to see if we could secure a table for eight on a Friday evening. Luckily, they had room for us upstairs. As we waited for the rest of our party to show up, we put down a couple of beer. (Americans, notice that Canadians do not pluralize beers. If you do, you'll look like a cluelessYank...like me...) I had a lot of fun going through the extensive beer list. Who knew Canadians made decent beer? About 45 minutes later, our party showed up and we enjoyed chatting over several more rounds. One downside, the music got progressively louder the later it got and I had to limit our conversations to the people sitting right next to me. Lame. We didn't eat anything so I have nothing to say on that (although I did see a massive platter of nachos that seemed intriquing). I will remark on the chic, industrial decor of this establishment. The exposed brick and large factory-like windows create a very casual and hip ambiance. read more

I am not a fan of this place, not at all. The first thing that I didn't like was the long wait after being seated until the server finally arrived (and the place was only about half full at the time). This foreshadowed the mediocre service from an unsmiling and barely seen server. Indeed, it seems this place is the land that smiling forgot so far as the staff is concerned. The next thing that made me dislike my visit was the price misinformation. In the features booklet on the table, clear as can be, the Sunday special was appetizers at half-price. After we ordered the server informed us that this was not true and that this was just one card that hadn't been replaced after the price change. But, she said, all appetizers are eight dollars. So, we ordered one only to discover that our choice was the full price of $21. It showed up and I didn't like it at all. But that's not a point of complaint, rather than just my taste buds. Same with the amber beer I tried; didn't hold a candle to my favourite, Traditional Ale. And finally, it is an extremely loud atmosphere even when half-full. Loud to the point you have to substantially raise your voice to chat with somebody beside you. That may be an atmosphere that some people like, but not me. I don't mind the buzz of a nice pub atmosphere, but the cacophony of voices bouncing around that room was very annoying. All in all, this is a place I will do my best to avoid in the future. read more

I had a business lunch at CRAFT a couple weeks ago, and I must say the overall experience was outstanding. Not to mention the place was packed... The service definitely gets a 5 out of 5. From the hostess to our server to the manager, everyone was polite and friendly. Our server was extemely knowledgeable. She was able to make recommendations and answer questions about the beer, despite having over 100 different beers on tap. One of my associates was ceiliac, but fortunately CRAFT has several gluten free options and our server knew exactly what he could and could not order without having to ask the kitchen. The food is pretty decent as well. Just the care they put into the side salads (there's even nuts and strawberries on them!) exceeded my expectations. Most restaurants don't even have fresh green lettuce or decent vinegrettes. I've only heard to stay away from the poutine here. If you're looking for a sports pub, this is not the place, but if you're looking for a place to go downtown with friends or for a business meetup with good food, good service, good specials and an unheard of beer selection, CRAFT is your place. read more

I'm liking Craft! I don't know whether it is the total mixture of the types of clientele there, or the fact that the restaurant itself is kind of casual yet upscale, or the fact that its got tons of different kinds of beverages available for the variety-lovers like me... or a combination of all these, but it hits the spot. The place is always crowded, and that's one of the best things about Craft. It creates a buzz. I like buzz. It makes you feel like you're part of the cool crowd. Yes, that might be total propaganda, but let me believe what I want to believe, okay? For real though, if I am going to go out and grab a drink with friends, I want to go to a place that's buzzing. True, I have not had to wait in line (sheer luck though)... If I had to wait in line, I would probably not been so happy about Craft. Anyway, their wings are pretty decent, the staff is good and conversational, and their beer is damn good. If you're into sweet/fruity/girly beer like me, ask for the grapefruit beer. I did not want to remove the glass from my lips while I downed that thing, and then I wanted more. Its that good. 8/30 read more