Stopped into Crane Room Grille while in town for business after it was recommended by my hotel, and I'm glad I gave it a shot. First impression pulling up was really cool. It looks like there may be a banquet or event space attached. Walking inside, the place has a great rustic vibe with a mix of wood and metal finishes. Definitely a well done atmosphere and a comfortable place to sit down for a meal. I originally ordered wings and specifically asked for them extra crispy since I am not a fan of soft wings. Unfortunately, they came out the opposite, so I sent them back and decided to switch things up. Instead, I went with a cup of roasted corn chowder. It came out hot, but overall it was just average. Nothing bad, just nothing that stood out. At that point, after the wings miss and an average soup, I will be honest, my expectations for the main course were starting to dip a bit. But the entrée completely turned things around. I went with the bruschetta chicken with wild rice and grilled vegetables, and it really delivered. Presentation was excellent with two nicely plated chicken breasts over wild rice with zucchini, squash, and onions. The chicken was cooked perfectly, and everything had great flavor. This dish definitely made up for the earlier hiccups. Service wise, Elizabeth was attentive, friendly, and very apologetic about the wing issue, which I appreciated. Overall, I would land at a solid 4 stars. I would come back again, but I will not be ordering the wings. When someone orders crispy, they mean crispy. read more

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Stopped in for brunch and was able to be seated right away and Trey did a good job keeping up with us. It was relaxing and comfortable on the side patio. The chicken and waffles board was a hit. We got 2 brunch boards which were enjoyable but the added prosciutto was kind of odd. Did not care for the shrimp and grits. The shrimp may have been labeled "jumbo" but must have barely made the cut. The grits were watery. Steak and eggs were great with the steak seasoned and cooked perfectly. read more

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Service was good to what one should expect. Had hot peppers in oil which were good. Had beer batter fish, the beer batter had no flavor even after I salted more than I should. Portion sizes were nice; I had beans and mashed potatoes. Good taste for both but was surprised I wasn't asked if I wanted butter for mashed potatoes. Would I go back? Only if someone insisted on going there. I definitely wouldn't order the beer batter fish and make sure I ask for butter for mashed potatoes. On added negative, weren't offered any bread or dinner rolls with the meal. read more

Amazing service, amazing food. Their wings were excellent, there was nothing about this restaurant that disappointed.

We did take out. The food was great with large portions. The order was prepared correctly. The staff was very courteous. We will definitely go back and try some of their seasonal brews and different menu items. read more

I've been here numerous times before. The food is always delicious. On this visit we only ordered a couple drinks at the bar to celebrate St Paddy's day . My husband had an IPA and the red I had the red and the kolsch ( all crane room beers). They have an extensive selection of not only their own house made beers but other craft and domestics as well. We sat at the bar and the bartender was very friendly and efficient. We enjoyed our beers and our time there. Next time we will grab food as well. read more

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Salmon cooked perfectly but when it came out it was not warm enough to melt the compound butter on top. Short ribs special, accompanying sides fine short ribs so tough it was hard to put a fork through it Creme brulee great read more

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Visiting from Texas. Simply delicious food, wonderful atmosphere, and exceptional service. Salad, burgers, and fries taste so good! We ordered the Flight (off menu) that we can choose four kinds of beer so that we can taste many kinds of the Crane brewery's beer. Lot of free parking spaces. Good for group, family, and party. read more

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Terrible service, food is only half way decent if you're ordering bar food like wings burgers etc. anything else will be overly salted food service meals. Their Italian food is a joke. Eaten here a few times over the years best way to describe their service can be summed up in my most recent experience. Call to order take out, get disconnected mid conversation with woman who answered the phone. Call back goes right to answering machine. Call back 5-6 more times rings and goes to answering machine. Finally get ahold of a different woman 5-10 mins later. She says sorry we aren't taking to go orders. I say that's funny I was just on the phone and got disconnected while placing one not even 5-6 minutes ago and she just hangs up. Plenty of better places to eat around new castle with much better service. read more

Just Terrible. Two separate visits to this restaurant has proved that one should definitely go elsewhere for a meal. Extremely inattentive wait staff, Sysco-bland food, and tired-looking interior. First visit was with a party of 3 for a weeknight dinner. Fleas at the table and a waitress who would disappear over and over again, leaving us without drink refills and very long waits in between courses. Second visit, a few months later, was with 35 in their small, private dining room on a Saturday evening. Only one waitress, who was terribly overwhelmed. Terribly long wait for entrees. Not even bread on the table. Three different entree choices, but we waited nearly 1.5 hours to eat. Only half of the guests were even served the dessert! A terrible evening. 7pm arrival & did not even eat until 8:30pm, some had to wait another 25 minutes for their entree. Painful, sad, and so embarrassing for the host who chose to have their group dinner at this establishment. I will not return for a third time. Please, go elsewhere!!! read more

Visiting from Maryland, we decided to go by this fun place. We had to wait about 15 min and got a drink at the bar while waiting. They have so many craft beers it's insane. I don't drink much beer but they have Angry Orchard on tap and a large full bar for whatever you drink of choice. Check their website for daily specials on food and drinks. Wednesday's they have 1/2 price selected apps and $5 23oz beer or cider. Bar area is where we sat and it was comfortable crowded. Service was a little slower than I would expect but the staff are very friendly and helpful. I had the Crane burger and some apps shared amount my peeps. Wings: had the honey hot, great sauce not overly large wings. Good flavor and mix of drums. Tomato Flatbread: Fresh not much on here. I'd skip. Spinach & Artichoke Dip: Very cheesy. Like the pita with it but got hard as it cooled. Was fairly good. Crane burger: I asked for Med-well at the advice of the waitress, was glad cause it was medium. Bacon, pickles a over-easy egg on top. Good taste and the bun was perfect. This was pretty good. If your looking for a good place to hang out watch the game and have some food this is your place. Prices very reasonable. read more

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Well. Not sure what to write here. Been in twice before once for dinner once for a business presentation that included food service. Both previous visits were fine. Stopped last night, when we arrived had a couple waiting in front of us, hostess comes in says she'll be right back, 6-7 minutes later she returns and apologizes nicely for the wait and takes them in. We then wait several more minutes and notice two spots at the bar open. After sitting down didn't get any real response from the bartender who was pretty busy (but you can still portray the right attitude while in that situation) eventually asked me for a drink order, ordered a beer to keep it simple (which I was confused as they are a brewery but only had one of their beers on a menu, in THEIR own bar) my partner asks for a beer on the menu, bartender states "we're out of that" and moves to other end of bar after waiting a few more minutes without her returning, getting my beer, or basically anything, we left. This is only the 4th time I've ever left an establishment because of the service, or lack thereof. I'm in sales and know the pubic are generally a pain and further, how hard it is to hire staff, so I try to be accommodating, but I won't be back, ever. Oh and as a postscript, the patched member of the Mongals MC at the bar really added to the je ne sais quoi. Personally, I prefer Hells Angels. read more

My son and I dropped by and had a great experience. Great food and drinks. I will be back for sure. Very cool place

First time here on Easter Eve. 1st off we had a party of 9 and we were seated promptly. We were greater by our server who was quick and accurate. She checked on us often always looking to fill drinks and see if we needed any thing. Then the food came and I was quite upset. I ordered the crane burger and it was soooooooook gooooood.......why was I upset? Everyone else's food looked sooooooo goooooood. Food was hot and fresh. Tasted homemade. First time at the crane room will not be the last. This place is over and hour from my house but well worth the trip. Good job Crane Room Brewing. read more

Horrible. Worst experience of my life! I recently went here as I have went here many times before and I like this place, besides the extremely and exhausting wait time for everything here and the confused and bewildered workers that have no clue what their doing it's not too bad but coming here was the biggest inconvenience I've ever experienced. The food was cold after waiting for an hour and it wasn't even very good, the place wasn't even busy yet it was as if they had to serve thousands. Avoid this place at all costs, I'd rather eat dog food out of a tin can in a pitch black room with bears trying to maul me than go to this place again. Pathetic. read more

My husband and I were in the area and stopped by here to order their special of an $8, 1.5lb soft pretzel that came with a spicy brown mustard, honey mustard, and beer cheese. We were super excited (especially me) as soft pretzels are my guilty pleasure for an appetizer! My husband ran in and grabbed it and when he put the box (almost the full size of a pizza box) in my lap, it was surprisingly heavy! When we got to our destination to dig in, we opened it up and it was ginormous! There were nice flaky pieces of salt adorning the top of it. When pulling it apart, the inside was nice and fluffy with a crisp (as if lye was used in the recipe) outside layer with a touch of the flaky salt. I thoroughly enjoyed the pretzel and the honey mustard (clearly homemade), was to die for! There are no restaurants in the Pittsburgh area that compare to this level of soft pretzel! I am sad we live an hour away but it may have to become a part of our biannual trips to the New Wilmington area. Crane Room, I am thoroughly impressed! Keep up the good work! read more

This was our 4th visit. We drive about an hour to get here, and if tonight's experience was our first I probably would have never come back. The past few visits were 5 star. First the battery in our pager died so we waited who knows how long to get seated before finally saying something to the hostess. I know we waited long enough to drink two tall beers from the bar. After being seated our server (Ollie) finally comes by and starts by saying he's having an off night. He takes our drink orders and comes back with just water. I see our beers sitting on the bar but he runs off again. When he returns he asks to take our food order. I ask about the beers we're still waiting on. He runs off and returns with them and takes our order. The wait seems to be taking forever. A few of us ordered soup before the meals, which we had to ask where they were. He gets them, and minutes later the food comes out but some of our orders are wrong. We send some stuff back and get our missing sides, but now my burger is barely warm and my bun is still refrigerated and soggy. When the server stops by to see how things are I lodge complaint. He speaks to the manager and comes back offering free desserts. We take him up on that, but when half our party picks theirs, he informs us the manager said only one free dessert. At this point I'm very frustrated and ask to speak to the manager. When he comes over he's acting like I'm bothering him and starts offering more dessert. I tell him at this point I'm just very unhappy and we want our checks. He removes the burger from my check and that's it. Our past experiences here have been great, but tonight was the worst. read more

Go on Thursday after 5! The 1/2 price apps are great! Try the nachos or the loaded fries or both since they'll be cheap. The wings are good next time I'd ask for them crispy, because that's the only thing that was missing. Great for families and friend groups. Check out it.. it's my new New Castle staple! read more

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Food is good but service is slow and fruit fly's were around us the last two times we ate there. So we haven't been back in a while

This is a retrofitted former machinery building which serves as a fancy restaurant now. It's interesting to see the old tools and pipes, but not at all cozy. The lamb sandwich was great. The shrimp were jumbo and tasty. There is a new micro-brewery but the wine selection was limited. The bar area has booths and bar seating, and there are large square tables in the older crane room. read more

Very unique decor and atmosphere. Were able to get seated in the dining room right away. Very good food had the crab stuffed tilapia and it was very tasty and lots of crab meat. Friendly waitstaff and a large variety of drinks to choose from. Only reason did not get five stars is only got four spears of asparagus and would have like a bit more as they were cooked perfectly. Recommend if you are town. Went in a thursday night around 7. read more

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The atmosphere is nice...the bar, sports bar feel...whichever you chose. The food is good and service is also good. Punctual in service and friendly. read more

Food used to be really good. Staff seems overwhelmed with work. Since COVID I feel like the restaurant's management changed causing the service to change in a bad way. The servers are always really nice. Got a bowl of pasta and it was cold read more

Stopped in here for a late night bite to eat and a drink. Was pleasantly surprised at the extensive but not overly complicated menu. Service was a little lacking as it took us about 10 minutes to get recognized at our table and to even get plates and silverware for our wings. Our food was great and the drinks were good. Nice place to stop in for some good grub. read more

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Love this place!!! Locally owned. Really good food, extensive menu with lots of local specialties. Always great service.

Over all a great experience the wateriest are great and the food is good. Now for the reason of 4 out of 5 and it's for the host service. No knowledge of what is going on in the restaurant besides groups. The wateriest has to come out and and tell them they had empty tables. Mine u if you use the back entrance you come thru the hole restaurant and it was empty table after another and they still made my party wait 15 minutes for an madly busy restaurant. Over it was a good dinner. read more

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Came in with a group for a business lunch. Neat décor with old machining equipment and tools placed about the establishment. Plenty of beers to choose from along with a good array of spirits. I opted for the grilled lamb sandwich which I requested medium. As they used small cubes of lamb instead of slices it came out closer to well done. There was a bit too much cheese on it as well but it was still rather tasty as it had a nice amount of spice to it. The homemade chips were crispy and came with an interesting chipotle dipping sauce but would have been better if there was less salt. Service was a bit spotty and sloppy. Prices were good and I would try this location again. read more

Really nice eatery in the New Castle area. Relaxed and casual atmosphere with lots of space and seating. A full bar and micro-brewery options. Menu is great with good choices for anyone. The appetizers are fantastic with the flatbread and buffalo shrimp as the stars. Service was friendly and attentive.$5 hamburger/cheeseburger special on Tuesday nights is awesome! read more

I have always loved coming to the crane room for lunch or dinner! The interior is really unique and gives off industrial vibes. The bar area has a large number of TVs so you will not miss a single game. A few weeks back my parents and I came here for dinner. I'm a big fan of their burgers and salads. That night I decided to try the Asian beef salad. It comes with grilled sirloin, mandarin oranges, red peppers, water chestnuts, almonds, oriental green beans and a ginger sesame dressing which was extremely tasty. The sirloin itself was very flavorful and tender. I highly recommend that salad or the Sicilian salad. I also highly recommend the crane room burger. It's 100% ground chuck, pepper jack cheese, bacon, mushroom, grilled onion and a fried egg on top. So delicious!! It's a pretty open restaurant and has a nice back patio for those that like eating outside. The food is always good, which is why we always come back. read more

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Went today from 330 to 445 after golf Had a cocktail a beer and salad. All very good Problem I had was with the bartender The young lady was almost sullen towards me. No smile no conversation and really never followed up with "another beer"? Or "how's the salad"? I've never posted reviews of anything and I hate to start with a negative one but there you go I usually tip around 30 per cent. I gave her 15 and really thought of leaving zero but I don't roll that way Management needs to have a talk with this bartender and impress on her it's not just "regulars " that she should pay attention to Doubt I'll go back read more

Great place to hang out! Service was fast and the food was delicious. It is a bit loud when things there are a lot of people (to be expected). The Crane is a nice touch. The restaurant side is a much quieter read more

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Not sure what has happened place used to be great! Service was terrible and food was not great...wont be back!

Made a reservation - they didn't have it; took 45 minutes for the food to arrive - the haddock and shrimp were dry and skimpy. the service was sub par. We won't be back. read more

We got drinks and nachos here, overall good experience. The interior is really fun. The staff was really nice. The waitress said she doesn't like their food but I would be willing to try it. The nachos were pretty good. The prices weren't bad and seemed reasonable. read more

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Stopped in last night and they were very busy. I had the Bourbon Sirloin which was excellent, cooked perfectly medium rare with sides done right as well. Friends had the Cedar salmon and strip steaks, all of which were very good. Our waitress was excellent although she was running her feet off. We were the last in the restaurant just talking and enjoying some wine, and she was attentive and friendly. We had a very enjoyable evening, will definitely return. read more

Good Beer and good food especially on Wednesday with the salad specials! There food is always taste and never disappointing.

This place was a favorite over the past few years however over the past few months the food has been less than average.. Tonight was the final straw. How hard is it to make a sandwich? First missing half of the ingredients then bring them after everyone else at your table is done with no new bum? Its no wonder why you can get a table on Friday night with no issues. I feel bad for the staff but the kitchen is on a horrible place now. Spent a hundred buckw and had to stop at dq on the way home for a burger. Sad.. read more

My family has been here several times and enjoyed the meals and service. I even recommended the place to several people but will not recommend after my recent visit. Sign said seat yourself. Our family of 3 sat in the main seating area and waited for 25mins watched four different staff including the hostess who came on duty after we seated ourselves, walk around us and not one person stopped asked if anyone had helped us, no drink order or menu provided during this period of time. Poor service I do not recommend! For reference this was a Wednesday evening at 4:15 so I couldn't imagine the service that would be provided during a busier time of day/day of the week.. read more

Crane Chips are awesome! This place is definitely a hidden gem. The chicken and The Crane Burger were great. The brewery in the lower level is also very cool. Worth the trip. read more

This is our favorite place to have a salad in the New Castle/Neshannock area. On Wednesdays, you can build your own salad for $8.95. It's huge and has a wide variety of interesting toppings to choose from. Today, I had artichoke hearts, candied pecans, kalamata olives, feta cheese, jerk seasoned chicken, etc. It's served in a big bowl that makes it easy to eat. The ambiance is nice - a rustic industrial themed place that is decorated nicely with lights and trees. The service is always good, cheerful, friendly and quick. We've never had a less than wonderful experience here. read more

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