Davis was very friendly & fast, fantastic server. The Backyard Legend beer was great

I've popped into crooked hammock on their opening day! I took advantage of the calm, light crowd conditions to take some pictures and talk to staff. I had just visited the myrtle beach location yesterday and the menus and beer selections are similar. The beer list boast five styles of beer and several seltzers. Flights, small tastes and twenty ounce versions are available. Flights andgrowler fills are available now. Crowlers are pending. There are restaurant seating areas everywhere, including a traditional bar. The outdoor play area has a potential for the day care population (unsupervised). There are plenty of options for your events as well. Their sales full time sales staff can help you plan. Lots of bar food is offered on the menu, burgers, sandwiches, salads, etc. I tried the wings and was nodding in satisfaction: not over cooked, crispy on outside (I get dry rub with sauce on the side) and moist inside, they were served warms and fresh. This location of the chain offers pizza. Friendly servers will take orders and deliver your meal to the patio/play area. Which has gat pits, hammocks, cornhole and board games. With staff dwindling in the area, it was nice to see ample staff in all capacities. With the abundant advertising and the solid crowd appearing on the grand opening - they are going to need it! Raleigh has experienced more than a few breweries close recently, so Thank you Crooked Hammock for settling in our area. read more

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Visited on Sunday, May 3rd, at 3:34 PM. Unfortunately, the experience was highly disappointing. The service requires significant improvement. Our server was unable to answer basic questions regarding the food or beer menus. Furthermore, when a different staff member delivered the two beer samples I requested, they could not identify which was which. Neither sample was the beer I had actually ordered. The food quality was also poor. The ​Pineapple Express wings were over-breaded, burnt on the outside, and doughy on the inside, suggesting the fryer temperature may be too high. The sauce was not as presented on the menu it was Thai Chili Sauce. Additionally, the fries provided through the app were cold, grease-soaked, and inedible, and we found the accompanying French onion dip to be very unappealing and frankly probably the worst thing I have ever put in my mouth. While the space itself is well-designed, the quality of the food and service did not match the environment. A terribly disappointing dining experiences. Two small beers, a dozen wings, and free fries, over $50, this seems a little pricey. I hope you find this feedback constructive for future improvements. read more

5/2/26 Update: Kevin Decker reached out to me and we communicated via email. Kevin acknowledged the shortcomings and valued the feedback. He even refunded the entire meal to make things right. I appreciate Kevin reaching out and taking the time to email back and forth. I'll definitely give the Crooked Hammock another try in the future. ---------- I went to the new Crooked Hammock location in Raleigh with my wife and her daughter. This was our first time to any of their locations and we were looking forward to having a nice meal out. The first issue that arose was the parking. Rather, the lack of parking. For as big as the place is, there is very little parking. It has to be the smallest parking lot for a restaurant that size that isn't located in a downtown area. However, we were able to park in a nearby parking deck, even though it appeared to be visitor parking for somewhere else. Other people seemed to have the same idea. We were happily greeted when we entered. Though the wait for outdoor seating was 2 hours (it was a nice day out), indoor seating was immediately available, which is what we chose. After being seating, we were greeted by our server, Kevin within a couple of minutes. Kevin was nice and helpfully explained the layout of the menus after he learned it was our first time at the Crooked Hammock. Kevin was also helpful in selecting between different beers and entrees. Our drink orders were placed and came out pretty quickly. They ran out of the drink my wife wanted, but she ordered something else and everything was fine. We placed our food orders. It was about 20 minutes later where things started to go downhill. I ordered a pizza. My wife ordered a portobello mushroom burger. Her daughter ordered a kids mac and cheese. The pizza came out within 20 minutes, if not sooner. Kevin came by to say the timing was off and the rest of the food would be coming out in a few minutes. Spoiler: it did not. It would be a little over an hour later until the rest of the food would arrive. While I acknowledge this wasn't Kevin's fault, I have thoughts on how it could've been handled differently. The restaurant was busy and servers were busily going around to tend to their tables. However, we should've been tended to as well. Some time after about 30 minutes, Kevin made eye contact with me and I saw him walking somewhere, presumably to find out what's going on with our food. He then came out and mouthed to me that it would be 2 more minutes. Spoiler #2: it wasn't. It would be at least another 30 minutes until the rest of the food came out. During our wait, we saw other pizza orders coming out left and right. It seemed as if the pizzas were being made quickly, but the rest of the food was far behind. Another server told the table next to us that the kitchen was severely backed up, for which he apologized. That same server came over to also tell us the situation with the kitchen. Kevin also apologized when he eventually brought us our food. I understand that when a business first opens its doors, there can be some growing pains. However, it's not so much the issues that arise, it's how you handle those issues to ensure customer satisfaction. A manager or wait staff can handle things in such a way that makes you as a customer feel good, even when things go wrong. This is the difference between your first visit having some hiccups, but you walk away happy or never coming back. I would've liked for Kevin to provide more frequent updates about the food. I would've also liked to have seen a manager go around to each table to apologize for the inconvenience. The real icing on the cake would've been to have some money taken off the bill or provide a complimentary dessert, but I don't always expect something for free. I won't be in a rush to return to the Crooked Hammock. On top of the experience, the food was just alright, and the prices were quite high. The beer was very good, so if I do return, it might be just for that. I'd give the restaurant a little while to work out the kinks before recommending anyone visit for the food. read more

Crooked Hammock Brewery - 12" cheese pizza and banana hammock beer - Breweries Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

The wait for a table wasn't bad. But we had to wait 20 minutes for someone to say hello. And another table said you have to go to bar. I'm like and we supposed to guess this. A server came and then disappeared for 40 minutes. Bartender took over and they were great. Food was not good. Fries were fine. French onion dip maybe someone likes it but no one at our table did. Wings were undercooked. Almost raw inside. But we never had a waitress to say anything to. The cheeseburger was void of cheese. Kids tendies were just ok. The mac and cheese. Was more like mac and breadcrumbs. And the cost was like a fancy steakhouse. $14 for a kids meal. Hope they get it figured out. Cause it's a cool spot for kids to run around read more

I really enjoyed my experience here. They have a small free parking lot, and there is another free parking garage across the street. Visited on a Friday evening around 530 and it was packed. It was about a 45 minute wait for a table, but they put your name on a text list and you can see how many parties in front of you. Ended up being closer to 30 minutes. We were able to order a drink at their walk up bar, they brew a lot in-house and the hammock light was great. The space itself is massive with indoor seating, indoor bar, and outdoor seating. Outside there is a jungle gym for kids, as well as a ping pong table and corn hole boards. At the time we visited, if you joined their app you got a free boardwalk fry appetizer so we did that. We also ordered 12 buffalo wings, pepperoni pizza, and a side of Mac. The server did let us know that the pizza is made completely separate so sometimes they come out at different times. The pizza ended up coming out about 5 minutes before the rest. The pizza was surprisingly delicious and I enjoyed the wings as well! Overall, would definitely return. read more

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This place is so cute!!! It is ideal for families! I think the Raleigh area is lacking on places like this where adults and kids can both have a good time. Lots of breweries don't love kids running feral, but this place embraces it. Our waitress was wonderful and I found out you can make a reservation for outside so next time I'll do that! Pretzel was awesome and love the fries! read more

Some friends invited us to join us at the new taproom headquartered in Delaware. As we drove up, I noticed that the building looked like a Calabash seafood restaurant. We tried several beers and liked all of them. My favorites were the Myrtle Peach and the Sway (Hazy IPA). On a Saturday afternoon, this place was packed! It was hard to know where to order drinks. There wasn't a lot of shade to be found outside, but I enjoyed the hammocks, ping pong table, and cornhole on the turf. We didn't eat anything, but the menu looked interesting. I saw nachos being delivered that looks like it could feed six. read more

Cool new spot in Raleigh. Service was good- food came quickly. Really liked the menu items we tried. A highlight for us were the sliders, they had great flavors. Really nice building, you can tell they invested a lot! Great space to bring your family. read more

Crooked Hammock Brewery - Sliders, wings, and street corn fries - Breweries Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Unfortunately, our family had a very disappointing and embarrassing experience here. When we first arrived, the bartender politely informed us that our children could not sit at the bar because they were under 21. We immediately complied, and our children moved to the outside area. The bartender then explained that walk-up service required getting in line, and we followed those instructions as well. While waiting, my husband remained seated at the bar. We observed the bartender alternating between helping customers in the walk-up line and customers seated at the bar. After an older couple sat down next to my husband and were served almost immediately, my husband calmly pointed out that we had been skipped. At no point did we raise our voices, threaten anyone, or behave aggressively. However, shortly afterward, the bartender became visibly upset and walked away. We were then abruptly told that we would not be served and were escorted off the property in front of our children and other customers without being given any opportunity to explain ourselves. What was most concerning was that simply and respectfully pointing out that we had been skipped appeared to result in our removal. We still do not understand what policy we violated by calmly raising a service concern. In our opinion, the situation seemed to escalate unnecessarily and may have been influenced by stress, understaffing, or lack of training in handling customer concerns. We understand restaurants can be busy and stressful, but the way this situation was handled was humiliating and completely disproportionate to the interaction that occurred. We hope management reviews the incident carefully and improves how customer concerns are handled in the future. read more

This place looked amazing from the outside. The photos were fantastic, the outside play area was great for families, and the food looked promising. that's where it ended Unfortunately. Upon sitting down we were told our server was new. I understand, I get it. the problem is that there was a multitude of errors she made, and clearly needed more training or to shadow someone. - Messed up our beer flight, served the wrong drinks to us - Food order was uncorrect. Gave us a house Salad instead of a caesar. Ordered a sprite twice for my child and never received. Food took about 30 minutes to come out just to receive undercooked chicken. - Server had to leave multiple times to ask someone for help with the POS system, or to answer a question on the menu. - Table was extremely small. For a party of 4, the table could barely accommodate two appetizers with drinks. Overall it seems like it could be a great spot for families, yet our server was severely undertrained and it ruined our dining experience. read more

This place should leave "Brewery" off the name. Yes, they brew their own beer, but it's a restaurant ... a kid-centric restaurant. During my recent visit, the place was swarming with small children. I'll not be going back. read more

We had dinner and were blown away! Davis was on top of our drinks and the food was spectacular. He also told us they will have live music starting next month. Definitely get the meatloaf and the Myrtle Peach Beer. It's cool we sat near the bar in some booths and the windows open up into the yard with games/ firepits/ & Hammocks and Davis even brought us beers thru the window area since the bar area was so hard to walk thru. It's a cool concept they have. Will definitely be back! read more

Jake and Zack, at the bar, were very friendly and knowledgeable about the food and the drinks. They let us sample several before we decided. The Pineapple Express wings were to die for! Will definitely have to return to try other items. read more

Crooked Hammock Brewery - Strawberry coconut mojito and Sway beer - Breweries Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Meh - best thing one can say about the beer is they 2 of the 3 my buddy and I tried were somewhat drinkable. My sandwich was OK, but way overpriced at $17. My buddy's sliders "had the consistency of cat food". The place across the street had delicious sandwiches at half the price. Granted, no beer at the good sandwich place, but given the "quality" of the beers we tried at CH that's a moot point. I told my buddy "not every experiment has the results you want, but it's successful if you learn from it." We learned there is no reason to go back there. read more

Great spot to bring the kids and have a beer. The entire spot is brand new and they did a great job all around.

Bathroom toilet paper (women) nearly impossible to retrieve from dispenser. Bathroom in general could have used more attention; paper on floor, edges of sinks with paper towel reside. Slow bar service; closed our tab when asked to keep open and didn't provide check to sign. Could use more outdoor chairs. Minimal bussing service outdoors, glasses left by patrons on wall; felt to be unsafe and unsightly. read more