My husband and I stumbled upon this place, and wow! What a gem! The smell of smoked meats hit us as soon as we walked in, and the taste definitely lived up to the preview. Im thinking the people who gave this place bad reviews and said the meat was tough and barely edible must have come on a bad day. We shared a combo platter and a sausage platter, and found everything to be juicy, tender and flavorful. The baked beans are among the best I've ever had. We also loved the smoked salmon chowder; so rich and creamy. Excellent tap selection as well. read more

Well the food is great. Service is great.prime rib on Friday and Saturday is to die for.i guess the only thing that leaves me concerned is the UNBELIEVABLE mess in the office. Whoever runs this place needs medication or psychotherapy at the least! The office is 3 feet deep in papers. I feel sorry for his accountant read more

Great spot for lunch and dinner. Staff has always been nice and attentive. Beer selection is always good and they usually are great about switching if it's not your fave. Food is great-mine is the Cuban or the Philly Cheesesteak sandwich. Tons of flavor and filling. Owner is often there and is is helpful if needed. read more

Bottle selection was outstanding! Belgians galore which can be hard to find. The SmokeHouse Pub food however left me disappointed for one reason... the brisket was absolutely inedible do to its shoe-leather texture. The salmon chowder was very good, and the flavor of the Texas Chili was good, but any place that serves you leather instead of beef is two stars at best in my book. They offered to replace my chili with chowder, but still insisted on charging me for the chili. read more

They have the best selection of unusual beers and ciders. The wine selection is pretty great as well! The service is good and they're very helpful. read more

Have enjoyed this place since it opened. Great selection of beers. Meals are tasty and not too expensive. Service is always friendly and attentive. Really like the sausage sampler and ribs. read more

I moved to Longview from Kansas city. I adore the PNW but was missing good bbq a lot. This place surprised me and made me feel like I had a piece of home. read more

Yum. This place is awesome. Try the prime rib dip. It will change your life. All their meats are so delicious. Moist. Delicious. Yummy. And the pepper jack Mac - OMG try it. Yet another must try. read more

Last time I was able to eat inside, fantastic food. Their Mac n cheese is outstanding.

Great place in Longview for comfort food! The Pepperjack Mac is a must try. Located right in the middle of town. The brisket is excellent and I liked the cheesesteak sammy. Great beer selection as well and the front section of the building sells bottles and 6 packs of a large variety of beer. read more

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Have enjoyed our meals here each time (4times) we have been here. Nice selection of smoked meats as well as sandwiches and sides. They also have unique single beers and wines togo that you can't find anywhere else in the county. Home brewing w Equipment and supplies are also available. No kids allowed read more

About ten years ago, when Antoinette was going medieval on my glutes during a massage, she spoke of a great BBQ joint up in Longview, WA, called Hop-N-Grape. Bill and I finally made it there today. Pacific Northwesterners do NOT handle heat waves well. It's just usually so comfy here. But a heatwave we have at the moment. Thanks climate change. So with the heat and a funky errand to run over in OR, we headed to Astoria, antiquing, cool breezes, and a beach walk. Deciding dinner on the way home. We'd hit Longview at d-time. HnG is an interesting joint. Half of the large space is a vast array of cold beers and reclining bottles of wine. The other half was a low lit set of tables and an illuminated What's on a Tap sign. Service was quick and friendly. Bill ordered the pulled pork platter with slaw and beans as his 2 sides. The pork was juicy and smoky. Adding some of the mustard forward bbq sauce on the table made it yummy. The slaw was fresh and crisp. We couldn't ID the exact spices in it, but it was creamy and lively , in a good way. Don't know if it was because we came in an hour before closing, but the beans didn't do much. Liberally squirting some of the sweet/vinegary bbq sauce at the table on them helped a bit. They need some garlic, brown sugar, and vinegar. I had the ribs platter. If you love Mac n cheese, you'll be smiling. That is a home run of pasta spirals in ooey, gooey yumminess. The hush puppies get a 4/5. The smaller ones were done all the way through with crunchy love on the outside with that almost sweet, cornmeal (corn & some jalapeño) ahhh in the middle. Get them all cooked, offer a sauce of whipped honey butter and I'd eat them all, no sharing, A1c be damned! The ribs also score 4/5. In a way, it's great they weren't perfect or I'd have eaten them all, too, bad cholesterol also be damned. Where the ribs were succulent, juicy, and smoky, I couldn't eat them fast enough. That sweet/vinegar bbq sauce I mentioned before? Yaaasssss! There were quite a few jerky-esk pieces that just were too tough to chew and were dry. Again, it could be the end-of-day thing. Seriously, on all cylinders, this place would probably kill me! read more

I love this place especially for their chicken wraps. Also, I've never liked Mac & Cheese until I tried theirs. Absolutely awesome

Truly amazing food, meat, meat, and yes... more meat. The selection of alcohol is very impressive from local ones that are hard to find to all the classics. The staff is quick and helpful, the decor is perfect for this kind of foods and drinks! read more

Smoked prime rib is great, sides can be hit and miss. Hush puppies should not be larger than a golf ball and dry. Other than that great meal. read more

5 stars for the bottle shop/brewing supplies side. This is by far the best place I've found in Longview to get craft brews. The staff are always friendly and knowledgeable. They make you feel like you're the only one in the shop and never make you feel rushed. 3 stars for the restaurant side. The BBQ is good (for Longview) and their tap list is solid. I've eaten numerous times and the service is either great, or mediocre. I've had servers here be attentive and responsive, then other times I have to flag down someone to find my server after waiting for them for 10 minutes or more, then have the server come out and be defensive about me inquiring with other staff as to their whereabouts. It's a gamble on service, so now if I want their food, I order it to go while I'm browsing the great selection on the bottle side. One great bonus is you can order a brew from their tap list and drink it while shopping in the bottle shop! read more

My wife and I have been to Hop-N-Grape a couple times now and have come away both times with the same feeling: it's good. Solid, enjoyable food with some better-than-good aspects thrown in. Nothing exceptional, but a perfectly fine choice. I've tried their barbeque brisket and the reuben sandwich. The brisket is smoky and the sauce sweet and tangy. If you don't walk in expecting Texas barbeque (and I don't know why you would) you'll be quite pleased. The reuben is the 1000 Island variety and comes prepared with corned brisket. Another solid choice. As for sides, I'll avoid the fries in the future. They were lukewarm and droopy. The mac and cheese, however, is tremendous in any form. We DEVOURED our deep fried appetizer portion and both wished for more. Their rotating beer selection also ranges from great to exceptional pending what's on tap. Regardless of how you feel about their food, Hop-N-Grape is the place to go in Longview if you want a good brew. Good food, great beer, a low-key atmosphere, and friendly service make Hop-N-Grape a satisfying evening stop for dinner and drinks. read more

Usually when I'm in Longview this is a favorite food and beer stop! Their Mac and Cheese is great! They have a great beer and wine selection. The service is always great. Everyone is always smiling and friendly! read more

I eat here every time I hit Longview (not often but more than a few times) and this time the visit was a bit of a mixed result compared to previous visits. I had the Cuban sandwich with a side of fries and their current hard cider. The cider was a Rose and alright. They've had better but it isn't their fault that they only had one on tap. They've had multiple on tap before and I'm sure they will in the future. The problem was the fries. I asked for crispy/well-done and they were the usual limp, barely cooked mess that BBQ places usually offer (which is why I rarely order them as a side). However, the sandwich was very good and up to their usual excellent standard, hence, the mixed review. I also sampled the pork ribs (tasty and excellent) and the Texas red chili (a bit too sweet for me but the spice heat was perfect). I still recommend them as Longview has _very_ little in terms of good restaurants. read more

Despite Hop-N-Grape having the category as brewery on Yelp they actually do not brew their own beer here. This business has a pretty considerable liquor store however and in the back there is a taproom made up of guest taps from local breweries and a restaurant. I was trying to piece together what I wanted from the beer menu which they had on a screen. I didn't find anything that seemed to catch me but asked the waitress if they had a porter on tap. She said they had one and I said that I would like a pint of that so that is what I got. I was a little disorganized in my processing so I missed what brewery it came from. I was getting hungry so I looked at their food menu and got their BLTA. It was great! Just what I needed! The sandwich's ingredient were fresh and the sandwich was very satisfying. A nice little lunch! Service was friendly and prompt so no complaints there. Nice place all the way around! read more

It was okay for me. Not the kind of smoked meat I'm used to coming from KC. Lacked seasoning IMO. Service was good. Beer was okay. Most on tap beers did not have the IBU posted which should be. Not bad but not exceptional either. Just okay. read more

In Longview, Wa, there are slim pickings in regards to decent eats. It's a sad story when in 2012, the Sizzler is still one of the most popular restaurants in town. We didn't have high hopes for Hop-N-Grape/Smokehouse Pub just because of our experiences with other mediocre-to-horrible food in Longview. We were pleasantly surprised. I had the pulled smoked chicken, side of salad and side of mac & cheese. Hubby's order was the same, except he had the brisket. My order was perfect in every way. The salad was quite large and gourmet by Longview standards. Nice large bed of various leafy greens, shredded carrots, cucumbers, a few other items and a delicious vinegrette on the side. The mac & cheese, made with pepperjack, was creamy and smoky/spicy, without being overpowering or too spicy. My pulled chicken was a surprisingly large portion, plenty of white meat, delicious smoky flavor - and the BBQ sauces on the side were fantastic! The tangy mustard sauce compliments the chicken quite well. My husband's brisket, unfortunately, was dry. It was still quite flavorful and smoky, but just too dry to give two thumbs up, much to our chagrin. The microbrew selection was large, though some options were not available. There were substitutes, and this is how we were introduced to Southern Oregon Brewery's Pin Up Porter. If you like dark beer, do not miss this, it's my new fave! Plenty of seating, but was filling up fast by 5:45 pm when we left. The wait staff was friendly and knowledgable, a little rough around the edges....but that's Longview for you. We were NOT aware that you can have a bottle of microbrew from the store served at your table for a small fee. Wouldn't hurt to make this a routine offering to customers, or to post a sign or two that clarify this. The wait staff could use a little polishing. All in all, a very welcome experience. This place is a veritable oasis in the dry desert of Longview's culinary scene. read more

Prime rib is excellent. Mac n cheese was really good. Salmon was ok. Service was HORRIBLE! Dont let your customers hear you complaining about lack of staff. Holiday/Valentine's Weekend--you should know better. Suggestions: 1. Your electronic menu with miniature print does customers NO good if they can't read it. 2. Offering a printed list WITH beer and wine DESCRIPTIONS is a must. 3. Train your staff -Especially when asked what the beers on tap are, the server says, "We have 16, I could rattle them off to you but it wouldn't mean anything to you. What do you like and I will suggest something!" Um, SAY WHAT! 4. Check on your tables. Glasses sat empty and we had to go to the bar to get a replacement glass of wine...the one ordered was not expected and the guest didnt like it. 5. Bringing the salad and entree at the same time is ridiculous. "Sorry, the kitchen was faster than I thought!" Really, cuz we just sat here for thirty minutes with empty glasses. read more

So this place is hard to find. I was a starving pregnant bitch on our way home from Portland. We couldn't find anywhere to get some decent food because we drove a bit out of the way to go see Mt. St. Helens. So I used yelp to find this one. We got there like 45 minutes before it closed. They were nice enough to let us in anyway. First, the place smelled amazing. Like fresh BBQ. Our food was fantastic. I got a bbq sammich that came with pepperjack mac n cheese that was EPIC. If i could find it, I would go back. read more

Good beer and wine choices, especially for Longview. Food is pretty great also, but service is horrible. Every time I go, they are pushy and seem like they are just trying to get you out, even when it's slow. Went here for a paint n sip class. I over heard one of the other customers talk about the next painting that was going to be taught and how she was excited for it. I liked it too, just a more subtle painting that I think can go in anyone's house. One of the waitresses said 'oh that's ugly, this isn't for your mothers house.' Then she noticed the teacher of the class was on the other side and tried to cover by saying that's what one of the other workers said. I felt bad for the teacher. She is so sweet and just ignored the comment. I will go back for the classes but not much else. That is until the servers learn customer service and respect. read more

Great beer selection. Nice to see a great collection of stouts. And an amazing brisket, and creamy Mac and cheese .

Memo to the business management... When your waitress finalizes your bill because she's going on break doesn't bother me one bit. What I thought was strange is that she took her break on the leather couch laying down with her feet up. In the middle of the restaurant. Who does that!? So bizarre. Food is awesome BTW. read more

Went with a small group of friends on a Monday night. Since we were busy chatting, I didn't notice any slowness in the service if there was any. When asked, the waitperson gave an honest reply to my question about the 'beans' side dish (they're okay). She didn't talk them down at all, just answered my question honestly. Since I'm apparently the only person on the face of the earth who doesn't like mac n cheese, I chose the hush puppies as my side. They weren't stellar. Fairly flavorless. The rest of my party ordered the other sides and there was great munching and appreciative moaning. I had the Brisket Sandwich. Yum. No, really: YUM. Great ratio of meat to bread - and the bread wasn't so heavy/dense that it filled me up or detracted from the lovely, lovely meat. You're allowed to sauce up your meal to your liking with the two different sauces on the table. At least one of them is the owner's special secret recipe. I didn't realize that it was a kid-free zone. This is a HUGE plus in my book. Others have commented about the lack of decent restaurant food in Longview (really pretty much the whole of Cowlitz county). They're being kind. This is a terrible, terrible place to live or visit if you have any standards for good eating or good service. The Smokehouse Pub is pure gold in this land of tin. I wish the owner(s) many, many successful years. read more

This review includes the Smokehouse Pub which is attached to Hop 'n Grape. Without the Smokehouse, this would be a normal bottle shop and small homebrew supply store with the basics, but the Smokehouse Pub makes this place awesome! You can't go wrong with anything on the menu, and the aroma of the smokers filters into the dining area to let you know you are in for a treat. The rotating taps of microbrews are awesome, and they offer beer flights if you want to try more than one. Plus, you can buy any beer from the bottle shop, and they will be happy to serve it at your table in the Smokehouse for a small additional fee ($1.25). I highly recommend this place to any beer enthusiast. read more

I really really wanted to like this place. I had read the reviews here and thought, great, a place to go to drink some cider or beers and relatively inexpensive. But no, it did not happen that way. When we came in, it was packed, and I thought, good sign, lots of people and the food looked good. I had read the reviews about the wait so I knew that would be the case and it was - while we got our beer and cider pretty quick, she never brought us our water until we asked again. It took about 25 minutes to get us our food, me pulled pork with coleslaw, fries, and a small bun. and my husband had the "philly cheese" Brisket with fries. First, we have definitely noted a trend with the fries people serve. The serving size is getting smaller. So my husband says, if they make them small, they better be really good. But they weren't good. Mine were brown to a crisp while his were brown and cold. He sent his back. And then they were fine. But onto his sandwich. OMG you would think as salt eaters we would be fine with pulled pork and brisket but really, truly? I think they put an entire salt shaker into the brisket. He ate it because he was hungry at this point but that brisket was foul. My pulled pork was fine but the waitress did not know what she was talking about with the coleslaw. I asked if it was made with vinegar and she said yes. I asked if it was made with mayo and she said yes. OK - no you do not have both mayo and vinegar coleslaw, you have one or the other. I wished I could have tried the mac and cheese people raved about but gluten free, so no go. The atmosphere was getting boisterous, probably as people were drinking more than eating, and so we left. However, I did get a 6 pack of different ciders to try out. The meal was expensive for a sandwich and a platter and two drinks total but I now know of a great place to get cider, beer, wine, and mead but won't be eating there again. read more

Hop-N-Grape and the Smokehouse Pub are perhaps Longviews Finest. The service is fantastic throughout the place. The food divine. My daughter and I went in for lunch. I had been wanting to try it for a while, but my spouse said it was to expensive for a casual meal. Boy was he wrong! My over the top good Greek salad was a whopping $7.50. My daughter had an insanely good smoked salmon sandwich and a side of the pepperjack mac and cheese. I think her meal was $8. I guarantee you that mac and cheese is going to be comfort food take out many times to come. On Friday her and I are going back for a wine tasting. Oh, and yes they do have wifi. We played on the internet while waiting for our food, well until my tablets battery died anyway ;( Check it out, you'll be glad you did!!!! read more

We love Hop n' Grape but my one complaint is they do not allow children. I can see how this would be a plus for many people (ourselves included at times!) but when we are on the way home from somewhere & hungry & have wanted to stop in & have a quick meal, we have had to pass on Hop n' Grape because we have the baby with us. I'm disappointed to have to give business to another restaurant because of this issue. Perhaps allow children during certain hours, like Porky's & The Office do? Say, until 7 pm? read more

GREAT BBQ!!!! Waitresses need some serious training, but food is amazing!! Pepper jack mac'n cheese! YES PLEASE! Try it with chili ;)

This place is awesome. I came here with my brother, we both were greeted and seated immediately. We both ended up getting the Prime Rib Dip which was amazing. For the side, you have to get the home made style pepper jack mac & cheese, its to die for. The waiting time on the food was appropriate. The restuarant is very clean and the atmosphere is very relaxing when you enter the room. read more

This is a gem in an otherwise bland range of restaurants in this town. They have great BBQ, but the best are the sides! Pepper Jack Mac and Cheese and the Red potato salad are great. For a main dish, my favorite are the sandwiches, like the Philly. The ambiance is good and while some complain about not being able to bring the kids, I like it. When my wife and I go out we like to come to a place where there are not children. Applebees is just down the road folks... About the beer....I like beer...I drink good beer. The beer selection is vast and confusing. The beer selection is for a very refined beer palette and finding just a run of the mill IPA, Porter, or something can be a bit of a challenge. About the wine...I hate wine...I really hate wine...so don't ask. - Henry G read more

This place is unpretentious and well priced, with friendly staff and good food. The fries appear to be hand cut, the sauces are house made and delicious, and the baked beans are clearly not from a can. My husband had the buffalo chicken wrap and was blown away. I think we'll make this a regular stop on our way through Kelso from now on. Our second visit was even better than the first. The food is fast but well made and the flavors are bold and distinctive. My husband had the buffalo chicken wrap again and raved about it (again). I had the pulled pork sandwich, which was tender and almost perfect. It came on a French hoagie roll, which I'm not that fond of (an onion roll would be better, I think) but this is just personal preference and it didn't detract from how delicious the sandwich was. I would highly recommend everything we ordered, especially the mac and cheese. If you leave here without getting the mac and cheese, turn around and go right back in because you're not done. It's creamy and peppery and made with those big fat spirals I can't remember the name of and it leaves you feeling full and happy, just like the rest of the food here. read more

In Longview at lunchtime and turned to Yelp for advice. Driving up, we almost didn't go in. You see the wine/beer store and not much else. I can't say that the outside is very appealing, but we were in the mood for some BBQ, so decided to give it a go. The pulled pork sandwich was very good. I loved the generous side of cole slaw. Even thought they were pretty busy, the service was good. Too early in the day for a beer, but it's the kind of place that I would go back to for a drink and appetizers if I lived closer. read more

Meat was quite fatty and greasy. Not what we were expecting. The rest of meal was ok.

We stopped in for lunch and some homebrewing supplies. It took a very long time to get our food, while we watched others who arrived after us get served. There was no acknowledgement by the server as to why there was a delay, which is their job, to ensure that our food is being prepared and served timely. The customer should not have to ask where our meals are and in case you're wondering, no, we didn't order anything that would take long to prepare. Once the food arrived, it was good, but the service was poor. We then went over to the store section to purchase some items. Their selection is very limited and many items that are typically carried at a homebrew supply store, were not available. read more

Went in for lunch. The first thing I noticed was how dark it was...why isn't there more lighting in here? I wanted to try the salmon chowder, since it seems to be an outstanding item here based on Yelp reviews. The waitress explained that it would be fine to substitute a cup of the soup for the side that usually comes with the pulled-pork sandwich for $1 extra. This seemed like the right decision. The chowder came first. It was decently good. About the same quality as the seafood chowder at the OHSU cafeteria. OHSU has good food, so this is in no way a putdown. However, OHSU's chowder is less expensive. The pulled-pork sandwich was okay. Nothing special. I enjoyed having two homemade BBQ sauces to put on it. The very small cup of slaw that came with it was fresh and delicious. I only wish there had been more of in. Service was fine. A bit slow. All-in-all, the food was pretty good, but this was a pricey lunch. I can't see myself going back, not because it was bad, just because it wasn't good enough to not explore other options first. read more