Great beer selection. Burger and fries were good. Great "Dog friendly patio". Service was prompt and efficient. Lots of convenient parking. Enjoyed. Even brought a bowl of water for my pooch. read more

Can't believe this place has 4 stars!!?? Maybe if comparing it to McDonalds. I was on the verge of 3 stars but this restaurant is a solid 2. The blonde ale beer was flat and the food was subpar microwaved food. Was excited to get my 3 different homemade bratwurst...only got 1 microwaved brat. read more

Mt Rushmore Brewing - My "3 bratwurst"...very different from the photo on the menu. - Brewpubs Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

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We spent our 25th Wedding Anniversary at The Pounding Father's and it was awesome! The manager made sure we were well taken care of. We even got shrimp cooked in front of us at the table. The Tomahawk steak was delicious and cooked perfectly! We highly recommend this place! I might add this was during the motorcycle rally, and the service was excellent! Thank you Carlos & Fabrizio! read more

Mt Rushmore Brewing - Brewpubs Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

Called in an order of a large cheese pizza and they can't even get that right. Went to pick up my order and I got a Kid's cheese pizza SUPER small and fries. How are they in business they can't even get a simple order correct. read more

We went to this place twice while in town. The food was good, the staff was pleasant and helpful and it has indoor and outdoor dining. We ate upstairs. This place IS NOT FAST, so if you're looking for a quick turnaround just don't even go there. They are doing their best to help everyone but short staffed. We had a nice, relaxing time and great food. read more

Awesome brewery all 5 beers tried were great. The food on the lunch menu was really good, the brat and Mac-n-cheese was a must. Servers were great too. read more

Mt Rushmore Brewing - All 5 beers in this flight were great! - Brewpubs Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

We had a wonderful experience here. The drinks were amazing, you have to try a specialty whiskey cocktail. Our waiter was fantastic and so much fun. We were super happy with the ribs, they were difficult to get off of the bone. The rest of our meal was incredible. read more

Beer: 4/5 Chairs: 2/5 (ok I know this isn't super important. But their outside beers just made me want to leave) Friendliness: 5/5 This place has very decent beer, not my favorite, but a good variety and and interesting take on a few things; for example, their black hills lager is made with flaked maize. You're in south Dakota, so. Corn. Obviously. Embrace your surrounding. The ratio of dogs to people on the patio was just about 1:1, and good thing because I came with the pup. The dog probably got better service than me. I did not have any food but heard they were opening up a sports bar upstairs tomorrow. If I were around again I'd probably give it a try... but id have to imagine that Custer will not be on my agenda for a bit. Not that I dont like this place... but you can only visit the Crazy Horse memorial so many times in a year. read more

It's in the Back!!! The brew pub & restaurant are in the back off the street. They stock a broad selection of Western SD craft brews. Tons of outdoor seating on the porch and balcony. And, the food is good too. read more

This was a great find in Custer. The food was excellent and beer was tasty! We got the charcuterie board and fish and chips. Everything was tasty and filling. Prices were reasonable. The location has a great patio area and some fire pits and corn hole. We enjoyed our beers on the patio! I would come back and recommend to others! read more

Mt Rushmore Brewing - Brewpubs Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

Staff were friendly but food was awful. Ordered the eggplant sandwich and it was inedible. The"eggplant" was all skin and I couldn't even bite into it. read more

Stopped in here for beer and food while on the road. The food here is not good, plain and simple. We had the duck confit bruschetta and the edamame. The bruschetta was an odd combination of flavors and the edamame was severely overcooked. The beers we had were all watery and pretty mundane. Next time we stop in, we'll likely try different beers and eat elsewhere. read more

Walked in here and they were out of the only IPA they had on tap. So sadly we did not stay.

High prices for 3/10 food. The burger bun was the only thing I found good. Calamari had no seasoning. Burger was flavorless, fries were flavorless, small side-salad was $5 and had no dressing. Overall par-for-the-course in Custer. Some how salt, pepper, and anything of flavor are lost on this town. read more

Food is really good. Homemade fries at the top of the list. Great service and a fun atmosphere.

The beer was delicious and reasonably priced. The duck sliders and pork belly sandwich were both tasty and fries were great. The kids meals were definitely better than average. read more

For a brewery, good beer. For a restaurant, certain items were better than others. Shouldn't order a scallop pasta dish in South Dakota. Sandwiches and wings very good. Charcuterie tray very sparse - should have used a smaller tray to appear more bountiful. Service was pleasant and excellent. read more

I have no idea if this place is any good or not. After sitting down at our table and being ignored for 10 minutes while the staff stood around the welcome desk talking and having a good time,we left. read more

We came in on a Friday late afternoon, and asked to use the outside balcony, to accommodate our small dog. Mariana, a student from Romania, seated us, and was so helpful and gracious. The margaritas were tart and good. The summer salads were a work of art, and the dressing that we ordered tasted like freshly made. My wife wanted the duck linguine, but Mariana apologized that the duck was not available. No problem. She got the shrimp on the linguine. My 10oz prime steak, medium well, was sooo good. Melt in your mouth, drowning in a flavorful gravy, with perfect marbling of fat for flavor. A really great restaurant in Custer South Dakota for service and food. read more

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This place was confusing- the brewery is on the ground floor, and serves bar food until 8pm. We got there at 7:30 and were directed upstairs for food- to the Pounding Fathers, which is a weirdly fancy and expensive restaurant (particularly unexpected given the name). The sandwich and noodle bowl menu looked good but was only available for lunch, so we got salads because we didn't feel like paying an arm and a leg for excessively fancy food. The wait staff is really friendly and the beer is good. The salads were fine, fresh and healthy but not exactly what we were hoping for when we showed up to a brewery. read more

This brewery was amazing! We went to quite a few breweries during our week long vacation and Mt. Rushmore was hands down the best! Great brews and great elk burgers! I loved the atmosphere! It was super laid back and our waitress was very friendly and accommodating! Will definitely be back our next time in town! read more

Nice place and definitely taking COVID precautions. Overall rating of 3 was due to beer being a bit chilled but not cold. The staff stood around and talked instead of attending guests. I get it that we have been shutdown for a bit but I would think you would be all over paying guests at this time. Food purchased, pretzels and pickles were great! read more

The service in this restaurant is non-existent, we waited for 10 minutes and got ice water, and watched our waiter stand against the wall. The taproom was way worse, we watched 4 groups come into the taproom and wait for service and then leave without being waited on, and we were the 5th group to wait for service and then leave. It's a beautiful place but it is a shame that the service is soo horrible read more

Also known as The Pounding Fathers, Mt. Rushmore Brewing was the perfect patio setting for family lunch. Our table ordered charcuterie, a bison burger, and a grilled Caesar salad with chicken (yes the romaine is actually grilled!). While my moms bison burger was not well done as requested, the staff and chef were happy to fix it for her and even brought an extra serving of fries. They have a full bar and wine menu to compliment their brews. My brother seemed really happy with the Mal de Ojo. Our server, Grace, was extremely nice and helpful. The indoor seating was low lit and seemed spacious. Be careful on the patio as there's not a lot of shaded tables. That Custer sun will sneak up on you! We will definitely be visiting next time we're in the Hills! read more

Great atmosphere, wide beer selection, sandwiches and pizza. Try the Buffalo Snot beer read more

Mt Rushmore Brewing - Buffalo Snot and Black Hills Gold were good beers. Sandwiches were good too. - Brewpubs Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

The wait staff are amazing and deserve a medal. They never stop. I had the Summer Salad with Chicken and my husband the Beet Salad with Shrimp. Both were fresh, tasty and presented with style. I had a Black Hills Gold beer and enjoyed the light taste. Best tip: sit at the bar. read more

Visiting from Florida. Wow the food and service was 4 stars. But the beer was 5 stars. Thank you read more

We have stopped here in the past and it wasn't bad. Had an estuary dinner there and it was probably the worst restaurant meal I have ever had. I ordered the pork belly panini. It had a FEW very small and dry pieces of what was more like bacon. The sandwich was dry and bland. We won't be back. read more

Was lots of fun! Food was great and Miguel was an excellent waiter! Try the beers!!! They are excellent!!!!

We had one night in town and this place looked busy, we assumed that meant good food. It was ok, until you consider the tourist prices. I will say the staff was working hard. But for the price the portions were tiny and not the best quality (like an oil based cheese instead of real cheese). The waiter also tried to argue with my mom about her food, until we pointed out it stated what she was claiming in the menu. The beer looked great and I heard people raving about it. It had a good vibe and would be great for drinking with friends. read more

One disappointment after another..no beer menu, only 6 beer choices, no brewery stickers(this was a real shocker since their logo was pretty cool) service was pretty slow and not terribly friendly..boo! read more

. Ordered 2 bacon panini. Came out with two pieces of bacon with bbq sauce on toast. I told them it was not what was on the menu description. The waitress said they were sorry and offered to sell me merchandise. I spoke with the hostess and she said "ok". I stood there and then she walked away. The urinal was awesome though. I did get two pint glasses cause they were cool. I got charged full price. Thought maybe a dollar off? read more

Food was just so so. Nothing special about it and beer was mediocre. We had the nachos (no salsa), panini which could have ramped up the flavor for sure. Daughter had pretzels and they were good. Save your cash and go somewhere else read more

Stopped for lunch. We had the grilled chicken and Mahi Mahi. Both were excellent. Service was also very good. Ally was our waitress and she was very nice and attentive. I was cutting my chicken and another employee brought me a steak knife. It was nice that he took the initiative. read more

We are a family of 4 with 18 and 21 year old children. Things took a while to come out, even though we were sitting by the food window and could see our order sitting there. That was frustrating because we had already been waiting a while. None of us were really impressed with our food (by impressed, I mean thought it was good.) The wings were good- certainly the best thing we ordered. The pizza tasted like it was a frozen pizza heated up in the oven at home. The pretzel with beer cheese was definitely not good. My burger was good, but the fries weren't and there were very few of them. It was just really expensive and loud to have it taste so bland. read more

Beer was good, but food was just Ok. I had the meatloaf sandwich. The flavor was fine but it was so dry. My husband ordered the pizza though which he really liked. There was a nice patio and outdoor area which is nice. read more

The initial server contact took way too long. We were about to leave before a server walked up with waters. They were out of bacon jam by 1 in the afternoon so I had to quick pick something else by the time the server finally took our orders, because I was worried my food would take much longer than the rest of the tables if I didn't order at the same time. It took a crazy amount of time to get our waters and I was pretty sure it would take just as long, if not longer for her to come back and get my second choice order. The pretzel I ended up ordering was so bad I sent it back after one bite. There was zero salt or seasoning on the pretzel and the beer cheese was room temp and coagulated by the time it came to the table. The server did not ask if I wanted to look at the menu again to pick something else out or offer to make it right. She just grabbed the plate and never came back until everyone else was done and we were ready for the check. I paid 13$ for one bite of pretzel while sitting there watching the rest of the table eat. I'm sure it's easy to give bad service when most of your customers are tourists and you know they won't be back but... come on guys, you work for tips. Do better. read more

Great burgers, really. Server was so-so, still overtipped him due to his bravery of living in this politically backward place.

Such a cool place! They have a downstairs brewery with more bar style food and a place for live music. The upstairs has more of a full menu with steaks and such. We ate upstairs. I had the special Garlic Parmesan Ribeye with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Asparagus. The ribeye was amazing. Cooked perfectly and the garlic parmesan on top was so good. The servers and staff were all very friendly, polite and helpful. The decor is super neat too with artwork of Mt. Rushmore. Very cool place. I will definitely go back the next time I'm in Custer. read more

Mt Rushmore Brewing - Garlic Parmesan Ribeye Special - Brewpubs Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

Probably the worst salad I've ever had. The serving was about 2 cups of wilted lettuce. It was super overpriced and equally unimpressive.