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Scale House Brewery

4.3 (133 reviews)
Closed • 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM
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Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Dogs allowed
Happy hour specials

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Lydia M.

If you haven't tried the Popeye pizza, do yourself a favor and order one immediately! This is one of my favorite pizzas ever. It's also just as delicious the next day. I'm a vegetarian, but the rest of my family isn't and they also all love the meatballs. The service is fine. Friendly enough. The ambiance is also fine. There is indoor seating, which sometimes gets a bit loud, and lots of outdoor seating, on both a deck and out in the yard. Highly recommend this place for the food!

View of Seneca Lake from the deck.
George H.

First noticed this place as I was passing it, and after a brief pause, I decided to turn around and try it, because they have a deck for eating with a view of Seneca Lake. First came my G3O IPA beer, followed by the Popeye pizza, a garlic pizza with spinach and Feta cheese. I usually have garlic pizza made with mozzarella cheese, but Feta was actually a very tasty change of pace. And the waitress was very friendly and talked me into having a cannoli for dessert, and it was much better than expected, so thanks to the waitress!

Jessi S.

December in the finger lakes mean less food options and earlier dinners. We were lucky that scale house was open and also 5 min from where we were staying! The pizza was delish! The crust was perfection, so chewy. They did not skimp on the toppings. I loved "the ouchy"- a hot honey pepperoni pizza and my husband liked the Alabama hot chicken and pickles. We were glad they were able to do a halfsy so we could both get what we wanted! Beers were good, too, I particularly liked the cannoli barrel aged stout.

Beautiful view of lake Seneca
Christine S.

I have been living in Hector part time for years, yet I have never checked this place out. Went tonight by myself and had a wonderful time. It's the place where tourists and locals truly mix. They have a lawn area for self serve, which means you can order your drinks in plastic cups, to go cans, and food to go, then enjoy them at the picnic tables they have out there. It's also in front t of the stage, so locals bring their own chairs and hang out, dance, and enjoy. Inside the restaurant they have deck that you can sit out side, listen to the band and have a beautiful view of Se wca lake. Inside they have your typical tables and bar. The ambiance is super cool. It set up for socializing. As I mentioned earlier, I went alone and I was jabbering the entire time with staff and other locals. I felt completely comfortable walking in by myself. The staff was awesome, friendly, funny, and attentive. The parking gets pretty jammed when a band is playing, I was glad I showed up an hour before they started, when I left people were waiting in their cars for people to leave, and parking is pretty extensive so it was surprising. I ordered a beer flight, for 12.00 you get to order 4 of their craft beers. It's a great way to figure out what you like. I have to admit, the alcohol content was pretty high in some of the beers. The flights are 3oz each. I had a small buzz when I finished. Thank goodness they provided lots of water to cleanse your palate. I ended up settling on the cream ale. But only had one, to go with my Ouchy pizza. Which is an awesome small pepperoni pizza with hot honey drizzled on it. It was mouth watering delicious. There was a ton of spicy pepperoni on it. The dough on the pizza was one of the best I've ever had. Nice and thin in the center and puffy and crispy on the outside. They had an interesting looking pizza with pickles on it. I wasn't brave enough, but the couple next to me ordered it and said it was delicious.

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Great place. They have great food, beers and wine selection and outdoor seating ..

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Rebecca K.

A fun brewery to head to for dinner! A lot of places close pretty early in the Finger Lakes, but luckily most breweries stayed open until around 8PM or so. We made our way to Scale House on a Friday night for dinner, and we were excited to see they had live music! Despite the limited options for food in the area and the music ongoing, we had no issues snagging a table outside. Service was pretty solid - checking in on us enough but not overbearingly so. I will comment that there were a ton of flies / bugs in the patio area (we had to cover up our food while in between bites), but that's no one's fault! Since it was a brewery, of course we needed to explore their beer options! We were pleased that they offered flights, especially since they have a ton of choices! My husband and I both opted for flights, him focusing more on their IPAs and me focusing more on the ales and sours. I particularly liked the kettle sour, but all my tasters hit the spot. My husband shared similar sentiments with his brews! For food, we started off with the meatball sliders which were fine - nothing too much to write home about, pretty standard fare. I liked the baguette that was paired with the meatballs, but the bread was kinda hearty and made for a difficult bite (wound up fork and knifing the dish instead). A lighter bread may have been better! We split the broccoli and feta pizza, which was nice, but again, not something I would rave about. The feta was a unique touch, and the broccoli added a nice crunch, but the pizza itself was pretty standard fare. It had a moderately thick crust that was enough to hold up all the goodies; I typically prefer thinner, but this worked for this pie. The meatball started and a small pizza was enough to feed my husband and I for dinner, and prices for everything were fairly reasonable given the portion size. Overall, Scale House was a fun spot for dinner in the Finger Lakes. Their beer was stronger than their food, but we did enjoy our pizza and meatballs overall. The live music on weekends is a great touch and made the experience more fun. I would recommend Scale House for anyone looking for a convenient dinner and a solid beer (if you tire of wine!) while visiting the Finger Lakes!

Mary A.

Excellent pizza and meatballs, fast service and live music. A small deck for outdoor seating but plenty of room inside.

Lauren H.

My husband and I each ordered a flight here- great trying the nice variety. . I LOVED THE hazy IPA & we both enjoyed the peanut butter stout, which we grabbed a 4 pack of to take home. This was after a yummy meal which we shared and still had left overs of: 5 meatballs, salad & and their cheese quesadilla. Staff was super friendly, service fast- everything clean, and they were open late and here in off-season. Additionally- view of lake was beautiful. It's a great stop in Seneca. We opted for beers here but noticed they carry nearby wines, too.

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Nice local bar with casual, comfortable atmosphere and good service and several menu options!

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Was in town for the day and We did takeout pickled rick pizza. As always great food and service.

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Amazing food with unique pizza flavors! I really enjoyed the ambiance there as well! Service was also top-notch.

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Meat lovers pizza was awesome! Waitress was very attentive! Would definitely be a stop on our next trip here

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One of the best pizza joints we've tried in the area. The restaurant was clean and the staff is friendly!

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Food was good. Portions were very big. We did not have a reservation so we sat outside- great view.

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Great giant meatballs, fantastic Pizza,and the best was COLD beer! Colder than most!

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Pizza was great and big selection of beers. Nice atmosphere too. They're cream ale is one of my favorites.

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