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    Stillwell Beergarden

    4.4 (27 reviews)
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    Open 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    STILLWELL BEERGARDEN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Hipster
    Casual
    Outdoor seating

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    David M.

    A great location with some excellent taps on rotation. The outside seating is nice and this location is dog friendly. The food looked great, unfortunately I was still full from a previous stop. Certainly want to get back for the food next time. They have a little ice cream are that looked cool, just not my thing. Even without trying the food it was a great time spent throwing back a couple premium quality beers and meeting the owner who was there siping and on the hunt to find even more variety of liquid enjoyment for the masses. It's an outdoor venue and if the weather is not right head on over to the Stillwell Beer Bar bar for lots of excellent tappers and some stellar bites.

    Dani S.

    What a great set up! The beer garden has tons of seating, umbrellas, and great beer. I'd definitely recommend this is you are travelling down spring garden and what to enjoy a fantastic beer with a friend. Their food is a little limited - I wish they would have had fries or something simpler. However, we opted for the 'deep fried' pepperoni which was BBQd. It was pretty good! There is also a little ice cream bar inside too - which is awesome. Definitely a great concept, and a great way to just chill out and have a drink without having to go to a restaurant.

    Jodi B.

    It's everything you've heard - fabulous location, chill vibe, and all around a great time. I love that the Beer Garden is right on Spring Garden Road - it's such a killer location for the community. There are oodles of picnic tables and in my experience, people are more than happy to share their table with you if needed. The beer garden operates on tokens, which you have to buy in order to exchange them for food or drinks. It's a bit of a strange system for what is essentially a large patio, though I understand it comes from the beer garden roots. They have a large selection of food and beer, you're bound to find something tasty! (Though it is a bit pricey) Side note: their bathrooms are amazing. I was a bit worried because they can be awful at beer gardens, and are housed in shipping containers. I didn't need to be worried. They are quite big, clean and generally wonderful. This is such a great addition to the neighbourhood!

    Maggie C.

    Great place with lots of bench seating (some with umbrellas) to be outdoors! Located in downtown Halifax - Spring Garden where there are lots to do! Awesome selection of craft beers and ciders! The BBQ smell is mesmerizing and they have a dairy bar around the corner! The dairybar serves some unique ice cream and popsicles! Really recommend this place; never disappoints!

    Front entrance on Spring Garden
    TJ M.

    I am a big fan of the Stilwell Barrington location and eagerly followed the progress of their Summer Beergarden on Spring Garden road. Figured Father's Day and our first hot, sunny day after a grey run of cold wet weather was a good reason to check it out. You can access the Beergarden from Spring Garden or Summer street. The place is pretty sparse with a gravel "floor" and utilitarian, bench seating. If you are not into the communal thing, there are a few tables close to self serve beer counter; there are no waiters here. You go up and order your drink. The garden is open to the sky. There was some shade from the buildings around it but you could fry here on a hot afternoon. Hopefully they will put up some umbrellas to prevent people from cooking. A beer and two food tokens ran me $15. You get the tokens from the bartenders and cash them in at the bbq stall next to the bar. Pretty simple. Even I can get it. The food runs 1 or 3 tokens and tokens are $3 each. Small snacks like a 2 bite chicken skewer are $3. More substantial bites like a sandwich are $9. The menu is beer friendly small bites . They were out of the Japanese wings so I had the chicken skewers and a Breton Hefewissen. I was surprised that the Hefewissen was not refreshing just watery tasting and the skewer while cooked well was bland. They are dog friendly and have water bowls set out. Several pooches had brought their humans this afternoon. I look forward to trying the Garden again even though the beer and food were a bust this visit. I am sure it will be one of the hot spots this Summer.

    Chips and salsa verde and grilled pepperoni
    Jenn N.

    The set up here is cool, a backyard BBQ atmosphere with picnic table seating, patio lights and umbrellas. They have a broad selection of craft beers on tap and a decent selection of nibbles to choose from. My only gripe is that to get food, you have to buy tokens at the counter, then exchange said tokens to the person you bought them from to order food. Makes zero sense. Especially when you can pay for you booze normally! We got the tokyo fritos (corn chips with steak spice and salsa verde) and the grilled pepperoni. Both tasty, and a bit on the salty side, which is probably so you can quench your thirst with some refreshing beers!

    Tokyo fritos and grilled cherry tomatoes at Stillwell Beer Garden.
    Ralph M.

    Round Two for Stillwell, this time at their great beer garden! Everything's on tap, so no cask conditioned ales here as at their downtown location. An interesting contrast is Granite's Ringwood on tap here to the hand-pumped traditional cask version downtown. The Unfiltered 2X IPA was fantastic! Great snacks, too. The grilled cherry tomatoes with charred fennel aioli and Tokyo fritos with salsa verde were both killer! Stillwell does it right!

    Lola D.

    This place reminded me of the izakayas i've been to in Tokyo (minus the milk crate chairs). We got there first thing and had the place to ourselves, but within minutes it was packed. Given the openair quality of the restaurant, its reserved for nice days. No view, but that gives it the industrial feel.

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    If we had had a few more nights here in town, we would have eaten at the beer garden for sure.

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