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    The Merchant Ale House

    4.2 (64 reviews)
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    THE MERCHANT ALE HOUSE ATMOSPHERE

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    Hipster
    Quiet
    Live music
    Good for groups

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    Cheeseburger
    William S.

    It was my first time in St Catherine's and went to my followers for a food recommendation, had 3 people say this place. They came thru big time! Extremely excellent service behind the bar, was walked thru the menu and settled on the cheeseburger. absolutely delicious wish I was a better food photographer!!! Can see why the place has a great reputation really cool vibes inside.

    BLT
    Olivia O.

    Great brewery!! The beers and food are phenomenal. The salads are all made with extremely fresh ingredients. The BLT had the perfect ratio of bacon for the sandwich. The blueberry beer here is my favorite. They even put fresh blueberries in the beer. The establishment is clean and staff is friendly.

    Sunset Glow Sour IPA

    The food, the service, the drinks, ALL of it 10/10! Their house brewed Sunset Glow Sour IPA was perfect for casual drinking/bar food. Not your typical sour IPA, lighter and refreshing. The fried chicken sandwich and onion rings were out of this world! Fried but not greasy in the slightest. Live an hour away and already planning our next trip!

    Beer menu - they did NOT have Bad Blood, the dark lager
    Stephanie S.

    Busy spot in downtown St Catherines on a Saturday night. Since it's downtown, it's street parking ONLY or paid lot. If there's an event going on in the area, you'll be subject to $20 parking, UNLESS you're savvy at finding street parking. The Merchant Ale House is a resto/bar, but they do brew their own beers. Staff were friendly! There was at least 1 beer on the menu that they were out of. I believe flights were ~$15 for 4-5. A pint was close to $10. They had a wide range of beers. Since it's really more of a bar, it was a bit difficult to pick up bottles to-go. If you're seated, you can always ask the servers and they'll bring them to you / put them on your bill!

    Jennifer K.

    The Merchant Ale House was the last stop of food and alcohol crawl in the area. I was wined out, beer-ed out but this little brewery pub is worth our while to stop over before we heading home. Dark.... While I looked at my Yelp friend and our nice server with those sleepy eyes.. I want Tasting Flight ($9.50) - Maris Mild, Strawberry Blonde, Dark Wheat, Ginger. Beers brewed in house were all pretty decent and I love how they have seasonal varieties. The vibe is really laid back and quiet. A lot of students having a night cap with their friends. Definitely worth dropping by for a drink or 2 when you are in the area. I know what I want to drink next time.. Drunken Monkey Oatmeal Stout! That monkey on the tap is just too cute to be missed! Check their Facebook page for special: 7 for $7 all day menu sounded good.

    Pulled pork and avocado egg rolls.  BOOM!!
    Alex M.

    These guys get it! Ultra clean taps of house-made beer. The seasonal scotch ale is my new all-time favourite beer. The atmosphere was amazing, staff were radiant and had a great sense of humour, and the FOOD!! They take their menu seriously without any ego. Simple, good food that you can tell was made with passion and respect. I can say, if you appreciate a true gastropub that holds themselves to a high standard, get over here and fill your feed tubes with some of their solids and liquids!

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    Great food and beer, Bailey was great and fun atmosphere! Highly recommend! If you're looking for a good burger, this is great!!

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    Review Highlights - The Merchant Ale House

    It was my first time in St Catherine's and went to my followers for a food recommendation, had 3 people say this place.

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