My wife and I went to White Lion for a midafternoon lunch. When we walked in we were not acknowledged. The bartender and waitress were talking to each other, we had to ask if we should seat ourselves. There were only a small handful of people in the restaurant at the time. We were seated for at least five minutes before the bartender came over with food menus and a drink menu which he literally tossed on our table and walked away. Didn't off us water or anything. After another ten minutes, with no one so much as taking a drink order from us, my wife and I left. read more

SO SLOW. Frustrating so. I wouldn't go back for lunch. Food was burnt. Hardly anyone there and it still 45 minutes to get something that should have taken half the time. read more

So few things to know about this place. First. There is no table service so all the reviews "no one came to my table" if you read the 20 signs that said no table service you would have see your entitlement doesn't matter. Second. It gets busy but if you are patient and not a jerk they take great care of you. Third. Food. Absolutely amazing. Been three times on my trip to the area. Steak sandwich, burger (shown) and sticky ribs. I will say the sticky ribs are messy but delicious. If you sit at the bar you can see the brewery through the glass. Not sure how the review"they don't wear gloves" because you can't see the kitchen. Probably the same one that didn't read the no table service sign. Would like to see a few more TVs for some games but all good. Check this place out if you're in town. read more

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Best burger I've had in a really long time. I got the one with burnt ends on it and it was massive. The serving sizes here are fantastic and everything tasted great. The chicken tenders were also a huge portion and super good. The only downside was our server, Rick. He really needs a change of attitude. I get it, he was literally the only person working the entire restaurant on a busy Sunday night, so I understand the stress. But still, he was really rude, and it definitely made people upset. Thankfully, the food was so good that it made up for it. read more

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Very cool place. I parked in the Tower Square parking garage and took the elevator to the bottom floor where White Lion is located. Tower Square is actually quite nice and very clean. I was impressed. White Lion is a large space with a massive bar and good sized seating area. They have garage type doors that open to the outside with some nice city views. Beer was fresh and delicious. Food was solid, especially the chicken wings that were juicy and cooked perfectly. Recommend!! read more

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Had an excellent time here saturday night. The band was a lot of fun and of course the beers were excellent. Didn get a chance to try the food but the service was on point. Wish I lived closer to go more often. read more

The process is broken here. Order at the bar- food delivered to you. BUT you cannot get the bartender to look at you. I stood patiently for way to long. and it wasn't that busy. I couldn't even imagine if it was slammed... The facility has on street parking downtown- tough feat even for a Sunday night in the summer. The facility is spacious even has a little stage built. The stage this day had empty boxes placed for kids to stack and play- AMAZING idea1 Our 2 year old spent the whole time playing with the boxes (thank you WL!) It can be loud but fun. I had the highbrow sticky ribs. Falling off the bone, finger licking DELICIOUSNESS! I love teriyaki/Asian flavors. This was extremely flavorful and downright memorable to be honest. We also had buffalo wings and truffle fries. These were just not memorable. They were ok. The kids loved the fried oreos. True score: 3.5 because the ribs were so good read more

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As my friend and I sat down to look at a menu, we noticed we could see the cook preparing the burger buns without any gloves. It was bad enough she had no hair net on or uniform, but to not have on gloves handling food in mass production that would be served to the public is definitely a no go for me! This was not my first time going there, my second time. The first time I was not sitting in an area where I could see the cook. I did eat ribs and wings that evening and I ordered a drink from the bar. I am hoping and praying the cook that night was much more sanitary. The place was clean today. We asked if they use gloves when cooking and the waitress saw the cook without gloves handling the food. The waitress said, yes she uses gloves. My friend asked, when because she is not using them now. The cook apparently heard our discussion and then pulled out black gloves from underneath the counter. Please do better White Lion! read more

I visited the White Lion Brewing Company on a short visit to Springfield. The beer list was pretty limited, I just got a flight with their 3 sours they offered and they were pretty decently flavored. The food was good for bar food and they have a pretty wide menu for food. I ordered the hot chicken sandwhich meal which had a good kick to it but nothing spectacular. The sandwhich came with fries and they were tasty and crispy. If you're looking for a laid back spot, this is a good option for a bite. read more

It is a brewery, but the drink menu is very limited. Enough that I had trouble overing a drink because they didn't even carry 3 tiers of liquor. I ordered the burnt ends, but it was mostly fat w/ a small rim of meat that was very hard & doused in BBQ sauce. I don't like that much sauce, but at least it least tasty, and wasn't super sweet. I would not over that again. My friend ordered the light lofe fish & said that it was meh. We all tasted the fries & they were not great. There was nothing truffle about them.. they were dry rosemary shoestring fries & they weren't that good. Rhe waiter actually gave hwr Parmigiano to put on them to give them some flavor. The fish was overcooked & flavorless & unseasonably. it was not even good in her opinion. The staff was very nice, but ill equipped. It wasnt even very bust, but they stulill seemed frazzled. My recommendation is going to be skip this place completely. read more

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excellent place and it's been a while. nice new brews and new eats! have you been? why not? what are you waiting for?!? read more

White Lion Brewing Company - Breweries Near Me - Springfield, Massachusetts

First time trying their smash burger patty melt and I can't tell you how satisfying it was! Served on delicious rye bread with Swiss cheese, caramelized onions, beer mustard and a side of fries...definitely worth trying! The perfect lunch when you're hungry. Paired with the red ale made it a win! read more

The food was really good aside from the sandwich being on the dry side but once I asked for a side of sauce all was well! The bartenders were very friendly and attentive and the DJ had all the good hip hop & R&B playing! read more

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Came during lunchtime, which apparently was great because I felt like we had the place to ourselves knowing that Friday night and all the way till Sunday this place is packed. Enjoy the beer was very good. Had an IPA. It was called the Marcus Camby delicious also had a sandwich and chicken wings. I know that normally I have a picture associated with the food but I've noticed a trend when I'm drinking beer I eat the food and then I forget to take my picture so we're gonna be working on that. This has nothing to do with the review. However, the food was delicious. Take my work for it. read more

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Saturday evening. 6pm. Went to get beers and food. There was a line of about 10 people to order, went fairly quick. They had a limited menu which was fine. Ordered chicken tenders and fries and a burger. After 45 min, an overworked server/bar manager delivered 3 tiny chicken fingers fried in old dark oil with a side of unsalted tortilla chips. Burger was 100% a premade commercial frozen shaped burger with some broken ends of onion rings. I asked why and she said "we are out of fries, running low on most foods and you get what you get". No apologies, no free drink, no ketchup, no mayo... just suck it up or leave. Was it busy, yes. Did they make it a place id return to... no. read more

Sticky Ribs are amazing! Best I've ever had!...Mac and cheese is also amazing! Not your run of the mill Brewery food read more

Okay, anything overseen by High Brow will be good - the wings, hot chicken sandwich - were great. But here's the problem, it's a pub in a downtown area, staffed by two bartenders who aren't shy about stating that they don't wait on tables. That's a huge miss on their part. It took 15 minutes just to close our tab and they had the gall to ask for a suggested 22% tip! Surrounded by options with actual service, they shot themselves in the foot here. Beware. read more

Fantastic beer, food and vibes - what more could you ask for in a brewery?! I ordered a Caesar salad with sticky ribs and a flight to try a few of their beers; everything was so good! Their space is large and inviting, they host plenty of events and have windows that completely open to the street. This is a must stop when visiting Springfield! read more

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Food is fire. But if they have someone working the bar and accepting online orders, they have to learn a better way to handle themselves. The guy was speaking to me like an idiot tonight because he's never heard of Seamless. George. Do better bro. You are taking orders from customers. If you don't understand that the restaurant that you work uses Seamless, ask a manager. If you are a manager, learn to do your role better. Thank you. I'll order a fifth time, just please don't be so ignorant towards me George. read more

White Lion is an amazing brewery. The beer is marvelous. The food is excellent. The atmosphere is as cool as it gets, and they have awesome, fun events on a regular basis. It's a Black owned business, which to me is a distinct plus, LGBTQ welcoming, and the vibe? Chill. Love it. The staff is helpful and friendly. And you can see how the beer is brewed. The steel tanks are behind glass, right there in the dining/bar area. It's really interesting, and it's great to know that this high quality brew is being made right here, in Springfield MA. Parking isn't a problem. There are parking garages, and on street spaces (meters) so don't worry about that. It closes relatively early, in comparison to some of the other bars in the area, but that's really ok, because there's no trouble here, none. It's a safe, clean, good vibe environment. Yay White Lion! read more

Walking around in between volleyball games we found this place. Went into what we thought was a little mall. Nothing open at the time and not much really going on. We saw this brewery and decided we would come back when it opened. I had a flight of beers, I love sours and they had 5 to choose from, so perfect way to try 4 of them. I had the fight the sour, carnival candy kettle sour, pomegranate and raspberry Bellini sour and the blueberry marshmallow sour. I originally thought my favorite on first sip was the blueberry marshmallow. You can really taste the blueberry and the marshmallow gives it kind of a balanced touch of cream taste. But once it sat for awhile it didn't taste as fruity. The fight the sour and the Bellini sours ended up being my favorite. We ordered a couple of appetizers, the roasted Brussel sprouts and buffalo tenders. The brussel sprouts were cooked to perfection. Cooked through so the center wasn't hard but yet roasted to crispy perfection on the outside. They were tossed with a hot honey, which I think was spicier than the buffalo wings. The sprout were served with a lemon vinaigrette that honestly just tasted like and I very blended olive oil mixed with clarified butter. No real lemon flavor and really not needed. Don't really get how it complimented the Brussel sprouts. They minus the dipping sauce were the best I have ever had and would order over and over again. The chicken tenders were amazing. Fresh chicken breast that you could tell they cut themselves and are breaded to order. The breading was so nice and crispy, the chicken was so juicy. Amazing!!! There is no table service so you will have to go to the bar and order everything. They use a QR code for you to scan for the menu. But once you order the food is brought to you when ready. Service was fast and friendly. I am looking forward to the next time I need to go to Springfield because this place will definitely be on my agenda for the day. read more

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I'm afraid that this place is if you are going out for beer okay but food FORGET ABOUT IT KID! First I got the catfish nuggets but they were so greasy, broke apart with fork and their Cajun remoulade sauce NOT EVEN THAT & the sticky ribs OH NO-no flavor from the ribs, sauce was just not existent and overall a badly bland meal! The only decent things I will say is water was decent and restroom was clean but however IDK BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT WORTH IT!!!! Another flaw was the music stuff because it didn't seem to have any consistency for the place-ANOTHER ISSUE!!!! read more

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First time here. Great beers and good food!! I had the smash burger and it was perfectly juicy. The Marcus Camby NEIPA was great! As was the Skylion Kristallweizen. Our server was actually one of the brewers, Ian, and he was great! Highly recommend! read more

Good food and good beer selection. Bartenders weee helpful and friendly. Tap room was a little on the loud side. read more

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Great place that let us in even though we were 20 min earlier than they open. Who does that? Very sweet manager (or maybe he was owner). Gave us a rundown of their brewing and open viewable food prep area. Good flights and great onion rings! Very nice staff! read more

My friends and I visited White Lion Brewing this past Sunday - November 30, 2025...love the length of the bar and spacious seating of tables! Great atmosphere. Our bartender, Rick, was quick to acknowledge our arrival, courteous, and quite funny. Feeling a bit hungry for some snacks, we ordered some wings and of course fries...DELICIOUS!!! It was a great time!! Will definitely return. read more

Had dinner here with a friend after a conference at Mass Mutual Center. I heard good things about the beer, and I wasn't disappointed. There was a wide variety of beers and hard seltzers, fruit and sours to stouts and IPAs. The food was also excellent. I ordered the street tacos and they were fabulous. This may be an unpopular pairing, but I love tacos and fries! The fries were cooked perfectly! The service was top notch and the washrooms were very clean. Highly recommend. read more

White Lion Brewing Company - Breweries Near Me - Springfield, Massachusetts

I was in Springfield for a conference this weekend, and every time I go to Springfield, I am shocked at what a ghost town it is. Restaurants are often closed on the weekends, and there are only a handful of places where you can go for dinner on a Saturday night. It has the oddest downtown scene that I have ever seen in my travels. That being said, I am always pleasantly surprised when I find a gem like White Lion in this sleepy city. It's oddly placed inside a dying mall, which is weird, so when you sit by one of the side windows, you look directly into an empty mall. But inside, the food is tasty and the beer is good. I like the set-up too, where you order everything at the bar, beer and food, and they bring it to your table. It makes it easy to pay separately in big groups. I had the Pilsner which was delicious and tried the nachos, which weren't the most incredible nachos I've ever had, but probably a Springfield 9 or 10. read more

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Great in house beers. Boneless jerk wings were tasty. Staff was friendly and accommodating. read more

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Love it! Cute place. Great service. Excellent food and beer! We had the Asian wings - omg - delish. We also tried the truffle Parmesan fries - highly recommend. The Mac and cheese balls were also legit good. If you're in downtown Springfield and don't try this place, you're missing out! read more

Don't be deceived by the location, once you enter you feel removed from the business district and transported to a cool brewery. The staff was very attentive and made great recommendations on what to drink. I tried multiple sours (they have cute 5 oz pours!) And the food was top notch! Highly recommend the sticky ribs! Unlike anything I've had in the area. read more

White Lion Brewing Company - wings with buffaloeish (R) sticky ribs (L) - Breweries Near Me - Springfield, Massachusetts

Wen there recently with a larger group for a retirement party. I could not tell the staff MORE how awesome they all were, considering there were maybe 3 staff on the floor, and 2 or three in the kitchen. We had a very large group (not to include the general public - our party was about 50+ people) and the staff were just absolutely amazing. Not only that, the menu (both drinks and food) has a wide variety for all palates and was downright delicious! We cant wait to come back again! read more

Solid NEIPA on tap - just wish there was more of a selection. Brussel sprouts were very good, but a bit expensive for not a large amount. Service was great. read more

Came down for the Comedy Show, which is really an excuse to get some of Highbrow Kitchen's Asian Sticky Ribs. Got a side of the crispiest show string French fries and a Grape & Apple Bellini Sour. This place is really something. Can't wait to come back again for some of them ribs! Ray let's bump them to an entrée they are the MVP. read more

sat at the bar. great beer selection. limited food menu, but tasty. top notch bartenders really took care of us. funky industrial vibe. good hangout. read more

we were in town for a volleyball tournament. They were accommodating with our large group and time change. Food was great.. portions were good and staff was so friendly. Highly recommend! read more

Came in for Wednesday lunch since I work nearby. I ordered the sticky rib salad and was disappointed. The salad was basically just a bag of field greens. The ribs were good but you only get two and they're pretty small. All this for $16? I left hungry. Won't be back. read more

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we had a Christmas party and everything was so great! the staff Rick, Kathleen and Steven were so professional and attentive to all our needs! The food was amazing! the short ribs were delicious! read more

Rick was amazing!! They had a conference or event next door and opened on a rare Monday. Owners did not plan correctly and he was by himself and killed it! Beer was good. read more

Everything you'd want in brewery. Ownership is present, connected, and driven by a dope why for the city of Springfield. Beer is delicious, interesting, creative, and sure to offer something unique while also having solid go to options. LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT WHITE LION!!! read more

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