Our first time here and we were pleasantly surprised. Great food, beer, and atmosphere. Our server Taylor was great! She knew all the beers and helped us in trying to figure out which ones to order. Definitely recommend this place!!! read more

I've been to willibrew pretty often and always love the food and atmosphere. I've only had kind customer service and the decor and ambiance on the inside of the building is lovely. It can be on the pricier side but the portions are usually pretty big and always really delicious. I am overjoyed that Willibrew is on Main Street. As someone who's grown up near Willimantic, it's always great to see a beautiful business like this flourishing & making the community better. No complaints! read more

It's always busy here but it is totally worth the wait especially if you can snag a spot at the bar. Wait staff is friendly and gets you want you need. Great place for appetizers and beer. A must get is the nachos. Note- you will need at East four people if yo want to eat other food too. Nachos come fully loaded on a HUGE platter. Other great apps are the poppers (breaded really well and have a good kick), beef skewers (flavorful and juicy) and the pretzel (beer cheese is fantastically cheesy and what you want for a pretzel)! read more

I had a BLT sandwich on marble rye with their own potato salad. Both were very tasty. The BLT was stacked with all the necessary ingredients and the potato salad was better than any you find in deli's. I washed it down with their own blond ale and that brought everything together. Looking forward to going back. read more

Decided to try out on a last minute date night. First time visiting. What a great decision! We arrived a bit early for a reservation which we didn't need because the bar area tables were so happy and contagious with socializing people joy! Totally worked out perfect as we were in the mood for a little post work week fun people noise. We asked to stay seated in bar area which our hostess was able to accommodate. Okay I'll start by saying...bring your very best apetite. Like Man vs. Food style. We ordered nachos, pulled pork flatbread and a couple salads. The flatbread was the best flavors, and was enough for 4. Salads were perfect, fresh and ample sized. Nachos their most popular appetizer, were over the top great. A huge portion so we brought home leftovers which heat up nicely in an air fryer. We'll be back! read more

I come here everyday with my grandson and my grandfather. Always order the steak and fries with lemonade.

Food is great. Their beer selection is always changing but always good. Nice place to reconnect with friends.

I can never say enough good things about this restaurant. The food, the staff, and the atmosphere is amazing. This is my fiancé and I favorite place to go for a meal and or a drink. read more

What a great place! Lots of Willimantic brewed beers, along with other varieties. The food is fabulous!

Great place to grab a pint with local brewer options. Atmosphere was great and we had a good time. Would recommend!

Top destination for a road trip to Willimantic. Great location in a former U.S. Post office with an amazing assortment of beer and with a unusual and delicious menu. Highly recommend the onion soup! Favorite beer: Pushing the Envelope!! read more

Love to support a small business like this! Willibrew has awesome food (with a great Gluten Free menu- the GF bread is more like a toasted Flatbread, delicious!!) and they can make most of it gluten free! The history of Willimantic's frogs are carried throughout the restaurant which is cool, and the staff members are quick and efficient. Definitely recommend! read more

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Great huge portion of nachos and a large variety of beers. Prices are a bit steep and the menu is a bit small but overall great experience

Have been here at least 4 times or more. This place never disappoints! Parking lot available as well. Used to be an old post office, has some charm to it. Outside seating on good weather. Great for dinner and lunch. I always check out their specials menu like soup of the day or sandwiches and drinks. Portion and price are very good. Must get their nachos $15, can share with friends or eat by yourself. Definitely filling. Each time it wows me when it's served. I have tried their steak, beer flights, beer tap sandwich, pulled pork sandwich, Parmesan veal, and whatever else I can remember the names of. They got tons of beer options, a whole page of separate menu of everything, you'll definitely find something new to try every time! read more

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Stopped for late lunch after several fellow craft beer lovers recommended it. Food was very good. We had burgers (build your own), shaved steak sandwich, and a buffalo chicken wrap. Found the best sides to be the potato salad and cajun fries. Great beer selection served in proper glassware. We opted for some CT IPAs we dont see in our area too often (Beer'd, Ice Cream Man, and Stubborn Beauty). Stan was our waiter and he gets 5 stars for service and personality. Very reasonable prices as well. I look forward to going back and sampling more of the menu as well as trying some if their own brews. read more

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I genuinely used to love this place since 2011. I went there with my coworkers recently and had a great time; however, one of the employees ripped a drink out from my hand saying there was a limit. We paid for the drink, they eventually reimbursed us after my friends said something because I was in tears and was absolutely embarrassed. It breaks my heart because I loved this place. I felt like a child. I used to work here too so maybe they felt more comfortable doing that? Anyway, very disappointing and I will never go back. read more

OMG! Had the best meal I've had in a while at Willimantic Brewing Company. The stuffed chicken breast was amazing! The staff were friendly and prompt. Portions were HUGE. This is definitely worth a look. read more

I always enjoy what's on tap, guided by the wait staff recommendations. Chicken sandwiches and burgers are my go-to. Good service. It gets crowded and noisy. read more

Great food great people There is something on the menu for everyone. The quality of the food is great the staff well informed and the atmosphere is awesome. read more

I'll start by saying Tim M. and I arrived here around 4:30pm on a Saturday, and it was mad packed. I'm not sure I get the flow of the space, but we came in through the main door from the parking lot, and somehow we meandered to the bar area. Literally every table was packed except one in the corner. We were joining a much larger party that had been here a little bit longer, so I snagged the beer list. Definitely a long list, but why are there no prices on it? That bothers me to no end. Also, there were no descriptions of the beers on the list, so I asked the waitress for the best IPA. She recommended the Frog Brigade, which was ok, pretty average. There was some issue at the table where our nachos never showed up, so we ended up getting them to go. I love the space, and clearly this spot is popular, but there's something about the free-for-all nature of the bar area that I do not like, and overall there just seems to be a hectic buzz. I'd definitely check this spot out another time, though, and give it another review. read more

The location is so cool - it's in an old bank. Loved the re-purposing of that location into a very busy brewery! There's parking outside and even on a Saturday there was plenty of parking along the street. We sat inside close to the bar so we could watch the television. Our server was nice but not very attentive. He left during our meal and the woman (Dee, I think) we had after was so nice. Very friendly and actually checked on us. The menu is huge. Drink menu was huge too. For drinks, we tried their beers (thumbs way up from my dining partner) while my mother tried the rum tiki special drink (powerful) and I tried first the root beer float drink. So delicious. Then I tried the banana bread - very strong and nice but not as tasty as the root beer. We shared the poutine dish. Best dish we had. Amazing steak on top. Not much gravy but the french fries and cheese tasted great. For mains, my mother got the beer battered fish and chips. She liked it but felt like it gave her a stomach ache after. I ordered the jumbalaya, figured it'd be New England spicy but no, it was New Orleans spicy and I had to trade after one bite with my partner. Alas, it smelled and looked great and he loved it but I couldn't take the spice. His cat fish sandwich was just okay. Not really something I'd order and I'm not a fan of fried fish. The french fries were good. The wait time was a bit much. A lot of time passed between sitting and getting drinks and until Dee came along we felt pretty ignored by our waiter. I'd stop in again if in the area but be more careful with what I ordered as they were seriously not kidding about the spice level. Great prices and huge quantity of food with every order so you get the most for your dollar for sure! read more

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If you're looking for the biggest plate of nachos, with gobs of REAL melted cheese, then definitely come here! Myself and two other friends shared one as an appetizer and I swear the box of leftovers weighed at least 5 pounds! The service was great and the beer selection plentiful. For those who are GF, they have a special menu. Unfortunately, this isn't my kind of food as I prefer healthier selections. When we asked the waitress, she admitted that salads where our only option. We ended up sharing the Coventry Caesar Salad with grilled shrimp. When I saw the bill, I almost fell out of my seat! The large Caesar was $9.99 and the four, small, dried up excuses for grilled shrimp, were an additional $7.99!! (Yes, I see now that the prices were right there on the menu but we were treating a friend for her birthday and she did the ordering.) read more

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Wow. Just wow. Disappointed beyond belief. With all of the talk and recommendations I expected a decent meal. Arrived with the dining room @ 1/3 capacity. Waitress friendly and helped navigate the multiple menus Coffee Porter: Delicious and cold Southwest pub steak: seasoned well but served Luke warm; garlic mashed crusty and barely warm, topped with cold asparagus. Would have liked to have it served hot. Bratwurst sandwich: Giant bun, toasted, cold brat surrounded with cold kraut. Good flavors, but cold Garlic onion rings:. Cold. Didn't even taste them So yeah. Might try again when there is no one in the dining room, maybe there is a trick to getting hot food here. Waitress offered to take the food and reheat it. But I don't like microwave reheated food. It's either hot and fresh or its no good. If I want something from the microwave I'll order a Kraft dinner at home. read more

I used to come here often several years ago. The food was always just average but the great beer, the service and ambiance were always worth it. Well, I'm sorry to say that my experience yesterday did not compare to days gone by. What a disappointment! The food was only border line edible, and no one at our table was satisfied with their dishes. Mine was particularly awful. I ordered the taco salad with vegetarian chili which used to be my go-to meal. The chili was bland and everything tasted stale or old. By the time I got home I was quite ill and am still feeling queasy. As for service, our waitress seemed annoyed that we were there and that we hadn't decided on our orders right away. She also kept stopping at our table asking if we needed anything else, not in a helpful manner but as if she was trying to move us along. This was particularly annoying since there were maybe 10 people in the bar area at lunch time. I am hoping this was just a bad day for everyone but judging by the very few people in attendance I fear this was not the case. Two stars for the ambience, which so far has not changed read more

This is a repeat visit of many. The decor of the main seating area - inside a grand old post office building - is wonderful! The painted ceiling is unique. I alway sit at the long mahogany bar though and try a draft with my meal. I'm very fond of the stouts served here. I like the hearty food (except for the nachos), and when Jake is on the bar and not too busy it's a pleasure to chat with him. The other bartenders are attentive and knowledgeable and I appreciate the good service at the host desk as well. Be sure to see the spectacular mural on the outside of the building across the street. read more

I've been going to Willibrew for over 10 years now, I started when I went to UCONN and then continued to head to this "beer mecca" from wherever I lived in the state, sometimes traveling up to an hour just to enjoy an afternoon of tasty beers, yummy nosh and trivia... HOWEVER, about 2 years ago I ended up purchasing a house in Lebanon, and lo and behold... I live about 2 miles away from Willibrew now. Pretty much the best day ever when I found that out. Anyhow, enough about me... let's get on with the establishment. This brew pub is located in the old post office and the bar area is absolutely gorgeous. They have retained as much of the post office as possible, and you can clearly see the mailboxes and the walk up windows behind the bar. The other half of the building houses sit-down table dining, however the bar area also has at least 20 tables for patrons. For what it's worth, the bar area is where it's at. I will wait for an open table just because I like it better there. In the summer there is outdoor seating right on Main Street and you can enjoy the Willimantic Spice as you dine. The food? Amazing. Really, I'm not lying. The menu is fairly large and all the dishes have cute names of local towns to keep up with the "post office" theme. They have sandwiches, burgers, salads, pizzas, full on entrees... In July every year they have Lobsters & Steamers every weekend. They have specials daily... All of the soups are amazing. The apps? Amazing. Nachos are freaking huge, do not attempt to eat them alone. They also have wings, my favorite are the Oy Vey! (I'm sure you guessed, I like spicy!) The Beer? Do you even have to ask? Ahhhhhmazing! Huge selection of both their house brewed beers and guest taps. They are known for their hoppy IPA's, however I am a Saison lover, and Dave brews some of the best Saison's I've ever had. I was in last night and enjoyed the Blanche de Willi (IPA/Saison), Saison Noir (Dark Saison) and Salacious Saison. I wished they had Saison's year round... but the IPA's are equally as good. If you find a brew you like, you can take it home in a 64 oz. growler. Tired of drinking their house brews? Pick one of the 20 or so guest beers they have on tap. There is no BMC on tap here, only the best craft beers that you can find in the state. Your choices are endless, and if you can't make up your mind you can get a 5 beer sampler with any of the taps they have. Atmosphere? A+. It definitely get's super noisy in the pub, but it's fun. They have tv's throughout the pub where you can play trivia. The people are diverse, families, couples, college kids, everyone mingles. There are so many locals that come here on a regular basis, it's definitely the "Cheers" of the North East corner. They host different events throughout the year that you can purchase tickets for -- from Oyster & Beer pairings to Beer tastings and full 4 or 5 course meals paired with beers. Depending on the event, it can sell out super quick. Oktoberfest is sold out in days every year. On your way out you can pick up Willibrew shirts, mugs, glasses or growler coozies. I think they even make dog treats now! So, overall summary? If you love beer, and you love food, you definitely need to head over to Willibrew. If you come on Sunday, bring your favorite stein and they will fill it for you. Order the nachos, stay a while... I promise you, you will not regret it! read more

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We've eaten there many times throughout the years and always enjoy it. A bunch of us are vegetarian and they have a bunch of options including build your own burger. Past 2 weeks have twice gotten take-out for the Molly's Vegetarian Fried Chik'in sandwich and we love it. The French Fries selection is great too! Thanks Willi Brew! read more

The Willimantic Brewing Company is a great restaurant located in the old post office building on Main Street Willimantic. Great ambiance. Jordan, our server, was A+ attentive and helpful. When deciding upon which homemade draft beer he asked me a few questions then brought me two samples, both very good. I ended up with one called "Holiday Mail". Liz had the Vegetarian Chili while I had the homemade bread and a salad. I chose the Fish & Chips. The fish was excellent, and the steak fries were hot and crispy. For her entree Liz selected the Spinach Salad which was also very good. For dessert we had Carrot Cake and Coffee. There was absolutely nothing to complain about. Looking around at all the other happy patrons it is obvious to me this place deserves a 5 star rating. read more

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Was referred to this fantastic place by a friend. My party had the 5 beer sampler, plus, the beer tap battered beef sandwich. in fashion of being in another state, I only chose the local brews, and in this case, the darker the better. rich golden taste throughout most brews. the sandwich itself is with beer, a hint of vinegar and so much cheese, but never lost the pure taste of the meat. will definetly make this the regular when I appear in conneticut, wow. read more

This place rocks! Service is the best. Like consistently the best. Always awesome specials. Amazing beer selection. Never been disappointed or dissatisfied. There's numerous reasons they're always winning all kinds of awards. Will continue to go here as often as possible. read more

This place was great before covid. Now it sucks. Menu is 1/8 the size it use to be. Extremely hard to navigate and it just isn't what it was. I will never come here again read more

Always delicious and a great beer selection. The environment is really cool, all of the old post office items add to the charm.

I got there at a very busy time, 630pm with a street festival going in right outside. I had a party of two and was seated within 10 min. I ordered a beer sampler and the waitress seemed very knowledgeable about her brews while giving me suggestions. Drinks came out quickly along with or two appetizers, stuffed mushrooms and fried calamari. The stuffed mushrooms where very good and very filling. Lots of good texture and flavors. There was enough for two or three people. The fried calamari was good. It didn't stand out or anything just the average calamari. The dipping sauce was better then expected tho. Main course was stuffed chicken over mashed potatoes and it was extremely good. There is a half portion our full portion option and I chose full. No way could I finish it all after the appetizers! Very creamy, the chicken was cooked perfectly and not dry. A+ work here. This was the fourth time coming here and I haven't been disappointed. Each time has been very busy and very loud. To me it feels a little pricey. They also have a bar area and an outside padio area but I have not been to either. read more

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Quesadilla and service great. Michael Hope had a great smile. Can't wait to go back. Love the beer and Nachos (best ever)

After hearing about this restaurant/brewery for some time now, we finally got out this way to stop in. What a beautiful space! I would never have thought a restaurant would work so well in an old post office, but they really pull it off while keeping a lot of the old charms. Service was very friendly and helpful. I am not a beer person, but the waitress brought over two samples for me to try and I ended up going with their Cream Ale--smooth and light. Tom went with the Workingman's Wheat, and he enjoyed that. On to the food! The nachos should really come with a disclaimer, or at the very least, a suggestion that you should have 4 people or so with you. The plate was absolutely monstrous! We made this suggestion to our waitress--and then she told us that a man had come in last week and ate the whole thing by himself (gross, believe me). I didn't want to even think about more food when our sandwiches arrived. I had the Beer Tap Beef Sandwich (thin sliced steak, swiss and balsamic-beer glazed onion)--I felt that the sandwich was a bit on the dry side and it could have used either a sauce or au jus on the side. Tom had the Brooklyn Buffalo Chicken Wrap--the wrap was so messy, with the sauce dribbling out the bottom.. It would have been better if the chicken was breaded so the hot sauce could stick to it. Both sandwiches came with huge steak fries in your choice of flavors. Overall, decent bar food and house brewed beer. I am sure this is the hot spot to be on the weekend or at happy hour and can see why it is so popular! read more

Flying cigar ale is nice and cold on a hot day but tasted a little flat. Also had the Paradigm Shift which was an extraordinary beer. Had the Reuben (Corned Beef) and it was decent. Probably a 6 out of 10. Seemed like the bread was toasted not grilled. Sort of a marbled rye and it was excellent. Server was very friendly and started off inexplicably slow but we got there as they opened and it may have taken a bit for the place to get going. Once he got going he was excellent. All in all it was very good. read more

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Good beer, good meal. Flatbread pizza, chicken sandwich with caramelized onions, burritos and the taco Thursday special were all consumed with a smile. Evan was a great waiter read more

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Cool atmosphere and great food. Love the wings and garlic fries! Clever menu - great beers- both in house and selection from around the area. read more

Willibrew is the best bar In the area. They have the best beer selection and also brew their own seasonal beers. This was the go to spot in college for any special or classy occasion. We would often go on Sundays for "stein night" where you bring your own stein glass in and they fill it up for the price of one beer. The pulled pork nachos a.k.a PP Cho's are a must have. One order is enough for about 4 people. read more

Can't say enough positive things about Willibrew. One of my favorite places in Connecticut