Stopped here while on vacation. I had a delicious German style beer (sorry I can't remember the name); my husband had one of the IPAs. We also ate - meatball special for me; Reuben sandwich for the husband. Their food is also very good. Highly recommend this place! read more

We recently moved to the area and so wanted to check it out-- and holy cow, what a great place. We will definitely be back. Waitstaff was awesome, everyone was working together to make a flawless experience. Food was awesome and we tried a flight of their beers which was excellent as well. Overall - highly recommend. read more

I've been here twice now. The place has a really cool vibe. Great atmosphere. The food was excellent. I had a teriyaki steak wrap. Delicious. My only complaint was the service was pretty bad. We were never given silverware or asked if we wanted refills on our drinks. My son asked for water. Never got it. The food is good. The nachos looked amazing. Just be prepared to wait! read more

Couldn't get in on a Friday so headed there Monday. Very cute place, created from a huge old bank. The onion rings were fabulous and the giant nachos looked great. Big problem was the chicken pot pie. It was the size of a cup of soup with one tiny pie crust on top. Tasted good but horribly overpriced at $13.99! Reuben was OK but not great. read more

So this is my first time at this restaurant. I am extremely disappointed in the management here. One thing to note...our waitress was great and this review is not based on her service at all. We asked for a pizza with cheese only on half. ANY restaurant has always been willing to accommodate that. Our waitress placed the order and then came back to tell us that the manager said that they would not add cheese to only half. We also ordered the stuffed mushrooms with no cheese on top. They refused to do that as well. Needless to say, this was an extremely disappointing outing. We later learned that the pizzas and stuffed mushrooms were both pre-made. Another huge disappointment. Pizzas are one of the easiest things to prepare on the fly. It's a blank canvas. Evidently that's not true here. We would have gotten up to leave after all this but there's nothing else open for lunch in the area. I'm not one for pre-made food. Sorry. read more

One of my fav places to go! Best nachos I've ever had- definitely a hidden gem for Willimantic!

Rude uninterested hostesses. Came with our kids for dinner at 4:45, we could see about 10 open tables. They told us reservations were coming in an hour so we would have to wait 2 hours. We could have easily been gone before their reservations came in 1 hour. Plus there were 10 open tables!!!! Food is inconsistent anyways. We will spend our money elsewhere. read more

Food quality is going down hill fast. Twice now, hot dishes were cold in the middle.

Not at all impressed. Food was very messy and did not even look appetizing. Then came the taste test and I was so disappointed.

Beer selection is obviously amazing. Pulled pork nachos are a must but they pulled the best menu item off the the menu, the honey mustard chicken wings, and I've never been so disappointed. The entrees are a little overpriced but the appetizers never fail me. Also probably the best BLT you'll ever eat. read more

I wish I could split the rating. The food is was good BUT their online menu is apparently out of date. So the salad that I ordered from the lunch menu which should've cost $15 cost $25. Had I known I never would've ordered it. The Lebanon salad with a piece of salmon is in no way worth that money. In fact that would buy itself is not worth $11. When I called to ask about it I was told that I needed to clear my cookies to get the menu to update, but the truth is the menu is just not in sync with some recent price increases that they put in place. read more

Went for friend/roommates 21st bday. Got there, wasn't greeted at the door, nor told where to sit. No signs indicating guests to seat themselves. Got the martini azul, cranberry crush martini, a white russian, and one of their guest sour pints. Took very long for her to notice us once we were seated at a table. Took our drink order but didn't even ask if we wanted waters nor did she introduce herself. We were ready with our food order but she hadn't checked on us for at least 30 minutes. One of my friends had to go to the bartender and ask him if we could order with him. Ordered our food with him, she checked on all of her tables, except ours. Walked right by us. Then, my friend ordered a martini that she did not like at all. She asked if it could be taken back in exchange for a different martini. Server responds, "if it were any other day, I'd say yes but i can't really go up to this bartender and tell him you want a different drink." Friend responds, "Well, I'm not going to drink this so..." Server responds that she's going to ask bartender if he can make a different drink. She asks what drink shed like instead and when my friend tells her the drink she answers, "well are you sure you're going to even like that drink?" If you are a server at a restaurant, you don't respond like that to someones criticism. Once she brought our check, she didn't give us any of the discounts that were supposed to be applied, such as martini monday and guest beer mondays. Also, it should be noted that guest beer mondays only apply if you buy a pint -- still cheap. read more

Stopped en route to a UConn game. Everything was superb (aside from just fine calamari app). Great service. Decor's a bit ... thrown together but ... so what. Fun, tasty food ... read more

four of us came here for the first time on a bustling saturday around 6pm. first impressions: the space was formerly a post office, and the way they've utilized the layout is absolutely confusing for a first-timer. after being dropped off by my boyfriend, i circled around to main st which- one would think- is the obvious entrance to the building, which is just beyond a patio area. nope. entrance is on high st. well, upon entry, i found myself eye to eye with a server at a server station in a very crowded, hopping bar. i looked desperately for a host stand and found none. seeing a long hallway snaking to my left, i ventured down and eventually came upon a waiting area with host stand. some signage would be appreciated... the waiting area is ill-placed as it is fairly narrow, and there is yet another entrance exactly in the middle of it. this is a very high traffic area and, were i to visit again, i would only come at an off-peak hour, due to the ill use of the space. i was quoted a half hour wait time, which was accurate. the beer: there was a huge variety, both of those brewed in-house, as well as other specialty beers carried on draft and by the bottle. I went with the Blache de Willi, a farmhouse style IPA brewed with orange peel; it was good, but not amazing. My boyfriend went with the Certified Gold which he also liked. This place is a veritable homage to beer, most notably evidenced by the wealth of beer taps that decorate the perimeter of the cavernous space. the service: we were waited on my dan, who is a 9 year veteran of the restaurant- and it absolutely showed. his professionalism was evident, though he was still very friendly. he was totally knowledgeable, and didn't miss a beat. the food: we started off with an order of wings. at $9.99 for 12, these were juicy, meaty, and fried to a crisp; a great value. we ordered the jerk seasoning which was nuanced and full of flavor. they arrived without bleu cheese (understandable- we didn't order them buffalo-style), but a side quickly arrived upon request. i'll be honest: the "bleu cheese sauce" was delicious, but bleu cheese, it was not. this had more of a dill-herbaceous flavor, and the "chunks" of bleu cheese resembled (and tasted like) cottage cheese. entrees are accompanied by a salad or a soup of the day. everyone seemed to like what they ordered. i tasted my mom's new england clam chowder, and it was delicate while still full of clam flavor- a true home run. for entrees, my boyfriend ordered an ahi tuna steak special. it was served medium rare (a perfect medium rare) and coated in a teriyaki sauce with sesame seeds. his sides were a garlicky broccoli sautee along with a "fried rice." the tuna was good, the broccoli well-cooked, but the rice was lacking. it appeared they had taken their usual rice pilaf and just added some soy sauce. it was disappointing. my dad ordered a king cut prime rib which came with a baked potato. it came the medium rare that he ordered, and he ate it all. there was a healthy side of jus which i suspect he was tempted to drink to finish off once his steak was done. mom got baked stuffed shrimp with which she was very happy. shrimp were plump, juicy, and full of crab meat stuffing. the rice and veggie sautee with which they were served were very tasty. i tasted the crab meat stuffing, and actually think they could offer this as its own little side. i was in the mood for a chicken caesar wrap, and was highly disappointed. let's be honest: chicken caesar wraps are a gamble. too much or too little dressing. soggy or super-crunchy croutons. soggy wrap, or poor construction- there's a number of things that could go wrong. in this instance, the wrap consisted of exactly lettuce, chicken, and dressing. no cheese, no croutons- nothing of interest, or to help the flavor. there was too little dressing, and the chicken was not properly cut (i.e. the breast had cut marks, but was still intact, making it difficult to take lady-like bites). i elected to go with the cajun french fries as a side. the first batch of these were limp and luke warm. i sent them back (hey- if i'm going to spend the calories...) and the second batch was hot, but still limp. if you like your fries crispy, go with something else; these are not. my side of cole slaw, however, was a perfect balance between vinegar and mayo, and had a healthy addition of black pepper for seasoning. i also got a small side of dill pickle chips which were yummy. due to distance from my house, i don't think we'll be back. if we were closer, i might give it another shot. read more

Honestly, living in willimantic the past 7 years i can say that the Willimantic Brewing Company has been on a steady decline since my first time there. The food was good and reasonably priced, the nachos (which were the talk of the town it seemed when i moves here-top 10 nachos in ct i had read on some articles) were great, the beer was good as it should be. As time went on however, things changed. The service began to slack and become emotional at times. I found myself waiting sometimes an hour to get the check then had to wait longer for them to return. The menu was redone, everything increased in price $1, yet all the plates and amount of food stayed the same, now increase of flavors or quantity of food increase to go with the price increase. The nachos stopped being ordered as they always came out burnt, then you had to ask for another one and the time it took, just no, were good on the burnt nachos thank you, and for $23 for nachos and their burnt, come on now. I had a waitress Patricia and she just lacked everything. Courtesy, professionalism. She always seemed grumpy, upset and loved to bicker with anything. She brought our table something we didn't order, boneless wings and then insisted on getting into with one of the people I was with about our order. Annoying to say the least. Next time i was there, she was the waitress again for my party, again never said her name, had to read it off the receipt, and she was just as bad and slow and showed no improvement since our last visit. the next time again for third time, which ended up being the last time i ever went there, i said a prayer that she wouldnt be my waitress, and wouldnt you know, our waitress ended up being...drumroll....Patricia ‍. she once again was snarky and it was just the last straw for me. Food was sub par, increased price, poor waitress, im all set on that. The brewery is a far from what it used to be. If youre going to be going there, just stop for a beer cause they cant mess that up and sit at the bar and talk to one of the pleasant bar tenders. If youre not going there to consume beer, however and are looking for a nice lunch or dinner out, id skip this place. read more

Willimantic Brewery is one of the best, if not THE best brew pub I have been to, and I'm a huge fan of the genre. David, the owner, who I met the first night I had a couple of their offerings was a affable and generous guy who is passionate about beer. The beer menu is unique and well populated by high ABV and high gravity beers--Saisons, Belgian Farm ales (the Flowers Infusion is outstanding), cask-aged ales at room temp, even their IPA casts a wide flavor swath... and it changes. There are about 10 of their offerings available at any given time and a host of near 20 'guest beers' that is curated by the owner and beverage director. Speaking of curated, the menu is as well... including a hot sauce (named: Oy Vay) that the owner himself makes from peppers from his own garden. The veggie burger is house made, and a worthy purchase even if you eat meat. I ordered mine with bacon. It was better than any I've had outside of California or Chicago. read more

Great atmosphere, great food, great beer. It can get pretty crowded on weekends so hey there early!

the beer is great. but their food items are pretty awful. served me wilted, starting- to-rot lettuce in the salad, yuk. instead of doing half-ass job just to lower their reputation, it should just stand as a bar. read more

Went for my friends birthday and the service was terrible. We waited 20 minutes when there were clearly open tables ready. When we finally got seated the table was too tiny for all of us to sit there so we asked for a bigger table. We ordered nachos which is a must for anyone who goes there but be prepared because the serving was huge! Anyways, once we got our food, we did not receive napkins or silverware and had to ask for them ourselves. Overall, the staff was not very friendly but the food was delicious. read more

just had the sunday dinner, pub steak with the amazing sauce that is on my all time favorite, gurleyville chicken, but in place of walnuts, they used finely chopped bacon! it was amazing, came with the just like moms garlic smashed potatoes and veggies that were not crunchie, but cooked perfectly!!! all this for 11.00 should put on menu!!!! i would order again! read more

The old standby... They make beer at that ranges from good to excellent, but never bad. Their selections from other burners is quite extensive, but could use a little more rotation - though it is difficult to rotate that large of a selection. The food is as good as the beer - the nachos are legendary. The Decor is unique and unbeatable. Very, very busy on Friday and Saturday nights - call ahead. read more

Looove this place. Their pulled pork nachos are the best! It's a nice atmosphere there as well and the staff is friendly. I go every few months for the nachos. read more

Delicious drinks but the service I received today was unacceptable. Chose to sit in the bar area specifically to get drinks. Ordered drinks and was about to bring them over to a table when a waitress very rudely informed me that you could not order drinks at the bar and bring them to the tall tables only feet away. It is very confusing that this is the case on the BAR side of this restaurant. Also I wouldn't have minded if the waitress was even remotely nice about it but instead she was very rude. I did not feel welcome and will not be returning. read more

Pretty good food, plenty of food with each portion and for a decent price. Not a huge beer guy but they have a huge selecton. Taking away 2 stars from this review because both times the server has been downright rude...I understand serving can be a stressful job and I have gone on a Saturday night both times but seriously, hire the right people at your locations to make people want to come back. read more

Great selection of food and craft beers. Overall decent service since my years of being a customer but my last trip there we had Stanley as our waiter and service was excellent! read more

I hate this restraunt. I waited three hours for seats and when i ordered a medium steak i got a charred piece of rubber. The only reason Im not giving this a 1 is because they had good drinks. read more

Tried to have dinner with my family last night but was told by hostess that it would be a 2.5 hour wait. Granted we were a party of 10 and I didn't expect to be seated right away. However there was barely anybody waiting and several open tables throughout the restaurant. Hostess claimed the wait was because reservations. If I were a waitress I'd be upset because a missed opportunity to make a nice tip on a large party. Not to mention the hostess was a snotty teenager that poorly represents the establishment. Would have found a way to make it happen. We left and took our buisness and $40 tip elsewhere. While I've enjoyed Willi-brews beer and food in the past, their success is only due to little or no competition in area. Last time I had lunch service was terribly slow for a crowd that needs to go back to work. Overall their food and beer are average. Plenty of other better gastro pubs in the Hartford area, not like Willimantic is a destination. read more

Yesterday's experience is something to remark about. Because of events taking place at the local Universities. the Sunday crowd at WBC was coming and leaving as quickly as they were told that it would be a one hour wait for a table. My wife and I believe that it the few moments that we explored both the bar and restaurant for seats, that we witnessed at least 12 patrons leave although several empty tables were obvious to us. After 30 minutes of waiting, the Chef approached us and invited us to purchase some ales at the bar while we waited. Doing so and then seating ourselves at the door, we were able to watch the hostesses. I confronted them about the 4 visible available tables (there were two more not seen until we were seated) and asked about why we were not seated. She explained some were reserved. Well, in my past life working at various restaurants, hosts were trained to time the tables to assume when tables could be seated and when to tag the reserved. The four tables in question were not seated for the full duration of our meal and all told, for over 90 minutes, they were empty while people were turned away. We had sandwiches that were on one hand, stuffed well and presented nicely but were lacking in flavor as if the dill mayo and dijon caper vinaigrette were either lightly brushed on or were forgotten. The food lacked the spark.The beers are always a treat and quite satisfying. read more

I stopped few times for a glass of local beer, and I would love to give a better rating but the food selection is so unhealthy that I avoid going there anymore. Guys not everyone enjoys fatty greasy food selection that you offer - you can and should do better with so many farms around with fresh food that your customers would enjoy. read more

Very decent pub in an old post office bldg! Good for a nice eat and brewed beers says Daniele. We had traditional burgers and wings and they tasted fine. Come here if u happen to go by willimantic cuz there isn't much in these neck of the woods. read more

First off, I don't drink beer. I am ALWAYS the DD when a group of us go here, but I don't mind because I drink the Hosmer Mt. birch beer all night. YUM. So look elsewhere for beer reviews, of which I'm sure there are many. As for the food, though. MAN. I can talk about it all day. The french onion soup is vegetarian (hooray!) and decadent, the ridiculously large nachos (four people could eat them for a whole dinner, never mind an app) are deliciously over-topped, the veggie-burgers (and regular burgers too, of course) can be topped with balsamic-glazed onions, the garlic fries are absolutely SMOTHERED in fresh garlic, and the chocolate mousse is legendary. I don't think I've ever left here less than in a dream-state. Plus the building itself is fantastic. The menu is full of hilariously bad puns because it used to be a post office, and the huge ceilings and massive amounts of wood make for great ambiance. Top it off with great servers and your only problem is the wait if you forget to make a reservation. OH. And the beer garden's seating is mostly uncomfortable. But really, those are my only complaints. read more

I really liked this place a lot. They had a very nice selection of beers although the ones I tried weren't especially amazing. The food was all pretty good. I got the seared tuna wrap which I highly recommend. I got the cajun fries and tried the jerk fries and the jerk fries were definitely better. read more

Great craft beer, whether their own or locals. Great food and really good service. Terrific atmosphere.

Cool ambiance, nice selection of beers and appetizers, GREAT bloody marys, and overall friendly staff. I definitely plan to go back!

Whether you go for the beer or the food, Willibrew is incredible. Great place for a casual dinner or to hang out with friends at the bar. Definitely a great spot if you're in the area. read more

Saw the place driving through on our fall foliage trip, looked nice in the old post office and had a lot of customers. The interior is kind of weird, cluttered and old fashioned - by then - what can you do with such a building? Service was great. Food was ok, nothing special but interesting choices. My husband had the sausages which were really nice. I had the chili which was way to spicy for me. the kids had wraps and were really happy. read more

Haven't been in here for approximately one year & have missed it. Food is as good or superior to other beer pubs. BEER IS EXCELLENT. Always a variety of brews made on premises as well as numerous local, national, & world brews. The atmosphere is lively & fun, more like a Boston Irish pub than a small Conn. mill town. 5 stars. ! read more

An old Post Office converted to a Brewery. Good food and a large menu. The portions were huge and the staff was really friendly. If your in the area I would recommend this place. read more

Not much I can add to what others have said about the atmosphere. The bar is huge. Beer is great. Food is done well. Loved the beefsteak tomato salad. Best of all, the bartenders are VERY professional. Best I've prolly ever seen. If you haven't gotten to Willimantic, you should try it. Until you get there, the froggies will guard the bridge into town. read more

Great burgers and great beers. One of the best in Willimantic.