Reviews for Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids, MI
Staff was friendly and just the right amount of attentiveness. Our waiter seemed knowledgeable about the menu and brews. I... ordered the schnitzel which was good but seemed a little...mundane. I have never had schnitzel before so perhaps it is supposedto be that way. My sister had the duck nachos (I may have stolen one or two) and they were very good. Read more
This is a brewery, so one expects the beer to be the star of the show. The beer was good, but the food was really out of this... world. Many of the dishes are inspired by French cuisine, and are worth savoring. The kitchen staff clearly put a lot ofthought and creativity into their seasonal menus, and it shows. The wait staff are also very well educated on the food anddrink offerings. It was a tiptop experience for a fair price. We'll be back. Read more
We stopped in for lunch on a Monday and sat at the bar and had a really wonderful experience! All of the beers we tried were... great and the bartender was super helpful and even gave us a couple extra samples. We?d heard good things about the beer, so wefocused on that but did get the poutine and it was nice too. They change up the gravy on a regular basis too. It?s a funatmosphere being in an old church. Definitely recommend grabbing a spot at the bar so you can enjoy the stained glass as abackdrop. Read more
Great beers friendly service and LGBTQ+ ally?s. Also very cool that it is a refurbished old chapel turned into a brewery,... personally loved the stained glass windows and furniture, cool vibes. I did not get to try the food, but would go back again tohangout and drink beer. Read more
Perhaps don't come here. Did our waitress come over to check on us even once between serving food and bill? No. (We had to find... her in a half empty restaurant.) The bone marrow ($21) was seasoned well but burned to a crisp and stuck to the bone, 1/2inedible. They ran out of 2/3 dinners (menu was laminated, clearly not rotating). Duck nachos had limited duck. Why comehere? EDIT: The brewery replied to me and clarified that it was a rotating menu, and it was a sleeve, not a laminated page.While my "running out of mains" frustration I still feel is valid, it could just have been an off night in terms of estimationof how many locally sourced ingredients they needed to satisfy their menu. Read more
Very unique brewery. In a reformed church. Felt alittle sacrilegious but then again we do take a sip of wine in church. It?s a... cool setting. The charcuterie board had some tasty treats on there felt like there could?ve been alittle more on there but itwas good. The beer was tasty. Enjoyed our visit. Read more
Great service and great beer, but food was mediocre at best. Risotto was overly sweet and the blue cheese did not compliment the... dish. The bone marrow was too salty and sub par. Escargot was good, but tasted like they used canola oil instead of butter andthe chartreuse board was lack luster. Read more
Came here for dinner after dropping our daughter off at Aquinas. Great food and drinks! Had the strawberry beer that was... delicious and tasted more like a cider. Food was excellent. Had the poutine-with duck gravy and hubby had the smoked bockwurst.Both were amazing. Service was great too! Read more