Reviews for Alvarado Street Brewery in Monterey, CA
Service is great! Very great vibe during Friday night. Food is decent for late night dinner. They serve their own beer. Very... light and lady like. I actually like it. We had pizza and calamari fried. It’s a great place to talk loudly and enjoy latenight outing. Restaurant interior is modern. Lots of young crowd. Read more
After grabbing some fruit from the farmers market right in front, we saw the high reviews for this place and gave it a try. ... The beer was good but we heartily regretted the food. If you love drowning food in sauce, you may like it. We ordered theirmost popular items, thinking the turnover would be good. Overall the food was too heavy, dripping with sugary, oily sauces soyou couldn't really see or taste the meat. The fried food was so oily and greasy, coating slid right off. We had to doublecheck there wasn't a mistake made with the everything seasoning pretzel bc they looked like plain mini baguettes, kind of likethe complimentary Olive Garden rolls (haven't been to one in 20 years so not sure if they r still) but with a baking sodawash. Service was also nonexistent. Given it was empty except for one other table in the front, and we also had several bagsof peaches and apricots (which we let them know), we wondered why we were given a tiny table for two all the way in the backwhere servers were chatting and folding napkins. The size of the table was big enough if you were only going to have beer anda small starter. Right next to us were several large four person tables and booths, any of which would have been comfortablegiven we were ordering late lunch/early dinner. As we were almost done, we realized they allow non-service dogs inside indoordining area, (as someone who loves animals and has taken care of several different pets throughout my life) which we think isunsanitary. Read more
A solid brewpub with excellent beer. Great vibe and family-friendly. The Mai Tai IPA is AMAZING, and the service was excellent... with very friendly wait staff. I had the lamb burger and it was excellent, it was like a gyro but on a bun. The pizzas however,left a lot to be desired as they were lukewarm and similar in quality to a chain pizzeria. We came on a Saturday evening, soexpected a long wait but it only took about 20 min to be seated. If you’re in the area and crave something other than seafoodwith some amazing brews, definitely check this place out. Read more
We had a lamb burger and a sea bass. Wish had little more fries. The sea bass was exceptional ???? Beer was great as well. Our... server was amazing! We had a great time in this restaurant. Even the restaurant was very busy the drinks and food were servedpromptly. Highly recommend!! Read more
Definitely the best place in town for extra tasty food and local drinks. They have a comfortable environment for both beer... garden drinking and indoor dining. There is also a regular bar seating area, and you can get food at any of them. The back porchis pet friendly so come see the dogs and watch the game on TV or just have a drink and some great food. Bring friends, or makenew ones! Read more
This place is super popular that I almost have to shout when chatting with my friend. The waiters are all attentive and... friendly. Their poutine is really delicious, and the salmon is also cooked to perfection- crispy skin and tender meat. The crabMac and cheese is a bit too salty for me because there are also bacon pieces inside. Also, I was expecting a morestretched-cheese style, but their style is more of a creamy flavor. Beet salad tastes good and fresh, but I personally wouldprefer a more sour flavor. Read more
It's called a brewery so we expected a good selection of beer and my husband was happy with the amount offered. We sat out front... as we had our dog with us and it was super busy on the street/sidewalk, but I'm glad we sat on the patio as the inside is LOUD.We had crab Mac and cheese (would not recommend), California burger (similar to double double), and crab cake BLT (whole familyagreed this was the best thing we ordered). Place was very busy and we had to wait 30 minutes even though we arrived at 5:30.Service was nice considering how busy they were. Read more
Our Alvarado St. experience included the total package. Great food, great music, excellent customer service & friendly staff,... plus more than fair prices! 5 stars for Alvarado st. Brewery. Hear me when I tell you this place has the last word on chickensandwiches.???? Read more