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Willoughby Brewing Company
At the Willoughby Brewing Company, we specialize in creating the regions finest hand crafted beers. Complemented by our newly redesigned scratch kitchen, your experience will be one to tell your friends about.
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60 Current Reviews
Summary of Diner Ratings & Reviews
Overall
(Very Good)
3.8
/
5
Rating Breakdown 60 reviews
5 stars
(18)
4 stars
(22)
3 stars
(13)
2 stars
(6)
1 star
(1)
Food
(Outstanding)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
3.5
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
3.8
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
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Diners classify this restaurant as:
- good for groups(34)
- neighborhood gem(28)
- vibrant bar scene(24)
- hot spot(19)
- fit for foodies(16)
- great for lunch(13)
Willoughby Brewing Company Reviews List
Review 1 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Great Beers and Wonderful Food
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"The Railway Razz beer is a must try! And the Peanut Butter Cup Coffee beer is one of my favorite beers.
The mashed potato pizza is unique and delicious. Ask them to make the buffalo chicken pizza for you. Its not on the menu, but it is one of the best pizzas out there.
Service is always good."
Dined on 5/10/2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, vibrant bar scene, neighborhood gem, hot spot
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Review 2 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
need larger selection of bottled
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"need larger selection of bottled beer."
Dined on 04/27/2013
2013
Special Features: vibrant bar scene, good for groups
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Review 3 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Awesome chicken quesadilla,
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Awesome chicken quesadilla, buffalo chicken egg rolls, and microbrew beers!"
Dined on 04/25/2013
2012
Special Features: vibrant bar scene, fit for foodies, good for groups, great for brunch, great for outdoor dining, late-night find, neighborhood gem, hot spot
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Review 4 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Fair)
2
/
5
The service was awful even
Food
(Fair)
2
/
5
Service
(Poor)
1
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"The service was awful even though they weren't busy. We didn't get all the food we order edit, but were charged as if we had, and refills never came."
Dined on 04/21/2013
2011
Special Features: neighborhood gem
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Review 5 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Excellent food, especially
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Excellent food, especially the portobello sandwich. Highly recommend the peanut butter cup coffee porter. The service was adequate considering the large volume of customers. I look forward to returning soon!"
Dined on 04/20/2013
2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, neighborhood gem, hot spot
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Review 6 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Fair)
2
/
5
Dining Troubles Early Saturday Eves
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Poor)
1
/
5
Ambiance
(Fair)
2
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Not the place to dine between 4 and 6:30 p.m. on a Saturday!! Not enough staff servers on a Saturday early to manage. No managers on the floor to 'handle' guests without napkins/utensils/drinks, etc. Lack of service has happened before at this time. Need to increase servers, managers, hostesses at this early dining hour on Saturdays! Repeated issue for this restaurant."
Dined on 04/20/2013
2009
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Review 7 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
The food was very good, the
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"The food was very good, the salmon was done just the way I like it. My niece's son was disapointed the train wasn't running but he loved his grilled cheese sandwich."
Dined on 04/19/2013
2011
Special Features: kid-friendly, hot spot
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Review 8 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
We came to eat and support
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"We came to eat and support our friend's band "Collage".
The food and drink were good. The music was a good mix for dancing and listening.
Something for everyone."
The food and drink were good. The music was a good mix for dancing and listening.
Something for everyone."
Dined on 04/13/2013
2011
Special Features: vibrant bar scene, good for groups, neighborhood gem, hot spot
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Review 9 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Bad service
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Poor)
1
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"The food was great. The service was terrible. Their was one waiter for 22 people. No one got drink refills or were even asked if dinner was good. My fathers steak came as everyone else finished eating. Their we're 2 hostess' watching our waiter and laughing cause he was so busy. I wouldn't go back there with a group again. Bad choice on my part. Next time I'm going to the Cheesecake Factory. It took from. 5:30-8:45 to eat dinner and we told them we are in a but of a hurry, they could've cared less what we wanted."
Dined on 04/07/2013
2013
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Review 10 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Willoughby gem
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
"Food was good. Salmon was beautifully prepared as was the filet mig on. beer is always good."
Dined on 04/06/2013
2009
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, neighborhood gem
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Review 11 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
The only gripes I have about
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"The only gripes I have about this is the fact it costs $5 to park your own car in the lot closest to the Brewery, or $3 to have Valet (who didn't lock my car per my request). The free lot is across the street from the brewery, and didn't have any spots available. I also had reservations for 8:15, and when I got there at 8pm I had to wait almost 20 minutes for a table even though there were a ton of open tables throughout the restaurant. Once my girlfriend and I were seated everything went really well and the food was good, however it was somewhat overpriced (however, it was what I expected from a brewery)."
Dined on 03/30/2013
2013
Special Features: vibrant bar scene, fit for foodies, late-night find, neighborhood gem, hot spot
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Review 12 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Great beers! The guys in our
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"Great beers! The guys in our party loved their samplers!"
Dined on 03/29/2013
2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem
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Review 13 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Overall All Not Bad...
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Fair)
2
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"i don't know that i would be running back next week but it was good this time around my pizzas were a little under cooked and took forever to get out of the kitchen my large pretzel was good but they give you tea cups of honey mustard and a beer cheese sauce?!?!?, really what am i 10 or something i had to ask for more and when it came out it was almost to late because i was starving so ate most of it without. The server had said the kitchen got backed up and offered us a free desert which was nice,that was a carrot cake and was very good not sure if they home make it or not but it was good. Beers are good, Give it a Try."
Dined on 03/23/2013
2009
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Review 14 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Problem didn't save table
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"Problem didn't save table by band...."
Dined on 03/23/2013
2013
Special Features: hot spot
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Review 15 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Fair)
2
/
5
My expectations were somewhat
Food
(Poor)
1
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Fair)
2
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"My expectations were somewhat moderate, WBC proved disappointing.
The appetizer platter (quesadilla, pretzel, buffalo chicken eggrolls)- OK, just warm when they came out.
The food selection - good, but presentation and quality was poor.
The food selection - good, but presentation and quality was poor.
Chicken Philly - somewhat flavorless, came with very little fries and not truly on a Philly Bun.
blackened shrimp with Tomato Basil Risotto - very poor presentation and not palatable. The risotto was undercooked (center of grains was white), shrimp was flavorless. The only good part was the hollendaise sauce. We let the waiter know and he asked which we preferred, to take this one back and cook further, or get a new dish. I don't think that should be a question.
blackened shrimp with Tomato Basil Risotto - very poor presentation and not palatable. The risotto was undercooked (center of grains was white), shrimp was flavorless. The only good part was the hollendaise sauce. We let the waiter know and he asked which we preferred, to take this one back and cook further, or get a new dish. I don't think that should be a question.
Beer was the best part."
Dined on 03/20/2013
2008
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Review 16 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
We originally had dinner reservatio
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"We originally had dinner reservations for 4, but a couple more of my daughter's friends wanted to join us so the server quickly cleaned another table and put it together with our original one. Also, I asked for a black and tan and our server recommended something comparable which turned out to be excellent in taste!!"
Dined on 03/17/2013
2013
Special Features: good for groups, notable wine list
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Review 17 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
We were disappointed that
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"We were disappointed that on Sat. night before St. Patrick's day they didn't offer corned beef or other special Irish dishes. That is why we made the reservations for that place, thinking they'd have IRish special dinners."
Dined on 03/16/2013
2011
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Review 18 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Fair)
2
/
5
Bad Food fun drinks and dancing
Food
(Poor)
1
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"Food has really gone down. We came for New Years and it was bad. We gave it another shot tonight and I had the pork and polenta for 20.00.
The pork was dried leather. The waiter gave me his discount and was nice. But we will only go for drinks and dancing.
Since the brewery changed hands the quality of the food is not good"
The pork was dried leather. The waiter gave me his discount and was nice. But we will only go for drinks and dancing.
Since the brewery changed hands the quality of the food is not good"
Dined on 03/15/2013
2009
Special Features: vibrant bar scene
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Review 19 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
In addition to a very impressive
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"In addition to a very impressive menu that is reasonably priced, they also have some of the better beers in Cleveland. Would recommend to anyone near Willoughby."
Dined on 03/09/2013
2012
Special Features: vibrant bar scene, good for groups, great for outdoor dining, kid-friendly, neighborhood gem, great for lunch, hot spot
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Review 20 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Not Great But Not Bad...
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"First the good...the Coffee Beer was outstanding...this in itself was the reason that I would recommend this to anyone...WOW! Now the rest...the food was pretty good-we had the pulled pork, the filet, and a pizza. All were good...not great...but not horrible. The problem is that it took 25+ minutes from the time that we got seated for someone on the wait staff to even come over to get a drink order...if we had no other place to go-no big deal...but we were on a schedule and trying to get to a concert. So if time is an issue-maybe choose somewhere else."
Dined on 03/09/2013
2010
Special Features: good for groups, kid-friendly
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Review 21 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Fair)
2
/
5
I would guess that as a 63
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Poor)
1
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"I would guess that as a 63 year old you are not trying to attract my age group. The food was passable the service was poor. It could be quiter for lunch and to bring children."
Dined on 02/23/2013
2012
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Review 22 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
50/50
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Poor)
1
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"I would have to break down my review into 2 sections, the food and the service. The food and the drinks were outstanding. My wife and I both really enjoyed our food, beer and cocktails. In this respect everything lived up to what we had heard. The service, however, was atrocious and we would know, we both work in service oriented businesses. Our server brought us our first round of drinks and the check. Everything else was delivered by anyone else. When it came time for him to bring our check, he left the receipts on the printer, my wife had to go grab them so we could sign them and leave. That's how brain dead our waiter was. We would have a really hard time recommending WBC if his employment continues."
Dined on 02/16/2013
2008
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Review 23 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
My wife and are are new to
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"My wife and are are new to Mentor/Willoughby from upstate New York. We had my brother come in and went to the Brewery before the Cavs game. The food was good the microbrews were decent...we decided we definitely would return to try other menu items we saw. Overall the staff was very friendly and welcoming! We reccomend to anyone!"
Dined on 02/20/2013
2013
Special Features: neighborhood gem
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Review 24 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
As always our food was great!
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"As always our food was great! Service was very slow and it took a long time for our beers to come. There was a good band playing so that was a plus!!!"
Dined on 02/15/2013
2011
Special Features: good for groups, neighborhood gem
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Review 25 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Relaxing visit on a winter day
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"We had a group of 12 people and were seated at a great table in the upper section of the restaurant. We could talk and enjoy each other's company without disturbing the other patrons. The menu has a large selection of various types of food. We tried 3 different pizzas, margherita, California and mashed potato, and all were very tasty. The burger with fried egg on top and spinach dip appetizer were also crowd pleasers. Even though this is a Microbrew, they still have a generous selection of wines and mixed drinks for those who prefer something else. However, our group enjoyed the various craft beers. Their peanut butter microbrew is an excellent choice in lieu of dessert!"
Dined on 02/10/2013
2010
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, great for brunch, great for lunch
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Review 26 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Wonderful Experience but for Parkin
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"A very good time was had by all! The food was excellent and the in-house craft beers a reason alone to stop in. A jazz band playing near the bar area added to the ambiance and a rose for each lady in our group a lovely touch on Valentine's Day. Overall I was very pleased. My only knock did not have to do with dinner, rather the parking. It seemed strange that there was "free" valet parking but if you wished to park yourself you had to pay $5.00 or park across the street in a public lot. That disappointment is the only thing that prevented me from giving this a perfect score."
Dined on 02/14/2013
2007
Special Features: vibrant bar scene, good for groups, kid-friendly, neighborhood gem, special occasion, hot spot
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Review 27 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Good except the beer soup
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Good except the beer soup was thin and grainy. Otherwise it was OK."
Dined on 01/29/2013
2008
Special Features: neighborhood gem
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Review 28 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Always a great experience
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Always a great experience at the Brewing Company!!"
Dined on 01/27/2013
2010
Special Features: vibrant bar scene, fit for foodies, good for groups, kid-friendly, neighborhood gem, special occasion, great for lunch, hot spot
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Review 29 for Willoughby Brewing Company
Overall rating
(Poor)
1
/
5
Rude host set tone for poor evening
Food
(Poor)
1
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"The host was extremely rude and not friendly at all. The server did a nice job, however we were hoping to see the live entertainment but it did not start until almost 11pm."
Dined on 01/19/2013
2008
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Ratings-Only Reviews for Willoughby Brewing Company
Based on the average of (31) ratings-only reviews
Overall
(Outstanding)
4.1
/
5
5 out of 5 recommend this product
Food
(Outstanding)
4.2
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
3.9
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
3.9
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic