Kelleys Island Brewery

Cool island brewery. Kelleys Island Brewery has a good selection on tap. It has a surprisingly large amount. On the island there's lots of bars but not as good as beer as here. They also have a small food menu. I came with my lady friend and we walked from the ferry. It's quite a long walk but we didn't want to shell out to get a cart. This looked like a very small place that couldn't possibly have that much to offer. It was shocking but they had a pretty big beer menu. The beers are usually about $5 a pint. I had the Anniversary Ale. It's a lighter beer with good taste. They have a small food menu too. It's a lot of fish which isn't surprising since this is on an island. The chips and salsa are about $5 and come in a big portion. It has many good beers. It may be a bit slow but the staff is busy with crazy tourists who piss them off. Try going at slower times.

1 week ago today I had my wedding reception at the brewery and I couldn't be more happy with how the night turned out! The outdoor area was spacious for hosting 115 guests and had a beautiful backdrop of Lake Erie across the street! This venue also has a nice-sized, stone outdoor bar that was perfect for the occasion! We were lucky with the weather, but if it had rained, the brewery has indoor seating and an indoor bar which many of my guests utilized to escape the sun at times. The staff was friendly and extremely accommodating, especially Jenn and Patti who assisted me in planning the big day for months ahead! Not only did they arrange the tent/table/chair rental with an outside company for us, but the day of they set up our boxes and boxes of decorations. I was shocked at how great the venue looked when I arrived after the ceremony, even better than I had pictured! We had a backyard BBQ style menu including riblets, chicken, corn-on-the-cob, mac and cheese, and slaw which was all made in house and was absolutely delicious! All in all, I have zero complaints with my wedding reception and experience working with KI Brewery! I am so happy I chose them as my venue and highly recommend others to do the same if you are looking for a beautiful, relaxed, fun, island vibe!

We've eaten all over the island during our stay. This is easily the worst meal we had. I ordered the BLT, a classic and super easy to make! My plate arrived and was hot to the touch. Probably means it was sitting under a heat lamp, great for the tomatoes and lettuce! Except there was only 2 slices of tomato (Roma and small). They were warm. The worst part was the lettuce. See the photo below. It was black from the heat and from having gone bad. The bacon was good, and the quantity was acceptable. My spouse had the pulled pork. See photo below for the hunk of pork he received. This was after he shredded some of himself. The pretzel bread that came with it was chewy and microwave stale. Two stars because the beer was good (Anniversary Ale) and the sauerkraut balls were tasty.

Good perch sandwich fries and beer, lovely location, nice breeze from lake. Friendly service

Sometimes you need to piddle, and sometimes you Need to diddle and this place does both from 3:47pm to 9:26pm. It's great.

It seems to be a really nice place but after 30 minutes without getting a drink we went elsewhere. I don't understand how it takes two bartenders 20 minutes to serve 15 people beer and simple mixed drinks. Finally when we sat down at the bar, neither bartender acknowledged us until a new customer that just walked up said "I think this couple was here before me". We ordered a flight of beer but was really awesome was when she started to serve other people for the next 5 minutes and never got our flight. No joke there were around 8 people at the bar at this point. I'll always give people the benefit of the doubt but I have no clue what their issue was.

Sweet people trying real hard to find their niche on a very changing tourism scene. Genuine craft brewery and best breakfast in the island. Give them some business. They deserve it.

A week at Kelleys Island gives you ample opportunity to try everything the island has to offer. I was extremely excited to sample some beer brewed there. Sadly, by the time I left the island's only brewpub, I felt like squatting down and dropping a nice big deuce on the dining room floor to express my sentiment.There really is little or nothing good about this place. The food is absolutely awful and is the prices are WAY WAY out of line. The service is awful and staff is condescending. The decor is reminiscent of a hospital cafeteria. The bathrooms were disgusting. I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich, fries and a beer sampler plate. The chicken sandwich was the kind that you'd get out of a vending machine and then have to find a microwave to nuke, complete with a sorta-wet bun. The fries were soggy and cold. The beer sampler plate, cutely served on a chunk of wood shaped like the island, only had three beers in five slots. I was told that there might be more beer next week, after my vacation ended. Hello? This is fucking tourist season! Have the fucking beer ready! The worst part: the beer I drank was pathetic. I'm not talking, this isn't my kind of beer bad. I'm talking like the recipe must be bad, because one of them (the darkest) was actually separating. I'm not even sure how you do that, given the process of brewing.Grand total for the food alone? $12. I know there's an "island premium" on food prices, but I also know that $12 at any of the dozen or so other eateries actually gets an edible meal. The 3/5 of a beer plate was $5.95, which yes, I got charged full price for despite my arguments with the manager. And after dinner, we had to find more to eat somewhere else.STAY AWAY. Unless you like setting your money on fire for fun.

Had dinner and drinks at the brewery for derby day. Food was really great and the brewed on site beers were awesome. I'm a big fan of the Island Devil double Belgium. Would recommend hanging out here because the lake views are the best on the island.

Last week, during my vacation, my family headed out from Waterford, Michigan to have dinner at Kelly's Island Brewery in Lake Erie... only a two and a half hours drive - well, we did stop at the Toledo Zoo first :0)As a craft beer fan, I searched for breweries near Toledo and Kelly's Island Brewery popped up. Beer on an island, and at a brewery... SOLD!We took the ferry from Marblehead with our car on board, and my two daughters (four and two-years-old ) loved it. My wife and I did too :0)We headed right to the brewery and grabbed a table outside for an al fresco dinner with a view of the lake. It was a perfect night... sunny, warm and relaxing.We promptly ordered some beer that included their Anglers Ale, an English bitter; and a special Anniversary Ale. Both were delicious, crisp and smooth. However, the Anniversary Ale was a hit for us. We even brought home a growler of the Anniversary Ale. I came prepared too. Had a cooler in the back of the car for the brew in the growler to survive the trek back to Michigan. Of course some ice helped too.With our brews we had the perch dinner and my daughters had the chicken fingers, which they didn't eat (they never eat dinner so nothing new here). We also ordered the sweet potato fries and a very unique and strong tasting hummus with feta cheese in it. This was good, but only if you like strong flavors.We'd definitely go back. The staff was very friendly too, which is always a big selling point.