Brewery 33 Hocking Hills

My husband, 2 dogs, and I stopped in here last night to get dinner and try some beers after hiking in Hocking Hills all day. Our last hike had been Whispering Cave, where we entered and exited from the lodge access. We had been hoping to sit on their patio and have a cheeseburger (we smelled them before beginning the hike and it was all we could think about) paired with a cocktail and enjoy the nice weather. Unfortunately, they were not pet friendly. Once we got back to the car, we searched nearby pet friendly places for food and stumbled upon Brewery 33 and things were looking good!However, once we arrived and got settled, my husband went inside to place our beer/food order and it went downhill from there. Staff were unfriendly and seemed to want to make themselves unavailable, despite being slow. After ordering our beers he said he wanted to place a food order and 2-3 times the girl at the bar tried to dissuade him from ordering by saying how long it would take for food to come out. He said no problem since we had just ordered beers anyway. We ordered "buffalo chicken dip" (I put that in quotes because it is such a scam to even have this listed on the menu and it had about 3 shreds of chicken inside the dip and came out like it was nachos at a baseball game, but at a regular appetizer price), 2 Reubens, and 2 hotdogs for our dogs. When he ordered the hot dogs he said he just wanted them plain with nothing on them for our dogs and the girl asked another staff member if they "came that way" and acted like they couldn't be ordered plain. The other girl responded "no," but then my husband reiterated that he didn't want anything on them, but that if they came with the side of chips, then to keep them with it. The girl said they didn't come with anything on them, so it was honestly just super weird how difficult she made it to order a hotdog. By default, hotdogs are plain and then you can add toppings, so it was like she was making it difficult on purpose. She gave him a buzzer and he came back outside with our beers.10-12 minutes later the buzzer went off and he went to get our food, so it was not long at all like she had kept trying to say it would be. Our Reubens were supposed to be grilled, but had no panini marks anywhere to be found. One side of the bread was incredibly soggy from the thousand island sauce/sauerkraut and the bread slices were comically large for how little food was between them. The sandwiches tasted good, but the presentation needs to be changed completely. The side of chips seemed to be a half-handful of broken, bottom of the bag Ruffles. Lastly, the hotdogs came out with no chips, but we were still charged full-price for them? We would never order food here again based off of this experience.For the beers, they were great! They had a wide selection of beers, cider, wine, and some mixed drinks. Had we had a good time here, then we would have stayed and had more. This is why I am giving more than a 1 star review.Their outdoor space is massive, family/pet friendly, and has many different areas to sit. Some areas are shaded and some are great for sunbathing and enjoying the weather. It's a wonderful space, really. They have a little stage for live music, a small playground for the kids, an outdoor bar, and a chicken coop. For a Saturday evening, it was pretty empty, which was surprising at first, but once we left made more sense. The live music was absolutely atrocious. There is really no other way to describe it. It was one man up there who sings worse than I do at drunk karaoke and he butchered classic songs one after another. Not one person was sitting by the stage to listen to him sing, so that was also a red flag we missed after sitting down. It really dampened the experience of being outside and enjoying the nice weather before it gets cold.Now for the chicken coop. This chicken coop is randomly placed next to a group of picnic tables in direct view of sunlight and exposed to all of the elements. There were probably 4-6 chickens inside of this comically small coop and I'm not even sure why they were there. Is it for kids to look at? Do they use all of these eggs for the deviled eggs appetizer? The outside space is so massive, yet they have the chickens in the smallest enclosure and it's really sad.Overall, this place has a lot of potential, but really needs to have a shake-up in customer service. The bar staff inside were just super unwelcoming and seemed like they didn't want anyone there. I am not sure if that is the case for the outside bar because we did not order anything from there. While we were waiting for our food to be done, a couple had come outside with beers and by the time we got our food they had left and loudly said "there are better places to be." Based off of our experience, my husband and I would never come back here. Customers do not want to be treated like trash when they go somewhere to spend their money.

I was in Hocking Hills recently on a hike and exploring the area with a friend when I remembered that I had this place saved on my Yelp. So after we were done, I made it a point to head over for a cold beer. I was very excited as I had been wanting to go here for over a year. The building itself is set up very nicely in accommodates its guess quite well The bartender/server was very friendly and spoke to me about a multitude of things in the area and gave me pamphlets about upcoming events I ordered some chips and salsa, which were basic and nothing great but hit the spot after a nice day of hiking and paired well with my beer.I ordered their Midway IPA and it was very tasty I look forward to coming back here in the coming future to try more of their beers and their food. Sláinte!

Unfortunately I wasn't served - not sure if they were short staffed or what.They are dog friendly which they have a COVERED outdoor area but totally enclosed. So we were directed outside and people were coming out with drinks because they stopped at the bar (I guess).Well I wasn't told anything and I couldn't leave my dog outside alone. We wait for 10 to 15 mins and no one, so we left.Would I return...NOPE!!!

We were out camping at Hocking Hills and this place was close on Yelp so we decided to take the dog and go. The bartender was friendly and even brought the dog a treat. I got a flight and tried beers and wines. All were good. The lemon moscato was delicious. We on the the hinny the jenny. Both were really good. The dog enjoyed sitting outside. Not sure why the bad reviews since it was all good and everyone was friendly. We would stop in again if in the area. I grabbed 2 cans of Pinot noir to go to try later.

The outside vibe and setup give this place a 2 star, the rest could use some improvement. We set out to have a beer and a snack to tide us over before another hike and dinner later. It took a bit to get waited on, but several of us hit the bar up at the same time. We did both enjoy the cider and pickle beer that we ordered. At the same time we also ordered the buffalo dip and chips and salsa. We waited and waited for these two simple items, meanwhile others that ordered after us got their orders. We went into check on the progress, mind you it's been well over 30 minutes for these two food items. We were met, with unpleasantness, and frustration for just checking on these two items. Told that there were large orders in front of us and there wasn't anything that can be done. Another 10 minute pass and finally the buzzer goes off to get our food. Once we walked in, we waited to speak to someone only to be once again being told be met with unpleasantness. The bartender stated, is this what you ordered, if so take it. Mind you we had never been there before and while salsa does resemble salsa, the buffalo dip just looked like cheese sauce. The rudeness and unpleasantness we faced for just two items were honestly more of a hassle than the time we waited or the price we paid. The whole point for stopping was to get a snack, it resulted in waiting 50 minutes for chips and salsa and buffalo dip. It was over priced and not worth it. This won't be a place we will stop or recommend to others.

Nice place. The bar staff was a little overwhelmed though. Love all the outside space.

Great place for patio sitting. A bit confusing when you enter as I believe it's shard with a visitor center or something. Brews to the right, small bar area with lots of windows, a few tables inside, but really nice patio, gravel lot, shade tents, picnic tables. Pet friendly, they even provide water bowls for Fido. Good brews, guest taps too. Seemed to be a pretty popular spot.

Wow! This totally made me change my mind about our experience! What a sweet and thoughtful note directly from the owner

This place could be so much more than it is. The ownership has ran off more people over the years and doesn't really seem to care. We stopped out recently again only to find a local drunk scaring off customers by constantly bugging them about their dogs. He stumbled over to the Hungry Buffalo so we notified the staff who dumped out his full beer he left sitting around. Amazes me that on beautiful weekends the lot is nearly empty. I guess their reputation precedes them.

I wouldn't be back, outside area is nice but the staff isn't that attentive and the service is pretty slow. I'm not sure how long this brewery has been in business but there are better places to go enjoy a drink.