The Social Brews

Great menu, sadly I wasn't able to come back for bfast, but it looked great. Tip of the cap to the chef too, he came out and explained a few popular menu items, will def be back if time permits. Had a Cobb salad and it was big enough to split with another person. Great location too.

My boyfriend and I stumbled upon this place while looking for somewhere to watch a football game. It's a super cute spot, though the parking situation isn't great--but that's to be expected in downtown Detroit. Unfortunately, our experience was disappointing due to the poor service and food quality.It took quite a while for someone to greet us and take our order. We ordered nachos, which took 45 minutes to arrive, even though the place wasn't busy. When they finally came out, the nachos were cold, stale, and very underwhelming. I informed one of the employees about the issue and asked for them to be taken back. However, we were never offered a refund or a replacement.I also noticed other customers experiencing long wait times, with some leaving out of frustration. When I asked how long they had been open, I was told it had only been about three weeks. I understand that new businesses need time to work out the kinks, but this was a basic hospitality failure.The only positive aspect of our visit was one employee who was really kind. I wasn't initially planning to write a review, but my boyfriend was so disappointed by the experience that he encouraged me to share it. He was absolutely right--people should know.This place has so much potential to be great, but they need to address these issues to create a better customer experience. I genuinely hope they make improvements.

A great space. It's open and bright, and there's games. They have breakfast and coffee. There's also a lunch menu I believe. We didn't try any food. There are plenty of choices of beers on tap and a full bar. The beer is self serve and you scan your wrist band. It seemed as if the beers were over pressurized. We were a large group and all experienced the overly foamy beer, which feels wasteful since you pay per ounce. Everyone's beer was extremely foamy, even when poured on an angle. I also wish they had different glass options instead of just the pint glasses. A few kinks to work out, but will try it again.

This place is terrible. No one is in a hurry, the food isn't cooked. I had to wait an hour and a half for my food. If I could give it no stars I would. Absolutely terrible experience.

Absolutely stunning place. A couple of helpful and nice workers, but too many that didn't care enough. Food came out very slow despite a place that was virtually empty on a Saturday night. It was also cold and subpar. When I asked for dessert, it was said that I could have cold dessert and that the oven was broken. I said that was fine and was once again underwhelmed with the actual food itself. This place has so much potential and they could be making a killing being across from the convention center. I hope they figure it out.

We were downtown for the boat show and wanted to get dinner. We noticed The Social Brews just across the street from Huntington Place. We thought we'd check it out. It's kind of a neat place. Large tables, high tops and low picnic type tables with bench seating. Perfect for larger groups. They have around 45 beer and wines on tap. The deposit for the electronic wrist band is $25 and you get 32 ounces of beer that you self-pour from the tappers. Once you reach your 32 ounce limit the wrist band shuts off and then you can reload more to it if you'd like. It was a great way to try different beers for as little or as many ounces that you wanted. They're open for breakfast and serve breakfast sandwiches, pastries and coffee. The dinner options were apps, salads, sandwiches, burgers, fish & chips and even pasta options. We tried the pulled pork and chicken sandwiches. Both were delicious and came with fried potato slices sprinkled with Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese. They were yummy! A different way to serve French fries. There were no table servers. You purchase your food at the counter and runners bring it to your table. You also get your own drinks. We had an issue with one of the tappers and the manager was very helpful and apologetic. It was a fun experience but slightly overpriced. We paid $43 for 92 ounces of beer and $44 for three sandwiches. Each tap of beer is priced differently. It was a cool place. I might try it again but would pay closer attention to how many ounces I pour each time to avoid a large bill at the end of the night.