Durham Beer Garden

Great place (mostly outdoor, with some indoor seating) with a good selection of beersButBIG FEE ALERT: Even if you buy one beer, the 20% tip is already includedBut the worst part is it prompts you to **tip again** (ranging from an additional 7% to 3% - which brings a tip total to 27% potentially if you do not notice what's going on), without any true warning that you've already been un-optionally charged a 20% fee I cannot stress this enough, but when you're being charged a mandatory amount of money, that's a fee, NOT a tip

Depending on the time of day parking may be hard. There is limited street parking near the front of the business. A food truck is located outside in front of the business & multiple coolers were inside with a variety of beverages. There is also a large self-serve room temperature water cooler with dispenser and paper cups in the dining area. This is where I was told to get my water from when I asked for water. The indoor dining area is spacious with multiple tables inside. When I first walked in I approached the bar. There were two bartenders talking to other customers being personable & one looked at me but did not acknowledge me for a period of time. Finally the other bartender came over & took my order. When I placed my order I paid a tip well above the 20% with the expectation of a better experience & service. I seated myself & waited for my food. There were loud fans turned on inside and near my table. The chef brought my food to my table from the food truck after he cooked it. I got the smash burger and fries. The aioli pub sauce on my burger was disgusting. I tried to wipe it off the burger but my appetite was ruined and something was off about the burger. I felt sick to my stomach after trying to eat it and I couldn't finish it after two bites. I trashed the burger and I ate the fries. They were ok. I looked at the menu to see if there was something else I would get but a lot of things were already sold out for the day. I also used my paid restaurant club membership during this visit. The bartenders or anyone never came over to ask me how my food was or if I needed anything. As I walked out the same bartender that took my order thanked me for coming in. Unfortunately based upon this experience I will not be returning.

This place is huge! It's super cute and fun. They have board games, lots of outside games like cornhole and jenga, and a big beer selection. The outside is super cute, lots of lights and plants. The food was really good, it was Asian, American and Asian fusion. We love places where we can bring our dog inside during the hot months (she is very social and just loves being around people). We can't wait to come back when it's cooler and enjoy the outside!

A solid new option for beer near downtown Durham, the new Durham Beer Garden along with Little Bull next door are adding a lot of energy to this corner of the Bull City. Durham Beer Garden is a large and sprawling space both indoors and out. Two main rooms along with three patio areas (front, side, in back) means there's lots of space to spread out in. There's about 15 or so taps along a small menu of American grill eats (wings, burgers, etc) available for food. There are several cool murals in the space along with a fun, Durham bull neon sign up front. Overall it's still early to see where this business goes but stop by and check it out!

Came for the drinks but was honestly immensely impressed by the food and ambiance! There is plenty of seating indoors and outdoors, as well as extremely kind servers. You order food inside at a kiosk and pick up outside at the food truck when it is ready. Super simple and easy to use, and the food is delicious! May take a while to get the food if lots of people order at once but it is well worth the wait. Can't wait to come back, especially in the summer months when patio seating will be perfect.

Looooove this community asset! 50 cent wing night on Mondays, half off wine on Wednesdays, and free music in the garden every Saturday. I love visiting their kind staff and chatting with them. It's just a great vibe and change of scenery over here and a fun place to pass some time. My favorite food is the soup dumplings -- YUM!

I live a couple blocks away from the beer garden and drove by and noticed it after driving past. I stopped by on a Friday after work to check it out. Was pleasantly surprised by its size and how nice it was. Plenty of beer choices, tables, tv screens. Definitely going to bring some friends back for one of our weekly Friday beer visits.

Big time addition to downtown Durham. Great food truck, huge beer/cocktail selection, chill neighborhood vibes. 10/10