Brew House

Dive bar, but an awesome one, this was our first stop on black Wednesday, and it didn't disappoint.They had a great selection of local beers, classic beers, and cocktails.We just kept it low key with some pbrs and relaxed and caught up.I definitely get the impression that there are regulars here which is great because they are super friendly and made us feel right at home while they celebrated a birthday.Check this place out if you get the chance. Low key and great!

Sometimes, you just want a spot to have a brew or two while your lady gets her hair did. I was in said situation recently, searching for a proverbial watering hole while my lady was at Parlour, when I found this spot thanks to Yelp. Good place for brews? Absolutely!The place has the quintessential feel of a local neighborhood bar and grill, which I always like. They adhered to all the COVID safety protocols for sure. The bartender was super friendly and told me to sit anywhere. I usually like a bar seat, but they weren't allowing bar seating to be safe, which is understandable. Their beer selection wasn't huge but still impressive with great local and regional craft beers. I started with Left Hand peanut butter milk stout on draft, and later, had a can of 50 West Oh You Oh Yeah coffee stout. They also have a pretty big food menu, featuring all sorts of goodies, but I was just there for the brews this visit. Though I have a feeling I'll be back again to try their tacos. Also, if you want a few brews to go, you can take 'em with you.Definitely a great little beer spot and more. When I go for the food, I'll have to add more to this review.

What a nice surprise. I went in with low expectations because I though this was just a bar and I'd get typical bar fare. Boy-was-I-wrong! I ordered a burger and it stands up to some of the best places I've had burgers in Cincinnati. Nothing bad to say. I really enjoyed it. Something I noticed that was different is the food was served on what appeared to be handmade ceramic plates. That was a first for me outside of fine dining establishments. I had never been here before and I'm glad I went.Not so humbly submitted,Michael C.

Pretty much your everyday run-of-the-mill bar-type place.You know, it's a rectangular shaped room with a bar all along one of the long sides. If you stand at the bar, they will come and take your order. They seem like friendly people.It seems to me to just be a place where folks like to casually hang out and have a drink, but seemingly every time I come here they are half-heartedly attempting to shoehorn a live performance into some odd corner or forgotten back room where some poor schlep must excuse his way into just to get some needed work supplies out of a now conspicuous closet space.I can't blame them for trying to make an extra buck, but I don't think they've fully fleshed out how to hold a live show with their current setup.No real complaints though. I'm sure I'll be back sometime.

I live near Brew House and have driven or walked past it so many times but don't often crave "bar food" so I've generally ignored it until recently. Once, when famished from hours of doing landscape work, entered their doors looking for nourishment in the form of a good burger and unlimited iced tea. I wasn't disappointed. I've been coming in ever since. The food here is quite good - my only wish is that it were consistent. Sometimes, you get the most incredible beer battered, double cooked fries that are full of flavor and the perfect texture (extra crispy outside, fluffy soft inside). Other times, you get a semi-soggy regular french fry that tastes mostly of undercooked potato, as if they shared the same supplier as Wendy's (same color too). There's no rhyme or reason as to why you get one fry or the other, it like a scratch-it ticket: sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. It doesn't cost much but it either brings great delight, or a slight let down. The salads are surprisingly fresh with lots of good stuff (especially the chef salad) and served with a pretty health portion, too. The fish & chips are amazing - the fish is perfectly flaky and crispy - especially if you get the good fries. But the real star of the show is the burger. Here's the deal: whatever special burger they have on the board, GET THAT BURGER. The specials are always the best value - you get more stuff, it's tastier and more interesting, and it comes with fries (hopefully the good ones). All of the servers here are super nice. Like salt of the earth, good people nice. The place has a wonderful charm about it - it's full of regulars and there's no pretense at all. It is the perfect neighborhood spot.

This is my go to spot for bar food that doesn't feel pretentious or forced in Cincy. It's so casual, and the workers are all friendly. I love their food and drink selections, and they always have fun specials. They have beef, turkey, veggie, and impossible burger options!

Brew House is a kitschy little neighborhood dive with home cooked food. Fun fact: They have over 100 different beers here! We stopped in and asked what they were known for, the bartender recommended the burger. What came out was a burger you would make a home. It was fine, and did the job but in my opinion was not a contender in the Cincinnati burger game. HOWEVER everyone in the place seemed to be ordering the fish n' chips which looked fantastic. If we go back I will definitely hit that up. We also got an order of the peirogies and they were solid. Not the best I've ever had but again, did the trick. Overall I would give the food 3-stars. But the bartender was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. The atmosphere was very memorable and they had live music on Tuesday which made for a fun night so I am bumping up to 4-stars. Don't overthink this place. Come, get a cold beer, and stay a while.

I don't say this often, but I feel like nearly everyone should experience Brew House - it is anything but boring/typical. I don't review every restaurant I visit, but within a few minutes of stepping through the doors I knew that I have to share this experience. My wife recently discovered the "Impossible Burger", which admittedly tastes almost exactly like beef, but is not. Through a little research I discovered that several restaurants in the tri-state area offer this burger - one being Brew House. This last Friday we were starved, and my wife was craving an Impossible Burger. I didn't read any of the reviews on Brew House, but saw the 4/5 star Yelp rating, knew they offered the burger, and assumed (oh boy) that Brew House would be the kind of trendy, slightly upscale, restaurant you'd find in OTR. I. Was. Wrong. So very wrong. Within one block of Brew House, we noticed some unsavory looking characters who appeared to be up to no good. Saw one guy pushing a shopping cart that was filled with cans. The side of the street we were on had trash everywhere - have I painted a picture of this Walnut Hills neighborhood? While most Brew House patrons are likely safe, it goes without saying, this is a sketchy area. It was a little difficult finding a parking spot in the private lot even at this early hour of about 5:30 p.m. Once inside, I realized that my assumptions were incorrect, and I had just entered the doors of a dive bar. When you walk in there is no sign telling you to seat yourself, or wait to be seated. There was also no one to greet you and tell you what to do. We seat ourselves and a couple of minutes later were "kind of" greeted by our waitress, Amy. It was quickly apparent that she was not your typical waitress. We ask for a couple of waters, and about ten minutes later I think she realized she had forgotten about us. After receiving our drinks we are ready to order. My wife goes with sweet potato fries and an Impossible Burger. I try the fish and chips (beer battered cod) and, to be a weirdo, also try a BBQ chicken taco. I asked what comes on the taco and am told "whatever you want". I said I would just go with BBQ chicken and cheese. Our food comes out at about the fifteen minute mark and the taco has lettuce on it, as well as the chicken and cheese. The taco goes back for remake and is not to be seen again for another 15 minutes. I start to eat my fish and realize we didn't have silverware. This is quickly addressed and the verdicts are in: my wife's sweet potato fries and Impossible Burger are good - damn good. My wife said the burger was an 8/10. My three large pieces of fish are delicate inside and are fried perfectly. Thankfully the beer batter was not overwhelming, which I appreciated. The fish could really have used some lemon, but for some reason was not served with it. My fries were about average - just your normal frozen fries you'd get anywhere, but weren't bad. My BBQ chicken taco finally makes an appearance sans lettuce, and is not good. It was actually embarrassingly bad. The BBQ sauce did not taste like BBQ at all, but rather tasted like some kind of unidentified red sauce. The chicken appeared to be boiled, cubed, and then the BBQish sauce was added immediately prior to serving. I would pull this item from the menu, or completely revamp the recipe. Upon taking my first bite, I heard the tacos from Bakersfield say "what the hell are you doing?". The food was mostly very good, but the real star of the show was the atmosphere, diversity, and uniqueness of Brew House - a few examples:-Lots of classic rock and alternative music playing just loud enough that you could enjoy it, but could still have a conversation. -A 50ish lady at the bar who probably had one glass of wine too many, was dancing in her seat, and was laughing nearly uncontrollably at times. -People coming in and hugging people at the bar that they knew by name. -Lots of playful banter with the bartender, but unfortunately some F-Bombs being dropped by said bartender with little kids in the restaurant. -A very interesting mix of Brew House patrons. A group of older women who could have been teachers at nearby Saint Ursula. A group of trouble-maker looking twenty somethings. A women sat behind us, by herself, and was likely approaching 90 years of age. -Our waitress stopped by a couple of times and instead of sharing typical waitressy type questions/comments instead talked about whatever song was currently playing. I actually really appreciated having a waitress who was authentic and was just being herself - very refreshing. -Star Wars artwork adorns the walls, nearly everywhere, and is for sale. Some, of which, was very good and very expensive.Price was about $32, which wasn't bad. Brew House is quite an experience. If you are looking for an out of the norm meal, Brew House will not let you down. Will return.

terrible food, rude employees. the area smells like mildew. and they towed my car two and a half hours before they opened. I guess they needed the extra parking space.

My favorite trip to the past. Dive bar for sure but over all neighborhood kinda joint. Nothing Bougie, not at all gentrified, a little slice of remembering the old times where you pay for food and service not decor. I love this place for lunch and a drink after work. Great prices!