Off The Rails Brewing

A couple pints and some finger foods ... all of it was pretty good. In particular, the mushroom empanadas were very tasty. The chicken wings were also good but they are basted in that thick, sticky, sweet sauce, so you gotta like that. Fried calamari was light and fluffy. Beers on tap of several varieties. Service was fast to start, but we ordered the calamari in the "second batch" and they took 20+ minutes. Not cool. But this has a real brew pub atmosphere and there are games on the tv's. Pretty cool hangout spot.

I've come here a couple times. The deals are pretty good if you come at happy hour. Their selection of beer is descent. At the bar, the service was pretty slow even though the place was pretty empty. It seemed like the two women behind the bar were too busy socializing with each other that they didn't notice me and my partner. But, they weren't the worst. The nachos were terrible. I consider myself a nacho snob... and these were the worst nachos I've ever had. They came out so cold. There's a bunch of vegetables on them?? Like carrots...? The chips were soggy and there was barely any cheese. Literally the worst nachos I've ever had. 0/10I haven't tried the other food, but I imagine it can't be worse than the nachos. Once I visited and there was an amazing live blues band. They were great!

Went in on a Saturday night and it was completely empty. Literally not another person seated. It was a strange experience.I tried a burger and split a pitcher with a friend. The beer was not cold and the cups weren't chilled, so that was just a bad experience. They probably need to clean the lines to get colder beer.The burger was fine, but not worth the price or worth going back for. I did see a sampler that looked like a good deal and I would go back for that and to see if I just got unlucky on the night I went.

Was nearly empty on a Wednesday lunch hour, which was fine by me as we were seated immediately and it was quiet. Many beers from which to choose, I had the Otis stout. Hubby had a glass of Pinot Noir and quickly learned to stick to beer at a brewery. Our table ordered calamari, pretzel bites, mushroom empanadas, fish and chips and shrimp beet salad. Everyone enjoyed the food, generous serving size as well. There is a large seating area upstairs that can be reserved for events.

I came here to Off The Rails Brewing for HH with some coworkers. Lively place. Though they had loud house music playing so it was hard to carry on a conversation. They have trivia nights on Wed and Thursday, I think. They offer inside and outside patio seating. In addition, to a back area seating and 2nd story seating. The parking is hard because there is very little street parking. They mostly have parking lot parking but since it is a very popular area full of restaurants and businesses. It can be hard during peak hours. It's always packed. Some coworkers said they had to circle around 2-3 times in other parking lots before finally finding a space.Typical bar food, like sandwiches, or fried appetizers. It was hard to take pics as the food was passed around, and nobody was going to wait for my pics. LOL.*Chicken Wings: served with ranch, and choice of house Buffalo, Bourbon bbq sauce, lemon pepper dry rub. The table had house buffalo and lemon pepper dry rub. Unfortunately, I didn't get to try them or get a picture.*Fried Risotto Balls: fried balls of risotto, mushrooms, parmesan cheese, served with cheese sauce. Unfortunately, same as they were gobbled up before I could snap a pic or get one. *Onion Rings: beer battered onion rings & ranch (4/5). Good and nicely fried.*Fried Calamari: breaded and fried calamari & chipotle aioli (4/5). - nicely fried and not oily. Both tentacles and the tubes/body.*Cashew Chicken: Asian style chicken bites, roasted cashews, & broccoli tossed in a tangy spicy sauce, tossed with sesame seeds (4/5). This was pretty good. I'd get this again.*Mushroom Empanadas: Marinated mushrooms, cheese, truffle oil, served with tangy cilantro sauce (3/5). There is no pic, but i got to try this. It was good, rich, & flavorful.*Margherita Pizza: Fresh tomatoes, cheese, garlic, fresh basil, and extra virgin olive oil (3.5/5). *Bacon Brussel Sprouts: roasted brussel sprouts & bacon bits tossed in lemon vinaigrette & balsamic reduction (4/5). I liked it, though I wish it was charred or blistered more. But the bacon bits were housemade and big pieces or bacon. It was good!I wanted to try their Raspberry Sour or Mango Sour, but they were out. Bummer. I went for the Kolsch: cologne style ale 5% (4/5). I enjoyed this, and it was smooth and didn't have that sharp, bitter taste. My coworkers didn't care for it because he likes his beer "crisp with that sharp bite."They do have a good selection of food and drinks.

Came by around 7:30PM on a Wednesday evening. Inside and outside seating, maybe half full (me being generous, could have very well been a third full). Two of us ordered:-lazy hazy $9 pints-brewers burgers $18-fried chicken sandwich $17We sat at the bar. Beer was a bit flat to me. Server was nonexistent. After 30 min or so, our server came by and apologized for the wait and food was on the way soon...another 30 min (an hour now). We realized food still wasn't here...I had to call for the server since she was non-existent...then I let her know that if the food wasn't coming within a few min, that we would just leave...she checked and sandwich was available, burger was an extra 5-7 min. Food was ok at best...wait was ridiculous and without communication is what really ruined the meal.A different person closed out my tab...and apologized for wait. I asked what the issue was and he mentioned it was short staff. If food was going to take an hour long, we would have went elsewhere. Staff should have communicated this out from the start. Person closing out the tab did take 25% off, but still not worth it at all. Parking is difficult during peak hours. Probably shouldn't have tipped...but whatever. Won't be coming back.

Located in downtown Sunnyvale. So parking can be h*ll especially on a Friday night. The place itself is nice and big, with and upstairs and like 3 arcade games. There's a bar downstairs and more seating. Plus more out side. The food and drinks were okay. Would def recommend the empanadas. The servers were very attentive. I will be coming back.

Attended an event here this past Saturday, "Evening of Illusion: A Night of Magic & Mischief" a show combining magic and comedy. Had a couple cocktails during my time here, the caribbean fusion and strawberry vodka lemonade (both drinks were delicious but weak in alcohol). The service at the downstairs bar was a bit lacking and inattentive. And there was no bar available on the second level, which seemed a little inconvenient since events take place upstairs. You wouldn't know that though, walking in here, as there were no signs for the event or any kind of instructions at all. We were confused when we walked up the stairs to see a chess competition taking place. But as we surveyed the room, we found a little door at the corner leading to a small dark and stuffy room for the show, seriously they crammed us in there like sardines (stuffed a bunch of chairs in what looked like a storage space of some sort). They couldn't even put on dim lights or decorative lighting so that people wouldn't bump into each other once it got dark outside (nor lights during intermission), and the ceiling fans were not in use even though people were sweating up a storm (not us though cuz we sat next to an open window, thank goodness). On top of that, sound and viewing was terrible, the mic only working half the time and with distorted sound, and they started about 30 minutes late (one hour after listed ticket time) and ended one hour later as well. If they aren't going to have better seating arrangements, they should probably tell the entertainers to lift up higher what they're showing the audience so that those in the back can see. That being said, the show was kinda funny, and the "magic" was entertaining enough, so it wasn't all bad. But the poor planning and organization for everything makes it hard for me to give anything more than 2 stars (I think people potentially attending events here should be warned). Although I appreciate that they do events here, they should probably minimize to what they can actually handle and provide a good experience for. If you're coming here solely for the beer, your experience may be satisfactory, but if coming here for anything else, you may be slightly disappointed (as of April 2024) unless they decide to make significant improvements.

This review was written for the Thursday trivia night 7pm, It's fun and the questions were interesting. The MC of the event changed weekly, on 5/16, the event was ~45 minutes late due to the mc was late. The trivia questions were difficult, I think even the mc had no clue unless he checked the answers. There's multiple times that he had to refer to the answer sheet and can't even pronounce the answer words correctly.The staffs were friendly and service was great, food was good too.

Headed down to Murphy street this wasn't my first choice but glad we picked it. Had the fried chicken sandwich , family member had a bacon burger and the service for ordering was very good. Bartender is a guy seen here many times and provides excellent service This place usually has people in it but not over crowded. One thing very cool is they provide you samples on the beers when trying their large selection and so problem trying multiple Fully recommend giving this place a try. Good environment and friendly staff all around