Bronson Bierhall

Such a fun spot for good food and beer. We came during happy hour and had $7 .5L beers (photo) which were delicious! We ordered the soft pretzel - amazing, sausage appetizer- fun to sample a variety, and a burger with sweet potato fries. The burger patty was on the smaller side but had a good flavor. The fries were great. You order via QR code and they bring it out to you. Water is self service. Service was prompt for us, but we went pretty early and it wasn't crowded. It's usually packed and sometimes they have live music so late nights and weekends might take a longer. Overall, a solid spot for beer with decent food and a fun atmosphere. Prices are average for Arlington, beer HH special was great!

Came to watch a basketball game, and was surprised my friends and i were able to get a seat. Usually Bronson's is packed when games are on. However, this time it had a nice amount of people. They also had live music, the singer was amazing. I wish i would have gotten his name. I got what I have gotten before which is the sliders, which were delicious and not too heavy. I split that, and a caesar salad with my friend which was a nice size portion and super good. We got the prickly pear margarita, and were not a fan at all. I had one sip and it tasted as if I was drinking hot sauce. I tried to add sprite and water to make it better but unfortunately it was undrinkable. My friend said she has had this drink before and it was a different color and tasted different, so maybe it was just made incorrectly. Not sure I will try it again, but my curiosity is getting the better of me so we shall see. We finished off our meal with the cookie skillet, which was a large portion of a giant chocolate chip cookie and ice cream. It was surprisingly only $7 and was enough for 3 people. Great place for some shareables, and drinks.

I had been here twice, once in early January 2024 and once on Saturday, December 14, 2024, both were the same friend's birthday party. For his December 2023 birthday, he decided to wait until after holidays as it was a busy time for him & people in general. I'll into more detail about the December visit, but the January visit I had a burger & fries and a beer. It was decent, but nothing to write home about.In December, my girlfriend & I had a tight schedule on that Saturday and determined we were going to need to eat there, as we had something after the birthday party as well. I wasn't that enthusiastic about this (as I felt it was kind of overpriced, mediocre, and if we had time we could've eaten before or after), but we didn't have much choice.Both visits the inside area was crowded, but we did the outside patio area, which was cold in the winter, but not really too bad with some heat lamps around. In January, we were at a couple of high top tables, but the December visit was at a long picnic bench. I had forgotten from the January visit, but this was something that was annoying; there is a scanner to get the menu, and then you had to place the order on your phone with no servers except for when they bring the food/drink to your table # and to clean. I didn't like this setup. For one I prefer looking on a physical menu instead of scrolling through a small phone to determine what I want. I like when a server comes around (or ordering at a counter). I'm sure you could go inside to order food with the bartender, but that would be hassle with us being outside and being a crowded bar. On this long outside table, the scanner was only on our side of the long table, which was fine for us. But some at the party had to come from way over at the other end of the table just to scan as their side didn't have, which we thought was stupid; they should've been on both sides of the table.Also, it asks for a tip ahead of time. I'm not going to tip ahead of time until I know whatever service I'm getting is decent. In January, I left a couple of bucks in cash since it's not even full service. In December, we left and forgot since we paid up front (oh well).We waited a little bit as we weren't that hungry but knew we needed to eat. We waited about 30 minutes to see what a few people got. We determined the pizza looked good. Someone let us sample the pretzel; it was decent, but I didn't want some big bulky pretzel for dinner, which wasn't that great. We decided to get hush puppies & split pizza. The hush puppies were excellent, the best I've had in while! The pizza was good, but plenty of better pizza places, but it hit the mark enough with the chicken & mushroom.If my friend does his birthday party here again, I might try to eat before (or after). But if we were going to eat here, I'd definitely recommend the hush puppies. Pizza I'd be fine with getting again.

A fun open space German inspired Bierhall for casual outings! Overall the location is great for groups of all sizes. Perhaps unless you anticipate a group larger than 10 or so, can reserve tables ahead of time. The inside seating can get loud, sometimes due to live music. The outdoor seating area is very pet friendly. I have seen dogs and cats alike outdoors. Plenty of good bar food options here: pretzels, pizza, fries. Service can be hit or miss, fully dependent on how busy the place gets. For faster service would recommend ordering at the bar.

Although I unfortunately did not get to try the food here, I felt my rating is for the overall experience. I was recommended this place as I had a younger cousin visiting and they wanted to go out to the bars or club. This place was the perfect compromise as I wanted seats lol. We came on a Friday night and although it was busy there was plenty of seating. I like the picnic style tables as it reminds me of SF dining establishments. Gets you out of your comfort zone.My cousin and friend got drinks and being dd, I only had water. They enjoyed the beer on tap and the cocktail (wish I remembered what was the order). I thought prices for the drink wasn't terrible and really liked how accessible the water was. At a bar setting, being able to get water without asking the bartender is a nice perk.What struck out to me about this place the most was the staff. They were so kind and able to assist us with an issue fairly quickly. There was someone who was harassing my cousin a bit. The staff quickly deescalated the issue. Not only that as we were leaving, the staff followed us out and watched to make sure no one was following us to the car. That is quite the service. I plan to come back very soon because I would love to try to food and maybe have a drink myself!

Wow! Thoroughly impressed by Bronson bierhall not only as a bierhall but for food! They have tremendous offerings of quality. U ordered 8 wings (old bay and buffalo split 4/4) and those were some of the best wings I've had in a while! They were crunchy and filled with flavor without being drowned in sauce or rub. The meat was cooked perfectly it was nearly fall of the bone! THE BRUSSEL SPROUTS. I DREAM OF THOSE BRUSSEL SPROUTS. They were perfectly cooked and had a sort of sauce on them that added the perfect hint of sweetness. I was so full and had to fight every bone in my body from finishing them just because they were so yummy (I took them as leftovers and they were just as good no worries!) I had one beer and it was a sour. I don't remember which one exactly but it was a blueberry and something else flavor. I am not a beer girl except when sours are in the mix, then I go crazy for them. I appreciate Bronson for having a wide range of options not just for sours but for all kinds of beers and drinks alike! We were there for the big commanders v eagles game so the line to get in was pretty gruesome and the crowd inside was very much there but all in all it was very fun and they had a bunch of places to sit and ample tvs to watch the game! The pictures don't do the food justice but take my word and try it out!

Bronson Bierhall is one of the main bar/restaurants in Ballston for corporate or run club happy hours. I have walked by it countless times at this point, but I stopped by for a run club happy hour last week for the first time. We sat outside since it was still an enjoyable, breezy fall evening.I tried their AUSTIN EASTCIDER BLACKBERRY CIDER (8.00) and it was very pleasant. I could barely taste the alcohol (and normally, I can always taste it) and the fruity flavors were nice. Overall, solid drink. A few others got pretzels, which is what they're most known for at Bronson. I had a bite of the jalepeno cheddar pretzel and it was soft and fluffy with a nice cheese pull. If I come back, I'll have to order one of their pretzels here.

Pretty mid spot. Venue is neat, service is fine, mostly digitized but staff were friendly. Sufficient happy hour deals. Heavy food.

Went here for a Commanders game and had a great time!! The food was actually so good. We shared a bunch of things and it was all really good bar food. The staff were friendly and the vibes were great with all the tvs as well as all the commanders fans.

I really enjoyed Bronson Bierhall! It's such a fun spot to meet up with friends. They have long tables with benches to accommodate large parties. They also have high tops. I ordered a chicken caesar wrap and sweet potato fries. I ordered on the QR code/app, and I did not realize the wrap already came with fries. So I ended up with regular AND sweet potato fries. Everything tasted great, and I got to share the fries with the table. The service took a while, but it makes sense since they were pretty busy even on a Wednesday night. Next time I am going to come back and try some beer! But for now, I can say the food is good and the vibes are great. I hope to come back soon.