blue mountain brewery

great staff, awesome beer & food, great atmosphere inside or outside! must go!

dirty and angry. happened by here three times in the last three weeks. each time "greeted" by the same surly hostess, slow service, mediocre food served luke-warm, and nearly impossible to get a beer. on the other hand, the servers are hanging out flirting with each other while there seems to be no management. the beer they brew is mediocre as well and i'm tired of being treated like garbage when i visit. this place used to be great. i'll spend my money elsewhere as i'm sure others will also do in short order.

found this during our trip to shenandoah and fell in love. will definitely make this a must stop during our future visits to the mountains. great beer, great views and great food! i only wish they had a broader menu cause i know anything on it would be good!

i do have to admit that the beer bratwurst stole the show. but, i don’t think you can go wrong either way.

don't let the crowds fool you this establishment is medicore at best. we are from the area originally and now have the ability to travel for our work thankfully. we've dined/eaten at dives and fine restaurants. we seek out good places. the beer had no distinctive flavor. we only had breakfast and arrived after hiking crabtree falls. we were hungry. there was a wait for seating but there were a lot of folks seated. like i said, don't let the crowds fool you. we ordered the buffalo chicken dip. it arrived before our beers. sad face. service took a while to catch up to everything but other reviews expound on this. the dip was just ok. it came with homemade tortilla chips. they weren't good. hubby had chicken wings and fries. i had va pulled pork. it had zero flavor. i added some sauce. it was too sweet. the fries for both of us seemed like they'd been prepared earlier. they weren't fresh. we asked about the homemade cheesecake to take away for later. the waitress said she liked cheesecake factory better. we passed. as we were leaving, i saw people seated at a table that had not been cleaned. the person seating the mother/son literally picked food off the table as she was trying to seat them. in jan/feb, we stopped at wild wolf about 10 mins down the road. the beer and food were much better. we won't stop here again. the only good part about this place is the scenery. drop $50 somewhere else up the road. trust me.

had lunch there today. i enjoyed the nitro dog and my wife the gyro. tried a tasting of all the beers and were able to select beers to pair well. we'll be back.

went here with friends during the middle of the week.  it was great because not many people were there and you can choose any seat you like.  outside there is lots of seating and nice views and great atmosphere.  i did not actually get beer so i can't speak to that, but i can speak to the food which was not very good.  i got a mushroom burger which was not tasty.  the fries were too deep fried as well, tasted like carnival fries.  they did have gluten-free options so that was nice for my wife, but she said the flavor was bland.  i would say it is a nice place with views and you can bring your pets but not the best food. i'd give it a 2 for food but a 4 for atmosphere

beautiful scenery when you eat outside. my bmb classic burger was okay. nothing to write home about. my friend, karen, got the nachos with chili. they were amazing and i'll definitely order them next time! i also tried the original nitro porter. it was smooth and delicious! i highly recommend this if you like dark beer at all. lastly, the service was not up to par. our waiter didn't deliver our food or check on us at all while we were eating which definitely impacted our drink orders.

great brewery! enjoyed the sampler, which came with twelve 2.5oz glasses that included each of the breweries beers. the location is convenient and the view is amazing. the brewery is located at the foot of the blue mountain ridge. i enjoyed this place and would return.

the food here is nothing special and the limited menu never changes. however, the beer 🍺 and the location and the outdoor seating are why i keep returning.

the pizza with the local sausage is amazing!

nelson's first brewery is still the best!. excellent reasonably priced beer selection. very good, varied food food selection. the most beautiful location for outside dining in the area.

glad to see them spreading out to the old south street brewery in charlottesville.


-----07 jun, 2012-----

great beer in a great atmosphere. my wife and i really love this place. the staff is friendly, the food is great, and the beer is the best of the local microbreweries. great place for special occasions too. my wife and i celebrated our 25th anniversary here. i let them know in advance and when we got there, they had a special five course dinner prepared for us, with a beer pairing for each course. fantastic time and some really great food!

beer is great but the food today was sub par. please fix the attention of your wait staff and food temperature or star loosing customers. this is from a bmb fan

great setting and magnificent views! go for the beer and atmosphere not the food. food works with beer friends and fun!

awesome view. impersonal service. ok beer and alright food. pretty sure everything was "made to order." we had the burger and gyro. meat was very dry and way over cooked.