brewer's art

under the original cornice mouldings and imposing mantelpiece making up the bar back in the front parlor room, we chose wisely from the multiple offerings on the bar menu: the country ham flatbread, a heavenly pillow topped with 18-month benton smoky mountain ham and herb-flecked mascarpone cheese, liberally studded with bourbon-soaked cherries and flecked with black pepper honey and pickled mustard seeds.

very disappointed. as this place had come highly recommended, my group of 9 was excited to go there for a moving away/birthday party for a close friend and his wife. our reservation was for 6:15, and they allowed 3 of us and order to sit while waiting for the others to trickle in. it started out great. the waiter brought us a sampler of the home-brewed beers. two more of our party arrived shortly, and then the birthday boy and his wife (by 6:30...since it was a surprise for him). then it all went downhill. we were told (at 6:45) that we only had the table until 8:30 and that we needed to basically get moving, even though we were drinking and had ordered an appetizer (or so we thought, but it turns out we couldn't order the appetizer until everyone was there...and 2 of our party were stuck in traffic coming in from pennsylvania and were an hour late). our waiter was rude and abrupt and spoke to the manager about the "problems" at our table very loudly and in plain view of us...we heard every word he said! the menu was very limited and way overpriced. we were ushered away from our table soon after taking our last bites and although we were offered a free round of drinks or free dessert (which turned out to be a free dessert only for one person), we couldn't sit and enjoy them (we were directed to a small table for 4 in the lounge area...all 9 of us!) so we decided to leave and try our luck down the street. i would never go back to this place and would never recommend it to anyone. rude staff, mediocre overpriced food, and strict fancy-pants rules (even though the bathrooms they have you use are down in the basement and filled with graffiti and the male bartender was wearing pigtail buns in his hair).

intriguing (though not cheap) food with local made-here brews and a friendly casual staff in a class mt. vernon townhouse is worth experiencing

shmee shmee. i just don't get it. brewer's art is the number one bar in america according to esquire. it's number six here on urban spoon's top 100 for baltimore. in my experiences, the beer variety is above average. but if good beer selection made a bar, wouldn't max's in fells point be number one ? at least they have tvs, darts, pool table, friendly staff..... the garlic fries aren't that impressive. the service is not even worth mentioning. i have nothing against brewer's art, but with all the hype surrounding this place, it guarantees disappointment

unbelievable bad service. the staff has such a bad attitude that we left the restaurant without eating anything. i enjoy resurrection ale and was excited to try it from the source. the rude, surly, demeaning staff are not worth a burger and fries.

this might be one of the best places you can come across in baltimore. with one of a kind of decor and pleasant mouth-watering aroma of delicious food, you would want to have more and more for your dinner.

amazing,  in the first moment my impression was to fancy!! but was wrong the bar downstairs is awesome, very good food. the first beer was tiny tim with buckwheat honey, hibisicus flowers, and rosemary... perfect... then chili dog pairing with rye ipa and for finish chocolate proletary torte paired with american porter !!!!

i just love this place. if you're in the mood for a dark brick-walled dungeon style basement bar it's awesome. but also has a friendly bar upstairs with a lounge and has a formal dining area. i've dined in all three areas. good place for small eats, dinner dates, and groups as well.

you get what you pay for, and this place leans towards the more expensive side. ordered the rosemary fries and the lamb osso bucco. fries were average, basically shoe strings with rosemary, but the lamb was cooked to perfection. i tried all of the beers and all were about average, nothing really blew me away. i tend to lean towards hoppy beers and the beer they had was more on the malty side. all were well balanced brews. i would recommend this place to a friend.

shh, a baltimore staple.. i love the brewer's art, i've been here many times. the restaurant is divided into two separate restaurants. upstairs, and downstairs with separate entrances. upstairs is upscale, quiet yet bustling, tall ceilings, dim lighting and has a great atmosphere. downstairs, is a dressed up dark cave. it's a bar, with really really loud music.

now the food-
upstairs has a decent sized menu with original items, more seafood than anything else. i'd order anything off the menu any day of the week, but i look out for the seasonal specials. i've ordered the steak frites, which is nothing less than spectacular...but it should really come with the seasoned rosemary fries which are only offered downstairs, and if you insist they will substitute them, but generally they give you a hard time. great brews without exception- do i really need to tell you how great they're beer is? it stands alone. i've ordered a few of their fish dishes as well and i'm always completely satisfied with my order.

downstairs, if you can withstand the noise and bring your flashlight to read the menu, is an experience all its own. they have a great burger that comes with rosemary fries, and i only wish it were offered upstairs so that i could dine in a more mellow setting. i've again tried their seasonal items, like a chickpea burger that was blow your mind, i need that recipe good. now, if you're not looking to eat, downstairs is the happening, trendy, upscale mt.vernon bar you've been dreaming of. bartenders are excellent, they can make almost any drink you can think of without explanation.

i understand their reasoning for not allowing you to order a burger and fries while upstairs in their dining room, but i would gladly pay a surcharge to have it upstairs if my plan was to come for a meal.

will be back many more times to come, can't wait to see what will pop up next on their menu!

the reverse mullet of restaurants: party in the front, business in the back.. my baltimore friends know where all the best places are in this great city. it is with that in mind that they took me on a little tour of some of these places and picked brewer's art as a sort of in-between-meals locale that i must check out. the front of this place was unpretentious with a nice bar atmosphere and a friendly bartender/server. it was saturated with hipsters as well. when the menu was set in front of me, i was a little taken aback by the prices of some of their appetizers, let alone dinner selections and that made me wonder what kind of place this really was. then i walked back to use the restroom and saw the elegant dining room set up and realized that this place can be as formal or as informal as you want. truly, i wish i came here for more than just the fries (which were amazing considering they were just fries) but i will have to return at a later date to try their many great looking meals. i also got a flight of beer which were all fairly well balanced without a skunky or off-putting one in the group of 7. i couldn't really pick a true favorite, but the birdhouse stood out to me as the best due to its sharp finish and more floral notes than the others.

i know this is a hell of a place and i can't wait to stop back and see just how well their food stacks up.

amazing food and excellent service. we were going to the speaker series and the waiter did a great job of giving us time, but keeping the meal going. we ordered wine instead of a beer and it was excellent. the steak frites was truly wonderful. overall 5 stars

we dined out for life at the brewer’s art , since they were donating 50% of the proceeds to the fight against aids and to support movable feast .  i haven’t been here for dinner in a very long time and most of my friends have never dined upstairs. i was running late and super hungry (as usual).  we order 3 apps because we couldn’t decide.  the crispy duroc pork belly was placed directly in front of me.  winner! chef seared it so it was crispy and little crunchy on the outside, but the fatty meaty inside was tender and incredibly rich, juicy and oozing with flavor.   to top the richness, they served it with fried clam bellies that were smoked.  the sautéed grapes and corn added a sweet balance and the smooth riesling cream rounded out the textures of the dish.  i had mostly meat in my few bites, but i didn’t hear any of my friends complaining about having too much fat.  this was great and i am glad to see that it stays on the menu most o

overpriced/ limited menu. i left there and thought about stopping off to eat somewhere else because i was still hungry. portions were very small for the price charged. would not allow ordering bar food in the dining room. hardly anyone in dining room at 6:30 on a friday night...now i know why. i will not be returniong

i'm sure i could sit here and come up with a fun to say "be sure you visit brewer's art", but i'm not even going to try. you should visit because the food is great and the beer is as good as anything else being put out locally. visit now. eat good. drink great. be happy.