church brew works

this is an excellent place to burn a few hours.  of course there is always a good selection of fresh beers to try.  the food is pub food with a little fanciness.  i had a burger and it was great.  our server was attentive and personable.  very relaxed atmosphere.  i really like this place.

okay. not bad...not great
beautiful place

pierogie pizza. this is the frist time i've had the pierogie pizza and it was really good especially washing it down with a couple of i.p.a.'s. nice space with a good vibe.

friday for lunch chris took me to one of pittsburgh's breweries, the church brew works! it is an old church that is now a brewery. on the inside… i got one of the special draft beers, a herbal wheat beer. it was really tasty! it had a very citrusy flavor, i really liked it. chris and i also split the one of the specials: the broccoli and pesto pierogies! getting pierogies in pittsburgh is a must. for lunch i got the vegetarian polenta with roasted tomatoes and mushrooms in a goat cheese sauce. it was delicious! i've only had polenta a handful of times, but i really like it so i should eat more of it! another fantastic lunch in pittsburgh! i swear the food at the restaurants in pittsburgh is always so good. after our lunch it was time to head to the marathon race expo. it was as huge as ever! i think pittsburgh has the biggest race expo i've been to yet. the shirts are pretty sweet, too! well, today has been pretty relaxing so far. we took a trip to trader joe's and now we're getting

enjoyable. good beer! burger was above average yes it will take a while to get food if you go right during peak hours. if you don't wanna wait then choose a different time to go...def gotta try it if your in the area.

go for the beer, not the food. church brew works has two strengths. the first is being one of the more interesting restaurant settings in pittsburgh being housed in a former church. the space is wide open and there is a patio for outside eating when nice to make this a unique setting for a meal; it is similar to a beer hall in some ways. seeing all the original stained glass is neat and the wide open setting is a bit loud but not overbearing. the second strength is the beer. one of the better local microbrews in the city you will enjoy at least one recipe. it’s a pretty standard fair in terms of the types of beer they offer but they are good.

the food though is another matter. it’s okay, but that’s it. you can find most of what they offer at other restaurants and nothing particularly stands out as special. i can’t think of any dish that makes me want to eat there in terms of originality or flavor. on top of that all the food needs a price reduction to be more in line with the quality. service varies; i’ve had good and bad at both peak and non-peak hours so it’s hard to judge that as a whole.

if you go here, go to drink with some friends. if your insistent on eating, i suggest sticking to the more limited bar menu over the standard entrée menu to limit how much you overpay for exotic sounding but average food.

tasty food, sub par service. despite what all the reviews had said about poor food, my husband and i decided to try this place out with some friends. the food was tasty, but service was not great. i recommend sitting on the outside patio deck. french onion soup and sweet potato fries delighted my taste buds.

this place is well past its prime having, at one time, been a worthy spot to go.

the location (in an old church) and their own brewed beer is what makes it special. unfortunately that is where it stops.

the food is boring and old...not to mention that our party all ended up feeling sick after eating there. we all had the pittsburgh salad - some of us with chicken and others with salmon. in all cases the salad had too few fries, was unimaginative, and bland.

would not recommend this place for more than a beer.

the best church i have been 😁 they have many kind of beers and they are really tasty . serve is fast and waiters are so helpful about choosing and the history of church. i appreciate. if you are in pittsburgh you should visit.

you're paying for the environment and novelty of being in a church. the food was decent, but i'd of expected more for the money spent.

staff were friendly and answered questions about the location.

i want to rate the food excellent and the service terrible, but i'll round up, since the atmosphere is cool.

the food was wonderful. everything we got (especially the pierogi of the day, which was avocado, potato, cheese, and chives, i think) was great! the guys enjoyed the beer they drank (i don't drink beer), though they were out of a lot of the beers they tried to order. my hawaiian mimosa was yummy, but getting my second one took a lot of work. my friend actually went to track her down after it hadn't come in ages and we hadn't seen her. it's a neat restaurant and i'd go back, but apparently their pizza is really great and though it's still on their website, they do not have pizza at this time. their oven burned. not sure if they're going to have pizza in the future or not.

also, many of our menus had extra pieces of menus for food that was no longer available that day and we only got 2 of the menus with the sandwiches on them for our entire party (6). another area where the service lacked in addition to the poor waitress.

the food is good, the atmosphere is very unique, and off street parking! the beer is definitely worth the visit! it gives going to church a whole new meaning. will definitely be coming back to try other beer and delightful dishes!

this was definitely a cool experience drinking beer in an old church! they had a good variety of beer and plenty of room for everyone to sit.

these jerks lead the way for sick employees handling food! gross!

i had pizza and beer while here a few years ago, its crazy loud in there.

church brew works, sitting inside this massive old chapel in pittsburgh’s lawrenceville neighborhood, this one serves food and local beer into the late hours with its fearless motto: “and on the eighth day … man created beer.”