church brew works

this is an excellent place to burn a few hours.  of course there is always agoodselection 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.

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

enjoyable.goodbeer! 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 hadgoodand 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.

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

nice for group. best bets mussels, beet salad and great 7 onion soup.goodpizza and perogi. beer great.

hungry for a late-night bite to eat after visiting friends and their brand new baby, we headed to church brew works. it came recommended to me by marissa at the modern austen, and dan remembered that it was a pretty cool place withgoodpizza.

still mediocre. stopped for a quick dinner today. bartender is quirky and condescending as usual. ordered 4 cheese pizza which was soooooo salty it was almost inedible. won't eat the pizza again there. had the chips and hot smoked gouda dip which was verygood. beer was ok, but nothing to write home about as always. the place has a distinctive smell to it, mix of sulphur and old beer. i keep trying to give this place a fair shake but i just can't keep going back .

used to be good/not anymore. i was there on tuesday and was very unhappy with the quality of the food. one of our party had the salmon dish . the salmon wasgoodbut it was served with some kind of greens that were an overcooked, slimey ,greasey mess. that ruined the taste of the salmon. i ordered a dish that i thought would be stew like dish made with wild boar. it turned out to be canned pinto beans with some kind of tomato sauce and a little bit of shreaded meat. who knows what kind of meat and the dish looked like dog food right out of the can without any flavor.i could have prepared this dish at home for less than two dollars.
when we first entered we were given a menu and there wasn't much of a selaction to choose from. we ordered from this menu and a little while later we started to see the other patrons being served items that we didn't have on our menu. if you are going to have two menus, you need to give the patrons both of them.
on a positive note, our waiter gave usgoodservice.
i have dined here many times in the past,but your current dinner menu is terrible.

fire the chef, keep the brew master!. had a pretty horrible eating experience at cbw. we had 2 appetizers and 2 main dishes and 2 of them were mediocre, the 2 main courses were outright inedible. overcooked, tasted stale, no flavor etc.goodthey have some decent beers but overall the quality of food was not justifying the pretty steep price.
advice to management: get one of these restaurant 'turnaround' chefs in, fire your chef, create a small but high quality menu and ensure highest quality of food all the time. this might save you from the inevitable demise.

all-in-all, our experience at the church brew works was agoodone. the atmosphere is unique and the decor provides a lot of visual stimulation. the food was delicious and the beer options plentiful.

user reviews. i have been here twice. the first time i did not enjoy it but the second time was great. the food is rathergoodand the beers are pretty good. i was not a fan of the beer temperature but i got over it.

love it!. defiantly give this place a try. great beer and great food. you have to try the pulled pork tacos. service wasgoodand the staff was knowledgeable.

from milwaukee with love. visiting from wi, we were glad to find this place. fantastic church setting, with the brew works on the altar.......every cheesehead's dream. had wienershnitzel off the octoberfest menu finished with capers, fried egg and anchovies.
a twist on the dish we love at maders on our home turf.goodbeer,goodfood,goodatmosphere.

fun place for visiting friends/family. fun atmosphere andgoodfood. last time we were there it was the oktoberfest (food) menu.
this is the place we bring our out of town friends when they visit. actually we were just at a family gathering recently and my brother in law was asking about this place. they want to go back next time they go to a steelers game. it's unique and memorable in it's own way. keep it on your sightseeing radar.