3 /5 Jamie C: We had been seeing videos in Instagram of the food here and are all about trying local food so we gave it a go. We circled the block several times to find parking-their parking lot holds 3-4 cars, 2 handicap spots, the rest is all street parking, which can be hard downtown. It looked fancier than I expected from the walk up to the door- tables pre set with stemless wineglasses and plates, cutlery...the menu options are small and for a brewery leave much to be desired. I ordered the Cali burger, wagyu, mushrooms, onions, cheese, one leaf lettuce and a thin tomato and lots of sauce. The bun was soft, the meat needed a little more seasoning in my opinion. The fries were thick cut spirals and the ketchup tasted homemade, almost cocktail sauce vibes. My soda was flat. My friends opinion wasnt much different from mine....her experience- "Subpar at best" She had the triple B burger, minus blue cheese (one of the bs is blueberry compote.) In her experience "you could barely taste the blueberry flavor and the bacon jam was salty and did not taste like bacon at all. For a burger with so many things, it was very bland. But the fries were delicious and the soda was flat."
It didnt really meet the brewery vibe check, it wasnt even an elevated brewery vibe, like kicked up wings, nachos, etc...the food was pricey, service was okay- we didnt really appreciate the server coming to us with the "check" and telling us our totals verbally and never getting the receipt. I love downtown Bakersfield and I love to see new businesses come in and make our town beautiful and prosperous, and I do hope this place does well, but its not somewhere Id return to again.
