HomeGrown Brewing Company

We had our baby shower here and it was perfect. They really exceeded our expectations; when you have your event here it’s definitely not just a room rental. The room is perfect and does not require much decorating, they had everything set up so nicely when we arrived. All of the staff was so friendly and great to work with. They provide a bartender and she was fantastic. She kept everyone’s drinks refilled, cleaned up after everyone throughout the event and packed up leftover food for us. The food was also incredible, we got so many compliments on how great everything was from our guests. We can’t wait to come back!

Update 2019 - continues to improve and up a star - new beer runs and trials (more hit than miss) have been a good addition. Trivia nights and live music outdoors - well done. I would skip the spruce beer - but there are no advances without mistakes. (I’ll keep my evergreen derived alcohol content to gin!)
Cannot comment on food as I have not eaten here in well over a year.

Update: Definite improvement in staffing levels seems to be improving the speed of service. Nice work. But is it fair for the head chef to give his own place a 5 star rating?

As a local I would like this to succeed. However it is off to a rough start in my opinion after three visits.
What is good:
The beer is good - pleasant varieties. Nothing a knock out but good selection.
The patio is a great addition - perfect for summer evenings
Sitting at the bar - someone will actually wait on you here
Owners involved

What is bad:
Service has been poor when seated at the tables. On a prior visit we watched three different tables leave between being seated and abandoned after getting water. Quick seating - as people were rolling out to an expedient nearby location for dinner. When this was brought up it was mentioned that they were suddenly slammed and did not have staff to keep up. Being surprised that you are busy, on a Friday, at 6pm might be a recipe for failure. Nearly had to tackle our waiter to get his attention - one would think he would be peddling the drinks to keep his tables happy instead of hiding at the waiter station talking.

Food is well and truly meh. Salty, uninspired and generally poor outside the burger - I expected so much more of a local source inspired menu - but have been underwhelmed on four separate occasions. Overpriced for undersized and mis-cooked - regardless of what ingredients were put in it. - Update - some down tick in some prices (fries now come without the slap in the face they once provided)

Question the knowledge of some of the staff on the meals. hearing an interesting description of the red pesto meat sauce was a nice opposite to the green pesto vegetarian pasta received

I am a mug club member and will continue to support the brew side of this location - but there are better food choices. They will be in trouble with their pending new neighbor if they do not improve the dining side of their establishment

Great food in a great atmosphere! The "no freezer, no microwave" approach to food here is fantastic! We had perfectly cooked salmon and a magnificent medium rare steak. My only issue was that I'd never heard of the place until just now - I feel like I've been missing out for the last two years! ;)

Our favorite local hangout. This place has it all! Drinks are amazing, the food is always innovative and locally sourced, and the atmosphere is fantastic! The owners are always saying hi to the guests and the staff is super friendly. They are always putting on fun events like yoga and live music. Clientele is mostly local but it's worth a drive to come here! Parking is easy and plentiful. Come in the summer to sit out on the patio and relax with a good beer. Excellent brewery! Will visit again and again.