Easily the best pub in Britomart and arguably the best craft beer pub in all of Auckland. Great service, quality food served quickly, even the $10 lunch menu doesn't disappoint. Oh, and they also have the best range of craft beers from NZ and overseas too.
Standing bar with a variety of craft beers on tap and in bottles. Rotation cask in beer engine. Low and tall tables on ground floor. Cocered patio upstairs dominated by tobacco smokers. Friendly staff and regulars. Mexican Nachos are unrecognizable. A very relaxing place to enjoy good beers.
Really good selection of good NZ bottled beer and also quite good beers on tap. The foods that we tried were nicely done and the place has really nice overall feel to it.
Highly recommended for good food and beer if you are at Britomart.
Came here for my 21st last week and it was amazing, great staff who were great at recommending beers and managed everything so well. Would highly recommend for a function or even just a proper sized pint!!
Had my 40th birthday party at their rooftop area! From start to finish BOQ were absolute professionals and so helpful and accommodating! If I could give 10 stars I would! Special mention to Jack our bar tender whom was soooo busy but kept friendly and fun the whole evening! My friends loved the space, the food platters were delicious, chips and wedges went down a treat too! The sound system is amazing I had a playlist and photo slide show which went seamless! Thanks BOQ for making my party epic!! I know others will book you guys too!! ��
We stumbled across this place by accident on our last night in Auckland. Amazing food! And the staff.... we only had to look like we needed something and someone was right there. Can’t recommend enough.
First visit last Friday and what an excellent place it turned out to be. Friendly knowledgeable staff, great choice of beers and a proper pint too!
Cool place to have a beer � and a meal. The Jalapeño poppers made me sweat �, was worth it though!
Went here following Celine Dion concert at the Arena. Staff were wonderful.. even put the Celine CD on..warm, lovely drinks..great place to go..well done guys..perfect end to a perfect night ���
The food was so good! I had the meat pie and the fish and chips! We came back a second time it was sooooo good! The people are so helpful too. If I ever come back here I will eat there again.
great place for a get together, great atmosphere, awesome music, and very friendly staff, love it there,
Awesome pub, warm atmosphere, friendly staff and get this, more than 120 different beers to choose from . Lots of local brews available and also yummy food to go with it.
Really enjoyed coming here .
We had a lovely dinner there. The staff were very welcoming and made us feel welcome. The food was well priced and tasty. The noise level was perfect too
Their beer and cider list is WOW. Here there really is something for everyone and you'll find a lot of not commonly offered brands. Food isnt anything fancy but pairs well with the beer and the vibes. Gets busy.
Ambience and staff: 4 on 5
I was here on a Saturday evening, around 5pm. Eventually around 7:30 it got quite busy, cuz all the tables seemed filled. They have live music on Friday and Saturday from 8:30pm. So that’s why it was getting crowded I guess, they were setting up the place. The staff was very courteous! They are very kind and generous. I did have a little delay with the food. But it was worth the wait. And they were kind enough to inform us that initially!Also, The band was really good and was playing classic music!
Food: 4.5 on 5
I ordered the veg nachos, seasoned wedges and the Brew Buffalo Wings. They were finger licking good. You know the food is really good when you are actually enjoying it on your fingers too! They were quite filling for two/three pax!
The beer I had was a bottled Tuatara weizguy hefeweizen! It is very smooth and one of the beers I usually prefer! Taste is very soothing! Not very strong!
Would definitely recommend it!
Food: Delicious buffalo wings. Nachos did not have a crunch to it.
Atmosphere/Interior: Wooden throughout. Unique.
Service: Friendly
Parking: Not much to comment. Walked after work.
Went to Brew on Quay last night, a busy night for the bar with Aroha Nui on. The Angus Beef and Chicken and Corn pies were fantastic and the staff friendly and efficient. Great place to meet friends!
I went to Brew on a Friday night (8pm?) earlier this year with a group of friends and was surprised that it wasn’t packed at all. While it was quite loud by the bar because the live band was right next to it, there’s tabled seating further down where it’s quieter – and even a function room upstairs for stag and hen parties.
Service was friendly, but I was a bit surprised that they don’t do cocktails and got a gin and tonic instead. For food, our group of 7 shared wedges (perfect), nachos (which got soggy quickly) and tasty buffalo wings (which came with two sauces).
Brew is a nice downtown spot to start the night off with a small group.
Good pub atmosphere and the Pie & Pint did not disappoint me. The usual saltiness of the pie mixed with pale ale are superb combination. The staff are friendly and do care how customer think about the food and experience. Would come back again to try another dish.
Unexpectletly went here as peaches chicken had sold out at the near by street food market. We had the pork snitzel sandwich and the chicken burger and it was soooo good. Fantastic flavors from the sauces ect, great fries and we thought a pretty decent price for value for money! We were very pleasantly surprised and will be back. Yes the wine may be a little pricey for size but its prime location
You wouldn't have come across with so many varieties of alcohol anywhere else. The place will give you beer orgasm and one of the best brewed beers I have ever had. A place to get drunk while eating good food on a Friday night.
We had a quick bite and a few ales here on Friday night on the way to a Jimmy Barnes gig at Spark Arena
The beer choices were excellent
I enjoyed the Emerson's Pilsner on tap
The food was fast and good
I had the Chicken Corn and Mushroom Pie with Cheddar Mash and Peas
Very good quality
My wife had the Wedges which were spot on with grilled cheese salsa sour cream and bacon
And not too thick as they often are
Good friendly and efficient staff also
Ideal place on your way to Spark (or elsewhere)
Went there for lunch with friends. We ordered 3 steaks. Steaks were cooked perfectly, Customer service was friendly and nice. Definetely recommend this place and would go there again
Loved everything about this place. The food was really amazing and they have a huge range of beers on tap and craft beers. The people that work there where all amazing!
Brew On Quay is one of the more grand looking craft beer spots in Auckland, housed in a 1903 building that was once home to the head office of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company (that’s Chelsea Sugar these days).
Great bar for all times. after work drinks? tick. late Friday or Saturday night? tick. Sunday afternoon pub lunch? tick.
an extremely wide selection of bottled beer and a good range on tap as well.
The food is above average pub food as well
I have to rewrite and re score this place. Came here tonight to have the sirloin $29. Absolute beaut. The steak was cooked perfectly medium rare, we asked to swap the potato for fries which they let us ! Great veges on the side, asparagus and cauliflower and to top it all an excellent Bernaise (go a little easy on the salt next time ) the waiter was a lovely guy who got me an extra pottle of Bernaise and ghaz an extra aioli at no charge . We will definitely be back !
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Nice and spacious restaurant and bar - they have limited upstairs seating and downstairs with rooms for lathers groups. A game is usually on with tv screens scattered around the restaurant.
Plenty of food options - can have individual meals, or get a sharing platter. We got a sharing platter where you choose the five items you want on it. We got poutine fries, tempura prawns, paella aracini, Mexican style ceviche, and calamari.
We actually ordered different items to what we got, but they still tasting delicious - favourites were the tempura prawns and calamari.
They also have wide selection of drinks available. We tried the Hopfbrauhaus beer, and an assorted beer paddle. The veer paddle is good portions to drink by yourself if you want or share with others. You can pick your own five from the menu or ask them to create one for you.
Overall pricing is reasonably good in a group - think our group of four paid about 20-25 each (we were given discount for wrong order), would like to go back and try the individual mains and other drinks.
Decided to pop in here after I was really craving fish&chips. Ordered a cold Macs gold lager, fish n chips and the stuffed chicken breast with gnocchi.
The fish n chips was lovely and crispy just how I like my fish n chips. The chicken breast was very moist which is always nice, the gnocchi was good too my only criticism is that there is a lot of sauce on it. I love sauce and I love lots of sauce but it was a little bit too much for me so I can only imagine what normal people would think of the amount of sauce. Overall the food was pretty good. Service was good. The only let down was that there were quite a lot of items on the menu that was unavailable.
Today was the final day of the conference I was attending and I was with a group of four people who wanted to have a casual dinner. There was one request to go to Brew On Quay because we had a beer enthusiast in the group who wanted to try some of the over 102 beers they had to choose from. I do not know beer very well but will join others in trying different brews if the occasion arises.
Nice place with a fancy menu for a pub. They have a really nice selection of beers both in bottles and on tap.
Came for a party and we had one of the rooms by the entrance. Because the rooms are not closed off it does get a bit loud.
Went with the pork belly for dinner. The sauce and pork was nice and had good flavours but the biggest disappointment was the skin. It was rubbery at best. That just made the dish hard to eat.
They however are one of the few places that send bar staff out to the rooms with eftpos terminals so you can order more drinks without having to go up to the bar.
Been there twice for work party, both the times we had booked the upper section. This place is all about beers and believe me all kinds. I had a hard time spotting the difference and I am a beer lover myself. They make really delicious mint mocktails and virgin mojitos which were surprisingly better than their cocktails like sangria. Their platters are hearty full of carbs like bread, potato etc, it also has cheese and lot of fried food which goes perfectly with heavy drinking to keep you on your toes. Didn't get a chance to order main dish maybe next time. I love the ambiance of this place and the washroom has a helpful lady who will retouch your makeup if required. This place was all about fun!
Brew on Quay is an awesome place to go if you want to try every beer under the sun. You have your beer menu in and hand and you can go to town on all of the different countries' brews. We had the fish and chips, sirloin steak and pork belly. The sirloin looked pretty damn good. The fish and chips was great but for the price they were definitely on the high side. Especially when places such as the ones on Vulture lane do it way cheaper and it's just as good (probably better).
Jordi Robertson-Bickers
+5
"Epic burger". Do it.
Came here on their Grabone offer & was not disappointed. Staff are friendly, food came in a good time, & nice environment - nice cosy feel & not too noisy. Just about needed paramedics to extricate me from my seat in my food-comatose state.
Epic burger is definitely epic! Came here with my partner using a grab one voucher and was not disappointed! Good food, good service, definitely worth a visit!
I visited this bar a few months ago with friends for a Thursday night's after work drink and the place was really busy and had a fun/professional atmosphere that made it interesting. It seemed like a great place to do some networking and the music and patrons gave some character to the venue, already well decorated and looked after.
The selection of beer is very extensive and there's something for everyone, doesn't matter what's your taste.
We never tried the food, we made an attempt to order some food but the bartender seemed to busy selling drinks to pay any attention to me and we left to a different place to have dinner but I would have loved to have something to eat there.
I will be back to try some of the food but I definitely recommend the bar for an after work drink.
Have been here in the past along time ago , but thought I'd check it out again and use a grabone deal they had going on . Food was great however service was a little slow (eventually had to get up and go to the bar to usher someone over) other then that , everything was great
Good place to have a drink. Nice open space, if we hadn't booked elsewhere it would have been a good place to eat. Cosy and away from the city hustle. Nice staff and it was warm and cosy.
Really nice place to drink a beer. They have different kinds from differents places. Perfect for an evening with friends and have a nice moment With them.
Came here with a friends after getting a grabone voucher. Nicely located just away from the clutter of Britomart. We received good service and the food was pretty good. We went pretty early so we didn't get much of a bar vibe, but we enjoyed the atmosphere nonetheless.
We popped in here on a whim while wandering the city on a lazy Sunday. The staff were friendly with great senses of humour particularly the fellow that seated us. We ordered the bacon cheese fries and were not disappointed - it was a great and filling snack for the pair of us. I was super stoked that you could order jugs of cider and at a reasonable price. The atmosphere was nice, the amenities clean and we will definitely be back to sample the menu and soak up the atmosphere again. Lovely easy going place
If you like craft beer worth a visit. I cam here on a cold Friday in late May 2015 and was pleased to see and extensive craft beer list. I went went for the Tuatara APA which was served in a nice pint glass.
They look after their beer and offer good but basic food specials.
Had lunch here last Tuesday. Excellent service and food. I'll start with the service. I had my 15 month old with me and wanted to order the mash potato for her. I asked if it came with gravy and they said it didn't which was fine with us. The waiter then came back and said he spoke to the chef and he'll provide gravy for it. It was so good that my lil fussy eater ate it all. I like the fact that they have a room that seats 5 that has toys in it. Perfect for a family to dine in and keep the kids occupied. Also if you're a breastfeeding mum that's not too keen on breastfeeding in public (like me) their ladies room is really nice and has a chair where you could breastfeed. We brought our own portable highchair so never thought to ask if they had one. Now for the food. We had the fish of the day, the steak and the chicken parmigiana. Everything was really tasty. We will definitely be going back there again.
When working in the Britomart precinct this was another favourite after works drinks place. I had a birthday on the second level, which is perfect for booking out for functions as you have your own person bar. The staff are great and always happy to help with beverage selections or make drinks up for you. Great vibe and atmosphere.
grab one voucher $35 for two mains & two drinks ( My order : 250g steak & apple cider )
service 4/5environment 4/5food 4/5cost performance 4/5drink 5/5I ordered a medium rare steak. It's really what I want. Well cooked, nice seasoning and souce ( dry tomatoes are good acccent.)I can eat half kiro of that !!I get drunk easily. I can't drink beer so I ordered cider. It's a huge mug for me but I enjoyed it.
We were at the Brew on Quay recently for an engagement party which was hosted upstairs. Their platters were delicious but with over 50 partygoers, I really had to get on in there and managed to taste their empanadas and pork belly before they were gone :) Yummy! I was really impressed with the service, from their charming welsh bartender to the amazing bar staff and bouncers. They were professional, efficient and attentive. My sis & I later ordered the pulled pork sandwich and sticky date pudding. The pulled pork sandwich that came with fries was okay, nothing to write home about.. but that sticky date pudding was absolutely delicious! I loved it and I'm craving it again as I type this.
The "Crispy Fried Squid" was so tender. Delicious herb salt, but not overly salty - just right for our tastes. Also, not greasy - quite a feat for a fried item! We loved it.
Also tasty were the arancini balls.
Washed down with yummy beer, and seated in a very cool historic wooden-partitioned room, with a view out to the port/water.
A very nice place for a bite to eat, a beer, and a feel-good catchup.
Also, a bonus feature of this place, are the very classy ladies loos, complete with carpeted powder room.
Been to this place twice. Great food (fish n chips) & great atmosphere.
Loved coming here for a couple of casual drinks and some awesome snacks. The menu is quite extensive for a place like this. We had some delicious calamari and chicken nibbles which had a massive kick to them! Staff had good knowledge on the beers and picked a couple of great boutique ones for us to try. Lovely place for drinks and snacks
I had the $10 lunch - Beef and Guinness pie- which was good value, plus the selection of beers is very good - Black Sheep and Epic Zythos in bottles for me. Friendly and speedy staff, but do get in early on a Friday lunchtime if you want to get a soft seat on the sofa, as the bar gets busy!
Ate at the Brew bar last week. Had been eating in restaurants for two weeks straight and found the food at The Brew Bar better than most. I ordered the Pork Loin and really enjoyed it. Good value for money - Will recommend and be back !! Thanks
Friendly staff, tasty food and not overpriced (for it's position across from the Cloud). Lovely toilets too! !
We went here at 6pm on a Thursday in November and it was busy but tables were available. They have a large space with 2 floors plus outside tables. The drink menu is extensive with many beer choices plus wine and cocktails. The food menu is small but varied. We ordered a pasty and a cheeseburger. The burger was cooked well done and came with mustard and mayo. There was ketchup on the side but I needed more for my fries. The French fries were like short steak fries but they were crispy and hot.
I have the big deck energy and my partner had an espresso martini. Everything was very good. We had the fries and calamari and both were good.
Great location and vibe. A large group of us went for dinner and they coped well. While the beer Iist is impressive and my IPA was tasty, I highly recommend the food. Everyone at our table was impressed and I found the steak and cheese pie of the day with parsley mash truely scrumptious. I would go back just for that, and another IPA of course.
I came into this 11.am, opening bar to wash down the big breakfast I had at a restaurant on the viaduct. It was quiet, only 1 other patron, reading the morning news and racing guide. There's a great selection of boutique beers on tap, but I was hoping for something more local like Lion Red or DB Bitter. Back in the day, I'm talking 70's & 80's. These were the brands. I settled for a pint of Pale Ale. Nice drop coz I had a second before I left. Definitely recommend a stopover for a quick 1 or 2.👍
The Lamb shank was amazing! The softness and juiciness of the meat, woven with a rich flavor of lamb really hit home! We also got the Angus Scotch and a side of French fries, which were more than enough to make my friend and I full. The scotch was cooked perfectly to medium-rare as requested, and the parmesan topped on the French fries really added an extra layer of fancy to the side dish. Great vibes and lots of rustic, comfy decorations on the walls as well. Would recommend!
We came for a farewell party. We booked on of the rooms on the ground floor. They also do have a restaurant with seating on the other end of the building. The bar has a large selection of alcohol and they also have an interesting selection of food.
It was a nice place to socialise but can get quite loud.
I was looking for a nice place to have a few drinks on a Friday night in Auckland CBD and I hit gold.
There was a live band on Friday evening and I enjoyed it so much just having a few drinks and listening to the music. The band was very good!
The staff and I think the owner were very friendly and tried to help me choose some beers. Had a fun night, I would recommend!
The setting is nice and overall good, I love the chicken salad bowl
Great quality food and the cocktails are amazing awesome service.
I had the chicken schnitzel and my partner had the pork belly sando-both divine! Drinks were good and the service was awesome! Atmosphere was pretty loud and busy but it was a Saturday night in Auckland so that’s probably what you’d expect! Would definitely recommend a visit, maybe for lunch if you prefer it a little quieter but overall it was awesome!
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