First time at this restaurant. Didn't really know what to expect as had mixed reviews. Awesome atmosphere with appropriate decor. Brewery tours next door to restaurant/bar area. Our waiter was very attentive to our needs and answered questions regarding the craft beers. Food was ok. Parts of the meal was very good and some not so good. Overall a fairly good experience
It's surprising to find great food at a brewery but emersons does it really well. They incorporate a fusion twist and blur the lines between fine dining and bar food. Keep it up
Dan the man! Went for the brewery tour with Daniel and it was a 5 star experience! Great tour guide and answered even the most bizarre of questions. My first brew tour in Dunedin and worth going to. Great selection of drinks and food before/after the tour.
Great place, great atmosphere. We were looking for closest bar from where we stayed and found this place. Very lively and friendly staff. Ordered 2/3 glasses of different beers each person and meals to share. Came back next day and bought 10 plastic bottles to take back. Loved it!
We had a absolutely delightful 12 hour brisket. It was sweet and juicy with burnt edges. It sat on top of two golden breaded potato fritters. On top, the garnishes included a pickled purple cabbage and sprouts. The plate had swirl of mustard and purple ? Together it was St.Patrick's day extravaganza with an international flare fit for royalty. Do try it. It will knock your socks off.
From the young man at the desk who sat us, the wee Irsh lass who was quick cleaver and witty and who kindly waited our table, to the manager who told us about the place and selected our sampler tray of Emerson brews... the service was welcoming, fun, and posh.
We went to Emerson’s for the Guided Tasting session. Connor was really friendly and very knowledgeable about all the beers we had. Would highly recommend and thanks for an amazing experience!
The tour was interactive in a novel way and more insightful than most brewery tours I've been on. The guide, Harrison, was very knowledgeable and the staff were all friendly and helpful. Generous tasting too! Would highly recommend the tour, as well as checking out all the brewer's reserves at the bar
Sivaswamy Mohanakrishnan
+5
Excellent place to spend a evening, drinking beer and having dinner. Very unique presentation of food. Nice ambience. Friendly service. Everything good here.
Came here, especially for their crafted beer and pub foods. This place lives to the expectation of good pub foods and the different varieties of their house beers. We all liked the foods we had and also the beers. I especially like bbq pork ribs and peri peri chicken. A few of the beers we tried were light and have a fruity flavour.....nice.
Well worth the visit. The beer was perfectly cold, which is hard to get in a bar setting. Great food and atmosphere.
If you are going on the brewery tour WEAR CLOSED TOE SHOES
A great spot for a beer and a meal. Wanted to do a brewery tour but only had time for a quick bite. Food was really good, great to see a place like this not going for the easy deep fried options for everything. Had the Brisket and the thrice cooked fries. The brisket was really well done. Nice and smokey with pork croquettes underneath and a great bite from the picked onion and sauces. The fries need no explanation. Just great. And of course the beer is very good. Staff were very attentive but not rushed or rushing which was awesome. A brewery execution like this can very easily be done badly but this place was great, modern, good food, good beer and nice people. Will definately be back. Congrats to the team.
Great experience, excellent food, good beers. Nice service. I can recomennd this place.
We went early on a Saturday evening and it was already really busy! There were no indoor tables available so we were waitlisted for one and headed outside. Were called in very quickly. It took quite a while to get our drinks, then meals, but the staff were doing their best at a very busy time! Food was delicious as always. My only complaint is that there are no GF, DF dessert options so I ordered a liqueur and it came in a shot glass! I would absolutely recommend Emerson's but do make a reservation if you want dinner at the weekend!
Amazing atmosphere and excellent service. Super impressed with the triple cooked fries! Had a rib eye and so did my girlfriend. The steaks were decent but a bit on the chewy side and hers a bit more cooked than asked for (medium rare). Nonetheless a nice meal. When we got our food, our side dish didn't come out and had to ask for it. When they realised the dish had been forgotten they quickly had it made and said they would take if off the bill.
I had an Emerson's London Porter to drink and loved it.
The thing that really stands out was great service despite the momentarily forgotten side dish which didn't matter much at as they had it out very fast!
The presentation of the main dish was better than the picture. I took it after I had dug into it 😊
Fabulous place. Some of the best beers in NZ. But also great people too. I would go to Dunedin just to visit this brewery.
I recommend the guided tasting. Really interesting.
I loved the place! Great atmosphere, nice warm fireplace, good food, good portions of food as well. I loved the seating setups as well. The different tables and chair setups makes it a refreshing change to the "normal" restaurant or "pub" setup. The alcoholic Ginger beer is absolutely Awsome! Not too much ginger that it burns your throat, but not too lean that you are wondering what you are drinking! Great balance and great flavour! By the way... parking is free and there is quite a lot of it as well!
Friendly staff. Taste flights a good way to sample a few beers. Loved the minibar car in the entrance way.they have a merchandise area for tee-shirt etc
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