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Watch City Brewing Co.

Watch City Brewing Co.


Type: Brewpub
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256 Moody Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453 [ printable map ]
(781) 647-4000
http://www.watchcitybrew.com
Hours: Mon-Sat:11:30 am to 12:30 pm Sun:4:30 pm to 11:30
Taps: 10


Top Rated Beers Score/Ratings
Watch City Skye High Scotch Ale 3.75/12
Watch City Welcome Back Porter 3.58/8
Watch City Midnight Munich Dark Lager 3.56/3
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Your Opinions - Last rating was 3 months ago
jhumphries69 Ambiance 3 Service 7 Selection 8 Food 7 Value N/A Overall 15

6/18/2008 8:14:40 PM, wednesday, june 18, 2008
Decent beer. Lots of specials - half of the taps were specials/seasonals, the other five were their regular beers. We just ordered appetizers and samplers of beer. The food we had was tasty. The best part about the place was that it was so kid friendly - they even have a play area and toys in the back, towards the restrooms. This was a nice compared to some other kid-unfriendly brewpubs I’ve been to.

beastiefan2k Ambiance 3 Service 7 Selection 12 Food 7 Value N/A Overall 16

5/23/2007 10:24:44 AM, wednesday, may 23, 2007
Good beer, lots of different things on taps, their hoppy stuff is good as well as their non-hoppy stuff. THe inside is roomy but loud (am I gettting to be an old man). I came in on a Saturday evening and it was pretty empty. I got one food item a hummus platter which was really tasty. Good beer, fair price, a bit loud, good food, service was fine.

Ma_Beer Ambiance 5 Service 4 Selection 11 Food 8 Value N/A Overall 19

7/11/2006 10:43:08 AM, tuesday, july 11, 2006 [ Updated tuesday, july 11, 2006 ]
One of my favorite places to visit. However, the last couple of times there, the service was suffering. (Busy rainy Saturday afternoon crowd). Food is decent. Love the horseshoe bar, although the stools aren’t the most comfy.

OldGrowth Ambiance 4 Service 7 Selection 10 Food 7 Value N/A Overall 14

7/5/2006 7:55:01 PM, wednesday, july 05, 2006 [ Updated wednesday, july 12, 2006 ]
Geez, how hadn’t I rated Watch City, well here goes. Busy Moody st location. Parking lots behind it off of Pine St. .25cents an hour. Fairly large bar and dining area, Bar is oval shaped with a granite, I think, countertop. Wood booths and table on either side. Kind of art decoish, high ceilings. Big windows looking out onto Moody st. Service has always been good when I’ve been there, though I usually go to the bar and usually am there for lunch. usually a good mix of beer available You can see into the kitchen, I always like that. Beers on this visit were a saison, summer ale, IPA, stout, California common, Irish red, golden & a scottish ale. Usual pub grub with a few twist. Not crazy about the onion rings, but otherwise has been good. Brewer, Aaron, is always doing something creative. Nice brewpub, good to see it make the 10 year mark. Easy to get to from Boston by car or train from North station. Short walk from the Waltham stop on the Fitchburgh line of the MBTA’s commuter rail

PeterA Ambiance 4 Service 8 Selection 12 Food 9 Value N/A Overall 15

2/12/2006 9:00:57 PM, sunday, february 12, 2006 [ Updated sunday, april 08, 2007 ]
I was there on a weekday for a late lunch. The food selection was good, and the burgers, sandwiches, and fries were great. I’m going to ding them because they didn’t have their stout. The service was good. Overall, an enjoyable place to have a lunch. Re-rate, April, 2007. I was there for dinner with friends on a Saturday night. They had their full selection of beers, and the salamon I had was well prepared with a very good mango sauce. As one in our group was vegetarian, they also proved to be vegetarian friendly. Our waitress told us that they have a new chef who is planning on adding 4 or 5 new vegitarian dishes to the menu.

fbennett Ambiance 4 Service 8 Selection 13 Food 8 Value N/A Overall 17

1/31/2006 2:47:23 PM, tuesday, january 31, 2006 [ Updated tuesday, january 31, 2006 ]
When I lived in Waltham this was the spot, love the beer and the food. I went there on a saturday afternoon, not very busy just some people eating on the floor and about 3 people at the bar. The service was great as usual, the beer selection was nice as well. They had three seasonals (Busta Nut, Winter, and burleywhine) plus the usually Moody Street Stout, Hop Explosion, etc) The food is classic pub fare with some specials to take it up a notch, plenty for pairing options besides burgers and fries which is key. Overall very much recommended took home a growler of the Busta Nut Brown ale at 12.95/growler not bad. --

argo0 Ambiance 4 Service 6 Selection 9 Food 7 Value N/A Overall 13

12/28/2005 7:38:58 AM, wednesday, december 28, 2005
A big space that seemed clean and well-lit. Nice brewpub, felt like it was a decent local. Only had 8 beers on tap, though that still is a decent number in my book. The food was fine -- we ate pubgrub. Our service was friendly but a bit slow.

duff Ambiance 4 Service 8 Selection 10 Food 8 Value N/A Overall 15

9/2/2005 9:14:52 AM, friday, september 02, 2005
Nice place. NIce friendly atmospohere and barstaff, had a Bleu cheese burger, which was pretty tasty indeed. The beer ranged from good to very good, with a few notables (The IPA Was great!). Good varying styles of beer were available, cask is also available. This is a really nice place.

Rastacouere Ambiance 3 Service 9 Selection 9 Food Value N/A Overall 13

4/11/2005 12:37:36 PM, monday, april 11, 2005
Typical atmosphere, jazzy feel, lots of wood furniture. Seems to have a nice rotation of the tap offerings, they had 10 beers ranging from poor to excellent (scotch ale). Very friendly and efficient service, though we were there in a particularly not crowded afternoon. I was not astonished I must say, but they have so many other apparent looking recipes that I’d be back anyway. Hopefully they fix their bottling problems by then because they’re simply not worth trying as it is.

tiggmtl Ambiance 4 Service 8 Selection 10 Food Value N/A Overall 14

4/4/2005 10:22:45 AM, monday, april 04, 2005
Clean, well laid out, large, bright bar. Friendly and attentive service with some knowledge of the beers. Fair to good selection of beers with many different styles on offer. Bottled version purchased at the pub had major problems however. Menu looked decent though we didn’t sample any food. Fairly typical brewpub, though if in the area, I’d certainly be dropping in occasionally.


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Scene
Nice open feel with u-shaped bar at center and tables along sides.

Noise
Good atmosphere, but not unruly

Food
Mix of traditional pub fare and eclectic items

Parking
Public lot across street behind Jordan’s Furniture

Events
Kids night on Sunday evenings-set aside in corner

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