June 18, 2009
Cool atmosphere. I thought the food was over priced and the beer selection was lacking taste. There were few beers to choose from, and the ones they had were weak and thin. The atmosphere was cool, but the food and beer selection was pretty disappointing.

June 8, 2009
I’ve been to dinner here a couple of times, and I gotta say Food- great!, Beer-great!, service, not so great, and it is a bit pricey, but then again, it is Ann Arbor. I would go back for a special occasion, but I wouldn’t make it my go-to spot. If your in the area as a first timer, I would say go to Ashley’s.

February 22, 2009
Too expensive, mediocre beers, overly fancy and snooty food. Seriously, who needs burgers with lots of fancy crap on it? If you want a great beer and a regular old burger this isn’t your place. Overpriced, even for Ann Arbor, and the wait staff wasn’t very nice. I have been a few times thinking that my bad experience may have been a fluke, but I won’t be going back anymore.

September 2, 2008
Pretty decent - sampled eight or so beers (and willl enter ratings when I can find the sketchy notes). A bit load and crowded at dinner, but okay. Had a good sandwich and my brother did too. Of the eight beers two were okay but bordering on mediocre but a couple were pretty darn nice if not spectacular.

August 16, 2008
Sat on the sidewalk an a pleasant Thursday afternoon and went for their 9 5 ounce beer sampler, a steal at $10. With any luck, one or both of my daughters will attend college in Ann Arbor so I can visit regularly! The inside is well furnished and clean, very sharp looking. Two great bars. Looking forward to trying the food.

August 9, 2008
The place was packed at 9pm on a Thursday in late July. Found a couple seats at the bar and hung out there. Nice lodge theme here with earth tone wood and brick floor to ceiling. Beers are decent enough, 8 or so taps plus 2 cask handles pouring. The pizza was very good thin crust style. Reasonable prices, worth a stop.

July 9, 2008
Deceivingly large place. The many small makes it feel like a cosy resto-pub but when you add them all up this is a very large place. Lots of bricks and wood this is rather nice place. This is more a restaurant than a pub. Food menu is small but will have something for everyone. They offer some very affordable but interesting sandwiches as well as more “fancy” dishes (fish, steaks, etc.) in the $20 range. The had 10 taps when I was there, 7 regulars and 3 seasonals. I had the Saison (I’m a Saison sucker) and an Amarillo Pale from the cask and I was quite satisfied by both. A must stop, especially if you want a full course meal on with some decent brewpub beers.

June 16, 2008
Visited here recently. I was told about this place and agreed, the beers were mediocre with good food. I was not impressed that the men’s bathroom was only a one holer, way too little for a location of that size. Waiting in line at the bathroom is bad enough without doing it a crowded restaurant. The brick oven white pizza I had was pretty good. I would say more about the beer, but why? If in town, go for the food and then drink at Arbor Brewing.

April 7, 2008
I checked this place out with a buddy of mine because we wanted to sample both the food and the brew, by recommendation. The service was good and friendlywe got a table without having to wait long at all during a busy Friday night. Our server was both very knowledgeable and helpful (for example, we had no idea what their brew called Strang Wullie was all about, but they were very helpful with describing each one). They had about 8 or so of their own brews on tap. We ended up going with the 5 brew sampler which was pretty fun and tasty. Personally I liked their Pale the best while my buddy enjoyed the Porter. I also liked they offered growlers to go at a very decent price. Food-wise, their Cheddar and ale soup was to die for, and their Reuben was spot on. Overall, it was a very good experience and I would highly recommend it to others. Its location is quite a hike, however, from central campus, which would be the only reason that I do not frequent there more often.

January 17, 2008
(Visited 04/2007): Grizzly Peak is located on West Washington which is right in downtown. It is only a couple miles from US-23 off Rte 14. Parking should not be too much of an issue between meters and garages in walking distance. Speaking of walking distance, being only a block away from Arbor brewing is nice too. The interior is very large and open. There are bars on the far right and far left of the establishment, with lots of seating between. There is a lot of brick and natural light thanks to the windows in front. The beer selection is pretty good. There are around 9 different beers available, with 2 of them on cask. A sampler is available for $10. They also bottle at least 3 of their beers. The beers are pretty standard offerings for the most part, but the cask beers and unique creations like a Juniper Pale definitely add some spark. Service here was very good at the bar on a slow Friday afternoon. The bartender knew the beers very well and was happy to help point us in the direction of other brewpubs in the area. We did not order any food on this visit. There are only 2 things on earth that could get me as an OSU graduate to visit Ann Arbor: An away game at the Big House and a good brewpub. This is the latter.