Morgan Street Brewery

October 7, 2008
In my opinion, this place wins on location and food, but the best aspect of this place is the service. The beers here are above average for a microbrewery, but are nothing to write home about. The main downside, however, is selection: at any given time, only five beers are on tap. The food and beer is reasonably priced. The hostess, my waitress, and the person bringing out the food from the kitchen were all extremely attentive and friendly and polite. My experience here was very pleasant. The only really odd thing about this place was that I observed a large number of people coming in here and ordering macro-brews out of bottles. Why? Maybe it’s a St. Louis thing, but it seemed a bit strange to me to go to a brewpub and order macros.

September 22, 2008
Visited at 11.00 on a Saturday night when the place was just starting to get lively. Was served a beer in a plastic glass when all around were drinking out of glass. Was told it was for safety reasons. Presumably to stop me thrusting it into the neck of the surly, unhelpful bar staff. (at nearly 50 and English I don’t consider myself to stand out as a yobbo). The beer was uninspiring as was the bar. Conclusion - nor really a brew-pub just another trendy place taking advantage of its location near a casino and in the heart of the Old district. Overall - Crap, avoid it

August 3, 2008
This downtown area kind of reminds me of certain parts of the French Quarter. I bet this place hops on the weekends. I’m convinced all of the places here look like chains. Not a single unique thing about this place. All of the beers were infected. Yet another instance where where the focus is obviously not on the beer. Missouri seems to be a lackluster brewing scene compared to the small brewpubs of Kansas I just passed through. Quantity not quality here.

July 22, 2008
Very large place occupying most of a block in Laclede’s Landing. It looks like late night this place would be really hopping. The beers were below average but the staff was nice enough. Easy walk from the Gateway Arch.

December 16, 2007
Went there prior to the Packers/Rams game. I understand it was crowded, but the service sucked. Food was, however, just wonderful. Ordered a crab cake & a burger meduim well. Both were perfect, and the burger was actually a perfect MW! The tall dopplebock was a great match!

June 29, 2007
Went to late on a Saturday night. This place was okay, nothing great. The service was pretty bad, especially for this supposedly being an upscale place. The beers were good, but nothing great. I didn’t have any food. I’d give this place a second chance, just to try the food and give the beer a second chance. The service couldn’t be worse the next time.

October 25, 2006
Stopped in 10/17 to have a few beers and watch the Cardinals game. Beautiful building in downtown. Spacious place. The Hostess, completely rude. No help. The bar was rather full, but we found a side table facing a TV and we perched. But wait, this are has no servers. Had to go to the bar to get a beer or food. Which we had both. The apps were quite nice. Cheese quesidilla and a steak brushetta or something like that. Both were nice. But the bartender was completely rude. The boat sampler was nice and full. Finished the sampler, had a few more pints of our favorites, the Steam and the Altbier. Grabbed a few Growlers and split. Good enough beers, but the service was sub par, except for the busser who looked like he was having a great time at work. I’ll definitely go back at some point, but my expectations are a lot lower.

September 16, 2006
We found this to be a very cool brew pub. Lots of atmosphere in the entire area and a delightfully courteous staff make for a cool spot. The beer was good, but not great, but the food (we had appetizers only) was very enjoyable. Pizza and chicken tenders were both outstanding. Cool place in a very cool location.

August 21, 2006
my wife & I stopped in here last Friday night with 5 other couples. service was good and food was good, as pub fare goes. beer had decent flavor but seemed thin and watery. worth a stop if you are in the LaClede’s Landing area. Big Bang next door is a fun place to stop later in the night with a group.

July 30, 2006
I can’t believe what I am reading from people that are supposed to know beer. I have been to brewpubs all over the country & Cananda. I make it a point to plot my course when on vacation to stop at as many as possible. Morgan Street is the worst that I have ever encountered. Its not Real Beer!