Craig Street Brew Pub

Food is hit and miss. Service is often slow. I’ve had a few good meals here and a few inedible ones.
The place gets busy cuz there aren’t a lot of pubs in the area but they could do a lot better with their menu. That’s duncan tho.
They have a prawn appetizer that is delish tho.

Best nachos in town. Had the calamari last night which was excellent! The seasonal beer is called London Rouge and wasn’t a favorite… the Shawnigan is always the best.

I have been coming here for three years and it is always great. They prepare pub food with love and add their own twist. I have said it so often but the soups are worth coming the visit. Duncan should be happy that Craig Street Brewery is an anchor to the town.

I was taken here for dinner and it’s hard to write a negative review for a meal where you were a guest, but man… my meal sucked. I do see that another reviewer has said, «For Duncan, this is as good as it gets.» That might be true, but being from a bigger city I am used to having higher-​quality food.
I went to Craig Street Brew Pub for dinner on a Sunday night. It was around 6:30 when we arrived, and the place was nearly empty on every floor. I also felt that it was quite dusty, and there were a number of fruit flies buzzing around our table. Our server was very friendly and attentive throughout our meal, so I can’t complain about the service at all.
I was really happy to open the menu and see that there were a number of vegetarian choices. My companion and I wanted to start with an appetizer, so we had chips and salsa. Unfortunately the «salsa cruda» contained way more onions than tomatoes, and the tri-​coloured tortilla chips were just starting to go stale. For my main dish I had the Santa Fe Veggie Burger, which was their normal veggie pattie (clearly made with love by Sysco) with some additional southwestern-​style toppings. The «corn and black bean salsa» seemed to just be a few kernals of corn and a couple black beans that had been melted into a giant wedge of Monterey Jack cheese that had already slipped halfway off the burger when it arrived at the table. It was the kind of food I would have expected from a university cafeteria. The fries were also clearly from a giant bag of frozen, factory-​cut fries. At the table I also saw the taco salad, which looked like something from Wendys, and the popcorn shrimp, which were coated in the same tri-​coloured tortilla chips that also graced the taco salad. It felt like every possible corner had been cut and every possible penny had been pinched.
For people who normally eat fast food, Craig Street Brew Pub might be a good place to go for table service, as the food would be quite familiar. But for people who are adept at home cooking, or have eaten at other pub-​style or family restaurants, try to find somewhere else to eat.