Broken Axe Brew House — Local services in Lock Haven

Ive been here twice. First time the food was very good and they had a blueberry beer that was fantastic. Second time I was in town I went right back and the food was good but my whole dinner was overshadowed by the fact that I had to sit at the bar and listen to the large bearded man brag to all the other employees about how much he loved turning away large parties and families if they tried to sit down and eat with someone under 21....they do not have signs anywhere stating the no one under 21 rule and he turned away a party of 6 and a party of 8, loudly within 15 minutes of each other while the place was empty. It was a very bizzare experience, he was quite rude, and because of that I do not think I will be back. If the large bearded man is not the owner, I suggest the owners fire him. The large bearded man is bad...

A beer oasis.

I travel a lot for work, 2 weeks every month spent going to every small little industrial town throughout the US, Canada, and sometimes South American and lots of various countries in Europe. In the USA, good beer selections are hard to find. (Sorry not sorry) Broken Axe is for all the true beer people looking for an actual selection of world beers and domestic breweries that put out real worldly beer menus. Clearly borne of a European diaspora (im guessing German/Austrian based on the steins with regulars names on them placed around the bar), this is a place with roots and pedigree. And on top of that - the food is fantastic. If you find yourself in Lock...

We visited on a week night. With Covid i believe there are only 8 tables that are able to be used. We were seated by what I assume was the owner. The man only said maybe a couple words to us, not friendly in the slightest. We ordered pretzel appetizers that took about 40 minutes. They were way over cooked but the beer cheese was delicious. Our meals came about about 5 minutes later. Everything was WAY over cooked (bacon was black, burger was burnt on one side) Not good at all. The reaturant was very clean, our waitess was nice and they have lots and lots of beer...