I've visited Field House on at least two dozen occasions, from their opening day right up until last weekend - so I've had a lot of different experiences there, and I felt like I should finally leave a review.

It has been great to witness the evolution of Field House and the addition of food and more beers to their menu, as well as the building of the front lawn and now the heated patio. I very much appreciate the effort to create more seating areas, as one of my most common irritations while at Field House has been how busy it is - but the brewery can't be faulted for their popularity.

I've never really had a beer there that I didn't like. Even the more experimental flavours can still be appreciated, even if it's not to your individual taste. I love that there's always something new to try. You will never be bored by their selection.

The food has always been great, though limiting if you have any dietary restrictions. My only restriction is that I don't eat meat, but there are a few things on the menu I can still enjoy. My vegan and celiac friends are out of luck though. The pizzas are my absolute favourite!

The ambiance and the decor are beautiful, and Field House's branding is congruent with the feel they're going for in the brewery itself.

My only real complaint is about the staff. There are several team members there who are really friendly and great, and I feel relieved when I see them behind the counter. But there are also a number of team members who appear to us lowly patrons that they are too wrapped up in being part of the Field House club to provide the kind of customer service that a brewery of this quality really deserves to be demonstrating. I don't want to feel like I'm intruding when I enter a business, but some of the staff make you feel like you're interrupting their social hour by trying to place your order. Some of the food service is extremely slow as well - I can understand the food taking a while to be made by the kitchen when things are really busy, but there should be no reason why my food consistently arrives cold. I even had one occasion when our food didn't arrive for a good 25 minutes, so we waved down the staff member who took our order and asked if he knew how much longer our food would take. He shrugged and said "no idea, I'll have to check" but came back within two minutes with both of our (stone cold) dishes. I guess they'd been forgotten somewhere - but we receive no apology for the wait or the cold food.

I hate to end the review on a negative note, but I wanted to make sure I pointed out all of the great things I love about Field House before I got into what seems to be the one issue holding them back from being a stellar place to go eat & drink beer.