Encore Brewing Company — Restaurant in Cranbrook

Great spot for all! Beer hall meets play zone!

Families are welcome with some restrictions for the younglings. Large tables for groups, lots of activities like style games, bowling, board games and table top games. There is a small patio outside as well.

I popped in here after a recommendation from a server at their partner business, Fire Hall Kitchen & Tap. The beer selection was great. Everything I sampled was enjoyable. There is cold beer to go in the fridge. There are non-alcohol options as well.

It is not a full restaurant, but I was impressed with the menu. There are great options for snacks, individual meals, shares and pizza of course. I had the trio of tacos which were all excellent! Free hot sauces too!

The atmosphere is really inviting. It's a large open space and can get quite loud when full, but there are sound dampening panels to help and one small 'living room' style seating area. The decor is really well thought out. Tables are creatively made from the wood of old bowling lanes, the beer samples are served on halved bowling pins, and even the washrooms got some attention. The space is bright and colourful.

Overall, it far surpassed my expectations. 10/10 would...

My family & I visited this establishment for the bowling & the “arcade”. We were all disappointed by the services we received & the quality of everything tied to the bowling aspect. Almost every pair of bowling shoes you have to pay to rent are disheveled, filled with holes & kept in terrible condition. Along side that, the shoes aren’t kept clean either. Standard practice at bowling alleys will spray & sanitize rental shoes after every use, for good reason too. This establishment doesn’t clean the shoes at all falling below standard practice & sanitary values. The arcade was considerably small, with only a handful of games to choose from making it hard to call an arcade. The pool table & cue sticks were in rough condition. All the cue sticks were broken & “fixed” with tape, & the pool table was not level making the game rigged & unenjoyable. The bowling alley itself wasn’t level either, slightly slanted & warped. I believe the alley had too much oil applied as well which...

If I could give 2 and a half stars I would, I would consider 3 stars to be generous. I would say the drinks are above average. The service is below average and the food is average at best. I can spend a dollar or two more and get a sandwich with a side an any other restaurant in town. Never a good thing when you leave hungry.

Atmosphere was alright. Could hear the people right beside me. And somewhat hear the person across from me other than that ight as well not pay attention to the conversation happening around you as you won't be able to hear it. Left with a minor headache from the noise. Expected it to be noisy as it is a bowling alley. The noise from the bowling was negligible all of the noise was from everyone yelling over eachother.

Service was decent. It was counter service with buzzers for food. I don't mind the idea, but could be improved upon.

Might be back in the future, but as we talked about when we left there are many other place we would go before going...