Boxing Cat Brewery — Restaurant in Shanghai

Despite what the reviews say about Boxing Cat Brewery, I did not see an brewing onsite (in a garage or otherwise). I even asked the Boxing Cat waiters and the manager, but they all said that the brewing is done out in a factory over an hour away and brought to the Boxing Cat in kegs.

The food is hit or miss. The salad I had was not bad. I was not impressed by the wings, which we shared, or the fried sweet potatoes. I don't like fried sweet potatoes which are covered in sugar! I tried the gumbo, which I thought was a bit nasty. The burgers were average. Didn't have dessert.

We tried a sampling platter of Boxing Cat beer. It was fine, not great and not terrible. All the beer had a similar flavor to it, though. Most of the beers on Boxing Cat menu were not available. From the Boxing Cat beer, I did not see anything that is better about their beer than Heineken or Carlsberg. In fact, if you gave me a choice I'd have Heineken any day over...

Fantastic place, the best craft brewery in China. I’m especially a fan of the Yongfu Lu branch at 88 Fuxing West (Xi) Road. This place has plenty of atmosphere and both indoor and outdoor seating. The food menu was recently revamped, and became too beef heavy for my tastes (hence the one star deduction), but most people won’t mind that. Ingredients are always fresh. They have a new beer on rotation that I quite like, Rogenbier “All the Best “ — this is in Spring 2024. My perennial favourite is the regular Ringside Red...

Quite a nice place. I had heard Shanghai had gotten a few good craft beer breweries but didn't believe it before coming here. Beats Tsingtao and Heineken piss water for sure!

A bit pricey. ¥50 for a pint of Guinness-style stout, ¥78 for a burger and ¥45 for a large serving of sweet potato fries. Food was decent, beer was good.

Beware that staff may not speak English. Waitress I spoke to only knew a...