I usually don't leave bad reviews, but this was a rough visit. There was no wait for a table, we were happy about that, but now we can guess why. I had been wanting to check this place out for about a year. We were finally in the neighborhood so we stopped in. The venue is gorgeous, inside and out. Pleasant patio, live band, we were psyched. The hostess sat us down and gave us menus and utensils, but no beer menu. I thought that was a little odd for a brewery. I grabbed one from a table that had just cleared. About 1/2 hour later the waiter showed up and took our drink orders. We ordered the food at the same time to save some time. Twenty or so minutes later our drinks came. 2 tables that arrived after us already had their drinks. An hour and a half after arriving we asked about our food and if at least we could get the appetizer and our child's meal. The waiter apologized, didn't ask if I wanted another beer on an almost empty cup, but he was polite. About five minutes later the child meal came out, fries were hard, like they were sitting out for a while. Our appetizer also was delivered, was not tasty. Another 15 to 20 minutes later the rest of our meal came out, mind you this was 2 hours after we arrived and we seated. I felt bad for the waiter, as he kept checking on it up to that point and apologizing. Obviously the problem was in the kitchen. We had been about to get up and ask for the check when the food showed up. The food was not great on top of it. We overheard two other tables complain about the wait, which was hard to understand because they were not packed. Several tables were empty. We did not complain to the waiter, he was polite, but he felt bad due to the wait and did not charge for a few items. We told him it was not necessary but he insisted. At least he was ok. My family and I eat out just about every weekend and we are creatures of habit when we find a good place. Unfortunately Smuttynose was such a disappointment. Such a shame, because the place is beautiful. Needless to say we will not be back. :-(