Harland Brewing Co - Scripps Ranch — Restaurant in San Diego

This place is MASSIVE, and it was pretty packed. I've had beers from here at tons of restaurants so I was pretty excited to check them out. They had "tostadas", but from what I saw they were just pizzas (which was sick! We already ate tho so didn't order those).

There's 2 reasons why I gave this place only 4 stars and not 5. The beers we tried here were top notch, I could definitely see why they were so busy. However, they didn't have a huge tap list, and more importantly, the most interesting sounding beers they had were in cans only, and you weren't allowed to open the cans on premise. So that was kind of lame.

The other reason I only gave it 4 stars is there was a woefully inadequate amount of parking. Most of the spaces have reserved signs, or even better, signs specifically saying no brewery parking. We took a gamble and parked in one of those spaces, because it was the weekend and we figured the other office park occupants didn't need the space. But we circled for 5 minutes before deciding that. While we sat and enjoyed our beers, we watched close to a dozen cars pull in, and then drive back and forth, back and forth, looking for parking.

So ultimately, if someone wanted to come here, I'd say heck yeah, the venue was cool, the beers were good, the food looked great. However, if someone asked me for brewery recommendations in the Scripps Ranch or Miramar area, there's other places with more "exciting" beer and way better parking situations that I'd...

Harland is a welcome addition to the beer community. Located near Newtopia in Scripps Ranch, it was a quick detour off the freeway.

I went there after business hours, so parking was plentiful. I liked the industrial look it had. Nice clean design that also felt inviting. Place had lots of games from the arcade basketball to cornhole. They also have trivia. I don't know if that is a Wednesday night thing only or what, but it was cool to see. Also this place was dog friendly, which is always a super plus. They also have an outside deck, but it was closed. It would have been great if they had opened it up as the place really filled up maybe because it was Tricia night? Maybe the licenses aren't there yet. I don't know.

Beers were pretty good. I had the sour, which I liked. They ran out of the two I had my sights set on by 5:30 - the Blonde and the Citrus IPA, which was a little disappointing. Also it would be great if they incorporated some kind of food into the bar, even if it's something cheap.

I'll come back and give it another go. I'm excited to see what they can do after...

I used to love this place—the beer is excellent and I’ve visited many times, both alone and with colleagues, always having a great experience. But yesterday, when I came with my family, I had a very disappointing encounter. While we were enjoying our time, one of the servers came over and complained that my 3-year-old son was screaming and that he “couldn’t take it anymore.”

This was upsetting and completely ruined our evening. We frequently visit breweries and restaurants across San Diego, and this is the first time we’ve ever experienced something like this. What do you expect from a 2–3-year-old child? Kids play and sometimes make noise—that’s normal. If children aren’t welcome, the establishment should clearly mention it. A 3-year-old cannot be quiet all the time, and families deserve to know if kids aren’t truly welcome here.

Because of this experience, I won’t recommend this place...