San Diego Brewing Company — Restaurant in San Diego

I myself have been coming here for over a decade and my husband has been a customer since the mid 90s. Tonight has been the last straw. We've frequented this place 4-5x a year. A little while ago there was a remodel and the new open floor plan has made the acoustic levels intolerable. 10+ big screen TVs and screaming children have made us move our eating experience to the outdoor patio the last few times. We always order the same things every time, he gets boneless wings and I get the beer cheese soup in the sourdough bread bowl and we both get iced tea. Tonight, we came in as usual and went outside (there was a game on so the noise levels were off the charts). Ordered at the front (normal order plus a new appetizer pork belly dish). 1st) The pork belly was vile. I've never had it before but was confused when it came out... Bacon bits on top of fried pork belly. I took one bite, it was, what I imagine, eating a fried chunk of lard would feel/taste like. Just no. 2) No more fresh brewed iced tea, we were told the only unsweetened tea now came out of the "serve yourself" fountain style machine. 3) They've replaced the really good sourdough bread bowl with some kind of cheap white bread substitute that's obviously not made in house. 4) No table touching from the server. After we got our food (that was ordered at the front register) and the "serve yourself" drinks, we were left on our own. Not really sure what service our tip went to. All in all, this place can no longer be called a restaurant. It's a loud, kid friendly, sports bar. The wings are just okay, the beer is good (when I've had it) and I do like the dog friendly attitude. The only reason we've kept coming back was we could bring our dog and my insistence on eating that bread bowl/beer cheese soup that couldn't be found anywhere else. Now with the awful, cheap ingredient change (on top of the loud bar atmosphere and lack of service when you're not drinking alcohol).. I can no longer find any reason...

Upon walking up to this establishment the first thing I notice is a sign saying “New Ownership”. Im like great let’s see what this is about. Walked in realized it was open seating cool I like that. After sitting down realized it took a while to figure out how to order, while some tables had a server others simply walked up to the bar, you can also walk up to the front desk and order. The staff were friendly on the floor there were only 3-4 staff not sure about the bar because it was pretty packed. First thing I noticed once we sat down was it was freaking loud and echoey similar to Buffalo Wild Wings, I enjoy talking to my spouse or friend or whomever not yelling at them. Second thing was I’m not sure if the demographic they are targeting is kids or adults. It says brewing company in the name but there were more kids than adults damn near, that’s a joke but the fact of the matter is many kids were there. It was boarder line kids gone wild running all over the place. So all in all the food was good enough the beer was decent, atmosphere was a total turn off for me. Maybe I’ll give it another try simply not anytime soon. I will say the staff was on point I didn’t like how we had to order because it was confusing for customers, also it appeared confusing for wait staff. Also this place is expensive definitely not what the 10-20 bucks it says as you click it, More like 30-50 per person be mindful do your own research. Also the wings weren’t that special not spicy very typical should have expected them...

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Decided to try again and give a fair assessment of the food, atmosphere, and beer.

We arrived at around 4:45 and found seating without a problem. We ordered drinks. I had the Old Town Nut Brown. It was good my wife had a fruit cider and it was not what she was wanting but she drank half of it. I think the bartender even took it off the tab. As for the atmosphere, it was a Monday evening with the ballgame on. This time, the kids were not as unruly. We could have a conversation at our table without having to scream over them.

I ordered the Pepperoni pizza, and my wife ordered the asian salad. At best, 3 of 5 stars. I believe my comment was that I would eat it, but I will never order it again. My wife said her salad was just ok.

ORIGINAL. We called to see if dogs were welcome and were told yes, at the booths along the wall or out on the patio. This is no problem since we travel full-time our dog goes most places with us. We were out and looking for a brewery on the way home. Yes, I said brewery, not daycare center. There was one booth that had children climbing all over it like a jungle gym and 4-5 other tables packed with loud kids. All of the children were trying to talk over each other. This is not the relaxing atmosphere that we were looking for. We didn't order and walked out. I'm not sure if I will try again.

I noticed that this was not the first time that children had been a markdown. It especially bothered me that if all of the adults are drinking, who is driving the...