Arbor Brewing Company Session Room — Restaurant in Scio Township

2023 update - They've opened a large outdoor tent area with long picnic benches and tables that's quite nice. The food is still quite good. The service is consistently good too. The noise level, both inside and out, is still so bad that it's pretty much impossible to have a conversation there unless you come when they're very slow. Parking is still impossible. I've tried to go but literally had nowhere to park and had to leave.

2019 - Loud, crowded, characterless, no place to park. The service I got on my one visit to this place was really good, but the atmosphere is downright uncomfortable. It is a single large cavernous room, crowded most of the time, and the decor is just characterless. They had a decent beer selection and the food looked okay but not enticing (I did not try the food).

The large room is crowded with good sized tables and relatively comfortable chairs, but there is barely enough room to walk between them to get to your seat. The place seems to always be crowded and although they have a carpeted floor, it is very loud. My party had to yell at each other to have a conversation. It was just uncomfortable, the opposite of cozy.

I tried to stop by this place 3 times before finally getting in because there was nowhere to park. This place is out on a busy road, miles from downtown and they have a tiny parking lot. I'm not sure how they expect people to get there without driving and they have nowhere for people to leave their cars?!

The place was nice and clean. Again, the waiter was very good and their drink selection was good. They also had what looked like an interesting musician setting up as I was leaving, but it isn't my kind of place.

Update: I've been back on two occasions now and everything I wrote earlier still holds true. I did however get to try the food and it is possibly a little better even than it looks. I give the food alone a 4 out of 5. The service remains consistently good. I am not a fan of the building or the parking situation, but the service and food...

I am so bummed about my lunch today and, thus, felt compelled to email the restaurant. Unfortunately, I did not find an email. I was not greeted to be seated and was later told that hosts/hostesses do not greet on Tuesdays at lunch, though every other group arriving after me was greeted. A sign also indicated to "please wait to be seated." (When I approached the bartender, he very happily seated me in a booth.) Others who arrived after me were waited upon; thus, I called out to a person walking by that I'd love to place an order. She was very friendly and promptly took my order. Sadly, the soup of the day (potato) was already not available at 12:15 p.m. or so. After three tables (that arrived after me) were delivered meals, my dish arrived. My half Turkey Reuben was very sad looking. It was on a shiny bun. (I think it was supposed to be toasted.) The cheese was congealed. I realized driving home that there was no coleslaw, which makes the Reuben. The turkey was good, which I peeled away from part of the bun, since it was not agreeing with me. My side salad was fine. I should have gone with a lighter vinaigrette option. (I did not realize the house was think and sweet.) Sigh I had been looking forward to a yummy lunch after doing tedious tasks for my cousin's estate. I had thought about Fresh Forage again when I recalled I had not been to The Session Room in awhile. I have enjoyed a handful of meals at the Session Room in the past. So, I know you can do better. Honestly, I would have given this meal a one star, but the staff who I interacted with in reactive mode were all very pleasant. In fact, the fifth person I dealt with removed the sandwich cost from my bill. I greatly...

Nice wait staff but insanely slow. Great nachos but not as plentiful in quantity as comparable to other similar restaurants.They brought me the wrong beer, took over an hour wait for an appetizer, 25 minutes more for salads.. My child had a rubber band in his pizza. (I'm filling this out in real time). The croutons are stale. Asked the manager about the rubber band, and he claimed that after thoroughly investigating he could not explain it. My waitress came out 15 minutes later uninformed or questioned by the manager as to why we returned our childs pizza. My ratings were very low until I tried the grilled chicken (since they were out of 2/3 of the rest of the menu) and the herb butter reminded me of a blend I used to eat in central/western Germany. It would have been a remarkable memory and delicious endeavor had they not burned the crap out of my 8oz chicken breast and make me need every inch of butter to rehydrate the chicken. I will add a star because I have patience in a new start up restaurant. Had this been an established place I would give it the one star that McDonald's deserves. Edited the next morning... I'm afraid that since all my family who ordered the steak and seafood chowder got sick overnight I have no choice but to revoke my "sympathy star" and give the lowest rating I have ever given a restaurant. I will try again in a few months and provide further review. Until then if you are just looking for beer options this is an ok place but may I suggest a larger beer menu for you such as "Ashley's" or...