From the moment we walked into the place, we could not be made to feel more welcome, even if they tried. A cold night outside, the atmosphere inside was warm and relaxed. We felt like we had been here before, even though this was our first time. The service was friendly and efficient, the bar snacks healthy sized portions, fairly priced, beer well chilled and our friends were impressed.

What a cool place. Came for drinks and dinner. Friendly atmosphere. Outstanding beer (the pub is owned by Croucher Brewing – a Rotorua craft brewery) – i can personally recommend the Croucher Pilsner and Croucher Patriot. The beer list is all of their own plus other top NZ beers. Our meals were excellent – think great pub nosh. I had the fresh fish and chips and my partner a BREW platter. Both were excellent. The BREW platter is like a pick’n mix from the rest of the menu – pork pie, scotch egg, smoked meats, etc.
Definitely recommending Brew to others.

If the food had been priced according to taste this wouldn’t have been so bad. However, the food was less than average – a couple of sausages with a dash of mashed potato set us back over $20.

The place was really cold and the coffee was burnt.

It was a really disappointing experience. We won’t be going back.