August 1, 2011
Good beer and descent food. Not always the best service when sitting in the restaurant, but I generally go there for the beer! Some of their seasonal beers can be great.

January 24, 2011
I really enjoyed Sudwerk. When we visited the Davis store our service wasn’t great. After we finished our samplers we were never given the chance to order a beer from the wait staff. However the food was amazing. I enjoyed the flat iron steak with blue cheese on top. But I thought they had a pretty diverse menu. And Sudwerks beers are all very good especially the Doppelbock when it is in season! I have also visited the restaurant in Folsom and had much better service there.

January 12, 2011
I like this place but have had a few problems. Ambiance is OK at best. Service is spotty. Waited 30 minutes for a waiter once and eventually got up and left. Usually I have to waive someone down to get a check. Selection isn’t very good, as they only serve Sudwerk. Food is ok to good. The main reason I go is for the beer... in big ass liter mugs. I feel Sudwerk does an excellent job of making to style German beer.

November 15, 2009
Between moving to Davis in ’04 and now in ’09, Sudwerk has gone backwards for me at a constant rate. For instance, changing the food selection from an all German bonanza (rare and authentic) to the typical Applebees/TGI Fridays/etc. offerings took the cake in ’06. Now, they’re pairing some good, authentic German beer with typical American food. It doesn’t quite fit somehow. Also, to have your "top rated beers" (see above) not even be served at the place because they are renting out their equipment to better beer makers than themselves says something. ReaperAle just rents their brew-building next door and makes better stuff! How about look over somebody’s shoulder and get a clue. The Marzen and Dopplebock are good highlights, but there is nothing substantial about the beer in general, unless you’re comparing them to the big three... in which case, they’re awesome. If you’re a person who’s progressed past the "Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is the best beer on the planet" phase of your life (this comes after the "Natty Ice is the best beer on the planet" phase for you Freshman 15ers), you’ll probably tolerate the beer. The ambiance is rather enjoyable with a bunch of friends, but the wait staff is spotty. When it’s slow, the service is good, but when it’s busy, the same amount of people are manning things and you’d better have your hazard triangles handy or your iPhone and a few good apps, such as the shotgun or T-Pain autotune. Some joking aside, it’s habit for most Davisonians to revert back to Sudwerk as the place to get "the best beer in Davis". The truth is, Burgers & Brew and the Grad have far, far superior offerings now, though they aren’t breweries.

September 30, 2009
Met DYCSoccer there for lunch on August 27 2009. Rather run of the mill ambiance with a large bar in the center. 10 beer on taps, rather expensive samplers (only can buy 5 at a time). Most are OK, but nothing outstanding. The food was decent German fare. Overall, there is much better in the area.

August 18, 2009
The only German-style brewery that I know of in Norther California besides Gordon-Biersch, (and much better at that) which is refreshing in itself. The beers are mostly pretty good, though their American-style ales are not their strong suit. This kinda sucks though, because they bottle most of their German-style stuff so you don’t really have to go to the brewery to find it, minus a few good specialties like Dunkel and Kellerbier. Freshness is key with lagers like theirs though, and you can never underestimate a fresh half-liter mug of helles or märzen at the brewery. The food has a couple decent German items, but a lot of uninspired fare that is not bad, just nothing to go out of the way for. The outdoor biergarden is spacious and relaxing on a summer afternoon if you can deal with the Davis heat. Worth a stop while in town if for nothing more than to pick up a fresh sixer of any of their lineup, which will be guaranteed to taste better than the older stuff in stores.

August 7, 2009
Only place in my college town of Davis to find good craft beer. Food is German style and pretty good for a good price. $1 pints on Wednesdays!

February 1, 2009
lost its german food influence,good beer/service.

July 16, 2008
Decent German Style brewery. Service was great, but I came at a nice hour. Their beers are, well their beers. Very Germanic influence on interior design and beer.

March 23, 2008
Maybe service was good for me because I sat at the bar in the afternoon when the place was less than 25% full. Mostly just had the sampler set, watched TV and ate a pretty good burger. The bartender and locals were friendly and conversative. In the future I think it would be a good place to go with a group of friends.