March 5, 2012
I visited here on a Friday night around 7pm and waited no more than a half hour, with some friends so that was nice. I was very skeptical as the Rocky River beers i’ve had to date were subpar.. but let me be frank, the beers are still average, but the food was FANTASTIC... absolutely great food.. price was fair, and they have 8 taps of their beer and 5 or 6 guest taps, which included DFH 60min and Bear Republic Racer 5, (And Mojo Risin’ too) got the Reisch burger.. man it was good.

January 2, 2012 [ Updated January 3, 2012 ]
I’ve NEVER been more insulted when visiting a restaurant than I was when I visited RRBC this past Friday night. After waiting longer than expected for our table the hostess ADMITTED to me that because she could not read her own writing she had been seating tables of guests who had arrived after us with the same number of people in their party. After being seated finally, we asked the hostess admit her error to the manager and would it be possible for them to send over a complimentary drink. We were then greeted by GARY the OWNER who informed us that NO ONE walks into his bar and asks for free drinks, that it wasnt his policy. Furthermore after we explained our situation, he returned to us with the hostess sign in sheet arguing that the guests who were seated before us were only seated several minutes earlier. I’ve never in my life been so rudely spoken to by a server let alone the OWNER of a restaurant. Needless to say we left immediately with GARY rudely shouting after us "GO AHEAD, LEAVE". For those of you out there in search of a great independently owned restaurant and/or local brewerey, look elsewhere. There are plenty of other restaurants out there with owners who appreciate and respect their customers.

June 1, 2011
(Visited 09/2010): Rocky River is located on Center Ridge Road not too far off I-90. There is a private lot on the side and rear of the building. The inside is a mustard yellow and brick motif. The bar is immediately past the host stand/merch cabinet and is partial wrap-around. Dining areas are on either side of the bar, which offers a view of brewing equipment behind glass, as well as a chalkboard listing what beers are on tap. They also have beer menus at the bar. As for the beers, Rocky River carries 8 house brews plus 4 guest taps. The RR beers range include a Light, Kolsch, Blueberry, Amber, Oktoberfest, Brown, Stout and Pale. Guest brewers include Left Hand, North Coast and Dogfish Head. The beers are available in a sampler too. All in all they were average to above average, with nothing really standing out. Service on a weekday afternoon was good. The bartender was friendly and somewhat knowledgeable about the beer. I did not try any food on this visit. Overall this place is a worthwhile stop for anyone visiting the area or passing by on the freeway.

May 7, 2011 [ Updated May 11, 2011 ]
Family oriented clean brewpub. It was on Derby day and it was crowded a with famililes and their children. Good food with excellent service. We had mussels the best of our trip. Many TV screeens for the derby. Good selecton of beers. The amber ale was out of stock.

December 22, 2009
Swung by here around lunch time. A decent sized crowd was eating lunch here, but there was plenty of room at the bar. I didn’t eat during this visit, but I’ve eaten here a couple times in the past and always enjoyed the food. I remember liking the cajun blue cheese burger. The sampler of beers was like $10 for eight 6 oz ? beers. bigger than normal samples fo sho. Worth a visit.

July 8, 2009
Pretty nice brewpub. Around 6 house made beers on tap. Food is usually pretty good too.

July 6, 2009
Noce brewpub. Usually has around 5 to 8 house made beers on tap. Food is always really good. The Pad Thai and fish tacos are awesome. Beers are good to really good. The Oompa Loompa Chocolate Stout is awesome. Decent decor, lots of wood. Overall a really nice place.

March 24, 2009
I stopped here near a dead time between lunch and dinner. Finding it can be tricky if you do not know where it is. Plenty of parking is available in back so the hardest issue will be getting in and out.
The food was solid for a brewpub. More upscale than your typical fare it offered tasty choices including a gouda pizza which was a reasonable value at $8.50.
Pints are $3.75 each and the sampler runs $11.50. Looking over the tap list I was not overly impressed; four of the seven offerings were pale ales or lighter styles and all seven were below 5% ABV. My irish ale was decent but nothing special. For a neighborhood brewpub it would make a nice stop. However I would not recommend going out of your way to visit.

January 1, 2009
A solid but unspectacular place. Big place, plenty of seating and outdoor seating. Decent variety on tap, but none of the beers really jumped out at me. Owner was a nice guy, food was above average. i wouldnt make a speacial trip for this palce, but if you are in the neighborhood, it is worth a stop

September 22, 2008
Not as well known to the beer geeks I have met in Cleveland, perhaps because of its due West location. They are missing something indeed. The two brewers’ products were fresh and tasty. The owner is right there as a coach to the people, motivating them in a can-do attitude. Very nice place, this would be upscale even for the chains for a very well-lit location, patio and an enormous long bar. Only criticism is that there was a limited selection and I did not notice guest taps nor real ale (something lacking in Cleveland altogether). However if you are nearby, its worth going out of the way for and its not too far from the Buckeye Beer Engine.