The Reservoir - Restaurant & Tap Room

I’ve stayed in Waterbury 3 times on holiday and each stay I’ve visited here more than each previous stay. The food has surpassed all the other places here and the tap list is as good as anywhere. Flights are available here, too, which is very ticker friendly. Professional and friendly staff. Good atmosphere. Prices are in line with elsewhere round these parts. My go to spot in Waterbury.

This place is bigger than it appears from the outside. Two rooms, even two bars, almost a mirror image of one another. Each bar has only for seats but that was enough for me to find a spot. Pleasantly surprised that everyone else at the bar were locals. Nice draft list, flights of four are possible, for either seven bucks (standard Vermont beers) or $13 for "premium" which includes Hill Farmstead, Lawson's and hi abv beers. Most everything else was 16 ounces. Food was tasty and creative. Good pricing on both beer and food. Plenty of staff, all were friendly and knowledgeable. A highlight of my stay in Waterbury.

Visited this place with my brother a few weeks ago. When we arrived, there weren’t any table available so we went to the bar section to order something while waiting for our table. They have a nice tap list and bottle list. Service was also great. I had an issue with my first beer being extremely soapy and flat. The waiter suggested to replace it with another beer of my choice for free. There was some HF beer on tap as well as some Foley Brothers and some other type of beer. So basically, whatever your style is, they probably have at least one beer of it. The food... hum. Well, here in Quebec when we cook burger meats, we cook it well done, at least it’s not bloody. My burger was so bloody, almost raw. I ate probably 1/10 of it since I was quite disgusted. Fries were pretty good. Next time, I’ll order my burger well done. I didn’t pay my bill (my brother did) so can’t really comment on the value but think it would have been worth it if my burger would have been cooked to my liking.

The density of quality beer spots in this town is kind of incredible. As many times as I have been here I had not stopped in before, so I took care of that on a Friday evening. Not overly busy, unlike Prohibition Pig and Black Back which were jam packed. I was the only one sitting at the small bar in back when I ordered, but a few people did trickle in. They have a pretty nice taplist with a real Vermont focus; I would say 30 of the 36 taps were Vermont and 2 or 3 of the others were NH/ME beers. They had five Hill Farmstead beers on tap; the same ones that were around at other places as well though. They offer a sample flight of four Vermont beers (HF excluded unless you pay a hefty premium) for just $7, which is a good deal. I did that and enjoyed a couple of new breweries. Service was a bit spotty. Plenty of staff but at times they seemed more interested in chatting with each other or the local customers than waiting on folks. Zero Big Tree beers on tap.

Visited on a Wednesday. Part of the Waterbury triangle. Very close to Prohibition Pig and Black Back Pub. Street parking only, but not really an issue. Inside they have a long bar and a short bar to sit at. My wife and I were the only ones here for our visit, so we went for the short bar at the front. They have house brewed beers, plus a lengthy list of guest taps. You can do flights here of anything, but some beers will add to the cost of the flight. I had a couple flights. Service was great and very helpful. Definitely stop in here if you are in Waterbury.

Visited February 2016. Great selection of local beers on tap. Flights available. Local place for local people. Tap list in front of urinal in mens bathroom was funny. They had also 2 "own beers" on tap. I was little bit of confused that were they really brewed in the same place or somewhere else.

Seems to be the bar with the most space, of the big three, drafts are always similar and great, for was good and actually got more for your buck.

Across the street from Blackback pub. Our next spot on the one block pub crawl.

Pretty sizable bar and restaurant with a small patio area in the back. Nice old brick building with wooden interior. They have a pretty big draft list here as well as plenty of bottles. They have a good selection of Vermont breweries as well as some house beers (Big Tree). Flights are available for all the Vermont stuff, which is kind of neat. Prices are pretty typical.

Staff was really friendly and so were the other patrons at the bar. Had a good time drinking some beers and chatting with the locals here. A fun place to check out and drink a few beers at.

Nice place to eat (decent if not great food), hangout, and choose from a solid list of Vermont breweries. Not as good a choice as Prohibition Pig, Black Back Pub, and the Pro Pig Brewery...but if you are in the area for a second day...or just live in northern Vermont...you should definitely check this place out.

Visited on August 2015. We were sit deep in the back, close to a pool table with noisy teens and TVs showing both baseball and weather forecasts... At least, the enormous beers selection made me feel better, especially when I saw Fiddlehead IPA. Took a long time to order but service was ok after that. My burger was huge, juicy and tasteful. Food menu is pub-style. Great alternative to Prohibition Pig.