Bills Tavern and Brewhouse

April 21, 2008
Neat little brewery in on one of the most beautiful coastlines that i have ever seen. Service was very good, the guys there were really knowledgable. Food was a bit above average, though not by much. Beer was better than i expected, though i was kindof upset they were out of the beer that took a medal in the GABF.

November 11, 2007 [ Updated November 12, 2007 ]
I would never go there a second time. I was really surprised they didn’t have an IPA in their own brew list, they had a guest tap IPA which I had. So I didn’t sample any of the Bills’ brews, and I thought it was dumb they would charge for a sample being a brewpub and all. Waitress was horrible. We all ordered soups to have before our sandwiches for lunch. They didn’t come out until our sandwiches. How hard is it to pour chili in a cup and bring it right out. Waitress was snotty. The menu said to refer to beer list on table, there was none so I asked what their selection was and with an attitude she pointed up n the wall for their list. Whatever. There were other rude comments along the time. Here tip was 10% so whatever. Anyway, go there for beer, but don’t expect the best service. Maybe that’s their style, but it wont get them far when you’re working in customer service for tips.

May 25, 2007
Beer selection was limited but some were decent bevvies. Service was ABYSMAL!! On a slow day the wait staff were too busy chatting with each other to do that service thing. Went back next day to see if it was just one lazy crew....nope, service still sucked.

December 4, 2006
Nice little place for lunch. They have a patio with a few benches out front that is nice if you are bringing your dog to the beach. Food was fairly inexpensive and good for the price. Beer was ok, some were decent some were subpar. Staff was very friendly. Nice place in a great location, one block from the beach can’t beat that, well unless you are pelican.

September 14, 2006
Stop in for Lunch with the Fam. Had some good local Brew and some good But Over Priced food. A nice selection of there own stuff and a few others on tap. O YA I almost forgot sorry pinkzambia for kicking you off of the top raters for Bills Tavern and Brewhouse

May 26, 2006
This is a great place to come all year round. A cozy little atmosphere, with some decent beers to try when they have them all on tap, they run out of stuff alot. Warm in the wintertime, to grab a beer and sit in front of the old stove fire place, or great to watch people passing by when it is nice outside.

August 15, 2005
This place has an awesome environment picking up on the seaside location. They have painted the walls a sea and sky theme as well as in the bathrooms. It is well done. Lots f B&W photos. Comfortable seating ana booths with real wood tables. Pine wainscoating on the walls which contrast with the dark blues of the paint. The A-frame exposed roof beams and ceiling slats provided atmosphere. A good menu of sandwiches, burgers, salads, special soups and seafood. I had the cod fish and chips and my wife had the halibut - both were well done and fresh. The dessert choices change daily - we chose the Chocolate seduction cake over the Key Lime cheesecake. On the left side of the reataurant you could view 5 small stainless steel tanks and I guess they also brew upstairs. They had 12 beers on tap including a hard cider. Also included was Budwieser (token macro), one guest beer (Widmer IPA when I was there), and the rest are Bill’s brews. I got the Bill’s sampler which they only had five going (normally 9), so I got a nice discount. Definitely worth a visit when you are hanging out at Haystack rock.

April 23, 2005
Small, bright and clean. Lots of wood beams and trim. Service was pretty good. The place is divided into two portions, one on the left for the underage and another on the right for the 21 and over crowd. Beer is mediocre at best. Didn’t have any food, but the place is busy, with lots of locals, so maybe it’s ok.

March 11, 2005
Unlike mjames, I thought this place seemed rather pretentious and yuppieish. Not too many tourists, yes, but it seemed like a snooty ski resort town but with beach dwellers. Inside they had a cool sign that said hippies use side door when their was no side door. lol. Ran out of Ragsdale Porter, g’damnit! That was one of my main points on this trip, to drink a beer worthy of my name. Anyways, they had on a murky oyster stout which was fairly good and oceanic. Didn’t have any food (really didn’t try food many places since Sham and I were eating out of the cooler in the car). I’m not sure if it was worth the stop or not. Very cute waitresses thoguh.

October 28, 2004
Located on the main street of Cannon Beach, this is a small place, sitting among all of the tourist stores and other things, though not flashy because Cannon Beach likes to keep things low-key... this isn’t Seaside, this is a place where people have summer homes, and they would rather not have the touristy riff-raff, so when we came into town we felt like outsiders. Which is reallt funny because while growing up in Portland we would visit Cannon Beach a couple of times each summer, and it WAS a tourist trap, but apparently in the last few years people wanted their city back from the clutches of weekend tourists.... anyway, Bills is a nice, small brewpub, well-lit, with a few bar stools located in a small bar area. This place was overcrowded with local beach yuppies and their kids. The beer selection wasn’t too bad, and their spruce ale was interesting. Worth a visit on the way from Newport to Astoria.