Visited on a Monday afternoon for a quiet pint and some wifi to catch up on email. Located in a cool old building with a great outdoor patio on a pedestrian walkway. The interior seems a bit run down and ragged, and not terribly put together. I sat at the bar, and had a nice chat with the bartender. They had I think 4 beers on cask, which was cool. I did not get food, but what I saw leaving the kitchen looked decent. Cool place, certainly worth a stop.

Cool, old atmosphere and great service. We tried eight of their beers and were mostly disappointed. A couple of decent ones at best and the rest were worse. On the upside, it is a cool place downtown to get a beer.

Fun place in the heart of St. Paul. Generally around 10 house brews available, with a few on cask. Food is decent, maybe a little pricey. Beers are solid, with usually 1 or 2 better beers in the group (usually the seasonals/specials).

Nicely done, upscale place in a great downtown location...I love downtown brewpubs! Strangely enough, the keg beers seemed on the whole much better than the casks which were all rather watery, but I give this place credit for focusing so deliberately on English styles. Excellent if somewhat pricey food.

Visited here on a rainy weekend in late April ’06. Nice downtown setting with a great view of Rice Park and the Landmark Building. Had about ten on tap, four on cask, the the rest "on push" as they call it. All were above average - especially enjoyed the Blackwatch Oat Stout. Served much warmer than usual, which was appeciated, especially by my wife. The food was about average considering the price - but you are paying for the downtown location. Crowds were a bit sparse, hopefully it was just becuase of the nasty weather.

My first impression of Great Waters was its attractive, upscale decor. During the summer you can enjoy your beer in their outdoor patio area. The food is excellent and large selection of beers brewed on-premise is impressive. Those who appreciate Real Ales are in for a treat. The quality of the beer is solidly above average, though not outstanding. With the demise of nearby Vine Park brewing, this your only brewpub choice in the city and a worthy one at that.

cool ambiance in an old St. Paul building. Standard service. Selection is ok, but the quality of the food leaves much to be desired. My shepards pie was terrible; the Mediterranean style pizza was ok. Worth stopping by if you are close. The problem with downtown St. Paul is it is deserted on a weekend unless there is a Wild hockey game. Good scotch selection.

Great location, had about 10 in house beers on tap, no flights on Wild game night which was not cool, food was okay at best, service was good though for how busy it was on game day. She came by often and gave me 3 samplers to make up for the no flight deal, would have increased the service rating more if she was more knowledgeable on the beers.

A pretty standard brewpub with food that looked a bit on the expensive side, but I didn’t eat there. They had one beer on cask and about 8 others. Nothing infected or that off, just nothing that great or noteworthy.

Decent place with seven beers on tap when I visited. Most were bitters or pale ales of some degree, and there was a hefe, stout and brown ale as well. Nothing was spectacular, but the four cheese pizza was tasty. They could really use an interior decorator as well.