Beer is great. Food is way over priced and is of mediocre quality. Sevice is very slow.

I live in Orange County and travel to San Diego once or twice a month to see friends. lucky me, i get to stop by the brewery and fill my growler and pick up some other goodies while I’m there. Great store, an impressive beer list that is constantly changing. they have a beer menu that is about 18in long with tap beers on the front and a bottle list on the back. Chicagodri came out here and we spent some significant time at this place (along with lost abbey, pizza port) Seeing as how Stone makes my favorite beers it would be hard not to like this place. my only downer is the food. they try to make it like a fancy restaurant food style (along with the prices) and it just doesn’t work. best bet is to fill up somewhere beforehand and the snack on the arrogant bastard onion rings. those are great!

I’ve been to Stone’s Bistro twice. THe first time I went I even took the tour of the brewery. It was very educational and included very free beer. That’s always a plus. I gave the ambiance a perfect score because the restaurant and the gardens are beautiful. I only too points off for service because both times I went, they didn’t have our reservations listed and we had to wait about an hour. The first time, we took the free tour so it actually worked out. The selection was excellent and extensive! I didn’t count but there seemed to be around 30-40 beers and wines on the menu. Most of them were craft brews from the San Diego area. The food was excellent as well. It sounds simple but I really recomend the Mac-’n-beer-cheese. Everyone one of the items on the menu seems to be cooked with their beer. I took just one point off for value because it is very pricey. But you definitely get what you pay for. Do yourself a favor and visit the Stone Bistro. Be sure to take the tour as well. Make a night of it.

The food was amazing! The beer selection was awesome! The building was rad! Only a few bad things, the service was a bit slow and it was a bit pricey for the food. Worth it? definitely! Everyone should go!

I love Stone. Ever since my friend introduced me to them it has been my Beer of choice. The opportunity to go to the Bistro was spectacular. The best brewery experience in the world.

Went here before leaving on deployment by the recommendation of a friend. The food was very good and the beer selection was even better. I took my wife for a walk in the gardens at night which she loved. Though the restaurant was very crowded I was directed to the outsiode bar where the bartender was very knowlegeable and friendly. Kept us very entertained and showed as a great selection of beers.

great place what a selection of beer incredible food bizare but very good.The garlic chicken is intense. When things warm up the beer garden should be insane world class place to relax.

I just returned from an unforgettable trip to the San Diego area. Our first stop was Stone which I was looking forward to for months. It is a bit hard to find but when you drive up, it looks amazing. Walking in it’s truly a beautiful site. You can sit in the bar and look at the brewery through the glass. The atmosphere is A+. The tap selection was large but some of Stone’s truly arrogant beer was not available. The wait staff was somewhat knowledgeable but as a brewer not as knowledgeable as I hoped. The food was disappointing for the prices. We were waiting on an appetizer and missed the start of the brewery tour. We asked if we could join 5 minutes late and explained it was due to waiting for the appetizer but was denied. We saw some beers being offered at the tasting room that were not offered in the bar. We requested some samples but were told no. The beer was only for take out. We indicated, we don’t have a fridge or a place to keep a growler but we were ignored. I love Stone’s beer but I don’t think I will go back. I felt I was a burden instead of a child in a candy store which is the feeling I’m used to feeling when attending breweries.

The Stone Brewery is a wonderful place to visit if you are in San Diego. The ambiance of the bar and restaurant area is fantastic. Plus, after taking one of the brewery tours there are always the free samples.

This is mecca.