Alvarado Street Brewery: Craft Beer Haven in Monterey, CA

This place is always a great time and has an awesome patio in the back! The beer and food is delicious, love to try some of their new beers every time I come.

We had an enjoyable lunch at Alvarado Street Brewery during a quick trip to Monterey. We arrived around noon, and the dining room was really cold, and this is coming from someone who is never cold. As usual, the food was tasty and the beers were on-point. My burger was pretty small for the price-point, but the flavor was great. Our friends who joined us were really impressed by the Old Town Pizza. I tried a slice and agreed. The parm cooked into the curst is excellent. The Mai Tai PA (beer) is worth the stop alone. I personally love everything about their beer offerings. The beer names are creative, and the flavors are incredible. We had decent service and overall fun time. Alvarado is worth a visit!

We loved Alvarado so much that we went to the location at Carmel By the Sea, and the one in Monterey twice during our 5 day trip. I especially liked that the Monterey location had some different beer on tap that Carmel didn't have. We also lucked out and were there for a bourbon barrel aged beer drop. Their brewer Wade was great to converse with. I was also stoked that they tapped the BBA stout to try it on tap. Their food is also solid. We really enjoyed the calamari at Carmel. At the Monterey location I tried the wings and the spicy chicken sandwich. My husband and I both thought the food was great. I loved that the wings were dry rubbed. It is hard to find a brewery that not only serves good beer, but has great food too. I would highly recommend. I can't wait to come back to visit. Make sure to get a reservation for dinner on the weekends. Enjoy!

I'm not a beer drinker but a lot of my friends love the beer here. Their food is also pretty decent. The space is quite large so it seems like there typically isn't a wait to get seated here. Came here with my family and the servers were so nice and accommodating to us as we were with a younger child. Something nice is that you can also buy their bottled beers to go once you finish your meal, which we definitely took advantage of.

Had a wonderfull experience in the beer garden at ASB. Brittney was so helpful picking out our beer. She made our experience delightful.

This place is always a banger. The wife and I love this place. The food is always tremendous. The drinks tremendous. The staff tremendous. Ambiance tremendous. drop!!

We just realized how thankful we are for Brittney's great service. She is the BEST. Be sure to ask for her by name to guarantee a good time.

Brittany, Rachel and Chelsea are awesome bartenders. They e treated us great. Really happy with the beer choices at Alvarado too.

Alvarado Street has many locations, but I visited their OG spot. It is in downtown Monterey and has been pumping out good food and booze since 2014. It was packed when we visited, but we grabbed a spot in the biergarten and ordered up some grub and got a flight of beer. Food we nommed on: Grilled Nectarine and Fig Panzanella Salad: Mamey purée, California nectarine and figs, burrata cheese, Castelvetrano olives, baby heirloom tomatoes, grilled croutons, basil oil The Pub Burger: Grilled Angus beef patty, American cheese, iceberg shredded lettuce, dijonaise, house pickles, tomato, Ad Astra milk bun, and added Avocado. Beers we drank: Simcoe Dependent West Coast IPA with 2023 Simcoe crop. Land & Sea XPA: An Extra Pale Ale brewed with 100% Nelson hops DDH Spooky Juice: A Hazy Double IPA with Waimea, Nelson, and Sabro Cryo. Howzit Punch: A Kettle Sour Ale with Passionfruit, Orange, and Guava. Biggie's Blueberry Brunch Bonanza: A Fruited Sour Ale inspired by Pie through Blueberries and Madagascar Vanilla Bean additions. ________________-

Uniqueness: American/Fusion Bar Restaurant that serves EXCELLENT pizzas. Wait Time: [x][x][x][x][x] Food Quality: [x][x][x][x][x] Service: [x][x][x][x][x] Setting: [x][x][x][x][x] Cost: [x][x][x][x][ ] Recommendation? Highly recommend you come in at opening hour to avoid the lunch/dinner crowds coming in later. Get a pizza! One of the best bar/lunch/dinner spots to enjoy in Downtown Monterey, Alvarado Street Brewery stands out from the rest when it comes to enjoying a slightly higher end food than the typical touristy foods nearby. Beer selection here is top notch with so many choices to choose from and food quality has always been great here. You have pizzas, some seafood, salads, etc and all the food is sharable so everyone can enjoy a bit of every dish here. Kids menu was enjoyable for the kids as well and service overall was terrific; Our server made sure we enjoyed our meal and time here. Well worth the visit here but do note that the place does get crowded very easily! Come early or plan to reserve when you can. High recommendations from me and will definitely plan to be back for more.