Slow kitchen service - came here vs food truck options to order the vegetables borsheta w fries and waited over an hour to get food and quality is questionable in the food was so salty almost inedible, luckily we could tap the fries to get off majority of salt off to eat.(see photo) Beer on tap is decent and what Shades is know for but the slow kitchen service detracted for any enjoyment when I saw other tables who arrived after we did getting food before my table. They don't wait tables so we had to order drinks and food from the counter/bar. But i did see some staff touching base with other tables around us. Bathroom cleaniness was marginal and they were out of toilet paper in all but one stall and not paper towels to dry hands after wahing. Not sure there's any enticement to come back here.
The tap room is pretty cool. Great beers and pretty decent prices. The problem is that the music they're playing on a Friday night at 10pm is awful. I'm currently listening to off tune country music and a man who doesn't know how to play a harmonica and their wives are coming to my table and asking for tips. Because of this I honestly can't recommend this place as a meet up spot. Maybe it's better on different days but don't even bother having live music if it's this awful ?
Valentines dinner at Shades. Advertised three course meal, appetizer, main, and dessert. Pictures show what was served, $35 a person. Not even close to what was advertised. Food quality was similar to a good high school cafeteria. Beer was solid.Service at the restaurant was non-existent. No waiter all night. Manager retrieved our food from the kitchen, which came cold. Self served drinks from the bar.Management way over their heads for this size restaurant. Start with a small cafe.
Love the beer and drinks. The brunch was okay, the menu didn’t seem to match what you get. (Ex, omelette didn’t come with bread, breakfast sandwich didn’t come with the listed tomato or arugula.)
First time here and boy howdy! The layout is killer, super spacious and brings me back to a time where you walk into a bar and not feel like a total outsider. AUSTIN was absolutely crushing it, working double time to make the grub and offer up delicious beer recommendations! 5/7 amazing pub
Go you won't regret it!! I can't say enough amazing things about this place. The atmosphere Amazing ❤ Food Amazing ❤ Staff so incredible, sweet and Amazing!! Brunch with the girls, hanging out with good friends. Amazing beer selection #localbeer ( Support your local business) and the food so fresh with so much flavor. If there is one place you should try this year, This is the place!! Thank you Austin! Your the best!!! Ask for Austin is hands down the best!! #Bestbrunch #amazinglocalbeer #brunch
Their new place rocks (366 S. State St.;above Himalayan Kitchen). No on-site parking so make extra time to park in the area. Street meters stop charging after 8 p.m. Nice and open with room to relax. Comfy couches and chairs to spread out. Still have an amazing selection of canned and draft beers. Now have in-house food for purchase from Churrasco Grill. Excellent food and pairs great with Shades brews.
Amazing Venezuelan food and the beer is delicious. Nichole provided excellent service and beer recommendations. Definitely check this spot out.
Shades is an incredible brewery! They make such unique beers. My brother and I tried the PB&J beer and loved it! The space is great with lots of comfy seats and plenty of space to hang out. Come check it out!
I would go lower than 2 stars but I had previously had a good experience here. When we came here for my birthday lunch today the woman who took our order said she didn't know what they had, which was a little annoying but that happens sometimes so it was fine. She ended up taking our order and it took quite a while for our drinks to come out. My cloud coffee had just a tiny cotton candy cloud and the coffee was room temperature so it couldn't melt it. When I brought it back to them they just microwaved the old coffee and I had to ask for fresh brewed. The second cotton candy wasn't really any bigger either. For the price I expected better.