Mad Hatter Brew Pub

Fun place for a quick bite to eat or a beer with a friend. Has a homey feel to it. Staff could be just a little friendlier but it’s not to the point of being rude so I write it off.

Feels more like a local bar with a face lift than most of the ASU area bars so I really had a good time. The regulars are super friendly & fun, fun. So if you’re looking for a chill place to hang, watch a game, chat up some friends this is your place. The staff are adorable & helpful to boot. Enjoy!

Honestly I don’t give out 1 stars but this was one that is necessary. My fiancé and I went here because we were craving a wrap. We each got a different chicken one. There were stringy chewy pieces in almost every bite… The wraps were so dry we got sides of ranch and it still didn’t help. Just bad all around. The only star on this can go to the tator tots since they were alright, just tasted like any u buy out of the store tho. Pretty sad we even spent money on this place

It was Game Day ASU vs Washington so the entire area was busy.
So many new options have opened in this area, however I kept my vow to just follow along. Although rare, I wasn’t the leader on this day. I was a little heart sunk when our group walked right past Postinos, and a touch relieved as we strolled by Dickies BBQ, and then there it was… The Mad Hatter, I had been there before and it was always empty. Today the place was very busy with a patio extension and extra security. As we made our way through the place we ended up at a great table on the original patio, smack dab on the corner of College and Veterans Way. The table was perfect, and the company was stellar and that’s as good as it got.
Our server was obviously not a regular staff member, he seemed like someone’s buddy that just worked on game days. Initial beer orders taken and tiny paper game day menus dropped. The menu was small, with just a few items, a burger, chicken strips, French dip and chili cheese fries. I guess when your expected volume soars from regular days you have to do what it takes to keep the quality coming out of the kitchen. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case. everything from the kitchen was barley passable to awful.
French dips were bland with no flavor at all and the au jus was served in 1 ounce Jello shot cups, certainly not dippable, and the fries with mine were Ice cold. The Chili Cheese Fries were even worse because they looked disgusting and tasted like curry and were smothered in gloppy flavorless cheese. My friend said she was going to eat her burger but it wasn’t very good, and the chicken strips weren’t finished by a big 17 year old boy.
All this served with no salt and pepper, no napkins or utensils and OLD broken, almost empty ketchup bottles.
I know this place is almost always slow, It really needs customers and I think instead of turning off 300 people on game days they should try and wow 300 people on game days. Location for us was great and it was a nice gathering of old friends, at least we had that.

I come here often and have never had a bad experience… The bar tenders are great, they are friendly and always provide quick/​attentive service! This used to be my favorite spot to grab lunch between classes at ASU ($ 10 for a Shock Top and any menu item at lunch), but now has become a date night ritual on Monday nights with my husband! We love it here and if we don’t make it once a week we start to have withdrawal symptoms lol!

This place has great specials and happy hour. The staff is attentive and gives customer service. Anything you choose from the pizza to salads you can’t go wrong. The drinks are mixed well and they give you better specials better than Mill Ave. if you are trying to find a place that you get your money’s worth than this is the place to go to.

Came here on game day last Saturday from out of town visiting for Family Week… the place was a bit crowded, but not too crazy yet. We went inside and unfortunately our bartender was really rude. Just no «hi» «hello», just that upwards head nod of «what can i get you» which is fine and all but like I said, it was a bit crowded, so I couldn’t see the beers on tap. I asked for a Corona, he said he didn’t have that — okay, no problem. My dad politely asked «do you have any mexican beer?» and he responded, «all i have.» and pointed to the beer taps, again, that we couldn’t see (I’m a whopping 5 ft 3.25 inches). So I had to look around to see if they had beers listed on a board or something, to which he visibly got annoyed. Eventually we both ordered two blue moons… second star was for the tasty and quick wings we ordered. Lacking in the friendly /​customer service dept.

I don’t now if I can write a fair review since my significant other and I stopped by at two pm in the middle of summer and were literally the only people there BUT we had a nice time. Cheap beer, some cool drink selections, and the bar guy was nice. We got a flatbread which was pretty good too. It’s not five star pizza but it hit the spot and it was a good price. If we move to Tempe this would be somewhere we’d visit again!

Great music, nice bartenders, friendly regulars, and cheap beers. Right next to the light rail. Love it.

This bar/​restaurant by the Devils stadium is my neighborhood go-​to place. Whether it is a crazy, raging ASU game day or a quiet night of grabbing a beer and some food while watching hockey on a Tuesday, I always feel taken care of. I love that when the bartenders see my boyfriend and I walking up, our drinks are already made and they come around the bar to hug it out.
Not only is this a chill place to hang out, the food is really good too. Mmm I love the Mac n cheese, the burgers, flat breads and chipotle chicken salad. The cooks and owner are always experimenting with new ideas in the kitchen and are really creative. If you can get there before they’re sold out, get your hands on some Schreiner’s brats and awesome fries for $ 8. They are always gone by Saturday night though
:(The struggle is real.
All in all, this is a great place to feel at home with your friends and a staff that will quickly become your friends. They have great craft beers on tap, food, trivia on Fridays, tons of tvs and even live music!

Excellent food at Mad Hatter. From the Blue Cheese Burger to the Buffalo Chicken Flatbread everything here is good. Weekly rotating tap handles and Friday night trivia put this place over the hump. NFL Sunday ticket makes this place a go to for Sunday football.

Amazing personal pizzas and friendly staff. Lively regular bunch. Great place to watch a game or take in ASU.

Dear foodies,
As many of you may know, I do not normally give a restaurant or bar less than 3 stars. I must give this place 3 stars because their beer selection is very limited and boring.
The lemon drop martini that I ordered was prepared pretty well, but did not blow my hair back like at some other places.
Lastly, the food… Well, as a foodie that loves to cook and explore in the kitchen, I was underwhelmed by the tasteless dough that they use for their flatbread pizzas. I have made better pizza at home than this place. I have never had such lackluster pizza in my life; I ordered the vegetarian pizza, which they claim has garlic, spinach, onion, tomatoes, etc without the «special topping.» I requested that the «special topping» be placed on the side. The pizza came out and I asked the bartender, where is the garlic, she said that the garlic is only found in the «special topping.» The «special topping» consist of garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper. How tacky and unappealing. Where are the real pieces of garlic? Also the other veggies present were scarce and lacked in flavor as well.
I needed to wash down the nasty pizza and ordered a pumpkin pie vodka drink and that was yummy. But, no one could go wrong with this since it only consisted of pumpkin pie vodka, ice, and seltzer water.
The live jazz band made the experience tolerable but I will never good back. I was initially excited since I had never been here prior to that night.
Yikes!

wow this place reopened! it had signs that it closed… should have stayd closed!!!
i ate here back in january 14. and went here yesterday, and the same thng happened, i was overbilled for my sides!!!
to owner: if your going to NOT honor your posted menu prices for food then you otta skip the whole thing completely!
im telling my student friends to avoid this place and goto the bar next door or visit the chuckbox

Good menu. So many tasty classic choices. Had the buffalo chicken sandwich while my lady had the burger. Small but on point beer menu. Service was excellent. It was super hot but that is not this establishments fault. I’m pretty sure Jesus made it hot. (Not the name of the waiter)

My son and I drove 10 miles to try it out (I had a Groupon I bought just a couple of days ago) and they were closed at lunchtime. Tried calling. Got «full mailbox.» What gives?
By the way, The street is heavily under construction. Where are you supposed to park?

My husband and I went here last night (and the fact that we are married probably indirectly implies that we were the oldest people there) but I was instantly enamored because they were playing Greenday, circa 1994. While probably no one else there knew that Billie Joe used to have a nose ring, purple hair, no eye liner and look oh so cute, I will forever have great appreciation and affection for Basket Case.
Anyway, we were drawn to this restaurant by Groupon and the beer selection. The outdoor seating was a plus because nothing beats a cocktail, except for a cocktail on a patio. This restaurant is blocks away from the main drag though, so I think in normal conditions, people watching would be sub-​par.
However, last night was not normal conditions — it was coincidentally also the night of the underwear run, which, from what I could gather, is a run (race?) exclusively of college students, wearing nothing but underwear. We saw a collection of interesting underwear pass our table… and while some may find a butt cheek to be unappetizing during dinner, I found it amusing — paired with the trivia questions offered on a 5 – 10 minute interval from the bar staff, dinner was nothing short of entertaining.
And while the menu was typical of what you would expect from a bar, I think the food was tasty and well priced. I had chicken and my husband had a burger. The french fries were widely cut and as he described, «perfect, and spiced somehow.» We also had chips and salsa. The salsa was spicy and the chips were extra salty (I love salt).
I give this place 5 stars for music and 3 stars for food and drink. I like the large patio and both inside and outside seating at the bar… but I think without the underwear run, it may have been a little boring on the people watching scale.

Small but clean bar with decent beer selection (bottle & draft), including local beers. Can’t beat the location because it’s across the street from ASU stadium, but trying to get a drink here when there’s a big game is close to impossible. Also, no parking. Park close by (metered or lot) and walk. Close to light rail, so take that if it’s an option!

So, this used to be Dave’s Electric Brewpub. It was OK at that time. Now that it has changed hands… again, so many times…
Whatever, taken on its own merits, this place sucks. Plastic cups, plastic utensils… but not a discount price. $ 6 for a crappy breakfast burrito. I have had better burritos from a frozen wrapper. They were out of most of the drinks, champagne for mimosas, most of the beers. I see the end looming.
I wonder what crappy place is going to be here next.

Its totters between Meh — I’ve experienced better to A — OK.
During game day for football its pretty fun. Always a good place to have that last drink before heading to the stadium. But for pregaming before basketball… well it was kinda dull.
I never had food here, and I have no desire to even try the food here. The brews can be improved upon. I know its a brew pub, but I recommend getting a well drink or something.
Like I said, good place for that last drink before heading into a game. Sadly, not for much else.