Mr. Brews Taphouse

We really appreciated the service (with a three year old, every second counts and the fruit snacks are a nice touch), but the food is always meh. Good beer selection!

No macro brews on tap. Well, except Sam Adams. Rotating taps, lots of variety.
I’m here for the IPA’s. Bartender very knowledgable.
Burgers are made to order, if you insist on rare or med rare. Fresh beef.

For a tap house the food is quite good. Solid hamburger, excellent fries (went with the shoestring option), and of course a great beer selection. The only reason this is not a 5 star review is the service. Competent enough but slow. The food came out crazy fast, but we sat with empty beer glasses far too often. Should not dissuade you from going though, still a great night out.

I’ve been by Mr. Brews often and it was just a matter of time before I went to eat there.
Being pretty new, the place was immaculate. Clean and tidy inside. We grabbed a table and checked out the menu. I was a little surprised at how limited the menu is. Clearly, they are all about burgers. I wanted a salad, but they had two choices — a really basic, plain salad and some walnut deal that I wasn’t interested in. They had a pulled pork sandwich that I was very curious of, but I went with my usual Mushroom and Swiss — the server said it was amazing, so I went for it.
The food came out quick (but not TOO quick that it had you wondering, you know?). My burger was excellent — big mushroom slices and gooey Swiss cheese. There was a «gravy» that went with it that tied it all together. The server said it was one of the best in town, and I wasn’t going to fight him. My lunch partner had the pulled pork and she enjoyed it. We split a basket of «chips» — they looked a little over-​done (pretty brown and crunchy), but they were salty and tasty. Our server was chatting with us near the end of the meal and mentioned the chips were really good with their beer cheese «sauce». He brought out a sample for us to try — it was thick, like a dip, and UH-​MAZING! They make it from scratch there — very beery and popping with flavor. I wish I would have known earlier so I could have had it with all my chips! I bet that sauce is great on a burger, too!
The service was fantastic. Granted, it wasn’t very busy when we were there, but everyone we encountered was over-​the-​top friendly. The manager came out to see how things were and we chatted for a bit about the franchise and how they were doing (being new to Waunakee). Both the manager and server were genuinely interested in how we were doing and what we thought of everything. You could tell they cared, and that’s a big plus.
I didn’t get to explore their beer options, but I could see they had a wall full of taps (I would have loved to try one of each, to be honest).
I gave it four stars. I’ll eat there again without hesitation. Others should too! This could be someone’s 5-​star favorite. The only think keeping this from being 5 stars for me is a few more menu options and maybe some comfortable seating (a padded booth versus all wood seating). But that’s being nitpicky — go try this place! Have a burger, enjoy some beers, and have a good time!

I’m giving this place a 5 star… and it all belongs to the best server of the week. Unfortunately, I forgot her name. Great smile, bantered well with the boys in our group and our glasses were never empty.
The hamburgers were good. I was looking forward to the bomb fresh cut fries. That didn’t happen. That said, it was a fun place with decent food, cold beer, and good location.

Echo Lauren H review especially on servers/service.Ours didn’t know if they had any 16 oz aluminum cans? It is a real task to decide on and order beer.

Mr. Brews is consistent with providing mediocre food and hit-​or-​miss service. I’ve now visited Mr. Brews on four occasions since it opened in spring 2015, and I’ve consistently had a less-​than-​stellar experience every time.
Some servers are great and go out of their way to be accommodating. Some others can’t even crack a smile and seem that they hate their jobs.
Something or someone is quite unorganized with the beer selection at Mr. Brews. I recently had dinner there with a party of four. Two people in our party ended up going through multiple different beer requests due to Mr. Brews being out of so many beers.
After looking at the menu, Person A asked for Beer 1. Unavailable. How about Beer 2? Out of that too. How about Beer 3? Yes, Mr. Brews had Beer 3. Person B asked for Beer 4. No, they were out of that. How about Beer 5? Yes, they have Beer 5. Our server returned the table to tell Person A that they actually were also out of Beer 3. So he had to order Beer 6.
These beers are listed on their menu. This is either sloppy handling or inventory or sloppy marketing. Or maybe both?
Also, the food is pretty average. The fries are usually soft and soggy. (The Mr. Brews in Middleton has fabulous fries!) The burgers really aren’t anything to write home about.

Amazing beer selection and great burgers. The service is hit or miss. Live the flight of beer, great way to try a variety for only $ 10.

Everything was excellent! Choice of 59 brews on tap, 3 Sheeps Cashmere Hammer so smooth, perfect rye flavor, perfectly poured. Southern Tier Double Stout was velvety smooth. We ordered the Brushetta Burger, Pulled Pork sandwich with a side of fresh cut fries. Fries come with a choice of seasonings, and had that great made from real potatoes taste. Pulled pork was nice and chunky with charred bits that were oh-​so-​good! Burger with cheese and bruschetta was light and fresh. Prices very reasonable, service was outstanding!

Burgers: Customers should be able to choose how they want their burger done and not dictated to them how their burger will be done. Medium well is a little too «hockey puck» for my liking. That being said, customers can be accommodated, which is MOST appreciated. No pun intended, but well done Waunakee staff!
Beers: Great selection! Keep those local brews in stock. Lake Louie is desired.
Service: Awesome!
Come Again? Most definately!

Offers a limited food menu. I’ve gotten a good burger each time I’ve been there, and the beer selection is top notch as you’d expect. I’d love it if they had more outdoor seating but they are limited in space.

Hard to beat the tap beer selection in this area — they win that contest, hands down. Service is generally good. That all said, I think that while the burger is certainly serviceable, it’s not excellent… if anything burger is on par with Culver’s (which, by the way, is probably ½ the price).
Also, not a place for night owls — they close pretty early and don’t like keeping the kitchen open late, either.

If all you’re going to do is burgers (no Friday fish fry which I believe is a violation of state statute) then they better be awesome. They weren’t. Not bad, just not great.

First time to a Mr. Brews. Nothing special. My boyfriend and I both agree the burgers had no taste. The fries were super greasy.

Pros:
the burgers were really unique and delicious
the staff was friendly
the inside was decorated nicely
the beer selection was nice
Cons:
the menu was limited and lacked variety… if you want fries with your burger you have to pay $ 2.99 extra
the set up of the dining room made it very crowded and hard to get to the restrooms
the service was terrible… asked for samples of beers and did not get them until we were done eating… rarely had full glasses of our drinks

If you like your burger done less than medium well you’re going to be disappointed here. They claim that legally, that’s the least well they can do a burger. Canceled our food order. Won’t be back. Lots of beers on tap but they were out of Spotted Cow.

Great food, great ambiance and love the look of this place! Mr Brews has upgraded their interior and it looks amazing.

Great beer selection on tap. I’m an avid ipa drinker and they had some of my old favorites as well as some I’d never heard of. Pub grub chips were pretty good but I wasn’t overly impressed with the burger. Maybe since they mostly do burgers my expectations were too high but I thought it was just okay. Décor was very nice.

First visit this week to the new place in town, for the Badgers’ Sweet Sixteen game. Selection of tap brews is quite impressive. TVs to see the game any direction you look. Lots of windows and very pleasant décor, very clean place. Service was very good, and the burger was excellent.

Another fantastic Mr Brews Taphouse location! The largest beer selection yet with 60 taps and of course the always perfect burgers. Great spot for taking in the game, bringing the family, or just hanging out with friends.