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| - Food is AMAZING. I really enjoyed it. I went to Church Brew Works with a party of 17 during lunch. It was relatively empty on a Monday afternoon - I was surprised by that. Being inside of a Catholic church that isn't a church anymore is kind of trippy. It's definitely an interesting experience.
As I already mentioned, I loved the food. Every single member of my party had nothing but fantastic things to say about the food...the service, however, will keep me from ever returning. Which is a pretty major thing to say, but our waitress was really frustrated she was assigned our table and had no qualms about showing it. We made reservations in advance so Church Brew Works knew we were coming, we didn't pop up out of nowhere. Still, it seemed we were ruining a perfectly fine slow Monday for our waitress. The poor new girl, who was left to deliver our food by herself, was so new to the restaurant that she couldn't identify which dish was which. At the end, after growing frustrated with any requests we had (which was for a lemon in a glass of water) to not bringing out any water for those who requested it, our waitress threw a tantrum when the leader of our party signed the check but accidentally took the wrong copy with him. She nastily replied that she couldn't believe he wouldn't leave a tip and harassed a few of those left behind. At least three members of our party complained to the manager. It was a series of unfortunate events, but what Church Brew Works accomplished was turning away 17 potential repeat customers.
A few others in my party mentioned they'd had similar experiences where the food was phenomenal but the service was horrendous. Is Church Brew Works worth a try? Sure, you won't be disappointed in the food but don't expect polite or even indifferent service.
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