On my quest to find the best burgers from non-burger places I decided Craft Beer Bar would be a good place to try. I have friends that come here occasionally and speak highly of both the food and the drink selection.
Craft Beer Bar is not a huge place. The bar is definitely the main focus but there are about a dozen tables as well with waiter service. I made my order to-go for when they opened at 2:00PM. My order was ready right as I was walking in and the people working seemed to have a very pleasant demeanor.
I ordered one of their Mushroom Swiss Burgers and asked what else on the menu I should get or was extra-unique to them. The person taking my order suggested their Brisket Poutine so I requested an order of that as well.
For the price I thought the portion sizes were very generous and seemed to be made of quality ingredients. However I was not a huge fan of either item. Both seemed overly bland for the amount of ingredients they were made up of. The burger was faily large, had swiss cheese, a few grilled mushrooms, chewy bacon and a beer mustard aïoli. Other than the bacon, the texture of everything was cooked well and the flavors went well together but for me the flavors just didn't really pop.
The poutine was the same way. The brisket and fries were cooked really well. The cheese, egg and gravy were well-proportioned and complimented it well but everything was kind of bland. However, it is poutine and I think that is kind of the idea; it's just not my favorite. I have a friend who does not like a lot of unique or intense flavors in his food and I think he would think both were amazing.
So even though I was not a huge fan of either item, I think they were both made really well for what they were. That and the atmosphere of the restaurant persuade me to rate Craft Beer Bar at 4-stars.