Great to see an old name again but the service needs serious improvement

SLO Brewing Company has recently reopened on Garden Street in San Luis Obispo. It took back the name it had before becoming Downtown Brew and it’s a welcome change. As a long time SLO resident I remember when the original SLO Brew opened and it’s great to have it back.

The Digs:
SLO Brewing Co
1119 Garden Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

The Scoop:
Located on Garden Street across from Linneas SLO Brew is a brew pub that makes its own beer as well as has a full bar and restaurant. They have a wide range of music talent that plays downstairs and upstairs has pool tables. It’s a great place to hang out.

What Rocks:
The renovations are great and the place “feels” great. Some of the things they did were really cool, like a whole wall that is a chalk board and a massive fan that is amazing.  I had the opportunity to visit SLO Brew twice in the past week and got to try the beer on tap, which was good, and then again for lunch. The menu is a pretty typical bar type menu and the food was pretty good. I had the sliders and tried one of each. I highly recommend the Ahi sliders.

What Sucks:
The service. Our server was very nice but it took 15 minutes for them to come take our order. Then it took another 35-40 minutes to get the food, and there was very few people in the restaurant.  Our server felt bad about it but it was just plain unacceptable and there were too many people that worked there standing around while we sat there waiting and waiting.  I realize this was probably a one time issue but the fact that no one else working there was even phased says a lot.  It reminded me of a similar experience at Creekside Brewing.

The Moolah:
It’s a little expensive. Most items start around $10-12.