Elk Horn Brewery

Bradley Berthold

Meh. There were literally five servers and it still took over 30 minutes to get a fried pickle appetizer. When's we walked in, two servers were in break but they went back to work soon after. I think they only had one cook!? It took forever to get A FREAKING APPETIZER. I pretty much was just ready to leave at that point. That's just sad imo, and they want you to pre-tip when you pay, before you don't know how slow the service is . Not impressed at all. It's also very expensive here, a cocktail is $12. That's nuts. We came around 3pm on a Sunday. They obviously don't have enough cooks. This place looks great inside and is clean. The cocktail we ordered was decent and came within five minutes. However, it appears to be all show, no go. Don't order food you will wait forever. The food we got was not even great. We only got fried pickles. It took about 30 minutes and they weren't even battered enough or crunchy. I've included a picture.

Peter Fernandez

Nicely decorated brew pub near the U of O campus. Friendly service. We had the catfish po boy with fried pickles and the Nashville hot chicken sandwich with fries. Both were excellent. Be warned, though, the chicken is hot, hot, hot! The beers were good too.

Zach Shafer

This place has so much potential! I looks really cool on the outside and the inside is almost just as cool. A few things were bad though. The staff was really nice and explained what to do when we got in. Take a menu, find a seat, come to the window to order. Most of the menus I picked up were filthy, so I settled for the best I could find. The ordering process was smooth and they gave good beer samples to help me select. However, after ordering we waited probably 30 minutes to get the food. Enough time to play some phone games lol. We were a group of two with only another group of 4 who hadn't ordered food yet. As we waited, we enjoyed the music and vibes in the space. The game shelf and arcade games seemed a bit of an eye sore, but I'm sure the owner gets some players in order to make enough money to incentivise keeping them. As we were listening to music, the audio suddenly changed to very loud football color commentary. Unnecessarily loud for probably the 1 person who wanted to watch in the restaurant at that moment (a worker?). We had to talk very loudly to hear each other. I didn't care about the game so it was pretty annoying lol. Those who want to watch should be able to by watching it muted with subtitles. That's what most places do. Again, that's just my preference. When we got our food, it was all cold to the touch. Burgers, cold. Fries, cold. Chips, cold (you'd think fresh house made chips would be warm). I assume it took 30 minutes to get our food to help let our food cool down. Unfortunately, I like my food warm. The elk burger I got was also pretty pink. I don't mind, but when the menu says medium rare, I don't want rare. In their defense, it was only half the burger (which I'm not sure how that is possible). We also had no napkins and no water. The water was probably my fault as I ordered beer at the counter. You'd think they'd ask if they saw someone at the table without a drink as they drop off the food though. Getting a water and napkins meant I had to stand in line for 10 minutes in line (now long) for simple items. Most breweries where you get up and order at the counter have big water jug to help ourselves. Sometimes napkins are out as well. Just some little things. All-in-all, this could be a fantastic place. I probably won't be returning unless it's a good daily deal and the food is warm!

Adam Lingwall

We really enjoyed Elk Horn Brewery. If you are in Eugene, or doing anything on campus, this is a great place to catch a brew, food or the game. Great food and drink, cool atmosphere! The beer selection is quality, endless IPA options, porters and Wheat beers. They have a super creative mixed drink menu also which comes in handy on a hot day. The food we had was really delicious. With Cajun inspiration across the board, the PoBoy and Cajun Chicken are amazing. I had the Reuben with tots and wish I bought two to take home with me. Incredibly good. Also, I had the Fried Pickle Frickles. Awesome! They also have a great outdoor patio. But if you are looking for more peace and quiet, be warned a multi story building is being built next door across the street. Lots of hammering and noise. Just order an additional beer and you will be fine! ;-)