Five Seasons Brewing

03/27/09

Average food, not worth the price

by NicoleR at Citysearch

I was majorly disapointed with this restaurant. The beer was the best thing about it. I ordered the calmari, and the fried french chicken poussin with mashed potatoes, which came recomended as a savorful dish from our server. Both dishes were more bland than eating a piece of paper. No flavor, no spices, no nothing but flour for the batter and the meat. I was very disapointed seeing that my whole meal with my husband included came to 84 dollars and I hardly ate anything. My husband had the pork chops, which were sub par as well. My suggestion? Only serve beer!

• Pros: parking, beer, large dining area
• Cons: food

02/23/09

5 Seasons Lost the Luster

by hugebeerfan at Citysearch

I used to be a huge fan of The 5. Not anymore....

I went there last week with my father and daughter. I was excited to be there as it has been a while since my last visit.

The place seemed dirty, unkept and worn out. I ordered a fried wanton or something that was supposed to be filled with a crab and cream cheese filling. It tasted like nothing more than deep fried cream cheese. I could not find a trace of crab in the dish.

I also ordered the marinated olives. The quantity of olives were rediculously stingy. They were ok....but I've had just as good olives from the Publix deli.

I also ordered the margaritta pizza. It was really poor. There was hardly no cheese, tomato or herbs on it. I would have been better off grilling some flatbread over my car engine.

Do you see a common theme here? Looks to me like this place is hurting and is trying to save itself the wrong way.

The grilled rice ball was still very good and just as impressive as I remember. Then again....how much does it cost to make this dish? Furthermore, there's not much the owner can do to cheapen this dish.

Here's the real reason I took the time to review this place. I asked the waiter if my appet. was supposed to have crab in it. He said that it had plenty. I told him that I thought the menu claimed it to have crab but that I did not notice any.....that it just taste like cream cheese. He rudely stated that he worked there for 7 years and knew for a fact that it had "pureed crab" in it as he walked away and dismissed my displeasure with the dish.

I asked the hostess to see the manager. I told the manager that I would like a new waiter. I told her how he acted and she started to handle everything fine. Then one of the owners came and got it my face and started off on me that he owned the place and that the dish had crab...blah blah.. Very rude, Very confrontational. What an idiot. My biggest prob. was how they handled themselves...not the cheap food.

• Pros: Beer is great
• Cons: Food and service are not what it used to be

01/31/09

Recommended, for the beer.

by nowhammies at Citysearch

Man the appetizers here are b*u*l*l*s*h*i*tz. I ordered the quail appetizer, and I had about enough meat with all of the pieces to obtain a full bite. Honestly, if you want amazing food go to Taco Bell. The beer here is ridiculous. It is awesome. I had the hopgasm, and I exploded in my pants! This brewery, being a local brewery, is great. The woman who asked for an imperial stout and was denied, I am sorry, I know how you feel, but please marry me?! I am in love with you! Anyways, this place was crowded and the bartender was nice and attentive, but go during the week and I guarantee you will get AMAZING service. This place has great beer, but the food, as far as I can tell, isn't that great. Have fun.

• Pros: Great beer, hot older women (sorry I have a penchant for that)
• Cons: CROWDED!