Everything is served in to go containers. We sat at the bar and our server was great. Not sure why they served me a burnt bun with my sandwich. It was burnt on both sides. They should have mad another one.
Carol M.
Be prepared for a long wait for food and drinks. Food is served in styrofoam containers with one plastic spoon. We waited 30 minutes on a slow night and what was delivered to the table was not what we ordered. Server apologized and said he made an error on the order entry system. Rather than waiting another 30 minutes for a sandwich we kept the wrong food. The live music was possibly the worst I've seen. The "Divas of Soul" should pack it in. It actually hurt to listen to the first act destroy some classic Whitney Houston songs. At $20/ticket, we should've known it would be well below average. There is no way to contact this establishment short of driving up and walking in to ask a question. Nobody answers a phone, all options lead to hang ups, etc. Poor customer experience overall.
David Shaffer
Wonderful outdoor area with stage for live music. Plenty of tables and area outside but it does get crowded depending on who's playing. Acoustics are terrific too.Downside is food and service - Food is from food trucks and it's OK - maybe an app or two. Service is very spotty - if it's real busy good luck. I don't think they have enough servers and some of the ones they do have get real frazzled from the demands of the crowd. We can work though this however because of the wonderful environment.Liquor pours are NOT heavy handed. We would however go back again and again because of the live music venue!
Cheryl Scheloske
A group of us bought tickets to see the Eagles Tribute band Tuesday April16th. The band was amazing and totally enjoyed them. When purchasing the tickets they were to play from 7 to 10. At quarter after 7 still no music but the band was totally set up and ready so we asked one of the band members what was the hold up and he replied not our fault. They never started playing until 7:40 and again absolutely awesome. At 9:25 they were done playing and it was over. Not even 2 hours. We asked the co owner why they were done and all she had to say was they didn’t take a break. We again asked the band what happened to them playing 7 - 10 and they said that they were only contracted for 90 minutes. So the band wasn’t the problem it was totally on Motorworks. So false advertising, they didn’t have enough servers as it took 20 minutes or more to get a drink. Our server was working his butt off.Motorworks has lost our business and the false advertising is really in poor taste. Now we and others that had complained know it had nothing to do with the band it was all on Motorworks. SAD
Shawn Hayman
Update: Motorworks response is simply not true. They are only saying these things to try to overrule my review. I was not offered a chair. I did not stomp off, and I did not write anything rude. In fact, I spent an additional $275 on food and drinks, aside from the $150. They also kept a hold of $264 on my account for four days, even after the two other charges went through. So in an hour and a half, I spent $425 to sit at a plastic table, under a pop-up tent, on uneven ground with unsafe chairs and burnt food. They also changed their website to list concert prices and now don't charge for cancelations. I guess they only charge for reservations when you show up. They are simply back stepping. Check the newest reviews, it's about 50/50 on good/bad. The owner, Denise, doesn't care. She is mentioned several times.I used to love this place. I own a place in Bradenton and would go there every time I visited. During Spring Break, I took 9 people. I reserved our table online and had to place a deposit. I understand, sometimes people don't show, so not a big deal. It was $150. There was a live band that night and when we got there, they kept my deposit for the 'cover charge'. NO WHERE on their website did it say there was a cover charge. It doesn't even list a cover charge for future events. My email confirmation said I would get my deposit if I showed up on time, which we did. Since I reserved, I was expecting to sit on the deck under the trees. They sat us as at a plastic table beside the deck on an uneven surface. I almost fell backwards when I went to get up. Not only that, my chair was about to fall apart. I asked to speak to a manager about the deposit and the chair. He told me he couldn't do anything about the deposit and he would get me another chair. I had to get my own chair, he never came back. Some of our food was burnt, as well. I called the owner several times and left a message. She never returned my call. BEWARE, they will scam you if they can.
District 14 MASA
Outstanding outdoor venue for music. But need more staff to handle large events, slow service. Not impressed with food vendors, eat before at a local restaurant before. Beer selection which is all local brewery is poor taste in my judgment. Need to have some regular domestic beers MI ultra, Corunna etc.
Paul Vangelder
If you go on a busy night set your expectations VERY LOW:Do not expect that your reserved table will be there as someone will take your name off and use it for themselves because they know staff will not come check whose table it was. Staff told us we were on our own with a jammed event.Drinks will take 40-50 mins each roundFood will take 40 mins just to order and another hour before arrivingDo not talk to the arrogant POS dude with the blue motorworks shirt who tells you he is the owner. he is not and if you talk to him he will make you more angry and furstratedthose are all facts
Alan Wilson
The music was fantastic! If you order food come about two hours early and only order food that’s cold because that is all you’ll get. Soggy cold sandwiches and stone cold fries. The music is the ONLY reason I gave two stars. I’ll might be back but never to eat. Last thing is the smelly stinking cigars! I couldn’t believe how many cigar smokers I saw until I went up to the restroom where I saw they actually SELL CIGARS!!! When you have asthma that is the last thing you want to be around. If I hadn’t already reserved another night I wouldn’t be back
xurey97
The food was delicious. The beers really good with different flavors. The service was disgusting!We went for lunch and sat at the patio. There are flying bugs that look like small flies everywhere. They are many and flying over your drinks and food. It was constant. I got one in my water and in my beer. Told the server a couple of times and he brought me a spoon to scoop them out. Really! I expected at least a new glass of water and new beer. Of course, that was too much to expect. The server basically didn't care. Not his business, not his problem I guess. I left very disappointed since I truly enjoyed the food and beer. But I rather not have bugs in my drinks, so I'm not going back.
My husband and I went there today with a Groupon offer for a flight of drinks for four different samples. The bartender gave them to us and verbally told them what each one was, but we quickly forgot since they weren’t labeled. He never made contact with us to ask us how things were , if we wanted more or how we liked it. It was our first time at the brewery. There was several other workers talking to the local patrons that were there. Obviously they knew each other, but no one ever smiled or welcome us there, and we were sitting at the bar. They were probably only six people inside and they were at the bar where the bartender was busy the whole time we were there. We will not be back.
JD Austin
Excellent beer garden out back with sun or shade and plenty of seats. Live music when we were there. Plenty of draft selection to find something you like.
Jeanine Hill
Really a cool vibe here! The outdoor seating is really cool and very chill and the beers are awesome! When we walked inside, the bartender inside was not very pleasant, and not very personable. As we walked outside, a server named John met us and was extremely polite and accommodating! There was another server we tried to talk to on the patio and she was very rude. If it weren’t for John, our experience here would’ve been a a little different. But this is a great place to hang and socialize and enjoy great beer.
Everything is served in to go containers. We sat at the bar and our server was great. Not sure why they served me a burnt bun with my sandwich. It was burnt on both sides. They should have mad another one.
Be prepared for a long wait for food and drinks. Food is served in styrofoam containers with one plastic spoon. We waited 30 minutes on a slow night and what was delivered to the table was not what we ordered. Server apologized and said he made an error on the order entry system. Rather than waiting another 30 minutes for a sandwich we kept the wrong food. The live music was possibly the worst I've seen. The "Divas of Soul" should pack it in. It actually hurt to listen to the first act destroy some classic Whitney Houston songs. At $20/ticket, we should've known it would be well below average. There is no way to contact this establishment short of driving up and walking in to ask a question. Nobody answers a phone, all options lead to hang ups, etc. Poor customer experience overall.
Wonderful outdoor area with stage for live music. Plenty of tables and area outside but it does get crowded depending on who's playing. Acoustics are terrific too.Downside is food and service - Food is from food trucks and it's OK - maybe an app or two. Service is very spotty - if it's real busy good luck. I don't think they have enough servers and some of the ones they do have get real frazzled from the demands of the crowd. We can work though this however because of the wonderful environment.Liquor pours are NOT heavy handed. We would however go back again and again because of the live music venue!
A group of us bought tickets to see the Eagles Tribute band Tuesday April16th. The band was amazing and totally enjoyed them. When purchasing the tickets they were to play from 7 to 10. At quarter after 7 still no music but the band was totally set up and ready so we asked one of the band members what was the hold up and he replied not our fault. They never started playing until 7:40 and again absolutely awesome. At 9:25 they were done playing and it was over. Not even 2 hours. We asked the co owner why they were done and all she had to say was they didn’t take a break. We again asked the band what happened to them playing 7 - 10 and they said that they were only contracted for 90 minutes. So the band wasn’t the problem it was totally on Motorworks. So false advertising, they didn’t have enough servers as it took 20 minutes or more to get a drink. Our server was working his butt off.Motorworks has lost our business and the false advertising is really in poor taste. Now we and others that had complained know it had nothing to do with the band it was all on Motorworks. SAD
Update: Motorworks response is simply not true. They are only saying these things to try to overrule my review. I was not offered a chair. I did not stomp off, and I did not write anything rude. In fact, I spent an additional $275 on food and drinks, aside from the $150. They also kept a hold of $264 on my account for four days, even after the two other charges went through. So in an hour and a half, I spent $425 to sit at a plastic table, under a pop-up tent, on uneven ground with unsafe chairs and burnt food. They also changed their website to list concert prices and now don't charge for cancelations. I guess they only charge for reservations when you show up. They are simply back stepping. Check the newest reviews, it's about 50/50 on good/bad. The owner, Denise, doesn't care. She is mentioned several times.I used to love this place. I own a place in Bradenton and would go there every time I visited. During Spring Break, I took 9 people. I reserved our table online and had to place a deposit. I understand, sometimes people don't show, so not a big deal. It was $150. There was a live band that night and when we got there, they kept my deposit for the 'cover charge'. NO WHERE on their website did it say there was a cover charge. It doesn't even list a cover charge for future events. My email confirmation said I would get my deposit if I showed up on time, which we did. Since I reserved, I was expecting to sit on the deck under the trees. They sat us as at a plastic table beside the deck on an uneven surface. I almost fell backwards when I went to get up. Not only that, my chair was about to fall apart. I asked to speak to a manager about the deposit and the chair. He told me he couldn't do anything about the deposit and he would get me another chair. I had to get my own chair, he never came back. Some of our food was burnt, as well. I called the owner several times and left a message. She never returned my call. BEWARE, they will scam you if they can.
Outstanding outdoor venue for music. But need more staff to handle large events, slow service. Not impressed with food vendors, eat before at a local restaurant before. Beer selection which is all local brewery is poor taste in my judgment. Need to have some regular domestic beers MI ultra, Corunna etc.
If you go on a busy night set your expectations VERY LOW:Do not expect that your reserved table will be there as someone will take your name off and use it for themselves because they know staff will not come check whose table it was. Staff told us we were on our own with a jammed event.Drinks will take 40-50 mins each roundFood will take 40 mins just to order and another hour before arrivingDo not talk to the arrogant POS dude with the blue motorworks shirt who tells you he is the owner. he is not and if you talk to him he will make you more angry and furstratedthose are all facts
The music was fantastic! If you order food come about two hours early and only order food that’s cold because that is all you’ll get. Soggy cold sandwiches and stone cold fries. The music is the ONLY reason I gave two stars. I’ll might be back but never to eat. Last thing is the smelly stinking cigars! I couldn’t believe how many cigar smokers I saw until I went up to the restroom where I saw they actually SELL CIGARS!!! When you have asthma that is the last thing you want to be around. If I hadn’t already reserved another night I wouldn’t be back
The food was delicious. The beers really good with different flavors. The service was disgusting!We went for lunch and sat at the patio. There are flying bugs that look like small flies everywhere. They are many and flying over your drinks and food. It was constant. I got one in my water and in my beer. Told the server a couple of times and he brought me a spoon to scoop them out. Really! I expected at least a new glass of water and new beer. Of course, that was too much to expect. The server basically didn't care. Not his business, not his problem I guess. I left very disappointed since I truly enjoyed the food and beer. But I rather not have bugs in my drinks, so I'm not going back.
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My husband and I went there today with a Groupon offer for a flight of drinks for four different samples. The bartender gave them to us and verbally told them what each one was, but we quickly forgot since they weren’t labeled. He never made contact with us to ask us how things were , if we wanted more or how we liked it. It was our first time at the brewery. There was several other workers talking to the local patrons that were there. Obviously they knew each other, but no one ever smiled or welcome us there, and we were sitting at the bar. They were probably only six people inside and they were at the bar where the bartender was busy the whole time we were there. We will not be back.
Excellent beer garden out back with sun or shade and plenty of seats. Live music when we were there. Plenty of draft selection to find something you like.
Really a cool vibe here! The outdoor seating is really cool and very chill and the beers are awesome! When we walked inside, the bartender inside was not very pleasant, and not very personable. As we walked outside, a server named John met us and was extremely polite and accommodating! There was another server we tried to talk to on the patio and she was very rude. If it weren’t for John, our experience here would’ve been a a little different. But this is a great place to hang and socialize and enjoy great beer.
Great service, drinks and sandwiches
Beer, food, barkeeper… all good! YUM!