Elevator Brewery & Draught House - Downtown Columbus

So two posts in one day! I know, its crazy and probably shouldn't be expected, but I did go to two places today that I had never been before. So here it goes.

The gang proposed dinner tonight at Elevator Brewery and Draught House downtown on High Street. I had never been there before, so I was interested of course. Although it didn't seem like we needed to, we made reservations. This is rare for our group, we tend to decide at the last minute where we are going and then have to wait forever for a table. So, big steps were made today!

Anyway, two of us arrived early and ordered a few beers. I ordered the Heifer-weizen complete with a shot of raspberry liqueur. It was good, but pretty sweet. I don't mind sweet beers sometimes, but I know that doesn't fair well with true beer connoisseurs. My partner in crime ordered the Procrastinator Dopplebock. If you like Guinness, then the Dopplebock would be right for you. I took a sip and it was good, but polar opposite from my Heifer-weizen. Two more of our party arrived and ordered the Dirty Dick's Nut Brown Ale and some sort of Bourbon beer that I can't remember the name of. No one was disappointed except for the 5th member of our party who mistakenly also ordered the Dopplebock and didn't like it. So, I ended up finishing that one for him. So after what seemed like a millennium, the waitress came and took our order.

These were the orders around the table: Bott Burger, Calamari, Champagne Brie, Vegetable Strudel, Thai Grilled Tenderloin Salad, Aztec Chicken Chowder, Cornbread Stuffed Chicken. The appetizers (Calamari-2 orders and Brie) didn't come out together. The Calamari was very good and had some sweet and spicy chili sauce tossed on it. It wasn't chewy or rubbery at all. The brie was average. There was a lot more "salad greens" and phyllo dough than actual brie. So far, I haven't had a brie appetizer any better than the one at Eddie Merlot's. So on to the review of the main dishes. The burger was big, but according to the consumer, "didn't have much taste." I didn't hear anything bad about the Vegetable Strudel. The Thai Salad was a bit on the salty side. The Cornbread Chicken was nothing to write home about.

All in all, the beer is better than the food. The food is overpriced for what we considered to be average at best. I hear the desserts are tasty, but we didn't indulge this particular evening. So, in summary, go to Elevator Brewing for the beer and dessert and eat dinner somewhere better.