BURGERS AND BREW

Amazing burgers! They have many different burger varieties available as well as many different beers on tap! All while having a very heated patio to sit around. I especially like their garlic fries! You initially order and if you eat in you just take a dumper and you sit down at a table when you're done you just leave.

Just a good place to go for burgers. Nothing more to say.

Staff were great: attentive informed and gracious. The lamb burger is a must have. Always a winner. Today they had Russian River beers on draft including Pliny the Younger. A great start followed by Pliny the Elder and you have amazing beers.
This place never disappoints.
Outside covered area in the evening is a great touch. Music but in the background not overpowering.
A special spot in Davis.

The best burger in town, I like it even better than their west sac and sac R street branches. We order spicy guacamole and steak sandwich and both were perfect. The staff are also nice

HOWEVER, the owner/manager can do a better job with renovating and overall cleaning of their space. The outdoor tents and space aren’t nice and not appealing. Old and torn plastic covers, Christmas’s decoration still hanging there, fireplace not clean and not looking nice…

I think they make big money so what’s wrong with spending a little bit to make it a nicer place?!

So much has changed at the Davis Burgers & Brew. Gone is the warm, welcoming environment, and you can forget great service. Now, The sole purpose of Burgers & Brew staff is to serve orders as quickly as possible. That's it.
Burgers and Brew used to be our go-to Davis restaurant. We'd go as a family at least twice a month & I'd call in an order 2 times a week on the way home from sports. It was always our first choice with hot, delicious burgers and abundant orders of sweet potato or curly fries. It was a real restaurant with gracious servers who created a really pleasant dining experience.
Now, It's a step above a fast-food burger joint {with a lot of beer options} being run in assembly line fashion. {read other negative reviews.}
I wasn't keen on eating here After my last experience but the Rugrat was home from college and craving a burger. So, What's changed?
No longer do servers take your order, instead you stand in line, order/pay/tip then wander out looking for a table. Awkward, especially when it's busy.
The menu is the same but the burgers were exceptionally greasy, not very flavorful, and the serving of fries was 1/3rd of the former size leaving one staring at a lot of empty plate. {note photos from other reviews} Seriously folks, potatoes aren't that expensive. Upgraded Salads used to be a spring mix served on a side plate. Now it's slopped on the plate right next to the burger. The salad dressing was oily/flavorless.
After the food is served the Wait staff never approach the table leaving you to flag them down or get up from your meal, go inside, and stand waiting. "Do you need something?" as they perfunctorily hand you water or napkins or a drink refill. Not once did the wait staff approach our table to ask if we needed anything. Unfortunately, my husband had already given a generous tip when we paid. Lastly, the use of plastic utensils makes quite a statement. Cheap & Quick & We don't care about the environment.
At least this time no one had their dog in their lap with its paws on the table eating off of their plate which occurred 3 visits ago while the Staff said nothing. Yeech. Next time. Hmm. I don't believe there will be next time.
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Review from 1 year ago:
I've always loved Burgers and Brew and have often recommended this location to others. Perhaps not so much now. I brought my cousin here for dinner the other night. As always, it was quite busy, but the food wasn't that good this time. The lamb burger was served lukewarm. The sweet potato fries were cold, and the serving of fries was quite small. The batter on my fish {which was cold} was tasteless. One shouldn't have to squeeze lemon all over fish or drown it in tartar sauce to enjoy it. {though I love to do both.}
The high point was the house salad which was fresh and cold. LOL. Overall, After I boasted about Burgers and Brew, the dinner was quite a letdown. Here's a shout-out to the friendly, efficient servers. Next time, If the food is cold, we will return it and request hot food and a whole serving of fries.