Alvarado Street Brewery & Grill / Beer Garden

Right in the heart of downtown Monterey, a cute little town. This place is large but can get slammed during peak hour. We visited around dinner on a Saturday, but managed to find a table quickly. A dozen or so taps, with flights of 6 available, or you can order single tasters -- all tasters are priced exorbitantly, at $3.75 plus tax each. However, given that you're getting top-quality brews, I wasn't too annoyed by this. They really do make some of the best IPAs in the game. We also ate dinner here, as they had a vegan burger on the menu. Extremely good and prompt service, especially given how busy it was. If you're passing through anywhere near here, you must visit.

A big modern looking place occupied mainly by families with a small noisy beergarden in the back. very good selection, nice place.

Big place. Crowded. Really good beers

Stopped here for dinner on a Sunday drive on the way back through Big Sur. Good food (excellent housemade chips) and the beer was superb. Had a couple of IPAs where the hops sang (one was infused with strawberries which were as delicious as if they were fresh off the vine), an awesome boozy sour and a very well done milk stout, all brewed in-house. Only regret is that I left around 15 taps untasted. I clearly need to take a backup liver with me.

Quite a big place, modern interior, high ceilings. 20 taps, one guest beer rest of them Alvarado. Flights available. Quality of beer was very good, some nice IPAs. Food was very good. Well worth visiting.

13 house, 7 guest taps, and 20 bottled brews. Decent beers, excellent food but a little pricey like everything else in Monterey.

Located on a main drag in downtown Monterey, this restaurant/ brewery is a very attractive structure. There is a long bar facing about 20 taps of Alvarado Street beers and a few guest beers. There are a lot of tables, indoors and outdoors. A modern kitchen and adjacent brewery can be viewed from the restaurant. Good music, friendly staff and lots of good beer.

Cool place. Good if a little overpriced food menu. LOOOOONG bar with lots of seating in a narrow configurement with a nice garden out back with more seats. We sat at the bar and had a couple dishes and flights ( $2-3 per taster of fair to high quality brews). Well known for their hoppy stuff, and it was all enjoyed. 2nd time, mid afternoon - must always be a zoo on weekends. Ordering from the bar is a bit of a chore if you’re not seated there.

After a scenic drive along highway 1 from Morro Bay we were ready for lunch when we arrived Monterey. Great beers and food? This is the place to go in Monterey. My family were all satisfied by the food and service was nice too. I ordered a "Loco Moco" which is ground chuck burger patty, bacon fried rice, avocado, ABS beer gravy and fried egg. Nice! All beers available as 5 oz tasters for $2. I tried Table Beer, Mai Tai PA, Levi PA, Tell me when to Gose, Tell me when to Bloody Peach, Boysen Back in Town and Mine Sweeper IPA. All very good! Some interesting bottles in the fridge as well, from Sainte Adairius Rustic Ales and Bruery Terreux. The brewpub also has a large patio. A must visit in Monterey. (Visited with my family July 15th 2016)

Tuesday evening stop. Busy, but not full despite some sort of street fair out front. I parked on the street 4ish blocks away. Service was solid from seating to taking orders; friendly and efficient. All beers available as 5 oz tasters, which makes it nice to build your own flight. They have flight boards that hold 4 taster glasses, FYI. I ordered a burger and it was pretty standard fare, as were the garlic fries. The beers, on the other hand, ranged from good to excellent. Really hitting on all beer cylinders here.