Market Garden Brewery

Since our travels through Great Britain and Ireland, we’ve called food such as is served at the Market Garden Brewery, “pub food.” In almost every city, the pubs served a nice collection of simple, well made and very tasty food. Combined with the great beers and an eclectic clientele, the experiences have waned very little. The memory is that strong.

So where else in Cleveland would you put a place like this? The Westside Market is a perfect location. The food at Market Garden Brewery is just as tasty as their wonderfully crafted beers. This is a great addition to the Cleveland food scene.

First the beer. Jeff tried two; the Festivus (insert Jerry Seinfeld reference) Holiday beer was a spicy, slightly sweet beautifully colored brew. He also tried the Hop Soup, double hop beer that was as bitter (in a good way) as the Festivus was sweet. Both were excellent. Served in a glass that is designed to bring out the best in each, it would be extremely easy to work your way through the whole list, provided a designated driver were at hand!

For our meals, Jeff started with the wedge salad cover with a buttermilk-rich, bleu cheese dressing and smoky, smoky bacon. The real treat, was the oven-cured tomatoes side. When combined with the beautifully crunchy rustic bread, wow what a taste. Michele had a half salad, but topped it with perfectly deep-fried, plump and flavorful rock shrimp. The salad hit the spot. The waitress and manager both stopped by our table to tell us that the pork chop Michele ordered for her entrée was extremely fresh, having just been butchered that morning. It was succulent and flavorful and combined with apples and a pancake base. Jeff decided on the grilled lamb sausage with cheese-potato cakes and grilled onions. It was the right complement to the rich beers. Dessert was huge. (Good thing we share!) Chocolate mousse with chocolate cake and petite fore cookies. We can’t imagine it being better.

We really liked this place and agreed that another visit would be around the corner. The Westside Market area is really becoming a go-to place for food that defines Cleveland. Crop is around the corner, Bar Cento across the street, very close to the Flying Fig. We hope to visit nearby Dragonfly soon. Penzey Spices are even at the corner of West 25^th & Lorain Avenue (If you haven’t tried their product, you should!) With a neighborhood like this, you may never need to leave!

http://marketgardenbrewery.com/ 1947 West 25^th Street Cleveland, OH 441 216-621-4000

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