Craft

Great atmosphere, great beer, great service. Spent a few hours here after a conference and the staff went out of their way to make is feel welcome. Knowledgeable about their craft beer and able to give recommendations based on your preferences. Good range of beers and Glass sizes. Well priced and food decent too. Will be back.

On a Saturday night on Hood St we were looking for a low-key venue for a drink after a sporting event, and Craft fitted the bill perfectly. Being a fan and follower of craft beer, I was really excited by the selection on offer. The knowledgeable barman poured samples of the brews I was interested in so I could do some comparisons, and soon I was sitting down in a comfortable sofa with my companions with two delicious brews. (Wild Beer’s winter “Smoke n Barrels” from the UK, and kiwi hopheads Epic’s new “Static IPA” release). The bar has a very cool, sophisticated vibe. The kind of place good to hang out and have a chat without having to raise your voice. Bathrooms very clean and tidy, and my friends loved the long natural-wood cut tree bar table as an interior piece. The bar snacks were really reasonably priced, and for $6 I was amazed at the amount of onion rings we received. Along with the crispy calamari, it was more than enough food for us to enjoy with the beers at a good price. My only critique being that the larger onion pieces being cut so thick and chunky while pleasing to the eye, didn’t eat so well as the onion was still raw in the middle. We definitely had a good night with Craft however and we all agreed that if we lived local it would be a place we would return to.