St Andrews Brewing Co. in Fife

The food was good and probably the best beer I've had in a while but what impressed me most was how the staff kept an eye on what was happening around them. A lone female tourist appeared to be receiving unwanted attention, the staff stepped in to offer help without being asked.

Friendly and knowledgeable staff. And great beer.

Had a terrible experience with the manager in an otherwise very customer-minded town. There are much better places to have a drink with friends and colleagues, where the staff is actually nice and the music volume doesn’t make it impossible to have a conversation.

We were refused drinks even though we produced ID. A member of staff saw my friend - who was easily of age - take a sip from my drink, so we were then kicked out, even though my friend could produce ID. When I asked the reason why, another member of staff confirmed that they accept the form of ID my friend presented, but if another member of staff wanted to kick us out, that was ‘up to them’. The experience was unwelcoming and needlessly aggressive. Think it needs to be established and standardised among members of staff which forms of ID are / are not acceptable, in order to avoid further incidents like this.

Good selection of beers, and what u tried was nice. Staff were friendly too.

Very long narrow bar area, good atmosphere, a brilliant range of beers, very large portions on the burgers 🍔, and dog friendly.

Excellent pint to be had here sitting outside watching the world go by..

Good food and good value for your money

Nice place. Good selection of beers. Bought a beer flight and enjoyed each of them. Only slightly issue was the chairs, which reminded me of being in the canteen at primary school. No excuse for not giving people comfortable chairs. But nice place though.

Fantastic local brewery. Beer was good, food was good. Big shout out to the cute girl at the bar (Leo) who was super knowledgeable and friendly- will definitely be back!

£12 for an oven pizza is always a kick in the nuts.

Mac and cheese with flaccid, microwaved garlic bread was possibly the worse thing I’ve ever eaten. Go for a beer but avoid the food.

A good range of beers, tended over by a knowledgeable sommelier of beers bartender to guide you to the best choice. Excellent!

Rip off bar charge rates based on accent I noticed rates are based on where you come from. That’s absurd ! The beer is crap.

Friendly service and great food & drink.

Stopped for an impromptu bar lunch today. Food, service and drinks were top notch. They even sell zero alcohol stout, IPA,lager. Even brought a bowl of water out for the dog.

Super nice and fast service, we received great advice about the beer, you can also sit outside at a few tables. The burgers were delicious and fresh. Top again every time

Love this place! Very dog friendly, Yippee IPA and great burgers. Good atmosphere.

Lovely pub we came across whilst visiting St Andrews. Staff was very pleasant and provided us with good drink recommendations. Food was very good and the portions were very generous (we did not stand a chance in finishing it). Would highly recommend if you are looking for simple pub food and are in the area.

We decided to have lunch here because there were several vegan options on the menu, and all the ones we tried were very good. They have two types of vegan burgers, a pizza, hummus, nachos, a soup and a sandwich. We went for the chilli burger, the sandwich and the nachos and all of them were delicious. The portions were generous and full of sauce, good vegan cheese and other tasty ingredients. Plus, they have very good beer and the ambience is quite nice both inside the pub and in the outdoor patio.

Just popped in for a couple of beers so not reviewing the food. Tried a great couple of brews in a lovely setting, nice and quiet spot. Got chatting to the staff who were very knowledgeable and didn't mind talking us through the beers on offer, their processes and history which was great and just adds to the experience - great beers including something a little different in the whisky-barrel aged brew, and great friendly staff.

Just in for drinks. The beer was sensational and one of the best long vodkas ever.

Nice place, knowledgeable staff

A great selection of local drinks, friendly staff and a good atmosphere for a relaxed pints.

There's a number of bars in the town catering largely (but not exclusively) to the student population. And whilst this is one of them, there was quite a number of locals and tourists (like myself) also in. It's a down-at-heel type place but cosy none the less and sports a nice range of beers. Nice friendly bar staff too who let me sample a few of their offerings.

REAL craft beer - sevrbed by staff who have a passion for same.

Fantastic place to grab a 🍺. Excellent options. Great searing indoors and out. Great chill vibe.

Just eat here. Food and service very poor. Many menu items not available. Man serving at the bar preferred to blow his own trumpet to the American golfers at the bar . Only 6 customer in the entire place . On previous visits you would have struggled to get a seat. Never asked how the food was and had to find my own salt and pepper and cutlery was dumped on the table all whilst still chatting to someone else. Bar man could to with ironing shirt and washing trousers. Will not be back

Great bar, walk past the brewdog bar and go to the brewing company for a better experience 👍

We gathered our travel group here. We hung out and had food and drinks. It was a great time.

Food wasn't on when I was there so can't comment 1 might be hash prob don't read j to it Had a welcoming vibe one man and his dug style which it literally was which was cool Decor basic as possible which prob fine when it's busy but I was the only lad there so didn't make it very comfy experience and hence atmosphere. Beer selection was actually pretty poor only 3 or 4 of their own and mostly stuff I'm not a huge fan of ipas etc I had a few pints of the larger which in fairness was excellent so 4 stars

My “local” when I’m in town. We have a holiday home just outside the town and when there we always pop in to see the guys at Brew Co. They always have a great selection of their own brews and guest beers. Staff and atmosphere is always great.

Nice and refreshing before heading to base. 💂‍♂️👍

Great wee bar, wonderful beer selection and friendly staff.

First time visit, went in on a Friday for a drink with my friend and my dog. Nice atmosphere and the team were fantastic. They were so good with my dog and made such a fuss of her. Will happily return and will be sure to take my dog with me.

I've been there for the first time on Sunday, last week and the atmosphere was great, service has been great. The only negative thing to say is to keep an eye to the bathroom, it wasn't very tidy or clean and the door could get closed. Other than that the place is great, food is very tasty, the service is 5 🌟. Coffee is olso amazing 👏 Definitely I am coming back.

Great food and drink, draft beers especially. Very helpful and friendly service. The cleanliness is not perfect, but overall, it is a very nice pub.

Good vibes, recommended beers and delicious food 😋

Really enjoyed the IPAs and food. We ate the soup of the day which I can’t remember the name. We also had the house salad and chicken wings. Both hit the spot. Wings have breading but were still really good.

Cracking brewery pub..excellent food..I'd a cheese burger husband had the Cullen skink..Def recommend..nice friendly and knowledgeable staff

First experience was awful. Approached door around 11.35 and walked in the open door to be shouted at that they weren’t open yet (despite door being unlocked and trip advisor and many other sites showing 11am opening). I would have left it there but we walked past about an hour later and were thirsty so went in to lovely atmosphere and friendly bar staff who were very welcoming. Great drinks. Glad we gave them a 2nd chance.

Thoroughly enjoyed a pale ale after a day of walking the Old Course, West Sands, East Sands and part of the Fife Coastal Path. Delicious beer, lovely place to sit and rest. Didn’t have any food so can’t comment on that but sure it was good.

Been there twice in one day cause it was so good!!!! The drinks are wayyyyy better than the food.

The burger meal was covered salt and pepper which was very disappointing couldn’t eat it, we had previously been there a couple of year back and the burger was great but I would not go back and I cannot recommend

Popped in for a drink. Glances at menu but did not purchase food.

Small pub with great craft beer!

Before we unpacked, we came in for St Andrews Brewery draft beer. We enjoyed a leisurely hour inside, loving every tasty drop. We made reservations for dinner. This was a return visit to this gastro-pub from a year ago so be assured, we love it! Our dinner pizzas were perfection-Campbell, the chef, made a pizza specific to my liking.You can request things not on the menu. Don’t miss it when you’re in town!

Brilliant. Lovely friendly staff, good drink selection and food was top notch. We had pizzas and sides and they were huge...freshly made and delicious..we have never been in before so had no expectations but would now 100% recommend and will be back. Decor is a bit basic and that is the only downside bit who goes for the decor??

Dog friendly. Had the nachos to share. Tasty.

Went there to try a few different beers. Really good friendly staff and helpful.

The Mac and cheese I had for was to die for .The flavours complimented each other extremely well. I also decided to try there vippie ipa which was amazing. Staff were absolutely fantastic and the chefs know how to make a exceptional Mac and cheese I would highly recommend.

I was really excited to try the beers here, but I honestly was not happy with what I tried. The place has great staff, but sadly none of the beers that I tried were very good (in my opinion). I'm sure that this changes from time to time, so it may be worth visiting but that was my experience. It was also a bit too expensive.

St. Andrews brewing company is a great place to have a pint in. St. Andrews. I had the IPA and really enjoyed it. The beer was great and the service excellent. I can recommend visiting St. Andrews brewing company if you enjoy beer!

Phoned ahead to book a table and ensure coeliac friendly options, told this wouldn’t be an issue. Arrived and were seated upstairs, ordered our food and drinks at the bar downstairs. The server was unsure about what was gluten free so I chose safely with nachos and paid for our 4 meals and drinks. About 5 minutes later the same sever came and said the chef was unwilling to cook for me as couldn’t guarantee gluten free, no alternative offered or an explanation given other than the kitchen was small. As it was already late I had asked was it that the risk of contamination was high due to a small kitchen or was there’s nothing gluten free, I was told again the chef wasn’t willing to cook for me, which gave us little option. I then had to ask for a refund for our 4 meals which they seemed shocked about at the bar that I wanted our 4 meals refunded seeing as we weren’t getting them. I feel the fact we phoned ahead and specifically said I was a coeliac and was told I could be catered for, coupled with lack of explanation and the I had to ask for a refund rather than it be offered is pretty poor service. I should have actually asked for our drinks to refunded too as we couldn’t finish them as had to find somewhere else to eat at 8pm in a busy St Andrews. Will not visit again.

Great beer pub with delicious food. The outside space is very comfortable and they bring you a bowl of water for your dog.

Great place for my farewell lunch with all my radar and EPR colleagues from St Andrews Uni. I think the chef was overwhelmed by the numbers even though we had submitted our orders earlier. The food was good however, it just came out over a long period. We had our own private room where we could control the volume of the music. All in all a good experience.

Food wasn't great, drinks were fairly priced and the atmosphere was good.

Excellent selection of goid craft beers

Good choices of draft beer, and one of the better fish sandwiches in St Andrews popular among the students

The bar staff were knackered and over pressed on the day of my visit. Selection of beer was reasonable....too many IPA as always. This is a drive through pint rather than a whole evening place. Ok

Such a great place - staff so welcoming, friendly and chatty. Really knowledgable about all their beers. Def worth a visit

I had a beer, my wife a tea and my daughter a hot chocolate and we shared a pizza as a snack to keep us going. Drinks were good and pizza very tasty. Quick service. Toilets were clean. It was pretty busy in St.Andrews and we were glad to get a seat.

A nice craft pub in the main areas of St Andrews. Limited cask ale but a wide range of keg St Andrews brew co beers on offer

Fantastic. We snacked on nachos and had some gins and soft drinks. Great vibe, friendly staff.

Very nice...I was confused about which beer to order...and without saying anything they gave me to try them all...I recommend it, very good and friendly waiters

Amazing place, with yummy food and it’s dog friendly. The staff were really friendly and there is outside seating for warmer days.

We popped in here for lunch as a family of 4, which includes 2 young children. The place had a good, chilled vibe. The meals were tasty and good value. Children's portions were pretty big too. Good selection of beers which my husband loved. Worth a visit!

A decent pub, rather busy, and very loud. Seating upstairs is helpful, drinks are not cheap, but fine by St Andrews standards. We didn't have food - but it looked good!

Great food lovely service and even suggested turning the volume down for our old ears!! Thank youxxx

Absolutely brilliant a fantastic place and the selection of beers / alcohol on offer will keep even the most experienced/fussy of visitors Happy/legless. I visited during the 6 nations rugby championship-scotland vs Wales.supporters of every nationality of the championship contender were present in the pub the atmosphere was friendly and electric to be fair this was the case across the whole town .The staff were brilliant and well up to the task of keeping everyone entertained and supplied. Recommended.

Planning on going for lunch as we heard great things and they are dog friendly. Disappointed right away as the menu online looked great but the menu in the pub was extremely limited. We wanted burgers for lunch as we had seen online but the menu in person had to burgers. Less than half the menu in person that was seen online. If its changed, update your website. Simple. Just as we were about to order the guy behind the bar, who was clearly too busy on his phone, informed us that their delivery hadn't arrived that half of the already limited menu was unavailable. This was after over 5 minutes of being there. Poor service and lack of care and attention to patrons. Won't be back

Lovely pub. Warm, generous welcome

Food was good yes I would recommend

Was in St andrews looking for quirky Christmas presents. It was a miserable day. On the way back the car my son said he wanted a pint. As we are both real ale buffs we searched for a pub that sold ale. It was around 5pm and quiet but the guy behind the bar was very pleasant and his beer was good. A wee bit different than most pubs but relaxed and friendly

Always good, great real beer & food, friendly staff

Tasty beer, good service and snacks and meals available.

Really need to update their online menu. We planned what we wanted to eat from the online menus, it was why we chose it. Then to find the menu in the pub was totally different. Was a big disappointment for both of us! We had to settle with a pizza as we couldn't get what we wanted (staff mentioned the online menus haven't been updated in over a year!) Staff were friendly & helpful. Dog friendly. Would come back for a drink but not food.

Been before, but brought friends with us on this visit, while they were visiting the area. Great range of local beer aswell as a good selection of other Scottish beers too. Lovely flavoured gins too. Nice place to sit and chat and a great atmosphere too. Plenty of outdoor seating options available too. Friendly and welcoming staff throughout our visit. Will definitely return

I liked this place. Not too noisy, friendly bar staff, gave me a good sized coffee (companion was on beer).

Nice inviting place + good beer. Early Saturday evening wasn't too busy or loud. Livened up when a few in fancy dress popped in for a drink & moved on. Will be back next time 🙂

Great beer! Must spend some more time there.

Fun evening. Really friendly staff.

We went at lunchtime for some food an drinks. Bbq chicken pizza and cajun fries were a winner! Staff were welcoming and friendly. Only thing is that it was quite cold inside, as the door was open. Had to keep our jackets on.

Brew co was very fun. Good atmosphere, good vibes. Very much enjoyed the companionship of my mates in this humble pub. lovely time truly. George absolutely smashed gender norms by trying his first VBL and I think if you asked him he’d say he had a lovely time as well.

Delicious food, good plate portions.

Was made to feel so welcome by the team. Such a friendly bunch. Had a lovely lunch and thank you so much for the Danish pastry! Delicious 😋 Thoroughly recommend everything to everyone ☺️

Big thanks to Duke, Froodie, and the whole BrewCo team from Cincinnati! Thought we knew how to party, but Yippie (and the great nation of Scotland) put us in our place. The ladies loved the Old Thomas Morris Ale too. Can’t wait for our next visit, and hope we can get you boys on the course with us next season.

Great welcome on arrival for us and the dogs, order taken very quickly and food arrived quickly too. Staff were great and very attentive and as a fussy eater the food was outstanding. Nothing was too much of a problem. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting St. Andrews

Enjoy some excellent beers and, on a good day, relax outside in the sun. Can't beat it

Incredible atmosphere and extremely nice staff! Food was amazing and my beer was poured to perfection. Highly recommend!

A cracking spot for people watching, if outside, and a lovely indoor space if there's a bit of a chill in the air. Friendly staff and customers and a good selection of drinks.

Good beer, but staff were more interested in chatting with their mates than serving customers. Tables were left uncleared whilst the employees chatted at the end of the bar.

Nice pub, with some decent beers and a good deal on cask beers. The hamburger I ate there was about a good as any I've had anywhere, and I've eaten my share of burgers. ETA--After another summer in St. Andrews, this remains my favorite hangout. The staff are great, the food is very good, and the beer is quite good as well.

Nice food and beer, let down by the fact there's no soap in the toilets which aren't that clean.

How come I cannot find any photos of my favorite pub in St Andrews? Probably because I always go there to have a good time, enjoy the wide selection of great local ales and eat some pub classics. I would say this is a must pub even if you're on a half day visit to StA. they also serve in 1/3, 2/3 of pint, so you don't have to get smashed, just enjoy the delicious ales! And ciders too!

Sad to see a great independent pub taking advantage of visitors. Three weeks ago before the Open Golf a pint of Yippee (Great beer) was £5.30. Now £6.30 staff were embarrassed when we asked about it. Come on Brewco sort this out!

Great beers and good food. Very good vegan options, including great burgers

Friendly and knowledgeable bar staff, they were able to recommend beers for differing tastes. The food menu is small, but very generous portions and we'll cooked. A venue for a nice evening.

Great bar, staff are friendly and the Yippie IPA is excellent.

Staff was friendly, good beer and we just had a couple appys which were both really good (haggis bon bons & jalapeno poppers)