Downtown Grill & Brewery

Hand crafted beer made on site. Mesquite grill vs. gas grill = richer flavor. Old historic building. Beer. Food. People. History. What more do you need?

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  • Phone

    (865) 633-8111

  • Website

    downtownbrewery.com

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  • Type

    Bar

Address

424 S Gay St (at Union Ave) Knoxville , TN 37902 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Dessert, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 134


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Samantha Dammer

Wow great food and a good value . Nice energetic vibe in old Knoxville. We will be back. Weird that I am leaving the first tip...

Jenny Lowe

Beer ! Good atmosphere, Fun Decor , unique food.

Andy Alexander

Great beer and food, but by far the best service I have had in years. Ricky and Tiffany provided some top notch service to all. If I make it back here, I will be back. IPA a must.

Krissa Swain Randolph

Ambiance and location - lunch before or beer and burgers after your downtown Knoxville event .

Jim Ward

Good selection of home brew beers and food menu. Great service and atmosphere.

Paige Carter

Happy hours here can't be beat. Great service, amazing food. My personal favorite is the chicken cordon bleu . Great honey mustard sauce !

Lauren

Always a great place to hang out and drink good beer . Reasonable food prices and free pool on Sundays!

JL

They have pecan pie and pumpkin pie empanadas for the Holidays... Get them... Get them now.

Mitch Norton

The Cheese steak is awesome! The fajitas are amazing! Their pizza is scrumptious, and their burrito will feed a whole family (not really, but it is HUGE)!

Daniel Benner

The apple empanada is by far better than any apple pie I have ever tasted! Get it! They have phenomenal ice cream too. Beer cheese pretzels are great also.

paul shiver

The Cajun chicken pasta was great, the smothered burger was thick and juicy. Service was awesome too!

Heather Green

Delicious sopapillas . Save room for dessert

Erin Loux

Best place in knoxville. My fiance practically live there. Long islands and pretzels with beer cheese .. Amazing!!

Krysta B

Don't cop out and get a "traditional" Bud or Coors--get one of their own brews. Between Nut Brown , Blonde and IPA , you can't go wrong! The LITs are also worth getting, especially at happy hour .

Abs

Love the woodruff IPA ! Their pizza is awesome and great happy hour specials !

Kristen

Patio has both heaters and fans - yay! Pretzels and beer cheese aren't anything to write home about; if you want that go to Smoky Mtn Brewery in Turkey Creek.

Bess Smith

Join the mug club and get extra beer for pint price. Plus specials for members on Wed. Alt is the best beer offered!

T. West

They have great food...a bit pricy but I love their beer cheese pretzels

Matt Ward

Drink an IPA and Come to see Ryan Singer and Jarrod Harris 1/30/13 at The Pilot Light on the Organic Comedy Tour https://www.facebook.com/events/514655485232501/?fref=ts

Olivia Middendorf

Great place to hang out with friends-but don't plan on having an intimate conversation. Try the pretzels and beer cheese !

Donovan Dasher

Try the White Mule instead of having your typical Bud Light . Great beer , even BETTER happy hour prices!

Kathryn Ellis

Be sure the tip the bar staff well -- Taylor is particularly great. Beer is excellent and food is delicious!

Prophet6

Ive got a drink I call "Black Sunshine"; mix the IPA & the stout 50/50 and it makes a real strong black and tan . Its not a bad beer for the fall and winter months.

Olivia Peters

The food is great and reasonably priced! Definitely recommend.

Shane Rhyne

The loaded potatoes are excellent express lunch options if you only have a short time to eat.

Michael Grider

Mexican Thursday is the bomb. Get the chicken enchiladas and a drink for $7.95.

Dennis Murray

They have Pappy van Winkle and a good list of bourbons .

Matt Ward

Showtime's/Comedy Central's Doug Stanhoep is coming to Knoxville for one night only on Aug 8th at Relix Variety Theatre , get your tickets now or RSVP on fb. Read more

Dustin Perkins

Finally a new big screen in the upstairs bar area, maybe a few new couches now!

PatrickKTown

best bartenders . best servers.

Ericu Desu

Great selection of beer and a place to watch some sports . The food was okay, but they messed up my order.

Caleb Kendall

Fantastic service, fast, great atmosphere. One of my favorites.

Brian Black

The captions sirloin is the best. Great food and atmosphere. Would give 5 star recommendation.

Carol Flores

Sit at the bar ! Fish and chips are great and so are the shrimp quesadillas !!

Alexander Loeb

Definitely get one of the home brews . Blonde and nut brown are my favorites. Also dirty blonde is a mix of the two.

Bill

Great atmosphere

Michael Grider

Prime rib sandwich , one side and a drink, $7.95 most Mondays during lunch .

Michelle Hefley

Great place for brunch ! Busy on game weekends....

Chuck Morris

Al Krusen and Tommy Higdon are the best brewmasters on the planet. The IPA is the best anywhere in the world.

Matt Ward

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ivGSuv_eQCome see comedian Rory Scovel's apearance at Preservation Pub in 6 days Wed November 16th 8pm http://dilatedimagination.eventbrite.com

Thomas

Come here on a Monday night for the free poker tournaments.

Matt Ward

Tip the awesome bar staff . Check out the Rocky Top Comedy Contest Fri October 14th just two blocks away at the Square Room http://www.rockytopcomedy.com

Morgan Jennings

Growlers of Woodruffs brew are the greatest thing known to man!

Andrea Guy

Don't try to get here early to get a table unless your ENTIRE party is here because the bitchy waitresses will flip out an force you to wait forever. asinine policy.

Tod McLemore

It's called Woodruff Brewery now Service is spotty at best. Stout is wonderful.

Michelle

The portabella sandwich is absolutely amazing! And great potato skins !

Brandon Roberts

Very good pizza and cheese dip

Natalie Cramer

Yay! Free salsa and chips so excited!! Eating together with friends for Heather's bday! :D

Billy Bishop

Try a mix of the Nut Brown and Porter . Yummy!

Katie Kaye

Fish n chips not so much...what shape is that any way.

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