The Watering Hole

Amazing staff! Huge selection of food in what could be compared to a food court. Saturday is $ 4.00 beer and wine with 32 different brews on tap which change weekly.

Great food and great beer. Watch out, you can spend all your money here real fast.

Drinking a beer in the middle of a grocery store may sound weird, but it makes grocery shopping so much more bearable. Hubby and I love to get a burrito bowl or a piece of pizza, then walk a few steps to the Watering Hole to grab a beer to wash it down with. The beer selection is always great, and many times I discover a new beer that I have never tried nor heard of before.

Great olive bar, great options, quality sushi. You get what you pay for here!
And you can’t forget the beer!

Came here on a Saturday night and got a little goblet thingy of Gulden Draak. It’s weird sitting and drinking at a bar that’s in the middle of a supermarket. Convenient, sure. But maybe since I am not used to the idea it feels weird. Sorta like getting a tattoo in the middle of Basha’s or a lapdance in the middle of Safeway or playing slot machines in the middle of Albertsons or lighting up a fatty in the middle of Fry’s. Wait — that last one doesn’t sound that far off but I think the employees usually do that by the dumpsters where they can’t be seen. So — weird atmosphere for a bar but very good selection of beers. I sat at the table but really, there seemed to be no «service» so I got the beer from the bartender and paid for it right at the bar. Friends all brought food and drink to the table that they bought in the store so it seemed more like we were having a picnic within the supermarket at a bunch of tables set up near the bar. This might be a good place to sample some beer or wine but definitely not a place to hang out and tie one on and linger. You probably won’t ever see a barfight here and there’s no darts, pool, shuffleboard, jukebox, trivia, karaōke, jenga or any other bar activities and games. So nice concept but I won’t really be hanging out here for longer than it takes to drink one beer.

Having 20+ beers on tap to choose from and countless wines is always a plus in my world. Having a bar close to where my husband gets his hair cut is another plus.
Pick up a snack and maybe a meal grab a beer or wine pick your poison and grab a seat. Staff is knowledgable and friendly and people watching is a ten here.

Place was ok good selection of beer but location is a lil stupid i meen its in a grocery store so kinda weird also people were rude and unhelpful

They have a large selection of both beer and wine to choose from. The unique atmosphere makes it fun. It’s a great place for winding down after work, and they have a surprisingly good happy hour. I love the fact that you can choose any food in the store to pair with your wine/​beer.

I was impressed. A large selection of craft Draft beers. Tip the bartender well, there are just a a dozen tables. It’s a bar inside a grocery store. Friends grabbed a late breakfast from the meat department and joined us.

A bar inside a grocery store, what more do you want? People watching, craft beer, any food you want to bring to the bar top, sign me up! Yeah it maybe in a grocery store and people are weird but isn’t that the point of foodie/​organic places? Solid over all. Come here and you’ll come back guaranteed.

Who the heck goes to a grocery store to find a bar and drink some excellent craft beer anyways? ME! This place is great. I can’t believe I just found this gem. Taps are rotating and seem to always have a great variety. Their bottle selection (in the store) is amazing! Get here. The one thing is you can’t walk around the store with your beer like many other Whole Foods, but oh well.

Love the special events here! Master tappist James Swan is great. So odd being at a bar in a grocery… oh well, I like to eat some BBQ from down the isle.

Best beer selection in the valley. Best prices by far too!

This place is amazeballs if you love craft beer! You have to check it OUT!

Amazing deals! Incredible selection of craft beers on tap & wines by the glass. Wine Wed means $ 5 wines PLUS a generous cheese plate per person with first glass.
Tell James what your tend to like & he will set you up. The ambiance of this corner of Whole Foods is so good that you will forget you are in a grocery store (especially after a couple of James’ generous glasses). 3 flat screens play sports, & you can browse and buy LOTS of different ready-​made foods in the food court for nosing with your drinks.

It does seem a bit strange to be drinking in the back corner of a supermarket, but nonetheless it was an enjoyable experience. The Watering Hole is a bar inside the Whole Foods Market in Chandler. I came for a beer event, Pitcher of Nectar Distributing had the owner and head brewer from Ass Kisser Ales on hand and they were hosting a sample tasting of their more popular beers.
Yeah, the place did seem a little overwhelming because of the crowd, but I thought the staff handled it very well and were quick on their feet. It took me less than 5 minute to get a drink because I went to the bar and ordered it, I didn’t sit on my ass and wait for service. I had a chance to talk to the bartender a bit on this Friday night, he was friendly and seemed to know what he was talking about when it came to craft beer. He was really enjoying the event I believe.
I had never been in this store prior to this event, but I feel motivated to go back for a closer look… at the market and at the rest of the beer list at the bar.

The watering hole is a simply the bar area in Whole Foods. They do a great job of selling craft beer and always have something tasty on tap. Also a nice selection of wines. Best time to go there is when they do not have events as the staff generally consists of two people who simply are overwhelmed. They did a poor job in planning this place or staffing it as it is horrible when it is crowded. Can take close to 30 minutes to get a beer. Plenty of food options in the store. There is also something odd about drinking in a grocery store.