Spring House Brewing Company

I went here on recommendation from a few friends while I was visiting in PA, we went on a Sunday afternoon. Brunch was amazing! I had the most amazing homemade corned beef hash and my husband had the sausage dipped in pancake batter. The beer was also amazing, we had a big gruesome over coffee beans. I will definitely go here again the next time I visit

Three stars isn’t so bad for a new joint like this… Could be worse!
The building is fantastic and a great adaptive re-​use of the shit hole it was before. I’ve heard people say they wouldn’t go there because it’s in the ghetto… Please! Lancaster only wishes it had a ghetto! It’s a little ways from down town but by no means a scary place! Peeps need to man up. Parking is quite limited though but UBER!
Open format dining with community table in the center of the dining area. Don’t plan on sitting for a long time, the seats will make your ass numb pretty quickly… Sometimes people sacrifice comfort for style I guess!
The hipster wannabe staff is just ok, I think more training is needed in general, especially attention to detail. The inexperience is quite noticeable, don’t even look at the kids messing with the oysters, it will drive you crazy! Service is generally slow but you eventually get everything you ordered and if you’re splitting checks make sure you double check everything is correct.
I like what the chef is doing with the menu, it’s progressive and quite different than most other restaurants in the Lancaster area. I’d kick back a bit on the smoked dishes though, they tend to all taste the same. There should be a better focus on the oyster situation though, it’s a great addition to the bar and you don’t see that much in Lancaster. A better selection needed — say Pacific coast and north east Atlantic … I have a bias against anything that’s fished out of the Chesapeake though. Plus educate the shuckers both on the product and the technique.
Finally, the beer is the fantastic and in my opinion the best in the area. The variety is well balanced and there’s always something new to taste. I’m not a big craft beer person but these guys have it down! Well done! Only draw back is the lack of full liquor & wine options, assuming a brewery license only allows you to sell your product and unfortunately shitty local PA wine… I’d visit a lot more often if there was more selection in that regard.

I was at Spring House Brewery with a group of 11 kayakers from Take It Outdoors Adventures. Lizzy was our server and she did a great job. The whole group really liked the place. All said that everything was great. One of the guys came out from the back and I asked about the buildings history and he filled us in. I like to see those old buildings being use like this one is. We will be back on our next trip on the Conestoga River.

I really want to love this place. It is so close to my house and they serve raw oysters but they just don’t have it together.
I’m not a stout, porter or IPA fan so I look at the website and wait until they have something else to drink. That is my preference though, so that’s my problem not there’s.
We got a seat right away which was amazing considering the amount of cars in the lot. We placed our drink order at a reasonable amount of time but it took the bar forever to get our drinks together. There wasn’t enough bar employees in my opinion. We ordered again in a reasonable amount of time. However, everything we ordered came out in the exact opposite order it should have! We ordered raw oysters which I watched the bar staff member shucking or I should say murdering. He was totally clueless. When we finally got our oysters at the end of our meal they were full of shell! Oh and I guess you need to ask for mignonette if not you don’t get it!
The food was okay but not amazing. It was just so hard to watch the unorganization of the staff. It was like listening to a band that is playing in different times. Even our server was surprised when our meals came out first.
Oh well. Maybe one day the will get it together.

3.5 stars.
It was recommended that I come here by a local from the area because of the beer, specially the Lexicon Grapefruit. I really enjoyed the beer as it’s my type beer, but may not be yours. Very similar to Ballast Point Sculpin IPA Grapefruit. They have many other types and styles of in house brews that I did not sample.
The place has a beautiful interior, really well done. The bartender was very nice, but slightly less attentive.
The food was good for the most part, I had the charcuterie board with meat and cheese. My only real complaint about the place was the bread that was served with it: charred, dry loaf of white baguette. I could see what they were attempting to do by throwing it on the grill, but all that was accomplished was making taste like ash and inedible. It should have been put in an oven and baked to a crisp .
The other knock is that this place is in suspect neighborhood. I walked from my hotel not knowing what I was headed into, but I would not feel safe walking home from there in the dark. Über is and option and your friend.
All and all I would return again.

This place was an awesome surprise when we first went here and continues to impress after 10+ visits.
The food is always delicious and there is a beer for every palate.

I went here back in January for a friend’s surprise birthday. His girlfriend was unable to secure a reservation but we snagged a few tables and the staff was really accommodating. We ended up sitting in the back by the beer which was kind of neat.
My husband and I actually had a late lunch here before the group arrived around 6:00. We ordered the Lexicon Devil and She Monster Mango beers, a soft pretzel rope, toasted cheese, and fried bologna. The food was really good and I liked the style and vibe of the place.
Later I ordered the rose which was very good. Brian the bartender took care of us during the day offering friendly and prompt service.
What a cool spot with an industrial feel and low key ambiance.

One of the only craft breweries to care about stout and porter drinkers. Five stars for Irish Donut Stout and grilled otsters.

We stopped at Spring House mid afternoon on a Wednesday after a lengthy drive. It was a beautiful day so we sat outside. Our server Kalli was very attentive & was able to to give suggestions of the beers on tap. I got a Velma that I found very refreshing. We split an order of habanero apricot wings. The wings were spicy without being overpowering. The rest of the menu made me wish I hadn’t made dinner plans elsewhere. So many things I wanted to try that I must make point to get back.
The interior of the brewery was rustic yet modern with quirky touches. It wasn’t too crowded when we got there around 2pm but it started filling up as we were leaving.
The only reason there are only 4 stars is because I didn’t get to stay long enough to eat an entire meal or try more than one beer. I’d love to check the place out on a hopping night and see how it plays out.
Fingers crossed that I get back there soon!

Decided on Spring House as a means to relax, enjoy a few beers and simple dinner before heading to a concert at the American Music Theatre. As we were driving, I kept thinking «There can’t be a decent brewery & restaurant in this fairly downtrodden downtown neighborhood.» But when GPS announced «Your destination is on the right.» There it was. Awesome huge renovated building. Great big parking lot. Beautiful and airy inside.
Jamie was a great server. She was by herself on the floor and handled all the tables well and very friendly and accommodating to first timers.
Braised beef on ciabatta with herbed fries was delicious. Burger came out correct temperature & juicy too.
The vibe seemed 20-​ish when we arrived but as dinner hour approached there were couples, families with kids, business guys. My retiree guests can’t wait to go back. They felt very comfortable with the customer mix and were not rushed or made to feel like they aren’t «in the know» about craft beers. Everything was explained well and patiently. Definitely ask for Jamie when you go.

The service was great, we arrived early for our reservation, we spoke with the host and waited
at the bar, and he’d let us know when the table was ready. The beer selections were great, and we enjoyed 4 different types.
Menu choices were very good, we picked several apps and shared them with the table, then ordered sandwiches.
Filled growlers after dinner, they were having a slight problem with their credit card/​computer system-​but they got back online quick.
Overall our group was very happy with the experience.
Can’t wait to get back!

I was very excited to visit this restaurant /​brewery because I’d been hearing about it and reading it about it for months. I was disappointed. I sat at the bar (it was packed with more than an hour wait for a table, for some reason) and I ordered fries and a cheese plate. I didn’t get any tableware and had to ask for napkins. The fries were mushy. There were plenty of herbs, but they weren’t crisp, or even solid. The cheese plate was full of delicious local cheeses, but there wasn’t a single cracker, pita, crustini or piece of bread on which to put the cheese. I’m not sure what they expect you to do with the cheese. I ended up spearing it with my cheese knife and eating hunks of it.
I had a flight of beers, but the only one I liked was a Session IPA. The others tasted too much like their adjuncts, except the Mango IPA, which had almost no mango flavor.
Overall, I get the impression this is a case of the Emperor not wearing pants. Lots of customers want to support local restaurants and breweries, especially when they’re food is locally sourced, so they’ve made Spring House a success. However, I think it expanded too quickly, and it seems like some restaurant basics got left behind.

Food was great (Pork Belly Grits) and the beer was equally as good. The brown was my choice with (oddly for me) the Peanut Butter stout being a second choice. Maybe it was the nitro but it was smooth. Great chill place with good beer and (food$$$&).

First let me start off by saying that I am the Ultimate Foody and because my waitress even though EXTREMELY polite and attentive, didn’t know which 3 different types of raw oysters I order were on the plate I can’t give them 5 stars. However, being a New Yorker living in Lancaster on the weekends this place is a MUST VISIT!!! I love this place, not to mention that their beers are great!
PS. If you go here in the winter, dress warm as the space can be a bit on the chilly side!

Well, I tried again and this time I couldn’t make it past a simple phone call. On Christmas Eve (2pm) I was trying to buy three growlers for Christmas gifts so I wanted to call in my order and swing by to pick them up. A woman answered and I explained the above and she first told me I couldn’t get Big Gruesome in Growler format which was false, and then proceeded to tell me that they were very busy and they didn’t know how long it would take to get the French Toast beer in a Growler. And then suddenly she started talking to another waiter about other orders and said «do you want to talk to this guy on the phone for me.» I could hear him say, «No, not really.» He then picked up and started talking to me and said they ran out of growler caps and again explained they were very busy. I finally gave up and told him that I was sorry for bothering them.
Disaster 2.0! I’m officially done with this place.

We visited Spring House brewing on Halloween. We received phenomenal service from our server who was dressed as a mermaid. Food is good, some things are a little pricey. The beers are really the show stoppers here. I enjoyed the hell out of the blood turning black coconut coffee porter… Can you bottle this please?! My husband also enjoyed the big gruesome peanut butter stout on nitro. The beers are kind of kitschy… but are done so well, you can’t hold it against them. Will gladly return to Spring House someday.

Service was the absolute worst here. We arrived at 1:00 pm for lunch and a beer, and had to wait 5 minutes to be seated. There were many open tables — the problem was there was no one at the front to seat us or the party in front of us or the party behind us. There was absolutely no excuse for a line at the door.
As we were waiting, I looked around and a growing sense of dread started developing. About half the tables were occupied. No one had food. Half the people had beers. Half the people were sitting at the tables with no beer, just menus. Still, I was willing to give the place a chance since some people on Unilocal liked the beer.
Finally we were seated. It took another 10 minutes for a server to come by and take our orders. She only wanted to take beer orders and said she would come back with the beers and take our food orders. OK, no problem. We ordered our beers thinking now things will get rolling.
15 minutes later — no beer but we were pretty sure they were poured because we saw full glasses that looked like our beers on the counter.
The beers just sat and sat, getting warmer by the minute. Hey, I like my beer cold and especially if it is on tap, I want it freshly poured.
10 minutes later — beers are still on the counter. The server was sometimes in the room, sometimes MIA, but she didn’t acknowledge our existence again, and for all she cared, our beers were on Mars, not on the counter.
35 minutes after arrival, we left — without ever receiving our beers and without anyone taking our food order.
This place needs a few lessons on customer service. I expect management will get defensive if they read this, but it’s the truth.

When I heard that Springhouse was opening a new location I was SO EXCITED. The new spot does not disappoint. Their beers are fun, different, and delicious as always. Their pumpkin beer, Braiiins is by far my favorite pumpkin beer of all time so if you’re here during late summer/​fall be sure to try it! Staff were super friendly and attentive.
They did have a mix up with our food and it took long for us to get what we ordered but they apologized and paid for beers for my sister and me. Their burger was OK… Nothing to rave about but the charcuterie board and pretzels were phenom! I’m also in love with their wings (they’re smoked!). Definitely coming back.
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Went here last night for an actual full meal instead of just a small plate and was blown away. The sweet potato gnocchi was awesome as was the seared red snapper. The chef is doing awesome things here and it is definitely not your average «pub fare» here. They also have fresh oysters available.

I was not a die hard fan before this — for some reason, I would get nauseous every time I drank their beer, so I was never super excited to go to their old location. As a result, I was apprehensive about the new spot initially! But I can’t say enough good things about the new location! We actually barely went inside and opted for patio seating instead. My brief glimpse of the interior indicated that it is spacious and comparable to most other brew pubs.
Their menu is on the smaller side but has a decent variety. We only had the soft pretzel braid this time, but I’m sure we’ll try the Reuben in the future. Personally, I’ve had better soft pretzels, but it was still tasty and enough for my husband and I to share.
Great job, guys of Spring House. I hope you have great success here. I’m sure we’ll visit again soon!

First, I’ve been a fan of Spring House beer for a while. I was excited to hear that they had opened a new location and yesterday, 7÷18÷15, we made the trek to check it out. All I can say is, «WOW»!
The beers are fantastic… always have been. The atmosphere is electric. The inside is clean and has been upgraded. I’m sure they spent a lot of time and effort to make the inside look like this. It is fantastic. There are several tables, in several different sizes and shapes. The bar is spacious. The bathrooms are excellent and modern. They have a porch on the front for outdoor dining. The building, décor, and atmosphere are an easy 5 stars for me.
The beers are great, a little something for everyone. I started with the Bloodlust w/​Raspberry and Habanero. Fantastic. I had the She Monster, a delicious and refreshing Mango IPA. I finished with a Session IPA. Although that beer isn’t my favorite, it is true to the style.
The food was the biggest surprise of all. When I go to a brewery/​restaurant, I really don’t expect the food to be as big of a star as the beer. That is not the case for this new Spring House location. The food refuses to take a back seat to their excellent beer. The Pork Belly and Grits appetizer is INCREDIBLE! The BBQ Shrimp are a delicious culinary adventure, being served whole and delightfully messy. The Raviolo is a tease, I could eat a whole plate of those I’m sure. It is creamy and buttery, with a sage twist. Unbelievable appetizers and a great portion size to order a couple and share with your friends… although they better be really good friends because you won’t want to share them.
Although I didn’t need it, I ordered the Porchetta sandwich. WOW! What a delicious piece of heaven that is. «Big» sandwiches usually lack a flavor punch. Not this beast. It is huge (see pic I uploaded). The pork loin and pork belly on the sandwich are fantastic. They are tender with crispy edges. The rosemary focaccia is soft and full of rosemary flavor. The cucumber mint topper on the sandwich offers a nice, fresh crunch that you’re not expecting but is a perfect compliment.
The service was great, I believe our server’s name was Sarah.
If you are going to take the plunge and move your location, you should do it right.
Congratulations Spring House, you have succeeded. We will return in the not-​so-​distant future.