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Since then, the quality of the food has taken a drastic down turn in taste, variation, and selection. Long time favorites are often removed from the menu and one of the odder things NOT on the menu is a Nacho Platter. Maybe they are trying to differentiate themselves from other brewpubs by NOT having a Nacho Platter, but it still is odd.

The beer selection is average, with the Raspberry Wheat as a consistent standout. In the times I've gone to JJB over the past few years, the beer selection hasn't changed much. On one hand, the good beers stay around, on the other, it tells me the brewer isn't trying new recipes.

The worst part of Bittings; however, is the service. Every time I've been there over the past few years, the service and wait time continues to decrease. The bartenders are efficient, even if they aren't personable but the meals always take a very long time to be brought out. It got to the point that we thought the bartender didn't put our order in it was taking so long.

I'd like this place to return to what it was because they had something good going, but it just goes downhill a little more every year.

Awful, Awful, Awful, and i will say it again, Awful service!!!

Our visit began with us getting into the fine establisment. The building was very unique and the atmosphere seemed cool. I have seen this pub online and had samples of their beer at festivals so i was no stranger to their craft brew. We sat down at a small square bar with 2 servers that ignored us for like 10 minutes until we asked for a beer. It took several minutes to get a sampler and then we had to ask for menus and waited. we got one menu and eventually a second one. the bartenders still ignored us, they made rounds but walked on by. What gives, i go to so many pubs and tip very nice and my crew is patient and nice. We waited long periods between refill and they were more concerened about the seated patrons over others. after we finally got and order we waited again for a long time for our food. the bartender brought our platters out but, no appetizer. he played all dumb not knowing what was going on and took our food back to the kitchen and like 10 minutes later our appetizer came out cold and looked like half the serving of same appetizer brought out for other people. The guy sitting next to us, a local it seemed, got served left and right whenever he needed something. we felt very unwelcomed and i did notice the manager was a jerk to his employees. I have been to brewpubs twice the size with half the staff and it was better managed. We left with a $91 bill and tipped $3, had we gotten real service and not ignored, the tip would have been $115 (my friend got a growler).

The beer: Oktoberfest: nothing special

Coffee stout: very subtle coffee aftertaste and initially good on the pallete, but once the coffee flavor faded, i could taste an ashtray.

IPA and cask: the IPA was not bad, nor was it good. it was a decent try at one. By the way JJ Bitting, you serve your cask at the wrong temperature!!! cask is celler temperature, is your celler a fridge?

Golden ale: one their better attempts at a brew. i did enjoy drinking this. I would recomend this to a light beer drinker if they went there

Rasberry Wheat: by far there best beer and a great balance of wheat character and a slight, not overwhelming, taste of rasberry. I have had it before and this beer was why I was excited to come to this place.

It was unusual to see all their beer under the 5% mark with one around 6%.

I think the #2 info was a mistype on their website for best brewpub, i think it need 00 after it, cause it is certainly not the second best in the country. I have been to the Ship and Harvest Moon in NJ and they were by far way better.

On a very positve sidenote, they know how to fill a growler right (1 inch from the top).

So yea, if you know of a better brew pub in your area... DO NOT GO HERE!!!

$1.50 pint mondays (advertised in all their brochures as such) means the beer of their choice, but they wont tell you which one (even if you explicitly ask about the advertised special)...order and find out when your bill arrives!

Also 10 cents per ounce (3-7 happy hour special) somehow adds up to 2 dollars per pint...I could have sworn there were 16 ounces in a pint, but who's counting, silly English unit system, eh?

"Free buffet" 3-7 monday through friday means "3 until it runs out but sometimes we dont have it at all, depends on the turnout, and how we feel on a given day, anything is subject to change"

All no problem EXCEPT for the fact that it was advertised. IN PRINT. Without the disclaimers.

And how about the vegetarian burrito with chicken? I was drinking, but I wasn't drunk. That most certainly was chicken.

The mussels were overcooked (nothing worse), the coconut shrimp were chewy and the blooming onion was marginally acceptable, but a far cry from Outback. The dipping sauces which went with the various dishes were totally bland and unrefined, with no punch whatsoever. Triumph in Princeton and New Hope puts this dive to shame. The evening was salvaged with a drive to Old Bay in New Brunswick. Now there's some excellent food and great beers. Do yourself a favor and disregard the kudos this place has gotten, or prepare to be as dissappointed as we were.