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Ross Valley Brewery in Fairfax is a two star American restaurant. The menu is chock-ful of marin countyis finest produce. This restaurant is inexpensive.
4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is popular with cyclists and it's not hard to understand why. A lot of cyclists pass through here on the way to mountain biking (or road hammering) in the Marin headlands. However, it's...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The stout used to be top shelf. Unfortunately, it was watered down to attract a broader audience (this was confirmed to me by the owner). It's now an average porter. This mistake aside, I like the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great location, Great beer, friendly staff. The food was pretty good. I'm not a bicyclist but if you are this bar was made for you. I don't think I've seen so much lycra and spandex since 1987! Good...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I hiked today. I. Hiked. Today. Up a mountain from Muir Woods, no less. Perhaps not your Everest, or Killimanjaro, but for my unhealthy limbs, the result was the same - jubilation, pain, and being...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best brew pub in Marin - beers definitely beat the other locals. They have good food, friendly service and suffer kids, sweaty bikers and short-notice groups with aplomb. They have give back Tuesdays,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great food, good beer and a great staff. Family friendly and they are involved with their local community. Really the place to go after a Tamrancho ride or on a sunny day you may sit outside. The food...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When we leave the choice up to our kids we end up here without fail. They dig the hamburgers and penne pasta (cheese on the side, and plenty of it), hand-crafted tangerine soda, and crayons. I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ignore the decor (lose the hospital green and promise to break off your ties with the font, Papyrus, and I'll seriously give you another star), this is truly a great "down home" good pub. We are...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
First off, I love good beer. My pals call me a beer snob which I have to say is true. Very often I'll go out of my way to go to a brew pub to check out their selection of ales and come away somewhat...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
First I must preface this review with the fact that this is based on my experience from 2 years ago.I was on my way back from Hog Island Oyster Farm (my annual Memorial Day trip). I forgot to pack...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am not usually a beer drinker, but the stout here really rocks. My husband liked the IPA too, he said it was just about the hoppiest thing he'd ever tasted. The food is pretty good too, it's nothing...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Iron Springs Rocks! There's always a nice group of people, it's family-friendly but not Chuck-e-Cheese, they've regularly got great music, and the servers are generally pretty cool. Echoing points...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Rolled in here after a hike at Samuel P Taylor and was pleasantly surprised they had ample room to seat our table of 10. Service was friendly and welcoming. Everyone was very happy with their food,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place for a beer in Fairfax. The food is good and the menu has a large selection. The turkey cob salad is great. Anything that comes from South of the border is good thanks to Chef Louie....
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The beer is fab, the food is as another reviewer said, "pub grub". Consistent. Not incredible- but fine. But, let's face it, you're going for the beer! The best part is that they are very...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great beer!!! Excellen food. The Amber was great as was their porter and stout! The lighter beers were good but nothing special. The boot is a solid option to taste a bunch of beers for a bargain...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have eaten here three times and to summarize:Beer: great, delicious, excellent selection, yumFood: not so great.Which is too bad because we come here after a mountain bike ride at Camp Tamamrancho...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Well, i'm really not a beer drinker, truth be told.......but i live like 5 blocks from this place, and it's great for hangin' out at the bar with buddies, eating a big veggie burger, and maybe...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I forgot to mention, this place in beer, service and food tops any of the other breweries in Marin.
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Stellar brewery!!! Yes, great beer selection like all the local micro brews in Marin. The Epiphany Ale is the way to go - heavy, but if you're not into IPA's then you'll be pleased to find its not...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The beer is great, I must say for a tiny little brewery. HOWEVER, I don't think the food is all that good. We came here after our hike nearby in Fairfax. So, it was our first time ever.. it's far from...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
4.5 starsMy wife and I really enjoy this brewpub. Great beer, good food and sitting outside people watching makes for a perfect meal. The service can be "relaxed" so don't stop in if you are going...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I don't go to Fairfax often. I don't have anything against it of course, sometimes it's just a little far. My ex-boyfriend lived on the Fairfax/San Anselmo border so I was there frequently for a while...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here about 10 times now after living in San Anselmo for about a year and always enjoy it. The food is pretty good for a pub. The burger is marginal, but fish tacos are definitely worth...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Skinny: Simply put, the best selection of on-site, craft beer in the North Bay. Read that again. "Selection" of beer, not the best beer, meaning they feature a number of great beers, rather...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food is okay at this place. Not bad, mind you but pub grub to me is just that, pub grub. The service is fine as I have never had any problems with that.The beer is excellent and that is generally...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
There are some really good brews here. I prefer the darks: coffee porter and Stout (won an award in 2008). The pale ales generally aren't bitter enough and have sweet layers which shouldn't be in a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
man oh man, no libation is more satisfying after a crummy day than a tall pint of coffee porter from iron springs!the onion strings are one of my favorite appetizers, and their quesadilla is also...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Had dinner here this winter and was amazed at how blasted cold it was. They make good beer and solid pub food, but would do well to get a couple of big screen TV's. We were trying to watch a ball...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a big fan of Iron Springs. It's a destination of choice for many a mountain biker returning from a loop on Tamarancho, and a great hangout for locals. And their beer shows why.The Fairfax Coffee...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is an update to my earlier review pasted below...Iron Springs is run the way a business SHOULD be run. When I posted my 3-star review, the owner contacted me personally and arranged for me to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really enjoyed the coffee porter. It was soooo good. Unfortunately that was the only thing I enjoyed. Too family friendly for my liking. The food also left something to be desired, aside from...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This establishment makes some mighty fine brew. I was lucky enough to a very light almost citrus like Kolsh, a deep rich dark Scotch Ale, and the best Barley Wine I have had the pleasure of partaking...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Easily the best brew pub in Marin County, and a mecca for bicyclists and family dining. Mike and Anne Altman have created a fun place, with live music, great beer and very good food that has become...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I sampled their scotch ale at the Marin Brewfest this summer and it was really really tasty. So a friend of mine and myself decided that we should definitely come here for a full sampling. I live in...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After and weird first dinner at this place, we decided to try it again, and have been back twice. Apparently the first time was just on an off night. The last two times, our wait staff have been...
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have to say the beer was excellent. EASILY the best I've had since moving here from Colorado a couple months ago. The food was average, nothing really spectacular. My problem was our creepy waiter...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Right across the street (Java Hut) where everyone parks to go mountain (and road) biking in this Mecca of the North Bay(Marin is the birthplace of mountain biking btw)So it naturally follows for post...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love this place. We've been going for a few years now. Consistent, great food and great beer. My favorite is the nachos, my boyfriend loves the turkey burgers. Garlic fries are great. Very kid...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
good solid food. nothing like a vat of beer to put a smile on my face and some calories on my tummy. we had the honey bunny blond...it was good. they were out of the shining star ipa...ill get it next...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I am not going to bore you with a stupid review of this place. The food here is damn good. And so is the beer.........
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Five stars for the porter and the Chazz Cat Rye. The food's good (the Mexican food's a not-very-well-kept secret) and I take my youngest kid there a lot because he seems to know everyone and likes to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food is great. Service always leaves something to be desired.
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome beer and food!!! And stumbling distance from home!! Yeeeehaaaawwwww!!!!3/28/08 update-----------Now that I live in SF, I don't get to go here as much anymore. I find myself waking in the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went to DYK and had one of the best reuben sandwiches ever. It was perfectly toasted with saukeraut, corned beef, and smothered with thousand island! I've been yearning to eat this sandwich again...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
How good are a burger and a beer?After a nice long hike, real good.But even if I had not been out all day hiking, this turkey burger, freshly cut French fries and beer would have still been pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
kids eat free on Tuesdays!This is my first review...ever! Tonight, St. Patty's day was the second time we had dined at Iron Springs. We being, my honey and our 14mo. old. Our favorite appetizer thus...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Decided to get in the local Fairfax flavor and headed over for a late afternoon lunch at the husband and wife-owned spot. Saw the various beer paddles of tasting pours...saw a lot of cyclists hanging...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The summer of 2005 was an amazing time for me. I fell in league with a big group of friendly, outrageous people who had mysteriously coalesced just as Spring had begun calling the blossoms out on the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2007
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very slow! it took forever to get our food... good food particularly if you dine on the earlier side... when we've dined after 6:30 pm on the weekends it is evident the staff and the patrons feel that this...
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great beers with inventive names. Sign of a good place is when I spend more time pondering over the beer list and making note of the name, then deciding what burger I want.Usually come here after a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
ate here after a kick-ass mtn. bike ride the other day. we were STARVING, so thank god the food came out fast. had the salmon burger with garlic fries and i was surprised at how good it was. the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like the Fries at this place and the help is warm and friendly. That being said, sometimes one has to really wait along time to get waited on when at the bar area. You have to develop a New York...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Mike and Anne have produced a local spot with free music on Wednesday evenings, local events, and food far beyond what you expect from a "normal brewpub" but at reasonable prices. Luis (the chef) has...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2006
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I love Iron Springs! This is a great place to get a beer after a long hike or bike ride. It's also a great place to spend a leisurely afternoon with friends or family. The food is excellent, and so reasonably...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/26/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The waitress told me I had "like, balls of steel" (little did she know they were shaved too) after I asked her for her phone number, even though she had just told me she had an 11 year old daughter....
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I should have read Cat. W's review on the veggie burger because when I went here a few weeks back I was really craving one. It was homemade, but tasted like, hmmm; let's see here, how do I say this...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really enjoy this place. Good beer, and usually good free music with some pretty famous players sitting in for free - usually a bit of a coountry/bluegrass/hippy-lite vibe to the music.I usually...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a fantastic brew pub. Great brews on tap, and a step above the average brew pub menu. Mike and Anne have done a really great job of transforming the former Ross Valley Brew Co into a pub that...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2006
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very slow! It took forever to get our food, but the food was great!
lilaguide.com - user review - 11/17/2003
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This place has the best garlic fries I have ever had! Better than the ones at Pac Bell park. Interesting to note, when I first walked in there were more people drinking wine than beer.
citysearch.com - user review - 05/30/2003
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rarely does a brewpub qualify as a dining destination, but this one might be the exception. the menu is chock-ful of marin countyis finest produce, seafood and meat. enjoy tender greens grown at star route...
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