Five stars - One, for the beer, a wide variety of beers for any taste and all well-crafted and consistently brewed including national and international gold medal winners. Two, for the food, good pub grub with some great takes on classics and fresh local, seasonal goodies. Three, for the music, Wednesday nights always a good choice to turn off the TV and catch an early 8:00 show and often surprisingly excellent local and touring musicians. Four, for the community, giving back and being a real supportive asset to the Town of Fairfax and Marin County. And five, for the chef and staff, brewer and crew, and the amazing servers, pourers, hostesses and all who make every pint and every bite enjoyable.
Best local hangout in Fairfax-- always fun to sit outside and watch the pup parade go by. Oh and best beer n wings e-v-e-r.
My husband & I truly enjoy the vibes at Iron Springs❤️. We frequently can be seen there on a weekly basis. The staff is so accommodating, friendly & efficient, and...they ALL remember their customer's names! I love their huge, awesome Neiman Ranch hamburger with generous dressings...fresh tomato, lettuce, pickles, onion and the works! So reasonably priced. Also, love to go on Monday for their "fish & chips". OH, MY...their ALE's are positively the best in Marin!
Such an inviting place in Marin!
Some of the best beer, food and service around. Thanks ironsprings!
Great food, great service, great time! Great band happened to be there last night. Perfect!
Iron Springs has the BEST food in town. The staff are just wonderful. Thank you for your continued great service! My favorite dish is your, Veggie Burger with Mashed potatoes, and salad with the Balsamic dressing. YUMMY!
Great Food, great service, locally owned business...and the beer is good too!
Great place get the paddle.. 6 beer choices great price
Excellent beer, good food, wonderful atmosphere. A must-visit in Fairfax.
Came for the delicious beer and calamari, stayed for the spectacle of Brewers Blackbird attacking people. 10/10, would watch again.
Awesome place, great service and atmosphere!!! O and the beer is the BEST
Mariano Rodriguez Cevallos
+5
Great lace to share a beer with friends! Mike Altman, Forest, Danny and the rest of the crew will make you feel like home :)
My go to place for lunch for many years! So happy to see that they are serving lunch every day now.
I've driven by zillions of times but we finally tried it - I'm glad we did! It was yummy! We had fried calamari and black bean nachos at the bar and both were delicious! I look forward to having lunch or dinner there soon!
Nice people too :-)
Went here on a Sunday afternoon with two other people. Our server Patrick was amazing! He really took his time explaining everything to us, answering all of our questions, and even asking his manager when we inquired about something he wasn’t 100% certain on. The food was great (HIGHLY recommend the Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich), the service was on point, and the seltzer was just the right amount of sweet/flavorful, without being overwhelming. Had a great time, thanks Patrick!
Great beer and surprisingly good food! If you're reading this, do yourself a favor and go. Consider this place a bit of a gastro pub with sports bar vibe.
Sports bar atmosphere with televisions. We were there on a Sunday evening for a later dinner - it seemed understaffed by what appeared to be two people running the restaurant. Despite appearances, the bartender/server and the cook/server seemed to genuinely care about us and our experiences - kudos to them and to the restaurant.
Customer service AND food is great. We brought our service dog and they had no issues. We asked to sit outside for fresh air and even though no one was seated outside they were kind and did not mind. They immediately offered to bring a makeshift bowl for water for our dog. And our food came out VERY fast and fresh and of course delicious. We got fried pickles and the pesto pasta. The server checked on us multiple times to see if we needed anything else. Would come back again if we weren’t just passing through.
This place doesn't get enough credit. They consistently make the most solid beer in the area, and their pizza is legit. Every time I go to Ornery I have a very pleasant food and drink experience.
Stopped through for Fairfax restaurant week and tasted a few bears while we were there. The beer selection was decently diverse and after tasting a few, the options were good and strong. The food was average overall. They did well with the pork chop and I did love the amount of vegetables on my plate. Even if they were covered in a glaze. The beef dish was also good but less veggie on the side. Desserts were meh...skip those and get an extra beer instead.
Didn't go for the booze. Just for food. Excellent service. Large portions. Very tasty sandwiches. Outdoor seating is too near the street. Noxious fumes a big issue. Regardless of the weather. Eat inside.
Really good beer selection and amazing service when we came to visit. Cool to see that they took the space from Green Turtle and turned into something so cool.
The wings were ok, nothing special, and the cake was pretty good but was really cold like it'd been pulled right out of a fridge.
Would come back for the beer for sure.
Atmosphere was great. Beer was really good and the food was delicious.
Our server was awesome
A wonderful place to eat and drink. The food was really great. Get the grits! everything we had was great👍. Looking forward to going back for a third time soon. We enjoyed some of these things: chili everyone liked a lot- not spicy, grits- omg my fav!!!!!! like mac and cheese, salad, chicken with veggie- brussle sprouts i believe--- sooooo good chicken moist flavorful sprouts i love, hanger steak was very good, we had burgers that were very good and I was able to save half for later. (these are all of everyones meals over the two visits) we got pretzles but they werent my fav to hard- very hard. but it was opening week so i bet they are better. the cheese with the pretzles was a beer cheese and very good! My friend asked for another of the beer cheese she liked it that much. the beer- im not a big beer drinker but my man says they were good.
This is a fantastic and friendly place for an excellent beer, great food, or just to hang out. Max, Doug, and the staff are top notch. Very much worth a visit if you are in Fairfax.
If you come here only for the dessert, I won't judge you. But all in all, we had a 5 star experience here. Both of us tried the Beet & Shrimp salad, which was SO good. The buttery shrimp melted in my mouth. I wish I had taken a picture. We shared the homemade carrot cake which was SO perfect. Come to find out it was made by the Operations Director. He came by and was so pleased with our feedback, he gave us a piece of the Peanut Butter Cake at no charge. OMG, this was just as good and also made by him. No complaints on the beer, but I didn't try any. Definitely worth visiting this restaurant. It's at least worth the dessert. 😋
4.5 - First visit I didn't like this place, simply because it's an old sports bar and I didn't enjoy the vibe for a brewery visit. However have been back a few times and it's grown on me a lot. Beer is fantastic and they are definitely making a commitment to improve the menu, food has gotten better over my few visits. Fried pickles are great. Patio is dog friendly. Docked half a star because I think they need to improve their vegetarian options.
This place has been absolutely amazing. The food, service, and atmosphere have been perfect each time. During COVID they have shown great care in cleanliness, social distancing, and customer care. $10 growler refills on Mondays is also a nice person.
Great food and great beer. The service was excellent with such sweet and caring employees. Will definitely be coming back!
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