Laurelwood Public House and Brewery

As most parents know, dining out is not what it used to be pre-​children. With that said, while dining out now, the priority is for a restaurant to have things to keep said children entertained until the food arrives. (All the while, praying that the food comes promptly.) I love that many local pubs have recognized the need for such a place where both children and their parents can have an enjoyable dining out experience — and hell, a beer in hand too (the adults, that is.)!
Food at laurelwood is good, typical pub/​American food that you come to expect. Definitely above mediocre, but after all, gourmet food is not what you expect. You just hope for a tantrum-​free, please-don’t-judge-me-because-my-child-has-half his-​meal-​on-​the-​floor, experience that doesn’t require any cooking on your part.
Oh and the child’s menu has all organic items — score big!

Decent food, Beer selection is OK, not spectacular. Really we just go here because it has a little kids play area for our daughter. We’ll be back.

I like that their cocktail menu is simple and easy to read. Nothing overly complicated. Food is great, and the staff just the same. 5 stars because I really couldn’t think of anything bad or anything to criticize.

3 stars for food and selection. Not nearly enough good beers. They really need to get more creative with their beers. I find them so-​so. I want a real reason to go there. The food is above average. The reason why I added a 4^th star is that they have a little play area for kids. That play area is really the only real reason I go there. I would go even more if their beer selection gave me a reason. I don’t drink much at all, but dang it, when I do, I want something special, and I am willing to pay for it.

Went for drinks and service was great, drinks were wonderful (of course)! Had to give I four stars because my husband said the men’s bathroom was disgusting.

Came back again great service from Aaron prime rib and the IPA was as hoppy as I remember.

My husband and I ate here for dinner tonight. The hostess greeted us and seated us. Our server was prompt and told us the specials. We both ordered the ribs and salads. The ribs were like eating jerky. Well, fatty jerky with some kind of hard gristly pieces of membrane mixed in. I have NEVER eaten ribs as bad as these! When the server checked In & asked how things were, I told him I’d like something else. I ordered the white bean and ham soup. It was pretty good, a bit heavy on the salt, but much more edible than the ribs. I guess if I were drinking, the food might have tasted better. I am so disappointed! There are so few restaurant options out here. I really wanted to like this place!

I’ve only been for Happy Hour (very reasonable early dinner and beer). Excellent food and craft beer, in a nice casual setting.

My first visit to the Battle Ground Laurelwood was going to be a good one, no matter what: my boyfriend and I were sweaty and exhausted after moving our entire truckload of heavy furniture all by ourselves (thanks to a certain someone’s supposedly reliable buddy getting food poisoning). No beer ever tasted better, but our subsequent visits have been just as enjoyable.
The BF and I just made a big switch: after nearly six years of living in downtown Portland, we moved to the middle of nowhere — aka Yacolt, Washington. We were a little nervous about being half an hour from the nearest shops & restaurants, which are in the comparatively bustling metropolis Battle Ground. But lo and behold, there is an outpost of a solid Portland brewery — Laurelwood — right in town! It’s only half an hour from our house, so it scratches the brewpub itch when it strikes on a random evening.
Best of all, it’s not just good for Battle Ground — it’s good, period. Laurelwood’s regular line-​up of beers is reliably tasty, and there are always a few cask options or seasonals if we want to try something new. The menu is huge, and most items we’ve tried have been good — including the Reuben, which my not-​given-​to-​superlatives boyfriend has dubbed one of the best he’s ever had.
We typically sit in the bar, and the servers there are always quick with the beers and friendly to boot. There’s usually a line of local regulars, and we sit on their fringes feeling like city slickers. Maybe by the time our «frequent growler» punch card is full, we’ll feel like we belong.
Did I mention there are PUNCH CARDS?

We stopped in after a short but enjoyable mountain bike ride. We were seated promptly and ordered our beers, always a good thing. Mandi was our server and she was great, answering our questions about their seasonal beers and bringing out those beers quickly.
We ordered the Happy Spinach Salad and the Happy Pork Sliders. Happy as it was Happy Hour! Our food arrived quickly and it was good. Really hit the spot on our home.
The outside seating is nice too.

After a half dozen visits in 2013, I can report that Laurelwood’s BG location has gotten the attention is deserves from the higher ups. The menu has been reworked a bit but is still nice. However, the beer selection has been greatly improved. The old standbys are always there but now you can get most of the selections that have historically been available only at the PDX locations.
Just as importantly, the service standards have picked up quite a bit. It can still get pretty crowded (after all, this is Battle Ground and the restaurant pickings are very slim). But ordering and food prep happens relatively quickly. We haven’t had to spend 45 minutes waiting for food to arrive.
I hope they keep it up.

Every time I go home to visit my family in Southwest Washington (Hockinson), we almost always go to the Laurelwood Public House and Brewery in Battle Ground. I have been there on multiple occasions now for Happy Hour and Dinner and have always found the food to be good, consistent bar/​family restaurant fare.
During our last visit in July, we called in an order and got food to go for the first time, which consisted of the Tuscan Chicken, two burgers — Black & Bleu and the Brewers, and the Laurelwood Blast on gluten-​free bread. After ordering, my husband and I drove straight to the restaurant so we could enjoy a cocktail in the bar while we waited for our order. When we arrived we were immediately greeted by the hostess and told her we were going to have a drink before taking our order home. By the time we walked into the bar and ordered our drinks, our server knew who we were, brought us our drinks right away, and said he’d bring our order straight out as soon as we were ready to go. The communication between staff and the overall service was friendly and efficient. Once we were finished with our drinks, our food was ready and we headed home to enjoy dinner with my parents.
The food was good and completely on par with what we would have received if we were dining in. My husband and father really enjoyed their burgers, the Tuscan Chicken my mother ordered looked wonderful, and my Laurelwood Blast (a version of a BLT with avocado spread and smoked bacon — delicious!) was the perfect size and combination of ingredients.
And, of course, I must comment on their gluten-​free bread… YUM! The texture and taste was somewhere between a traditional sour dough and English muffin and held up well (many gluten-​free breads simply do not stand up to some sandwich ingredients, especially spreads and moist ingredients) through my entire consumption of the sandwich. I do not know what the brand of the bread is but plan on putting a call in to see if I can find out.
Overall, the service was solid, the food was good, and I am quite happy to know that they now offer a few gluten-​free alternatives, which will allow me to enjoy a larger range of options from their menu.

We live 5 minutes from Laurelwood so we go here a lot. They have great beer. Their food is overall very good — though since we do go here a lot, we do run into inconsistencies now and again, which can be frustrating (and why I’m not giving them a full 5 stars). All of their servers are excellent — super nice. It’s very family friendly — so if you have kids, this is a great place to include them.
I always say you can judge how good a restaurant is based on their salads and nine times out of ten, their salads are excellent — nuff said!

If it weren’t for the great people we were with this place would have rated zero stars. Actually the one star is for them. I ordered the special of the day, A New York strip (cooked to extinction although I ordered it rare to medium rare), garlic mashed potatoes (I could have used this stuff to make a piñata. Great paper mâché paste), and Brussels sprouts (uncooked, and hard as rocks). Our server was sweet but did a great job of not asking why my meal went untouched. I just sat there in morbid fascination to see what she would do or say, but all she did was clear the table and ask me if I wanted dessert. Um… no (?)

When I visit Battle Ground I love going to Laurelwood Brewery. Todd the Manager is the Best! He is so personable and so caring with the customers. He wears a smile on his face and he always takes the time to make me feel so welcomed when I buzz through town. The other memorable employees that I have encountered that are also welcoming are Sherman and Steve.
Can I just say I love the Artichoke Jalapeño dip and my favorite brews are Organic Pale Ale, Hooligan and Battle Axe. There is also a good variety of Happy hour selections to choose from.
Today I decided to order take out. I looked at the menu on line, called and ordered the Brewers burger with extra sauce and Fries, with a cup of Beer soup and a beer to go and picked it up 15 minutes later. When I got home, everything was exactly as I ordered it and correctly charged ;-). I loved the Fries and the spicy dip that goes along with them. They are not too crunchy, and I have to say it was the BEST burger I have had in a long time. I had the Beer soup on a special occasion years ago and had asked for it again every time I visited but they never seemed to have it again, so I was delightfully surprised to see today that it is now a regular on the menu with a bunch of other great selections to choose from.
To me Laurelwood is a delight! The location is Perfect. The selection is large and the food is fulfilling and the beer is tasty. The employees are amazing, especially Todd. I think the prices are fair and average, slow service here and there can happen everywhere. One thing I know is that I will keep going back. Battle Ground is lucky to have such a place in it’s town.

Ugh, a couple of months ago they redid the menu to effectively gourmandize the place and make it less sophisticated and essentially more like Battle Ground.
That was a really big mistake you folks who own this place. Context: We decided to go there tonight to have a nice Friday meal and found the menu to be lacking value, choice and the establishment offering really crappy service. It took about 10 minutes to get our drinks and even longer for my wife to get a simple glass of wine. One other issue: they were supposed to sub tater tots with one the burger and did not. As far as value goes, we had fish and chips, St. Louis Ribs, A burger, a coke, an ice tea, a glass of wine, a dinner salad and a cup of soup. First they charged us full price for the soup and salad that were supposed to be 1.50 with an entrée. I told them about it, they took it off. Even after doing that, the total for three people was 67.00 without a tip. If you look at previous reviews you can see that I have previously spoken very highly of this place but not any more Poor service, really mediocre food unreasonable prices. We will not be going back anytime soon and if you are smart enough to use Unilocal,you won’t either.

Eh. This place is just okay. I’ve been here once and I just never choose to go back because it’s not memorable at all. I got a veggie burger type of thing and it was just… not very good. The bun was soggy and all of the ingredients didn’t go great together.
I tried the chili (it was also vegetarian) and it wasn’t good either. Their french fries are too crunchy! Everyone seems to be obsessed with them but I’m just not into it. If you want amazing garlic fries go to Grounders World Famous Garlic Fries located in Safeco Field in Seattle. I’m serious, go to a sporting event just to get those fries.
I would’ve given Laurelwood one star, but I tacked on another just for the atmosphere since it really is a cute building.

Hrrm, the French Fries are too crunchy, sometimes the beers are out of stock. The servers are incredibly kind and nice, and ignore you when you’re being crazy (like the kind of conversations I have with my friends here), but they can be inattentive sometimes. It is very nice, though, with very good beer and mojitos, which are all I’ve ever had here.
The selection on beers outside of their own is a bit thin, on the other hand, and they took my favourite lamb dish off the menu (a lamb burger) in favour of only lamb gyros, which is another point. The fact they have an airport location too is awesome, and Laurelwood is great in general, but for this location it’s an average Portland brewpub, with bonus points for being in Battle Ground.

Skeptical but, gave it a try — unfortunately, my hunch was correct.
My beverage was served with a stained & chipped cup. I ordered the lamb gyro w/​salad and was served a sliced, charred, patty the texture of jerky, the clincher was the wilted garden salad.
Meal for two $ 40 = this restaurant is on my «NOT» list.

What is going on with the reviews for one of my favorite adult beverage hot spots? I have been watching the reviews for Laurelwood since I finished construction on this building and I have to say people seem to be a little rough on them. Also all of the best reviews keep disappearing. Not sure why because several of them appeared to be very accurate and insightful.
First and foremost… Laurelwood might as well stand for «BEER GOD!» The brews here are top notch and compared with the competition… there rarely is any clear competition. Laurelwood wins my bet every time. I am a firm fan of the staggering amount of creativity and taste that I enjoy during each opportunity to buzz like a bee. Did I say Staggering? I am an IPA junkie so the Hop Monkey and the Work Horse are my favorites. Try the sampler sometime. Every one of Laurelwood’s beers is great.
Now about the location. Wow. Top notch. Sorry I had too. I did build the building so I have to be proud; however I am not the visionary for the atmosphere. Between the developer and owner of Laurelwood, creativity was overflowing. The building is the equivalent of an old school Gothic Abbey. The use of materials, the use of antiques and the general use of space is wonderful and inviting. The place is just cool. The bar area is a little small and minimally divided from the rest of the dining. This is, like all Laurelwood’s, a family dining experience also, With kids play area and large booths to serve families. I spy two private dining areas also. A larger one down, looks like sits about 30 or more, and a smaller more private area up that might sit 10 to twelve tops, with a girl on each lap.
The food is certainly good. When you serve top notch brews like Laurelwood, they certainly needed a strong menu to go along with the chug a lug. This is no outstanding sit down restaurant with a five star dining experience, however the food is good, hot, and creative. Laurelwood has some exciting twists on burgers, sandwich’s, appetizers, and the garlic cheese fries are some of the best I have had. I am a budget minded consumer so I have to be honest and say that some of the food is certainly out of my daily lunch budget price. This however is no fast food burger joint, so I do expect to pay for the better quality.
Keep in mind the place still has that new pub smell, having been open only a few months so everything is improving during my visits. Great beer, good food, sweet building, and nothing else like it in the Battle Ground market, makes Laurelwood a must visit. Chug a lug… buzz buzz…
5 star brews
5 star locations
4 star food
3 star service
2 star previous reviewers
1 star competition in the area
= Go to Laurelwood for great beer!