The Cornerstone Brewing Company

My husband and I had a wonderful date night at the cornerstone. The burgers were juicy and delightful, I do recommend the fries, they were crispy and tasty. Onion soup was awesome, full of onions and melted cheese on top. Service was fast and friendly. Will definitely return.

The best brewery/​restaurant in Cleveland. I have ordered several things on the menu and everything has been spot on. The Buffalo chicken wrap is my usual go to. The beer brewed here is kick ass as well. I have tried just about all of them and thoroughly enjoyed all of them. My all time favorite beer brewed here is called the Angry Gorilla! It is a Banana flavored beer brewed in house that will knock your socks off! Do not believe any of the bad reviews about this place… they were written by idiots.

Great place and it’s been around a long time. Not one of those trendy new beer bars. I wish I lived closer

A full five stars! Nice upscale brew pub with much better than average food! So it goes like this. Grab a couple of fresh micro brews, I tend to prefer an IPA. Order up an app, the fried dill pickles are amazing. Have a great conversation while you get a fresh made salad with meat on the top. Love that salmon. With all of that and good service you have a winner!

Found by accident but what a great find. The brewery is located in a cute little college town in Berea, Ohio. My husband and I are beer snobs and we found some great micro brews here. The Eirinn Rosanna, their St Pattys brew was excellent. We also ordered the pretzels with dipping sauce as a snack with our beers. The regular soft pretzel was okay but the pepper jack stuffed pretzel was delish! If in the area, we would come back for sure.
P. S. You have that nice wood burner in the front of your bar/​restaurant. It’s a shame you don’t use it. The girl seating people told us you never use it. We think it would really add to this place. Just a thought!

I am a bit confused by some of the reviews I have read about this place because I found this place to be great! I am ashamed to say that today was my first visit. I have had this place on my must go list for awhile, solely because it has «brewery» in the name.
I love the space that Cornerstone resides in. It is quaint without the smallness. It is clean and I love the open kitchen. Samples of beer are free and the beer is damn good! The Erie Blu is made with fresh fruit (no fruit additives), therefore, explained to my friend and I that is why it is not overly sweet and you can drink more than one. I personally loved the Rosanna, a red ale that to me is perfect because it was not hoppy and had the perfect balance.
The menu has a lot of different options. The pizza looked fantastic (a neighboring patron ordered that). I opted for the Chicken Salad and my friend got the spicy black bean burger. The portions are large and we both loved our choices and we have leftovers for lunch tomorrow– which I am very excited!
This is one of those places where I smack my forehead and say, «self, I cannot believe you have been missing out on this place for years»! I cannot wait to come back!

I went here for lunch with my sister and a friend. Great food. I am watching what I’m eating and got a lovely salad with some grilled chicken. The chicken was nice and juicy and tender. My sister got a chicken sandwich and raved about it. The fries looked amazing and apparently were! Our friend got a burger, and was pleased too. Service was decent and we will surely go back. I’m going to have so sample the beer. It looked very tasty!

This place was random pick on our way out of town after the motorcycle show out near the airport. It looked promising, but really failed to live up in pretty much every way.
The atmosphere. It was a little sticky and grungy overall. Not filthy, but not clean either. It smelled a little of stale beer.
The service. Maybe it was the food tour group next to us, but then again maybe not. Either way, our server was a little «off». She struggled carrying the drinks to the table and had to make several trips each round. She told us a recently broken finger was the culprit, but her technique was way off and she should have just used a tray (we could see trays sitting on the bar). Our beer cheese/​pretzel appetizer was sitting in the window (6 feet away) for at least ten minutes before anyone brought it out.
The food. The beer cheese was grainy. My fish tacos were way overcooked and pretty flavorless overall. Two people ordered the beef stroganoff, which looked pretty thin to me. It was more of a broth than a gravy. Nothing to write home about, that’s for sure. I’d definitely try someplace else.

Quaint.
Great beer selection.
Spectacular food.
Great service.
Try the brews. Savor the whiskeys. Most of all, order the damn food! If you’re lucky enough to have Jay as your ‘tender, ask his opinion. He’s among the highlights here.
The Erie Blu is a must have! Fatstone? Yes. Rusty Pheasant? Of course. Try ‘em all if you have a driver or Über.
Most of all, look for me. I’ll be back.

I really enjoyed the Seven*IPA. Also, it seems as if french onion soup and Caesar salad are common enough, but they outdo themselves here. The soup had an amazing garlic and lager depth to it. Their Caesar salad was made up of romaine and leaf lettuces with a thinner, garlicky dressing. Portions were generous and everyone was friendly. Jay (a brewer) was very efficient and recommended some great beers. I was only in the area for the afternoon and am happy I happened upon the location. Keep up the great work and good luck for the future!

Seated and served quickly. Friendly wait staff. Great beer served in flights of you desire. Reasonable prices. Fun atmosphere. Yummy, fresh food!

Ordinarily, I never venture anywhere past Lakewood/​Cleveland. However, I found myself at Cornerstone Brewing Company on a date and I have to say I really liked the place. It was pretty crowded on a Saturday night, but we managed to get a small table by the door. Service was prompt and genuinely friendly throughout the entire experience. I rarely order salads when I go out to eat, but I was really intrigued by the apricot vinaigrette that came with the Apricot Walnut Salad. To make it feel like a complete meal I had grilled chicken added to it and it was simply delicious. It was a cold day, but the salad brought me back to a picnic on a warm summer day. I also ordered the Beer Onion soup. Believe all the hype and order it. You’ll thank me later. Not only was the food delicious but the beer was as well… I ordered the Seven-​an IPA that is a cross between a west coast and east coast IPA. There is a difference I guess. Whatever… the important thing is that I enjoyed it. Definitely will come back if I ever find myself in the area

The food is decent bar food, but nothing to write home about. Deep fried pickles are pretty tasty. I have been there five times over the past two years. I was a tad unimpressed with beer selection. Their IPA «Seven» is average. The most consistent accommodation I received over the 5 times was the slow service. Plan on waiting awhile to order anything. I am not sure if they need more people or what. Service is part of the equation for a successful restaurant to be prosperous. If you haven’t been here though, I would still try it out. If you’re not a fan, the brew kettle and fatheads are right around the corner.

Came here while on vacation and it was great. Beer brewed in house was awesome and had runen sandwich and beer french onion soup. Awesome job and clean. Server was great and i will definitely be back next time im in cleveland.

Can you believe I am a Cleveland native and today was my first visit to Cornerstone, why I am asking myself?
This place has a great vibe from the minute you walk in the front door. The décor is perfect for a college town bar/​pub. And, the food was great. My husband loved his burger and my apricot salad was perfect.
Even if the food were mediocre, which let me be clear, it is ABOVE average, I think I would return because of the friendly staff. Our server Brian was probably as close to perfect of a waiter you can get. Everyone in the place had smiles.
In addition to excellent food, they also brew their own beer and had an extensive list to choose from including some seasonals. I opted for a nice dark beer at our waiter Brian’s suggestion and I wasn’t disappointed, wonderful body and great robust taste!
There were 8 of us in our group and every one agreed we would return!

Writing this for my husband, he attempted to have a drink and some thing to eat at the bar recently, sat at the bar for at least 15 minutes while several employees walked past him but do you think someone would wait on him. Nope. So he left.
Shame on you Cornerstone management !

If you have not been here, you’re missing out.
We found this business on Unilocal,took a chance, passed a few other places (craft breweries) on the way, and… WOW!
So glad we stopped! The Mahi wrap is just spicy enough. The Rueben… oh my… is phenomenal. And the service… couldn’t have been better.
We’ll be back!

I really like coming here. Cool looking building. Plenty of parking around. The servers are always good. Not super outgoing and talkative, but good. Jay is a kick ass brewer that always pushes the envelope. Doesn’t make 14 different hoppy beers for the new beer aficionado who only think its good if they can chew hopps in it. Try the fried pickles and pretzels!

i don’t really want to give the place a «meh» review but neither my girlfriend or i was all that impressed with our food.
i had a cod sandwich and fries w/​a bowl of beer onion soup. the soup, honestly, was really good. i’ve had better sandwiches. i forgot to ask for no cheese and when my sandwich came it was all i could taste. the tartar sauce — usually my favorite part — was dull and tasteless.
Danielle had a bourbon glazed chicken sandwich. she said it could have used more of the glaze.
Neither of us hated it but we’re in no immediate hurry to go back.
i was pleased to see they still had their own Christmas Ale. it was ok. the after taste wasn’t great but wasn’t incredibly bad. Danielle’s Grindstone Gold also had an aftertaste which she didn’t like at all and didn’t finish her beer.
At some point, I’m sure we’ll go again. Nothing terrible just not mindblowing either.

Been coming down to Berea every two months or so since moving to Lakewood eight years ago. Mostly to walk dog. In all that time, this brewery sat there, beckoning a visit. And I never did. Why? Because I am a low rent Lake County native who drinks Genny Cream Ale (Crème Ale if you’re nastee) andveats Burger King like it’s school lunch.
This particular Friday night found wife, dog, and I in the area. Finally, FINALLY went in. Gorgeous space. Small, but somehow more rewarding than the warehouse space of a Willoughby Brewing or Fathead’s. Ordered veggie quesadilla for wife, fish n chips for me and, oh, also a growler Sandstone for uh… the dog. food was phenomenal. Spot fucking on. Got the growler home and sipped that sweet quarry nectar for two days.
A true gem in the brewery crown of Cleveland. Doesn’t get as much pub as Glbc, Beer Engine, etc, but totes deserves it.