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Sanford Brewing Company

Restaurant Bar Gastropub Live music venue Brewery Brewpub

👍👍 A great brewery in downtown Sanford. They have a nice beer selection, as well as a kitchen. They offer both indoor and outdoor seating. People often mention beer, good, great, Sanford, service, selection, beers, menu, server, brewery,


Address

400 Sanford Ave, Sanford, FL 32771, United States

Website

www.sanfordbrewing.com

Contact

+1 407-732-6419

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (788 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 12 to 9 pm
  • Monday: 11:30 am to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 11:30 am to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 11:30 am to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 11:30 am to 10 pm
  • Friday: 11:30 am to 12 am
  • Saturday: 12 pm to 12 am

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 Joe P. 6 months ago on Google
    A great brewery in downtown Sanford. They have a nice beer selection, as well as a kitchen. They offer both indoor and outdoor seating.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 D “Alex” H. 2 years ago on Google
    Came in mid afternoon, while the food took a little longer than expected, it was well worth the waiting. Burger was good and fries not bad either.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Danielle F. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is always a fun and chill environment. Normally live music on the weekend. I love there Brussel sprouts!!!!! It's fun getting a flight and tasting all the beers. If you sit at the bar, you will Normally have a good conversation and makes you want to stay longer as the conversation interaction with stranger and bartenders or bar backs is always an interesting conversation.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joe G. 1 year ago on Google
    Great little brewery with a very good selection. Many of their own brews on the giant menu as well as a good variety of guest taps. I loved the Killa Vanilla Porter and the Ale with the prize for best name anywhere: Drinkin' Beer. You surely won't be disappointed at Sanford Brewing.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Steve M. 1 year ago on Google
    Been to this Sanford staple a few times now and it has been fantastic each time. May have to make this a regular Sunday stop. If you are looking at breweries in Sanford then look no further cause they have it all. Enormous selection of brews from here, there, and everywhere in between. Can’t go wrong and make sure to ask for Steph cause she is the bomb for service!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Joe 2 years ago on Google
    Came here for lunch and a beer last week. We really liked it here! Very nice.vibe with lots of good beers and other drinks to choose from. The food menu was also great! My waiter recommended I order the Cuban which looked great. I went with the beer cheese Philly and man am I glad I did. It was so good! The fries were crispy, fluffy and fresh. We also had wings and they were good sized, seasoned well and tasted very good. I'd recommend anyone try this place out! Lots of good beers and the food is wonderful. Only letdown was they took beer battered onion rings off the menu and the spot is a little cramped. Other than that, this is a must if you're in Sanford!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Steven B. 2 years ago on Google
    First of all, great beers! Second pretty good food. I ordered the Beer Bang Shrimp as my meal and my son in law had the Beer Cheese Philly and Brussels Sprouts. The food was good. The service was really slow and we never did get silverware or napkins. I told the waitress and she said "Whoops" laughed and went away. Still didn't come back with silverware or napkins. I ate the shrimp with my fingers and my son in law ate his Brussels Sprouts with the knife they gave him with his sandwich. We ordered a second beer and after a while asked the waitress. She said she had then and set them down but she'd go get them. What? Over all the food was very good but the service was very bad.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stefan Bortak (. 9 months ago on Google
    Fantastic! Great beer with a large selection, good atmosphere, and the food was awesome too. Jason helped us organize our small event (25-person) on short notice; our group was every pleased.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 V R. 5 months ago on Google
    Nice place for a beer. Can’t say anything about the food we ate before hand. Good selection on hand. They had live music on Sunday.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sherri C. 5 months ago on Google
    Well, that was amazing! We tried the Black and Blue Burger and the Tuscan Mac, and both were amazing, especially the mac! We also had a flight to try some beer and cider at the help of one of the brewers who helped us decide. The Key Lime cider was great and some nice beers too. Staff and food were great!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kat S (. 11 months ago on Google
    Got a flight and pretzel bites. Overall was pretty good. Seemed like a lot of IPAs and ales when I came, more of a sour fan. Pretzel bites were pretty good too. Strawberri sunshine was definitely my favorite of the ones I tried. Definitely would come back!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jessica 1 year ago on Google
    Nice place! The food is pretty good! The pretzels were a hit with the kids and adults! The beer selection is great obviously! They do have live music on the weekends although I haven’t seen it yet. The service is good overall.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mark T. 1 year ago on Google
    On Cinco de Mayo, with the street closed and full of celebrants, SBC was 90% full at 7 pm. The staff were extremely patient and helpful (Chris) answering all questions on both food and beer. Everything was delivered as ordered, quickly and accurately. The beer was good, the food was great the volume from the street music was well dampened inside. I'd go back in a heartbeat.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Grayson R. 1 year ago on Google
    I got the Philly Mac n cheese and it was amazing! They have tons of options to choose from for food and beer, great place to just hangout or grab a bite to eat. Brennan was our server and he gave exceptional service! Will be returning! :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Charles M. 2 years ago on Google
    Very good selection of beers. Food was very good. Server was very patient with my 92 year old mother. Very dog friendly
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kyle K. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a nice brewery located on a cute street. The pretzel stood out as more than just a microwaved frozen one that everyone recognizes. The beer itself was as good as most breweries. I would come back!

  • 5/5 Nate G. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place, great beer, great food, great service. The only issue is I failed to take pictures of everything except the pretzel. Enjoyed a killer cheat meal here with the Mac n cheese!! That was insane, and a must. The pretzel with beer cheese is on point and a great starter so you can drink more beer Sorry for only 1 picture

  • 4/5 Arun K. 1 year ago on Google
    Went on a Saturday evening for a light dinner. When I entered the building, I noticed the lovely jazz music coming from a live band, as well as the dining area being full and crowded. I overheard a host telling another guest that it is first come first serve. Since there was a table available outdoors, I decided to brave the heat and humidity. I was given a food menu and was told to scan a qr code for the beer menu. The strawberry beer immediately caught my attention, so I ordered a pint (6 dollars). For dinner, I went with the ordinary burger with cheese (13 dollars), and substituted broccoli instead of fries for a dollar more. My beer came quickly, and it was refreshing with the sweet strawberry flavor. It has the right amount of alcohol at 5.7abv. The hamburger was nothing special, but decent with the lettuce, tomato, and pickles included, as well the requested mayo and ketchup on the side. The beef patty didn't have much flavor, but was juicy and cooked with the requested medium rare. The side of broccoli was pretty small and nothing extraordinary. The service was friendly, helpful, and quick. I was able to pay my bill directly at the table since they used a handheld card reader. The indoor area had a live band in the back, as well as a bar on the side. Because of the band, it was difficult to find an indoor seat, and I did see some people standing just to enjoy the band. The outdoor area has a few tables, but the one I had was wobbly. Thankfully, it was able to hold my food and drink without spilling. While the food was just decent and ordinary, I really did enjoy the strawberry beer and would come back again just for the drinks. It is a good choice to grab a craft beer when in the downtown Sanford area.

  • 5/5 Norma L. 1 year ago on Google
    We really enjoyed lunch with a tasty IPA Draft beer at Sanford Brewing Company. Brennen suggested the IPA for us, took our lunch order and served our food with a smile. It’s a great place to visit!

  • 5/5 K B. 11 months ago on Google
    We've gone several times and the food and drinks are always on point. Highly recommend the philly sandwich, giant pretzel, and lemon pepper wings. Tuesday Trivia is a blast.

  • 5/5 Henry C. 11 months ago on Google
    Absolutely delicious food. The whole menu looks amazing as well. Great service and actually has live music that set to a reasonable volume so you can enjoy it and have a conversation simultaneously.

  • 5/5 Nick G. 5 months ago on Google
    Sanford Brewing may not have been the first brewer in Sanford, but they got here as fast as they could. Open since 2016, they have quickly created a loyal clientele in what has arguably become one of the cooler little towns to visit and hang out in Central Florida. Before the four breweries and tap room that are there today, Sanford was that sleepy little town where they filmed scenes from the 1991 hit movie My Girl. SBC always has a steady supply of core and rotating brews on tap, along with some guest cans and wine. These complement a nice array of pub food, with lots of burgers and sandwiches from which to choose. I went with an open-faced Beyond Burger and broccoli, while my wife chose the Caesar Chicken Wrap and fries. As much as she raved over a similar sandwich the day before at an Orlando brewery, she raved even more over this one. And my Beyond was cooked to perfection. To wash it all down, wife drank the house Pinot Nor, while I was my usual promiscuous craft beer drinking self. I started with The City Crew-tiful, a light and refreshing pale ale (5.2% ABV; 11 IBU), and then slowly ramped up with St Johns River IPA (6.8% ABV; 100 IBU) and a pint of FLipa (Florida IPA; 6.4% ABV; 55 IBU). I also got a crowler of the FLipa to take away. Part of the magic at SBC is the building, which was erected in 1911. Through the 113 years since, it served as a grocery for many years, then a furniture store, TV shop, and a plumbing business. Roll-up doors allow for the space to extend seamlessly to sidewalk tables. Definitely two thumbs up for SBC, both the original Sanford location and their other in Maitland!

  • 5/5 Adam S. 2 years ago on Google
    SBC has excellent craft beer and bar food. It’s what you can expect from a great brewery who’s been in the game a while now. Always love coming here.

  • 5/5 Paul 2 years ago on Google
    The food was great. I can seriously recommend the brussel sprouts. The beer selection of third party beers is good, but why even go there when the house brews are fantastic. The Pilsner is my favorite.

  • 4/5 Philip E. 2 years ago on Google
    Good place with a nice atmosphere. Fun and experienced staff with lots of knowledge about there brewery. Small menu but very tasty. We had the pretzel, Greek salad, and Philly Mac with 2 ciders total came to $49 not un reasonable. Kind of a long drive but we may make the trek again.

  • 1/5 Alice C. 6 months ago on Google
    Was there October 21 on the way to Jazz in the Park. We sat ourselves and waited for a server. And waited. And waited. We finally flagged down someone who said we might be waiting a little bit because it was "shift change." (In what world do servers tell customers that the management is so incompetent they can't anticipate and deal with shift change? A second server also blamed shift change. Seriously? Do they not understand they are calling their manager incompetent when they say that? And since when do customers care about operational issues?) He did take our drink order although he pointed out (very delicately) that if he got us drinks, the tip would go to our missing server. How lucky we were that he was willing to take one for the team and get us drinks! We didn't see a manager checking to make sure everything was going smoothly on the floor, although we did see the interior designer. We know he was the interior designer because he directed a group of servers to move a table. And we know he wasn't the manager because my husband tried to catch his eye and couldn't. A competent manager probably would have wondered why our menus were spread on the table, and our drinks were almost finished.) My husband tried three times to get the attention of servers walking by so we could pay our tab and leave. On the third try, he intercepted someone who was visibly annoyed at being stopped. To his credit, that server did find the person who should have been our server. We paid and left. My husband told me later that it was the first time in his life he didn't leave a tip. But two positive things came out of this: we were amused to hear servers call their manager ineffective, and we received excellent service later in the day at Mellow Mushroom on Aloma. We tipped that server well.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Food at bar
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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