About
The Publican House Brewery & Pub is a popular spot in Peterborough, housed in a historic 170-year-old building. Originally opened as a brewery in 2008, it quickly expanded due to its popularity and is now run by Brad and Katie Watt. The restaurant has become an institution in the city's culinary scene. The founders' passion and vision brought this establishment to life, making it one of the best dining spots in Peterborough.Reviews
Publican House Brewery & Pub in Peterborough offers a delightful experience with delicious food, tasty beer, and friendly service. Reviewers raved about the lamb and chickpea vindaloo, maple bourbon sour, smoked meat sandwich, Nashville Hot Backdoor chicken sandwich, and various ales like New England IPA and KLB ale. The cozy atmosphere with rustic-chic elements adds to the charm of this historic brewery pub. Visitors appreciated the generous portion sizes of dishes like Cuban egg rolls and Brussel Sprout Steak Salad. Service received high praise for being friendly and accommodating.
"You gotta eat here." We did!
We drove up to Peterborough on a recent Sunday evening to enjoy this great brew pub. What delicious food and tasty beer and friendly service! And reasonable prices.
We both had the weekend special: a lamb and chickpea vindaloo in a medium spicy Indian curry sauce. Awesomely delicious!
This pub has a large selection of very good ales; enough to please every palate. My favourite is a New England IPA, so of course I had their KLB ale. And yes, after dinner I bought some from their store next door to take home and enjoy.
It was indeed worth the drive!
We went for the first time on the weekend and I was blown away by this restaurant. The atmosphere is two-fold: a friendly yet rustic-chic bar area when you first walk in, and then a cozy back area to dine at the tables. The kitchen is partially open giving you access to see the large wood oven where they make the pizzas fresh.
The menu was great! Lots of options but not overwhelming. We ordered two appetizers: the dip trio and the Cuban egg rolls. The portion size is amazing and just the apps alone were phenomenal (I’ve never had Cuban rolls like this). We ordered the Nashville Hot Backdoor with a Moroccan salad (best choice) and the Brussel Sprout Steak Salad and it was literally likely the best dishes I’ve ever had at a restaurant. The Moroccan salad alone was so flavourful, not packed with a ton of different random ingredients so you could truly enjoy the flavours, sauce, etc. My sandwich felt like it was 4lbs and my husbands steak salad was crazy good and amazing portion size!!
Our server Magda was so sweet and friendly, and made the experience all that much better. Honestly if you’ve never been to this restaurant this is your sign to do so. Will be back again (and again)!
All the food and drinks were excellent! Have to especially reco the maple bourbon sour and the smoked eat sandwich. Service was a bit slow and we did have to wait about 30 before we got the bill after plates were cleared, but loved it and will go back.
Late Sunday dinner at this restaurant was a very smart decision. Beers were unique, dishes were pleasing, and atmosphere was enjoyable. I will have to go back at least many times to try all beers available!
Just ordered a spinach dip for pickup. The taste is fantastic, the portion size is awful for how much it costs. There's a spicy kick to it which I personally love but if you don't like anything spicy, maybe stay away. Super disappointed with the portion size. The takeout container maybe has 1/2 or 2/3 an inch. Definitely not worth $20 for how much you get, almost seems like a rip off. Another redeeming factor though, the buttered pita on the side was super yummy and well made.