The City Beer Hall

Saturday evening, I noticed the lights a few blocks away when we had an hour to kill before a haunted walking tour.
Pleasantly surprised at the classic details of the wood trim, high ceilings & warm cabin style lighting. Great beer choices & highly recommend the corn chorizo and I also liked the fresh cut fries as an evening snack.
Kind staff made it wonderful for that hour.
4 beers and 2 apps = $50
Highly recommended & looking to return for the full meal at some point, tho a bit pricey.

Love this place! It was so good the first time we came for brunch we had to come back! Boozy coffee drinks and the most amazing Apple Crisp French Toast. Poutine Benedict was also incredible (add fried chicken! 🤤) Great atmosphere for a group of people or just a couples weekend.

Stop by after attending a convention nearby, less than 5 minute walk. Saw a great menu items for beer options. They were busy for a Friday early afternoon. Was seated immediately. Super friendly, knowledgeable wait staff. They don't offer flights but did offer us small samples before ordering. Nice brunch menu with great options. Would recommend and come back next time when we're in town.

Great service - Daniel was awesome. The breakfast selections were tasty… no salt or seasoning required. All in all great breakfast options. Cool venue.

Located adjacent to the MVP Arena and behind the Albany Capital Center, The City Beer Hall has all the trappings of a classic brasserie. The building looks like old law offices and is extremely attractive edifice. The interior has a classic bar room feel, dark, wooden and a long bar but also has a expansive rear patio (which is were we sat).

The menu options provide typical upscale bar-bistro food like burgers, fries but also cauliflower steak and a hummus board...easy-to-eat casual food options. Obviously for a "beer hall" they have an extensive beer menu as well as some eclectic cocktail options. For our meal we had the Smash Burger (excellent...one of my favorite burgers and was extremely popular...I spotted 4 other services on other tables in sight) and the Beer Hall Salad (good, as you'd expect but nothing over the top). The dessert option was disappointingly only a single ice cream option so we passed.

Service was friendly and attentive which can be hard in such a large restaurant. Overall a good place to good if you are a large group looking to have fun and a lot of beer with some friends. Enjoy!