Engrained Brewery & Restaurant

We had a group of 20 and was given our own room with plenty of space. I had an Irish Red Beer and it was awesome. Everyone else enjoyed there micro-brews as well. We ordered a LOT of appetizers and those portions we huge. We ate too many but I did take some home. One comment about the wings. I’m pretty sure they we legs, short legs but still legs. They we huge and the sauces we great as well. I had the Comfort Bowl and it hit this spot. Pulled Pork, home fries, cheese sauce, corn. Oh Boy was it good. I ordered a side Cole slaw as a pallet cleanser. Good choice. We order a couple cheesecakes to share, good but cheesecake isn’t my thing. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Staff was on point and we had multiple servers buzzing around us.

We went as a family for lunch and it was a great place for kids. I’ve never been to Springfield so I didn’t know what a horseshoe was so had to try that and I did it with the buffalo breaded chicken with the smaller size version and it was great! The other things we loved was the cheese curds, kids Mac and cheese (huge portion), and the seltzers! We’d certainly come back. Great food and service :)

Beer was good, nothing outstanding but everything was enjoyable. Service was excellent and the place looks nice. The quality of the food was good, they clearly try and use good products but the execution is not great. The beer batter they use on a lot of the menu has a great texture but is almost tasteless making most of the appetizers not worth it. The pork special was a nice pork chop but it was way overcooked and the bacon on it was burned. The fish and chips again suffered tremendously from a lack of seasoning. The under par presentation for the food really makes it hard to justify the prices they charge. While some of the other menu options, such as the burgers, looked well done I'm not sure I would give this place another chance.

Sauce on the Farmhouse burger was decent, but the bun was soggy. Being generous, it was medium well ... Except it was ordered medium. No soup available. The only cheese flavor in the Mac & Cheese was that which was sprinkled on top. The sauce was a basic bechamel and still tasted of flour. No way that portion was worth $4 either. The German Lager might classify as a Helles, but was passable at best. We used to love this place and recommend it highly, but will not be returning.