Dark Sky Brewing- Beer Garden + Atmosphere Kitchen - Flagstaff, Arizona

Robbie B.

Quickly becoming my favorite spot in Flagstaff!

Always busy with a fun vibe and a variety of seating options inside and out. Fun decor and events/music throughout the week.

I love their burger and fries - available every night. Just tried the fish and chips (only available on Monday night) and the fish was incredibly soft, batter was cooked well but not super crispy. Fries are nice and salty!

Street parking available... Paid or free after certain hours.

Linda H.

Good food and atmosphere. Service was a little slow but waiting for the food was worth it. Staff was extremely friendly. Outside dining available as well as inside

Nicole S.

Sick IPAs 🤘🏼 and a great vibe for a brewery. Loved their set up (indoor and outdoor seating). Super friendly staff and the outdoor patio is dog friendly.

They have a ton of weekly events too!

Laura D. (. D.

Popped in for a quick beer and bite on our road trip to Phoenix. Most of the beers were IPAs, but enjoyed a Dark Mexican Lager and some food. Great patio.

Justin N.

Beer. Food. Atmosphere. Art.
I was fan just from the initial sights.

Sat at the bar and ordered some sliders and a handful of small pours. Dude behind the bar was great. Friendly, attentive, gave good recommendations.
Sliders were decent.. ordered without tomatoes etc, got em anyways. Small strike but not the end of the world.

Every beer here was fantastic. No exaggeration.
I could see myself in their patio in the spring for his at a time. Could be dangerous.

Highly recommended.

Derek W.

Food is pretty good (compliments to pizzaclitta for salvaging 2 stars), service is incredibly poor. Doubt the owner checks these reviews which is consistent with the regular poor experience. If they weren’t attached to pizzicletta I wouldn’t touch this place ever again, which is a FORMULA FOR FAILURE. The servers from this restaurant could care less, and are anything but intentional. This business should recognize that they are in fact in the service business, and get with the program. I understand it’s hard to find good employees, but others have figured out how to navigate this, and dark sky is dramatically underperforming. Flagstaff has evolved into quite the little foodie city, and those that aren’t keeping up, will learn sooner or later that they don’t in fact walk in water, and we have a lot of other options in town. Get with the program guys were done with employees that aren’t trained, entitled, and act like the patrons are there to do the employees a favor. When paying your bill you pay two separate bills, one for DSB and one for pizzicletta. We REGULARLY wait 10-15 minutes for the DSB bill, while the pizzicletta bill is always prompt. It has become obvious which of these two businesses is well run, and which is not. HELLO?

*** there was a guy named Max (he broke his leg and was in a boot for a while) I believe that was his name…who used to work there and was actually really great, I think he moved to the other pizzicletta location, but he deserves an honorable mention here.

Keith

We enjoyed the food, atmosphere, and drinks here, but their restaurant style is a little interesting. The food is elevated brewery food but a little pricey, especially for not having a server. It's like a mix between fast casual and a gastropub with prices on the elevated gastropub side. It takes a little orientation of their concept and restaurant if you're a first timer like we were.

You can seat yourself and check the menu to figure out what you want before you go to the register. Then you pay and order your food and drinks at the register. I honestly didn't like the wait in line and order since it's all at once unless you get back in line to order again. I understand the idea, but honestly, I would have reordered a drink if I didn't have to go back to the register.

After you pay, you grab your drinks, but you have to wait like at a coffee shop. It may take a while depending on the line or what you ordered. For instance, they made a cocktail for my wife, which was good but takes a little more time. It honestly would be great to be able to order from your table when you scan their QR codes for the menu and drinks, and just have your order attached to the table number that you're sitting at for a runner to bring it.

The food was actually some of the best brewery food we've had. I got the fish and chips from their Monday Bingo, and it was very good. Our friend loved their Chopped Cheese Burgers but didn't realize it came with a salad instead of fries, which they should ask at the register which one you'd prefer. It is not listed on the menu what side you'll get. My wife liked the hotdogs, but they were probably the most expensive we've ordered.

The beers were really good, too. I did a flight of their beers, and when you get it, they write the number on the flight board, so if you need to check which one you're drinking, check the menu and corresponding number. I took a photo of the beer menu at the register and used that as a reference. I know this is a lot of details, but there is an eclectic way of restaurant styles here.

Overall, we liked the food drinks and atmosphere, but the flow could definitely use some work in our opinion especially for the prices being higher.

Vin M.

MY NEW FAVORITE DOWNTOWN PLACE TO HAVE A BITE AND A DRINK!! This raises the bar. They ain't just cookin' in the kitchen, they're chef'n! 👊🤘
Oh, and BTW, the flannel beer has about 13% alcohol, I think they're only allowed to give you 10 oz. All the other beer is good too. I really liked trying the flight of beer with eight beer shots. 😁😝