Alvarado Street Brewery Taproom

Alvarado on Main is an absolute gem in the heart of Salinas, California! From the moment I walked in, I was captivated by the unique charm of this fully remodeled restaurant, which was once a bank. The historic architecture has been beautifully preserved, blending seamlessly with modern touches to create a warm and inviting atmosphere. The food was good, and the portions were incredibly generous for the price. Every dish we tried was clearly made with care. The menu offers something for everyone, and the quality is good as well. What truly made our experience memorable, though, was the staff. The team was friendly, attentive, and genuinely passionate about making sure we had a great time. I’ll definitely be coming back!

Angelic was our server. She was great in checking up on us and provided great hospitality. She made sure our orders was right and gave us time to enjoy the place, we were there for a couple of hours. Food was great and the fuego smashburger is a great choice, if you like a little spice. The churros are amazing and the sauces that come with it are great. The wings were pretty good too. She did an amazing job especially since she was the only one managing the bar and tables till about 3pm. Overall a really great place and highly recommend.

Thank you for the attentive and very friendly service from Angelic A. while we visited for lunch earlier this month. She patiently explained the gluten-free options. The Art Deco interior (a former bank lobby), with its soaring ceilings, is beautiful. Well situated at the center of town with easy, on-street parking. We enjoyed our respective menu options.

Alvarado Street has the best beer, with a large and ever-changing selection, and the best food of any of the local breweries. By far! We routinely go to all three of their taproom locations and the production facility as well. Salinas Taproom is our favorite, we love their Happy Hour, and Angelic hits all the bases---personable, efficient, attentive, and everything you could want from a bartender. Angelic, Carrie, and Julia are all standout bartenders!

Ive been here a couple times. The place is spacious. The decor and interior design is aesthetically pleasing, reminiscent of early 1900s style. The atmosphere was friendly and welcoming. Our server Isaiah is top-notch. He was talkative, friendly and attentive. The food and drinks were also pretty good.

You can clear see that a lot of thought and care went into making this place both aesthetically pleasing and comfortable. The food was great, the ambiance was great, the staff made great food and drink recommendations and the drinks were 10/10! The cocktails here are really good! We didn’t have a reservation and they told us it was a 30 minute wait but we were actually seated in 10 minutes which we greatly appreciated! Would recommend the crispy cauliflower as a starter. On the sweeter side but my entire group really enjoyed it!

Everytime I travel to Salinas, this is the place I go. I won't go anywhere else. The menu is limited to pizza, burgers, tacos, salad, and some apps. but it will be some of the best food you've ever had. Their beer can't be beat! A large variety of different types, although the hazy beers are the rock stars of the menu. There are also some mixed drinks and wine and non alcoholic drinks available if you're not into beer. Definitely recommend if you've never been. Plus it's in a old bank! It's interior is super cool and unique.

I thought this was Alvarado Street Brewery.I guess they just call it Alvarado on Main, but it is the same place. Dew Drops IPA stopped me dead in my tracks with its superb Dank Hoppy Dispensary taste ( if you know what I mean) Just what my taste buds have been craving. The close second is the Single Cone ( you can also get a flight and choose as many beers that you would like to sample ) Just thought I’d bust out with those first two 5 star ratings about their beer. We did also order food, which was pretty good as well. The grilled artichoke tacos were awesome, the Al Pastor tacos were also a close second and we shared the Caesar Salad as an appetizer. Lots of parking in the back; we’ve never been to Salinas before, but this area of Old Town looked like it would be cool to walk around. We were just passing through for the day so we didn’t get to explore. Go for the brew but especially the “Dew”! Cheers!

Awesome waitress....yummy young lady make you wanna stay. Wanna come back she's great

What a beautiful location! An old bank building from the 1920's restored with care. We arrived late on a Thursday night with plenty of seating, no wait. The bar was hopping. The service was a smidge slow but the staff were wonderful with great recommendations for food and beverage. We tried the garlic cheese bread- like a thin-crust cheese pizza with chunks of roasted garlic. Pretty tasty, but a lot. The cauliflower appetizer was a must! So tasty. Little broccoli as well. Yum. I ordered the street corn salad and it was like a spicy Caesar... also delicious. Hubby got the spicy chicken sandwich. It was molten hot (lol) but flavorful and not too spicy. Fries were good too. Beer was average, nothing to write home about. I liked the DIPA hazy, 5000 something I think. We would return for sure!

What a dinner! Food is sooooooo delicious, service is good, price is very affordable. 7 of us ordered a lot of food and we like them all! They have a $10 deal for 6 wings and a beer. Here are what we ordered: Buffalo-piri wings Everything pretzels & beer cheese Garlic cheesy bread & marinara Artichoke taco Pig & fig pizza Smash burger Alvarado burger Guavemente cocktail Some beers, I forgot the names Highly recommend!

I really love this place. The beer is great, the food is solid, and the atmosphere is fun. It's one of my favorite spots to hang out. The only downside is that some of the bartenders don't give the same level of service to everyone. A few times I've felt ignored while others were helped right away, and I even had to place an order online just to get served. It would be nice if the service was more consistent, because everything else about this place is awesome

The food is pretty good but the service has been poor on multiple occasions even after the rebranding. The servers forget about you and we constantly had to ask other servers for the check, drinks, etc. on days they weren't super busy. We've also ordered takeout on separate occasions and they didn't even include salad dressing with the salad both times. Monterey Alvarado is so much better.

Came in with a group of about 14 and ISAIAH had us set up and served real quick. ISAIAH was on it. Great environment, food and beer was great.

Great food and service. Valerie made great recommendations for our meal. And of course the beer is always outstanding. Just wishing they would bring back Milkshake Apocalypse!

Food and service e great. Valerie made us feel welcome and was attentive. We would come back again.