Nodding Head Brewery & Rstrnt

(215) 569-9525

1516 Sansom St
Philadelphia, PA 19102 39.9501 -75.1662

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Neighborhoods: Center City West, Center City

NODDINGHEAD.COM

Hours:

Monday To Saturday From 11:30 AM To 02:00 AM Sunday From 11:00 AM To 05:00 PM

Price:

$

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Restaurants, Brew Pubs, Bars & Pubs, Taverns

Payment Methods:

American Express, Cash, Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour

Restaurant Special Features:

Late Night Dining, Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Cheap Eats

Cuisine:

Hamburgers, Traditional American, Belgian, Californian

Smoking Permitted:

Yes

What People Are Saying About Nodding Head Brewery & Rstrnt

Featured Review

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Contributor

In Short – Despite its eye-catching blue sign and bright red front door, this upstairs brewpub still feels like a secret spot. The dimly lit, narrow stairway delivers after-work patrons into the middle of a lively tavern scene. Start with a steaming pot of mussels--catch cumin-spiced Moroccan style if you can--with a basket of tiny brown fries. Best bet for entrees: grilled salmon with lime butter, hearty vegan polenta with flavorful tomato sauce--aound $10 each.

Editor's Tips

Save Money:
Monday-Friday from 5pm-7pm, pay $1 less for draft beers and get some free wings and crudites while they last.
What To Drink:
Nodding Head's homemade brews make beer-lovers swoon: clean-finishing Session, ale infused with lemongrass and ginger, smooth, potent barley wine, malt-like grog.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

12/04/10

Seems like a keeper...

by JennFolds5 at Citysearch

we like the dim lit area and my husband loves the brews. other patrons make it pretty loud and obnoxious but the pub cannot help that. overall great experience.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/15/08

funky atmosphere

by lpitt at Citysearch

I've been there twice, once for brunch and once for dinner. I really enjoyed the food at brunch and the bloody marys, and the live jazz music. Sandwiches for dinner were good, not the best. Fries were okay. I'm literally addicted to the sauce for the fries.

3 Star Rating: Average

11/10/07

nice beer

by ambrosiany at Citysearch

This place is good for an after shopping beer with friends. Basic bar food with good beer. like most places it can get crazy at night or on the weekends get there early and don't plan on staying long.

  • Pros: beer
3 Star Rating: Average

10/25/07

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by tested at Citysearch

i originally came on Citysearch when someone suggested Nodding Head to me. I read the bad reviews like "arrogant Scottish waiter, too dark, too noisey, too loud, etc..." and thought "this is MY kinda place". great homebrew beer for about $5 a pint, great fries, and a decent atmosphere if you're into a dark beer and a darker bar. one of the better pubs in the city.

  • Pros: brew/fries
  • Cons: parking, but its sansom. what do you expect?
1 Star Rating: Poor

02/12/07

Worst Service in the City

by huhoops44 at Citysearch

I took a few friends here, a couple of beer people like me, and Nodding Head was a disaster. I attribute this mostly to the waiter who was a rude, holier-than-thou type industry guy that turned the night a special kind of worthless. He blathered cloaked-insults at us through his scottish accent, and, when we joked back at him became nasty. He was, as the bar is, worthless. I'll never go to Nodding Head again, guarenteed.

  • Pros: you might find a beer you like, but probably not
  • Cons: the waitstaff
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