Landshark Beer Garden

I have to agree with Yelper Christine R. -- some of these reviews are harsh! First rule of thumb: Take the fact that a corporate beer brand has created a "biergarten" in the middle of Navy Pier, and understand this fact fully before you head on down and expect to be wowed. Rather, take it for what it is and go enjoy Navy Pier with a cold drink in your hand. The Beer Garden is allll the way at the end, away from everyone, with a great view and a quiet(er) atmosphere. You can have a beer -- nope there's not a tremendous selection, and yeah it's overpriced -- but don't stop at the beer stand by the entrance, actually walk into the Garden and over to the right, where they have another much larger bar with more options. Then grab a table and sit outside and look at the water while you listen to some live music on a Saturday afternoon or evening.

After reviewing the menu, I already knew I didn't want to eat here. But when I saw that Navy Pier (which I wanted to check out regardless, just to see it!) had a beer garden, I knew this would be the perfect place for me to hunker down and enjoy all that touristy wonderment. I wasn't wrong. I didn't have overly high expectatations and I had a great time! You can even get here without walking through all the Navy Pier rigamaroll -- if you walk the "back way" on the opposide side of the pier, you can reach the Landshark Beer Garden without having to push and shove your way through the teeming mess of people that are exporing every nook and cranny of the pier.

Unless you're a tourist or 8 years old, Navy Pier is really a nightmare.  My favorite cover band was playing their last show here, however, so we braved the crowds and it actually was a really great night.

The stage agea has plenty of room to stand and rock out or just sit comfortably at a table.  The beer selection is much better than I would have imagined, including some local brews like Two Brothers and Flying Dog.  Most beers are around $6-7, which is really not so bad considering what a tourist trap this place is.  Service was neither quick nor friendly, but oh well, I was here for my band!

It was a Wednesday night, so we got to take advantage of the firework show, rock out to great music, and even got to hang out with the Canadian Navy crew in town for Navy Week!  Overall a great night.

Location and price is absolutly perfect!! Service is horrible!! We had to order our drinks by 2s because we knew our waiter would not be back to see if we needed anything any sooner than every 20 mins. We got our appitizers and food all at the same time!! I mean, what do u expect ?? Its fast food!!