Hood Street Studio

Craft was one my favorite craft beer bars for a very long time; however, after almost a decade Craft closed its doors this year. :

Craft is a new restaurant on Hood Street, recently opened in the last few months by the same folks that brought us Gothenberg. It 's actually located in the old Gothenberg spot on Hood Street. When you walk in, you notice the same sense of style and aethetics that make Gothenberg so pleasant and enjoyable. Craft specializes in pizzas, sliders and beer. Now, the sign out front does actually say that, but if you are looking for something OTHER than those things, then move on. The menu is somewhat limited in that respect. However, in terms of the variety and quality of the pizza and sliders, you won 't be left wanting. I came here without the kiddos and with my husband and in-laws, who were visiting from the States. My husband was very happy with the beer selection (I was the driver none for me that night . Though the food is pizza and burgers, you definitely are getting the upper-end version of these items (not typical pub-type fare . The flavor palate is interesting and tasty (and if you ever had the sliders at Gothenburg, you 'd have a sense of what is on offer at Craft . The servers were great and friendly. It 's wasn 't too busy, but it was a Wednesday night. They have some lounge type indoor seating, and some social types of seating (e.g. long, high top tables, a high-top counter along the wall and may well get crowded on a busier night. They have also maintained some of the outdoor seating that was there from Gothenburg as well. All in all, I 'll be back again on a future date night. They might be perfectly happy to have your children there, but I don 't intend to find out :

So happy with the meal and service we received tonight at Craft. The waiter was absolutely lovely and accommodating, even going the extra mile to fix the leg of our table as it was slightly off and wobbly. Steak was cooked amazing and couldn't get enough of the potatoes with cheese and sour cream. Left feeling very full and satisfied. Will definitely be back.

Craft beer and delicious pub grub! Yum! There are plenty of places to grab dinner and drinks here in Hamilton so it was tough to figure out where to go. We passed by this place and liked the set up so we'd thought we'd give it a try. Not disappointed at all! The staff were super friendly and let us sample pretty much everything they had on tap. It was a great mix of craft beers local and from far away. They had one cider which I loved and had a couple glasses of that but really everything was delicious and the taps are always rotating so it's great that you can come back and try something new! For grub, we ordered the pulled pork pizza, the german sausage, and an order of fries. Everything hit the spot! The pizza was thin crust and was packed with a lot of great flavors! The german sausage was super delicious as well and I probably could have eaten a couple of these and that would have been my dinner! The fries with the aioli sauce were perfect. It was a great evening with great beers and grub. I definitely want to make it back to NZ and will definitely be back here to sample more beers and grub!

I've yet find find a brew that blows my hat off, but its lots of fun randomly choosing something to try, watching my friends wincing at the bitter taste, or thumbing up a really nice one. You can't really go in there with any degree of expectation, as the selection changes all the time, and its always really obscure weird stuff. But hey, I like that kind of thing. The service is top notch and the food is excellent omg, the Mexican pulled pork pizza is to die for, go there just for that if nothing else.