Norse Brewing Company - Wake Forest

I didn't dine there today, but I've been there before and really enjoyed it. The food is fantastic, and the ambiance is quite stylish. I noticed they were hosting a blood drive in the lower level today, which is wonderful!

Food and beer were average. Food was under seasoned across all the dishes. Service was good, wait staff was very attentive. Bathroom cleanliness needs some work. All and all, I am sure the is a nice hangout spot for people that live in wake forest. There is nothing really here worth going out of the way for though.

I like going to this place, the Viking burger is great and their IPAs are delicious. However, today I took my family for the first time and we had a not so positive experience, it’s shocking there weren’t any kid melt downs. While the Mac n cheese is the best I’ve had in maybe even years, our food came out slow. We waited for food for over an hour, which is only more surprising considering we were one of the first tables sat in a nearly empty dining room. Ive watching enough Restaurant Impossible episodes to know you don’t slam the kitchen by sitting everyone all at once, I think if they had staggered seating it would have been much better for patrons and for the staff, especially since they mentioned they were down a person in the kitchen. Management was apologetic but prices are just high enough that service should be somewhat more reliable. I hope they improve, if so I will retract this review. As a connoisseur of fine beer, I was hoping to woo my wife with this establishment but she needs to eat in a timely manner when she feels hunger and that didn’t happen.

As for parking, the spots are a bit small for larger vehicles like trucks.

My wife and I had to wait a considerable amount of time for our food, and it turned out to be disappointing. She enjoyed her fried chicken sandwich, but my Viking Burger was a total letdown. I ordered it medium, but it arrived well past well-done and was extremely dry. It felt like a culinary injustice, especially considering the high-quality ingredients listed. Additionally, the burger was supposed to come with tomato jam, which was missing. When I asked the server about it, they informed me that it no longer includes the jam, making me question why the online menu hasn't been updated. On a positive note, the manager did remove the cost of my burger from the bill, so I might give the restaurant another chance in the future. However, I won’t be rushing back anytime soon.