The space is very nice. Good beer. Didnt try the food but it looked very good. They only have outdoor seating.

If you like IPA here is my ratingBarrel aged good faith, allegedly, foggy forest, uncle Daves, juho Nuevo, yomp

Nice place to sit and enjoy a beer. Loved the fries

Great beers, good eats, nice outdoor seating. It doesnt get much better than that!

Nice place for a sunny afternoon. Excellent beer: Uncle Daves Rye IPA is a classic. Many other great choices as well. Creative kitchen with varying menu of mostly small plates. Casual setting with mostly outdoor seating. One of our first post mask outings. Well worth it!

Amazing craft beer. Also available to take home in different sizes. The menu is fresh and is changing constantly. Really good wings and the beacon and chicken waffle is it mandatory to try. Strictly recommended.

We would drive in from SJ just to get a bear and eat the yummy food. Brought my son and his girlfriend before they went back to Spain and I was disappointed to find out the kitchen has changed. Bear was still good but the food was not worth the drive. Darn!

Amazing, low key. The owner actually is on site and a real person you want to chat with; he explained the available drafts and the beer I had was perfect. Not too bitter, not too sweet. Comfortable, tucked away off the main street (41st) brewery worth visiting regularly.

By far the best beer in Santa Cruz. They have very well made and unique beers and plenty of top tier staples. The only complaint is that their AMAZING red IPA isnt year round like their phenomenal rye IPA. They have excellent food too so dont waste your time going anywhere else in Santa Cruz for beer

I love Discretion! Great beers. Tasty food. Good service. And the environment is amazing too. They are one of those good for all type of place and that is always nice. It is a kid friendly, dog friendly, loud conversation and laughs friendly too.Discretion is a family owned business. They rotate some of their amazing crafted beers so chances are you may find new ones from time to time. The food here is delicious. It is farm to table and unique. Really good combinations and flavors.

Absolutely delicious beer. Love the Jugo Nuevo Hazy IPA and Follow the Creek West Coast IPA the best. Elliott was extremely helpful and knowledgeable.

Great place with good choices for beer. Food comes a bit secondary but it’s ok 😌

Reminds me of my favorite breweries in Colorado (o’dell and avery) Great sips and delicious food. Definitely won the hearts of two Colorado gals. The brownie was also pretty tasty. Would be great if the brownie itself was baked in that adorable skillet. Definitely coming back soon! Plus they have blankets, books and boardgames....pairs great with beer :)

Good beer, neat outdoor seating area, menu is not packed with hazy ipas, they have a mix of stuff. Food looked good but didnt eat

Beer was very good. Food was not your typical brewery food, but had excellent flavor. I would go back to try another item or two, but not a place I would visit often. You order from the counter and have to transport your own food. This can be difficult since the place is small and you have to squeeze between tables. Prices are high but that could be because I am from Oregon and everything is expensive here.

Food was delicious, but small portions. Beer was very tasty!

Visited the brewery a week ago and sampled eight different beers. Most were above average. We liked Good Faith and Scenic Stout the best. Especially the barrel age Good Faith. We also tried three of their morsels dishes. The sugar snap peas and bok choy were good. The chili popcorn was way to oily. We couldn’t finish it. We will definitely visit again when we visit Santa Cruz area.

Although I am a fan of the brewery, I am more of a fan of the kitchen there! Since I hv moved back home from LA, its bn very hard to find food that tickles my pallet. My gosh does the chef do that for me-- especially with my heart that I miss so much-- their ramen. Hands down best in SC for distinctive flavor. I watched from outside as he prepared my order, the chef meticulously seasoned separately every single addition to the soup, making sure every ingredient had its flavor sing. If u love soup, this is for you, with a spicy sidekick thatll keep u coming back for more, Enjoy!

Excellent beers especially the hazy IPA. Excellent service.

Love the beer (currently enjoying a delightful summery Ten million flowers), and the outdoor seating. The food is interesting, but no matter what I order, its always a little too sweet and greasy for my liking. Free wifi is a plus. Would give 4.5 stars.

Great.. as always! The guys let us amble our way through our beers and conversations as they closed up. Discretion is always a generous host.

Chill spot if youre in the neighborhood. My go to when i car wash or have to drop the car at g Toyota. 4 star rating since tap beer served in plastic cups. Whaaat? Whyyy? Actually, dont care why. Wasteful and not quite a classy feel. Respect your beer. Pour into glasses. Perceived value is actually worth something. You should pride your product more blatantly. Cause its good

The food is not what it used to be. Pretty disappointing.

Excellent quality, flavors, and variety at this gem of a place! Yet, you also get the atmosphere of being at a friends house, comfortable and relaxed. So glad to have discovered this spot and look forward to coming back...

Nice extension of the patio. And the brew master has stepped things up in the last year outside of their English beers roots.

The food was great and so was the 🍻🍺Great selection of beers.

One of my favorite beers is brewed here... Shimmer Pils... the kitchen is a very tasty one!

The new chef brings a whole new level of AWESOME to this already great place to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Good food. Quality has diminished a touch since last visit. Super beer.

One of my favorite breweries in Santa Cruz. They allow dogs in their outside area, offer amazing food, and have an extensive beer menu. Friendly staff, clean restrooms, and tasty drinkable beer.

Dont order risotto unless you want to get milky rice porridge! Tacos were good, but quite spicy.

Great beer and friendly staff. Didnt try the food but drank the beer.

This place provides first-rate service as well as tasty menu. My favourite restaurant ever. The drinks and food arrived rapidly and the prices are inexpensive. I recommend this place.

Becoming a local favorite over the past several years. Family owned and operated, Discretion offers exquisitely crafted organic beers, harvesting sustainable solar energy to power the brewing operations. Not only are the beers thoughtfully crafted and delicious, their food is notable in its own right. Not being satisfied with your average pub fair, the Discretion family forged a perfect compliment to their organic beer. Shortly after opening, the chef-inspired Kitchen at Discretion was born, featuring a seasonally changing farm-to-table organic menu.- Ride the Redwoods | Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Tour Guides

Taking a break from making wine at Villa del Monte Winery, Suzanne & I visited Discretion Brewing on a Sunday afternoon. We ordered a sampler to figure out what to order. She went with the Shimmer Pils Pilsner (naturally). I ended up on the Foggy Forest IPA.She got a Caesar salad and I got the grits and greens (with pork belly). Her only gripe on the Caesar was that the lettuce pieces were enormous! Most were whole, so there was absolutely no way to eat it without looking like a slob (or cutting them up yourself)... Cant they tear the lettuce in the kitchen?My grits and greens were VERY good. A little spicy and very creamy. Definitely go for the pork belly. It makes the dish... Being from Georgia (and having livedd there, Alabama, Louisiana, & Texas) before settling in the Santa Cruz Mountains. They know how to do their grits. Super creamy...

Good variety of well crafted beers. Im especially fond of their Belgian style beers.

Socially distanced beer garden. Good beer. Very dog friendly. Would suggest coming here to have a beer as their beer garden is well designed and pretty.

In the world of breweries Discretion Brewing is exceptional. You just have to find it first, situated behind a furniture store off 41st Ave. We came for the beer, but were blown away by how delicious the food was! Fresh organic ingredients with satisfying flavors are the thing here...the smoked potatoes, the seared tuna and the fried quail & buttermilk waffles are not to be missed!

Great beers and food!

Had a very good experience here with my friend. The food comes quickly and the customer service is just great. Prices are affordable.

I dont know why they bothered to open for togo orders. After trying to figure out how to order on line, the waitress finally gave me their website. She could have been more helpful. I was their only customer.

Always Good Beer. Food here is on the higher end almost Tapas style. Everything is unique and prepared with care. We ordered a little of everything and it all was great. Be warned the Tacos are spicy but delicious. Not very large plates if you are looking for a lot of food

Great crafts beers, I love the ales.The kitchen is a great compliment. The risotto with pork belly was fantastic, as was the egg drop soup.Love the variety that have with beers.Try the Irish Red or the Good Faith Ale.The recent price increases have resulted in me losing interest. Price of filling a growler is more than buying the beer in a bottle - Santa Cruz math...

A super place for solid food and very good beer. The kitchen features locally sourced, seasonal food. Their preparation, presentation, color and flavor are excellent. The beer is very good. Their stand by Uncle Daves Rye is satisfying every time. The seasonal, canned Pebble Project and Submarine Canyon are outstanding. Youll never go wrong with Shimmer Pils, Old Black Lager, and Good Faith (Strong Ale) are outstanding.

Loved all the beers we tried but the Scenic Stout was a clear favorite! Staff were attentive and friendly. We will be back!

Theyre doing the best I can thanks to covet its not the same

Come for the beer, stay for the food. Discretion has a small selection of home brewed beers on tap that change regularly. The atmosphere is open and casual.Most breweries have food out of necessity - but at Discretion, the kitchen is a separate entity serving a variety of fresh, house-made meals, snacks, and desserts. The menu changes regularly as well. Highly recommend!

The Kitchen is some of the best food in a 100 mile radius (=including SF) —99% percentile, not exaggerating. From the Bay Area and come to Santa Cruz often and always eat here and at La Posta. Santos makes the best Caesar salad I’ve ever had in my life and his rotating menu is inventive (so accept room for error), fresh, and expertly executed. He is a totally brilliant chef that works out of about 50sq ft. and this is probably the best food spot in the state you can walk in to with shorts and a tank top. Discretion Beers are decent too.

The beer is fine, but the food is absolutely amazing. I was incredibly impressed and surprised. I was quite skeptical of another review that said this place had the best food they had experienced in the broader bay area, but I agree with that 100%. Its really really good.

One of best breweries in Santa Cruz. Very well crafted brews. Uncle Daves Rye IPA is definitely worth a try. My go to pint. True community brewer. I see there beer on tap in many local establishments. Food is top notch pub food. Small plates. Quality over quantity. Very friendly staff.

Awesome micro-brewery with amazing food and beers!! Loved the barrel-aged scenic stout as well as the salted caramel stout. They have several seasonal beers, so Id definitely come back to try some others!Since this place is mainly known for their beer, I was pleasantly surprised that the food was also top-notch, even with a teeny tiny kitchen. The risotto (with kale, mushrooms, and more) as amazing. The ribs were a delicious mix of citrus and peppercorn flavors that complimented the pork very nicely. Also loved the truffle popcorn that surprisingly didnt have that pungent flavor of truffle oil!Staff were really warm and friendly, which made sitting at the bar pretty chill and easy-going. Love the decor, schwag for sale, and the creatively decorated beer logos.

This local brewery produces great beer and even better food. Good breweries are plentiful in Santa Cruz, but great food is hard to find. This out of the way brewery-barn hidden behind a furniture store on 41st Avenue is an oasis. The tiny kitchen run by Santos Majano produces the best Cesar salad I have found outside of San Francisco. The beer friendly fare is organic, locally sourced and inspiring. The atmosphere is warm and comfortable. This brewery might just be the best restaurant in Santa Cruz.

Meh. The beers were just ok. Theyre trying too hard to create something unique. The staff were non responsive- I stood in order here line for a long time before someone made eye contact. No greeting and the place is just not inviting. Paper menus were not available for tables - I had to ask. Dont bother with ordering food as its overpriced and guessing it was yesterdays cook as it tasted tired. Small amounts for brewery fare. And what happened to happy hour prices.

I tried food here that I would normally never try... I loved it! Brought me outside of the box of normal food. Excellent! The beer was great... Ice cold... I highly recommend!

Great little brewery. Sounds like they plan to expand. Maybe they try to stay away from trendy things but... No hazy new England style beers. Still pretty good.

Beverages are top-notch--beers, ciders, and the daily refresher. And the world-class food was an amazing surprise on 1st visit. Repeat visits with different selections have been equally amazing.

Been here for a couple of times already and I must say there craft beer is legit! Dont go in there expecting a variety of food on there menu, in fact there portion is a bit small but very tasty. Great service also.

Rye IPA was good. Visited on a day when power was out for the town. Smell of food from the kitchen was inviting but no dice. Staff put up closed sign but left the door open. When I wanted to buy a bottle to go, counter person said she wanted to get people to leave so they could close down. Why leave the door open and let people still enter???

Love this place. Ive been coming here for years. Any time Im out of town, I come here right when I get back! Amazing farm to table food, even better beer, friendly staff.

This place is Santa Cruzs best kept secret! We had the fried quail and Buttermilk waffle and Cesar Salad. A few yummy roasted nuts as well. Bomb!!! Loved it Ill never forget my first quail expirience.

Great beer. The food is good too, but like many specialty brew houses, small portions and high prices. Also, the indoor eating area is small, so its hard to create space for large groups, and the outdoor area lacks heat lamps.

I will always come back for the Uncle Daves RyePA. So good.They allow dogs in their outdoor seating area. Here and beer 30 are my two favorite beer spots in Santa Cruz.

Great place

The food at this place reminds me of NYC bars, which I happen to like. The layout is comfy, both the inside and outdoor areas. Nice place, good beer and food!

Great beer, good beer food. Pro tip, while your car gets washed, walk to the back and drop a beer.

Loved Uncle Daves IPA!! Great go-to IPA. Also had the Ramen with Pork Belly, very good! Although I prefer fresh ramen noodles, the ramen was tasty and had a traditional flavored broth similar to Tonkotsu, the creamier bone broth. I would order it again! Service was on point! Venue was swanky with excellent hand soap and its solar powered... A def plus!

Killer eats, great brew, easy five stars. Love the music, great vibe. A must go. One of the best breweries in Santa Cruz. Only sore spot was the young bartender (tap puller). I was bothering her when I needed to initially order. Not giving details. Really? She didnt know Ive been in the service industry in Santa Cruz for over 25 years, why would she, since before she was a glimmer in her daddys eye. Biting my tongue...

Discretion Brewery used to have great food. Its still a welcoming, friendly place and the beer is good. But I think their original chef has gone because the food is completely mundane. It used to be really original and creative and special and now its barely ordinary. I used to go there for the food and I doubt theyre all return now. The beer is not THAT fabulous.

Good food. Great beer. Boomer muzak! A bit pricey.

The beer here is great and tasty. The food is pretty fancy and expensive. My only complaint is they left the shells on the shrimp in a taco. Great taste but the texture was gross.

Home of Uncle Daves Rye IPA. Best IPA in the state, hands down. They also do a fantastic Ceasar salad. Great atmosphere, friendly and attentive staff.

Excellent beer and food. Not exactly cheap for bar food but this is some of the best food I have had in the under $20 category anywhere in the greater bay area.

Great beer. Tasty food. Kid friendly with a great patio space

Nice brewery and great beers. Lots of beers to choose from and the food is fantastic. The brewery doesnt face the main road 41ist, but I found it easily with the Google GPS. Very bright and cheerful atmosphere, I was in 7/4/18, and luckily they were open. I had a delicious Saison and relaxed for a bit before heading to my motel to check in. Very reasonable prices, my beer was $6, I thought it was happy hour, but that was the normal price. High ceilings, to accommodate the brewery facilities, clean and well decorated, with a modern feel, dont pass this establishment up if youre into great beer!

Obviously they have beer - really good beer, but the kitchen puts out some amazing food. Pork belly fried rice, I love you

What a great place awesome delicious food beer and atmosphere . Had the beet salad, super tasty and stylishly plated. Uncle Daves Rye IPA very good as well. Id give it a 4.9 overall but what brought it down a notch was unlike most restaurants of this caliber where you order your food and drink enjoy it and the atmosphere and then get the bill pay it and tip for good service. Here at Discretion as soon as you order you either immediatley have to provide your credit card to run a tab and or pay up front. The staff suggested that they have had problems in the past with payment ? But what restaurant hasnt ?I dunno it put me off a bit. Just a little bit though as all else was excellent.

Discretion Brewery is the best in town. I’m a former SC resident turned NYC resident but I chose to have my wedding in Capitola as it is awesome. We wanted to keep everything in SC as much as possible, including beer. We tried SO many beers and decided to use Discretion. We ordered a couple, Good Faith strong ale & Foggy Forest IPA and we were so happy with our choice. The food there is so good too. It’s simply a nice atmosphere. The people working there are super nice and unpretentious. There are other breweries in the area who think too highly of themselves and it was refreshing to work with down to earth people. We liked them so much that we gave them our coveted donut leftovers from Dunlaps when we returned the pony kegs.

Delicious beer! Beer!!! The food was pretty good too, although we only sampled a few apps. Im bringing my growler for a fill up of the hibiscus wit!

The vibe is great, but we must have went in on an off day for beer. The Rye IPA was pretty good but I didnt care for the rest. The service was ok, but the Ipad was working incorrectly. Made paying a lot harder than it should be.

It’s hard to enjoy the food listening to the chef’s insults and demeaning comments to his staff. The verbal abuse is incredible, no wonder the morale is so low. Poor people that have to listen to this guy tirades, he must think he’s chef Ramsey and that it’s cool to treat the staff this way. ):

Definitely try the 11th Conversation. Would be a 5 star if they had some normal food.Giving a flight of 6 for $9 is awesome.

Really good crafy beer, good place to escape from IPAs. Somehow the food is better than their beer, which is saying something because the beer is excellent.

Excellent food, even better beer. A variety of gastropub food and a strong selection of different styles of beer. A must-visit if you are in Santa Cruz.

Beer choices are great but the food menu wasn’t very inviting. Very strange combinations not the normal American food kinda like an infusion American/Fish/Tapas. Maybe it was just the day I was there only been there once.

Great looking brewery. Uncomfortable seating. Not our style of normal IPA and pale ale beers. Belgium style beer mostly.

Nice spot with dog-friendly patio. Food is as good as the beer. Good selection of beer.

Drove 6 hours north to visit Santa Cruz/ Monterey area back in February. Came across this brewery and Id like to start by saying the food here is SO underrated. Their menu selection was amazing and they beers were delish! If I ever go back to this area I will definitely stop at Discrestion Brewing and get some merchandise :)

Nice focused selection of well-crafted brews (something for everyone), great atmosphere, and the kitchen kicks out oh-so-tasty food. Id come here to eat even if they werent already a fave brewery!

Uncle Daves and lunch snacks excellent, had Brussels and pork sliders....

Great beer and really nice staff. Highly recommend

Enjoyed a glass of Good Faith Ale today. New food soon. Lots of great brews to choose from, cant go wrong.

Cool selection of beers, strong barrel age ale is great, no stouts or porters. They do have very great tasting food though.

Excellent beers. Love the vibe of this place. The chicken and waffles were amazing.

Excellent beer, great food, super nice service.If you miss this place you are missing a gem.Will be on my must stop list when ever I am down this way.

Great beer (I had the Stout and my friend had one of the IPAs). We really enjoyed this place for beer and conversation.

Great beer, Kitchen is fantastic. Service is VERY slow. Its like the staff are on Quaaludes!

Amazing food and delicious food! Definitely will return.

Knowledgeable staff. Great beers and a menu I definitely want to try when I have the time!

One of my favorite breweries in the area. My favorite is the Good Faith

Great for some outside weekend time, dog friendly and fancy (if pricy...still worth it) food