Best Restaurants with Great Beer in Batavia

Probably the best restaurant in Fox Valley area considering menu, food quality, service, location and ambiance.

Caught Hardware on a very nice, quiet Tuesday evening (06/17/2025). We had reserved a Standard table indoors because the forecast was for severe thundershowers after 4:00 PM. It was so nice outside at 6:00 PM when we got there, mostly sunny with some clouds and the heat and humidity had dropped from earlier in the afternoon, that we requested a table on their patio. What a laid-back dinner -- so pleasant! Our server, Kyle W, was extremely friendly and knowledgeable about the menu items. All of the other employees that we interacted with were very nice and very friendly as well. They have such a diverse and interesting menu. The decor, indoors and out, is exemplary and the back of the menu describes many of their interesting design choices. I am not a whiskey/bourbon person, so I did not partake in any of their hundreds of choices, but the beers they brew on site are terrific. The wonderful food quality and portion sizes (my wife took 1/2 of her dinner home) make their prices seem very reasonable, but it is not what we would call an inexpensive place to dine. We eat dinner out most of the time, so in comparison to other restaurants we frequent, we would probably rate Hardware's prices at 4/5. This is our second time there (Valentine's Day was our first) and we will gladly go back.

Great food and drinks. Beautiful view of the river from the patio. A bit pricey.

We had a great time! Love the atmosphere and the food and service were great!

Great dining experience. Quiet environment and attractive decor. Good wine list. Efficient service. We had bread/cheese plate, salad and entrees. Food well presented and tasty. The entrees were salmon and French dip sandwich.