Iron Exchange Brewery Tavern

Modern brewpub and sports bar that is in a kind of remote location but I feel is worth a look if you 're in the area. We want for a walk on the very nice state trails in the area and decided to stop in to try this place we 'd heard a lot about. Very open and modern dining room with a smaller, dog friendly, covered patio. Everyone was very nice and we even met the chef. He was super excited to talk about the portobello sandwich I ordered. Service was kind of slow but we were the only one on the patio at opening and had to go grab our own silverware so think we where kind of forgotten.We got a beer flight and I 'll say this was probably our least favorite thing. Most of the darker beers were pretty thin and just slight variations on the same watery base. The cream ale was the best and was very carbonated; almost like a cream soda.The pretzel sticks were surprisingly good. Very light and airy while still having a nice thin crust with a bit of chew. Almost like a cross between a fluffy pub style a less sweet, chewy ballpark. The beer cheese was ok but I think it suffered from the less-flavorful beer mentioned before. It needed some black pepper and hot sauce or pepper flakes to liven it up. That cherry mustard was amazing, though. I ended up eating some with a spoon. Sweet, tart, and a touch of bite. 10/10.I was pleasantly surprised by the portobello sandwich. The bread was a very soft Italian style that wasn 't quite as chewy as normal ciabatta. Like it was enriched to almost brioche level. Super good. The portobello itself was brined 2 days and cooked perfectly. Nice texture and there was plenty of it. It didn 't curl up or shrink into a sad puck like a lot of places. The aioli was very flavorful as well. Side Caesar salad was tasty. Kind of a Caesar/Greek hybrid with olives, red onion, tomatoes, and croutons. Not overly dressed and flavorful.Overall was great and would definitely come back if I 'm looking to watch a game or am biking/hiking in the area.Vegetarian options: Very tasty portobello sandwich

Well, the staff is pretty amazing. Very kind and awesome people. The drinks? Groovy! The food?…. Uhhhh… unfortunately for us, not so much. We have tried the IE on 4 different occasions (we figured it might just be a fluke). The best thing on the menu is the tater tots (beer cheese is amazing). But we’ve tried the pizza. Chicken. Walleye. Etc, and I don’t know what it is… it’s not “BAD” food… But some of the items on the menu just don’t live up to be restaurant material in my eyes. There’s only three bar/restaurants in maple plain. I WANT to go to the IE…I will more than likely give it another chance at some point in time.I just don’t wanna pay that much money for food that is… well… meh. Ya know?

5 stars all the way! We stopped in for lunch on our way out of town. The inside bar area had a large seating area and a stage for live music. They also had a really nice outdoor patio area. Our server was great and offered several suggestions. We had a flight and a house made ****. All of the beers on the flight were good, but the Irish Red Nitro was the favorite. We order cheese curds which were the best I’ve ever had, followed by fish tacos and an incredible Italian Sandwich. EVERYTHING here was awesome, and I can’t wait to come back to try the pizzas and more beer.

Excellent Walleye dinner and very friendly service. Grateful my sister told me to go and try the Iron Exchange. I haven't tried their pizza yet, but I will be soon. Very nice place and highly recommend.

Vibrant atmosphere, attentive and friendly staff, plus amazing food! Highly recommend the pizza and weekends for live music. We will be back!