Reviews

Great place for a drink and a bite.

Had some time to kill before a wedding and this was the right place. Great concept, try a few ounces of all kinds of drinks. The guy at the counter was really nice and helpful. I sipped on beers and watched soccer while waiting. Great place to hang out.

Stopped at downtime taps mid afternoon on a Friday. Pleasantly quiet, food is awesome and service is great! Perfect way to start the weekend!

The new tacos were delicious as was the wide selection of local brews!

We brought in a larger group around 8 pm and the staff mentioned the food wait time could be longer but there wasn’t any noticeable change in service. The out of towners in the group mentioned how Downtime Taps was “just right.” Thank you!

Super chill environment. Awesome staff and amazing owner.

Love this place, can bring your dog and lots of choices for drinks. The tacos and Bahn Me fries are delicious

I always love coming here, especially for Singo!The Yaki fries are SO GOOD! It's a great place to hang out and relax, with a wide variety of beers/ciders on tap, good food, and next to coconut kenny's.

Vibes and beers always good! Local gem of a spot. Teams always super nice and welcoming

Love happy hour at Downtime, the beers are always changing so there’s always variety and the yaki steak fries are delicious!

Delicious food options, a wide variety of beverages from beer to wine and even non alcoholic and an incredibly friendly and helpful staff.

Love DownTime! Came to check it out a couple years ago with a friend and posted a picture of my beer and playing Mancala, which led to the reunion of an old friend... who is now my husband! Just brought him here and the atmosphere, people and beer are just as good as remembered!

We love being able to sample different beverage options and the relaxed atmosphere is the perfect antidote to a crazy day. Great to have some gluten free menu options plus ciders and wines for us celiacs. We would LOVE some gluten free beers on tap as well!

Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Love coming here for wings and a glass of wine. Tacos yummy as well!

Best place ever. Wonderful staff, very friendly.

One of favorite stops on my way home. We love the canning option so I can bring it home. A must stop in ferndale! Great staff and the new addition of the food menu is awesome!

Such a fun place to grab some drinks and food with friends and family!! I love downtime taps and know anyone who steps in there will fall in love as well

Great food and atmosphere

Great place to hang out and great beer

Downtime Taps is a great place to sit back, relax and enjoy a great beer and snack. Service is always on-point and outdoor area is fabulous!

Everyone is always so friendly. Food is super flavorful and atmosphere is clean and cozy.Teriyaki fries are our favorite but everything we have had is amazing! Huge selection of beers, ciders, wines, selzer and even cocktails and non alcoholic drinks.

Super chill vibe. Great selection.80s Music Bingo

Sweet spot!! Fun to try all the different taps and great service! 5 stars all the way!!

Love this place!

Unique fun atmosphere. Great indoor and outdoor seating options. Will be back! Parking: Great drink options!!!! We also ordered pizza from coconut Kenny’s which was a great option.

Downtime taps is awesome, inside and out! Awesome owner, staff, foods, and of. Purse beverages. Love that it is family friendly for the first few hours and then 21+.

Excellent place! Great service, great food, great company. Will definitely come again. Thank you

First ri.e here. We'll be back! Great food, better service! Dietary restrictions: Great gluten free option

The best place for a mix of EXCELLENT ambiance, service & selection.

Large selection of brews and ciders. Some hard liquor and soft drinks Parking: Appetizers served

We enjoyed a very fun afternoon of tasting! Even our non drinkers enjoyed the root beer. Very inviting atmosphere.

Wheelchair accessibility: Ground level with no steps to entrance.

Great atmosphere had a ton of fun great place highly recommend

What a cool concept! We had seen this place but never been in before. Some friends invited us to join them, and we are so glad we did! We will definitively be back. Loved it!!

I wish I had ordered the wurst plate, but I love the pretzel & fries.

Fun vibe & good food. Sat outside under the heaters in January.. perfect winter night date!

Stopped by on our way to Bellingham airport. Right off the freeway, pour your own beers, and great small bites. Owner was super friendly and helpful. Thanks!

Concept pub where you pour yourself from a large selection (~40) of high-tech taps and you're charged by the ounce. If you like cider, try the Baked Apple, one of the best semi-dry ciders I've ever had. Small but interesting food menu - the kobe steak fries were really good. Nice vibe, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Definitely worth a try, especially if you like having a small taste of a wider range of brews.

Great atmosphere, drink selection and appetizer selection! We love coming here!

Amazing vibes! Such friendly and fun workers! Drinks are super tasty and fair priced! First time we went tonight, but we will be returning for Singo! Ans more fun event nights! 100/100 recommend!!!!!

Always an upbeat and friendly experience! Great new beers and ciders on tap all the time and a constantly growing menu of eats to top it off! The Tempura Sushi Rolls were an awesome surprise!

Great concept well executed. Nice beer selection. Chicken wings were yummy! Outdoor seating is well done. Will go back!

Downtime Taps is awesome! Huge self serve tap wall, and then you can go enjoy your brew in their beautiful outdoor lounge area. Big timber beams with rustic wood tables and wood stumps fashioned into seats! Very aesthetic! Live music too! The staff was super friendly and personable. Tomas (the owner) has definitely created the go-to hangout in Ferndale!

A really fun place! We met some friends to do music bingo and share dinner. The place is owned by the same people who have Coconut Kenny's next door, so they let you order food to be delivered. Great atmosphere! My only possible suggestion would be for Downtime to offer more non-alcoholic options. Other than that, A+!

Such a great concept! My husband and I really enjoyed tasting several wine/ciders/beers. The pretzel and tempura prawns were delicious as well! Talked with owner, Tomas, and he was wonderful and friendly! Can't wait to go back again!

Great welcoming service. Unique delivery system, pour your own - as much as you want.
Rotating brews, ciders and wine on tap. Good food options. Nice comfortable seating....cannot say enough good things. Definitely a stop to try.

If I could give this place 10 stars, I would. Friendly staff, and a great selection of beers, ciders, and wine. Very inviting from the moment you walk in. I was new to the concept of 'pour your own beer', and the staff at the front kindly showed me how it works. Small menu of bistro bites, but the Bavarian pretzel was amazing. The bruleé'd cheese was a very nice touch. I'll be back here again, but with some more friends.

I've stopped in a few times this past year. The selection of beer is always interesting. I enjoy sitting on their patio. I do find prices a bit steep on the pints and I haven't tried their food. But it's a nice spot to hang out in Ferndale.

Phenomenal feel and great beverage selection. Drinks are sold by the ounce in a unique "you pour" style. Friendly staff and good food as well (we had the Bahn Mi and the pretzel, both were great). We will DEFINITELY be back soon.

Everything about this place was amazing. We checked it out for the first time and had an absolute blast. We can’t wait to go back!

Went to down time taps twice in the past two weeks. Decided to go here last week after hearing they had a s'mores kit. Me and my husband really enjoyed the mid day sweets with fresh poured beer. Then tonight we decided to come back and have Coconut Kenny delivered to our table. We also enjoyed the s'mores kit. Nothing like fresh beer and good food. We will be back soon. Our wait staff was enjoyable. I love the chairs outside. We will be back soon.

This place is so fun!! They have self pour taps, appetizers, and games AND they let you order coconut Kenny’s!! A great bar for some time with friends or family!

Awesome place. A lot of good drink choices and great food. One of my favorite spots

Great little spot in ferndale. Clean, inviting, good service. With its relaxing log cabin vibe and 2 walls of self poor beer, cider, and sours its definitely worth checking out. They also have food and will can beer on the spot for you to take home. I highly recommend this place for a chill time out with a friend, or a casual date night.

This place is cozy and fun. Check out their Facebook page for events and specials. Lots of variety in beer, wine and cider. Order food from Coconut Kenny's two doors down and they'll deliver it to you at your table!

I absolutely love this place. Amazing atmosphere, wonderful staff. Pretty good chance that the owner will be there and taking care of ya personally.

The selection of beers, ciders, wine and more keeps my coming back because it rotates regularly, and i love being able to pour a small bit of something first to see if I like it.

They also have some bar games and even rootbeer floats!

So many varieties of drinks. It's amazing to be able to self poor - drink what you like of a drink you like with options to try others.

Had Russian IRS and American IRS, both fantastic. Novel way to issue tokens that track your choice/volume to pay when done. This concept could work in bigger cities.

Genius idea of the self-serve style. Tomas, who is one of the owners, gave my sister and I one of the best customer service experiences out there. As someone who currently works at Starbucks and previously at a winery, I know how much of a difference it makes.

10/10,
Recommending to friends, coworkers, and random people I meet.
I will be back.

Thanks Tomas

Great selection of beers, although I would have loved to see more than 1 sour available. Very friendly service, and decent patio space. Would definitely come again.

The beer and cider selection here now is fantastic!! They also have some food offerings now, including a fun make-your-own S'mores platter.

Great spot!!

I love this idea! A great way to try beer you might not want to drink a whole pint of. I tried an absolutely phenomenal caramel porter I would never have thought to try.

Friendly staff. Love the atmosphere and setting (the bench swings are a hit). Delicious food and drinks. Love that there is a variety of ciders. Awesome place to hang out. Definitely recommend.

I've been here a few times, every time it gets even better, the food gets better, the drinks rotate, I believe for the better, with quality constantly increasing when I had thought everything was awesome the first time or two I was there. Everytime I go I want to go again, the garlic fries are to die for.

Take out was awesome. Hot, complex flavors, and generous with condiments. Yum.

WOW! I poured few ounces here and few ounces there. Walked out with only spending $7. Poured 7 different beers and ciders. Amazing!

Very unique and definitely one of a kind tap room
Lots of beer cider choices
The pour your own beer option is very modern and covid friendly
But be prepared to pay by the ounce depending on your beverage and the glass you select the cost can be a bit pricey (which in my humble
Opinion can be a downside, if there's a downside to pouring your own beer)
With that said there's a great selection of brews and has a friendly clean atmosphere
Dog friendly outside in the undercover

Fun place to hang and have a cider!

I love Downtime.. Fun times and great atmosphere.. the food is great and of course the ciders are delicious..???

Great place to enjoy a cold beverage with lots of choices from wine, root beer, cider, ale and lots of different types of beer. Great garlic fries and snacks too!

One of my favorite places. Good beer, good food

Ok, love the concept of pouring my own beer. A large selection makes a perfect match. I have never left this place with out a smile on my face. Go, enjoy with friends and be happy.

Our favorite spot for a drink. We love being able to try lots of different things and pour the amount of each we want. Plus everyone is super friendly!

Very informative, kind and accommodating service! Great selection of beers for everyone and high quality small bites. Definitely the perfect date or social night!

We went there Friday night because a friend wouldn't stop talking about it. We had a great time. There was live music, great selection of drinks on tap and the pretzel was very tasty. We recommend!