Had lunch at the Ale House on a Friday around 12:15 with the wife and a friend. No wait for a table. Our server was very pleasant and attentive. Restaurant was moderately busy with plenty of open tables. Noise level was very good for having conversation without screaming.
We ordered the Friday special app which was a flat bread bruschetta (see pic) with crab topping, a pear salad and chicken strips with fries (see pic). Also one soda and an iced tea. Finished with a seasonal peach cobbler shared 3 ways. Total bill with tip for the 3 of us came out to $90. So if looking for a more moderate cost lunch, better to look elsewhere.
The food was all very good and would recommend this place for a lunch date where you can get good food, not feel packed in, and can converse without shouting.
Rob Williams
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June 14, 2025
The food and beer are great, lots of variety and flavors. The service was subpar, don't expect the best from the servers on staff. My server along with 2 others, were more occupied with eating and laughing with each other than earning a tip. While we were waiting for drinks and food (sitting on the warming racks) we could see the staff hanging out in the kitchen.
Warren S
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March 26, 2025
Came here for Trivia Night last night. I think that’s every Tuesday at 7:30 pm. That was fun, even being close to last place the entire two hours.
The Ale House is really nice. It was packed at least in part due to Trivia Night but we just had a feeling that it’s a popular place to be. TVs everywhere with sports (and trivia) all around you. Not sure if there were any bad seats.
The waitstaff was wonderful. Our food and drinks all came out quickly as we ordered with refills constantly coming our way.
I think our only gripe is the food. Keeping in mind that we only had two things, both the Spinach Artichoke Dip app and the Mac n Cheese dinner were just not that tasty. Not bad but not that good.
We’ll definitely be back as we just liked the atmosphere. And we’ll try other menu items and hope/assume they’re better.
M Hurley
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August 08, 2025
We stopped here for lunch and were seated right away. The restaurant was clean. This may not be a great evaluation because we only got a salad. We wanted something light so we got the crispy chicken salad. It was more than enough and was a good salad. Our server, Dixie, did a great job. She was friendly and on the ball.
Miles Senal
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June 16, 2025
Went in the middle of the day on a wednesday. The food was good and the server came too quickly after we sat down to ask for our orders. After we received our food that was the last time we saw our server. She never came back for water refills and only came around for the check.
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Had lunch at the Ale House on a Friday around 12:15 with the wife and a friend. No wait for a table. Our server was very pleasant and attentive. Restaurant was moderately busy with plenty of open tables. Noise level was very good for having conversation without screaming. We ordered the Friday special app which was a flat bread bruschetta (see pic) with crab topping, a pear salad and chicken strips with fries (see pic). Also one soda and an iced tea. Finished with a seasonal peach cobbler shared 3 ways. Total bill with tip for the 3 of us came out to $90. So if looking for a more moderate cost lunch, better to look elsewhere. The food was all very good and would recommend this place for a lunch date where you can get good food, not feel packed in, and can converse without shouting.
The food and beer are great, lots of variety and flavors. The service was subpar, don't expect the best from the servers on staff. My server along with 2 others, were more occupied with eating and laughing with each other than earning a tip. While we were waiting for drinks and food (sitting on the warming racks) we could see the staff hanging out in the kitchen.
Came here for Trivia Night last night. I think that’s every Tuesday at 7:30 pm. That was fun, even being close to last place the entire two hours. The Ale House is really nice. It was packed at least in part due to Trivia Night but we just had a feeling that it’s a popular place to be. TVs everywhere with sports (and trivia) all around you. Not sure if there were any bad seats. The waitstaff was wonderful. Our food and drinks all came out quickly as we ordered with refills constantly coming our way. I think our only gripe is the food. Keeping in mind that we only had two things, both the Spinach Artichoke Dip app and the Mac n Cheese dinner were just not that tasty. Not bad but not that good. We’ll definitely be back as we just liked the atmosphere. And we’ll try other menu items and hope/assume they’re better.
We stopped here for lunch and were seated right away. The restaurant was clean. This may not be a great evaluation because we only got a salad. We wanted something light so we got the crispy chicken salad. It was more than enough and was a good salad. Our server, Dixie, did a great job. She was friendly and on the ball.
Went in the middle of the day on a wednesday. The food was good and the server came too quickly after we sat down to ask for our orders. After we received our food that was the last time we saw our server. She never came back for water refills and only came around for the check.