A very good selection of craft, local beers. Especially the IPAs that were recommended to me, excellent. The hamburger was generous and very tasty. The rooms all wonderful, especially the one who served me at the bar with a ponytail in her hair. Unfortunately I don't remember the name. A very nice and informal atmosphere among the customers too. I had a good time. Thanks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Blake Sorensen
Came in on a Thursday 2/08/24 and wow probably the worst service I have ever received. Came in around 8:20pm, place wasn’t busy and immediately was greeted and the lady behind the bar got us drinks. It was me and my girl sitting at the bar. Things seemed super promising from the start, and then after her getting our drinks we never heard from her again. We understand that there was only a few people inside so probably the kitchen would be closed or closing early, whatever, but it would have been nice as we were sitting down if the lady would have communicated that to us. We then proceeded to see her walking around and closing up, not checking in, not acknowledging us again, and then towards then end, just tasting the beers behind the bar…wow.Since she never came back towards us or checked in we only did one round..There was another lady behind the bar helping other folks out but never really interacted with. We heard her murmur under her breath something like “oh time to start closing” near us (and by never interacting with us, we felt more than like oh okay they want us out of here) and this is all about 8:40, y’all close at 9pm… then she helps her guests or whatever and says to two guys that it’s almost time for closing and if they wanna do another round. Never came over to ask us… until it’s basically 9pm and then was like “oh you want to do another”. They both saw us the whole time and my girl was beyond annoyed by this point because they saw her drink has been almost done for 15 mins, but then said are you sure you don’t want anything we still have to clean up.. felt so unwanted and rushed out..There beers are great, but man coming from the service industry and seeing this type of service and having it, yikes, i hope y’all work on that.
Service: 1
Joe Schuster
Probably my favorite bar in town. Great draft list (especially Belgians), solid food, and good vibes all around.
Eric Culp
It's always a great place to grab a brew and some food!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sol C.
This tiny spot makes me so so happy! A fantastic specialty beer list with great draft options and also hundreds of bottles of Belgian delights. It was so fun picking different ones to try. Then add in the delicious burgers (the spicy one was our favorite, but the kobe beef was also great), and it makes for an excellent night.
Surya Narayan AMMA Das
My fave local ale house since it opened. Always has a nice selection. I'm vegan so the food choices are limited. Staff is always nice. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Paul Zamoyta
A neighborhood pub feel but with really good gourmet-like food and the best beer selection in town including Pliny the Elder on tap, served at the perfect temperature. Can't believe it took me so long to find this place! Waitress was nice and even agreed to settle a discreet, hilarious dispute between my wife and I. It was nice of her to play along.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J White
Free beer, tomorrow!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jayson Fanning
Food was pretty tasty, but the service was atrocious. Our server was rude and messed up our order more than once. When asked about our food and drinks, she had a bad attitude. I typically don't like leaving poor reviews, but this place definitely deserves one.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Craig L.
The soup here is absolutely delicious. I have tried multiple different kinds now, and have been a fan of every single one of them. Now that the nights are getting cooler, nothing beats a nice big warm bowl of soup from the ale house. I've always received top-notch service and the atmosphere is very electric and fun. This is definitely a cool place to go for a drink or take your family for a night out together.
We went to Encinitas Ale House today for lunch. We were a party of 5 and sat on the patio. There was only 1 other table there eating the entire time we were there. Our server took our drink order and returned around 15 minutes later with our 4 waters and a beer. She took our food order (4 burgers and a side salad) and left. She didn't come back to refill waters or check on us until we finally flagged her down. We assumed our food would come out in a reasonable amount of time. After waiting an hour, she finally came back to our table with a side salad. By now the other table that was there had left without their food. At that point I let her know that two people in our party had to leave, and to box their burgers to go. She said they would be out in two minutes. Another 15 minutes passed - at this point we had been there over an hour and a half. Someone from our table went inside to find her and pay for our drinks. She sent the manager outside while that was happening to talk to us. He said they were short-staffed, and that our food was being packaged up. Since we had already heard that 15 minutes prior, and two in our party were late to their next commitment already, we told him we had to leave. It was the absolute worst dining experience (or lack thereof) that I've ever experienced. I don't think they should have "reopened".
Angie Gates
Great food, great beer and wine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark
We enjoy the beer and burgers here. Service was great as always, however we were disappointed with the food this time. The french fries were cold and one of our burgers was extremely salty. They replaced the fries with hot fries but they were very salty. We will give the ale house another try but hope the cook reduces the salt.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Jackie S.
Service was the only thing good here. The burgers are overpriced and really not that good. Soggy and over cooked . Wish it was better but not going back.
Arnie R.
Wagyu burger is one of the best I have ever eaten, anywhere, anytime. Fantastic!! Love the ambiance.
A very good selection of craft, local beers. Especially the IPAs that were recommended to me, excellent. The hamburger was generous and very tasty. The rooms all wonderful, especially the one who served me at the bar with a ponytail in her hair. Unfortunately I don't remember the name. A very nice and informal atmosphere among the customers too. I had a good time. Thanks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came in on a Thursday 2/08/24 and wow probably the worst service I have ever received. Came in around 8:20pm, place wasn’t busy and immediately was greeted and the lady behind the bar got us drinks. It was me and my girl sitting at the bar. Things seemed super promising from the start, and then after her getting our drinks we never heard from her again. We understand that there was only a few people inside so probably the kitchen would be closed or closing early, whatever, but it would have been nice as we were sitting down if the lady would have communicated that to us. We then proceeded to see her walking around and closing up, not checking in, not acknowledging us again, and then towards then end, just tasting the beers behind the bar…wow.Since she never came back towards us or checked in we only did one round..There was another lady behind the bar helping other folks out but never really interacted with. We heard her murmur under her breath something like “oh time to start closing” near us (and by never interacting with us, we felt more than like oh okay they want us out of here) and this is all about 8:40, y’all close at 9pm… then she helps her guests or whatever and says to two guys that it’s almost time for closing and if they wanna do another round. Never came over to ask us… until it’s basically 9pm and then was like “oh you want to do another”. They both saw us the whole time and my girl was beyond annoyed by this point because they saw her drink has been almost done for 15 mins, but then said are you sure you don’t want anything we still have to clean up.. felt so unwanted and rushed out..There beers are great, but man coming from the service industry and seeing this type of service and having it, yikes, i hope y’all work on that.
Service: 1
Probably my favorite bar in town. Great draft list (especially Belgians), solid food, and good vibes all around.
It's always a great place to grab a brew and some food!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This tiny spot makes me so so happy! A fantastic specialty beer list with great draft options and also hundreds of bottles of Belgian delights. It was so fun picking different ones to try. Then add in the delicious burgers (the spicy one was our favorite, but the kobe beef was also great), and it makes for an excellent night.
My fave local ale house since it opened. Always has a nice selection. I'm vegan so the food choices are limited. Staff is always nice. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
A neighborhood pub feel but with really good gourmet-like food and the best beer selection in town including Pliny the Elder on tap, served at the perfect temperature. Can't believe it took me so long to find this place! Waitress was nice and even agreed to settle a discreet, hilarious dispute between my wife and I. It was nice of her to play along.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Free beer, tomorrow!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was pretty tasty, but the service was atrocious. Our server was rude and messed up our order more than once. When asked about our food and drinks, she had a bad attitude. I typically don't like leaving poor reviews, but this place definitely deserves one.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
The soup here is absolutely delicious. I have tried multiple different kinds now, and have been a fan of every single one of them. Now that the nights are getting cooler, nothing beats a nice big warm bowl of soup from the ale house. I've always received top-notch service and the atmosphere is very electric and fun. This is definitely a cool place to go for a drink or take your family for a night out together.
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We went to Encinitas Ale House today for lunch. We were a party of 5 and sat on the patio. There was only 1 other table there eating the entire time we were there. Our server took our drink order and returned around 15 minutes later with our 4 waters and a beer. She took our food order (4 burgers and a side salad) and left. She didn't come back to refill waters or check on us until we finally flagged her down. We assumed our food would come out in a reasonable amount of time. After waiting an hour, she finally came back to our table with a side salad. By now the other table that was there had left without their food. At that point I let her know that two people in our party had to leave, and to box their burgers to go. She said they would be out in two minutes. Another 15 minutes passed - at this point we had been there over an hour and a half. Someone from our table went inside to find her and pay for our drinks. She sent the manager outside while that was happening to talk to us. He said they were short-staffed, and that our food was being packaged up. Since we had already heard that 15 minutes prior, and two in our party were late to their next commitment already, we told him we had to leave. It was the absolute worst dining experience (or lack thereof) that I've ever experienced. I don't think they should have "reopened".
Great food, great beer and wine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We enjoy the beer and burgers here. Service was great as always, however we were disappointed with the food this time. The french fries were cold and one of our burgers was extremely salty. They replaced the fries with hot fries but they were very salty. We will give the ale house another try but hope the cook reduces the salt.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Service was the only thing good here. The burgers are overpriced and really not that good. Soggy and over cooked . Wish it was better but not going back.
Wagyu burger is one of the best I have ever eaten, anywhere, anytime. Fantastic!! Love the ambiance.