Cary Ale House

208 W Main St, Cary
(847) 639-7244

Recent Reviews

Shaun K

Great food and beer! Staff was friendly, attentive and knowledgeable about the menu. Recommend if you are in the area!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Peter Sternberg

Great local brewery with their own line and several options from other local breweries. The atmosphere was comfortable and the service was awesome (thank you Garrett). We stopped here as part of the McHenry County Brewery Trail Challenge and we'll definitely be back. Also, the cheese curds were really good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Beth Poole Kercher

Arrived at O’hare at 4:40pm ended up here for dinner around 6pm. Friday night of St Pat’s weekend. Lively, friendly and a table for me and my family. Tasted a few beers and enjoyed them all. Our group enjoyed cauliflower bites, fried goat cheese (myFav!), cheese curds, fish and chips, shrimp po boy, cheeseburger with a side of Mac and cheese. Long story short food, beer and service was great. To top it all off the owner provided a hand written!!! List of his favorite Chicago eats. Who does that?? In town 2hrs and I’ve found my new best friend and local pub!Kid-friendliness: Kids menu

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crispy Chevre, Burger, Buffalo Cauliflower

Richard Waligora

It was

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Rick Barnwell

Staff puts on a show to escort you to your train from the bus station waiting area.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 4

MJ C

Had a great time stopping in for lunch on a Sunday. Tasty spicy Bloody Mary. So happy they bag interesting vegetarian options!!! This made my vegetarian friends happy and me because I picked it! Buffalo Cauliflower was just lightly battered and peefectly cooked with a good plate full. The chickpea curry was yummy and I had grilled chicken with it. The desserts looked yummy but not this trip. Next visit we will try the beer and desserts!Vegetarian options: Offered tofu as alt protein!Dietary restrictions: They are a scratch kitchen so were able to accommodate a few changes due to allergies

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Buffalo Cauliflower, Thai Coconut Curry

Michael Webber

Went to try it out with friends given the positive reviews recently.Overall, a decent experience. Appetizers outshine the primary meal options. Two out of four of us received incorrect meals - and they were just average. The team took care of our appetizers on the house for the errors, but batting 50% isn’t great.Initial beer order took 15 minutes to have beverages delivered from time ordered. Not great for a food pub.We were seated in a table adjacent the bar. Loud, very loud. Perhaps it was the bar clientele on this particular night - it was obnoxious. Our table could barely carry on a conversation over assuming buzzed or drunk clients and was a contributing factor, by far, to our waitress having difficulty hearing us place our meals order.I’d consider giving it a second try, but there are other local restaurants I’d go back to first.Parking: Park at the Metra station. Primary restaurant parking lot was tight and busy.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Buffalo Cauliflower

Chris Sosnowski

This is one of my favorite local casual spots for great beer and great food. Not just good but great. Been there with friends, just my wife for date night, as well as our family. We’ve had most of everything on the menu and not been disappointed. Service has always been courteous and timely. Parking is sometimes a bit tight but there are plenty of spaces within a block of downtown Cary.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burger, Sliders, Pulled Pork

A. Google User

Prepare to slow down if you want to eat here on a sunny summer Friday evening. The patio is nice. Wait in the game room to get out of the way of staff while waiting for your table. (It was not during Oktoberfest--it was a regular old Friday).

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Phil Granada

My first time coming in. Ashley took care of me and filled me in on what's on tap and work a flight. She treated me like family as with the rest of the staff. The brews were very tasty and I will come again when there is time!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Buffalo Cauliflower

Steve Kraft

Great food service and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rooster, Buffalo, Chicken Tenders, Pub Burger, Burger, Sliders, Buffalo Cauliflower, Salad, Pulled Pork

Stewart Foley

What an amazing find!! It’s the food, people! I don’t drink I I can’t comment on their beers, but the scratch-kitchen-made anything on the menu is a knockout. The poutine - you can hear your arteries slamming shut it’s so good - Parmesan-garlic fries - outstanding - hand-breaded chicken tenders - off the hook good. It’s not fancy and it’s very friendly - and the food is incredible.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

George Dioguardi

Had a burger that was amazing.Bartenders are great and quite the characters.A must stop.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pub Burger

Nick Thompson

Excellent food options (and plentiful). Service is great. Nice vibe.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Steve

Starting with the service. Amber C. had our table, and she was an absolute joy. She was knowledgeable, not afraid to make recommendations, and a warming personality. I had the hot chicken sandwich and it was hot, so be aware. It was also breaded and cooked to perfection. The big hit at our table was the steak sliders. Can't go wrong with either.Parking: The town is doing a major street renovation, so have patience.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sliders

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