Nice casual place. Server was terrific, very friendly and efficient. Location is smack dab in the middle of downtown Mount Prospect, very walkable to train. The Ale House Fish & Chips platter served up three large pieces of fried cod and lots of fries but the fish was greasy. Would try something else next time.
Daniel Pacholski
Busy place with nearby parking. Friendly bartenders too
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Steve Heim
Great food at great prices! The coleslaw is fabulous!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
summer wildflower
...my friends and I have had great experiences at this restaurant!..we loved sitting outside...good food and prices!..easy parking, friendly atmosphere...What especially has made our visits enjoyable is the wonderful staff....Eric, Mark, and Jeanine really friendly and super people!..incredibly accommodating and shared some laughs and smiles! They are really great, because of them especially, we'll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
june berg
Great place to go no matter the age group lovely place great staff and food was great will go again to meet my friends again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Diana Manos
So goooood
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mikie Thegreat
Not as many beers as advertised, not the correct glassware, no where near a proper pour.. Why would they call themselves an ale house...?
Patrick Campbell
The best sweet potato fries. We had the prime rib sliders, which were delicious, and our server Heather was dynamite! Even the guy that cleans up knew what we needed even before asking. We will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daisy Olalde
I recently visited Emerson’s Ale Bar and was thoroughly impressed with the food. The wraps and parmesan truffle fries were delicious, well-prepared, and bursting with flavor. The menu offers a great variety and great beer. However, the customer service left something to be desired. The hostess was somewhat indifferent when seating us, and the waitress seemed inattentive throughout our meal. While the fantastic food somewhat made up for these shortcomings, better customer service would certainly elevate the overall experience.
Overall, Emerson’s Ale Bar serves amazing food, but I hope they work on improving their service to match the quality of their cuisine.
Amazing food lineup. All the sandwich items that I've tried have been over the top. The owner, George, makes sure your experience is 2nd to none. I highly recommend this restaurant. I can assure you that you won't be disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James Mcneil
Geat food, great drinks and a cool place to have a good time! Highly recommended!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marc Goldstein
Great happy hour specials and very friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Dave Kogan
The first time I came here was with a few friends as our wives had a ladies night. None of us had been here and it was a Wednesday night and it was busy. So we sat at the bar and got some drinks.
While waiting for a couple guys to arrive we ordered some appetizers. We asked the bartender for her recommendations and she suggested either the fried pickles or the Italian beef egg rolls. My buddy said he hates fried pickles (and pickles in general - heathen!) and he was not interested in the egg rolls. So he got cheese curds and we got the egg rolls. Holy cow! The Italian Beef Egg Rolls were awesome. Even my buddy was pleasantly surprised.
Next we got dinner. I got the Pretzel Prime Rib Dip Sandwich. Juicy, flavorful, crisp bun, aioli with a slight kick...all hallmarks of a very good sandwich...which it was. My buddy (who doesn't like pickles - the heathen!) got a burger which he said was one of the best burgers he's ever had and that our Burger Club will have to revisit just for everyone to review. Another got the Buffalo Salad and another got the Ale House Fish & Chips. We all loved our food and vowed to return.
And return we did! We went back a second time and got the Italian Beef Egg Rolls again (because - awesome) and also got their wings: BBQ and Hot Honey. Both are good sauces and worth the trip to Emerson just for them.
Our Burger Club has been as well and we rank their burgers as some of the best we've had and we've been to over 30 places all over the North Shore, Northwest Suburbs up to Kenosha, WI.
I highly recommend visiting Emerson Ale House and trying whatever they recommend (or what I recommended) as everything is great ther. Oh, and I have tried the fried pickles and they are really, really, good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mac N Cheeseburger, Hamburgers, Wings, Short Rib Burger, Italian Beef Egg Rolls
Tita Gold-Read
Food and service is great. There are certain group of people who go there are disrespectful, despite a chair that was taken with a coat on the chair they insisted on trying to claim the spot. Very rude and disrespectful crowd. Very unrespectable people crowd. We love the place but don't like the crowd that are there.
Run don't walk for the eggrolls.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice casual place. Server was terrific, very friendly and efficient. Location is smack dab in the middle of downtown Mount Prospect, very walkable to train. The Ale House Fish & Chips platter served up three large pieces of fried cod and lots of fries but the fish was greasy. Would try something else next time.
Busy place with nearby parking. Friendly bartenders too
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great food at great prices!
The coleslaw is fabulous!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
...my friends and I have had great experiences at this restaurant!..we loved sitting outside...good food and prices!..easy parking, friendly atmosphere...What especially has made our visits enjoyable is the wonderful staff....Eric, Mark, and Jeanine really friendly and super people!..incredibly accommodating and shared some laughs and smiles! They are really great, because of them especially, we'll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place to go no matter the age group lovely place great staff and food was great will go again to meet my friends again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So goooood
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not as many beers as advertised, not the correct glassware, no where near a proper pour.. Why would they call themselves an ale house...?
The best sweet potato fries.
We had the prime rib sliders, which were delicious, and our server Heather was dynamite!
Even the guy that cleans up knew what we needed even before asking.
We will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I recently visited Emerson’s Ale Bar and was thoroughly impressed with the food.
The wraps and parmesan truffle fries were delicious, well-prepared, and bursting with flavor. The menu offers a great variety and great beer.
However, the customer service left something to be desired. The hostess was somewhat indifferent when seating us, and the waitress seemed inattentive throughout our meal. While the fantastic food somewhat made up for these shortcomings, better customer service would certainly elevate the overall experience.
Overall, Emerson’s Ale Bar serves amazing food, but I hope they work on improving their service to match the quality of their cuisine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
Amazing food lineup. All the sandwich items that I've tried have been over the top.
The owner, George, makes sure your experience is 2nd to none.
I highly recommend this restaurant. I can assure you that you won't be disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Geat food, great drinks and a cool place to have a good time! Highly recommended!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great happy hour specials and very friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The first time I came here was with a few friends as our wives had a ladies night. None of us had been here and it was a Wednesday night and it was busy. So we sat at the bar and got some drinks.
While waiting for a couple guys to arrive we ordered some appetizers. We asked the bartender for her recommendations and she suggested either the fried pickles or the Italian beef egg rolls. My buddy said he hates fried pickles (and pickles in general - heathen!) and he was not interested in the egg rolls. So he got cheese curds and we got the egg rolls. Holy cow! The Italian Beef Egg Rolls were awesome. Even my buddy was pleasantly surprised.
Next we got dinner. I got the Pretzel Prime Rib Dip Sandwich. Juicy, flavorful, crisp bun, aioli with a slight kick...all hallmarks of a very good sandwich...which it was. My buddy (who doesn't like pickles - the heathen!) got a burger which he said was one of the best burgers he's ever had and that our Burger Club will have to revisit just for everyone to review. Another got the Buffalo Salad and another got the Ale House Fish & Chips. We all loved our food and vowed to return.
And return we did! We went back a second time and got the Italian Beef Egg Rolls again (because - awesome) and also got their wings: BBQ and Hot Honey. Both are good sauces and worth the trip to Emerson just for them.
Our Burger Club has been as well and we rank their burgers as some of the best we've had and we've been to over 30 places all over the North Shore, Northwest Suburbs up to Kenosha, WI.
I highly recommend visiting Emerson Ale House and trying whatever they recommend (or what I recommended) as everything is great ther. Oh, and I have tried the fried pickles and they are really, really, good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mac N Cheeseburger, Hamburgers, Wings, Short Rib Burger, Italian Beef Egg Rolls
Food and service is great. There are certain group of people who go there are disrespectful, despite a chair that was taken with a coat on the chair they insisted on trying to claim the spot. Very rude and disrespectful crowd. Very unrespectable people crowd. We love the place but don't like the crowd that are there.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
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