Orlando Ale House
Orlando, FL 32819-7915
Phone: (407) 248-0000
- Price:
- $
- Best of Citysearch:
- Beer Selection 2004
- Hours:
- Daily 11am-2am
Editorial Review for Orlando Ale House – by Mary Meehan
The Scene
The Ale House is one of the state's mini-chains. All share the same basic menu, decor and commitment to tasty, far-from-fancy food. The decor is reminiscent of a sports bar, with bench-like seats and thick wooden tables. TVs are hung throughout, although the noise level remains tolerable.
The Food
Start off with the deep-fried conch fritters, a taste of Key West. The Ale House Combo--a platter of potato skins, conch fritters, fried mushrooms, mozzarella sticks and sauces--feeds a crowd. The chicken nachos are a rather bland mountain of chips under a lava slide of cheese. The baby back ribs are generously portioned, fall-off-the-bone tender and smothered in a tangy sauce. Another good bet for dinner is the blackened prime-rib sandwich. The burgers are big and juicy. The brownie hot fudge sundae is the star of the small dessert menu.
Editorial content is independent of paid advertisers. Any expenses are paid for by Citysearch.
Insider Tips
Where to SitSports fans are taken care of here; there are plenty of TVs to watch the big game.
Save MoneyThe daily beer specials won't drain your wallet.
User Reviews for Orlando Ale House
10/01/2007 Posted by vik_granger
We arrived at our hotel late on a Wednesday night to begin our 4 day Universal Studios vacation the next day, and this restaurant came in real handy. With late hours, a full service menu, and a two minute walk across the parking lot from the Fairfield Inn, this is one of those must-have restaurants for you late arrivers and stay-till-the-park-closes people on an Orlando vacation. They have a lobster special on Wednesday nights (for $14.95, I think). I know, because I'm a fan of lobster and thanks to the lack of communication from our waitress, I didn't have it. A banner posted on a nearby wall advertised the Wednesday night lobster special. We hadn't noticed it when we were seated, and the waitress, who was actually friendly and outgoing, failed to mention it. After our orders were placed, my wife noticed the banner, summoned our server, and suggested to her that I might want to change my order. The waitress wasn't very accommodating, made an excuse that the orders were already in, etc. I simultaneously said it was "okay", don't worry about it, and ended up ticking my wife off for contradicting her. So my wife was briefly P.O.'d at both the waitress and I. Later, the waitress picked up on my wife's displeasure, and tried to be extra personable to secure her tip. Eventually, everything ended well...the waitress ended up giving us a lot of information about Universal Studios, and my wife was fine. The food was good, too and the portions were generous. The Chicken Philly Cheesesteak I ordered was quite good. Next time maybe I can try the lobster.
Pros: Late hours, convenient location, large portions, food pretty good
Cons: Lack of communication on the part of waitress
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
06/15/2005 Posted by ilmq32
I go to this resturant everyday for lunch with my fiance. It is because the staff is great, the food is awesome and the price is right. It is so nice to be able to go into a place like this and feel at home. The waiters/waitresses are so very great. We usually have the waiters but the waitress are just as good.
Pros: parking, prices, ambiance
Cons: none
Users Like You Also Viewed
Orlando Ale House
12377 Winter Garden Vineland
Orlando, FL 32821
