Orlando Ale House
Orlando, FL 32828-7045
Phone: (407) 736-0333
- Price:
- $
- 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.
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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
02/10/2008 Posted by eadonelson
I LOVE THE ALE HOUSE !!! This is by far my favorite place to eat. When ever we have guest in town we always take them here. It is very layed back and a great place to watch the game. The food and the service have always been good. The only complaint is sometimes our appetizer arrives right before our food, which doesn't leave much time to enjoy it. I highly recommend the nachos (ask for them layered), the mushroom burger and the mahi mahi pasta. FYI the nachos are HUGE, more than enough for 2 people to eat as a meal. They also have great lunch specials that change every month and daily drink specials.
Pros: Great food, friendly staff, and cold beer :)
Cons: Can get very crowded on the weekends and noisy
09/26/2007 Posted by justmitch
As most people know, the Ale House has some great prices on low end drinks. I used to be a frequent diner there until recently when I found out that their Customer Service leaves a lot to be desired. My wife ordered a bratwurst sandwich that came from the kitchen with mustard already applied. Apparently, everybody likes mustard (they must have thought!), but she does not. She asked for some barbeque sauce to drown out the taste of the mustard. They brought it out but charged extra for it on the check! When I brought this to the manager's attention, she informed me that whenever they "go to the kitchen" for something such as that, there is a charge. I even wrote a letter to the company's main office in Jupiter, FL and got a letter back saying that they probably would not have charged it in my case, yet they DID! They never made it right. So, moral of the story: if your food comes out wrong, send it back! Don't try and "fix" it with a condiment; your wallet will be a little lighter for the effort. There are lots of similar restaurants where the management is more responsive than the Alafaya Ale House.
Pros: Cheap drinks, lots of TV's
Cons: Unresponsive management
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