Extensive menu. Had the Chicken Parmesan and it wasn't bad. Came with a big group so it's hard to comment on service but had trouble getting refills and one of my party ordered a Coke and they brought a Pepsi, saying they didn't have Coke. Otherwise, service was on par. Overall, an average place to eat. Have to think of it as more of a bar scene. Drinks next time maybe?
Review Source:My boyfriend is from Florida so he was very excited to dine at Ale House again on our recent trip to Destin.
Wow, were we disappointed. We arrived into town very late and we were starved. Ale House was two blocks from the hotel so it was a no-brainer. We arrived around 10:40pm and although there were patrons in the restaurant, there was no sign of a hostess anywhere. We walked outside and sat at the bar, hoping to get service. The bartender's service from start to finish was pretty poor; he ignored us several times and was instead more focused on joking with the obnoxious group a few chairs from us, whom we later found out were Ale House employees on their day off.
The food is pretty terrible. I tried a couple pieces of my boyfriend's wings and had the steak salad for myself. The wings were very salty, fatty, and lacked any other flavor. The steak salad was a mix of poorly arranged ingredients on a bed of iceberg topped with well-done steak tossed in A-1. Yes, seriously.
This place reminds me of a place for college students--really big portions, not so good food, and lots of obnoxious young drunks. Perhaps this was my boyfriend's appeal back in the day, but if you can afford to take your money elsewhere, I would highly recommend doing so.