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.
Consistent, consistent, consistently bad service. Â Everytime I think it is getting better, they fail me. Â Three tries for what is mediocre food, but a poor server experience.
This appears to only be an issue in Destin. Â The one in Pensacola is fantastic and scores a solid four each and every time I visit.
Visited Millers for lunch today, and I was very pleased! Not many patrons in the restaurant and only two or three servers. However, our server was very attentive and made us feel welcome like we were old friends. Our lunch (taco salad and rack of ribs) was outstanding! Very pleased and will be returning soon!
Review Source:The food was not that great, but the menu is very extensive so there has to be something on there that is good. It also does turn into a dance club at night, but there wasn't a lot of people there when I went.
The best part was the fact that it was ladies night (Wednesday nights) and I got to drink for free! But overall, not that great of an experience.
Had no problems with the food, beverage or service here. We showed up on a playoff game day for the NFL, and they were able to seat us quickly at a nice, large booth. Our server was friendly and took pretty good care of us. She did forget a beverage or two, but with a big group, that's to be expected. I ordered "The Big Red," which is essentially a buffalo chicken sandwich. It was HUGE, and delicious! I couldn't finish the whole thing. The french fries were also good, and the dish came with a dill pickle. The perfect finish to any dish.
Review Source:Disclaimer: I went here half drunk, so this might've skewed my review. Who knows?
Now, what I do know is the following:
The beer specials on this particular evening were ridiculously cheap. The steak sandwich that I was extremely apprehensive to order, until the server highly recommended it, was actually damn good. The shrimp app. Yep, this was surprisingly tasty as well.
What I also know: I was really drunk and getting beligerent with some other patrons while watching some of the games. Appropriately, wifey got me out the door just in time.
I will return next year when I visit Destin again. We'll see if it's still 5 stars when I'm sober.
Horrible food & service! I'm obviously a glutton for punishment......because all 3 times I've been there the food was horrible! Â Why did I do this to myself 3 times, you ask.....I don't know.....maybe I was wanting them to step their game up and actually produce what I paid for. Â I can assure you that I will not be back! Not even for their drink specials.....the one time I sat @ the bar, it had a horribly dirty smell....it reeked of a bar that hadn't been cleaned in years! Â I actually had to box my food up because the stench was soon bad I couldn't eat there.
Review Source:A family member recommended this restaurant to me, but when we tried to call to make a reservation for our party of 10, no one answered (we tried several times). Finally we decided to go straight to the restaurant to get on the list, and both hostesses laughed at us when we told them that we had a party of 10, so we left. Having worked in the business, I find it hard to believe that this restaurant is functioning with such an unprofessional staff.
Review Source:This place is a sports bar with run of the mill everything. Â If you live within walking distance, maybe you should check it out (if you're bored). Â Salient low-lights follow:
- For a restaurant that includes "Ale" in their name, you'd expect them to serve at least two India Pale Ales -- nope.
- If you're still into smoking Don Draper, this place is for you -- as smoking is still allowed in the "open air" bar/dining area.
- After sampling the only IPA available (draft/bottled), I circled the bar to peruse the draft handles and see what else was available. As I suspected, there was at least a 25% variance between what was on the menu and what was actually on tap. If you can't afford to update your menu, at least provide an addendum or educate your wait staff on what you're serving this week (see next bullet below).
- After ordering one of the draft beers that I located on my quick reconnaissance mission, the waiter informed me that they did not serve that beer. I had to direct him to the bar to verify that I was correct.
- I had to finish shucking 3 of the 6 oysters I ordered and wasn't offered Tabasco sauce.
- My wife's iceberg lettuce salad was most certainly a perfect random sample of lettuce parts, vs. a preferred portion of carefully selected choice greens
- Apparently blackened chicken means chicken with select grill marks on it. Â Sometimes.
- Can a honky get a "How is everything?" just once during the meal?
- Had to steal flatware and napkins from another table in order to eat our meal. Â
- How is a bar napkin not standard when serving a drink? Â Especially when every time your server brings over your drink he spills generous portions onto the table?
- There are a lot of TVs and people with walkie talkies. Â I'm not even sure what that means.
We've eaten here three times now, and I have to say, I really appreciate their consistency. The food is always mediocre and the service is always maddeningly slow. Interestingly, we've always ordered a dessert to go at the end of dinner, and every time we get a mystery dessert instead of the one we ordered. On the plus side, the mystery dessert is still tasty, and the waitresses have all been friendly.
Review Source:I came here visiting destin. I was in need of a really good dinner, and decided to stop here. The lobster bisque was DELICIOUS!! For my entree, I had the snow crab, my all time favorite. The crab was dry and I had some legs without any meat. It was crazy! The dinner was cheap, but I know why. The apple crisp dessert was delicious! I'm not sure why the appetizer and dessert was so good, and the entree was awful. Do not waste your time or money eating here. There are much better places.
Review Source:Where is  the ale???  Horrible service, good food.  For an establishment to be called Miller's Alehouse, I expected a wide variety of ales.  Alas, most of the beers on tap were the typical macro-brews seen at virtually any bar across America.  To buy time for the bussers to clean and reset the table where we were going to be seated, the host decided to advertise the happy hour specials.  Unfortunately, once we were actually seated, those specials advertised to us were not honored by the waiter because happy hour had ended only a few minutes earlier.  I ordered one of the very few ales offered on the menu, only to discover that they had run out (surprise!).  My girlfriend ordered a mixed drink that ended up tasting awful (the waiter claimed that the bartender was new, inexperienced and dumb... Not appropriate for the waiter to be telling us that).  The good news is that the kitchen has their act together.  The food was very tasty.  I recommend the zingers.
Review Source:Good food and good service...not as many beers as you would think. When we asked for what beers they had they said what didn't they have.....well about 4 beers guesses later we settled on corona light. So for it to be an ale house it really doesn't have many beers especially compared to somewhere like taco mac or even Busters but overall decent food. I would definately recommend the mahi piccata.
Review Source:If you are looking for somewhere to enjoy dinner, I would go elsewhere.  If you want to get some drinks, it's a great hang out.  I have been here several times, and have to say that the couple times I ordered food, it definitely is something I wouldn't bother getting again.  The mozzerella sticks I figured would be safe, but I was wrong.  They tasted like the oil in the fryers hasn't been changed since they opened, and they walked around the whole bar asking people "these yours" before eventually getting to us.  The waitstaff doesn't seem all that good, and there are more managers with earpieces running around than seems there should (especially given the lackluster service).  On to the good.  PBR cans are only $2, and they have a great selection of draft beers which is nice.  As mentioned, they have TVs on just about every flat surface which is great if you wanna hang out and drink, but again, not somewhere  I would ever want to "dine".  I will certainly be back for the drinks, and if I get drunk enough, I may give the food another go, but I'd rather eat at whataburger.
Review Source:My husband and I thought that we'd give this place a try since it always seemed busy. We went in and ordered our food and waited for a pretty long time considering that the place was basically empty. I ordered the queso and chicken fingers (both of which were horrible). Â The queso tasted like beef and nothing like cheese at all. The chicken fingers were supposed to be lightly breaded , but they were heavily battered instead and fried for way too long. Â I will not eat here again, and I'll be telling others to avoid it as well.
Review Source:This is a sports bar, in the truest sense of the word. The food is about what you would expect (OK), but they have a huge beer selection, great drink specials, and TV's literally everywhere. I repeat, *everywhere*. Sadly, the draft selection is primarily macro brews, but its still one of the best in town. Perfect place for games.
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