The worse service I have every had. Poor guy I swear I think he was new and I really tried to be patient everyone needs to start somewhere but come on. First off I got my salad with dressing on the side and ordered a dressing that didn't go with the salad I didn't want the key lime dressing... I wanted ranch. Well he knew that and gave me my ranch dressing before I got my water... Then got my food way before everyone else... but with the icky dressing that in my opinion tasted like mop water... yeah I would have had it but it was way too gross for me to choke down... just couldnt do it. Well I sent it back he said he put no dressing on it so someone messed up in the kitchen. Well that fine but I didn't get my salad until EVERYONE else I ate lunch with (8 people) were done. It was a birthday and they wouldn't sing... yeah they actually said NO! I asked ok please send me out a cake then to at least make him feel special... it never came... In fact the guy went by me I would say at least 5 times before he would even take my card to pay... looking at the card and the bill 2x's when he went by. He even said you to me I wouldn't blame you if you didn't pay... umm yeah I am going to run out on my bill with my boss and my bosses boss with me... UMMM what is wrong with you.... take my money guy. Also out of everyone I was with and two people waiting on us none of us got the right food or even the right bills. It was a mess... Also one of my work mates is still waiting on her sweet potato fries.I think its safe to say she may not be getting them.
Review Source:Best thing about Miller's is the choices....they will have something on the menu that fits your mood and your budget and every type of beer on tap for your thirst. Â There are some things on the menu that have failed me (soggy nachos and old crab legs) but most are solid. Â Fajitas at the bar was a winner twice last time I was in town and for some reason I've always enjoyed the fish dip. Â Fosters seems to be on perpetual sale. Â Service has always been first rate, the bartenders are very high energy and hopefully get rewarded for it, I think management knows that a mediocre bartender is going to pull this place down.
Review Source:Interesting place - lots of TVs, a few pool tables, and some of the hardest booth benches you'll ever sit in.
The food isn't really anything to go crazy about, we both had a sandwich type thing (a turkey burger and a blackened grouper sandwich) - both with pretty generic sweet potato fries and a giant pickle.
The beer selection (as mentioned in previous reviews) is excellent, and this is one of the few places in the area I found (after an extensive 22 second search) to be open late. Â (Late = past 10)
Our waitress was awesome, she sat in the booth with us and we became friends (well, her and my mom) and ended up changing numbers and making plans for the weekend. Â Go figure.
She was honest too - I cautiously ordered the key lime pie and asked her how it was, she said "not good, it comes in frozen and they throw it in the microwave, and in just over a minute you get pretty crappy pie.)
Needless to say, I did not get the key lime pie, nor do I recommend it to others. Â
I'll be back to try some of their other bar staples (I saw a quesadilla floating around and it looked good) and try some more beers on tap, or take advantage of some ridiculously low priced miller [light, hi-life, -hi-life light] bucket specials - 7 bucks for 5 bottles.
It's pretty much guaranteed that if my colleagues and/or I are on a trip to our Ft. Myers site we are eating almost exclusively at the Ale House - mostly due to its proximity to both our site and hotel.
I know some people who absolutely love it, but I think it's pretty average. Â The meals are reasonably priced and HUGE (do not attempt to finish the fish & chips alone) and there are usually drink specials.
It's more of a sports bar than a restaurant - tons of TVs everywhere all tuned to sports channels and a huge bar in the middle of the place.
It gets super crowded at peak times and I don't think they take reservations, so be prepared to wait.
Quiet Sunday afternoon. Â I was looking for a place to watch the Phillies game.
The bartender happily switched the TV in front of me to my game. Â
The beer selection on tap is fabulous. Â While there are very few microbrews and no IPA, well, with 36 choices on tap I can't complain. Â There were a couple beers I was less familiar with and they will let you sample the beer to find something you like.
Great bartender who never stopped moving. Â Impressive. Â
The food was really good. Â I had the sashimi tuna salad. A huge portion of perfectly seared tuna. Â
All in all a great experience.
I really like this place. I have been here many times and have yet to get a bad meal or bad service.
The place has a Florida feel to it, and an interesting menu to match the interesting people this great state has to offer! (:
Most of the time I get the fresh Mahi Florentine, which is dead on every time. I occasionally order the "ozobucco" (not sure if I spelled it correctly) which is a huge, slow roasted pork shank.. Both meals run at about $12. Good prices!
The beer selection is great. Since the restaurant is such a busy place, it always tastes fresh. $1 drink specials all day, every day!
I reccomend for families and singles alike!
We went to Miller's Ale House on a Friday night. My girlfriend had been there before but it was a "first" for me.
The only bummer is that you can't make a reservation. We waited about 35minutes for a table but quickly found some seats at the bar until our table was ready. The bartender suggested we order dinner and eat at the bar but we opted for just an appetizer. We ordered the hot spinach dip. It was not too cheesy and "just right".
There are almost too many options on the menu. It was hard to choose what to have with all the daily specials offered. We ordered the snow crab (1 lb. of steamed crab for $9.99) and the twin lobster tails ($14.99). They were both served with creamy cole slaw and your choice of potato! (LOVE the baked potatoes here!). The crab legs were a little messy to eat but that was to be expected. For the price and proportion both were a good deal.
It's the perfect spot to meet some friends and watch a sporting event.
35 shrimp plus two sides?!?! sign me up! Â Very generous portions especially their drinks! Â I was part of a large group, so our food took a while to come out. Â The joint has a lot of seating and a couple of pool tables. Â Would I have a craving for The Ale House? Perhaps not. Â But most definitely a decent meal. Â Seems like the perfect place to spend a Saturday and/or Sunday watching football. Â Why lie. I watch football on Thursdays and Mondays too. Â The Ale House certainly has enough food to cater to any of those days of the week.
Review Source:Loud music, huge bar in the middle, average service, about sums it up. I would consider this a bar that happens to serve food rather than a restaurant that serves drinks. Oh, and if you like to watch TV while you're out spending money, you are in luck here - they have 30+ televisions on the walls, each one seemingly tuned into a different channel. I'm sure this is heaven for someone - I don't know just who it would be, but my guess is it would be the younger crowd (such as it is in southwest Florida) looking to make a connection.
And the food? The calamari appetizer was ho-hum. For the corned beef & cabbage, the corned beef was thinly sliced rather than in the customary chunk. Not good. We had to ask the waitperson for dijon mustard which perked it up a bit. Â Inside the shrimp & crab quesadilla was a mixture of I'm not sure what in a salad style. Individual pieces of either seafood could not be discerned by the human eye.
On the bright side, both meals were super-sized the American way, so it's almost guaranteed you'll have an extra meal to take home with you.
PS: only go here to drink.
Fun times. Â Ft. Myers Ale House? Â Millers Ale House? Â Meh, whatever. Â They've got some pretty decent beers on tap (read: more than bud and bud light), but the food is just okay. Â One night I got a tasty hot dog, but another night I got a seriously limp salad. Â Blarg. Â
Service is sketchy if you're sitting at a table and *especially* on Sunday, where the place is packed with people watching football on the gabillion TVs there. Â I got pretty great service at the bar, not so much from the waitress who basically avoided eye contact with me and took 20 damn minutes to get me a drink. Â Seriously, it's just soda! Â
In any case, I'd definitely go back. Â It's chill and has booze and random drunks. Â What more can you ask for out of a bar?
I'm not sure how this place could get any better. Â They have about 400 billion drink specials (if you pay more than $5 for any drink, you must be ordering Johnnie Walker Blue or something, since even top shelf vodka drinks were only $4 or $5), great food (try the fish tacos, turkey burger, or steak sandwich), and really friendly service. Â It's pretty much always crowded with sports fans, and I recall hearing that baseball players hang out here on non-game days during spring training.
As a side note, it took about half an hour in this place during my most recent trip for me to remember that this bar was the last stop of the night on my last night in Fort Myers in spring 2001. Â Falling off a bar stool and doing a shot while sitting on the ground -- those were good times.