Encinitas Ale House,

1044 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

"Came in on a Thursday 2/08/24 and wow probably the worst service I have ever received. Came in around 8:20pm, place wasn’t busy and immediately was greeted and the lady behind the bar got us drinks. It was me and my girl sitting at the bar. Things seemed super promising from the start, and then after her getting our drinks we never heard from her again. We understand that there was only a few people inside so probably the kitchen would be closed or closing early, whatever, but it would have been nice as we were sitting down if the lady would have communicated that to us. We then proceeded to see her walking around and closing up, not checking in, not acknowledging us again, and then towards then end, just tasting the beers behind the bar…wow. Since she never came back towards us or checked in we only did one round.. There was another lady behind the bar helping other folks out but never really interacted with. We heard her murmur under her breath something like “oh time to start closing” near us (and by never interacting with us, we felt more than like oh okay they want us out of here) and this is all about 8:40, y’all close at 9pm… then she helps her guests or whatever and says to two guys that it’s almost time for closing and if they wanna do another round. Never came over to ask us… until it’s basically 9pm and then was like “oh you want to do another”. They both saw us the whole time and my girl was beyond annoyed by this point because they saw her drink has been almost done for 15 mins, but then said are you sure you don’t want anything we still have to clean up.. felt so unwanted and rushed out.. There beers are great, but man coming from the service industry and seeing this type of service and having it, yikes, i hope y’all work on that."

"A neighborhood pub feel but with really good gourmet-like food and the best beer selection in town including Pliny the Elder on tap, served at the perfect temperature. Can't believe it took me so long to find this place! Waitress was nice and even agreed to settle a discreet, hilarious dispute between my wife and I. It was nice of her to play along."

"Food was pretty tasty, but the service was atrocious. Our server was rude and messed up our order more than once. When asked about our food and drinks, she had a bad attitude. I typically don't like leaving poor reviews, but this place definitely deserves one."

"Its not the place or staff. Its the fact that I ordered a burger and upon picking it up it fell apart and became a burger salad. Not impressed. Waitress said its because the buns are made in house. Then they should be less greasy and buns should be seared to slow saturation."

"Definitely an easy #1 choice any night. The food is awesome and the right atmosphere with great hosts and friendly people. Cheers to those that have a vision for awesome food and place overall!"