Carolina Ale House

Always a winner! They make all of the food fresh, which is great for people with a food allergy to preservatives! This place is one of just a handful of restaurants I can eat at in Wilmington!

I have been here a few times, for lunch and dinner. I’m just not a big fan. The food is very bland and factory style. This is a great place for college kids. Not people over 35 including myself.

Was surprised at how comfortable this place was! Amazing wings (we got mild boneless), and the pizza was actually amazing — very fresh tasting and delicious. They didn’t rush us, and the waitress was very friendly and attentive. Beer selection on tap was great too, and they had my favorite hard cider (Red’s). LOTS of TVs. Probably great for game night!

We go here with friends pretty often and the food is pretty consistent, the wait staff could use some improvement. Some do a excellent job while others have forgotten my drink. The bathrooms can use some TLC during shifts and maybe turn the TV down in there it echoes!

This was the first restaurant/​bar I visited in Wilmington and I have been back a hand full of times since for beers. The interior exudes sports bar charm? Our first visit, we sat in a booth. Our server just happened to be a former PA resident, so we bonded with her right away. Service was fun and friendly.
The BJ got a local brew and a cheeseburger and fries. I got the shrimp tacos with mango salsa. While the food was nothing to write home about, we have enjoyed our visits to the Ale House.

Sorry 2 strikes with my wife, no more, great for college crowd will have to come by myself

Probably the coldest beer you will ever drink from a tap. Food and service excellent also.

Giving 3 stars for the service and the atmosphere. I have always had great service from servers and bartenders. I love the atmosphere of the place aswell. The reason I didn’t give a full 5 stars is because the food sucks! I’ve gone 4 times and i have had an problem every time. I’m not one to get a bad meal and say im never going there again. I believe in opportunity. The past 3 times I have gone I have gotten sick off of their food. The grilled chicken smelled and tasted like fish! There chicken Zingers are good only if everytime i got them, I didn’t find a hair in them. But if you’re looking for a place to get some beer specials and hang out then that’s the place. Otherwise I would suggest Fox and Hound or Buffalo Wild Wings.

I think they changed their fries, not sure, but they are «battered» and me no like. Burgers were still good, my medium rare was very rare. Got a Guinness on tap and it was gross… looked like a root beer float.

Went here on a busy Friday night service was pretty slow for the crowd. Didn’t really get to see the waiter much, food was okay. My friend order a sandwich and it came out wrong. She got her food back fast but her cheese wasn’t even melted doesn’t sound that big of a deal but at the same time how long would it take to melt some cheese. Got the five cheese spinach dip and if your a huge fan of cream cheese then you’ll love it. I got the the shrimp ceaser salad it wasn’t too bad but don’t get the tomatoes and artichoke hearts that comes in the salad because it has a weird taste. Overall not a bad place to try but service may take a while.

Always an enjoyable experience. They sometimes have live acoustic and it’s an easy going atmosphere to enjoy a meal and good company.

Great food, top ten burgers in Wilmington for certain. The service definitely could have been better. Would much rather have gone to Winnies Tavern or Red Robin.

Service was fair.
The buffalo wings were excellent! Tons of crunch and cooked perfect. I will be back for these.
The pimento bacon jam sandwich was pretty good. The description looked better.
The shrimp caesar salad was really good!

Hilary was a great server. The staff was very attentive and the food was excellent. They let me customize my pizza and the beer selection is better than most restaurants of this type.

I’m being harsh with this review, because I did have a great time here. But my good time was found outside, sitting with other Buffalo Bills fans at a bar… which is just what I was looking for.
I’ll admit that I showed up at 1:30 on a Sunday afternoon, so I expected it to be busy, but the hostesses and servers weren’t very helpful in answering any of my questions, and nobody seemed very kind or interested in new customers.
After walking through the dining room a few times looking for my own table, I later stopped at the bar and was told that there wasn’t room there. disappointed and feeling defeated, I went towards the bar outside, where I was told it would take 15 minutes to find a table.
To my surprise, there are seats at the bar.
From this point forward, I was served promptly by the lone bartender on duty… she was pleasant and knew her beer selection well. We ordered some food and it came out faster than I expected (good or bad thing?) but it didn’t taste bad at all. chicken wings. tough to mess up, but they tasted just fine.
The company is what made it for me. surrounded by fans of my team, watching them win, drinking beer in the sunshine. life was great… but getting to that point was difficult.

Great brew and food! Service was quick, they have lots of brews to chose from! Nice indoor and outdoor seating. Also they have an outside bar!

I was in town, visiting a friend, and upon realizing we didn’t want Easy Mac, she recommended Carolina Ale House. Having worked in food service for the majority of my life, I expected to wait at least ten minutes or so since we got there during the dinner rush; however, they seated us immediately, and our server Aaron saw to us shortly thereafter.
The selection of drinks was excellent: Carolina Alehouse offers a wide variety of drinks at great prices. As one who is trying to find my «perfect» beer, I tried a sampler they had, and Aaron was very patient with me as I tried to decide what to get. In the end, I was unable to pick what looked good, so he asked what I’d had in the past and came back with a few samples of things in the range of what I’d liked, explaining to me which one was which.
He also made great suggestions regarding food, and it was clear that he was well-​trained in the products. They give generous portions, and the food tasted excellent! I only wish I’d had enough room to finish it all.
I give it five stars: excellent service, great atmosphere, and meals to satisfy just about any appetite! I’ll definitely be returning!

I have been meaning to write a review here for a while now although I haven’t been here since last summer. Although I have been in this place probably 10 times. The first time I believe was the spring of 2010. Well before I really started Unilocaling. It is basically on the main strip of Wilmington so you will have some traffic coming off of I40.
If I surf Wrightsville, Carolina, or Kure beach I usually hit this up. I always come hungry after hours of the fun stuff. I often times find myself staying for a few hours and hanging out. I am sure you can guess why!
This is a typical sports bar. They have a lot of TVs and seating. It is usually loud. I have been on a Saturday and on weekdays (during the summer). You can tell it frequents UNCW students. No biggie though. I do remember a Saturday where it was ridiculously crowded. I would avoid it at peak times like this or go earlier than late afternoon/​early evening. Weekday evenings were lighter in comparison. Also there probably isn’t as many students there on summer weekdays.
It is an ale house. They have a great selection of beer. I remember I have tried Sweetwater Blue. It was great. They also offer Natty Greene’s Buckshot. So I tend to get that.
The food is typical pub/​sports bar food. I usually get their BBQ platter or Baby Back Ribs. I do like their fries as well. These two entrees are solid. I have not tried anything else but I would order these two items again.
Service was slow one night that I remember. I was so freaking hungry that it was irritating. But the other times were appropriate for a place like this. Not amazing but not horrible.
A solid place. Will return if I can get down there and some free time to do so!

Thankfully, this Carolina Ale House is slightly better than the one in Jacksonville, but it’s still a 3-​star establishment.
Our actual server was awesome — friendly, attentive and efficient. However, I don’t appreciate it when an employee asks a male server there to sit us and he says, «yeah, when I’m done putting these menus away», and he casually and VERY slowly put about 8 menus away. He didn’t care that we were waiting for him to finish so he could seat us. Horrible service with that guy. Thankfully, he wasn’t our server.
I love the Chipotle Bloody Mary, but the Chicken Quesadilla was just ok and served with horrible guacamole that was in desperate need of some salt, tomato, onion, cilantro and FLAVOR. My husband’s burger was just ok and he said whoever made it has no attention to detail. Why can’t they spread the pickle across the burger instead of several pickles literally stacked on top of each other? The Pepperoni Pizza is a travesty. It’s paper-​thin «crust» and lack of toppings were not good either.
While not horrible, Chili’s is way better than this place. They also have friendlier servers.

I had the pleasure to come here on the evening of «Black Friday» with 5 of my dear friends that live in NC (so, I was the outsider on this trip!).
This place is a typical sports bar (as it is right down the street from UNCW) — with plenty of seating, TVs, and booze/​food options.
The menu wasn’t anything fantastic– but there were a lot of options. I ended up getting a meat lover’s pizza that was served on a thin crust. The pizza itself was great– however, the crust was VERY hard, as in I almost cracked teeth biting into it (note to self– if I ever need something to protect myself with, throw their pizza at someone). Maybe it was overcooked (but it didn’t taste burnt).
The beer was plentiful and decent priced. I got a tall boy Dos Equis for like $ 3nsomechange. That was a decent price. They even sell watermelon beer– which yep, tastes like watermelons.
I forgot our servers name, but she was awesome– on point, got everything correct, and in a timely manner– I think she was the best part about the place!
The food is palatable, the beer is cheap, and service is decent. I’ll sit on the same as my Dos Equis– 3nsomechange.