Reviews for Carolina Ale House - Durham in Durham, NC

Guys I'm telling you. When you see that picture you are not gonna believe it, What a tasty and amazing burger I ate, That burger... was on another level. After eating that burger I really wanted to go again and I will. Don't forget to buy the cheese curds as astarter while you talk, they are nice too. But the burger was amazing! Read more

Service was ok considering they just opened. My only complaint was I ordered a shrimp po boy and it was way too much bread and... lettuce. The sandwich had only 6 shrimp so either more shrimp or smaller hoagie roll. I attached a pic of how much bread I hadleft from the po boy. Read more

The Ale House catered my nieces graduation party. It was a huge success! Thank you to the staff including our waitress Courtney... ????The food was well prepared. Read more

Mediocre at best in all regards. Service pretty bad, food kind of poor. Yes, it was 2 pm on Sunday, but they are also open for... business and ready to serve. Sat at the bar and the bartender was in charge of the handful of people at the bar (3 partiesincluding my own) as well as 2 tables that were sat for her. Had to ask several times for water to accompany the beer orderedand it wasn't until halfway through our meal and second beer that she audibly remembered to get them for us. I ordered thesourdough patty melt. Wish I had taken a picture. Presentation was an attempt to be fancy, but unnecessary and entirelydysfunctional. The sandwich was cut in half and skewered with a foot long skewer and the pickles on top. The burger had slid outof the top half which all in all didn't matter since I had to take the patty melt apart to apply the pickles that come with it.Inconvenient since it includes melted cheese on both sides. Bread was hardly toasted, no color at all. By the end, it was justsoggy with the burgers juices and the butter it was soaked in. Would recommend pretty much anywhere else if looking for a burgerand beer while sports are playing on a few dozen TVs. Read more

AVOID THIS BAR AT ALL COSTS. I WILL NEVER BE BACK. trash service. trash bartender. OUR SHOT CAME IN A BROKEN FREAKING GLASS!! I... know the kitchen closes at 1PM. we made sure to get there with 20 minutes to spare. we were greeted by the ?bartender? Amy at1:09. WE SAT FOR THIRTY MINUTES IGNORED. then by that time we had to physically Yell that we needed help, we were told thekitchen closed at 1am. i mentioned that we had been here well before 1 and was told by amy ?i don?t know; it?s too bad? they?reclosed? truly the worst customer service i?ve ever received. not to mention as you can see in the picture the bar isDISGUSTING. maybe let the regular Saturday bartenders work and put amy to her regular schedule. it?s clear she can?t handleit. the worst part about the broken glass and lack of food? we were offered the liquor for free after she poured it into aclean glass FROM THE BROKEN GLASS. We also watched numerous other bar patrons get extra heavy free shots for the kitchen closing?soon?. disgusting. WHO RUNS THIS PLACE?!?!? Read more

Came in hungry and left full. Who ever the sever was today on 5/15/2022 in the late afternoon. Was by her self from what we... could see and ran the floor like a champ. Food was good, as well as the Customer Service! Read more

Definitely would have given 5? but the bathroom was very NASTY & REEKED of pee and poor judgement! Tissue everywhere; sink... extremely filthy. I'm aware that some people have no home training but I could tell that the dirt and debris were definitelybuilt up from not being adequately cleaned. The floor was also sticky leading to the restroom. This place gives "out with theguys/girls????" but also child friendly! Nice atmosphere, a T.V in every corner. Food was hot and made to order. *If you decideto order the nachos, wear an elastic waistband because they aren't stingy with the portions! (pic included) We ordered thePhilly cheese steak meal, Varsity burger meal *added a side salad, Chicken nachos w/ side fries-4 fountain drinks, an mixed(alcohol) drink, 2 ice cream sundaes and bill was $60.(honestly not bad at all in my opinion!) Our server ( I wish I couldremember her name) was the best! She made sure our cups weren't low and was very prompt with taking our order. Very kind andsweet. All in all, it was a nice place. Considering returning! Read more

This place was TRASH ????. Unfortunately, it didn't make the cut. The food was so off-key, and the drinks ???? were ????. I've... had better drinks with Mikes Hard Lemonade. I mentioned something to theMgr. He told me that the bartender could make adifferent drink ???? vs. making my drink better, I almost forgot to mention that the glasses were stained... I poured my drinkinto my water glass, just in case. ????????????????From my experience, DON'T buy ANY specialty DRINKS, just get simple thingslike rum-coke or Malibu and pineapple juice, etc. Despite ALL my critics and ranting... My waitress Hally or Hallie she wassweet. Very tentative and familiar with the menu. Read more