The ale house is a d Great venue to just hang out for a brew and watch sports. Food is OK BUT it is the atmosphere and sports vibe that is what sets apart from other bars. I will continue to come here and bring my business meetings here as well. read more

A cool sports bar located in Wake Forest. It is quite large with lots of seating and TVs. The parking lot is shared by several businesses, but seemed to be enough last night. It does stay open quite late. Ambiance - 4. I had a grilled chicken cobb salad. It was solid. Lots of veggies were mixed in and very large. My daughter had tacos and chips with salsa. She said the tacos were very good, but they were flour tortillas. In Texas we are use to corn tortillas. Also the chips were large, the ones we are use to, are made by the restaurant and salsa was not spicy. I could tell the difference in just looking at the meal. Overall food - 4. Our server was nice and our order came out quickly. The server just seemed like she was unenthusiastic about something. Service - 4. I'm not sure who the target customer is, but if near a college, Carolina Ale would be a hit. A big thanks for a nice meal. read more

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Not familiar with the menu, I came in wanting something like a steak and side salad. No extra carbs, definitely not a big prime rib with two sides, plus salad for $38. Our server gave us excellent service and pointed out there was a 6 oz NY Strip although it wasn't on the menu. It came out cooked to perfection and I had a great Caesar salad to go with it. I must admit I'm not a sports fan and the place is a little chaotic for my liking (too many tv's each on a different channel) but I know people like that, it's all good read more

We ventured in one last time due to a gift card from the management, and the all around experience was still a bust. I'm sorry CAH but I think we're done with you. Food this time was terrible. Kids got the buttered pasta which was basically penne pasta and 20lbs of liquid butter. It was not a good thing. The server when he brought our beers (the gf and I selected two diff drafts) said "to be honest I'm not sure which one is which" and left. The French fries were bone cold and when I complained about them, the server brought out another serving...of cold fries. I'm not sure how to advise on what to fix, but it seems like y'all need to start from scratch on your server training program. read more

Today, I ordered wings for pickup. I've always enjoyed their wings, especially with the honey bbq. Unfortunately, today was a disappointment. I ordered 12 wings, half fried with honey bbq, the other half dry rub with garlic parm. The flavor itself was great, but the wings seemed like they were cooked previously and slightly reheated; I only say slightly because by the time I got home they weren't even lukewarm. Some were tough, some were chewy... again, like they were precooked either early this morning or last night. Paying $19 for wings for them to be given like that, is frustrating. Definitely won't be ordering pickup anymore; I'm wondering if it's the same way if eating inside. read more

Had fish and chips. Cod fish was cooked perfectly. Cole slaw was a great compliment. Ms. Amanda took care of the service and was excellent. read more

Carolina Ale House - Bear natter cod and fries with coleslaw - Sports Bars Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

Love this place!!!!! Great atmosphere good drinks good food and great service. Perfect spot to grab a drink have some food and watch a game!!!! read more

For a sports bar - I actually love this place! We went to watch a sports game with friends, and we only had drinks so I can't speak to their food. But their TVs were everything and large, making it a go-to spot for watching sports! The aesthetic was spacious, clean, and cute! We appreciated our friendly staff and accommodating our TV channel needs. Would definitely return! read more

Food quality has once again taken a serious dive. Ordered six chicken wings. They were the size of pigeon wings receive 5 very small drummets and one flat. Would have had to pay extra if I ordered all grummets. I prefer a mix. They came with no sauce on them and had very little flavor. Disappointing to see thsi establishemet going down hill AGAIN!. At least teh beers were cold. read more

Monday night I had a 5-star experience there. My last two, one being a Door Dash, were NOT Great, but I've had great times prior so I went back Monday, 04/27. Shout out to the Chef that day... food was On Target!! Bartender, OMGGG, his name escapes me.. But he was Awesome!! Jordan, I think that was his name, hope I spelled it right. Good Job The waiter was clearly having a bad day but still took good care of us. I just May go back next Monday.... I hope it is as Good... Cannot beat the sports updates. read more

The atmosphere is wonderful and the service was great, compared to East Coast wings and Grill. The atmosphere is filled with great energy. read more

Carolina Ale House - A view from across the bar. - Sports Bars Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

My family and I were in this establishment for a birthday party this past weekend. We had the WORST waitress ever, and her name is Susanna H. It was a large party, and she couldn't handle her section, and didn't ask for help. She put in orders for the kitchen that weren't needed. After we were all finally eating, they brought out MORE of the same orders!!00 She was so overwhelmed that she ordered extra meals and we were already eating!! She was rude to us, and when my nephew spoke to management about her, the waitress came between the manager and hit my nephew. He pushed her back. And of course she clamed to be the victim. LIES!!! This waitress should NOT be working with the public, and Ale House should be ashamed to have someone like that in their establishment!! read more

Best place for medium rare chicken. If the cook/s don't know to cook chicken all the way through... they probably shouldn't be serving food. They literally sliced it up raw in the middle and still sent this out. Manager "Jess" was truly apologetic. read more

Carolina Ale House - House Garden Salad Grilled Chicken - Sports Bars Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

The ratings weren't great but I was pleasantly surprised. As vegetarians we enjoyed the food and"wings", Beyond burger and salad. The service was great and they were very accommodating read more

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Foods good, atmosphere is fun, hot wings unfortunately aren't hot though, even the five alarm ones aren't spicy. I like my wings hot. Only complaint. read more

Food was cooked perfectly! Absolutely delicious. So glad we stopped. Waiter had a great personality. Super fast service too. read more

Carolina Ale House - Crispy fried shrimp Texas Pete potatoes & Cole slaw. - Sports Bars Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

The product I received was a wrap with basically only lettuce and cheese. Barely any chicken, I couldn't taste the buffalo sauce, and they didn't put any ranch so I had to get a side which took 10 minutes. Fries were stale and dry, and if you want to change to "homemade" chips it's a $2+ up-charge. Misleading advertisement and bad quality everything. read more

Vibe was awesome and fun! You can't be bored here----tvs to watch, music to listen to or people to watch! It's decorated fun for Halloween. The chef was extremely accommodating with my food allergy. The waitress was attentive. The food menu is large and good variety and all of our meals were delicious. The cocktails are wonderful too. Great place to go to get in a good mood, hang out or meet someone at. read more

Food came out really really fast. The food was precooked Cheese fries was terrible and the the wings was not warm. Lots of bone fragments in the flats All broken up Ordered a Martini and it took forever read more

Great food, besides that if you have an out of state ID (we had Alabama) expect to get denied. They said they didn't know much about Alabama IDs so they couldn't accept it. Let me also add we are over the age of 21!! Our waitress took our IDs to the manager and came back and told us they could not accept them. Never once did the manager come see us. read more

Good location for casual dining. Clean and inviting. Has partially enclosed patio that opens up to grassy area. Highly recommend Carolina Ale House @ Northpark Drive in Wake Forest! read more

Ate here for dinner two nights ago. Food was great. Kids meal was amazing, great portions, great price. My food was excellent. Really enjoyed it. Service was great, it was slower that night but everyone was nice and food came out quick. read more

I was in town for a class and ventured out for dinner. I stumbled upon this Carolina Ale House location. The service was average. The wings were average. Overall, just an average sports bar. Nothing memorable. read more

I will 100% come back here anytime I am in NC. The place is comfortable, love the live plants,.service and of course the food! Had the porch punch and man it packed that punch for sure, well worth the $. My partner had the burger which he loved and I got the chicken.salad with honey mustard and it was one of the best salads I've ever had. I also stole several of his fries, the batter was perfection. I'd really like it if they opened more of these around the US. I'm a big fan! read more

I ordered the Carolina Shrimp appetizer and Calabash Platter to go this evening. The Carolina Shrimp appetizer was so delicious!! Cooked to perfection. Great spicy with sweet combination of flavors. Layed on a bed of lettuce. Nice touch. Definitely recommend!! Now the Calabash Platter was an absolute disaster!!!! The fish, shrimp and fries were SOO SOGGY from EXCESS OIL that it was literally inedible. So much oil that I layered multiple paper towels under the appetizer container and then dumped it into that container to drain. Still limp and soggy. Still inedible. Stills a Yuck! Almost forgot to mention the staff. The lady who brought out my food was polite and friendly. read more

Carolina Ale House - Calabash Platter (super oily!) - Sports Bars Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

I visited the Ale House in Wake Forest today with my family, and I am beyond disappointed with the experience. From the moment we walked in, we were not greeted. A waiter eventually sat us at a table, but after that, we were completely ignored. We sat there for about 15-20 minutes, and not a single person came to take our order. During that time, at least eight staff members walked right by our table -- several of them were standing around doing nothing. Meanwhile, a family who came in after us was served immediately. To make matters worse, the restaurant itself was filthy. The floors were dirty, tables weren't clean, and it was clear no one was paying attention to basic cleanliness or customer service. My husband and I were extremely upset. We ended up walking out and will never be returning. This was by far the worst customer service I've experienced anywhere. Completely unacceptable. read more

Zero stars is actually my grade for this experience. Reservation was made on 4/18, for 4/25, the day of the reservation, I called to confirm & to see if I could add 6 more family members if possible to the party, Krishna advised that it would be fine, she advised that the patio was available & inside seating would be available as well but it would be a high top table, I advised the patio was perfect & that my mother & a few of my aunts would not be able to sit on a bar stool, she advised, it was no problem, we would have low top tables with chairs. Upon arriving, I noticed my family was seated at the bar outside at 2 high top tables, I immediately went in & asked for a manager, I was directed to the GM who was very unpleasant & advised that she was not even taking reservations on that day because she knew the Hurricanes were playing & that they would be busy, I advised, the reservation was made the previous Saturday. And the restaurant was NOT busy at all. She totally disregarded my complaint. After that I decided to stay because we were celebrating my niece's 15 birthday, who had just lost her mom in January & her wish was to just have a nice dinner with all our family there, so I stayed. Fast forward to our server, Susanna H, very unprofessional, disrespectful & definitely was not taught to not put her hands on other individuals when things aren't going her way. Her attitude towards our party was disgusting. There were several complaints about her service & attitude, my brother went to speak with a manger about her being removed from the party because she seemed overwhelmed & her attitude was too much, while he was speaking with the manager, she took it upon herself to reach around her manager & put her finger in my brother's face & hit him. He pushed her away from him & immediately police was called on my brother & she filed charges. No one apologized, no one tried to defuse the situation, no one held her accountable, or anything. We were treated as many black & brown individuals are treated nowadays, like we were the problem. I will never return. read more

Quite busy for a Wednesday night. Got here around 8 PM but even though the restaurant was busy, we were seated right away. The server was very kind and Peppy. We got waters, and we're attended to immediately. I ordered the taco bowl with shrimp. The shrimp was extra and the meal came to about $15 total. A little overpriced in my opinion. To be honest, the bowl was different than I'm used to with taco bowls. Not that like bubbly, crunchy one. While the other one definitely is more oily. I think I prefer it. This is more like a literal burrito shell that got baked. The amount of lettuce and cheese and beans was great. Pretty small amount of shrimp for it being extra. I think it was a skewer of six. They did leave off my avocado which is something I was looking forward to. I had to ask about it and then the server brought some back, but about half of it was brown. Ew. And all, it was nice to have something a little more fresh of an option at a pub. The service was really good. The karaoke was a little stressful, to be honest, but was entertaining nonetheless. read more

Carolina Ale House - Taco salad with shrimp. - Sports Bars Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

I love the atmosphere and the staff members are attentive. Fast pace service and food was good. If you are looking for solid bar and a restaurant type, this is it! read more

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I had the new lobster menu Surf and Turf and it was delicious!!! I'm so glad I don't have to travel far now for a good lobster and Steak. It came out perfectly!! read more

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Visited for the first time the other day with an associate. They were following social distancing guidelines which included mandatory mask wearing to enter the restaurant along with the staff wearing masks the entire time. The menu was much smaller than I remember from visits to prior locations and was just a printed piece of paper. There wasn't much for me to choose from, so I just picked the fried shrimp platter. The food was fresh and yummy except for the broccoli in my plate. The broccoli was as hard as a brick and didn't appear to be steamed. It was completely inedible. The service was good. We started off with one server & ended up with this bubbly guy, who was much friendlier. I liked him. I don't have many other complaints. There were a heck of a lot of flies that day for some reason, so it was hard to enjoy my food while trying to hit at them. Maybe they came in because a lot of guest were eating outside and coming in and out. Next time, I guess I'd better bring a fly swatter. Lol. read more

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Frickles were pretty good and the customer service was as well. The Caesar salad was super soggy as if it had been sitting in the dressing all day read more

Carolina Ale House - Caesar salad - Sports Bars Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

Went to have dinner here w/ family while visiting from out of town, there were 4 adults and 2 children in our party, we were seated outside. I had the buffalo chicken sandwich w/ fries. Gabby was our waitress. ordered in our party: Fish & fries (subbed out for mashed potatoes); Chicken Tacos; Chicken Alfredo; one kids chicken rings and kids cheeseburger The food was mediocre at best, but we were hungry as we had flown in earlier and needed to eat. read more

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Despite being prime dinner time on a Friday, we were seated right away, great for road-weary travelers! We ordered drinks--an IPA for my husband, Jameson and ginger for me--then decided on food. I ordered a grilled chicken Cobb salad (no eggs!), which was delicious! Hubster had a burger and fries, which he said were great. He also order half a dozen wings. I didn't have one, but tasted the sauce, which was amazing! So good I ended up dipping some of his fries in it! Service was friendly and fast. A great experience! read more

We have eaten here many times over the year. The service and food has always been great. Last night the atmosphere was terrible. The music was so loud we had to scream over the table almost to hear each other, like we were in a night club. The tables are so close together. The person beside us drank too much and bumped our table so many times, even fell from his chair to the floor. 150$ later we left. I'm super disappointed. read more

Just your average sports bar type casual restaurant, no wow effect. Lunch was just ok. Kids grill cheese came on thick Texas toast, my 3 y.o grandson couldn't even bite it. Servers were on point, very helpful, speed of service was great for lunch, facilities were clean, hostess was friendly. read more

Carolina Ale House - Sports Bars Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

Food okay..not great. Ribs were overcooked/dry. Calabash platter was odd. Shrimp were okay, but only had a tiny piece of flounder. Asked manager and she said that is correct and blamed inflation. Was freezing cold to begin. Asked and they turned air down a little. After this trip we are good for a long while. Maybe will try aging in 6 months read more

Carolina Ale House - Calabash platter. That is size of flounder that comes with it. Manager said it is correct because of inflation. - Sports Bars Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

Looked for a place open on Easter and after our first pick was closed for the holiday, we settled here. Another just average meal - three stars again. We had to wait a few minutes for our waitress to notice us, she was friendly enough. Ordered the spinach dip, it was pretty good. We had asked our server for some cucumbers with it (no tortilla chips for me) and they were forgotten. We asked another server to bring them. We both ordered salads - house salad with grilled chicken for me and blackened salmon Caesar for hubby. The grilled chicken was good, salad contents just meh. Hubby's salad looked and tasted very good. Overall, just average. Pricey lunch for two - one soda, one water, an appetizer and two salads was $37. read more

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The food tastes so good, Service was super nice, They have tv's in the restrooms! I didn't like the fry's tho. Would come again read more

Cassie was absolutely amazing and our dinner was great! Highly recommended! Thanks Cassie!