If you like average food and super slow service this is your place for lunch! Very disappointing.

The food was excellent and we had the nicest, most pleasant server. The involtini was delicious as was "The Larry" burger. Can't wait to go back. read more

Place is good over all. It's been a mixed bag though when it comes to the staff. One time the hostess complained to me that she would actually have to clean off a table to seat me! I left rather than stay and listen to more of her issues. One waitress was great each time I was in. One bar tender never checked my credit card, which says SEE ID, to verify it was actually me using it. Food is good, drinks are cold and the help is lukewarm. read more

Fire & Ale - Down there bar - American Near Me - Sherman, Illinois

I love this place. Very consistent and good food. Only problem is the menu has never changed. Same food since day one. Hope the new owners switch some things around. I'll be back read more

Arrived at 6pm on a Sunday evening. It is fairly busy for early Sunday evening. We have sat here for forty minutes since ordering and the food is starting to trickle to our table of seven. Fries are cold and tasteless, no condiments on the table, waitress stopped by for the first time to check on drinks moments before food started coming. Hmmm, kids are happy with their pizza and Mac and cheese. Involtini is good. Pizza, ok. It would be a bonus if the pizza goodies, ie sauce, cheese, meats etc came even close to the edges of the pizza. The best part if the pizza are the two pieces in the middle. We have has good luck here at lunch, maybe not so much in the evening. read more

Waited an easy 15-20 MIN before anyone asked if we needed drink. Drinks delivered with no sugar for tea, or straws or anything to stir it. Were waited on by 4 or5 different people, niether of which were much help. Salad was delivered after my pizza only after i flagged down the hostess and asked her to please grab it. Was told our waitress "handed off" our table to someone else. Wtf? Who does that. The little pda that they ring in ur order on just makes them look like they are texting their freinds the whole time. The pizza was good ( bbq pork), but prob wont return because of the service. read more

The white, New York style pizza is amazing. No sauce, just white cheese. The beer list leaves something to be desired. They don't put the ABV or any other info about them on their list, so you'd have to recognize the name of one to know what you are getting. Leaves no room for experimentation. I give them credit for having Left Hand Nitro Stout on tap which is a beer from Colorado. The young blonde waitress was nice and the cheesecake was superb. Get more info on your beer list like other breweries. Just a sentence about each one with the ABV. read more

Great food, service & atmosphere. The Chicken pizza with Parmesan sauce is amazing!! I wish we had this place closer to where we live.

We were Springfield to take in the Lincoln sites. At our bed and breakfast, the owner told us about this place. We checked yelp, and were concerned but decided to go anyway. We were not disappointed. In fact it was great. Service was fantastic. My wife and I split a balsamic chicken pizza. Our son had a hamburger. Perfection. The restaurant also has a big beer selection. The only hitch was the salad. We shared the caprice. It had too much lettuce and not enough tomatoes or mozzarella. We finished off with two desserts: lava cake and salted caramel cake. Again very good. Family friendly and very reasonable prices. read more

My husband had very low expectations for this place and was pleasantly pleased with his meal. He had the mushroom and swiss burger, coleslaw, and regular fries. He said the coleslaw tasted exactly like KFC, but the fries were well done, crisp on the outside, soft on the inside. He was pretty sure the burger was a pre-formed patty, but that it was of a good quality. My daughter had chicken tenders and mandarin oranges. Nothing real remarkable there. The chicken was whole breast nuggets and the breading was pretty good. I had the Apple salad and the cheese ale soup. The soup was sadly unremarkable. Not enough cheddar or beer flavor however the pretzel stick it was served with was quite tasty. I wish they served them as an appetizer. The salad was generous and more than enough for a meal even without the chicken. I can't be sure, but I think the walnuts may have actually been candied on site as they were a little sticky rather than having a crunchy sweet coating like other candied nuts I've had at restaurants. My husband really liked the ordering system. The wait staff have handheld devices they input your order on and swipe your credit card right at the table. The only thing that would make it more convenient is if the handheld device also printed the receipt. Overall, we recommend it and plan to return ourselves. read more

After months of seeing this place, we finally took our family there to eat as we were passing through the area (MIL lives close by in Sherman so we are in town periodically). So glad we decided to give it a try. The parking lot was full, but we received excellent service. Portion sizes are huge and great for sharing - $1 drafts with ballgames on TV while we were there, how do you beat that? Food was pretty good, but they were out of waffle fries and sweet potato fries while we were there which seems odd and eliminated some menu choices all together that are made of these. My only knock on them is that the kid's meals (at least the mac n' cheese) were kind of small portions, and both of my kids who normally inhale mac, didn't eat theirs, and I usually make them white cheddar mac so they are used to it - never eat the box stuff either. This was made from a homemade sauce at least, just didn't appeal to them. Easy to fix though next time as they have grilled cheese or great pizza. read more

We walked in on a Tuesday night and the place was not crowded at all there was maybe three other families there. I was a little concerned but you asked for. The atmosphere was nice and the tables and seats were authentic looking. We opted for the adult buffet $12.99 the children's buffet $6. My only concern was whether or not the food would be alarm since there was seemingly not very many people there to eat it. The ribs and pulled pork were very good! I personally love the cranberry barbecue sauce. The salad bar had a good selection, The mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese were good, the dessert selection on the buffet could have been better, but who needs dessert when you can have more ribs! ;) All in all I thought this was pretty good & I hope they do well! read more

Stopped here to try the pizza. Arrived about 5:30 on a Saturday evening. We were offered a seat inside or on the outside area. We selected the inside. A waitress was at our table in just a couple f minutes and took our drink order. Pizza only come in one size, medium. We ordered a half & half. Sausage and mushroom and cheese and veggies. The crust was excellent and cooked perfect. We also ordered the bruschetta for an appetizer but it was made with cream cheese, strawberries, and chopped mint. It was very good. We will definitely go back to this place. read more

Went there for dinner on a Friday night. It was busy, but the waitstaff did a great job of taking care of our party of eight. The Involtini appetizers were outstanding! I had the Fish Tacos with the sweet Thai chili sauce. Very tasty! Others had pizza which was done just right...crisp crust...not greasy at all. And the Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese is a must have. The beer selection is fantastic as well. We had a great experience. You should give it a try! read more

Our burgers were good, plenty of waffle fries and sweet potato fries, but for not being very busy, the service sucked!

This place is excellent! We were greeted right away by Chris who happened to be are waiter too! I've read reviews about this place about slow service. Our serves was anything but slow. Got our drinks right away and had our appetizer waiting on the table by time I came from restroom. Which my daughter had devoured! Luckily she left me some, we had the Goat cheese Bruschetta. Delicious!! Almost ordered another one but wanted to save room for the Margarita Pizza. Which was also Delicious! Oh and can't forget about our server, Chris, he was friendly and kept making sure everything tasted good and if we needed anything! I will definitely recommend this place to anyone who comes to Springfield! read more

The Prosciutto pizza was delicious. Great pricing for drinks and they were good. Our server Clara made it a great experience. Minus one star for slow service but then again I'm a city girl used to everything fast. read more

Ate in this restaurant last evening. First time here. Met friends here. Our waiter was Mitch. Mitch made our dining experience great. We arrived early and we were welcomed by Mitch. We had a coupon for a free appetizer and Mitch gave us some suggestions and we ask for dinner suggestions. Mitch is such an asset to this establishment. We will definitely return and hopefully will have Mitch as our waiter. We hope that the owner and management know what a terrific waiter Mitch is! Thank you Mitch !! read more

Mitch the delivery guy completely sold us on a pizza while at Boondocks pub and it was the best I've had in my life. Seriously order Fire & Ale read more

This place has really tasty food. My favorite is the wood fired pizzas and strawberry beer! We always suggest this place when entertaining guests from out of town. read more

First time going back since the new owners took over. Always liked the place before. Now, I'll still say the bartenders and wait staff kick ass!!! They kept my drink full and my experience positive!! The only criticism I have is on the kitchen and back of the house. It took nearly an hour to get some nachos and a burger. Plus the owner and "manager" were running around clueless. Worst of all there was a "Social Media" employee walking around awkwardly taking pictures of the place. wearing scrub pants and a tshirt. He could have at least tried to help with service, or at least dressed somewhat professionally. I really thought there was a homeless person walking around taking pictures of the place. Really weird. I hope he doesn't think he is in any way "Professional". Honestly if it's a paying job I could at least look like I'm not making the place look dirty while promoting it on FB read more

Went on a Saturday night, it was quite busy but sat at the bar. Bartender lady was very friendly and gave us great service. Got the BBQ pulled pork pizza, it was delicious. Definitely going back in the future. read more

Really wanted to like this place as it is close to home. Unfortunately, we had a disappointing experience and will not be going back. Our waitress did not wash her hands after using the restroom. Then when my wife complained, she and the other waitress argued with her. My wife wrote a note on the receipt so that the manager or owner would see. The manager did call us and offered a free meal, but we explained that we had no desire to eat there again. I can excuse a lot of things (provided the staff responds correctly), but sanitation is a must when you are in food service. It is a shame, but it obviously is not something that was stressed training. read more

We have visited this restaurant several times. Love the service, menu and ambiance. Do yourself a favor and go try the place at least once. The pizzas are handmade in a brick oven right by the dining area and they are fantastic. Just a great menu to select from. Large beer selelction to chose from. Nice seating outside and they even have local bands playing on occasion. Nothing negative to say about this place!! read more

Excellent atmosphere, food, and service. The bacon bloody Mary was delicious!

Fire and Ale is average but has the potential to go viral. The meatloaf was dry and overlooked however the flavor was awesome. The entertainment was a good choice however the wall between the bar and restaurant was too high. I would shoot for the wood oven pizza as a chance for greatness! read more

Went around 5 pm, so beat the big dinner crowd, but we had super fast service and great food! Mushroom and swiss sandwich was decent with delicious waffle fries. Perfect portion that left me full but not stuffed! Kids had cheeseburger with regular fries and Mac n cheese with regular fries... They pretty much cleaned their plates which doesn't happen often!!! Hubs had a hamburger horseshoe with white cheese sauce, he said it was pretty good!!! Will go back again! read more

I just visited this restaurant for the first time and will not be going back. I ordered the apple gorgonzola salad which had rotting lettuce throughout the plate. When I asked for a fresh one, I was given another salad with an even bigger clump of molded lettuce than the first time. On top of this our service was some of the worst I have experienced. Our waiter did not bring us silverware and when asked he said "oh we are currently out" I waited around 10 minutes for him to find silverware so I could eat (this was before I discovered the rotting lettuce). My friend was never given silverware and when she asked to have additional sauce that was served with her burger, he said "no one knows what that is, the meal isn't even supposed to come with sauce." Even the beer that my friend was served was not what she ordered. My meal was eventually comped after I spoke with the manager and told them I would not be paying but they still made my friend pay for her food. I was offered another salad to take home but I declined, my appetite was gone after eating rotted food. After working as a waitress previously, I understand that there are bad days and things can go wrong. If something does go wrong I feel that a patron shouldn't have to ask for the restaurant to make things right especially after two failed attempts to bring out an order correctly. Overall I am disappointed in the management of the restaurant, its their responsibility to train their staff and they have seriously failed in this task read more

Decided to give Fire & Ale another try since we heard it was recently sold and had new management. This time was worse than the last. Obviously not training staff properly. Ordered salad that is supposed to have mozzarella cheese. No cheese. Very limited salad dressing options. Maple Balsamic dressing? Not very good... very sweet. The worst problem was the server. She had taken over for another server shortly after we arrived on June. 5 at around 7:30pm. This server gets the award for being the most snippy and rude server we have ever experienced. She was very unpleasant. I asked if they had vinegar and oil for salad dressing, and she said NOPE! She was distracted by people walking in the door. Pizza was okay. Spring mix salad was room temperature and not very good. I used malt vinegar as a dressing. Became ill when I returned home and husband was ill this morning. Okay.. I have learned my lesson. Will not return and cannot recommend. read more

Very modern design, almost emulating an Asian-Cuisine style restaurant such as Osaka. Very well furnished with flatscreens, nearly no reason to crane your neck in any awkward direction just to check on a game. The woodfire stove is the main aspect that sets the establishment apart from many others in the area. They also offer takeout which I take advantage of very often. The takeout service is incredibly prompt usually taking approximately 10-15 minutes to have everything set to go when you arrive. The restaurant is in a recently developed district in The Northeastern part of Sherman in a shopping mall and is very accessible. As far as burger joints go in the Springfield Metropolis area, it's definitely one of the better ones. read more

I am a wedding DJ doing a wedding in an area with no wifi. My lap needed an update and I was certain I was screwed. I walked in to Fire & Ale....Shane, the world's greatest bartender, hooked me up with some wifi, suggested some damn tasty Left Hand Oktoberfest, and took good care of me. The place has a great atmosphere, great group of fun clientele and great brews. I will swing in here for a brew and a handshake every time I come thru Springfield! read more

I don't usually write yelp reviews and don't even know if I'm doing it correctly but here goes. We had a very uncomfortable experience at Fire and Ale yesterday. Walked in and went into the bar like we always do and took a seat. We were then approached by the server who told us that every table in the bar was reserved and would we mind sitting in the dining room. There was nobody in the place besides employees and the owner and no signs anywhere that said "reserved". It was very humiliating!!! The server took our drink order and when she came back to take our food order we had decided to just pay for our drinks and leave (after we hashed this over). I do not believe it was the server's fault; I think she was told to relay that message by the owner. We visit this place quite often and usually always sit at the same table in the bar. Also, for just two of us we spend a good amount of money between food and drinks. I really think that this could have been handled differently - NOT COOL! I'm not saying we won't return but it will probably be awhile. We enjoy the food and the staff but being treated like that has a tendency to make you think twice!! (Now I posted this earlier and removed it because it came up as me being from San Francisco. I want to make it clear that I am from Springfield!!!!) read more

My wife and I decided to catch a late lunch last Saturday around 3pm. Our fist time visit to Fire and Ale. When we walked in there was no one there to greet us. looking at the hostess booth there was nothing to say sit your self or wait to be seated. Looking around we see one table with 4 customer having their meal, some people in the bar area. There was also two employees setting behind a short wall located in the oven area. They took a few seconds and look over the wall to look at us then the heads when back down. We could tell that they was eating and appeared to be more interested in feeding them selfs instead of us. We stood there for several minutes until a server came from the drink area along a back wall and we asked. She said to sit ourself anywhere. We took a high top one table across from the table of 4 customers. We seat there for a another couple of minutes then another server/hostess came walking our way carrying menus. Our thought was great we are getting menus. She walked right pass us and put them at the hostess booth. We set there for another few then out the door we went. read more

Walked in at about 6:30 on a sunday. Just wanted a beer or two and to watch some football. Place was totally empty. I bellied up tot he bar, and was totally ignored by the bartender. He acted completely occupied with ANYTHING but getting me a suds. The workers there outnumbered the customers two times, and everyone just acted like I didn't exist. Honestly, the bartender acted really tweaky like he was on something. I got up and left when a plate was bussed back and he intercepted it and he began to eat off it. Just a bizarre experience. read more

A mediocre attempt at Peel Wood Fired Pizza. Save yourself a trip, and treat yourself to a delicious meal made by the masters!

Basically it comes down to this: the food is good, the service pretty much sucks. So if you are wanting to try some good food and are willing to put up with the service, then visit. Reading other reviews here I see the pattern for the last 2-3 years (well, since opening) and I'm really surprised it hasn't been improved. We visited on a Thursday evening - fairly early - 5 pm, so there were a few tables occupied but it certainly wasn't full by any means. We walked in the door and stood waiting for a couple of minutes - noticing the sign that said "please wait to be seated." After waiting more than an acceptable time, we finally decided just to pick a table and sit. Once we did that we discovered an abundance of servers in the back by the bar chatting, seemingly oblivious to the patrons. It took another several minutes for someone to come over and acknowledge that we were even there and asking what we wanted to drink. She also felt the need to ask if we needed menus - duh??? They use smartphones to place the order - it must be a little more efficient in the kitchen because it took the swerved twice as long to scroll thru the menu and find what we were ordering rather than just writing it down. My mother ordered a bowl of mussels (appetizer) as an entree, I had soup and pork tenderloin sandwich and my father had soup and brisket sandwich. Considering soup is something that is already prepared and ready to go short of ladeling it in a bowl, it still took a rather long time for it to make it to the table. Our entrees came shortly thereafter, and I'm always impressed with servers who remember who has what - I mean it IS rather easy - you take orders the same way at every table and then set up your serve that way as well. This waitress had no clue and had to ask with each entree who had what and wait for us to answer. Not good for a server, in my opinion. She came back to check on us maybe twice. We've tried to eat there on a weekend night and it is usually packed with wait times of an hour - I was thinking it was because the food is really good - but I now know that it's most likely because the service is so bad. It's one of the few restaurants in Sherman so it does a good business, I would imagine, but it's not one I would choose repeatedly unless the overall service improves. read more

Awesome food. My son won't stop asking when we can go back. Everything we ordered was excellent.Watch out for the beer cheese sauce......it will hook you for sure. We haven't had any trouble with service, so for those who did I would give them another try. read more

First off, let me say that the server we had (Olivia) was FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!!! She was on top of ours rink refills, despite it being St. Patrick's weekend, dinner rush, and a Saturday night to boot. She was friendly and welcoming, and made us feel like the only table in the restaurant. In addition, the food was amazing! My wife and I had been a few times before, but my parents had never been. They were pleasantly surprised with the quality of food and the portions were perfect size as always. So you may be asking yourself, why am I lauding the server and the food and only rating our trip 4 stars? Let me start with the hostess station. We called ahead and told them we had a group of 4, but one was in a wheelchair (due to my wife's broken foot) and would need a regular height table as opposed to the bar height, and that it would need to be located near the door for ease of access. We were told that they don't really do reservations, but they would make a note of it. When we arrived about fifteen minutes earlier than we had told them, the hostess said they would get us in as soon as possible. About 30-45 minutes later, I watched a group be sat at a table that would have been accessible and perfect for us. The hostess then came and pointed out a table that I could barely get to on foot and asked if that would work for us. Why didn't they seat the group ahead of us there and we could take the table that would work for us? We had to decline that table and wait another 15-20 minutes for one that would work to open up. I could even justify a five star review despite that. There was a second problem with our visit: the kitchen. We ordered our appetizers and dinner at the same time, then proceeded to wait about 30 minutes for the appetizers to come out, one at a time. Again, all three were delicious! After the apps, we started the wait for dinner. The wait didn't seem too bad; the calzone I ordered came out fairly shortly. The woman who brought the calzone out said the rest would be out in a minute, she just didn't want the calzone to sit and get cold. Well, it did sit and get cold, because the rest of the food trickled out of the kitchen (again, one plate at a time) about fifteen minutes after the calzone got to the table. Apparently, there was a major disconnect between the kitchen and the pizza oven, if that much time passed between even the calzone and a Reuben. Very disappointed that the kitchen has that disconnect, combined with the fact that they send out one plate at a time. Will we go back? Absolutely. We will either just order everything from the kitchen, or everything from the pizza oven. read more

We have gone several times to Fire and Ale. We have eaten several items, such as pulled pork pizza (to die for), all you can eat walleye (more than I could), horseshoes (better than some of Spfld other restaurants) poor boy sandwich (good flavor) and the bacon wrapped shrimp appetizer (so good). We only had to wait a couple of times, but as we were leaving, people were waiting. Fire and Ale is a good addition to Sherman and restaurants in the area. read more

Great sports bar ambiance. Great music too! Good place for families or to meet up with friends and watch the game. I got the buffalo chicken grilled cheese. It was very yummy and very filling! read more