Absolutely amazing. Love the life music, and the bartenders are very kind and personable! 10/10 would recommend! read more

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My search for great food continues in this town. Still haven't found a place that knocks it out of the park. Outside was nice but service was pedestrian at best. Our server forgot a request for salt and pepper which should be on the table to start. My wife got a garden salad which was served in a metal tray. Not sure who thought that was a good idea but it was really not appetizing. I had some wings which were fairly uninspired. Not crispy and not especially yummy. Great beer though. read more

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Nestled in a business park in Alpine is another Mike Hess Brewery.. but this location had food and a relaxing outdoor ambiance. I can only compare this to their North Park location. With plenty of outdoor seating and a small grass area for corn hole or to let the kids run around, this is definitely a family spot you can come to and enjoy San Diego's good weather. The kitchen is primarily Burgers, Pizza, and Salad. We got the spicy meat pizza and the guajillo honey chicken wings, with a side of regular fries. The pizza was delicious, with the right amount of spice. I'd say a 14" is good to split with 2 people. The wings were similar to a BBQ, with additional layers of spice and flavor. They were served with a home made ranch and blue cheese. The side fries were thick cut and lightly seasoned, the only miss for me was the homemade ketchup. I ended up using the ranch instead. The meals were pleasantly washed down with cold beer - they have a wide variety, even two non-alcoholic kinds that were almost too real! read more

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Amazing beer, amazing food and amazing service! My wife and I love coming here for the atmosphere and service!

Mike Hess Brewing took over the building that once housed Alpine Brewing. We were in Alpine and decided to stop in for lunch. While we did miss the BBQ that Alpine Brewing offered, we love Mike Hess beers and seltzers. Mike Hess is yet another place that only offers a brunch menu until 1:00PM on the weekends. WTF? Becky and I are not big on brunch and get so damn frustrated trying to order lunch before 1:00 PM. I mean I like biscuits and gravy as much as the next person, but c'mon! Until 1:00?! That's what the Broken Yolk is for. We sat at the bar and were greeted by Mike. He informed us that the daily menu would not be available for about 30 minutes. We decided to wait it out with a beer and seltzer. Well, 30 minutes turned into nearly an hour. Not a huge deal, but certainly annoying as we were getting increasingly hungry. When the daily menu was finally open for business we decided on a couple of appetizers to share. Wings and pretzel bites. Mike overheard us talking about the Citrus Chili Wings, when he walked by and casually said, "Guajillo Honey". When pressed further he told us that they were his favorite and compared them to a sort of Korean BBQ. We heeded Mike's advice and ordered them with our pretzel bites. Mike was right, the Guajillo Honey wings were delicious. Both Bex and I would have preferred a bit more heat, but the flavor was outstanding. Not the best wings, but very, very good. A nice change from buffalo. The pretzel bites were good albeit a tad on the salty side and perhaps a shade overdone. They were still tasty little nuggets. The beer cheese that was served with them saved the day. That stuff was fantastic! I could've ordered a pint glass full! Plenty of seating indoors and the patio outside is huge. There was even live music on the patio on Sunday when we were there. A girl and her guitar. Service from Mike was great. If we find ourselves in Alpine again I'm sure we'd return to Mike Hess as long as it is on or after 1:00 PM. read more

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Love this place the food is phenomenal and the service is top notch. Plus it's dog friendly and they have a great patio and you have to try something off tap they have a great beer selection. read more

It was my first time eating here. I was expecting more of a California pizza kitchen vibe based on the menu. But I was extremely impressed and satisfied. They had likable dishes with a nice twist. I got the barbecue chicken pizza. It was very unique. The flavors were on point, I like the spicy barbecue marinara. I also got a cheeseburger for my daughter and she was happy as well. read more

Mike Hess Brewing - Alpine - Barbecue, chicken, pizza, cheeseburger, kids meal - Burgers Near Me - Alpine, California

The burgers and beer were good. Great service. Not sure why the overall rating is so low. Adding a 5 to get it up.

Ordered food a few times thinking we would give it another chance. Food is not good very overpriced for the quality and amount you recieve. No wonder this place is only busy with people drinking the food is not the show stopper. Would not recommend. Will not be going here again or even ordering to go. Nasty read more

The burgers here are really good. On the patio, there is live music and it's a great place to relax and have a casual meal and beer. The service is good as well. read more

Horrible food, horrible service, and a dirty atmosphere. We tried two different pizzas--both were swimming in grease--and the burgers were equally disappointing and completely underseasoned. We had to flag down servers just to place our order and get beer refills, even though the place was nearly empty. We were there yesterday, 10/27 around 4-5pm. read more

Great food great service and dog friendly! Definitely will be coming back! Right off tavern road

Staff and food are great everyone was super friendly and the ambience is great . Dog and child friendly. Outdoor patio is greatt! read more

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3 stars because for reasons known only to him their chef took meatballs off the menu. The best thing they ever had. Unbelievable!

This place has so much potential. Great outdoor space, peaceful, but really the food is just so sub-par and the beer is just okay compared to the breweries that were here before. The folks are generally pretty nice but it just feels like it is always understaffed. Would much rather grab food from Tapatios and go over to Mcilhenney. Better food, better beer, better vibe. read more

Great place for a quick visit or to hang out, the outdoor patio area is very comfortable. The food is really good, looking forward to trying the beer. Thanks to Jason for quickly responding and solving a problem we had with the rewards program. Great customer service! read more

definitely a favorite spot here in Alpine! Love the outdoo patio/bar area and the chicken schnitzel is the best!

I stopped by to grab a beer or two while I went over some work and was very happy with my beverages. I ordered a triple hazy IPA served in a 12oz glass due to the high abv and it was super good. Smooth, sweet, juicy and nice and strong! My second was another nice choice (another less potent ipa) and well done! So good. I was treated well, there was plenty of seating, the product was great. Totally recommend this place read more

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Went in for a small gathering and the smash burgers and pizzas were great!! Loved our server Zoey she was so sweet and helpful! I saw her practically running the restaurant. read more

I am new to town and was very excited to learn there was a beer pub nearby. I have now tried it 6 times and am always disappointed in food and service. This place has soooo much potential and is the only place in town really to gather. Their menu is awful. They put pickled strawberries on salads and fry romaine lettuce calling it a grilled Caesar. I tried both and they are both terrible. Why not use fresh strawberries as they are in season right now and who grilles lettuce? It makes it wilty, soggy and slimmy. How is that a good idea? Pub food is not that difficult. All you need is a small menu with a few signature things. So the next time I went I tried a pizza, surely the pizza would be good? It came with burnt crusts and some sort of Mexican cheese blend in a margarita pizza. I haven't even commented in service or atmosphere yet. The windows are always streaked and dirty, tables sticky, plastic plants hanging with dust bunnies and overall ugly decor with gigantic napkin dispensers in each table like we are in the cafeteria of my high school. Which we might as well me because that is who you have to serve you, teenagers.... If they aren't gathering around socializing with one another or with employees that are off the click they are burning your food in the kitchen. I hope the owner can watch a few episodes of kitchen nightmares and visit a good pub like Firestone or Figueroa Mountain brew in Solvang. They have excellent food , atmosphere, service and brew. This can be you Hess!!! You have the market here in the county use it! Be better!!! Get a smaller menu, focus on a two signature dishes and hire real chefs! And for the love of god get rid of the plastic plants and clean your windows.... read more

A trip out to Alpine for the day to visit friends meant why not explore and see what else we can find like a brewery or something and we landed on Mike Hess. I am not a big beer person but I do actually really like the beers at Mike Hess! We came in on a week day and it wasn't too busy, it was a decent size tasting room which I was surprised by as some of the others I have been to have been much smaller. We grabbed a quick seat at the bar for a drink and I noticed that they had some other drink options other than beer which was great for me but I did venture out and try some of the beers including the peach sour and the mike-alada which were both tasty! I ended up leaving with 2 shirts and a 6 pack of beer for my boyfriend, they actually had a deal that if you bought a shirt that you got a free 6 pack which was awesome since I was going to buy both. We ended up spending a good amount of time in the merch area because we loved all of it. If I was in the area I will definitely come back, It was nice to see that they have a kitchen as well so I want to check out their food menu as well! read more

Get a new cook and new waiter. Waiter told us we had to get our own water. Street tacos tasted like they came from Alpine street asphalt. Not kidding don't waste your time and money by going here. There are plenty of good restaurants in Alpine. read more

My boyfriend and I came in on Friday and had a wonderful time! The live music outside was fantastic and relaxing. We had the pleasure of being served by Simon who was being trained/shadowed by Zoe. He did an amazing job checking in on us! And Zoe did a fantastic job on training him. We have always have enjoyed coming here and will definitely be coming back! read more

I want to start off by saying that the staff was SUPER friendly. Wanted a burger, they were out (ummmmm Baron's is right there but ok......). Settled on the Pretzel Bites. When they came out they were SUPER overdone and a bit on the greasy side. My husband got a roast beef sandwich with fries and an order of wings. The fries were the best thing I had that night!!! The fountain drink area was a complete wreck with sticky liquid pooling on the floor that no one was addressing. Would I go back? Maybe as I would like to try the Pub Burger. read more

Went on a Sunday day trip to Alpine. Customer service was very friendly. I was so glad they had a grass fed burger, the Alpine burger- it was really good. Surprisingly, the beer was not that good; tasted stale maybe they should've let the tap flow a little so I can get fresh tapped beer. Beer at McIlhenny's down the street was way better. I've been to their North Park location, and the customer service there was not good at all, but the server and staff here were great and had a positive attitude. read more

We came in on a Wednesday afternoon for lunch. The food here was amazing along with the customer service. We had the pizza and salad. I will definitely be coming back soon. I enjoyed the vibes here. read more

Welcome to a proper East County San Diego experience! Fuck Biden hats, Gadsden flags, and subpar service. It all started when we were finally making our way to Alpine Beer Company when we realized it was now Mike Hess. Fortunately, the crew at Mike Hess adopted the food menu from ABC so we didn't miss out on what we originally intended to order: Smoked Mushroom pizza and Spicy Meat pizza. About an hour (yes, an hour) after we ordered, my wife's pizza arrived. Might as well have been day-old pizza because it arrived cool to the touch, the cheese already melted and cooled again. She picked her way through it and I watched her eat cardboard as I waited patiently for my pizza to arrive. After 20-30 minutes (now close to 90 minutes since we arrived), my pizza came out. It was hot (unlike my wife's pizza, which she was done eating by the time mine arrived), tasty, and if it had arrived in a reasonable amount of time, I'd give it four stars. We aren't in a hurry when we eat, but I don't think it's too much to ask that our food arrives together or close enough to where one of us isn't staring the other person down while they eat. To make matters worse, not a single member of the wait staff seemed to care that our food was so delayed. If you're planning on eating here on a weekend, give yourself a good hour to get your food, otherwise, maybe early on a weekday would be more reasonable for ticket times on food. $24 for a cold gluten free pizza is Highway robbery - this isn't the city, this is east county for crying out loud. read more

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5 stars for your server and 5 stars for the wings - the ranch and blue cheese are made with dill and they are so runny (almost watered down in appearance) 1 star. You have to pay before you can order anything, not a fan of that, it's not a deal breaker. Food is a little pricey 7 wings for 16.00, we didn't try anything else. The staff was very friendly, our server could not have been nicer. We need good food choices in Alpine, so I'm excited to try other menu items . read more

The food was so-so...chicken wings were over cooked and not very flavorful and the chicken sandwich didn't have much chicken . It seemed that they were understaffed and the waitress was having to really hustle! read more

Spicy meat pizza Citrus chili wings Steel beach on tap Everything was great Melody took care of Marian and I Great customer service and totally cool Come on down for really good food and beer read more

First time here. Pizza was very good. Fries were just ok. The beer is very good. The venue is very large with a large outdoor patio. The best thing about the night was the band. They were very good. Their name was TBD. First time seeing them. Overall good experience. read more

What a fun location. We stopped in on a rainy day, party of 8. Parking was easy, it's in a little shopping center so very accommodating. They have a few arcade machines that kept our kids busy. Our waitress was Erika K. She was super sweet, attentive and knowledgeable. She catered to all of our needs and always had a smile on her face. Food- we had the Buffalo chicken fries and it was amazing! Pretty big portion for one person so definitely shareable. It does come with ranch on it (not stated in menu, so keep that in mind). My kids had build your own pizza (you tell the server what you want on it) and they enjoyed it throughly. Beer- the seltzer sangria was amazing! My husband and brother loved their beer choices. They also have non alcoholic beer! The ambiance was great. The music was a little too loud for my liking but not too bad. Dogs are welcomed, kid friendly. Great staff! read more

Smoked mushroom pizza is AMAZING!! Love the ambiance and the service I'm so happy I'm a local and can go whenever I want read more

Amazing pizza and great service. Our server Zoe was one of the most helpful and friendly servers we've ever had. She was quick and intentional while managing other customers needs as well. Made us feel like regulars. Our pizza came out fast and was amazing! I will definitely be coming back! read more

Awesome little spot right off Tavern Rd. Love their outside patio area. Stopped on our way back from a camping trip and lucked out to some live music. We had some tasty pizza and pretzels bites. Staff was friendly and had plenty of good beer choices. Super dog friendly. read more

Mike Hess is really expanding. Their beers started off top notch years ago and then I felt they hit a slump as they grew. I'm happy to announce that they're back on the map as far as I'm concerned. Great patio with an outside bar and tv for sports. Great indoor bar with some arcade games and more sports. Corn hole available on the plaza lawn they have. Little pond with a trickling stream for a. I've relaxing vibe, nothing like you get in SD proper outside of stone or Karl Strauss Escondido. Our beer tender was great, friendly, and helpful but didn't catch her name. Hop cloud is a great hazy although they're hard to mess up. I had a very piny session as well that was amazing if you want hop flavor and sub-5% alcohol. Girlfriend had a cider that tasted like a cider and a cucumber seltzer that she loved and wished she doubled up on! Wish I took more photos, guess I'll just have to go back to drink more! *dog friendly *did not eat so can't speak to the food issues others are having ‍ read more

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First time visit on a Wednesday afternoon. I had a taster flight. All the beer on the flight was good. The Razz hop was one of my two favorite. Easy to drink with nice raspberry notes. The other was Into the Sunset. One of my favorite blood orange Ipas. Great flavor. My husband drank the Kolsh. It is an easy drinking beer. For food, we did the buffalo Mac and cheese and the Alpine burger. The Mac and cheese could of had bigger shells for the noodles and more chicken. The cheddar sauce seemed runny so may have been from box versus "real" cheese. The noodles were cooked to perfection. The burger was cooked right. Great flavor. The fries were good too. Crisp not soggy. Staff were friendly and attentive. We sat at the bar. I will definitely go back. read more

This place was good. There was a plethora of indoor and outdoor seating. The staff members were friendly and accommodating. The beers were good and the food was decent, about what you'd expect from a brewery. The business was clean and organized with a modern, yet small town vibe. There were several dogs inside and outside of the establishment, so I presume they're dog friendly. Overall, I think I'd come back here again. read more

Great East county small business. Food is great and the service is always on point. Don't understand the under rated review they have. The staff is on point. If you don't like east county then i guess but from all the previous reviews here they are being hated on yet you say I support small business. Their food is on point and the service is well above 5 stars. read more

We met up here for our daughter's birthday, 1st off the ambiance was great laid back , and everyone was so nice , service was on top of everything. We sat outside to our surprise there was live music setting up So we ordered our drinks and food , just delicious, my husband had the cheeseburger i ordered the chicken Cesar salad OH MY it was the best , so delicious chicken was extra good. All of our party was so happy with the food and the beer , we tried orange blossom beer soooo good, also the cider was incredible tasting. We brought our own cake , forgot candles, but our waitress hooked it up , she had candles!! A beautiful and delicious evening was had by all !! We will be back , it gonna be our regular stop, and we're coming up from escondido!! Thanks again Mike & team read more