Great food, great service, great value. Three of us for dinner, each ordered a different entree and shared. All were delicious. Love their chips and salsa too. read more

Came in on Memorial Day 2022 around 2pm and it was fairly empty except the outside had some people. We went to the counter to order and were told that they were not taking food orders for the next 30 minutes (or longer!)..... Um, yeah? The server went on to say that they had a lunchtime rush and were short staffed. Wow! I've never heard that before! I peaked in the kitchen and there were three guys in there who looked to be working too. He continued saying we could bring outside food and eat it outside on their patio. Lol! I get it: post pandemic and nobody wants to work but this is pretty unacceptable. Where is the manager who could step in and do some cooking? You don't pass on your unforeseen circumstance to the customer! read more

Great food, Great staff, Great atmosphere and of course, Great beer!! Not sure how much more you get to ask for! It's always a good time at Mike Hess! read more

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This was a great facility when it was owned by Alpine Brewing / Green Flash. Glad that Mike Hess has picked up the baton. They have good beer and good people. read more

I've been here a few times this year so I'm comfortable saying that each time I've visited, although my drinks have arrived shortly after ordering, my food has never.. The staff will usually bring out the beer/drinks in a timely manner, but the food will be brought out about an hour after it's been ordered. I would suggest visiting this place for drinks and *maybe* an appetizer. But don't come here if you're hungry because you'll wait about an hour for your food and/or your food will not be very tasty (the only decent item on the menu is their pizza). There have been two times in the past month alone where my food hasn't arrive at the table at all which prompts me to check in on my own order inside at the counter because staff never checked in with me at the table. There have been different excuses that staff give me for the food not arriving at the table, but it's happened enough times for me to conclude that it's a behind the scenes, disorganization/mismanagement issue. To note, I have visited this place during different times and days throughout the week, so it's not like I'm always visiting during peak times in which I would understand that a restaurant might be a little backed up. To conclude, the cons are: staff rarely check in with you at the table, there's a chance you'll be waiting an hour for food or that your food won't arrive at all, the food on the menu is not very good (besides the pizza). Pros: the beer is good, the outside atmosphere is nice. read more

Beer is awesome as always. Fried chicken was hard and bland. Meatballs and pulled pork was good. Turkey mac & cheese tasted like how a nail salon smells. The wait staff lady that served us was excellent. read more

Good beer. Good service. Great people. Great atmosphere. But .... Food needs improvement. Kids menu better than adult menu. Not worth the cost. This is the 2nd time we've been and the 2nd time we've ordered food. I've been disappointed both times. From now on, beer only! Suggestion to succeed in Alpine: recreate the menu to good ol' American bar food. read more

Overall really great spot! Stopped in on my way home from San Diego - sat outside and enjoyed the 70 degree weather before hitting the desert. Service was super fast and my server was so sweet (forgot to catch her name). The salad was so fresh and the perfect size and the flights were ice cold and delicious. I ended up ordering a 12oz glass of their sour, Bakers Gon Bake (and I'm usually not a sour fan). We'll definitely be back! read more

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Love the Service everyone is so friendly, ambience is perfect and food is great. The back area is so cozy, definitely one of our favorite spots read more

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It's amazing come up here you won't regret it. Melody caylie corral Frankie Cole are amazing read more

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I LOVE this location! The food is fantastic. Hubby ordered the Pub burger with fries. The sauce on there was amazing! Had a slight kick to it and it totally made me miss a sandwich from a place far away that's now closed. The fries were great: Thick, soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. The ranch was from scratch and was delicious. If you like dill, garlic and green onion you'll want a whole bowl of this stuff. The garlic aioli is really good too. Basically I should have just bit the calorie bullet and ordered what he did because I was jealous of everything on his plate. I ordered the Cesar salad. The dressing was thick and actually pretty tame compared to most dressings but it fit this salad. They grilled the romaine which we have seen before and they definitely pulled it off here. I was not a fan of the chicken on it. I do not like when it's chilled, simply boiled chicken with no seasoning of it's own. If you're going to grill the lettuce, grill the chicken and PLEASE season it. The garlic bread was yummy and eliminated the need for croutons. My daughter ordered the kids cheese pizza and it was finished in 10 minutes. 'Nough said. We saw several pizzas and wish we ordered one because the crust alone looked amazing. Beer was fantastic as usual. The service was wonderful. We were checked on several times by multiple waitresses and they were super sweet every time. We chose to sit outside and I'm glad we did even though it was cold. There is a creek along the back of the property that my daughter loved exploring while we sat and enjoyed our beer. There are plants, large rocks and fun tables everywhere. There is also an outdoor bar which will be great when it's crowded. Can't wait to come back and try the pizza... especially dipped in that ranch!! read more

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Loved it here. Great beer and food with friendly staff. Would recommend and will be back.

The fries are spicy. It all depends on what you order. So the food is so so. The dark beer was yummy. The service was excellent. Our waiter was Cole who was very attentive and was informed. I would give him an A+++. I like that dogs are allowed. Outdoor seating is large and very relaxing read more

Food was trash. The pizza was so burnt, the cheese tasted like the plastic cheese pizza I used to eat in elementary school. The service was slow, it took forever for someone just to bring the kids water. Definitely not worth the bill or two hours wasted. read more

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Great post hike stop to refuel with a flight of very tasty beers and good grub. Large indoor and outdoor seating areas and staff was super friendly. read more

The service and drinks were great. The food was hit and miss. BBQ pork sandwich was delicious but the fries were not fresh hot. I had the Italian sub. It had little meat considering the price. The homemade pickles were tasty. read more

Order the pizza! They are so friendly and it's a lovely place to be. And this is my buster Brown having his pup Burger. I love that they are pet friendly read more

Hey Honey the beer is not yours.....Fill the glass!! An inch and a half of foam is unacceptable for a $7 beer. I love the Grazias but hate feeling cheated. Hey Mike!! They call it a beer pint for a reason!! read more

Great service, good beer and food. Good location. Plenty of parking. Nice ambience. Fwy close. read more

Food was fantastic. Service was sub par. Told to sit down and someone would be over to take care of us. Waited a bit and finally a server. Food was delivered but no one came back to check on us. Waited, waited. Finally went inside to get our check, pay and leave. Sad as they were busy but not overly busy for such poor service. read more

When we first walked in the waitress sat us down and said she wanted my credit card!?!? I said we haven't ordered yet! She replied "I need to run your credit card to start a tab" I replied "I don't want to start a tab" she replied in order to serve you I need to run your credit card!! I asked why "she replied "people are leaving without paying their bill" I take offense to their new policy we will not be back! I will not be called a thief!!! read more

5 stars? Yup- great experience but it didn't start off that way. It's a tad confusing about how to order with starting a tab when you get beer with a food but that's pretty minor. Food was good but our server Cole was what made the experience end very pleasantly. This young man was running all over the place because it was really crowded when we went. But he made sure we got our food and drinks quickly. It's pretty cool when your server tells you how much they like the dish you order and why they do. The Vietnamese Coffee Stout I had was really delicious. The meatball app is fantastic! We'll be back! read more

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I've had better pizza at Peter Piper. I don't know what the issue is. Is the deck of the oven not hot enough? Is the dough not proofed enough? I'm just not sure, but while the edges looked done, the underneath of the pizza was soggy and softer than overcooked pasta. It smelled good and I wanted to believe it was edible, but we tried to have it cooked properly, twice. It was flippin raw underneath both times. Sorry, folks. I'm not a picky eater at all, but even Papa John's knows how to prepare a pizza. Never returning. read more

Mike Hess Brewing - Alpine - Underdone dough, after we asked again for a properly cooked pizza. Better to have a Safeway signature. - Burgers Near Me - Alpine, California

Drinks and food were great! Staff was super helpful and knowledgeable about the drinks too. I'm no hard seltzer fan, but I tried a couple and they're something to write home to mom about! We had the bbq chicken pizza, a couple seltzers, and beer: you definitely get what you pay for too! Got a 6 pack to go and plenty of pizza left overs. Special shoutout to Anthony who was super busy at the time and took the time to help me pick a beer and Katie for convincing me to try the best hard seltzer I've ever had! read more

The former home of the best BBQ in San Diego(Alpine Brewery when the beer was still made by the family), is now home to Mike Hess. The burgers and sandwiches are decent. The Pizza is ok. The location is pretty nice, great patio area. The beer is ok to. Never had anything that I disliked from here. Always great service, very friendly staff. But for the price, I expect a little more, and while they've never really disappointed, they've never wow'd either. read more

Super excited that Mike Hess took over. It's beautiful inside and I love the space. Just hoping the menu changes from what it was before. There's a reason us locals stopped going before. The pizza and salad options weren't great and when the food came it was just ok. Hoping they can bring better food so we have a nice place to hang out at again on the weekends. read more

Decent brewery but NOT if you are expecting great or even good or even decent food for that matter.  We went there after a hike with 2 other families so we were 6 adults and 7 kids. Everyone ready to eat and drink especially the pretzel and beer.  For a Mike Hess Brewery this place was disappointing to say the least.  Their kid's menu was better than their adult menu.  We ordered 6 "Wagyu" burgers [you must be seriously kidding me with the "Wagyu" beef] and ALL OF THEM were WELL DONE and DRY.  They cannot cook a "wagyu" burger to temp (e.g., medium or medium rare). I find it very hard to believe that any place would sell Wagyu beef and NOT KNOW HOW to cook it.  We all asked for medium temperature and the kitchen could NOT fulfill this request.  I am not sure the kitchen was anywhere near competent in cooking Wagyu beef burger because the cook all their burgers to one temperature (well done) and I would add DRY to that.  How do I know that? Because I asked after my "medium" mushroom swiss burger and it came dry and over done!  I took 1 bite out of my 3 mushroom [yes, 3 mushrooms] swiss burger and I could not eat it.  Why would anyone want to pay for a "Wagyu" beef burger cooked over well done and dry for $16?  I wouldn't pay S10 for their burger. It was that bad. I can cook a frozen Costco burger better than this place can a Wagyu burger...which leads me to believe this is NOT Wagyu. If it is shame on them and get better cooks. This is NOT the place for food!  We also wanted and went there for the pretzel bites but guess what...they DID NOT have it. Go figure.  This is part of the reason we came here only to find out they didn't have it.  I have not been a place [brewery or restaurant] that did not have pretzel available. If you are ordering from the kids menu [7" pizza, chicken tenders and fries, mac and cheese] I think you'll be fine but not from the burger menu that's for sure.  I ended up eating my kids food because they did not like it so I ate it since I was starving.   I asked for a manager or however was in charge to inform them how bad the burgers and food were but I was informed that person is out and not in today...and nobody came to my table to inquire about the issue.  Even my kids said the service was bad.    It was not until cashing out did they seemed concerned about the bad food...but by then it was conveniently ok.  Go figure. Wow. I expected so much more from Mike Hess. read more

MH took over the site of Alpine Outpost. Will miss the Alpine beers but cant knock the new place for that. We've always had the wings and house salad. Wings haven't changed but they changed the lettuce variety in the salad to my wife's chagrin. Still a nice place to have a beer or two and some tasty grub. Service was prompt and the people are great. The same from before, I believe. read more

Super chill, dog friendly, and laid back. If they had at least one organic vegan food option then I'd give a 5. Yarnbi digs the cool floor.

Service was slow. Food was horrible. Beer was ok. But overall it was definitely not worth stopping in at. Our pizza was burnt. The kids pizza was better. And the kids meals were ok. Always try to support local areas in alpine and this place would never have my business. Definitely miss alpine brewery. read more

The food was mediocre and I barely touched my wings which says a lot. The service was good though the employees were very friendly. They have live music and I enjoyed the environment for catching up with friends. But the food is lacking. read more

Yea, they have some good beers but let's talk about the food. The food absolutely blows. Ordered chicken tenders for the kids and the wife and I ordered the fried chicken sandwich. The "fried chicken" was the same 2 chicken tenders my kids got but stacked on a cold bun with a little slaw. This was my second time trying the food and definitely my last. What a joke. read more

Love the location , great patio and atmosphere. Great beer but lets talk about the food.. need a new chef and menu. First of all who doesn't have black olives for their pizza( I have requested this since it was the Alpine Pub) and Pistachios in meatballs Unfortunately it was in the fine print and my husband is allergic to nuts this did not turn out well... read more

FANTASTIC beer lineup! Nice variety even including non alcoholic and root beer. All food is good: burgers and pizza are the mainstays. A few other items on menus. Wishful thinking: Perhaps someday I will be able to order a rack of ribs with my beer! read more

This place just opened and already sucks. Be warned: kitchen closes an hour before bar does!!! No warning, no nothing!! Even though we came in before the closing of the kitchen and waitress never said anything about closing early. Lost 6 customers tonight and I'll definitely be passing on to my friends. read more

The new smoked pineapple pizza and bacon wrapped meatloaf were amazing along with the ALWAYS awesome service.

Horrible customer service. The burger was burnt that's all you could taste. The kids chicken stripes weren't even edible they were so hard. Even the ranch and ketchup was bad. The pizza was okay. I won't be going back. read more

Great beer and food. For just opening they are killing it. Can't wait to see what they do in the future

Decent pizzas and burgers. But NO jalapeños!!! Not even any type of hot sauce for your burger or Pizza. Really !!!!

Great food, beer, and staff. You can't beat the patio, great for kids and families.