Miller’s Ale House

[JGVillages]

Went to the new Miller’s Ale House (1/4 mile south of Sam’s on 27/441) for an invitation only opening. Great upscale Sports Bar & Restaurant. I have been to numerous Miller’s and I am happy to see a Villages location. Open to the public on Monday 12/2. Check it out!

[EdFNJ]

Sounds great. When we drove by last week it didn't look like it was anywhere near ready to open. Does it have lots of vegetarian options for my wife? :1rotfl: Too bad for her, she'll have to have a lettuce salad!

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Sounds great. When we drove by last week it didn't look like it was anywhere near ready to open. Does it have lots of vegetarian options for my wife? :1rotfl: Too bad for her, she'll have to have a lettuce salad!

Not lots, but they do have vegetarian options for appetizers, entrees, sides - they have a black bean burger, beans and rice, fettuccini alfredo (which is meatless unless you pay extra for chicken), and so on. And yes they have salads of course.

[leftyf]

Just checked out their menu, looks very good

[Ooper]

Had lunch there today. Wife and I both had the meatloaf lunch special. I thought it was great, wife thought it was a bit over done, which it was but I'll eat anything. Anyway, we ate in the bar area and was asked by both the bar tender, Brad, and the manager how things were. My wife hesitated with her answer as it wasn't that over done that it wasn't edible, but it was really dry around the edges. Anyway, they really wanted to make things right and keep her happy so they complemented us with their Capt. Jacks Buried Treasure dessert. Their food is usually great and this won't keep us from eating there again. Their Ossabuko is to die for. That's for my next trip. Noise inside was not too bad. Could actually talk without screaming and was quiet compared to the Texas Road House next door. They have 2 huge bars, one inside and another that opens up to the outside. At least 25 TV's in the bar area. Great place!

[WAC2371]

Welcome Miller’s Ale House
Having enjoyed their fare at various locations around south Florida, I’m so happy they put a spot in Lady Lake. I went there around 12:30 yesterday and found a seat at the bar. The place was over 80% full but no waiting. The bartender was very friendly and as I found out, very knowledgeable. I had a16 oz yiengling draft for $4.50. That will be high for many villagers but I’m not knocking them back like I use too. The menu is very large and they offer many lunch specials at $5 - 6,95. I had a French onion soup to start.very good and took the chill out of me. Then I had the meatloaf, a very big seller and it was great. So many choices, I changed my mind a few times. The place was full with a wait by 1:00 pm but they had plenty of staff who were smiling and helpful. My past experiences have always been great and this was too. I know there will be noise complaints but how can you not have noise when it’s full of people who are talking. This is a place you will be happy to try.

[Parker]

What are they building behind it?

[karostay]

What are they building behind it?

IPA house :1rotfl:

[rjn5656]

do they take reservations?

[bagboy]

What are they building behind it?

Earth Fare market.

[justjim]

Thanks for the reports on the new Ale house in Lady Lake. Unfortunately it’s on the “other side of town” for us but will make the journey soon. Maybe someday we will get more restaurants along 466A or State Route 44.

[John_W]

We were going to Kohls, so it was a good chance to stop today. We got there early, about a 11:15 and that was good. By the time we left about 12:15 the place was packed and people were flooding into the place.

I saw a few items on the menu I would order, shrimp dinner, it said 30 shrimp but in the photo they looked bigger than popcorn, with cole slaw and fries. A Philly Cheese Steak, a French Dip Roast Beef sandwich, a Flat Iron Steak, but I settled on a hamburger. I figured I would start with the basics. In the menu they have all the burgers loaded, which I can't stand, I told Jackie M a great waitress, that I wanted just a burger with no cheese and just grilled onions. My wife who is not a big eater and always looks for chicken, took the Chicken Breast BLT, she had them to hold the bacon and hold the cheese.

She loved her chicken breast sandwich, it was a real breast not processed with the grill marks and it came on the same roll as my burger. My hamburger was the best hamburger I've ever eaten. The bun is a mixture of sesame seed and black seeds on top. The burger was so juicy, I know the grilled onions add to the flavor, but I think they added butter or something, but it was not dried out, which is many times the case. The only negative were the fries, they were nothing special. Ketchup helped them, but I just didn't find the taste all that great, next time I think I try cole slaw.

I noticed that from 3pm to 5pm Mon - Thur they have several nice offerings for $8.99, I thought with Road House next door which doesn't open until 3pm on those days, it was a good attempt at competing. The items were a 6 oz sirloin, a chopped steak, I can't remember the others, but it seemed like a good deal.

[kathyspear]

... I settled on a hamburger.

My hamburger was the best hamburger I've ever eaten. The bun is a mixture of sesame seed and black seeds on top.

The only negative were the fries, they were nothing special.

John, what's with the black seeds? What, if anything, do they taste like?

What are the fries like? Thin, thick like steak fries, skin left on or skinless, etc?

Thanks.

kathy

[John_W]

John, what's with the black seeds? What, if anything, do they taste like?

What are the fries like? Thin, thick like steak fries, skin left on or skinless, etc?

Thanks.

kathy

The black seeds were like poppy seeds, but they also had sesame seeds, I've never seen buns with both. The fries were the regular size, not thin, not steak fries, fries that most of these places have but when I get fries at Gators Dockside or Chilis or any of these type places they're usually good, these were not up to par. If I had my choice, I would love 5 Guys fries with vinegar. I think next time I'm paying extra and trying the onion rings. They also have sweet potato fries, but I'm not a fan.

[SanFranDianne]

We went to Ale House at about 4pm on Tuesday. It was packed with a wait line, so we grabbed a couple seats at the bar. We shared an order of Zingers, which were coated and accompanied by celery and blue cheese; I would order them without a coating next time, maybe with the sauce on the side. We also shared an order of Nachos, which were plentiful, more than we could finish. Ale House has always been a go-to place so we plan to work our way through the menu, especially meat loaf and osso bucco. News Flash: According to one employee, none of the Ale Houses are offering lobster anymore.

[rjn5656]

Stopped in at 3 pm yesterday to buy a gift card. Place was packed with people waiting outside the door. Had to get the gift card at the bar, so talked to a few people who were eating at the bar. All seemed pleased with their choices.

[Aloha1]

The black seeds were like poppy seeds, but they also had sesame seeds, I've never seen buns with both. .

John; The black seeds were sesame. There are both white and black varieties.

[John_W]

John; The black seeds were sesame. There are both white and black varieties.

Could be, I'm not an expert except at eating them. They looked like this. Whatever they were, it was very good!!

https://www.westonfoodservice.com/Weston/media/images/Product%20Page%20Images/43008-_ACE_BWSesameBun.png?width=544

[Aloha1]

Yeah. in Japanese those are called "Kuro Goma". The white ones are "Shiro Goma"

[Bjeanj]

Having lunch there right now (noon). I had fish/chips, husband had southwest steak flatbread with salad. Good food, sort of chilly in here. Nice menu, lots of options.

Noise level ranged from 76 to 91 ( lawnmower sound) decibels ( I have the app :-). Big room, few sound barriers.

I’d go again.

[Rosebud2020]

Not lots, but they do have vegetarian options for appetizers, entrees, sides - they have a black bean burger, beans and rice, fettuccini alfredo (which is meatless unless you pay extra for chicken), and so on. And yes they have salads of course.


To a real vegetarian, Fettuccini Alfredo is not a vegetarian dish.
Alfredo sauce is made from milk products.

[Rosebud2020]

What are they building behind it?


They're building a new Goodwill store.

[Rosebud2020]

do they take reservations?


I have not been to this new Ale House yet but have been to many of them in a number of different states.

None of them take reservations so I will assume that this one won't either.

[bilcon]

Their meat loaf is to die for. Did you ever see a meat loaf that was not a little overdone on the edges. Really? They have a daily lunch special that we used to get after golf in Buena Vista, Disney. The wings are terrific and the service is very good. Met Mr. Miller in the Buena Vista location on Super Bowl weekend when it was in Tampa many years ago. What a great guy. Bought us all a round of drinks at the bar. There were probably 30 people there. He stopped and talked to each of us. He has expanded all over the US since those days. There is even a few on Long Island and Las Vegas.

[John_W]

What are they building behind it?

They're building an Earth Fare Grocery Store. You can see their flyers in the Sunday Sun since they have a location already in Ocala. It's mostly organic food. When they first wrote about the property in the Sun two years ago, they mentioned a Dick's Sporting Goods, but haven't seen any update on them for a while, maybe that fell through.

https://images.happycow.net/venues/1024/90/78/hcmp90787_250311.jpeg

[Bill32]

I'm a meatloaf lover. Tuesday I stopped in for a quick lunch 2pm. Had the meatloaf because of recommendations, must have been a bad day, the meatloaf had very little flavor if any and seemed very greasy,couldn't finish it, mentioned it to the waitress and got a shrug. Good size portions and the potatoes and broccoli were good. Other items on the menu looked interesting so i'll try again.

[Rite2jamie]

My husband and I ate there for a late lunch today. They were busy but, there was seating at the bar. We sat at the outside bar which has garage doors they can raise and lower. We were not impressed with the service. The bar tender was not very personable and asked us twice how our day had been. Maybe he was just tired and over worked. We both had a burger and a beer. The burgers were great! The fries were seasoned fries and were OK but, we are not big fries eaters. We will go back.

[ohiosbestus]

if only you can get there by golf cart

[kkeennyy]

Love the place

[retiredguy123]

I went once and thought it was pretty good, but not great. I especially like the big TVs in front of you at the bar, and I like that it has 2 bars. But, I really don't think it warrants the huge crowds.