Capital Ale House Fairfax

This was my first time here since capital ale house replaced hardtimes and I have to say, I love this place. Imad was awesome and really took care of us. Beers are great, food was great, and service was great. Definitely will be coming back.

This place has so much potential. The building is beautiful. The ambience is wonderful, especially when the fireplaces are going. Good selection of beer. The food and service, however, always leaves me with a bad taste. We usually wait a while for food, even when the place is fairly empty. The pretzel we tried before is good. Today's choice of fried pickles was awful. They were super greasy long strips and the batter fell off on our clothes as we ate. The schnitzel is usually good. I had a steak today though and it was horrible completely overcooked and bland with an odd freezer burn aftertaste. The broccoli was cold and the potatoes had no flavor at all. The server never refilled our drinks or offered another beer. Just too pricey for this result. So disappointing.

We really enjoyed our lunch here. My husband and I both got burgers and shared the fried pickle appetizer. We agreed it’s the best food we’ve had in the area. The burgers were each cooked exactly to our preferences and had great flavor. We will definitely be back.

The service and atmosphere were excellent. However, the loaded fries left much to be desired. In reality, they had only about 25% of the toppings depicted in the menu photo. Perhaps they should invest less in menu photography and more in their food quality and toppings. I also ordered the roasted pork special with broccolini and mashed sweet potatoes, but the pork was overcooked and lacked seasoning. I wouldn’t pay for it again. The one redeeming factor was the bartender and the cocktails served by the staff.

My boyfriend and I visited the Fairfax Capital Ale House on Saturday night, and we had a fantastic experience! Our server, Imad, was exceptional—full of energy, knowledgeable about the menu, and had some excellent recommendations. During our previous visit to the Fairfax location, we had to wait a long time and never received our appetizer, so we were pleasantly surprised this time by the quality of the service and the food. The spicy peach BBQ sauce was simply delicious! My boyfriend's burger and my southern mac and cheese were both outstanding. I would give it a perfect 10 out of 10 and highly recommend it!