Capital Ale House

Kaitlin W

My family & I enjoyed our meal here. They have plenty of seating with a downstairs dining room, upstairs dining room, and rooftop patio. Dress is casual. Service was pretty good. The food was okay, nothing spectacular but good. More like bar food. Parking around the restaurant can be limited.

Donavon Smith

The beer selection and the bartender were great. The food is where the wheels fell off. First, the Belgian Style Fries are not. They are regular french fries with three sauces which are supposed to magically transform them into Belgium styles fries. They don’t. At best this is just misleading marketing that falls well short of the mark. That brings me to the Margherita Flatbread Pizza. We all know margherita pizza, the Italian combination of buffalo mozzarella, fresh tomatoes and fresh basil. See the attached picture for their version. It is a smear of sauce down the center, with a few roasted cherry tomatoes, six slivers, ok I’ll give them seven for the tiny guy in the middle, of basil and some slices of mozzarella. The balance of ingredients is way off the mark. Then there is the bread. It looks like they couldn’t decide if it was supposed to be a pizza or a flatbread, so they settled somewhere in the middle with a dense bread-like crust. Then they figured they would only cover a portion of it with ingredients to make it less pizza like. I don’t know, see the photos for yourself and make your own decision. I would return for drinks, but cross this place off for dinner.

Bri Silvious

Great food, good service, and nice atmosphere. Went here for a Bachelorette party and the staff were friendly and attentive. Ordered shrimp tacos and fried pickles as the appetizers. Other members of the party got the pretzel, mac and cheese, and salads. All of the food was wonderful, but the fried pickles really took the lead. Thinly sliced length wise and perfect ratio of pickle and breading. (Chef's kiss motion with hand) Try the strawberry mojito as well. They are delightful!

Heidi Pepin

Delicious! We would absolutely come back. The Nashville Hot Catfish sandwich and Shrimp Tacos were amazing and I would recommend either. Tons of beers on tap, a lot of local VA choices. Kids meals come with dessert (vanilla ice cream) and a choice of fries or vegetables. The Bavarian Pretzel appetizer was delicious. The mustard was very sweet, which I enjoyed but isn't for everyone.