Reviews for Surf City Ale House in Huntington Beach, CA

Upon arrival we were sat immediately by a guy who was cleaning. 30 minutes later a waitress came & apologized for the wait. She... took our drink order, I ordered Orange juice, my husband ordered coffee, She brought us back 2 coffees. She apologized and saidshe'd go get my orange juice, the creamer and silverware to stir the coffee, 10 minutes later she was just talking with anotherwaitress. Then she came and took our order and walked away, then she returned to tell me they didnt have what i ordered. I thenchanged my order and asked for straws and silverware to still drink our morning drinks. 25 MINUTES LATER..She was sitting downtalking with another waitress, So after being there for over an hour with just our drinks with no straw or creamer or nothing tostir it with, We got up and told her we were just going to go somewhere else. She said "ok". Thats it. My husband said we'llwe've been here for over an hour and still waiting on stuff for our drinks. She said "oh. Sorry". Its a beautiful place butabsolutely terrible service!!!! Read more

First time here for taco Tuesday this past week. Tacos are half off. They come in threes. We ordered carne asada and battered... fish tacos, guacamole dip ($5) and chips plus French fries. Our favorite were the fish tacos and French fries were cooked toperfection. Their beers were also great and was also part of the Happy Hour for taco Tuesday. We tried their House IPA. Richie,our server, was friendly and great. Definitely will return. Read more

Went in on a week night not busy so not sure how it gets on the weekends but had a good time and good food and service.

Our band got hired last minute to play a show, we went out of our way to put it together for them with less than a weeks notice,... we should have known better and declined, seems they had a cancellation (not surprised) We invited our friends and family. Thebar staff combined most of our guests checks into one, I am not sure who had this bright idea. In fifteen years of playing musicwe?ve never had this happen before. Owner and management insulted my family and friends and accused them of not tipping thestaff. I asked everyone we invited if this was the case. After some research and requesting proof of credit card slips with notip, we realized the bar staff was also putting their dinner on our tab and lying to get more money from the owner. They stillcan?t produce any slips without a tip, and refuse to apologize. Owner would rather come on here keep the lies going. It?s ok. Asother reviewers have mentioned this place is always empty and it?s no surprise as to why. We are all locals and will definitelynot be coming into this place at all. Read more

There is a reason the place is usually mostly empty.... I've been here several times and the food was mediocre. The guacamole... appetizer was ridiculously small. At least the location is good, and the TVs are plentiful. The bar or patio would be nice tovisit if you are only looking to watch a game or get a beer. Read more

Samuel was a fantastic server! Great food recommendations: fish tacos and the bbq burger which were delicious. House beer is... pretty good, large beer menu otherwise as well. Read more

The beer was great and bar tender was even better, the two employees working the outside dining ever ask me if I wanted... anything, the female emploee helped the tables around me. I left after my beer and ate at Zero Pizza across the street. That iswhy they did not score better. Read more

Not terrible but really not that great either. Place was completely empty inside when we came and they were really friendly and... told us to take any seat. We waited close to 10 mins and finally had to go up to the bar where all the workers were hanging outtogether to ask if someone was going to be serving us or if we are supposed to place our order somewhere. Our waitress wasreally friendly once she came around and was very attentive and helpful checking in throughout the meal. Cheese curds were veryflavorful but cold in the middle. Tacos were ok but lacked flavor, french dip looked like old grey meat and tasted like it too.Overall friendly service once we got it but food just not that great. Read more