Hilltop Ale House

This place is great! Carla is amazing server even when she's by herself and it's super busy. Great Reuben too!

Hilltop Ale House keeps its spot on my go-to list. Our server Mia did a great job - efficient and knowledgeable. Started with the tortilla soup that's hearty with a good spice from the beef and chorizo combo. Then there was the Soba Noodle Salad. It hit the spot with its cool noodles, fresh veg, and honey habanero pork that had just enough heat. Started with the Chorizo Nachos - a crunchy, cheesy, spicy heap with the chorizo giving it a savory kick, pinto beans adding substance, and the cilantro sour cream and pico de gallo bringing it all home. All served up quick even on a busy Friday. Pro tip: the back's where it's at for the best vibe and to steer clear of the surly bartender.

Decent selections; good service; always happy to have so many ciders YAY WA!!!Interesting conversation with barkeep Seems like this place has changed owners but they try to keep the same vibe / menu the same when possibleBuffalo chicken strips were tasty. Bake with sauce on the side for crispier chicken.

Great like their sister restaurant, the 74th Street Ale House on Greenwood, which is an absolute favorite of ours. Casual pub with friendly service and good food and drinks, and with a slightly expanded menu from 74th. I really enjoyed my mahi mahi tacos on my visit and have my eye on that hummus plate in the near future. They also had some interesting drink specials. Very happy a friend is opening a shop on QA so that now we can add Hilltop to our regular rotation as well.

We stopped in after our spa appointment at Apollo (across the street). What a cute, clean and inviting space! It's a tight squeeze between tables, so I would only come if you're comfortable being seated very close to others. The brew we tried was delish (sorry I don't remember the name). The price was average. Street and neighborhood parking.

This is a COVID-era review.Ordered on the phone for pick up.Food was ready in about 20 mins.Easy to park (easy street parking, but if you just need to quickly pick it up, you can park across the street at safeway and then run over)Manager was very nice and friendly.Food = Chicken SandwichIt was grilled. I liked the crispy grilled parts of it. Loved the other components in the sandwich.

Food is still great, drinks are fast and well-poured, I still always feel welcome and happy when i'm at the Hilltop. Andrea is freaking amazing. She is one of those people that can be alone in a fully packed restaurant and be running the bar AND the floor and you feel like you're the only person in there. Seriously though, everybody who works there is great, I never feel like I'm going to get bad service and I never do

I would love to be able to give 5 stars. I love the food, drinks, atmosphere. Food is actually incredible. It's my kind of spot. Only problem so far is service. Last 3 times we've gone, our order has been incorrect. Food usually takes a long time to come out, but I'm not a stickler about that. Last time we went in, the bartender/server was a bit rude to my wife. That was enough for me to decide to not come back. Each time this has happened it's been the same server. Bummer because I loved the place, but my wife prefers other spots. I always give her the nudge to give them one more chance. The staff giving her attitude for literally no reason is lame. Great food and drinks though - if they get your order right.

Honestly, I'm surprised the asian bartender lady hasn't been fired before this point - and I'm only calling out her race just so that we can all be specific here. The other bartenders and staff are fantastic. I say this as my husband and I have frequented Hilltop many times, have been perfectly pleasant, and she has been surly to us and to other customers during every experience. Tonight, I order a caesar salad with blackened chicken, no croutons due to dietary restrictions. The bartender makes careful note of my requests, but I end up receiving a caesar salad with blackened chicken including croutons. Obviously I understand that this is a fault of the kitchen, not her. I ask this bartender for a separate plate to leave the picked out croutons. She brings over a small plate and apologizes for the kitchen, and suggests that they remake the salad. I politely tell her "No need!", I have no problem with picking out the croutons myself within my salad. So, for any human who has eaten a salad before, you can understand that you come across things as you eat a salad. You can probably imagine that I'm coming across more and more croutons as I eat my salad. Suddenly, as I'm halfway through my salad, the bartender comes over and snatches up my small plate with croutons, without asking or saying a word to me. Why would she do this? She must understand that I'm gradually picking out the croutons that I just told her about 8 minutes ago, right?When she makes her way towards my end of the bar again, I point this out to her. Constructive criticism, right? Nope! She takes immediate defense, and then becomes a broken record as she repeats "I asked you if they should remake your salad! I asked you if they should remake your salad!"Um, I don't need to waste my entire salad and have them remake it based on croutons. I just need you to understand that taking my plate away without asking WHILE I'M EATING is kind of not okay?She gets more upset and accuses me of being condescending. Here's where the wild part starts - My husband comes back from the restroom, and I begin to talk to him directly about how she started this whole thing over taking away my small plate with croutons. Then, she starts shouting at me and repeats several times, "Don't talk about me to your husband!"Um, what?!?! You are trying to dictate what I can talk to my husband about?Then she proclaims, "I will cover your bill, just get out of here!"Um, I mean okay - I guess if you want to cover our drinks and our dinner, please go ahead and do that?! LOL.The worst part is that I just feel bad for the Hilltop owners. They must have no idea that this bartender is pretty much giving away food and drinks for anyone that gets in the way of her ego.

Service is great. My drink tasted like dirty dishwater so that was disappointing. The hamburger is good but super small. No fires. Chips or pasta salad. Even the water served tasted bad. No bueno. We won't be back.