Olney Ale House

I have loved the Olney Ale House for years but it is on a downward turn. They used to have great Oatmeal Molasses bread along with a bread of the day. They still have the Molasses bread but it is more dark, rye tasting, not as good. They used to have a great appetizer which was the bread with spreads and jams but they no longer offer that. I used to like their steak and cheese sandwich on their Oatmeal bread but it is no longer on the menu. Their fries used to be good and now are smaller beer battered fries which are not good. Their vegetarian chili used to have chunks of vegetables, but now it's bean based, including garbanzo beans which I hate and I've never seen in chili before. I don't think I'll be going back. more

I really like the Olney Ale House. It's another Olney restaurant in an old converted house, but the seating is still fairly well arranged. The food is a good eclectic mix, with excellent burgers, homemade bread, and a house tahini salad dressing that I can't pass up. They also serve vegetarian burritos, steak, and fried catfish, if I remember correctly. Everything I've had there has been from very satisfying to great. My only problem is that they're stopping some of their weeknight promotions. That's their right, but a few restaurants in Olney have made weeknight promotions a fixture for years, and it's very disappointing that the Olney Ale House is ending theirs. It's right across from the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts, so watch out for the pre-theater crowd. more