Harlem Ale House

Updates

Posted on Aug 11, 2021

This Saturday, August 14, is our first Tasty Tasting Saturday!! With an order of food and drink we will also serve a tasting of 2 spiked seltzers from a variety of our choosing.
We hope to see you all!!

Posted on Jul 29, 2021

Announcing our Tasty Tasting Saturdays!!!! Starting August 14, every First Saturday of the month we will be tasting CIDERS! Yum. Second Saturday is Spiked Seltzers. Third Saturday is MEADS! You wont regret it!! And every Fourth Saturday is IPA’s or Wine! Tasting will be from 4pm to 7pm, and will ...

Posted on Apr 10, 2021

Mead tasting today!! April 10 from 4pm to 6pm.
Taste up to 3 meads with a meal.

Posted on Apr 7, 2021

We have cozy outdoor seating. Temperature check and contact info for indoor dining. Masks are required.

Posted on Apr 5, 2021

Meads? Is it bitter? Sweet? Brewed from honey, so it’s sticky then? Ever wonder? Well some say they are better than BEER?!! BETTER than BEEEER? Well come on by to our Mead tasting to decide for yourself!! Taste up to 3 Meads with your meal. Saturday April 10 4pm to 6pm.

Posted on Mar 11, 2021

We are very excited to say that we will be back to serve you Friday March 12!! We have redesigned our outdoor seating for a safer dining experience. As spring comes, we hope it brings more and more pieces of our lives that we miss!! Especially good food and drinks with friends. See you all very s...

Posted on 2020 Nov 13

Food, beer, and wine!!! Come by to check us out!!

Posted on 2020 Oct 20

Way too crushable at 11.2%.... Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad.

Posted on 2020 Sep 26

To help with the mood!!

Appetizers

Wings
$16.00
Choice of one flavor: Lemon pepper, Jerk, Honey BBQ, Buffalo, Soy Garlic (+2)
Quesadilla
$10.00
Pico de Gallo, Sour Cream. Chicken (+6), Short Rib (+9), Shrimp (+9)
Nachos
$11.00
Pico de Gallo, Sour Cream. Chicken (+6), Short Rib (+9), Shrimp (+9)
Chicken Fingers
$9.00
Very addictive!!
Fish Strips
$16.00
Tarter sauce, chipotle mayo
Fish n Chips
$18.00
Fried Tilapia and homemade Fries
Hot Dog
$6.00
Cheese Dog
$6.75

Entrees

Chef’s Special Burger
$22.00
8oz patty, Mac n Cheese, Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato and Three Cheeses. Homemade fries
Cheeseburger
$16.00
Lettuce, Tomato, Chipotle Mayo, and choice of Cheddar or Swiss
Turkey Burger
$16.00
Lettuce, Tomato, Chipotle Mayo, choice of Cheddar or Swiss
Chicken Francese
$21.00
Sauteed flour-dipped Chicken Cutlets in a lemon butter white wine sauce, Parmesan Pasta
Short Rib n Swiss Sandwhich
$19.00
Savory Short Rib, Swiss Cheese, Pickle, Chipotle Mayo on a Brioche bun. Homemade Fries.
Fishwich
$18.00
Breaded Tilapia, Cheddar and Parmesan Cheeses, Pickle, Lettuce, and Tomato. Homemade Fries and red slaw
Fish Tacos
$18.00
Breaded Tilapia, Red Cabbage Slaw, and Chipotle Mayo in 3 Flour Tortillas.

Testimonials

3 years ago

Stopped into Harlem Ale House based on the reviews while in the area and I had a great time. The owners were super friendly and made sure you had everything you needed. I ordered the blueberry pancakes during brunch with a side of delicious cheese grits. Thought the meal was delicious and the portions were just right.

- Devonta W

a year ago

Another great spot I stumbled on to! The food was TOP NOTCH! Like so good. Highly, highly recommend if you want a quick bite.

Sueann

2 years ago

The atmosphere of this place is just so special...not to mention their menu, hospitality and the great nostalgic pieces that highlight it's interiors. This is probably a remnant of one of Harlem's old speakeasies.

- Santoshi T

The story behind Harlem Ale House

Harlem Ale House is operating in a CIRCA 1860’s Structure that has been in the front line of Harlem history. During the late 1890’s a top floor was added that housed a full bowling alley.

In the early 1920’s the building became Frank Schaefer’s speakeasy after his original “Saloon” was shut down at 341 Lenox Avenue (just around the corner).

In the late 1920’s it served as a “Number Hole” for Harlem Hoodlum’s Ulysses Rollins whose boss was the infamous gangster Dutch Schultz.

During the 1970’s it was the popular “101 Variety Store” AKA “The Candy Store” run by “Fats” a tough Harlem Underworld figure. According to old time Harlem lores a few a few people may have met their demise in the basement of the ill named “Candy Store”.

All the artifacts displayed on the walls of Harlem Ale House are original to the building and if there is a strong “Masonic” presence it’s because from the early 1920’s until 2010 the building housed many of Harlem Masonic Lodges. The picture hanging on the left side of the mural was taken by James Van der Zee in 1925. Many of Van der Zee’s famous Masonic Photography were taken on the 2nd floor.

(rf: 5 Arrests, 1 Fight in 21 Raids for Rum: The New York Times August 2, 1922)

(rf: Gangsters of Harlem: The Gritty Underworld of New York City's Most Famous Neighborhood)