Stopped in here for dinner because we had a Groupon voucher. We have been excited to try this restaurant but we were let down. There were multiple things I noticed.
1. The outdoor seating is adequate but the indoor decor is odd. With a name like Copper Ale you'd expect a modern almost Brewery feel, instead the decor was like an Italian restaurant (Tuscany/rustic vibe) with yellow and orange walls. It didn't match the theme at all.
2. The menu is just OK. 4 pages total, 2 pages of food and 2 pages of a wine & beer list. The appetizers weren't anything special cheese fries and stuff but steep at $8.99 a pop. They have a salad buffet that has the works and a soup of the day the wait staff brings out. Dinner entrees were $16+ each.
3. The food was below average, not impressed. The vegetable soup was chalky and did not have flavor. My husband ordered the blackened salmon which was $17, it was flavorless and had an overly sweet mango salsa on top. The best part of our meals was the beer and salad bar. Sad right. My house chips weren't even salted or seasoned. I have a feeling they meant for this place to be more a drinking spot but it's more below par bar food. They put some more expensive entrees on the menu but for the price they're asking we just didn't think the salmon was worth $17.
4. The hostess was sitting with what I assume was her boyfriend at a table while she was on duty. She would seat a table then go back to sit down with a gentleman at a table. Super unprofessional, but not surprising with no owner and supervisor present during dinner service.
Overall we were disappointed with the food, the beer was alright. If you stop in here get like a sandwich or a salad stay clear of the dinner entrees. We probably won't be back honestly with more competitive and better tasting restaurants nearby.