Reviews of Ralston's (Coffee Shop)

David Chilcote II

Outstanding, fresh food with a very beautiful atmosphere. The staff are so friendly and kind! Get the BLT or the Goat Cheese Maple Bacon Burger, and ask for Dre as your waitress. A hidden gem in Indy.

Matthew

First time visiting this restaurant. I've went past it numerous times and never had a desire to check it out. We went on a Monday for lunch it wasn't very busy but it was steady. The food was very good. I ordered the Hot Mess and it was delicious. It wasn't very hot but it was still very good. Great customer service by Marissa. She was waiting what seemed to be the whole restaurant since it wasn't very busy but she did an excellent job of being attentive. This was my first visit. I'll update after next visit.

todd armstrong

Favorite place never disappointed

Alex M

Nachos were disappointing. Pretzel bites were decent. Beer was excellent. Shotgun wedding on draft. Devin,I believe was our waitress name, was cute and very sweet.

Jennifer Bennett

Amazing service, great food & awesome bloody marys!

Brett Hartsell

My wife and I frequent here often. It has a large selection of food and good beer options. There is a lot of seating so there is almost always room. It is a great place to watch "The Big Game" whether that be soccer, football or basketball. The only reason I give it 4 stars is because the staff can be hit-or-miss. Some of the staff is incredible but some of them just don't want to be there.

Kevin Monaghan

The wings are delicious.

Nicholas John

Good food, good service, good beer list, and a chill environment. Will be back

William Anderson

Multiple draft beers, Scotch Ale a must taste. Very good service, excellent food, exceptional service.

Alex Rittenhouse

I absolutely loved this place. The atmosphere was great, the food was absolutely amazing, and we even had fun watching the football games and playing shuffleboard. They have a great selection of beer - domestic, import, and craft.

Jessica Weir

Yum! Brunch was great, service was great, and price was right! I think I've found a new favorite weekend breakfast spot. Another plus it's that our dogs could join us on the patio.

Larsen Perry

Windy is the BEST HOST EVER !

James Cuellar

Great food and great service! I would repeat. Just get there early as it will fill up fast.

Austin Flask

Excellent bar with a very wide selection of brews. The staff are incredibly helpful and can guide you towards beers that you will probably enjoy. When I was there I had a Q2 taxman saison and a very good Bloomington Java Porter. Definitely coming back again.

Kristopher Barringer

They have a very nice outdoor seating area plus darts and shuffleboard.

Kelcey Dillon

The sweet potato fries are amazing. Very chill and fun atmosphere!

Shayla Smith

Great food. Great beer. $5 Bloody Mary on Sunday!

Ben Kunkel

Best nachos on mass ave and great place to catch a game

Kylie Schreiber

This was my first visit to the place. I wish it hadn't been raining so I could sit outside because the inside was pretty dark. It was a good lunch spot and the prices were reasonable. The flatbread that I got was tasty as well.

David Sutton

The food at Ralston's was very good. If you like something with a little heat to it, try their crab and spinach dip. The appetizer is served with precut bread. Outstanding service and well designed dining areas.

Barbara Smith

Great food great prices always welcomes us in even when we have a large group.!!

R Sinks

Stopped in for lunch. Loved the atmosphere. The BBQ was wonderful. Worth the short trip up Mass Ave for a very enjoyable stop.

Clara Kallner

Good food and good beer!

cjtheish

I found the atmosphere to be quite odd... So many staff members there, yet it seemed like only 3 people were actually working. Didn't seem like there was a manager on duty... Bar was really slow. Considering 80% of the drink orders were beer, it shouldn't have taken so long to get a drink. However the food was good

Michelle Pauls

Since moving our offices into the neighborhood, Ralston's has quickly become my go to lunch spot! Everything that I have tried so far has been awesome! Burgers, flatbread pizza, sandwiches and the sweet potato fries are amazing!

A. David Vasquez, Sr.

Great pub house experience, large outdoor seating area, good food.

Jordan Powell

Good food and location. Beer selection and pricing also decent. Service wss great.

Mark Houston

Best wings in Indianapolis.

Don Collier

Excellent as always

Rheannan Shaieb

Amazing food, cheap drinks, and they also have darts and shuffleboard

Geri Kody

Just really wanted to say- went here and think we may have somehow offended our genuinely friendly waitress. We both feel badly about and think our long hot day may have come off wrong way- was in no way against her!! We did leave since noone came back to serve us- but lesson learned from this encounter. Would visit again if in area.

Ashley Leezer

Delicious! Great food. Fun menu. Tons of beers to choose from.

Joyce Wilson

Food and service always great. Bar is fantastic !

Tamara Deak

Always a great time at Ralston's. Tasty food and drinks at reasonable prices with a relaxing atmosphere. Service is always impeccable! My favorite place on Mass Ave.

Kari Clark

And am awesome waitress and great food! Will try the goat cheese salad next time.

Jonathan Cammack

Very nice outdoor seating to enjoy a lunch with friends. The sandwiches are delicious!

Chris Wood

Been here a few times and it always feels like they wish we hadn't shown up. Roughly 12 of us were there last weekend, spent about $500 between food and drinks and they wouldn't even take care off shuffle board for us. It's the set up and openness in the big room with the dart boards that keep this from being rated lower

Chris Hawley

Good place to go with your dog!

Jach Davi

I loved Ralston's! I visited with a friend and was a little intimidated at first with the atmosphere - it's darker inside and didn't have much of a "homey" feel to me - but things got better from there. Our server was great - he was really …

Paige Sanning

Beer selection is amazing and we always get great service, but the food is not worth the money. Go for drinks and appetizers

Dusty Wyman

We had a great brunch the tacos were just great. The prices are reasonable and the outdoor space is the best on the street.

Fred Erbe

Great brunch, dog friendly, outdoor seating. Everything needed for a great Saturday meal. Get the breakfast tacos and a bloody!

Nate Reiter

The woman loves this place. Food is good, but I don't know why she thinks it is so amazing. It's dark and they watch sports. Yay. To me, it's a bar posing a unique and trendy dining experience. Probably because I'm not in my 20's, that isn't enough to impress me.

Brian H

Food is good, bartenders were friendly and quick even when busy. I will be back

Alex Fischer

Little crowded, but service was good

Sam Epperson

Great draft list! Lots of local and unique beers on draft. I ate the Hot Mess, a chicken, bacon, avocado sandwich with house made chips. Perfect sandwich, chips were actually really good. The patio here is excellent with good weather. Really just a good spot to chill with a beer.

Megon Miller

Great food and reasonably priced. The burgers were very large and the ketsup tasted homemade. I had the pear salad and it was absolutely delicious. They allow dogs on the patio in the summer which narrowed our meal options but I would come back again even without my dog. The beer selection was large and the staff was very friendly.

Lindsay Conner

The menu had lots of interesting items, so I was hopeful. My dinner tonight was the worst. Chicken sandwich was tough (not edible), and the service was slow. Bathrooms weren’t clean. Two stars only because our appetizer was okay and they seated us quickly on a Friday night.

ess

Good food and service

Geno Graan

Cool laid back place with decent prices.

Erik Mellinger

Beer and fries, what else could you ask for?

Lullaby

I went there yesterday, I will be going back and taking my family too. Definitely a must eat place. Place was packed due to parade so service was slow but they made up for it with excellent customer service. Food was delicious AF. Everything on the menu sounded good so it was very hard to decide but not disappointed with my final decision(The Wakin Bacon). Nate's Michelada was a bit weak but that was to be expected. It was before 5pm when I went.

Patrick Ryan

This is a great place. I enjoyed the food and the atmosphere I would definitely go back!

Tyler Wardrop

Reasonably priced drinks and great atmosphere. Everyone, including me, recommends the nachos!

Dan Dripps

My fiancé and I had a good experience at Ralston’s. We had heard they have some of the best sweet potato fries in the city and we both agreed they are some of the best. We also loved that we can bring our dog outside there and they have a beautiful patio to hang out on. Definitely would recommend.

Matt Walters

Good food. I wanted to come here for the namesake, so it was a worthwhile venture. Wait can be long on the weekend, but it’s Mass Ave so no surprise there.

Christopher Edwards

Best wings I've ever had

Pat K

Excellent beer selection. Great place to bring your dog!

Patrick Keller

Good place to hang, have good conversation, and play some shuffleboard with friends.

Brian Young

Great food! Love the atmosphere

Eugene Gephart

Excellent food and beverages along with lots of TVs.

Karen Cheek

Love sitting on the rail watching the people go by on Mass Ave! Higher level bar food.

Jacob Darling

Fun spot good beer

Chris Scullin

Wonderful beer selection. Great brunch cocktails. Food was good.

Rick Chambers

Great atmosphere. Mostly went there for lunch. Food is good. A little pricey for me but a nice occasional treat. Love the beer selection!

Randy Turner

Good food Good Atmosphere Good Service.

Kim Shirley

Great food and beer selection, done right! Service was excellent!

Diana Lawrence

Great food and service..always happy to visit there.

Tina Arteaga

Really nice place. Lots of beer to choose from. We sat outside. Very lively place.

Misty Yates

Wonderful service and food. Our waiter Aaron was attentive, quick, and charming. Would easily recommend this restaurant to others :)

Nick

The hot mess and sweet potato fries are great.

Chris McKay

The atmosphere and location are stellar but you forget about both when your food arrives. It's insane. I got the 'Hot Mess' which was a perfectly prepared grilled chicken breast w the perfect amount of spice and flavor. The house made ketchup is a must as well.

Cheryl Ray-Williams

The food was delicious. I had the grouper sandwich, fried. Also the fruit was fresh and the beer batter fries were exceptional. Will definitely go back again

Paul Williams

We stopped there for a brief respite from our Labor Day bike trip down the Monon and around the Cultural Trail. It was a beautiful day, but we found ourselves in need of refreshment and a place to do it in. Ralston's, right off the Cultural Trail on Mass Ave really hit the spot! A1, our server took great care of us. It was a busy afternoon and we got our drinks and Reuben fries in true short order. Enjoying the outdoor patio, we were able to relax for a bit before continuing our journey. I have already told several people about the convenience and culinary repast we took advantage of and you should too!

Mariah Terry

Me and one of my friends come here for a drink or so later in the evenings on the weekends. The staff has been nothing short of great, and the atmosphere has always been extremely pleasant. Bonus points because they also keep the restrooms decently clean even in the late night hours. At least any time that I've gone. Decent prices, good times and no complaints from me.

Scott Zimmerle

The patio is really nice. The beer selection is very good. I strongly object to their policy of not allowing any of the good beers to be selected for a flight of beers. We didn't try the food.

Logan Orr

Love Ralston's! Especially sitting outside having drinks with friends!

Josiah McCruiston

Great place for food, drinks on tap, customer service, sports, and darts. One of my favorite places on Mass Ave. Great place

Josef Settle

Great place for locals, but still welcoming to visitors. Great selection of beers, a unique menu. All around great pub.

Becky Rippetoe

Their fried brie sticks with blackberry sauce are to die for. Coleslaw is more like a salad and less like a slaw. I had their goat cheese burger and it was very tasty, but I asked for medium well and I got more of a medium rare.

Devon Roberson

This is the last place I visit for the evening. I always have great drinks and great food. Stephen is so good in here

Richard Tharpe

Very eclectic menu that goes late into the night!

Mike Webb

Great bar, great selection of beers, good food and they have all the sports you want to see!

Esteban Ortiz

Great selection of beers and service and of course atmosphere.

Howard Beckley

Not a bad place, good location, beer is pricey

Theresa Dieruf

Lively place with a serious selection of brews. Had the personal pepperoni pepedew flat bread with the beer breaded fries, definitely worth the upgrade! A great break during a day of sight seeing!

Colin White

Great food and server like always! But the hostess today was the rudest person person ever. Acted like she was angry at the world. When our table was ready she goes "your tables ready" and pointed in the direction it was, didn't walk us to the table or get us the high chair we asked for. She needs to be in the back doing dishes, not the first person you talk to inside the restaurant.

Dawnn Hopkins

Love love love this place. The food is always great so is the service

Kristina O'Neil

Nice, casual location for a beer (huge list of interesting options!) and great food. The atmosphere is cozy and not too loud to have a conversation.

Michael Niemi

Went for breakfast every plate that walked by me looked delicious. My loaded breakfast fires were second to none. I approve!

Antawyone Owens

A plethora of local beers on tap

Casey Foust

Love this place. Comfortable but chic. Love to play shuffleboard!

teresa johnson

Excellent food, Atmosphere and top of the line service!

Taylor Spurgeon

I absolutely love this place. Great atmosphere, great people, amazing food and drinks. Couldn't be better.

Danielle Ford

I sat outside during lunch at the bar facing the street and it was lovely. I had a sour ale from Boulevard, the Hot Mess chicken sandwich, and house made chips. The chips were perfectly crunchy. The chicken was well seasoned and the bun was soft. Great service and great atmosphere!

Ashley Votier

The food was delicious! And they have an extensive list of beverages to choose from. Patio seating is available.

Mitch Roper

Anything and everything on the menu are quality, delicious choices, and you'll never empty your pockets completely when you eat here. The beer selection is also very diverse, and there is always good TV coverage of relevant sports. I think of it like a higher end, neighborhood micro-version of Taco Mac, if you are familiar with that chain. All in all, a great choice when you're meeting friends or family.

George Brantley

I would really recommend their apps! Great place to eat on a not so busy day

Luke Wyatt

I had a really good Sunday brunch with my girlfriend here on the patio. The food was not only delicious, but there was detail and care applied as well. Our waitress was friendly, attentive, and even had a few tidbits about life that were very wise. Great experience.

Donald Tinsley

Went with coworkers for my first time. Appetizers were very good. We had wings, sweet potatoe fries, and soft pretzels with 3 different sauces. The spicy and sweet and spicy are not spicy as hot but more peppery that hits you in your nose lol. I also had a burger with bacon which tasted very good.

Kristi ESPIRITU

Always amazing food!

Jeremy Baynai

This is an all around great place. It's definitely one of my favorites in Indy. I've never had something I didn't like, although, I will say in in case someone important reads this... The Sauced Duck was WAY better on a pita. The Yogi fries are incredible. The atmosphere is a good mix of fun and exciting without feeling crowded or frantic. Great outdoor patio and a good rotating beer selection.

Vintage Wanderland

The food was decent. The ham and fig sandwich was amazing. The rosemary potatoes had so much rosemary on them we could not eat them. It is suppose to be family friendly but I disagree. There were two girls playing a game in the dining area talking about things my children shouldn't hear and they were cussing a lot. But we were at a tavern so, there's that.

Daniel Gillespie

Nice beer selection

Philip Parkison

It's a beautiful place like a great Hall of Vikings. It's very dark where I sat on the rainy day. The food was good. I got the Philly flatbread with Rosemary potatoes. My friend was vegetarian and they didn't have any Quinoa for the burgers. The waiter was nice provided different options. I gave 3 stars because of the darkness and the service was kinda slow for bar being a Sunday with not many people compare to a Saturday night crowd. I think I would try it again I'm not against it

Brandon Zimmerman

Nice setting and area. Food was great and the service was wonderful.

Matthew Gooding

We loved our food and experience. The nachos were delicious, and we ordered 3 different hamburgers and the peachy pig. Everyone loved their food. Prices were around $10, but you pay extra $2 for fries. The rosemary potatoes were just ok, everything else was outstanding.

M G

Service was OK. Food was pretty good.

Kodey Farlow

Great food but the service can be terrible at times.

Mark Thomas

Good food & a TON of beer selections.

Scott Joseph

Great beer selection, excellent food & service

Cris Matson

Currently dining here. Zac is a very aggressive server. Keeps refilling my water when I finish it? Comes to my table with a fresh water almost before I finish the first one. Strange. Was very knowledgeable about the menu. I asked him what …

Jeff Snell

American eatery with some healthy-ish options and dog friendly outdoor seating

Ryan Wilson

Chill atmosphere, great food and drinks

Carolyn Harris

We had a large group that unfortunately trickled in and he didn't miss a beat. First time at this place. Food good amd will be back.

Sean Scalf

Great place to throw darts, shuffle board, or have some amazing pub style fare. Their chicken wings are the best in town. Baked ziti is huge and only $8.75.

Ryan Thrower

What is up with the feng shui of this place. Terrible.

Carly Cox

Great food and even better service! I had a wonderful time out with friends.

Rebecca Weisner

Great walking location from shopping. The restaurant seemed clean, had a fun atmosphere, and staff was friendly and welcoming. Super disappointed in menu and food. There are 8 menu items that you can no longer order- the first three things we ordered we we're told "sorry we don't have that and no one cares enough to give us new menus." Then our waitress proceeded to list the additional items unavailable. After a long wait for food, the nachos we're cold and pretzel bites were oily. Overall, looks like it would be a fun place to come grab a beer in the evening, but not somewhere to eat or somewhere I would go back to.

Diara Nicholson

Great food decent beer selection

Jeff Watson

Beers are awesome

Gary Houston

Found Ralston's from Google. Waiter Anthony was great and friendly. The food was great and fast out of the kitchen.

Mike Gibson

Food is pretty good. The calamari is fake. When it's served, it looks like mozzerella sticks. Clearly it's been ground up and molded, and given the price and the texture, I would assume white fish has been added in as a cost cutting measure. And I'm sure they don't grind it up there, which means it comes in frozen. Served with not really tartar sauce.

farshad mirzadeh

We had eaten at this place several times before, but never had ordered a sandwich. So, my wife and I ordered the Hot Mess sandwich. The server said we could get one side with the sandwich. We asked what were the choices and he said french fries, bear battered fries, red potato fries, etc. So I ordered bear battered and my wife ordered red potato fries. Then he asked us what kind of sauce we wanted with the fries. We asked what the choices were and he said ketchup, ranch and a few other choices. I asked for ketchup and my wife asked for ranch. At no time during the order he mentioned anything about extra charges. When we got the bill I noticed $2.50 for each side and $1 for the two table spoon of ranch dressing they had given us. When I asked the server about the extra charges, he said it was on the menu and said that only regular french fries were free. I asked about the little ranch dressing and he said ranch dressing is " labor intensive" and that is why they charge a dollar for two table spoons of dressing. So I asked for the manager who was the heavily bearded bar tender disgised as manager!! He reprated exactly the same thing and emphasised on the fact that ranch dressing is " labor intensive" and that ketchup is not. After some back and forth he removed the charges for the sides but not the labor intensive ranch dressing. One more thing is their 16 oz glass of draught beer which is no more than 12 oz. Next time you order a 16oz beer, also order a 12oz bottle of beer and pour into the glass after you drink the draught beer and see if it fills up the glass.

Thomas Cobb

Friendly people great outdoor patio

Jessie Weeks

Nice beer selection. Dog friendly. Great service.

muckermaffick.dm .gmail.com

Great beer selection and just right late night snacks.

Brooke Albertson

The Ham, Fig and Swiss grilled cheese on ciabatta with sweet potato fries and cinnamon cream cheese to dip fries in blew my mind. Sooo delicious. Friendly server and good prices. They have an extensive beer list, but I'm not much of a beer connoisseur. Has outdoor seating and is on trendy Mass Ave. Highly recommend it!

Sam Deal

Great place, food was delicious, service was top notch, restaurant was clean.

Bryan Maloney

Topnotch taps, great food, but on the spicy side.

MeMe B

Really great place.. Hosts an amazing and interesting selection of draft and bottled beers and a really good drinks menu from cocktails to coffee. Lovely happy friendly helpful staff. The food is amazing! You get plenty and it's so good! I will definitely be going back and I'm looking forward to it!

Taya Bryant

Sat on the patio with my friends and our dogs and it was great! Good service, and good food. I got the crab cake sliders with sweet potato fries. Have to say there ketchup is delicious! Best crab cakes I've had in awhile... 10/10!

Dylan Pieri

Great vibe and love playing darts here

Ammar Khan

Slow service, one waiter had the entire dining room to serve. Bad mgmt

Gina R

Unique food, mostly hearty with some healthy options. Very good service.

Curt Schleibaum

Nice bar good food and games

Ken Dobson

Had the "Breaded" (actually batter-dipped) Fried Grouper Sandwich with Rosemary Potatoes on the side. The sandwich is garnished with slaw and their house tartar sauce on a Hoagie bun. The sandwich was excellent. The grouper was moist inside the crisp shell. The tartar sauce was well-balanced, and not overwhelming, even when I added a bit more from included extra. The sandwich was also pretty darn big, but so good I regretted hitting the end. The potatoes were good, but not memorable. Our waitress was friendly and quick. I did not have a beer, so I can't comment on it. They certainly have a very large and diverse beer list.

Kenneth Kabwila

Nice Spot , will definitely go again