Four of us stopped here on the way to dinner and stayed far longer than we had intended. The service was great and we repeatedly ordered a total of 3 rounds of the fried pickles -- they were that good! Nice beer selection and fun atmosphere. We would be thrilled to revisit if/when in the area again. read more

Amazing. Drinks very well mixed, staff amazing.. very friendly. I recommend the buffalo lollipops. They're so so good. You just have to try them. Also the basil strawberry mojito, dear god.. it is amazing. Love this place. read more

Winner at the Circle in Atlantic Beach. Excellent food, excellent beer choices (four REAL German beers on tap), good service, casual outside dining. This area really needs more venues like this. We'll be back. read more

Flavors are outstanding! The Burger is amazing! They know their beers and they have them! Don't miss the lobster sandwich! My family is going to have a new favorite restaurant at the beach until Andy and friends open the new PESCARA across the street! Then they will have two favorite restaurants! read more

The fried oysters are amazing, the lobster sandwich is delicious, the beer list is solid. I also tried the wings and the pretzel. Of order both again in a heartbeat. Friendly excellent service, great bartender. Very reasonable prices. I definitely recommend going. read more

Great place for a quick lunch/dinner. Good food, very friendly service, and nice outdoor seating area.

Would recommend this place to everyone! Such a cool venue and right around the corner from the beach. We were staying down the street and stopped in on the way to our evening beach walk, put in a Togo order then grabbed it on the way home. The staff was so nice and the food was great! Got the fried pickles, fish tacos and shrimp burger and loved it! read more

Anybody who goes here should order the chicken pops, they're incredible. Good service and good food! Must eat if you're on the beach! You can even sit outside with you're feet in the sand! read more

Have been coming here regularly for two years and this is hands down my favorite spot in AB or MHC. I have heard great things about the rest of the menu, but to be honest I stick to the blackened fish tacos or the bratwurst. Perfection. Oh, and did I mention liter beers!? Staff is the best! Cheers. read more

Great beer selection for the area and had some of the best Bratwurst that I have ever had. They have a great outdoor seating area. Right off of the beach! read more

Good beer selection and food, disastrous operation. The day we went, March 26th, they couldn't decide if they were open or closed and the staff was openly hostile (to patrons and each other). Basically they acted like they were doing us a favor seating us and letting us stay despite their kitchen backing up to an hour wait. Let's hope that this was an early season problem and they'll get their act together because the food was good and the outdoor area is pretty nice. read more

Great selection of beers and appetizers. Entrees are okay but I would recommend keeping this a lunch, snack, or late night dining experience. Will definitely come back. read more

Great food, beer, and atmosphere! I recommend the fried pickles, fish tacos and a German beer. read more

The music is too loud for the small space they have. It appears to me that they do not respect the neighborhood. I will not eat at this place. read more

A great find! While on vacation in the area, Idle Hour was recommended to us by a local we met at Atlantic Beach. Upon arrival, we found a great table outside (where large communal tables are shared) and met some more friendly locals. (From what we could tell, the indoor seating was limited, crowded and noisy, so we were happy to take advantage of the good weather and sit outside.) We tried beer flights from Germany and North Carolina - both pretty tasty. Also ordered the artichoke and onion spread (delicious!), the crispy onion strings (more, please!), the German Grilled Cheese (very good), and the Crab Cake Sandwich (so fresh!) and we cleaned our plates. Good service, and really nice atmosphere - beachy, relaxed vibe. Even though we are technically tourists, we didn't want to go anyplace too 'touristy' and Idle Hour was perfect. Will return on our next visit! *I am deducting 1 star because there are no umbrellas or rain protection over the outdoor tables, so a very brief shower did dampen our dinner a bit. And, for some reason, the same 2 songs kept playing on repeat over the restaurant's sound system, which eventually became more hilarious than bothersome. read more

Great little place right by the beach with picnic table outdoor seating like a german beer garten. The food here was excellent. We got the flounder special, crab cake sandwich and yellowfin tuna salad. All of which id recommend, especially the tuna. We enjoyed the draft beer selection with a combination of german and nc draft beers, but they also have plenty of bottled selections. Would definitely come here again. read more

Awesome craft brew tasting spot. They do have a full bar as well so do not limit them to beer. The food menu is over the top for a beer garden/bar in general. Jesica(with one s) is more than a pleasure to be around as a bar tender. From across the country and still felt good drinking here. read more

Wow. . All I can say .. I was surprised at how good everything was. We had the chicken wing appetizer. The wings look small because how they are cut and they are small. . But huge on flavor! The shrimp avocado wrap was delicious and the cubano sandwich is awesome. We chose the cucumber tomato salad as our side instead of fries and it was the best I've had. Definitely worth the stop. read more

Only had the brew but food looked good!! Atmosphere and beer were great. Nice place to chill and sip some cold beer. read more

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Spent the afternoon at the beach and decided to grab a snack before our drive home. Ended up staying for dinner. Fabulous food. Amazing service by Thomas. Had the Carne Adams Papas and the tacos. Definitely coming back tomorrow. read more

The atmosphere seems great. We sat down at 9:45pm on a Friday night, waited about 10-15 minutes and after we went and asked for menus, we were informed the kitchen was closed. read more

Excellent food and service. Beautiful location great outdoor eating. Walkable from beach and town center.

The Idle Hour Biergarten has s great location near the beach. We enjoyed our first visit and are thrilled Atlantic Beach has some new venues. I know this will be a very popular spot. read more

Great atmosphere for a couple of drinks!! Glad to see the circle creating some positive atmospheres! Love the local beer selection and welcoming service. read more

The food was excellent. Beer selection was great too. I had the grass fed burger, it was amazing. Service could be better.

Just stopped by for a beer and organic chix wings. Service, food and beer were great. We will go back for dinner soon. Highly recommend.

If you're looking for authentic German food or halle, you're not gonna find it here. However, unlike the Italian across the street- it really works. Super hospitable for Jr. (my kiddie) and its a @#$%^ biergarten read more

We were really excited to try this place out-it was walking distance from our beach house, and has a great atmosphere. We'd heard great things, so decided to walk over for a drink and a quick late dinner. The outside atmosphere was perfect and we were greeted immediately by friendly staff who took our drink orders. After a good 30 minutes, we were still waiting for our drinks. When we went in to investigate, the waiter hadn't even put our drink orders in and had forgotten he'd even taken them-no one seemed too concerned. We didn't have the energy to find out how long food would take, and left empty handed, eating chips back at the beach house since our other food options had closed by then. Super disappointed by the experience, and definitely put a damper on an already short vacation-we would've spent our evening somewhere else if we had known. Needless to say we probably won't be going back. read more

Went there this past weekend and they were really understaffed. Not the staffs fault but the one bartender making drinks was overwhelmed. Drinks and beers were good, but getting one required a long wait. I hope they get their staffing act together before warmer weather arrives with lots of people. read more

Great spot for dinner and beer. The staff was welcoming, helpful, and offered great suggestions. The food was great (burgers, fried pickles, pretzels) and the beer selection offered something for everyone. Definitely worth your time. read more

Went on a Wednesday evening. Got a nice, large table outside. (Was told to seat ourselves and someone would be over.) Good atmosphere...the Biergarten is sandy and has two sets of large swings that my kids enjoyed. The server was nice and polite. She remembered everything we ordered or later asked for and kept our waters filled without being asked. We ordered beer and mixed drinks - a Pain Killer and a Kentucky Mule, which were fantastic. I only gave the place three stars because of the food and the price. We started with a French fries appetizer that had steak and sauce on it which was great. My boys ordered burgers and seemed content. My daughter ordered a chicken quesadilla which was nothing to write home about. My husband and I ordered tacos - him fish and me chicken. They only come with two tacos and they were honestly pretty bland. Everything we ordered came with an option for a side of fries or onion strings. When she brought them out, every side of fries was a FULL basket. Having just had a French fry appetizer, the last thing we needed was four more HUGE baskets of fries. (I got the onion straws.) Needless to say, we hardly touched them and it felt like a waste. I do think it would have been good for the server to think of that when we ordered and I also think they should offer some kind of alternative. Finally, the cost seemed pretty high. Granted we are a family of five, but still...the final bill was over $100. For the type of food and the wasted sides, I wouldn't say that was totally worth it. I would go back again, perhaps without the kids for drinks and to try something else on the menu. read more

Good food but small portions and overpriced. The appetizers are $8-10 a piece and are tiny. We had bratwurst with onion strings, grilled fish tacos with chips and salsa, shrimp buger, the cure burger, pretzel appetizer and chicken wings appetizer. I asked for extra sauerkraut on my bratwurst and was charged extra for it. read more

I really enjoy this place for lunch when in Atlantic Beach. The food is solid, ambience is great, and the beer selection is awesome. I personally enjoy the quesadillas over the tacos, but I've never been disappointed in anything I've ordered there! Waitresses have always been really friendly and quick with service too read more

Service was great. Wait staff was attentive. Fried pickles. Must order. Thin slices but full of flavor. Our basket was overflowing and the two of us barely ate half bc there were so many. Ordered the shrimp tacos which were yummy but I'm not a fan of their tortillas. I think it was a corn tortilla but not 100% position. Disappointed in the ranch, as I'm pretty sure it is not made in house. However, I'm a ranch snob (and I'm aware of that) so others may not care. Would love to see this place make their own tortilla chips and ranch but otherwise, I enjoyed it. read more

Kid friendly, high-quality food, great beer selection. Highly recommend the fried cheese curds, fried pickles, seafood dishes. Awesome place to sit outside and relax under an umbrella after a morning at the beach. read more

I literally signed up for a Yelp account just so I could review this place. We've been in Atlantic Beach for a few days and have visited several of the "top restaurants" listed on Yelp and Trip Advisor, and this was our favorite! Great service, lovely atmosphere and delicious food at an affordable price. read more

My wife and I stopped here for a beer on the way to the beach. While it was expensive and the portions were a bit small it was great to see something other than crab cakes and shrimp on the menu. The menu is a small selection of typical German pub food. This includes a half dozen variety of wursts, pretzels and house made pickles. The beer selection was great and they had large beer hall steins. I had a burger with beer cheese, pickles and fries. It was very tasty but slightly small for the price tag. I ordered it medium rare and it came well done (kind of a big deal). I would however go here again given the menu and beer selection. There is also some great outside seating. I would also recommend the BLT and the house made kraut. read more

This is the best Biergarten I have been to.. the server is knowledgeable and can give amazing recommendations.. I suggest trying the blackened shrimp tacos! they are to die for!! As well as their French fries dipped in their beer cheese! So excited they are staying open all year long!! Will be returning soon!! read more

Chicken lollipops and carne asada pappas were unbelievable. Follow with with strawberry/basil mojito and this place is off the chart awesome. Blackened fish tacos sealed the deal and I just loved this place start to finish. Awesome staff, friendly server and bar tender. This is a must if you are in Atlantic Beach. (Can I give this 6 stars?) read more

Food and service was great! I highly recommend. Bartender was engaged and waitress was very friendly with prompt service.