- Restaurant - Dobbin House Tavern (American)
- Location - Gettysburg, PA
- Score - 3/5
- Dish of recommendation - Pecan Pye
- Comment - Recommended by a few receptioninsts at Gettysburg's tourism office. Although I usually find the local's opinions very helpful, I was a bit doubtful about the restaurant this time because the landmark restaurants tend to be known more for the atmosphere than quality of food. Dobbin House Tavern, of which buidling was built in 1776 (200 years before I was born!), actually offered good-quality of food and great atmosphere at great price. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the restaurant had rather a simple exterior decoration. However, once going underground, its kind of homy, kind of romantic with candlelit tables, made me feel sure that this place would be a hit. The restaurant actually offers different types of menus - delis, elegant lunch or dinner -.
I ordered a freshly ground dobbin's humberger, although a waitress recommended different dishes among which is corn beef sandwich. That's why the humberger was just fine, nothing spectacular. However, the pecan pye, that she recommended for a dessert and I listend to this teim, was AMAZING. This pecan pye, with a very melting corn syrup/butter? and a well-toasted pecan, totally changed my perspective on pecan pies.
- FRESHLY GROUND DOBBIN'S HAMBURGERS 5 oz. freshly ground hamburger char-grilled to the strength of fire you prefer and served up on a hearth baked roll. Choice of Potato Sallade, Cole Sla, or Potato Chips with sauteed onions
- PECAN PYE
Dobbin House Tavern
89 Steinwehr Avenue Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717)334-2100
★ - Great lunch/dinner spot to enjoy the food as well as one of the most historical moments in American history. Don't forget ordering the Pecan Pye
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