Spring House Tavern
Dobbin House,89 Steinwehr Ave, Gettysburg, PA, 17325
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Dobbin House,89 Steinwehr Ave
Gettysburg, PA, 17325 - Phone (717) 334-2100
- Website https://www.dobbinhouse.com/
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : No
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : No
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
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Jeannie B.
After reading the other reviews, I have to say I was shocked to read what people were saying about Springhouse. If your palate is geared toward Panera, or any other fast food chain, please don't expect that kind of fare at a cooked-to-order restaurant. If you go to an extremely popular restaurant at peak times, please expect to wait. That's just common sense, not a failing of the restaurant. Springhouse Tavern is a tavern. An old-school, colonial tavern. It will be dark inside. They will offer tavern food. If that's not what you're looking for, you should probably keep looking. That said... Hubby and I just returned to Springhouse and, once again, the food was stellar. This place is just the best! This visit we arrived at about 6 on a Wednesday night. I have some physical limitations but have no trouble on the short stairs (I just hold on to the handrails). Hubby has macular degeneration and has no problem reading the menu. Place was crowded but service did not suffer at all. We were seated immediately, offered drinks, and served quickly. We once again went for the onion soup and specialty drinks, and they more than lived up to our memories. Hubs had the steak sandwich, which he loved. He said the potato salad was good, not great. I had the grilled chicken, which was soooo juicy I couldn't believe it. Absolutely no exaggeration: it was the best chicken of any type I've had in YEARS. Hubs says it's the best he's ever had. We tried the gingerbread dessert which would have been great with whipped cream instead of the lemon sauce it was in. Once again, we left extremely happy and FULL. Great restaurant!!!
(5)Nancy W.
My husband and I stopped in for a drink at the tavern after completing the Nerd tour. We did not eat food, but as the plates passed us by the food looked great. We sat at the bar in the basement and WOW what an unbelievable atmosphere. There was a fire blazing in the fireplace, candles lit at every table and the bustle of a wonderful business. We ordered a Rum Belly Punch and it was to die for. It was extremely tasty and very, very strong. The best part - its only $7. Well worth it. There is a sign on the bar telling the story of the actual wood bar being the original. It certainly looks it. The place is amazing and we will definitely go back again and try some food. Our only negative comment would be that they close at 9 pm. Coming from New York, we are not used to towns closing up so early. The tavern is not alone - it seems that most places in town close at that time. Perhaps management should rethink closing time.
(5)Charis B.
I love the ambiance in this place! The food is pretty good and so is the beer, and the staff are dressed in period costumes.
(4)Peggy S.
We love this restaurant. We come in at least once a month and sometimes twice a month. We drive up from Philly (about 20 min. drive) and the drive is well worth it. Been coming here for years and have never been disappointed with the food. They have a great, varied menu to please all tastes and prices are reasonable for what you get. I usually order their fabulous crab cakes. They are the best, lightly breaded, all crab meat and always very moist. Husband usually orders some kind of beef and he loves their lamb chops. There is still a lot of choices to suit everyone. They also have a good small plate and lite fare menu. There is a nice friendly bar area. We always look forward to coming here.
(5)Marqus R.
Located in the basement of the historic Dobbins House, Spring House Tavern is my favorite place in Gettysburg to grab lunch or a late evening drink. Housed in a building erected in 1776 and a survivor of the Battle of Gettysburg it exudes with atmosphere and charm, but not only for those reasons. The food is great, and the service top notch. During my most recent visit I had their Maryland crab cakes which contained plenty of jumbo lump crab, were tasty and not at all loaded with fillers. Then, for drinks, I've always been served with a decent pour for the price.
(4)Ron W.
Love the crab cake sandwich. The atmosphere is great too. Like others, I wish I had tried the onion soup. If I'm ever in the area again, I definitely eat a meal here.
(5)Ty S.
Went to the bar. Discovered where the term "Beer Wentch" came from. I guess if you're in a cool historic building they see no need to be even marginally friendly. Shame.
(3)Martin M.
Very cool place. It was pleasant to eat there. No ones cell phone word so people where actually talking to each other. Get the french onion soup its amazing!
(5)April D.
The Spring House Tavern is in the cellar of the Dobbins House. We had a very nice dinner there. Food was very good. Our waitress, Emily, was on top of everything. We had the fruit and cheese appetizer, although it was delicious we took some of it with us. She boxed it up and gave it to us at the end of our meal. Now that is something that could have easily been forgotten. I have left food that I meant to take with me more than once, and it was my food! I had the crab cakes, quite tasty. My husband had a corned beef sandwich he found to be excellent. The atmosphere is charming, you are in a home built in the 1700's. Perfect spot.
(5)Lomo C.
Downstairs from the more formal Dobbins House, the Springhouse Tavern is what you want from a ye olde pub - onion soup, juicy burgers and Troeggs on tap. Lit primarily by candle light. A bar runs along one side; booths on the other. Two and four tops string the middle among the pillars. Check out the hideaway spot near the upstairs fireplace used as part of the Underground Railroad. Lots of parking. Kid loved it. No wait for supper on Easter. Friendly waiter - gave us a menu to take home when we asked about the history of the tavern.
(4)Ann G.
Very good experience. There was a wait, but once we were seated the waitress was quick, the food was good and the ambience was very cool. The soup was delicious and packed with chicken. Kids steak with baked potato was tasty and the roasted chicken was also very good. Overall worth checking out.
(4)Samantha F.
Great ambiance and delicious food and drink. It's very small inside so I recommend arriving early. Try the hot apple brandy cider!
(4)Mike C.
Stopped in for lunch at the bar. Very good wings, cold beer, excellent french onion soup and try the Salmon appetizer, it is fresh and slso very good.
(4)Mike M.
I ate at this restaurant last night for dinner after arriving in town. It was a lite hard to find the entrance but when you enter you go downstairs into a basement. It's dark and full of wood and has a lot of ambience. At every table and at the bar is a wax candle burning which gives the restaurant a Civil War period feel. The waitresses are also dressed in period garb. After looking at the menu by candle light I asked for the pit roasted chicken but was told they were out. I then went with the steak sandwhich and some of their homemade Cole slaw as the side. I was really hungry so I ordered their onion soup for an appetizer. The soup was very hot when it arrived. After letting it cool a little it had a lot of cheese in it and was very good (4). It was $6 and I really enjoyed it. Then the meal came out. The sandwich was large however I was a little disappointed with it. The steak had very little flavor to it. Other reviews had stated how good theirs was but mine was basically flavorless. I have to give the sandwich a (2). The Cole slaw was very good. Nice and creamy (4). My service was good (3.5). I really like this restaurant. The atmosphere is awesome and I recommend you come here. You decide if you want to take a chance on the steak sandwich. If I come back I won't. I am giving a 3 for my meal but probably should give a 2 because of the steak. However I believe this place is worthy of at least a 3. Come for the atmosphere. It's cool especially at night.
(3)Jim D.
It's a great place to have lunch or dinner for lunch it has an extensive lunch menu try the hot roast beef sandwich soup of the day I had the chicken rice soup excellent and try the onion soup there's plenty of parking in front or if you want to walk a quarter-mile there's always free parking by the sightseeing companyall the staff wear colonial period unforms
(4)Michael M.
Interesting cellar tavern under the Dobbin House where you are packed in very tightly. If you like making new friends this is the place. We loved the onion soup made with small cubes of beef in the broth. If you order a salad my advise is to ask for the dressing on the side. My spinach salad and my wife's Caesar were drowned in dressing, so much that we couldn't eat them. The servers were really busy and it was hard to get their attention, no one offered to refill our water glasses. Actually we had to track down a waitress whenever we needed anything. I wouldn't go back.
(2)Natalie M.
This is a great place to visit, but it's a 45-60 minute wait for a table and then another 40 minute wait for your food. If you have the time to wait, it's worth checking out because the tavern is pretty cool. The servers are friendly and dressed in costume. I ordered a crab cake sandwich and the crab was great, but it was served on boring sliced white bread, the side of cole slaw was fine, but nothing special. My partner liked her burger and chips. We also ordered the Oregone dark ale on tap and that was quite good. If you're visiting Gettysburg for the first time, I think this place is worth a visit.
(3)Eddie M.
The Tavern is located in the basement level of the building. It feels a little crammed and is very dark, but the setting feels very authentic to the time period. I had the onion soup and the steak sandwich for lunch. The soup was delicious but the portions were pretty small. It seems like the bowl had more cheese than soup. The steak sandwich, however, was absolutely amazing. Well worth the 13.50. I had the steak cooked at medium. The steak portions were generous and the steak was very very very tender. On top of the great food, the service was friendly and efficient. From the time and I sat down and ate my food, I was out in under an hour. So far, out of the three restaurants I visited in Gettysburg, this is the best place to eat.
(4)SoCal F.
Took us a minute to find the entrance. Take note that it's the same place as Dobbin House. Really nice setup inside, fits well with the theme of Gettysburg, that alone is worth the stop in. Beer prices were good and the food was good, about average. Definitely worth the stop in while you're in Gettysburg, take the 10 min to drive there and skip the cafeteria at the visitor center.
(4)Kim B.
My family and I ate here 3 weekends ago on a Sunday for lunch. We had to wait about 30 minutes to be seated as it's very small inside. The decor is cute, looks just like you'd imagine it to look in the 18th century. The menus are paper, and written to appear from that time, as well. The food descriptions use old time words and sayings. My biggest complaint for our entire meal comes from our drink order. On the back of the menu, they talk about "Sparkling Cyder 'a country drink locally pressed of sustenance from breakfast to bedtime...'" Cost was listed as $3.50 for a glass or $11.50 for a bottle. Figuring I would order one for each of my daughters as a treat, I might as well order a bottle for the price. I was kind of excited, it seemed super fun to have hand pressed cider. Imagine my shock and disappointment when the server arrived with an already opened bottle of Martinelli's sparkling apple juice!!!!! I said to the server in a surprised tone that I couldn't believe it was the same cider I have in my fridge right now for New Years Eve. The menu was completely misleading!!!!! She smirked and poured it for us. I couldn't refuse to accept it as my kids were excited and didn't understand that I just paid almost $12 for a bottle of sparkling juice that you can get at Costco for 4 for $9!!!!! That really angered me and she didn't even apologize. The food itself was good, but not amazing. The kings onion soup was good, like French onion soup with beef chunks in it. They didn't skimp on the cheese, either. Other than that, our meal wasn't anything to write home about. Atmosphere was fun, food was 'eh and menu was misleading.
(3)Cyndi K.
Fantastic! We were tired and hungry when we hit town and this was recommended to us by our hotel staff. Fast seating and service, our server was friendly and helpful, the ambience was awesome (love real atmosphere, not "theme park historical"). The crab cake was one of the best I've ever had and my partner's tuna was excellent. All in all a great introduction to Gettysburg. One warning, it's a little hard to find the entrance....watch for arrows and small signs!
(5)Laura H.
This colonial tavern, which is Gettysburg oldest standing building, is set among 3 natural springs and 2 glowing fireplaces. There are candles at each table as well as at the bar, which is where we sat. The dining tables are communal style-like at Hofbraus House if you are familiar with there. It opens at 11:30am, we arrived at 12:15pm, and were able to grab the last two seats at the bar. Apparently the dining room was already on a 45 minute wait. Going back to the history of the house, it was also used as a stop on the underground railroad and you can go tour upstairs and see the crawlspace that was the main hiding place. All of the walls are stone and the handcarved woodwork has been restored throughout the tavern to it's original 1800s appearance. All of the staff wears period clothing which is another neat point of interest. Now onto the dining experience.... We each ordered a beer (Troegs perpetual IPA for me and Yuengling for him)and it came served in a goblet as it would have back during the Civil war era. Service was very friendly and quick. I chose to do the "Gill of Porridge and 1/2 sandwich". I chose to substitute the baked King's onion Soup for the porridge. For the sandwich I chose 1/2 of a turkey sandwich on wheat with lettuce and tomato-dijon on the side. It came with a choice of side too and I chose potato salad (other choices were chips or coleslaw). The soup came first and instead of a cup it was a massive bowl! It was very freshly made with chunks of beef in the soup and lots of onions. The cheese ontop was plentiful and the pieces of bread in the soup were delicious too. This was handsdown the best french onion soup I have ever eaten! Only way it could have been improved was if it were served a bit warmer. My boyfriend ended up finishing it for me since there was such a huge portion. the sandwich was basic-no explanation needed. it was ok. The potato salad was really,really tasty with a bit of a mustard taste to it which I enjoy. My boyfriend ordered th e Dobbin's hot beef sandwich-Tender roast beef piled high on a hearth baked roll. Served up with its own juices for dipping. He chose coleslaw for his side. He said this is the sandwich he always gets and he was practically salivating coming into town looking forward to this sandwich! We will be back here the next time we are in Gettysburg and I highly recommend this as a must-see destination while in town.
(4)Brian C.
The Tavern at the Dobbin House offers a few challenges - dim lighting (a cellphone flashlight helps to read the menu), cramped seating and awkward access down a wooden staircase - but the food and friendliness certainly make up for it. Last night our friends and I all had their delicious baked onion soup (steaming flavorful beef broth with lots of gooey cheese and chunks of beef) and burgers and sandwiches - all delicious and with non-alcoholic drinks it was $20 each. I've been here before and thoroughly enjoyed their signature spit-roasted chicken. I wish I had room for their tasty desserts. The menu is nicely varied, ranging from salads and sandwiches to steaks and seafood. The staff was incredibly friendly - fast, courteous service. Highly recommended.
(5)Jason G.
Ambience is great! Food is good. Hamburgers were done very well. Beer choices are limited but very good.
(4)Ashley D.
Went here with my family while we were visiting Gettysburg. The ambiance was super fun! All the staff was in colonial dress and were friendly. There was a little museum upstairs. It is also the original building from the civil war and was a stop on the underground railroad. Our dining experience was fun as well. The menu was interesting and written in old speak. The bread was deliciously fresh as were the salads. I loved their house vinaigrette. I had a crab cake thing which I didn't care for. However, the prime rib was delicious as were their vegetarian dishes. I also had pecan pie, served warm with ice cream, which was wonderful. Our server was also very nice and welcoming :)
(5)Yelper H.
The food and service are both always great - even when they're busy. This time we had Emily and she was swamped but somehow she managed to be nothing short of exemplary. She not only stayed on top of everything but she was very personable as well. We keep going back 'cause we know we can't miss.
(5)Randy C.
nice place for casual meal,
(4)Whitney N.
The onion soup is delicious! We also had the appetizer with fruit, cheeses, and bread and it was great. The bread is fresh and soft and the spread is amazing :)
(4)Marissa S.
Stopped here with co-workers for lunch and we were pleasantly surprised. The atmosphere is VERY interesting. It's very dark and almost "mideval manor-ish". They have REAL candles the light each table but if you have trouble seeing forget it. It's very dark but it's historical and unique too! Co-workers had the onion soup which they raved about. I have the grilled ham & swiss on foccacia with potato salad. It was very good. Co-workers had a BLT and the cheese/fruit plate and we all left feeling satisfied and intrigued in a way. It's almost like you enter a time machine when you walk down the steps into the restaurant. The staff was very polite and overall we had a lovely lunch!
(4)Anne C.
Tavern brew-check! Tavern atmosphere-check! Tavern food- much better than usual! We had the veggie sandwich, a Reuben, and a piece of their homemade apple pie. All was delicious but the pie was worth driving out from California for!!! We hope to return soon.
(5)Ahnya N.
Touristy Tavern in downtown Gettysburg. It is in the oldest building in Gettysburg. Served in old fashioned Tavern style. Great atmosphere, and the food wasn't bad. Had a lot of fun. The hot apple cider was amazing!
(4)Angela G.
Used to be a huge fan of the Dobbin House for food and atmosphere, but had a meal there the other day that made me feel like I needed to downgrade my expectations a bit. The french onion soup was amazing, as usual, and service was great, however, our burgers were both charred to a crisp when we asked for mid-well (slightly pink center). Neither my date nor I could choke down our whole burger. It was just way way way too dry. i looked under my bun and the burger was definitely burnt. Even if you ask for a well-done burger, it should never be charred! I will still return someday, but I won't recommend the food as much I did previously. Go for the really awesome 1700s setting, not for a gourmet meal.
(3)Krisy P.
Travel back to 1776 to see where the American Revolution was born: a dark, but mystical tavern basement. Just under the Dobbin House, the Springhouse Tavern does actually have a spring! It was used as a refrigerator and source of fresh water. The service is good, but they are always busy. Hubs and I usually sit at the bar, have a beer or a Jack's Hard Cider from Hauser Estate. I love their Onion Soup, and you usually cant go wrong with their daily special.
(4)nat t.
The old world charm of this place is unfortunately the only thing going for it. Firstly, it's not very accessible - the first thing you see is a small door followed by a dingy, narrow flight of stairs leading you to a basement. The restaurant is lit by candles, has no windows and if you have poor eyesight, you're going to struggle to see the menu unless you have a flashlight app on your phone. The first thing I thought was that perhaps the food is that bad, they don't want you to see it :p. While the staff are lovely, the service is incredibly slow. Took about 10 minutes before they took our drink orders, then another 15 min before they showed up (4 glasses of water). I got the hot roast beef roll. While it was edible, it was probably one of the most boring sandwiches I'd had in a really long time. My sister got the hot chicken sandwich and said it tasted quite good. Give me Panera any day, I say! The museum (free) is worth checking out, but the food is really forgettable.
(2)J F.
It's historical! It's dim, almost too dark to read the menu! It's really noisy! The prices and food are fair.
(3)William T.
My family and I like to try local restaurants when we are out of town. Our goal is to stay away from the restaurant chains. Yelp helped us find Springhouse. The reviews were correct. It is like stepping into the past. The food was better than good and the service was very good. Thanks to everyone who posts on Yelp. We would not have found this had it not been for your posts. William March 14, 2013
(4)Eric M.
We actually ate at the Dobbin House (upstairs) and it was AMAZING! Fantastic food. For fine dining it was really reasonably priced. Great atmosphere. Several fireplaces. Wonderful food and staff. Highly recommend. It is the same kitchen for upstairs and downstairs (Springhouse Tavern) just a different menu, more casual. We looked at the downstairs before we left. All the other posts are spot on. Cool pub atmosphere. I'm sure great food as well. We will be back!
(5)Adam S.
My girlfriend and I decided to stop in here for lunch today. We were a bit unsure as you enter through a dungy basement door. However, after opening the door it was as if we were pulled back in time. For the most part the room was lit entirely by candles with a beautiful stone wall, the atmosphere was wonderful! We were seated at the bar because it was a bit crowded, this was not a problem because the bar was the original bar from 1818 and it was beautiful. We were waited on by Pat the bartender. She was super friendly and a wonderful waitress. Pat had suggested the Onion Soup, we were not let down it was by far the best onion soup I have ever had and I love onion soup. For dinner I had the Burger and my girlfriend as their equivalent of a french dip, both were delicious. Overall we loved this place and the experience.
(5)Tara C.
On a recent visit to Gettysburg, my friend (familiar with the town) took my husband and me here. I'm a big fan of places that give you some ambiance--I like medieval times and authentic meals in Williamsburg. The ambiance here was perfect. Soft lighting complemented the candlelight provided by a candle on each table. Our server was knowledgeable and she let us explore various areas of the tavern, including the actual spring, which you can view through the Plexiglas window of a door. The bread was exceptionally fresh and the food was delicious. I got the chicken caesar salad. The dressing was piled on a bit too much, but the chicken was prepared perfectly with no fat in the thin slices of kitchen (which is why I usually don't get chicken in my salads at other restaurants). The drink menu is also impressive--my husband had one type of beverage that seemed like a Long Island Iced Tea alternative. The prices were much more reasonable than the upstairs Dobbin House dining area.
(4)Michael D.
Fantastic tavern menu served in a period restaurant that dates back to the 1700's. Closest thing to time travel you can get . Great service at an affordable price.
(5)David R.
Springhouse gets points for authentic ambiance: wide brick floors; ancient wood tables, chairs, and counters; antique crockery and bottles; old wooden casks; candlelight. The tavern is located in the basement of the oldest house in Gettysburg, built in 1776. It is a bit dim and warm, but overall I like the aesthetic. The service is indifferent. The food is mediocre. My mother and I had the spit-roasted chicken, which we agreed was underseasoned and dry. My sister liked her shrimp scampi, and my dad enjoyed his roast-beef sandwich. The rolls were stale and the salad uninspired, but their house herb vinaigrette dressing was very good.
(3)Sarah S.
Went to Springhouse Tavern for lunch. Food was pretty good. The french onion soup was awesome. It had tender chunks of beef in it and a lot of yummy melted cheese. Tavern has a very authentic civil war feel, staff was friendly, and very welcoming. Would recommend eating here for a real Gettysburg civil war experience. Plan on going back if I am ever in town again.
(4)Julie M.
Slow service, decent food, awesome atmosphere. We ate there for lunch and had to wait 35 mins to be seated, once seated we had to wait almost 10 mins to be greated by our server. I ordered the beef noodle soup which was pretty tasty as my appetizer and spinach salad as my main dish. I wanted to order a different salad dressing to go on it but I had already finished my salad by the time the waitress finally came back by to our table. My husband had the crab cake sandwich, which he enjoyed but was rather small for the price and he was still hungry after his meal. We were also going to order the pecan pie dessert but after the time it took just to get a drink refill we figured we would never get out of there! Half of my family left to continue touring the battlefield and we had to wait an extra 10 mins just to finish paying. We asked for a to go cup refill to save time but they charge extra (on top of the already $2.25 soda price) so we decided not to. I would only recommend this place for the atmosphere and if you know what you are getting into... expect to wait (this was our third visit and its slow every time) and to spend some money for what you get...
(3)kenneth r.
Not sure what some of the other reviewers were expecting, or recieved. I have been there twice and each time, I was rewarded with great good, good service, and a unique dining experience. The service can be slow, when they are uber busy, but this isnt a place for those that want a rushed dining experience. The tavern is set below ground in well a Springhouse, four rock solid walls, and heavy beam construction above you. Candlelight is pretty much the only lighting in the room. Can be romantic, or rustic depending on your point of view. The soups are very yummy, and the ham and bean tasted just as my grandmothers version of it from years before. the staff are friendly enough, but also seem a bit distant, which goes well with the theme of the establishment. There is a charming gift shop, and museum as well. For an authentic dining experience this is as good as it can get......
(4)hilary g.
My husband and I first ate here in 1985, then returned in 2003 while our children were studying US History, and now in 2010, while my son considers attending Gettysburg college. Maybe the first time, prior to children, we had the luxury of immersing ourselves in thee traditional ambiance. Since then, our meals have never lived up to the '80s experience. Most recently, we were quite disappointed in the lack of colonial food or other interesting menu options for lunch. The crab cake sandwich was small on bland white bread and the roast beef dip sandwich was satisfactory. The food was overpriced and it took some time for our food to arrive, even though we were after the lunch rush. If it weren't for the quaint decor and historical relevance, I doubt this tavern would remain open much longer. Can we go back to the 80's???
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