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Dobbin House Tavern
89 Steinwehr Ave
Gettysburg, PA 17325
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Alexander Dobbin Dining Room
Children's Fare
Only available in the Alexander Dobbin Dining Rooms. Under 10 are invited
Main
All meals served with milk or lemonade.
Baked Chicken Dinner
$10.95
Lightly Breaded and Baked, Boneless Breast of Chicken. Served with Applesauce or Tossed Salad, Potato & Breads
Pasta with Tomato Sauce
$8.50
Served with Applesauce or Salad & Breads
Baked Shrimp Dinner
$12.95
Baked, Lightly Breaded Jumbo Shrimp, served with Applesauce or Salad, Potato and Breads
Dinner Buffet
$20. served in the abigail adams ballroom only. (minimum of 30 guests).
Salad And Bread Bar
lavish 25 item salad bar, fresh baked breads.
Entrees
chicken coq au vin, baked ham with pineapple raisin sauce, stuffed shells and tomato sauce.
Vegetables
rice pilaf, oven roasted red potatoes, buttered dilled carrots, green beans almondine.
Desserts
fudge brownies, blueberry trifle, gingerbread with lemon sauce, colonial pudding cake.
Beverages
coffee, tea, or iced tea.
Special Dinner Buffet
$25. served in the abigail adams ballroom only. (minimum of 30 guests).
Salad And Bread Bar
lavish 25 item salad bar, fresh baked breads.
Entrees
select three - one from each (chicken, seafood, beef tips). chicken: hunters style, coq au vin, garden style, cacciatore; seafood: diane, newburg, creole, potpourri, beef tips: stroganoff, diane, peppered with mushroom, garden style; ham with pineapple raisin sauce; prime rib carved (add $6 per person).
Vegetables
select four: rice pilaf, mashed potatoes, oven roasted red potatoes, glazed sweet potatoes, o'brien potatoes, buttered corn, buttered dill carrots, green beans almondine, broccoli and cauliflower with cheese sauce, seasonal mixed vegetables.
Desserts
select three: chocolate cake, fudge brownies, colonial pudding cake, gingerbread with lemon sauce, fruit tarts, blueberry trifle, cherry crumb pie, chocolate mousse.
Beverages
coffee, tea, or iced tea.
Three Entree Dinners
let your guests have a choice. $29 with entree count, $30 without advance count.
Tossed Salad
with herb dressing.
Home Baked Breads
Entree
choice: baked chicken hunters style, broiled fillet of salmon, primal rib of beef, baked potato, seasonal vegetable.
Dessert
Beverages
coffee, tea, or iced tea.
Good And Plenty Dinners
1 entree choice $21; 2 entree choice with count $22; 3 entree choice with count $23.
Tossed Garden Salad
with homemade dressing
Hot Home Baked Breads
with whipped butter
Entree
choices: broiled flounder with lemon butter; baked chicken with mushrooms, supreme sauce; baked smithfield ham with pineapple raisin sauce.
Extras
baked white potato; seasonal vegetable; chocolate cake; coffee, tea, or iced tea.
Salads
select one:
Tossed Garden Salad
with vegetable toppings and homemade herb dressing.
Spinach Salad
with toppings and hot bacon dressing. $1.50 extra.
Caesar Salad
with toppings and caesar dressing. $1.50 extra.
Entrees
two entrees add $1, three entrees add $2. select one:
Baked Chicken
$22.00
stuffed with cornbread stuffing.
Petite Filet Mignon
$31.00
served au jus.
Maryland Crab Cakes
$31.00
two 4 oz. broiled jumbo lump crab cakes.
Filet Mignon And Lobster Tail
$43.00
6 oz. filet mignon, 6 oz. lobster tail.
Tippling Drinks - Dobbin House Drinks
Refreshing & Frosty Tumbler of Draught Beer Or A Flagon Bottle of Beer!
Rum Bellies Vengeance
The drink of the Dobbin House! An absolutely incredible concoction of the light & dark rums, exotic liqueurs, & fruit juices, the potency of which mandates a limit of two (2) per customer. Truly, a genuine bargain
Don's Derring-Do
We twisted our bartenders arm 'til he divulged his secret recipe for this flavored blend of apricot brandy, orange & pineapple juices, & southern comfort
Philadelphia Fish House Punch
Rev. Dobbin may well have discovered this comingling of rum, brandy, peach brandy, & fruit juices while hobnobbing with the likes of washington & jefferson at philadelphia city tavern
Soups & Appetizers
Porridge of the Day
Homemade soup made here by carefully boiling over coals with no smoke or dirt therein from stirring the fire. Served up hot & delicious in a pipkin with sippets
- 1 Gill $4.95
- 2 Gills $5.95
Baked King's Onion Soup
Freshly made with beef and a variety of cheeses on top, baked in a 'quick' oven to succulent tenderness, and served up hot and delicious in a tureen with sippets
- 2 Gills $7.25
Warm Maryland Colony Crab Dip
$16.95
A Dobbin House favorite, warm & creamy served with toasted foccacia bread.
Maryland Colony Crabcake
$14.25
Broiled lump crab cake served up hot. Succulently delicious
Shrimp Cocktail
$14.50
Steamed over a gill of beer and selected seasonings. Served with cocktail sauce.
Garden Stuff
Layed down on a real china plate. They eat extremely well. Served with a hearth baked roll. And to dress our salads...Our Homemade Herb Dressing. Bleu Cheese, Ranch, Fat Free French, Thousand Island Dressing or Honey Mustard Dressing. With any Salad: Grilled Marinated Chicken Breast $4.25, Grilled Salmon $8.75, Char-Grilled Steak $10.25, Broiled Crabcake $14.25
Adams Delight
$14.50
Native fresh fruit of the season, assortment of cheeses accompanied by homemade sweet breads & sweet cheese dip
Spinach Salad
$9.25
Fresh mushrooms, black olives, croutons, bacon cook'd eggs & onionin company, served with hot bacon dressing
Caesar Salad
$9.25
Fresh, crisp romaine lettuce croutons tossed with a creamy caesear dressing, croutons, onions and parmesean cheese.
Salamagundi
$15.25
Fresh garden greens with the lean of smokehouse ham, turkey, cook'd eggs, swiss & provolone cheese. Served with a hearth baked roll
Springhouse Spread
$15.25
Fresh Garden greens tossed with nuts and served with smoked turkey, apples, herb dressing, dried cranberries, bleu cheese crumbles and homemade sweet bread.
Date Nut Bread
Homemade sweet bread served with cream cheese
- One serving $4.50
- Loaf $16.00
Vegetables
$4.95
Our Fertile Pennsylvania Countryside Supplies the finest of vegetables. We search the markets for the best and freshest. Your servant will be happy to describe the seasonal favorite prepared for today
Specials of the Tavern
Grilled Marinated Chicken Breast Sandwich
$14.00
A tender boneless breast of chicken layed to rest over night in a delicate wine & herb marinade. Then charcoal grilled and served up on a brioche roll with mayonnaise, lettuce & tomato. Choice of Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, or Potato Chips
Char-Grilled Steak Sandwich
$17.95
A flavorful and tender portion of beef steak cook' d according to the strength of fire you prefer, and served up on ciabatta roll with provolone cheese, sautéed onions, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise. Choice of Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, or Potato Chips
Maryland Colony Crabcake Sandwich
$16.95
More "just Crabmeat" than you've ever seen! Served up hot on brioche roll with lettuce, tomato and Balsamic mayonnaise. Choice of Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, or Potato Chips
Spit Roasted Chicken
$18.95
Half Chicken Dinner. You'll love our tender, fresh bird skewered to a spit and turned continuously in front of a clear brisk fire until it has a delicate brown and crisp outside, and is moist and tender inside. Basted in its own juices and sprinkled with a special blend of slightly spicy seasonings, this healthy meal is served up hot from the spit with a tossed salad, a baked potato and a hearth baked roll.
Grilled Catch of the Day
$28.95
A generous portion of tender fish steak grilled until done to perfection. Served up with a tossed salad, baked potato and hearth baked roll. Your servant will gladly describe today's selection
Crabmeat A La Dobbin
$45.95
Lump Blue Crabmeat at its very best. Gently tossed in hot butter sauce until done to perfection. An agreeable dish.Served with a tossed salad, baked potato and a hearth baked roll
Maryland Colony Crabcakes
$33.95
More "just Crabmeat" than you've ever seen! Served with a tossed salad, baked potato and a hearth baked roll
Gettystown Shrimp
$36.95
As generous portion of tender shrimp stuffed with Lump Crabmeat and topped with rich cream sauce. Then baked in a slow oven and served up on a pewter plate just right. Served with a tossed salad, baked potato and a hearth baked roll
Dobbin's Smoked Bar-B-Qued Ribs
Tender slow cook'd rack of pork ribs. Served up hot from the grill. Served with a tossed salad, baked potato and a hearth baked roll.
- Half Rack $20.95
- Full Rack $35.95
Char-Grilled Filet Mignon
A 7 oz. filet cooked to strength of fire you prefer and served up in it's own juices. Served with a tossed salad, baked potato and hearth baked roll
- $38.95
- Add A Maryland Colony Crab Cake $14.25
Char-Grilled New York Strip Steak
Partake of Rev. Dobbin's favorite, a flavorful and tender 10 oz portion of beef steak, carved from the finest meats. Cook'd according to the strength of fire you prefer and served up with a tossed salad, baked potato and a hearth baked roll
- $37.95
- Add a Maryland Colony Crab Cake $14.25
Dobbin's Deli
- In memory of Sir John Montague, Fourth Earl of Sandwich, who, in the late 1700's originated the "sandwich" in order to have one hand free at the gambling table. All Sandwiches served with choice of Potato Salad, Cole slaw or Potato Chips.
Ciabetti Deli - with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise
$13.00
Ham & Swiss Cheese, Turkey Breast & Provolone, Roast Beef & Swiss Cheese
Foccacia Sandwiches- Toasted Rosemary herbed Bread
$14.00
Roast Beef & Swiss Cheese with lettuce, tomato and Dijon Mayonnaise, Turkey Breast & Swiss Cheese with spinach, tomato, red onions and Dijon mayonnaise, or Grilled Smokehouse Ham & Swiss cheese with romaine, tomato and Dijon Mayonnaise
The Mason's Mile High
$16.00
Meats & such piled almost as high as the stone walls of the Dobbin House...but much straighter! Choice of Hearth white, Rye or Whole Wheat, Choice of two: Smokehouse Ham, Roast Beef or Turkey served up with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise
Open Faced Rueben Sandwich
$14.00
Corned Beef or Turkey Breast served open faced on rye bread with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Thousand island dressing
Dobbin's Hot Beef Sandwich
$14.00
Tender roast beef piled high on a ciabatta roll. Served up with its own juices for dipping.
Dobbin's Cheeseburger
$14.50
Freshly ground hamburger char-grilled to the strength of fire you prefer and served up on a brioche roll with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise
Dobbin's Bleu Cheeseburger with bacon
$15.50
Char-grilled hamburger cook'd to the strength of fire you prefer and served on a brioche roll with lettuce, tomato and sauteed onions
Black Bean Burger with Pepperjack cheese
$14.40
Oven roasted black bean burger served on a brioche roll with spinace, avocado, tomato and red onions.
Confectionaries
Mrs. Penn's Cheesecake Receipt
After the Best Manner with Cherry or Blueberry topping
Hot Adams Apple Pie
Native pippins between a delicate paste
Warm Colonial Gingerbread
With lemon sauce. The secret of this bread lies in watchful baking in a gentle oven
Fudge Brownie
With ice cream and chocolate sauce
Pecan Pie
A favorite among the colonies!
Ice Cream & Sorbet
George Washington loves it!
Highly Refreshing Beverages
Sparkling Cyder
A country drink locally pressed of sustenance from breakfast to bedtime for women, children, farmers, etc. A gesture of hospitality
- Glass $3.50
- Bottle $11.50
Coffee
With another if you like
English Tea
With another if you like. For Loyalists
Liberty Herbal Tea
For Patriots
Fresh Brewed Iced Tea
Lemonade
Milk
Sprite
Ginger Ale
Diet Coke
Coke
Dobbin House Root Beer
Diet Dobbin House Root beer
Deli Luncheon Buffet
$14.75 plus 6% sales tax and 18% gratuity (minimum of 30 guests). buffet served with condiments, chips and pretzels.
Soup And Salad Bar
lavish 25 item salad bar including: soup of the day, fresh salad making, homemade dressings, homemade relish condiments.
Entrees
assorted cold cuts and cheeses, turkey, smokehouse ham, swiss cheese, provolone cheese, pa dutch (ham, green beans and boiled potatoes), bar-b-qued chicken.
Desserts
fudge brownies, chocolate cake, gingerbread with lemon sauce, vanilla pudding.
Beverages
coffee, tea, or iced tea.
Mrs. Dobbin's Dinner Buffet
$18 plus 6% gratuity and 18% service charge. Served in the Abigail Adams Ballroom only. Minimum of 30 Guests
Dobbin's Special Dinner Buffet
$28 plus 6% sales tax and 18% service charge. Served in the Abigail Adams Ballroom only. Minimum of 30 Guests
Beef Tips
Stroganoff
Diane
Peppered w/ Mushroom
Ham w/ Pineapple Raisin Sauce
Stuffed Shells & Tomato Sauce
Prime Rib Carved
add $8 per person
Vegetables
select four
Rice Pilaf
Mashed Potatoes
Oven Roasted Red Potatoes
Glazed Sweet Potatoes
O'Brien Potatoes
Buttered Corn
Buttered Dill Carrots
Green Beans Almondine
Broccoli & Cauliflower
with cheese sauce
Seasonal Mixed Vegetables
Desserts
select three
Chocolate Cake
Fudge Brownies
Colonial Pudding Cake
Gingerbread
with Lemon Sauce
Fruit Tarts
Blueberry Trifle
Cherry Crumb Pie
Chocolate Mousse
Entrees
Select One, Two Entrees Add $1, Three Entrees Add $2
Baked Chicken
$24.00
stuffed with cornbread stuffing (Min. 20)
Crab Imperial
$29.00Roast Duck Adams County
$37.50Filet Mignon (7 oz) & Maryland Colony Crabcake (3 oz)
$40.00Desserts
Select one
Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Mousse
Fruit Tarts
Fudge Brownies
Gingerbread
with Lemon Sauce
Blueberry Trifle
Cherry Crumb Pie
Colonial Pudding Cake
Dobbin's Three Entree Dinners
$26 w/ Entree Count, $28 without Advance Count plus 6% sales tax and 18% service charge
Entree Choice
Baked Chicken Hunters Style
Broiled Fillet of Salmon
Primal Rib of Beef
Baked Potato
Seasonal Vegetable
Desserts
Chocolate Cake
Fudge Brownies
Colonial Pudding Cake
Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce
Fruit Tarts
Blueberry Trifle
Cherry Crumb Pie
Chocolate Mousse
Special Company Dinners
$30 with Entree Count, $34 without Advance Count plus 6% sales tax and 18% service charge
Tossed Garden Salad
With Herb / Blue. Cheese Dressing
Hot Home Baked Breads
Entree Choice
Filet Mignon
Maryland Colony Crabcakes
Chicken Coq au Vin
Vegetable Pasta
Baked White Potato
Seasonal Vegetable
Desserts
Chocolate Cake
Fudge Brownies
Colonial Pudding Cake
Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce
Fruit Tarts
Blueberry Trifle
Cherry Crumb Pie
Chocolate Mousse
Entrées
Includes beverage and choice of homemade dessert. Please select from either the Lighter Fare OR the Heartier Fare listings
Lighter Fare
Cup of Homemade Soup
$12.00
sliced turkey on a Hearth roll with potato chips
Chicken Caesar Salad
$13.50
a classic Caesar Salad Served with grilled marinated chicken
Maryland Crabcake Sandwich
$15.00
4 oz jumbo Lump crab cake served with potato chips
Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich
$13.50
Marinated chicken served with potato chips
Hot Sandwiches
Served on whole wheat bread. Choice of:
Turkey
$12.00
with Bacon and Swiss cheese
Hot Ham and Swiss Cheese
$12.00Reuben on Rye Bread
$12.00Heartier Fare
1 Entrée Choice $14.50, Entrée Choice w/ count $15.50, 3 Entrée Choice w/ count $16.50
Tossed Garden Salad
with Homemade Dressing
Home Baked Breads
with Whipped Butter
Baked Chicken
With mushrooms and supreme sauce. Served with a baked potato
Broiled Flounder
with lemon butter Served with a baked potato
Baked Ham
with Pineapple Raisin Sauce Served with a baked potato
PA Dutch Boiled Chicken Pot Pie
minimum of 20 orders
Desserts
Select One
Fudge Brownies
Colonial Pudding Cake
Gingerbread
with Lemon Sauce
Blueberry Trifle
Cherry Crumb Pie
Chocolate Cake
Soup & Salad Bar
Lavish 25 Item Salad Bar. Including:
Soup of the Day
Homemade Dressings
Homemade Relish Condiments
Entrées
Scrambled Eggs
Belgian Waffles
Bacon
Home Fried Potatoes
Assorted Cold Cereal
Orange Juice, Coffee, Tea
Entrées
Scrambled Eggs
Chicken Coq au Vin
Ham
with Pineapple Raisin Sauce
Seasonal Vegetables
Bacon
Belgian Waffles
Dessert Table
Coffee
Tea
Assorted Juices
Hot
Mushrooms Stuffed
$85.00
with crabmeat
Swedish Meatballs
$55.00Pigs in a Blanket
$55.00Quiche Petite
$65.00Scallops
$100.00
with Bacon
Shrimp Egg Rolls
$65.00Marinated Chicken Skewers
$70.00Barbequed Shrimp in Bacon
$125.00Crab Dip
$140.00
with crackers 3 lbs
Carved Turkey Breast
Price available upon request. Roast Beef or Prime Rib served with rolls
Cold
Jumbo Shrimp Bowl
$100.00Assorted Canapés
$65.00Deviled Eggs
$45.00Assorted Finger Sandwiches
$145.00Fresh Fruit Kabobs
$60.00Melon
$60.00
wrapped with Prosciutto
Other
Assorted Cheese Board
$150.00
with fruits & crackers
Assorted Fresh Vegetable Tray
$85.00
with dip
Chips & Pretzels
$25.00Peanuts 3 lbs
$40.00Chocolate Covered Strawberries
$65.00Assorted Petite Desserts
$110.00Holiday Menu Suggestion
$34.95 per person. Children ages 4-10 $13.50. Offered for private parties & banquets only
Main
Assortment of Baked Breads
Danishes, Muffins &Fruit Tarts
Cheese / Fruit / Vegetable Tray
Tortellini Salad
Greens
with Fruit and Nuts
Peanut Farro Salad
Roasted Pork Loin
with Cranberry Pineapple Chutney
Atlantic Salmon
with Maple Blueberry Glaze
Wild Mushroom Lasagna
French Toast Croissant Casserole
Carved Bourbon & Brown Sugar Glazed Applewood Smoked Ham
Omelets Made to Order
Potato o'Brien
Tomato Basil Risotto
Gold Beet & Brussel Sprouts Amandine
Parmesan Roasted Carrots
Maple Bacon & Cheese Stuffed Sausage
with Grilled Shallots
A Room for Every Occasion
The Abigail Adams Ballroom (Up to 130 People)
A beautiful dining room with all the colonial charm of 3 fireplaces, a log cabin and a large adjacent gift shop. A lovely setting for a wedding reception or large party. The room may be divided for smaller groups
The Alexander Dobbin Dining Rooms
Six cozy historic rooms with authentic colonial decor present the perfect background in our historic town. Ideal for a bus tour on a time schedule. Limitations of some evenings
The Library (10 - 15 People)
Your group will love the shelves of old books, warm oriental rug, and glowing fireplace of this completely private room. It's perfect for a club dinner and meeting
The Dining Room (15 - 25 People)
Two hundred year old wide board floors and beautiful antique decorations help make this room ideal for festive occasions like a birthday party
The Parlour and Study (12 - 35 People)
Two crackling fireplaces with warm paneling flank this private area. Colonial beauty makes these adjoining rooms just right for a stylish holiday party or anniversary celebration
The Bedrooms (25 - 70 People)
This large upstairs room is perfect for meetings, wedding receptions, and private affairs. The unusual decor, fashioned after the original rooms purpose from the eighteenth century, allows you to dine in canopy tester beds!
The Spinning Room (6 - 14 People)
A spinning wheel, oak beams, century old coverlets, and other antiques create a romantic and private place for that special occasion such as a wedding rehearsal dinner or bridge club night
Don't Forget!
Along with our charming historic rooms and our famous cuisine, our service is reminiscent of the days when colonial aristocratic society entertained: friendly, prompt, and with a personal attention to detail that makes you are your guests feel like royalty. We invite you to visit and choose the room you like best
Group Planning Procedures
We appreciate the responsibility you have undertaken to lead a group and attempt to satisfy their individual tastes. This web pages are designed to help you plan your meal with us. We will work closely with you on every aspect in advance. Then we will do all the work, worrying and preparations in order that all you have to do is come, relax, enjoy, and accept the praise of your friends!
Call Rick Beamer or Jan Reed for assistance: 717-334-2100
Plan your visit and make arrangements as early as possible
Select the menu suggestions that best suite your group
Fill out and submit the online "Group Information" form
Read carefully this "Planning Procedures" page that establishes reservation policies
info
Please note that banquet menus and prices are flexible
They can be adjusted to the season of year and your groups special desires. We will be happy to incorporate your individual ideas
For maximum time efficiency, (especially for bus groups), we suggest all members of your party have the same menu
In order to take advantage of our special group rates, a minimum of 15 people for lunch, 20 people for dinner, and 30 people for buffets are required
For maximum enjoyment, we have found that your group will be happiest if they are informed of the time table and other arrangements
A final guaranteed number of the groups size and food choices must be given 7 days before arrival time
Payment will be due on the date of service
Directions from the National Park Visitors Center
Drive north on Rt. 134 to the stop sign at Steinwehr Ave. Turn right onto Steinwehr Ave. The Dobbin House is the third building on the left. Unload passengers in front of parking lot. Park bus in parking lot to the right of the building
Banquet facilities are not always possible on holidays and certain evenings, please inquire as to availability
Bar Options
We can design a bar plan to suit your individual budget. Bar Prices quoted upon request
Cash Bar
Each Guest pays for their beer, wine or cocktail
Open Bar
Host/Hostess pays for all alcohol consumed
Partial Open Bar
Host/Hostess pays for beer, wine or punch. Each Guest pays for their cocktail
Specialties of the House
Holiday drinks available upon request
Dobbins Coffee
Amaretto, Creme de Cacao
Dons Derring Do
Southern Comfort, Apricot Brandy, fruit juices
Rum Bellies Vengence
2 rums, coffee, brandy, fruit juices
Springhouse Punch
Rum, brandy, fruit juices
Mint Julep
(in season) Bourbon, soda, fresh mint
Hot Buttered Rum
Rum, butter, apple cider, sugar, cinnamon
Irish Coffee
Irish Whiskey, whipped cream, cherry
Winter Warmer
Coffee, cocoa, Brandy, Kahlua
Hot Brick Toddy
Whiskey, butter, sugar, cinnamon
Appetizers
Cup Of Homemade Soup
$2.75Hot Homemade White And Sweet Breads
$1.25
our house specialty! with whipped butter. guaranteed to delight your group.
Entrees
includes beverage and choice of homemade dessert. for those on a timetable, we suggest only one menu choice be selected.
Hot Sandwiches
$13.95
served on whole wheat bread. choice of: turkey with bacon and swiss cheese, hot ham and swiss, reuben on rye bread.
Cup Of Homemade Soup
$13.95
sliced turkey on a hearth baked roll with potato chips.
Chicken Caesar Salad
$13.95
a classic caesar salad served with grilled marinated chicken.
Maryland Crab Cake Sandwich
$17.50
4 oz. jumbo lump crab cake served with potato chips.
Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich
$14.25
marinated chicken served with potato chips.
Baked Chicken
$14.50
with mushrooms and supreme sauce. served with a baked potato. include a tossed salad topped with homemade dressing.
Broiled Flounder
$15.50
with lemon butter, served with baked potato. include a tossed salad topped with homemade dressing.
Pa Dutch Ham, Green Beans
$14.50
and boiled potatoes. include a tossed salad topped with homemade dressing.
Seafood Newburg
$15.50
(min 20) scallops, shrimp and fish. served with rice. include a tossed salad topped with homemade dressing.
Pa Dutch Boiled Chicken Pot Pie
$15.50
(min 20) include a tossed salad topped with homemade dressing.
Student Deli Buffet
$13.25 Per Person. Minimum of 30 Guests. Water and Lemonade For Students. Coffee, Tea, Iced Tea for Adults. Buffet Served with Condiments and Chips
Entrees
Turkey and Ham Cold Cuts
Swiss and Provolone Cheese
White, Wheat and Rye Bread
Barbequed Chicken
Penne Pasta in Tomato Sauce
Student Dinner (Sit Down)
$17.25 Per Person. Coffee, Tea and Iced Tea for Adults. Water and Lemonade for Students
Home Baked Breads
Tossed Garden Salad
with Ranch Dressing
Baked Chicken
with Supreme Sauce / Baked White Potato
Penne Pasta
with Tomato Sauce
Buttered Corn
Fudge Brownie
Soup & Salad Bar
Lavish 25 Item Salad Bar Including:
Soup of the Day
Fresh Salad Makings
Homemade Dressings
Homemade Relish Condiments
Entrees
Includes beverage and choice of homemade dessert. Please select from either the Lighter Fare OR the Heartier Fare listings
Hot Sandwiches
Served open faced with Potato Chips. Choice of:
Turkey with Bacon and Swiss Cheese
Hot Ham and Swiss Cheese
Reuben on Rye Bread
Heartier Fare
1 Entree Choice $17, 2 Entree Choice w/ count $18, 3 Entree Choice w/ count $19
Tossed Garden Salad
with Homemade Dressing
Home Baked Breads
with Whipped Butter
Baked Chicken
with mushrooms and supreme sauce
Broiled Flounder
with lemon butter served with baked potato
Baked Ham
with pineapple raisin sauce served with baked potato
Vegetables
select four
Rice Pilaf
Buttered Dill Carrots
Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Buttered Corn
Oven Roasted Red Potatoes
O'Brien Potatoes
Broccoli & Cauliflower
w/ cheese sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans Almondine
Squash Medley
Desserts
select three
Chocolate Cake
Blueberry Trifle
Gingerbread
with Lemon Sauce
Fruit Tarts
Colonial Pudding Cake
Chocolate Mousse
Fudge Brownies
Cherry Crumb Pie
Motorcoach Dobbin's Dinners
Served to your table. Includes salad, homemade breads, entree, dessert and beverage
Entree Choice
Baked Chicken Hunters Style
Broiled Fillet of Salmon
Primal Rib of Beef
Baked Potato
Seasonal Vegetable
Dessert
Please select one for your guests
Chocolate Cake
Fruit Tarts
Fudge Brownies
Chocolate Mousse
Gingerbread
with Lemon Sauce
Blueberry Trifle
Cherry Crumb Pie
Colonial Pudding Cake
Good N' Plenty Dinners
1 Entree Choice - $23.50, 2 Entree Choice w/ count - $24.50, 3 Entree Choice w/ count - $25.50
Main
Tossed Garden Salad
with Homemade Dressing
Hot Home Baked Breads
with Whipped Butter
Baked White Potato
Seasonal Vegetable
Complete Suppers
Including, but not limited to, your choice of main course, served up with potato of the day and a basket of assorted colonial breads passed to your table fresh from our own bakery, served up with a gallipot of butter.
Garden Stuff
We have created a hospitality salad of the freshly picked garden green stuff. To dress your salad, homemade delicately spiced herb, bleu cheese, fat free french, ranch dressing. Or, You May Choose:
Caesar Salad
$3.95Spinach Salad
$3.95
with hot bacon dressing
Vegetables
$4.95
Our fertile pennsylvania countryside supplies the finest of vegetables. We search the markets for the best and freshest. Your servant will be happy to describe the seasonal favorite prepared for tonight.
Of Soups & C.
For a flavorful beginning!
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail
$14.50
Steamed over a gill of small beer and selected seasonings. Served with a sauce of spicy persuasion
Avocado Louis
$18.95
Chilled backfin crabmeat disposed in a fanciful manner atop an avocado. Served with sauce Louis, a creamy blend of herbs and lemon.
Maryland Crabcake
$14.25
Broiled lump crabcake served up hot containing more "just crabmeat" than you've ever seen. Succulently delicious.
Baked King's Onion Soup
$7.25
If you support the cause of liberty from England as we do, and wish this soup to be re-named "Washington's Onion Soup", so inform your waiter! Freshly made with beef and a variety of cheeses on top, baked in a 'quick' oven to a succulent tenderness, and served up hot and delicious in a tureen.
Porridge of the Day
Freshly homemade soup prepared by carefully boiling over coals with no smoke or dirt therein from stirring the fire. Served up steaming hot and heartily herb' d in a pipkin
- Market Price
Vegetarian Fare
On days when the hunt was not successful, Mrs. Dobbin often prepared delicious suppers with fresh Adams County Vegetables. This evening's selections include:
Vegetable Isabella
$20.95
in the tradition of our "Seafood Isabella." Fresh vegetables sauteed in a wine sauce & laid to rest on a bed of pasta
Of Flesh
As our land has progressed from a 'wilderness' to a 'farm', our larder has changed from wild game to domestic beef, pork, and poultry. Currently, we have 14 head of cattle which now sell for $0.07 a pound!
Broiled Filet Mignon
Cooked according to the strength of fire you prefer, and served up hot and on a china plate steeped in its own savory liquor
- $38.95
- Add a Maryland Colony Crabcake $14.25
New York Colony Strip Steak, Carved to Order
Partake of Rev. Dobbin's favorite, a flavorful and tender portion of beef steak, carved from the finest of meats. Cooked to your choice of doneness and served up on a china plate with its own juices
- $37.95
- Add a Maryland Colony Crabcake $14.25
Hunters Chicken
$29.95
Rev. Dobbin often asks for a tender, fresh bird perfectly prepared to a Dobbin House Specialty. Baked boneless breast of chicken topped with tomatoes, mushrooms and brown sauce
Primal Rib of Beef
$37.95
Melt in your mouth standing beef rib, cooked to your choice of doneness in a reflector oven with its own juice steeped therein.
Veal Madeira
$42.95
Tender escallopes of veal sauteed on a clear brisk fire. Finished with a madeira scented sauce and Penna. mushrooms. A delicious cookery!
Lamb Chops
$48.95
Two tender porterhouse lamb chops broiled to the strength of fire you prefer. Served up with peppered Merlot sauce. Succulently delicious
William Penn's Pork Tenderloin
$29.95
Agreeably cut pork tenderloin, sufficiently broiled and made ready to dish with an outstanding raspberry sauce
Roast Duck Adams County
$39.95
President Adams is proud of this tender 1/2 duckling roasted in our hearth oven with tart Adams Co. Apples and hard cyder. Served up just right with a delicious cyder sauce seasoned delicately with citrus herbs. A true taste delight
Fresh Button mushrooms
$4.95
Gently smothered in butter, chablis & herbs
Of Fish
Reverend Dobbin often journeys to Philadelphia for Synod Meetings. He delights in returning with sea animals that Mrs. Dobbin loves to broil over a clear brisk fire for family and friends just like you
Broiled Lobster Tail
A splendid delicacy from farther away than we can imagine, tasting admirably well. A 6 oz tail with drawn butter. 1 Tail or 2 Tails
- Market Price
Fine Fowl with Shrimps
$29.95
In the 1800's the Dobbin House was a station for the' railroad' which served to escort thousands of runaway slaves to freedom. Rev. Dobbin is against slavery, and thus, all of the servants here tonight are merely indentured. They all recommend this boneless breast of chicken with tender shrimp sauteed over a clear brisk fire with a hint of garlic and white wine
Gettystown Shrimp
$36.95
A generous portion of tender shrimp topped with Lump Crabmeat and topped with His Majesty's imperial sauce. Then baked in a slow oven and served up on a pewter plate just right
Maryland Colony Crabcakes
$33.95
Rich with natural goodness, broiled and served up hot, containing more 'just crabmeat' than you've ever seen!
Seafood Isabella
$38.95
Truly worth coming miles for ... Rev. Dobbin's first wife, Isabella, left him this secret family recipe. Made of fresh vegetables with a medley of scallops, shrimp and crabmeat in a wine sauce, then simmered over hot embers 'til tender. Dishes up on a bed of pasta. It answers well
Of Flesh and Fish
$56.95
A favorite among Rev. Dobbin's house guests. Visitors come for miles to enjoy this treat. Includes a 6 oz. Lobster Tail and a 7 oz. Filet Mignon-thick, tender, and delicious. It eats extremely well
Drunken Scallops
$43.95
Deep sea scallops sauteed with bacon and herbs, then drowned in Chablis. Served directly to you in a succulent sauce
Crabmeat a la Dobbin
Lump Blue Crabmeat at its very best. Gently tossed in hot butter sauce until done to perfection. An agreeable dish
- M/P
Imperial Crab
$33.95
Lump Crabmeat topped with imperial sauce and His Majesty's favorite spices. Baked to a proper brownness. Eats finely done thus
Fresh Catch of the Day
A generous portion of a tender offering from local streams or distant seas disposed in a fanciful manner to dress your table. Your servant will gladly describe the catch and its unique preparation
- Market price
Desserts
The deliciousness of the homemade desserts set forth below will, by reference to our confectionaries pamphlet, more full appear
Ice Cream
Sorbet
Gulielma Penn's Cheesecake
Mrs. Dobbin's Dessert of the Day
Pecan Pye
Adams County Apple Pye
Of Healthy Drinking
Sparkling Cyder
A country drink locally pressed of sustenance from breakfast to bedtime for women, children, farmers, etc. A gesture of hospitality.
- Glass $3.50
- Bottle $11.50
Coffee
Brewed Decaffeinated
English Tea (for Loyalists)
Lemonade
Iced Tea
Sprite
Ginger Ale
Diet Coke
Coke
Milk
Dobbin House Root Beer
Diet Dobbin House Root Beer
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General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
American - Traditional
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
11:30am - 9:00pm
Tuesday:
11:30am - 9:00pm
Wednesday:
11:30am - 9:00pm
Thursday:
11:30am - 9:00pm
Friday:
11:30am - 9:00pm
Saturday:
11:30am - 9:00pm
Sunday:
11:30am - 9:00pm
About Us
Springhouse Tavern - Lite cuisine for Casual Dining serving daily 11:30am - 9:00 pm
A most unique eating and drinking alehouse amidst three natural springs and two glowing fireplaces. This cozy and romantic Tavern features homemade food and refreshing spirits.
Alexander Dobbin Dining Rooms - Fine dining in the Colonial Manner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Enjoy an outstanding menu of traditional delicacies: Colonial and Continental Cuisine, prepared from the finest and freshest ingredients. Enjoy homemade breads and desserts from our own bakery. Children's menu.
Visit our website to see full menus for both restaurants!