Where good food, cheap drinks, a sports bar and bookies abound... When I saw all the gents, both young and old drinking straight from their beer bottles, I knew a wine list was out of the question.
But they have a Tiki bar, a large patio that allows smoking and a fairly huge inside bar that does not, but you had better claim your seat early, because the place is packed by mid-afternoons on weekends!
I've lived in this area for years and have passed the Fireside Beef & Ale numerous times, it blends in with the surrounding homes and buildings and does not scream at you to stop, our server Laurie said that so many people that stop in say the same thing. Dorothy, aka Dot owns the Fireside which has been around for many years, she and her son cooks up a delicious storm and hand delivers it right to your table.
I'm not going to paint a perfect picture, since you walk into the large bar area, no one greets you, I followed my nose to the end of the bar and found the daily specials board and then proceeded into the small dining room, with maybe six tables and a smaller bar, but a beautiful old fireplace. Still no one there, other than two other tables happily eating and one with a huge pitcher of beer and two frosted mugs, I grabbed our menus and silverware and we seated ourselves.
We ordered our drinks and scoured the menu and kept seeing that every thing was made from scratch and it ran every aspect of the spectrum for culinary delights! When you hear what we ordered you will now understand that I am in fact not only a foodie, but a yelp whore, just so I can give a full fledged report!
Clams casino will rock your socks off, absolutely outstanding tender clams with the most flavorful fillers of spices, sweet peppers and onions, seriously some of the best we have had, you can order three, six or twelve, we went for the dozen which kept us friendly, $14.95. The Fireside sampler was a sampling of two homemade whole jalapenos stuffed with cheddar cheese, hand breaded with Italian seasonings and panko and again, they were the best poppers I have ever popped into my mouth. Hubby is a sissy when it comes to hot peepers and I always laugh when he is afraid to even eat a jalapeno, he ate the other popper and then picked up the last of mine! I wanted to smack his fingers as he grinned over that win and new found freedom.
The Fireside sampler also had homemade chicken tenders and we are talking two of the largest 'tenders" I have ever seen in my life, perfectly battered and fried to a crispy golden brown with tender white meat. Hello, I'm not finished with this plate yet, so we have two stuffed jalapenos, two huge chicken tenders, two hand cut thick pieces of mozzarella coated in that fabulous Italian breading and a homemade empanado that was simply delicious! Guess how much, go ahead and guess... $7.95!
Hubby had a cheeseburger and loved it, fresh and hand formed and Laurie had said they were known for their burgers and hand cut fries, which were crisp, not at all limp and I took my share. I had the daily special, which was a lobster pot pie, a very large portion topped with baked phyllo, but the potatoes and carrots dominated the casserole, with small tidbits of lobster and a light sprinkling of sherry in a good sauce that would have been outstanding if the lobster dominated it and the potatoes were less and for me to say less potatoes means something, since I do love my spuds. $15.95
There are so many other things I would love to go back for, their turkey wrap and cheesesteak at one table made me drool and the crab and chicken quesadiallas at another made me envious, yes I am known for snooping! Plus their tequila shrimp sounded so enticing, but the sauce was still not ready for the dish to be served, sounds potent..
They have homemade comfort foods like meat loaf with mashed potatoes and gravy and they roast pork and beef for sandwiches, they have an all you can eat crab leg or prime rib night and a fourteen ounce rib eye for $14.95.
Bottom line on this one folks, they have won the Best Pub food in Buck's County, the food is all made from scratch, they are people friendly, the prices are so low, the food is over the top, I'm going back, so what do you say? Are you in? You want to play? read more