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    Merkel’s Tavern On Central

    4.1 (14 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 2:30 am (Next day)

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    My friend ordered a 1/2 lb bacon cheeseburger with lettuce & tomato & paid extra for a side of onion rings.

    $8.49 Cheeseburger

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    Not impressed. Burger over cooked and dry. Ordered burger medium. Why ask how you want your burger…read moreif they are just going to cook it however they want. Fries were mixed. Some were hot some were not Ate at the bar. Bartender/waitress did a good job checking on me. No complaints there. Wish it was better

    The food is fabulous. Fresh made, not shipped in frozen, and you can definitely taste the…read moredifference. I opted for the sweet potato wedges with my burger. These were more like a steak fry cut than wedges, but man alive were they good. An actual fresh cooked sweet potato. I choose that option often and these were the absolute best I have ever tasted. The burgers were excellent though they use leaf lettuce instead of iceberg. I took the barrel sauce on the side. It is a spicy ketchup aioli and went well on the burger and for dipping potatoes. I also got some mayo on the side, happy to report no charge on that as some places do. The Reuben balls were out of this world. Plenty of meat, cheese and kraut with the proper amount of crunchy breading. I could even taste caraway so it was just like mini hot Reuben sandwiches. All the above food items are highly recommended. Looking at the redesigned menu it seems they want to stress restaurant over bar which is as it should be with this quality of food. The atmosphere would be enhanced in my opinion if the staff dressed up a bit. They were all extremely casually dressed. The main dining room is all tables; if you want a booth there are a few at the rear of the bar side. They have a good sized outdoor space, but a view of Central Avenue in Middletown does not really grab me. There were a lot of people dining outside. Our waitress was very enthusiastic about the food - with good reason- and answered many questions. She checked on us appropriately though the food was delivered by other people. I don't like that practice. There was one wrinkle, my husband wanted the baked potato but his burger showed up with fries. The correct item came shortly, with apologies, and we got to keep the fries too! We will gladly return and you should too.

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