I am so glad that I get to go to lunch with retiree groups from two of my former schools. We end up in the nicest of places.
I passed O'brien's so many times I couldn't possibly count them. I have a friend who lives 3 miles east of Bergheim, and I camp at Guadalupe River State Park all the time, which is 3 miles west of Bergheim. O'Brien's sits right across the street from the Bergheim General Store near the instersection of 46 and 3151. I assume that is "Downtown Bergheim".
I have considered coming here for a burger when camping, but never followed through. I will in the future, for sure.
There were nine of us dining on this visit. We tried lots of different things, and everyone raved about their food. I chose a smoked salmon salad sandwich with a side of macaroni salad. Both were wonderful. A couple of the ladies ordered the meatloaf. One of them sat right next to me. She said it was really good. The German plate ordered by the lady who sat across from me looked amazing. It was absolutely heaped with gobs of wonderful smelling sauerkraut, German fried potatoes, and bratwurst. It got high praise from the lady who ate it.
We had a major discussion with the server about the chicken and dumplings. I like the fluffy "dropped from a spoon" kind. Most of the other people in our group preferred the "rolled out and cut" kind. We figured out that they would be going in the fluffy direction, since the menu called them that. The server said they were not dropped in, but prepared separately. One of the ladies ordered them. They were huge and, according to her, delicious.
There was a haddock special of the day which some of the ladies ordered and liked very much. [ Someone asked my why I always talk about what the ladies order and not the men. I'm a retired elementary school teacher. Most elementary schools have about 4 or 5 males and about 30 women. Most of my retirees at the luncheons are women.] I know one lady had a BLT, which she enjoyed.
Let's talk about desserts. We only tried two of them. They were a bit pricey, so some of the ladies didn't want to spend the money on them. Some of them split a HUGE slice of chocolate cake that they said was amazing. One lady ordered the ooey gooey butter cake (they call it something else). She cut it into several pieces and shared it. The pieces of that where at least 5" X 5". I also ordered one, and told the ladies that, if they wanted to try it, get a piece of hers! I ate the whole delicious buttery piece by myself. It was fantastic. Not exactly the kind my wife and I love from St. Louis, but really good.
I also had a Moscow Mule with my meal. I have wanted to try one forever. Since it is a popular ladies drink, and I was with a group of ladies, I went for it. I liked it so much that my beloved wife bought me copper Moscow Mule mug while she was out shopping today. Ladies drink or not... I am going to order them with pride.
I can't wait to get another crack at O'Brien's. I really want to try their hamburgers. But, I know the other food is awesome enough that they will probably distract me when I'm ordering.
I liked everything about O'Brien's. The restaurant is comfortable. The food is wonderful. And, our server was really great. He truly knew the food and was able to answer all the questions we threw at him. Trust me, I asked a lot of questions- more than most "normal" diners do. But, that's just me. read more