Drove past this tavern many times when I lived in the area, but never visited until I moved 520 miles away. Larger inside than it appears, with a few nooks and crannies to accommodate customers. Prompt greeter and waitresses. The food was served and promptly and piping hot. I got the seafood Alfredo which reminded me of the food where we used to eat in Vincenza Italy (there it came with clams instead of crab meat). Too full to try desert, so can't comment about that. read more

Rustic Tavern - Seafood Alfredo - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

They have delicious steaks and food options and great service!! It's a great local hangout where everyone knows each other and is very friendly! Definitely worth the visit and it's always busy! read more

We were in visiting relatives in PA and had a Monday night dinner at Rustic Tavern. Service was prompt, friendly and efficient. We had the broiled Crab cakes and they were excellent. Maybe a 4.5! The Pork chop was amazing, wonderfully grilled and juicy and favorable! It was a decent value and pints of the local beer were only $3 a pint! Highly recommended if you are looking for a casual dinner in the Carlisle area! read more

Rustic Tavern - Twin Broiled Crab Cake dinner! - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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Terrific Dinner with wonderful family. The Rustic Tavern is very comfortable rustic! My BIL ordered a 14oz Delmonico Steak cooked perfectly med. topped with sautéed mushrooms and onions! My SIL went with her favorite Crab Cakes these Rustic Crab Cakes are award winning and loaded with crab. My wife ordered off the Mixed Grill which allowed her to select 2 items she chose the Broiled Maine Scallops and the Breaded Shrimp and I ordered the 2LB St. Louis Ribs which were fall off the bone not over sauced ( perfectly the way I like them) all of us went with perfect sized Baked Sweet Potatoes, and Cole Slaw as our sides! Very pleasant and efficient staff made for another great experience for us and a wonderful 1st visit for my in-laws! read more

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Food: Amazing no filler all killer crabcakes for $18! No wonder they're award winners! The salad was fresh and the steamed veggies were also fresh and well-made Service: friendly, quick, hospitable Ambiance: low-key, cozy tavern with live fireplace read more

The staff was pleasant and enjoyable to be around. The food was cooked perfectly. Honestly, the prices are too low. We thought they ran our bill wrong. We were driving through and in a hurry. The food came out so fast. It was like magic. I can't say enough positive things about our experience. read more

Delicious busy tavern. I had scallops with fresh crab chunks on a bed of risotto. Garlic bread with cheese was also amazing read more

Rustic Tavern - Scallops with fresh crab and risotto - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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Service was great! Quick, polite, honest suggestions. Definitely appreciated it. Food was good but not the best. The crab cake was tasty by itself. On the sandwich, it needed more help than just the tartar sauce. Tasted like something was missing. Same with the ribeye sandwich. It needed some razzle dazzle. read more

Rustic Tavern - Broiled Crab Cake Sandwich - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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Fantastic service! Food incredible! Offering a Greek Menu for Greek Week which looked very yummy! Highly recommend!!! read more

Rustic Tavern - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Food was very good served hot and timely for our large group! Loved the servers. We had a large group of family as it was my 75th birthday. read more

Rustic Tavern - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Nice atmosphere, friendly staff, food is always good. Their seafood is exceptional. My wife and I have been coming here for years and posted a retirement party here. read more

Food was great! Josie was our server and she is so pleasant and polite!!!! The American Flat bread was spectacular! I am so glad I have left overs. The Crab Melt Sandwich was delicious and big! Coconut Cream Pie for dessert was a happy ending to a great dining experience! read more

Sorry not many pics, we were hungry. Drinks: coke & rum, orange crush Ap: Bacon wrapped scallops Entrees: NY strip w/ mushroom & onions 1lb of snow crab Sides: Caesar salad (if you love croutons, get it) sweet potato fries onion rings broccoli The mushrooms & onions are not sautéed as we expected, they were steamed or baked of some sort. read more

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Stopped into the Rustic Tavern in Carlisle as I was in town for the Spring Carlisle Event 2025. Chris (assuming Christine) very nice young lady. Had their Medium Filet Mignon with a garden salad and fries. Filet was very well done and butter tender. If you have the opportunity to stop in to the Rustic Tavern you'll be pleasantly surprised by the nice menu and courteous wait staff. read more

Rustic Tavern - Filet mignon - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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Great food and great service. Definitely will return. Even the atmosphere was delightful.

Tremendous fan of Rustic Tavern for years, however this evenings dinner left a lot to be desired. Service was outstanding. Girlfriend had full rack of St Louis rib special. They were well cooked but very under seasoned with no smoky taste or much sauce. I had 1/3 rib and 1/2 pound of snow crab. Same comment on ribs, the 1/2 pound was not that it was a very small section with 4 tiny legs, slightly over cooked and rubbery, not worth the extra $4 paid for them. The lemon berry cake was $8.99 and the piece tiny! I won't be back after years of coming. Quality was a great disappointment! Ambiance is same as always.. casual! read more

Um..good! I loved the Bayside Lasagna. Shrimp, scallops, and crab meat was a hit! Grilled asparagus was nicely grilled and seasoned. It cost me $23.99. Even though the restaurant was busy, the service was good. The waitress was very attentive. read more

Rustic Tavern - Bayside Lasagna - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

After a quick 20 minute wait for our table, we were seated and our waitress came right over to get our drink order. Food came quickly and was really good and portions were ginormous - My only "ding" here would be that all other tables were given a bread basket - we were not and 2 of our glasses had "chips" on the rim of the glass which is definitely a safety hazard for getting a cut lip. read more

I wasn't pleased with the amount of fat on this meat for almost $40. The mushrooms and onions were a great add on, but the piece of prime rib wasn't good. The server didn't speed adequate amount of time when she check on me. She quickly rushed off to her other table. The ambiance is nice and relaxing. I have been here about 4 times and it's okay. I've never left fully satisfied, but I know a lot of people rave about this restaurant. read more

Rustic Tavern - Prime rib with baked potato - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Food was amazing!! Service was ok . Ambiance they need a new place it was packed they cram the tables in that tiny place. I will good again it's just that good! read more

Have eaten here several times and the food and service was excellent. It's not too fancy so you can dress casual. Good homie atmosphere. Highly recommended read more

I'd been trying to get in here for a few days... every time I came in there was a long wait. This would imply that it is a good place to eat. Today it was not so busy. Now I know why. The service was better than exceptional. The steak was amazing (not the best I've ever had, but that would be hard to beat), firm and flavorful. The salad was great as were the beets. A nice place to go for a date of just go out with friends. Good music and a really pleasant environment. read more

My daughter has been a student at Dickinson for a few years and we have eaten at many of the restaurants in downtown Carlisle but we hadn't been here until recently. We were grateful that they were able to accommodate our large group of 8 at the last minute on a Saturday night. The service was wonderful, our server was very nice and attentive. We were all happy with our meals, which came with a lot of food for the price. I had a fettuccine dish with shrimp and scallops and it was very good. read more

The crab cakes were excellent. My Orange Crush drinks were great too. Baked potato was not even warm enough to melt the butter.

What's better than a crab cake? How about a mixed grill where you can get a crab cake plus two more entrees? The crab imperial is a fine choice since you won't find that in most places, yet the best item in the trio was the pork chop, with an outstanding peppery exterior and brilliantly juicy on the inside. I even enjoyed the vegetables and Caesar salad. The service was amazing - informative, caring and well-paced - great to find a locals joint so welcoming to newcomers. read more

Menus selection was extensive and the pricing seemed almost too expensive. We ordered the combo plates and we're blown away with the size of the portions and the quality of the food. We were apprehensive when we pulled in the parking lot as it seemed packed and they do not take reservations. However, when we got in, they seated us almost immediatelyservice was immediate food that we ordered came very quickly. We noticed that the weight staff really hustled to keep the food flowing and the tables turning. They handled the crowd very well and we would definitely go back. read more

My parents and I got take out tonight, let's just say it was awful. The bread was cold and soggy. I ordered shrimp scampi and it tasted like melted butter on hot noodles. There was no lemon flavor at all besides a small piece of lemon throw in. With this said, the shrimp were probably the best i've had in a long time. they were large and delicious. I do think I would return here exclusively for their well known protein options read more

We have been loyal customers for seven years. The service has gone from very personal to horrible. I ordered a drink that was too spicy bartender did not offer to replace it or take it off the bill. Other bartender is pretty mean. She always makes us feel like we are inconveniencing her. such a shame we used to call this establishment "our place" read more

Service was on point. They don't take reservations anymore so we showed up around 4:30pm on a Friday and were seated right away. Complimentary bread was wayyyyyyyy too hard and the butter was still cold / frozen so not a good mix. The entrees were very good. Prices are reasonable. Would definitely come back. read more

Rustic Tavern - Mixed grille. Chicken parm and Maine sea scallops. - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Service here was great from start to finish to finish. Are wait time to be seated was less than what they told us. With the size group we had it was nice. Everyone in or group ordered something different. For the most part everything looked good. Portions and prices in some menu orders did not match flavor. I was expecting more from here based on other reviews. I would come back here. Just nothing wowed me. read more

A nice place. The food is oriented toward seafood, but with steaks, burgers, and sandwiches on the menu, there are certainly options for everyone. Overall, I would classify this as "Fine Casual Dining" or maybe "Casual Fine Dining". Either way, it's a step above the norm. The environment is cozy and if you're willing to wait, get one of the tables for two by the fireplace on a cold winter evening. Otherwise, there are tables of all sizes and they can accommodate good sized parties. Our group of 6 was not even close to the largest group there. The food was really good - soups, clams, burgers, salmon, and scallops were all very well prepared. The only disappointment was the veggie roll, which was over cooked, too crispy, and bordering on burned. But that single disappointment didn't really change our experience, which was a very enjoyable evening. read more

Valentine's Day 12:50 p.m. my husband and I walk in to find perhaps half the tables occupied. Hostess asks if we have a reservation which we respond "no, your website requires that for parties of 8 or more" There is nothing pertaining to Valentine's Day specifically. I mentioned all the empty tables...hostess says we can sit at the bar. Rude attitude from her and a 2nd hostess. I told her it's our 49th Wedding Anniversary and this would be our first time at this establishment. It didn't matter to her. I will never set foot in there again. read more

Great old property and the food was great steak and fabulous corn bread rolls very good wine and coconut cake

Best wings in America !!! Great Service and Atmosphere. I plan to visit every time I am close to Carlisle read more

Clams were a delicious appetizer but the entree of broiled fish was mushy. Fried shrimp was great, served hot which is always a plus.

Amazing Prime Rib dinner special and ribs. Excellent service from our bartender Meagan! She was fantastic at taking care of us and getting us a seat. We understood there were no reservations but the place was packed on Saturday night for Labor Day weekend. We had a wonderful dinner and time! Eat here! Delicious!!!!!!! read more

So yummy and a cozy environment! It gets busy but that just means it's good food! Lots of choices.

The food was amazing and too much , but they gladly gave us to go containers. The staff are so attentive and gave us recommendations for ordering. It was so cozy and relaxing that time melted away. We will be back soon. read more

Food was great! Service wasn't great that particular evening. Wait staff kept forgetting to bring items ordered with dinner with long waits in between. read more

So many menu options. Enjoyed the stead, crab cake , tortellini's, and kids pizza. Friendly and quick service in a family friendly setting.