Our favorite place in Carlisle. We go almost weekly. GREAT foid. Great drinks. Great service. A gem.

The quality of service and meals was outstanding. I loved the comfortable decor, the tabletop lighting added to a very relaxing meal. Bacon Wrapped Scallops were cooked to perfection, the crab cake was amazing , and I'd venture to say it's 100% lump crab meat. My side salad was a Ceasar salad. The dressing was creamy with just the right bite, and the crisp, fresh romaine lettuce was perfect. read more

Kristen was our server. She went out of her way to make sure everything was up to our liking. We began with the on special Calamari which turned out to be the best we've had in a very long while. It wasn't overly breaded etc. The side Greek Salad for me was overly vinegary. Typically, in my experience besides herbs, there is a 25/75 vinegar to olive oil. It didn't have that balance for me and lacked the Dijon, dried oregano and garlic powder. Please don't get me wrong it wasn't bad; it wasn't what I expected. I had the mixed grill with a crab cake and crab imperial. They were good. It reminded me of Charley's Sunnyside crab dishes which I helped with sometimes. It was a good night. read more

I had the soft shell crab on a sandwich and it was very good and my wife got something I forget was it was but I remember her raving about it so there ya go. Reservations definitely are advised on the more busy times which is pretty much anytime after 5 read more

My wife and I enjoyed Valentine's day at Rustic Tavern as a suggestion of my coworkers. This was a great visit. Plenty of great menu options without being confused by too many options. We enjoyed 2 martinis, pineapple upside-down cake and chocolate strawberry. We shared a great appetizer, T's Flatbread. My wife ordered the Delmonico steak with Caesar salad and baked potato and loved it. I had the mixed grill pick 3, ribs,porkchop, and chicken alfredo. That was good as well. We will be back again so my wife can enjoy the seafood options. read more

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For the love of God, don't order Fish!!!! Waitress was great, very pleasant, but I ordered the breaded Haddock. First, hardly any breading, ok no biggie, but, it neither tasted like fish or smelled like anything remotely like fish, but smelled badly nonetheless. Needless to say, it was inedible, and my clothing stunk so bad I had to go back to my hotel and was everything. The dinner roles could have busted a window had I thrown one. My wife's steak salad was good though, just too large for her to finish. Ambiance was ok, no complaints there. read more

A very lively and upbeat establishment, however the baby back ribs I ordered yesterday were not eatable ! They were dry like leather and I had trouble trying to choke down just one of them. You know I won't ever being going back there to eat! read more

We went here for dinner tonight, only to discover that the restaurant is closed for a week. If you're going to shut down completely, then have the decency to update your online information to that effect so that customers don't go out of their way only to find out upon arrival that you are not open. read more

Celebrated a birthday with 9 friends. The server was spot on! The food was excellent. Will definitely become a new favorite restaurant! Thank you! read more

To do this right, first.... make sure Megan is your bartender/server.... She's knowledgeable, friendly, attentive and makes you feel like you are a regular. Start with the Zorbas bread! An amazing combination of flavors, piping hot.... you're gonna love it! Take advantage of the amazing pick 2 or pick 3 portion of the menu- definitely make a crab cake part of that party! We were lucky enough to dine on a Prime Rib night, We'll definitely return, and it will also be on a Prime Rib night! Loved this place. read more

We enjoyed our Valentines Day dinner, however, were surprised to be charged a "cc convenience fee". After doing doing the math, it appears that the fee came out to 3.85% from our total bill. Unless we missed it, it would have been nice to be given the heads up that there would be a fee for using our debit card. If you pay cash there is no fee involved. It would have been nice to be given an option. We still like the Rustic Tavern but just think that they need to take a different approach as far as letting their patrons know of any additional fees. read more

Excellent restaurant! Both my wife and I loved our entrees. Prices were reasonable, wait staff professional and friendly, and a seat right next to a fireplace on a chilly afternoon to boot! read more

I'd give this three and a half stars if I could. I absolutely loved the interior. It was warm, cozy, and a very inviting atmosphere. The reason I'm giving it four stars instead of three is because the crab cakes were a very high quality, all meat, no filler. If I had a complaint, it would be that they were a bit on the dry side. But they were all lump so I was happy. However, the reason they get three and a half stars instead of four is that hubby was unhappy with the ribs. He said they were really fatty and they were tough. Personally, I felt the BBQ sauce on them was great. Services was fine, if a bit underwhelming. Prices were extremely fair, and I can see ourselves coming back to try more of the menu. read more

Usually love it but....warm salads tonight. Salmon the size of a mini White Castle burger. Food is just ok. Our server Tiff was fantastic. They used to have ambiance going for them but now it's lit up inside like a Dennys. Please replace this disgusting trash can people have to look at while they're eating dinner. read more

Rustic Tavern - a trash can in a corner - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Many thanks to the entire staff working this afternoon on 12-31-20 (4pm) on the impeccable service and To-Go New Years Eve Meal. Thank you for working and happy new year. S.C.& K.E. Copenhaver read more

Great food and drinks. Stopped in while in for Ford show at Carlisle and ended up coming back again the next night. Steak special was amazing. My son loves the wings. Bacon wrapped scallops were the best I've tried. read more

Stopped in for a couple beers and a little food. Burger was good, bacon wrapped scallops good. Beer was good. All good. And a nice atmosphere with an excellent bartender and service. read more

I always love coming to the Rustic Tavern, a neighborhood favorite! I always get the staple- garlic clams and bacon wrapped scallops! Always delicious and prices are hard to beat! read more

Rustic Tavern - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The food was pretty good and filling. I'm giving it four stars because of inconsistency. The first night we ordered fish tacos it was delicious (the corn tortilla was really good). The second time the tacos were on flour tortillas. Our order also wasn't complete. They didn't overcharge us but there was some miscommunication over the phone. read more

This used to be one of my wife's and I's favorite places. The food is still good and the service is good, but the restaurant looks dirty. The bath rooms look like what you would see in an old gas station. I took my wife there for her birthday, but she wants to go somewhere else next time. read more

Best kept secret in Pennsylvania!! We went in late last night so the bar was busy but the dining area was quiet and romantic. We took advantage of the specials, he had the prime rib and I chose the Mako Shark. The prime rib was tender, juicy and melted in our mouths. The Mako was grilled to perfection and had a hint of light lemony seasoning. The Mako was on top of a bed of wonderful mushroom risotto. The only improvement we would suggest is a touch of salt and pepper to the risotto and get better dinner rolls. Everything else is top notch! Every time we go here it is 5 star food at reasonable prices! I'd recommend the Rustic Tavern to anyone who loves quality. read more

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The Tavern is a no brainer. The food is always delicious and the staff friendly. Can get very busy so go early to beat the crowds

Every time I come here, I end up ordering their amazing crab cakes, but I want to try everything! Their food and service is outstanding. Support local and go check them out! read more

The food is amazing for the price! We love the crabcakes, the prime rib, the scallops... This is our go to restaurant.

Stopped by during a trip and had the flat bread app and a bacon/cheese/mushroom burger. Everything was fine, cooked as asked. Beer was cold, Fries great, too, and service great. Will go again if I am in the area. read more

Cannot say enough about this place was in the area on business and found this on yelp. Had good reviews so I have it a try. Well I was in town for 5 days and ate there five times. The bartender was awesome.( I eat at the bar). Such a hood guy. Ended up talking to the owner my last night. Great guy. Go there you won't be disappointed read more

The food was absolutely fantastic. The waitress, was a complete doll. I was very happy with dinner here. We started with the buffalo scallops which were surprisingly good, different favor combination but very good. The crab cakes were fresh and not over loaded. The cheese tortellini & crab Alfredo was delicious. I would love to try several other things when I am in town again. read more

Good food, good service loved the Bacon Wrapped Scallops Stuffed Broiled Haddock Delmonico Steak

The environment inside is nice and clean with some nice decor. It felt cozy. The food itself was not good. I had a lobster tail that didn't have a lot of favor and the texture was like rubber. The seafood soap was good, not bad, but not great. The sweet potato fries were the only thing that were great to me. The waitress was really nice. This is not a place I would go back to, only if a friend invites me or something other. read more

Rustic Tavern is a favorite from our group of family/friends. The food is very good - and the service has always been GREAT. If you like a bubbly waitress/server, you'll love it here. You'll get personalized service! We tend to go for lunch, but you can order off of the dinner menu also (minus the baked potato/sweet potato of course). They serve a half rack or full rack of ribs that is a favorite among us. read more

I ordered the crab cake dinner with a baked potato and ceasar salad as my sides. While I was impressed by the size and the crab-to-breading ratio of the crab cakes, it was slightly lacking in flavor and a bit charred on top. Some more old bay or something would've made these 4/5 star crab cakes. read more

Rustic Tavern - Crab cake dinner with baked potato - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

A haven for travelers. - In the middle of a long day of driving during a particularly rainy and dreary day, we were in search of food and alighted upon this place, the Rustic Tavern. I liked it because the name of the place is the same as where Frank Sinatra first worked as a waiter and occasionally sang on stage. (This isn't that place, but the name is similar). - OK well the food blew us away! The baha chicken tacos were amazing! The place has this old-school feel to it, and I thought the food was gonna be garbage (sorry!) but it was EXCELLENT. I was so happy to finally get a real good meal on the road that day. It really hit the spot. I forget what my pal ordered, I was too absorbed with my dish. But we both loved it. - If you're in the area, definitely give them a try!!! read more

Had to stop back in to get more scallops just to show everyone! Plus 3 dollar clams were a hit too! A job well done to Jill the bartender and my server for being awesome, friendly and attentive even though I was at a table by myself (as I always am) and to the cooks in the back, hell of a job you nameless faceless heroes. You make this place truly a destination. Thank you. read more

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When we decided to go to the Rustic Tavern after work one day we pulled up the menu online and really got excited. All of the specials sounded delicious and there were even special coffees to try. So before we got there we already knew what we planned to order. So we did. The chili was decent, I've had better I've had worse, and the salads were fairly proportioned and fresh. I should make mention that the dressing my coworker got was exceptionally good. Some kind of creamy Parmesan. The calamari was as expected; fried and with marinara. When the entrees came out, they looked just as good as they had sounded, but to taste them somewhat lessened the hype. The food wasn't bad, but looking back at the menu and considering the prices we weren't overly impressed. Whats upsetting is we had heard such good things about their seafood and so that is all we got. Oddly enough all of our food tasted better reheated the next day. For dessert we tried PB Pie and Raspberry Cheesecake. These were both good, but again nothing to write home about. If the prices hadn't been what they were (and I am not saying it was too expensive) I would give this place another star, however we were definitely expecting more. On top of the, the place was a little small so seating was rather tight. Give this place a try, but don't get your hopes up. read more

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Before COVID happened we would eat here often. I had never had take out. I ordered the crab cakes. These are always good. I have to say these are one of the best crab cakes in Carlisle. Have never disappointed. Everything was packed well and was still hot when I got it home. Would definitely do take out here again. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is there was a few large bites of shell in the crab cakes. read more

A wonderful place! I sat on the outdoor patio it was decorated so pretty and it had a relaxing well. The service was great! The food was very tasty and the beer was awesome! The prices are great too. Always have a wonderful time every time I go! Will definitely return. read more

Rustic Tavern - Seafood Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Great food I had the pick two for 19.95 with that I got the pork chop and crab cake with Caesar salad and sweet potato. My only complaint would be that it was too bright in the section they sat us. The dessert was good but I think it was a little overpriced at $8 read more

Visiting from St Louis and a HS friend of my wife suggested that we visit the Rustic tavern. We were seated immediately and our server took our drink orders. She explained some of the specialty drinks and suggested some were rather sweet. We were given plenty of time to view the menu and questions were answered. My salad was fresh and crispy, dressing on the side was cold. All food was cooked as requested with the exception of one filet was a little past medium rare as requested and closer to medium. Crabcakes had lumps of crab and well seasoned. Very accommodating and a definite do again on future visits. read more

Last night, my wife and I ate at this establishment. Sadly to say, the food was very disappointing. The best part of the meal was the bread rolls. We both had a Caesar salads. They were both drenched in dressing to the point it was uneatable. My wife had ordered sea scallops. Who ever cooked them did not bother to wash the fine particles of sand from them and my broiled haddock was smothered by some gooey, breaded sauce that hid the fish. Much of what was ordered stayed on the plate. I would like to say that the young lady that took care of us was wonderful and she merit the tip she earned. read more

My husband's co-workers chose this place to have their Christmas get together. I'm also new to the area having moved here only in October, so we were excited to get a taste of a local favorite of theirs. Well..... Maybe we should have shown up early.....(we were a bit late-about 20 minutes due to getting our young son ready and everyone in the car) but we couldn't make that happen so when we got there the staff had to add another table to the longer table. I don't know if that pissed off the waitress, but basically from that moment we were treated like crap by her. She didn't even give us a moment to sit down before she started demanding our drink order. Then without a beat started asking us what we wanted to eat....I didn't have a menu....and she's looking at me like I'm magically going to have their menu memorized.....after she heard me say, "well, I'm not sure, I haven't even seen the menu yet" while I'm holding a single sheet of paper with the child's menu on it, "but my son will have the grilled cheese." She realized she was rushing us and said that she would be back after we had a minute to look. She came back after about 10 minutes with our drinks and hastily took our order. Now, I don't know how many of you have had an Old Fashioned, but every time I've had it elsewhere they include sugar in it. Was not good. So being polite I requested a glass of orange juice (I will salvage a poor drink into something palatable). Yeah.......4 minutes later she places a warmer then room temperature glass of orange froth in front of me......yuck! Well, I salvaged the poor drinks into something I could stomach. At this point I was hoping my food would be better then the drinks and our waitresses attitude. How bad was the food? If I had gone to the diner down the street, I probably would have had a better cooked medium rare NY Strip steak for $24......the steak was over cooked--also more on one side then the other, it had no flavor, no seriously people-I NEVER add salt to my dishes in a restaurant. I HAD to add salt to both sides of my steak just to get a little bit of flavor. Honestly, I ate the whole thing though, mostly because I hadn't eaten anything since 11 in the morning and it was already after 7pm by then. Seriously, if the 18% gratuity hadn't already been added to the check because of us being a part of a large group the waitress would have only received a 10% tip due to her attitude and thinking it was acceptable to bring me a glass of hot orange drink. As for the food--if they think that is good food and that it's ethical to charge people $24 for a 12oz steak with a few fries and a basic tossed salad, they are going to have a reality check. I'll go all the way to the chain restaurants like Longhorn where I know the food is good-corporate-but good. Since I'm a forgiving person, my husband and I decided that we would give this place another try and maybe go with a seafood dish which seems to be more of their specialty. I hope this review helps at least a few people. read more