This is Princeton's only pub as far as I can tell, and not a terribly divey one like some smaller…read moreBC towns offer. I decided to hit it up with some friends after a camping trip recently. In the evening, after booking a motel, I also went back there to grab a takeout burger.
The place is clean and the service is friendly. The lock on the bathroom stall was broken so I had to hold the handle while using the toilet anytime somebody walked in, which was unfortunate. My order also got screwed up, as I ordered dry Cajun wings but the server brought me dry garlic. Also of note, the service was a little bit slow all around, but still friendly. On the plus side, it was nice and very cool inside which was amazing because we were all defeated by the sun. The patio is top-tier too, with views over the parched mountains surrounding Princeton.
The food is nothing to write home about - just standard pub food - but the portions are ample and everything tastes fresh. The dry garlic wings were a little bland, with just garlic powder and a bit of salt on them, but were meaty and not over-fried. The Thai chicken salad, with a sliced chicken breast on top, was huge and filled with variety, but lacked a bit in the taste department. It comes with lettuce, bok choy, soft rice noodles, peppers, onions, peanuts and tomatoes, and was dressed with a peanut and Thai sauce. Later in the evening, the 1516 on draft was nice and cold, and the Bridge Burger (beef) was pretty tasty! The burger was topped with the standards, but the homemade bacon jam really sets it apart! The accompanying yam fries, however, were slightly undercooked, so I only had a few and tossed them out. It was a real shame, seeing as how the burg was on point!
In conclusion, go check this place out if you're in town and looking for some decent pub grub and cold beers. They have buckets of mix n matched tall boys for $25 for 5, which is good in my books. Also, my friends had the Beef Dip and Chicken Club House and raved about them being good! At the very least you'll leave full and tipsy!