Dobbin House Tavern

It's wasn't the down right worst place I've been to in Gettysburg or even ever, but I don't think I'll be back.

This is a place that draws in tourists. If you are looking to have dinner in an old house and be served by someone in period clothing, and you really don't care about the food, by all means come here.

If you are like me and would rather a restaurant have delicious food, this isn't the place for you.

I had the summer sangria, because, why not? It was meh. Which I expected. The duck, which actually got okay reviews here on Yelp, was far too sweet and terribly overcooked. The apple just really doesn't work with the duck. The duck was also fairly small for the price, it looks large until you realize it's resting atop a ton of apples it was cooked with (which were awful tasting. Apple and duck juices - weird combo). Even the baked potato wasn't cooked through. My husband's chicken was bland.

But, for what it is, it tastes like fairly underseasoned food that they probably would have served way back when.

It seems people rave about the bread. Which I REALLY do not get. It's basically sliced white bread. It tastes like wonder bread. It was nothing special. They had little banana peanut butter muffins along with the bread the day I came, and those were the best thing.

We skipped dessert, so I can't tell you about that. But if you are looking for food that is good, and not a tourist trap, in Gettysburg, this isn't your place.

Best historical dining in Gettysburg. We love the Spring House Tavern for lunch and the dining room for dinner.

It's not often you get to eat at a restaurant old as your country.  For the 150th Anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg we dined one night in the Alexander Dobbin Dining Room.  I thought sitting in one of the beds was a little cheesy, but the meal was too good to complain.  The bread they bake in-house was out of this world.  I loved, given the colonial theme of the place, how the drink menu featured several punches.  I had the duck and it was exquisite.  And the service was pretty good considering how slammed they were with all the extra folks in town.