The Grille & Pub

There are two dishes I can ALWAYS count on at the Hartefeld:
1. Crab & Avocado Crostini appetizer -- perfectly crisp artesian bread with lump crab, avocado, and a bit of cocktail sauce that brings it all together very nicely. I often get this as my meal.
2. The "Filet & Wedge" -- a wedge of iceberg lettuce, a sliced filet mignon, bacon, tomatoes, blue cheese crumbles and a creamy blue cheese dressing. OMG! Divine! Yummy!

The Grille and Pub is located at Hartefeld National golf course. This used to be a private club, but recently became public. They have a really nice dining room with a lot of upscale choices on the menu. The service is also extremely friendly. I also enjoy dinning in the bar area. The drink prices are very fair, and the bar menu has a nice selection of soups and various appetizers. The chicken quesadillas are excellent. They also have recently added a large outside patio where you can sit and have drinks, or full dinners. On the weekends they have live entertainment outside as well. This is a great place to visit if you have never been. Even if you are not a member, you will start to feel like one, as the staff will not treat you any differently.

My Mom had a gift certificate to Hartefeld, so she brought my husband and I here for dinner Tuesday night, which is also all you can eat pasta night. We did not go for that option, but loved the cozy ambience of the dining room. We started with the duck spring rolls and the fried calamari. The fried calamari tasted like nothing. The duck spring rolls were very good and I do not even really like duck! I had the butternut squash soup and a salad. The soup was very rich, so rich that I could not eat a lot of my Cobb salad. My husband had the Whimpie Burgers (one of his favorite offerings of Delaware) and my Mom had a caprese salad. For dessert, we shared the peanut butter bomb. The food was good, not great. We also did not technically order any entrees. I would go back - I think Hartefeld is a nice option for Hockessin/Pike Creek residents looking for something a little different!