My first, and probably only visit to the Washington House was unfortunately a disappointment.
The appetizer was the bruschetta. Â Bruschetta should be on some nice Italian toasts, or something worthy to hold up the topping. Â Instead, some crumbly crackers are offered. Â The bruschetta themselves, were mixed. Â The classic tomato was boring, the mango was probably the best of the lot, and the olive tapenade was a little too salty with the addition of capers.
I had a seasonal salad with raspberry vinaigrette. Â This was probably the best thing I had. Â Not overdressed and well enough.
I ordered the New Zealand Rack Of Lamb. Â My plate arrives. Â Let's get something straight. Â Four, count them, four cut and separated individual lamb chops is NOT a "rack" of lamb. Â If someone from the Washington House is reading this and begs to differ, please go to your favorite search engine, type in "rack of lamb" and look at the various pictures that are offered. Â This is not what your menu offers and what turns up on the plate. Â I ordered my lamb chops medium. Â First one was rare to medium rare, the other three were medium. Â When you've only got 4 lambs chops, messing one up isn't so good. Â The side of broccolini, drowned in some garlic oil and a heaping of scallion mashed potatoes did the job, but weren't anything special.
I got a dessert of rhubarb/strawberry crisp thing. Â It was warmed nicely and as good.
The place is old and charming. Â Service could have been better. Â The young lady clearing our plates was on the ball, but our server disappeared plenty of times, including right after our plates came out. Â Didn't see her for a good ten minutes afterward.
Next time I'm heading to the Sellersville Theater, I will surely explore other options in the area.
Maybe not quite 3 stars but the 5 peg system is all I have to rate with. 1st the good. The place is charming, nicely decorated, has outside curb seating and a manageable menu with items from sandwich to entrees over $22. Here comes the knock. Bruschetta appetizer is a great idea and there are 3 different spreads. Why the cheapie *Keeber* toasts. They are too thin and brittle. Next was the big iceberg lettuce wedge with blue cheese, bacon and onion. It's hard to mess this up but my lettuce was bit on the floppy/rubbery side on outside leafs. Lettuce should be very cold and crisp throughout. I ordered the $8 chicken salad sandwich. I'm not complaining about the price because $8 seems like the de facto standard price nowadays. Where was the chicken salad? Â There is some on it but not near the $8 version I was expecting. The Sysco chips that came with it are as valuable as a parsley garnish. If you're going to a show at the theater, it makes perfect sense to eat here but after 2 times I might have to look else where.
Review Source:We are new members of the Sellersville Theater. Â On Wednesday, 6/26/13, Â we had dinner at the Washington House Restaurant prior to the Billy Cox Band of Gypsys show at the Sellersville Theater, which is right next door. Â Man, did we have a great dining experience! Â Our server was great, & so was our corner table by the window. Â We started with the Jumbo Lump Crab Dip appetizer, which was FANTASTIC! Â Next, my wife ordered the Phyllo Wrapped Canadian Salmon, & I had the Jumbo Lump Crab & Shrimp Cakes. Â We couldn't have enjoyed them more. Â We finished off our meal by sharing the Banana Walnut Bread Pudding with cinnamon caramel ice cream dessert & cappuccino. Â I don't remember EVER enjoying a dessert more than this one. Â Great job, Washington House - can't wait to return for another great meal!
Review Source:Went here for St. Patty's Day. Not what I expected. They had a few little cheap trinkets decorating the table. Not enough choices for real kind of food you want. Like a good corned beef and cabbage. Cook was too frilly and portions way too small. Potatos smelled and tasted musty. The beer was good. Wait staff was friendly but service was very slow. Glad I wasn't going to the Theatre next door! Â I see some good reviews so maybe I will try it again.
Review Source:There are few other options in the area.  The food is OK in the pub.  The food in the restaurant tends to be pricey...BUT  I have now attended two wine tastings at WH and am very impressed.  ( go here: <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonhouse.net%2FTastings%2Findex.aspx&s=02f141290b839cba0574faebd1eafe23c3bb831f8f98039757d0bb8787c2e065" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonhou…</a>)
The value is outstanding for the quality of wine paired with the food. Â Take the opportunity to make a reservation - you won't be disappointed.
If you are looking for an overpriced place to eat before taking in a show at the Sellersville theater than this is your place. The historic Washington House adds a bit of class to downtown Sellersville. However, at the prices they charge you really should get better than average food. Â Service is hit or miss. They are lucky they sit next to the theater IMO.
Review Source:This place has good alcoholic drinks, but they are a bit over priced. I would not go here to eat again because even though they have well enough food it isn't worth what is costs.
The atmosphere is nice, and the wait staff is friendly, but not always quick. We used to frequent here because we live down the street, but it really isn't worth it.
I do plan to try their brunch at some point, and I will edit my review after that. I just haven't got around to it yet.
Washington Place is where I end up before going to the Sellersville Theater next door. It can sometimes be a crowded nightmare, but this Wednesday night the show wasn't that popular and I found a seat at the bar. Â Craft beer selection here is quite good and I was quite pleased to see they had a stout from Free Will brewing in neighborhood Perkasie. To eat I had the house salad tossed with ranch dressing. Ingredients were fresh, including very nice heirloom cherry tomatoes, as well as a house made ranch dressing that did not overpower the salad. For dinner I ordered an appetizer steak frite, a 4 oz filet with a side of parmesan crusted fries. The steak came with a balsamic reduction and the parmesan fries were accompanied by a basil aioli. Very good and I appreciate such a small portion. Dessert was a pumpkin cheesecake which was passable, but paired well with the Southampton Pumpkin Ale. The coffee unfortunately was pretty pedestrian. Good food, decent service, not the cheapest meal but well worth it.
Review Source:I think that this was probably my favorite place to eat until I moved. The service is VERY good (except for one waitress). The food is delicious! I've never had a bad meal here. We went for my birthday last year, and I got a free dessert. I sure do miss the Washington House. Whenever I go back to PA for a visit, this is the first place I will be going to eat! You also can't beat the atmosphere. It's very quiet and romantic.
We went there for Valentine's Day. It was the perfect way to celebrate!
This review is for the bar. Â I like The Washington House (TWH) but it could be so much better. The primary reason I'm giving them 3-stars is because for a restaurant of this quality to serve frozen french fries is absurd. Â This is a red-flag...what other short cuts are they taking. Â Do they use instant potatoes for their mash or frozen veggies? Â Secondly the craft beer selection varies to slowly with the same beers featured for many months. Â The craft bottle selection is good but significantly overpriced.
Otherwise the basic bar burger is very good although it's served with potato chips from a bag...so disappointing.
We celebrated our one year wedding anniversary there tonight. Â The staff went above and beyond to make our night perfect. Started off with a complementary champagne toast, our food was absolutely perfect and delicious. We had brought the top of our wedding cake which they cut and the chef garnished it beautifully. The plate charge for the cake was waived as well. Nice atmosphere. We will definitely be back.
Review Source:I organized a luncheon for about 20 people on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the Washington House. Cyndi Dietterich, the Private Party Coordinator, did an excellent job helping plan the event. The guests and I were all pleased with the charming restaurant, great food, and fine service. Thank you!
Review Source:My parents decided to drive like 40 minutes away from home to take me out to dinner in Sellersville. Â My dad said to expect a Colonial type restaurant and I immediately knew this wouldn't be very good... not a fan of that stuff.
Anyway, I was rather surprised. Â My dad's trout was kind of dry but tasty, my mom's crab cakes were not the best i've ever had but they had a tinge of lemon and were kind of salty so I really enjoyed it, and my favorite was my order. Â I got spring pea soup with jumbo lump crab and herb fried calamari which was definitely worth getting again. Â Their sweet potato fries were the perfect size and tasted great with sea salt. The salads were not so good though... Overall, I would give the food a 4 out of 5.
The service was terrible though.  I have to say that after I realized all the things that could go wrong in serving, (ie/ everything our server did), I started to really appreciate waitresses and waiters.  As soon as we arrived, we were promptly seated at our table that was reserved.  After that, everything went down hill... Our server took a few minutes to bring us our menus and then after that she just was never around and not very friendly.  One thing that I really noticed that just about every other restaurant seems to do very well, that this place doesn't do is have you sitting around for long moments.  At most restaurants, after you make your orders, your drinks come out on a timely manner and then your appetizers come out soon after and just as you're finishing your appetizers, your main course seems to come  and then when you look like you're winding down, most waitresses check on you and ask if you need anything or want dessert... it didn't go like that here.  She was never around if we needed something and there were huge gaps of time in between dishes. (think like 10-12mins)... crazy bad service!!! By the time I left the restaurant, I was just annoyed at how bad the service was.  For the service, I guess I would give it a 2 out of 5... only because out waitress fell short of swearing us out or doing anything else unpleasant.
As for the ambiance, I guess it was comfortable and the building was cute inside... although we reserved a table outside so I mostly have that to go on... nothing unusually amazing, but nothing bad, so I guess 4 out of 5. Â There was a group of poorly dressed, obnoxiously loud, middle aged women on a "girl's night out" thing who clearly never get out and trying to get as drunk as possible... so that kind of took away from the tranquil outdoor seating :(
Basically this place is mediocre or a 3 and I would not go out of my way to come back here. As one of the reviewers said, the service, crowd, and decor isn't as good as the food... I would add to that and say the food isn't that good either... Out of all the factors, I guess the food wasn't that bad though... if you do come here, do try the spring pea soup with jumbo lump crap... its pretty good!
The Washington House is a great place to go on nights when there are no shows next door at the Sellersville. Reason is simple, they try to do their regular menu when they are jammed all at once. It just doesn't work. Â Food is warm not hot and the plates look like they are rushed. Now go on a night when there is not a show.....It's great. Food is hot and presentation is fantastic. Â The serving staff also is some of the best in the area. For a good time also try the bar, try some beers and have some great bar food!
Review Source:Yes, the Washington House has that sort of "antique country" decor that some find annoying.  True that the servers turn over pretty quickly, but service is generally friendly and good (if spotty at times).  But if you read all the reviews here, the one consistency is the food:  it's excellent.  The menu changes seasonally but there are items that stay:  shrimp/bay scallop risotto, wedge of iceberg salad with blue cheese and walnuts, delicious roast pork, etc  I have eaten here dozens and dozens of times and only had a bad meal once -- something was not prepared correctly, I forget what the exact problem was -- and when I spoke up they immediately comped my meal as well as cooked me something delicious as replacement.  There is just no place within 20 miles that compares, for consistently delicious, well-prepared dining.
Review Source:I really wanted to give this place 4 stars and prove to myself that maybe you can't take the restaurant out of Hicksville, USA, but you can take the Hick out the restaurant. Â I was wrong, you can't take the Hick out of a restaurant in Hicksville. Â The service/crowd/decor does not do the food proud.
OK, the bar: Â A dingy, old, tchotchke decorated bar area, with half of their stools without all of their leg supports, rock back and forth, or were actually the original chairs from the 1700's. Â The bartender was friendly, but pre-occupied chatting with regulars, a full bar, full bar tables, all handled by one person. Â So I had to wait close to ten minutes to order one drink. Â
The dining room: So after that one drink, we moved to the dining room. Â Decorated to look like your Grandma's house, and the crowd's age to match, again we encountered snail paced service. Â Fortunately I am a good conversationalist ;-) so slow service didn't bother me as it did others.
The food: Â This saved me from a 2 star rating. Â The seared tuna special, requested rare and prepared perfectly, was fresh, tasty, and only some veins running through it, almost perfect sushi grade. Â It was served with a soy glazed cabbage and rice. Â Very nice, 9/10 quality. Â My friend had the European chicken, sage infused, tasted very good, but I did not "get" the addition of the sweet potato chips to the dish that already had rice with it. Â Whatever, what do hicks know anyway.
A 4 star rating for the food, 2 stars for the decor, condition of the bar stools, and the slow service.
We ate there last night and had a superb meal. The food couldn't have been better, and the service was very good. The portions were generous and the prices were reasonable. The noise level in the dining room we ate in was rather high, however, but that didn't prevent us from having a great time.
Review Source:We ate at the Washington House in Sellersville (Bucks County), PA. Â It's about an hour drive from the Main Line where we live and I have to say that it was pretty good and I would recommend it if you happen to live in or are travelling through the northern suburbs of Philadelphia. Â From the Main Line, it's not worth the drive, especially at today's gas prices. Â We went because we were with friends who dropped off their son at a social event in the area. Â So, it was a good chance to check out the Washington House, as well as Sellersville which is one of those cute older towns outside Philadelphia. Â But as good as it was, it was not THAT special that it was worth such a schlep.
But on to the food ... We started with a yummy bruschetta sampler--three different kinds in a creative presentation. Â I had the Asian style salmon as my main course. Â I enjoyed it, especially the vegetables that went along with it. Â My wife had the seafood risotto which she quite liked. Â Our companions both had veal sausage meatballs. Â I didn't taste them, but they said they were good. Â There's a nice wine list as well. Â We decided to get dessert. Â The peanut butter mousse was amazing. Â The strawberry tarte was only OK--the strawberries were too large and the custard part was too thin. Â All in all, it was a nice evening, but too far from most parts of Philadelphia other than the northern suburbs.
I was here for a nice dinner before a Get The Lead Out concert. If you like Led Zeppelin then you have to see this band but enough about GTLO. We made our reservation using OpenTable - luv doing that...and we were ushered right to our table. To our pleasant surprise, on Friday's you get a sample of 4 wines for $10. Not a bad deal. My GF loved that part of the experience. Their beer list was wonderful also. I started off with a wonderful Bells Hearted IPA followed by a Left Hand Saw Tooth ESB---supurb!  So on to the menu. I am on a Vegan kick right now so I wasn't sure what I would be expecting. To my surprise, they had a stuffed Poblano pepper. Yummers. It was wonderful. Highly recommended for even you animal eaters out there....lol. My GF had Asian Glazed Scottish Salmon over Fried Rice and she absolutely loved it. Kept raving about how great it was. I will stick with my Poblano Pepper. It was not Vegan because of the cheese but I ordered without cheese. For Dessert, we split the Gluten Free Decadent Chocolate Soufflé. My GF had a Bailey's coffee. She was now really ready for GTLO!! After all this, I didn't gain an ounce. Of course that might have to do with the fact that I went for a 15 mile run the next day but I choose to believe that The Washington House takes all the calories out of their food before serving.
This was a wonderful dinner before a fantastic concert!!! Can't get better than this experience.
This is the traditional staple in our area. Â When you want to dine out and eat the best traditional fare with a solid Beer and Wine list, this is where you go. Â The <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2FST94.com&s=99029ac50649b0edafbd023ac5f3fed77180678ff697d2573a60b542732dbb37" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://ST94.com</a> theatre is right next door to make it easy to grab a bite before the show. Â There is nothing on the menu that I don't like. Â Actually, everything is incredible, delectable and seriously heavenly so just go - take my word that you will be thrilled with the choice.
Celebrations, dining out with friends - this is a great place with good food and the atmosphere is nice too. Â Sometimes it can get loud, but you won't mind when your food arrives. Â It makes you forget about everything else going on around you.
I came here for the New Years Eve five course meal and I admit I had reservations once looking at the menu. Â I can be a picky eater and I have a stomach problem that causes me to be even pickier. Â I had no reason to worry, the food was AMAZING and I ate things that the two year old in me would have not been the least bit interested in.
We started the meal with a complimentary glass of champagne (we later also had the poinsettia champagne and cranberry juice drink-try it!) and hors d'oeuvres. Â We each received a small plate with three, two-bite sized hors d'oeuvres of baked phyllo, lobster canape and fried feta dumpling. Â All were delicious and I don't like seafood!
Next, we all chose from a selection of five appetizers, I had the cornbread pancake tower which I can't wait to attempt to make myself. Â It was the perfect portion of pastry cake topped with spinach, red peppers and basil aioli. Â My pickiness did kick in as I had ordered it without the mushrooms. Â The other appetizers at our table were the shrimp and crab bisque and the thai currey steak eggrolls which many agreed was now one of the best foods they had ever tasted. Â The goodness of these eggrolls carried on to our conversation the following day.
The salad we were served next was irresistible, I finished off every leaf. Â I'm just going to type exactly what it says on the menu and let it speak for itself: "Pistachio crusted goat cheese, clementines & herbed croutons over fancy mixed greens with raspberry balsamic vinaigrette." Â
For the entree I chose the Roasted European Chicken Breast. Â It was moist and full of lemon flavor. Â It came with potato gratin and some nicely buttered vegetables. Â The steak fillet, the lamb and the veal cutlet were also big hits at our table.
It was time for dessert and it was introduced with its own menu with about seven or eight difficult choices. Â Creme brule, chocolate peanut butter cake, cheesecake, apple strudel and a fruit pastry were all enjoyed. Â
At the end of this great meal I was full, however, not overstuffed. Â The portions were perfect. Â The service was pretty good and I don't really have any complaints. Â Well, except maybe that the music in the ladies' room was too loud, but it turned out to be a good thing, because I don't like anyone to hear me pee. Â I'm pretty sure I just ruined my review now after talking about this delicious meal and now you have that image in your head...
*NEW YEARS EVE REVIEW*
This was my 4th or 5th time dining at The Washington House, but my first time as a yelper. Â So I kind of knew what I was going to be getting. A great meal but I was never totally blown away here. Â After last night, it would be impossible for me to rate this any lower than 10 stars. Â But since yelp will only let me do five, that will have to suffice.
Since we went here for New Years, they had only a five course dinner available for $63 a person. Â At first glance $63 does sound like a lot of money but a) for New Years, not really and b) the amount of food you get for $63 turned out to be a steal. Â My table had five people (including another yelper) and I thought about critiquing each dish, but that would get too lengthy. Â However, I cannot do this review without mentioning a few things:
The waitress, Jen, greeted us with a complementary glass of champagne. Â Each person at the table got their own chef created amuse-bouche. Â The fried feta dumpling with tomato sauce was particularly delicious. Â It was like a traditional "mozzarella stick" you often find, however feta of course, and very creamy. Â The fresh tomatoes were great compared to a sauce.
Next came the appetizers. Â Now, this ranks up with *one of* the best things I ever ate. Â Which is saying a lot. Â For my appetizer I got the Thai Curry Steak Eggrolls filled with shitake mushrooms, peppers and cream cheese, with hot mustard sauce. Â Think *fried Philly cheese steak*. Â The mustard was amazing, and what I would imagine the high a cocaine addict must feel considering the spicy mustard seemed to zing from my mouth to my nose to my brain rendering me completely addicted.
I was very impressed with my experience here, more so than any other time I had been here. Â Maybe it was because it was New Years and the chef's were on top of their game... maybe it was because I was able to sample so many things. Â I would not be surprised to see the young executive chef Andrew Loeffler going on and doing even greater things in the future.
I'd give just about anything for more of those Thai Curry Steak Eggrolls.
What a great place! We had dinner reservations here at 7:45 on a Friday night. We got there and our table wasn't quite ready, but that was fine because we got a drink at the bar. I had a "poinsettia"--champagne and cranberry juice, and it was very good! The wine list was extensive and they had a good amount of beers as well. I had a glass of beaujolais nouveau with dinner that was great! The table was ready in about 15 minutes.
The restaurant is in a great old house, and the decor is fantastic! They had a Christmas tree set up in the corner.
Once we got seated, our waitress came over right away, and she was very nice and attentive! I got one of the specials, a pork tenderloin dish and their soup of the day, a chipolte potato soup. Both were amazingly good! The other dishes around the table looked great as well. There was lamb, seafood pasta, and fish. They also have a selection of sandwiches, but no one at my table had any of them. The specials were reasonably priced. Mine was $19.95 and it was worth it!
Dessert was great as well! I had Linzer torte, which I had never had before! There was also a fresh fruit tart, a chocolate cake, and a few other selections.
Being around the holidays, each family got a sealed envelope that you can bring back after Jan. 2 to be opened by your server. It can have anything from a free appetizer to a $200 gift card.
I can't wait to go back!
We decided to try this place since it's nearby and I heard good things about it. Â It's in a old house with traditional, "country classic" style decor. The ambiance didn't bother so much but it was something that I just didn't like about it. We considered leaving a couple of times but decided to give it a try.
The food was actually pretty good. I ordered the crab and shrimp cakes. They were served with mashed potatoes and snap peas. The portion size was good and prices not bad around $23.
A nice n' quaint place out in the country...worth a look!
I would have never found this place had I not been going to see a show at the Sellersville Theater a while ago, but from what I quickly gathered the two places are all but inextricably linked. Dinner and drinks at the Washington, show at the Theater, fun time had by all.
It is the very definition of "old school", mostly in terms of ambiance. If it looks like a holdover from colonial days...well, it is. The interior is warm and inviting, and the staff is most friendly. Even if you are just getting drinks, you'll know the name of your bartender in short order. The food is inventive and changes with the seasons, and on certain days every month they have wine and beer tastings. Different happy hour specials every day as well (both food and drink). You can just do the bar food thing if you want, from wings to crab chips (godlike)! Cheaper (but no less good) sandwiches and the like round out the bar menu if you don't want to do the full dinner experience.
If you find yourself fighting traffic to get downtown weekend after weekend, and wonder why...well, don't. Turn around and come here. Find something that interests you at the Theatre and make it a complete evening. Its different, to be sure...but worthy of your time.
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