Gills Tavern

Gills Tavern could be the most underrated restaurant in town. I made my second trip here over the weekend and again was blown away by the food and the atmosphere. Unfortunately, there are no pictures considering I went on Saturday night and I did not feel it was appropriate to flash pictures during dinner since it was quite busy and the lighting wasn't anywhere near ideal for pictures. But as I was saying, this could be the most underrated restaurant in town. I never here anything about this place rather it be good or bad. What people should be saying is how outstanding his place is.

First off, this place has a really nice atmosphere with an old Irish feel to it with a great wait staff. Since the place was to busy on Saturday night, we elected to sit in the bar since it was open seating and that did not disappoint. There was a very nice three piece band playing in the bar and we were served very promptly.

Now for the good stuff, the food! On both occasions of my visits, I could not find myself to not order the Prime Rib and both visits did not disappoint by any means. On this most recent visit, the Prime Rib was outstanding. I had the medium cut which was the 12oz (I believe they offered a 10, 12, and 16 oz) and the taste was great. Locally, I am a big fan of Maria Livingston's when it comes to steaks but Gill's would give Maria Livingston's a run for there money. My Prime Rib was so tender and very juicy. It was served with one of my all time favorite things to put on a steak, especially prime rid, and that is horseradish. Along with the steak you get a fresh garden salad, and I highly recommended the Blue Cheese, its outstanding, and one side dish which I went with the loaded smashed potatoes that consisted of mashed potatoes, cheese, butter, scallions, etc... As good as the dish was, the smashed potatoes could have been a bit warmer.

I enjoyed dinner with a good friend of mine who was in town and he had the "Dubliner" which was a New York cut with a house seasoning of Irish whiskey and other ingredients. Though I did not taste his, he did nothing but rave about how good his was.

Gill Tavern also serves great homemade rolls that reminded me more of a biscuit then anything. They came fresh out of the oven and were nice and hot. The one thing that I really enjoyed was the Crab dip appetizer, First off, I am not a fan of crab meat but this crab dip was amazing. It was served with thin sliced, french bread toast and this crab dip was topped with melted cheese and thick diced tomatoes and let me tell you, this was amazing.

At one time (still may offer it, did not ask) Gill's offered all you can eat prime rib on Thursday nights. I don't know many people that could take full advantage of all you can eat prime rib, but if you can, the offer is there. Personally, I am ready for a nap after one cut of prime rib. Especially from this place when they spare no expense at serving enough food to there customers.

One thing to note about this place and that is how they cook there steaks. Be prepared to order your steak to be cooked a little less then you normally would. If you like your steak medium rare, you may consider ordering it rare. Both of our steaks were cooked a little more then what we asked. Nonetheless, they were very good.

I cannot wait to make my next visit to Gill's. Maybe next time I can pry myself away from the Prime Rib and try some other menu items. I know there Chicken Pasta dish is very good (my girlfriend had that on our first visit) and there shepherds pie looked very good too.