Personal Review (7/13/99):
The Mt. Washington Tavern is an old standard in the heart of Mt. Washington
Village. We've been there a number of times over the years, usually in small
to large groups from the Space Telescope Science Institute for 'going-away'-
type luncheons. Invariably, while the food has been reasonably good, the
service was marginally to abominably slow. On this visit, the service was
pleasantly improved, though still a bit longer than would have been preferable
if alone, but we were in a group of 16. The reports of the food quality
varied. Some thought the grilled salmon BLT was very good, others, 'eh!' The
California Club sanwiches looked good and were reported as such. The Grilled
Chicken Burrito was said to leave a lot to be desired. The Bone Daddy sandwich
consisting of Monterey Jack cheese, piles of turkey breast with cole slaw and
1000 Island dressing grilled on pumpernickel bread was very good. The chips,
on the other hand, were slightly stale/soggy. Overall, the moderate pricing
of $7-10 for sandwiches was high considering the general reports received from
the group. The menu is interestingly varied with lots of choices. The
surroundings were very pleasant, however, perhaps the reason
for the higher prices. We were located in the back in the Garden Room complete
with a live tree growing through the roof, many plants, several working ceiling
fans and a very cold setting for the air conditioner (as point several people
talked about). When one of our group commented that the cold temperature made
her "eager to go back to work", another responded with "It's warmer there."
All-in-all, it was a pleasnt noon-time (2 hour) lunch. No complaints, but not
a lot of rave reviews either. I didn't smell any smoke in the Garden Room,
so I'm assuming this was a non-smoking area [5/27/00: I understand the Garden
Room is now a smoking section...what a shame since non-smokers who can't be in a
smoking section will no longer be able to experience this nice setting]. Handicapped access, however, was
virtually non-existent (unless there was a back entrance more easily accessible
that the front)...many steps and different levels to negotiate.
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