Trexlertown: 1760 Pub-n-Grille (April 2016)

I dined at the 1760 Pub-n-Grille on a Friday afternoon in mid-March 2016 as part of a large group of people attending a work lunch function, but because I live nearby, my spouse and I have eaten there several times previously over the past 20+ years. The 1760 Pub-n-Grille is open daily for lunch and dinner. You can make a reservation by telephone. Complimentary parking is available in one of their two private parking lots.

The 1760 Pub is located in Trexlertown at the intersection of Routes 100 and 222. The building that houses the restaurant was built in the mid-1700s, as its name suggests. The current owners purchased the property in 2012. Prior to that time, in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, it was called the 1760 House, and it was the site of fine dining, with Revolutionary War-era decor and waitstaff wearing Colonial garb. The restaurant was closed for a bit in the late ‘80s due to a fire, before being reopened as a restaurant called Maxx Regal, and finally now it is called the 1760 Pub.

The 1760 Pub has been nicely renovated to include wood and stone accents. You enter the restaurant in the expansive bar area (built in the 1700s as a log cabin), which features an array of flat-screen TVs, high ceilings, and high-top tables. Adjacent to the bar is the main dining area, which features a real fireplace surrounded by a faux stone wall. Towards the rear of the building is a game room and a private event space (which even contains a tiny raised platform area where you can speak or perform karaoke). In addition, you can dine outdoors seasonally on a deck that overlooks Trexlertown Road (Route 100). More than thirty TVs are arranged throughout the building, so you can always catch your favorite sporting event.

The 1760 Pub offers generous portions of American pub food at reasonable prices .The appetizer menu features the usual items: chicken fingers, chips and salsa, nachos, mozzarella sticks, pierogis, potato skins, and quesadillas. Burgers, wraps, and sandwiches (including many kinds of steak sandwiches made with beef or chicken) dominate the menu, along with a few more elaborate entrees (fish and chips, steak). You won’t “break the bank” by eating here, even if you order one of the more expensive entrees.





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