I dined at Ye Olde Spring
Valley Tavern with two family members for lunch on a Wednesday afternoon in July
2019. The Spring Valley Tavern is open for lunch and dinner daily, except on
Mondays when they serve dinner only (no lunch on Mondays). Diners can reserve a table via telephone or using the
restaurant’s website.
The Ye Olde Spring Valley Tavern (formerly called the Spring
Valley Inn) was built in the early 1800s in Upper Saucon Township near
Hellertown. The most recent iteration was re-opened in July 2014. Indoors, patrons
can sit in one of the dining rooms or at the bar. Tin ceilings, original wood
floors, and wood wainscoting create a homey feel. In appropriate weather, guests
can dine outdoors on the covered patio (including a bar) near the pond,
fountains (although they weren’t operational on the day that we dined), and
bridge. A screened-in outdoor dining pavilion is also available and
particularly suited to private events.
The Spring Valley Tavern
serves international cuisine. One of their claims to fame is fresh trout,
supplied by their spring-fed pond that runs under the building. The dinner
entrée menu is not inexpensive, although the lunch/tavern menu offers great
value with a selection of pub appetizers, hot and cold sandwiches, soups, and
salads. We tried the soup and salad/half-sandwich combos as well as a grilled
Reuben sandwich (served with fries), followed by a yummy slice of (made-on-the-premises)
coconut layer cake.
We enjoyed our al fresco lunch at Ye Olde Spring Valley Tavern.
