Farmington: Orville's Pub and Grille (August 2018)



My spouse and I had drinks at Orville’s Pub and Grille on a Saturday afternoon in mid-August 2018. Orville’s is open daily from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm. The venue is located at the Nemacolin Field Club; hotel guests are transported via dedicated shuttle bus about 4 miles to the club. (The same type of resort shuttle bus is used; however, it does not operate as frequently [perhaps every 30 minutes] and not on-demand.)

The Nemacolin Field Club is a 140-acre sport shooting complex with 35 shooting stations and 2 multi-stand pavilions (one of which had an old-style wood-burning stove); all stations have a covered place from which to shoot, primarily from wood gazebos stationed around the property spread across two courses. The club also offers archery and air rifle targets aimed at younger patrons.
Orville’s Pub is part of the field house, which also houses a small gift/pro shop that doubles as the check-in area for shooting and fishing. Orville’s occupies part of the main room in the building, which has a wood-clad, high-ceilinged interior decorated with taxidermy. Leather sofas in front of a stone fireplace provide a comfy place to relax, or guests can sit at regular tables and chairs, at stools around the adorably themed bar, or the adjacent enclosed climate-controlled sun porch. Restrooms with lockers are also onsite. 

Orville’s Pub and Grille reportedly serves sandwiches, snacks, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages, but on the day that we visited, only hot dogs, packaged chips, and a mostly full bar were available. We each drank a beer to celebrate the end of our first shooting experience.

We enjoyed our sporting clay experience at the Field Club, and we liked the casual atmosphere of the club house and Orville’s Pub.










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