Ben Franklins Taproom and Grille

My husband told me that I could go anywhere for my birthday dinner February 17th..I chose Ben Franklin's taproom..we have been very loyal customers since we first found this little Gem! Almost feels like home minus Norm, at the barLol well, my birthday is Monday Feb 17th..our reservations is for 1:30..if anybody sees this comes over and wishes me a happy birthday, , I will buy you a beer! You can never have to many beers or friends ha ha !see y'all on Monday February 17th at 1:30,;)

I recently had lunch at Ben Franklin's Taproom & Grille with my wife and mother-in-law. We three enjoyed Left Hand Brewing Company's Milk Stout Nitro drafts. The handhelds were yummy: I had a Rodeo Burger and the ladies had the Prime Rib Sandwich. We each had a side of fries: not the best fries we've ever had (that's a high bar), but pretty good. No fries were left behind.Service was friendly and fast, and we scored the last available window-side booth. This is not a dimly lit, gloomy venue like many taprooms. There were a number of TVs on, which I'm generally not in favor of ... but hey, it's a taproom.If you're traveling on SR-422 between I-79 and New Castle, this is an easy off / easy on meal stop option with ample parking.

We went to this place for lunch on a Friday. The ambiance is exactly what you expect in the area. Beautiful, spacious, with nice decor and large TVs. We were seated immediately. The service was friendly and timely. We ordered pretzels, baby back ribs, a burger, and peanut butter and chocolate pie for the dessert. Everything, including the ale drink, was great. The pretzel was warm and fresh. The burger was prepared exactly as my wife had ordered and expected. And the baby back, oh my Gosh! Hands down, the best I have ever had. The price was also reasonable. We really enjoyed our visit and will visit again.

Loved the special called the saunders. We asked them to substitute french fries instead of potato chips. It was amazing! Pork bbq, barbecue sauce, cheese, grilled onions and peppers over home made French fries. Fantastic! Excellent home made desserts. Highly recommend!!

Among the worst food I've ever been served- minus 5 stars- buns are too hard to bite through, pork sandwich had a big slab of pork fat in it and very little meat identifiable as pulled pork

We came here because even though we were supposed to be camping 20 minutes away, someone forgot to bring the charcoal and we did not realize until it was a little bit too late. So we thought why not go to a local place and try it out. And of course I went on Yelp to see which one would be closest and we picked this restaurant. They had a lot of parking so that was really nice and they were really super friendly. Whenever we came in. We were able to get a table in the back which was nice because we were out of the way and with kids sometimes being away from the crowd is always a good thing. We got two burgers for the adults and some chicken off of the kids menu for the kids. I also ordered some wedding soup because I just need to try it because it's my favorite soup. I ended up not eating any of it because my daughter decided that it was her soup and she needed to have all of it. The burgers were really good and they were also huge. We probably could have just ordered one meal and split the burgers in half. I don't know if maybe we weren't hungry or if they really were that big, but it was delicious. We ended up taking two half burgers home to the cabin. Then we also got some great advice on where to go for a beach outing from the staff. All in all, it was a wonderful time. Next time that we go camping out that way we won't forget the charcoal but we might just come here just because!

this is a nice place! it's got some things i really like. - a bar that is long and deep made of wood. set up at the perfect height for eating and having a beer. - a lot of taps! like more than 20? didn't count. mainly kegs of micro-brews. along with Blue Moon and Guinness. so, good for me and Linda. - the menus at the bar are daily specials, regular food, beers, wine list, specialty drinks. all on their own page, and in a clipboard. nice!got prime rib dinners. comes with two sides. i got baked and onion soup. wife got salad and fries. i did the usual ask for hot baked potato, and assumed wife's fries would be hot, they weren't. the baked potato was under 100 degrees, fries same. i worked in a restaurant for years. this is not hard to get right. it means whoever is in charge of setups is lazy or really doesn't care. complaint? nah, same at most places. what impressed me was how well the barmaid and the floor manager took care of it. i got a warmer potato. same one nuked for 1 minute. wife got freshly made fries. they were really good. seasoned and hot. not twice cooked so not crisp, but they were good. the prime rib was carved roasted prime rib, finished to temp on a grill. i enjoyed it. it was very good. this cook was undercooking the prime rib, even though finishing it on the grill. wife ordered medium, came back med rare. i got med rare, got back rare. which is great. i love rare. and it had a very good beefy taste. and mushrooms that covered it completely. overall, kitchen just doing their job. front of house, doing a great job! seriously great service! i'll be back here. and trying other menu items. it's too nice a place to not go back for a potato. and they have a huge back patio and dining area. this place has a great environment, very friendly staff. and the other patrons were very friendly. this will be a great place to go when weather warms up so they can open the patio. oh, and the onion soup was hot as heck and delicious. that was great. I hate warm soup. overall i really did like it.

Hit up Ben Franklin's for a late lunch after hiking at McConnell's Mills. We've been told about this place a few times and now I regret not eating here every time I'm in the area. The food was homemade, healthy portions, creative, and down right delicious. The staff was more than friendly and welcomed us to the family and the place has the best atmosphere and ambiance. Must visit!

During our visit we had the Filet Steak Sandwich with fresh cut fries, Fish Tacos with house potato chips and I tried one of there seasonal drinks. Everything was delicious and the server was great.Filet Steak SandwichFilet topped with grilled onions, grilled banana peppers, mozzarella and served on a fresh Syrian bun.Fish TacosDeep fried fish, their house made salsa, lettuce, mozzarella cheese and their chipotle aioli.

I was told I could not drink my coffee I bought in even tho was only getting water to drink anyway and they charge extra for credit cards and 2.00 to share. And do not have a large selection in this day and age of businesses having a hard time my coffee should be the least problem I have taken coffee to every other restaurant in town and never had a problem