Coal Miner's Diner & Dutch Crumbs
★★★★☆ 3.6 (73) • $
"Our Coal Miners Cafe is kind of a local legend. The local commercials that painted this place as the in place to go for a home cooked meal. But also for the challenge meal they have going called Miners Meal Deal. If you can down a two pound burger, a basket of curly fries, a side of slaw, and a gob cake sundae, you get it for free.My parents informed me that this used to be an inn or motel, and it may still have rooms upstairs, but not sure if they are in use. They have a large porch area that appears to be a little under used at the moment. They do have some outdoor seating here, but I feel like they could have more, especially if they were to clear out the side portion of the porch. There is a swing out front that you can sit on, but only if you are short in stature. Parking is a bit tight. There is a small lot out front and one out back. But if they are busy you may end up parking on the grass.Once you are inside you can tell that this used to a place of lodging. You notice what looks like a bar area as soon as you walk in, this is used as the host stand where you wait to be seated. Looking around this lobby type of area you notice all the Pennsylvania memorabilia. Lots of Pittsburgh sports, local sports, and with Jennerstown having a race track, loads of racing stuff. The two things that caught eye while in this area was the very small phone booth with a telephone still in it (not working) and the display case of baseball helmets with the logos from the 80s. The theme kind of moves throughout this place. It feels more like a dining room in a house. The room we were sitting in had tables that you would find in dining rooms from homes. In the corner was a old school radio that my dad recognized right away.Service was a bit spotty while we were here, but we came to find out that there was a large party which took up parking and kitchen time. When we did get service it was by far the best we had. After placing the drink order we basically got our own menus since the hostess forgot to bring them. Once the drinks shown up we were set to order. I already knew what I wanted to order before showing up so mine went a little quicker.I am glad that I ordered an appetizer as the service was really slowed down due to that large party. The kitchen was backed up a bit. I went with the Sampler Basket. If you remember one thing from this review, remember this, order this sampler basket. For the price it is way better than ordering any given item on the appetizer menu alone. When you order the Sampler Basket you get your choice of four of the items on the appetizer menu. See, you get more and you get to try out many things at once. With that I got fried pickles, onion rings, cheese sticks, and mac n cheese bites. Now, if I would have known this beforehand, I would have just went with this for my meal. If you pair it right, you definitely do have meal. This thing was huge, I ended up sharing it with my family. My niece and nephew were definitely on the verge of hangry, so this cam out at just the right time. There was so much on this plate that my whole family as well as me were noshing on it until or entrees showed up. Every single appetizer in that sampler was kind of run of the mill, but satisfying. The cheese sticks were a little odd, not stringy like some, but kind of satisfying. Onion rings were coated perfectly. Fried pickles had the right amount of kick to it and the mac n cheese bites the kids devoured.As for my entrée I went with old reliable, meatloaf. This comes with two sides and a dinner roll. I went with mashed potatoes and broccoli. Gravy over the meatloaf and mashed potatoes. When the food did start trickling out, not everything popped out at once. My plate with the meatloaf and mashed potatoes came out first. My broccoli did not show up until I was about halfway done with my plate. The meatloaf was a huge slice. I swear this was as big as a loaf of bread and thick as two slices of conventional bread. I am not sure what they used as a binder in this meatloaf, but it held together quite nicely. Seasoned enough to not be overpowering. No peppers in it that made me happy, I didn't want to be burping up peppers for the rest of the day. The mashed were mashed, thought maybe they could have been instant. Now, let me speak on the broccoli. When it finally did make it out to me, it was partially burnt. How? How does one do that? I mean it was odd. Like it was left on an open flame. Some pieces were so charred that I could not eat them.As for dessert, of course I got the gob cake. That was breakfast the next day. I could not fit anymore inside me after that massive meal. When I did dive into that gob cake, oh my god, delicious. The icing with the chocolate cake is always a win in my book.To note about this place, it is a bit deeply into religion. There was a Bible verse on the chalk board, and an open Bible in the corner of the lobby area."
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"I'm going to split my review in 2Golf:Great! The course is in great shape and is challenging. The views across the valley can be lovely - you may get more sniffs of nature than you desire on certain holes, but that factors into the ambiance. Clubhouse:Bad. The clubhouse is extremely dated and not very well maintained. I doubt any upgrades have been made since it was built. Pro for me though - clubouse dogs! Some very old very sweet labs are there (as of 2022)"
