1794 The Whiskey Rebellion — Restaurant in Carlisle

Great theme resturant.

Staff very welcoming. From Owner to Chef. From the start the y accommodated our seating. We had reservations for 2 and gave us a booth. Reservations are a must the bar and restaurant become very crowded; no packed after 5:30pm. Restaurant theme is a take on the Whiskey rebellion. Extensive Whiskey list and whiskey flavors in most of the receipes. All that said ; The Whiskey Rebellion was a trying time in early American History. Washington called out new American Troops in response to first large protest to the American Federal authority. Ok back to the resturant. But i understand the take on it.

The Menu has a early American themed. The waitress was knowledgeable. Lara. She explained the owner has a relationship with local farms in produce and meats. Veggies and meat all locally grown. Very excellent choice. Prices, for the crafted food it was pricey. But it was well worth going here. I truly appreciate the skill of this resturant. In selection of ingriedients and cooked to order food.

We started in "The call to Arms" (appetizers) "Tavern Prime mushroom". Very nice portabella with shaved prime rib and with caramelized onions and keswik cheese. Came out hot and delicious. Never had it before great starter.

The main course "The Charge" . (Steaks). My wife ordered the "Bastille Medallions" Fillet mignon. Wow our waitress recommended rare. Lara said she will only eat steak at the whiskey rebellion for the simple fact they absolutely will make it right the first time. She was correct. My wife and I have had trouble getting steak done to our taste. Let me say they do it right. The fillet was warm and juicey. Melt in your mouth. Not chewy. The side was "Root Hash" nice choice carrots, parsnips, and potato. Very tasty.

My selection was the "Molly Pitcher"(prime rib). I know a small portion. But if the Chef can bring out the small portion propperly as well as a large porrion I'm impressed. Mine was cooked to rare also. The prime rib came out warm to touch. Perfect. The choice of meat was the best. Keep working with the local farms. No hormones and pesticides. The prime rib was so soft , so juicey, melt in your mouth. Wow. Every bite was something from Heaven. Bravo . Now for the sides. Tastey russet mashed with a deliciulous sauce. With the perfect change up pitch. New long Broccoli spears. Almost like. Broccoli rabe. Crisp fresh and crunchy. Awsome take.

An additional side was the Crab cake. Not only a crab cake, the most juicey, delicate and tastey cake. Its binder was rice flour, so gluten free. All Chesapeake Blue crab. What an excellent dish to savor. Wow.

Drinks My wife ordered the Gentleman's Old-fashioned. It was ok. My choice was "1794 2yr old" supposed to be 100 proof. I think the bottle was open a while. I was able to sniff alot out of the Glencairn glass. I was Disappointed. Next I had Jefferson 2yr small batch. 80 proof. This was just like the first. It tasted like 80 proof. Look if your going to boast a whiskey list , it better be good. Some of the whiskey seemed over priced. But First impressions are everything. YES I SAID. GLENCAIRN GLASS. First place ever I have been served in this glass.

The owner sits you down and says "This is My Whiskey List". The list is atleast 75 could be more whiskeys, bourbon rue and scotch combined together nicely.

The desert. I had an old fashioned "Apple Dumpling". Wow . Nice crispy crust. The apple seemed to be poached. Very nice. With a home made ? French vanilla ice cream. Topped with a whiskey caramel cinnamon sauce. What an end to a truly filling and delicious meal. Hows that for early American.

Well worth the price. Take the time to make a reservation; for your birthday, your anniversary, your special gathering.

BRAVO FIVE...

The ambiance of this restaurant was fantastic and our server, Dan, was extremely attentive. Overall, the food was really, really tasty. Steaks were cooked perfectly, the medallions were to die for. The salads were a bit too overdressed but the flavor was good. We kept saying we should have tried the onion rings because everyone around us had them and they looked delicious!

My biggest issue, and the reason for only 3 stars, was the drinks. We were really excited to go to a whiskey bar but the whole drink experience was disappointing. My husband ordered a bourbon neat and twice it came back with floating material in it. The first time we didn't think too much of it but the second time is when we were really starting to get concerned. I really want to give the bartender the benefit of the doubt for the night, but it really looks like they need some retraining on bartending and hygiene. I watched the bartender make a drink in a shaker - they are shaking it everywhere around the bar while the liquid is flying out of it, the top portion of the shaker then fell into a glass, and they picked the shaker out by hand and then served what left in the shaker in that glass to a guest at the bar. Then I watched them put their hands on top of a beer bottle where you drink out of/pour out of and then serve it to a guest at the bar. Then I watched them I think try to juice some citrus by just rubbing it in between their hands and then throwing in a glass to serve to a guest. So after that, we were kind of over being there and were a bit grossed out. Hopefully, they were just having a bad night but it's going to take a lot for us to come back here if we are in...

I went here for drinks with another person on a Tuesday evening. We are both in our early 20s and also were the only minority patrons in the establishment. When we ordered our first drinks, they took both our IDs to check (standard and reasonable, because we are in our 20s). After this point, we were left waiting for nearly 25 minutes, so we began to get a bit annoyed. After a long delay, the manager emerged with several staff, and angrily told us that she had called the police on us, and that we could not leave until they checked our IDs. I asked her why, because they are both obviously valid IDs, and she gave an unclear explanation about how my ID was not glossy enough? I asked her if it scanned and she just did not respond. As a result, we were held hostage in this place for another 45 minutes while we waited for the police. When I left at one point to go to the bathroom, I also heard the staff making rude comments suggesting we did not belong in the restaurant. When the police finally came and validated that we were in fact of age, we did not even receive an apology from the manager that had been so rude to us earlier. They did give us a cheap drink for free, but that felt like little consolation after being held hostage for over an hour and a ruined evening. That said, our waiter was incredibly kind so we left him a nice tip. If you don’t “look the part” (old and white) I can’t say I’d recommend patronizing this...