Twin Arch Tavern — Restaurant in Mount Airy

So I’ve eaten from here quite a few times. Now I am a Maryland girl who know how our Crab items are supposed to taste and how seafood in general is supposed to taste. Today I ordered a shrimp salad sub , no celery was in this; the shrimp were tiny and there was absolutely no seasonings. Bland as can be and the amount of shrimp salad they put on the bread was very minimal to the amount of lettuce/ tomato and bread. This is the 2nd time I tried this particular menu item due to the last time they told me Oh No it’s usually big shrimp and it’s ample amount for the bread.. So I tried it again. It didn’t even come on the sub roll I ordered with it. Needless to say I won’t be getting this again from there again. The crab soup was nice and thick with some lump meat in it. But very bland I had to add my own seasonings. My husband ordered the open face turkey meal and he seems to like that but the amount of gravy they gave you is hardly enough to go over the mash alone. So if you order this make sure you ask for extra gravy because the open face was very dry. The corn/ crab fritters are okay not to my liking though but my husband and kids tear them Up. In the past I have had their crab pretzel, well it’s not crab dip on the pretzel it’s crab meat sprinkled with cheese melted on top. I think next time I’m going to actually try there entrees and see if if they do them better. Any recommendations here at this place please let me know. I will tell you everytime I had gone to this place customer service has been decent so no complaints there. Oh and the bacon and cheese fries are pretty good no conplaints with that either. I haven’t given up on this place because I feel they have something good because so many people recommend this place but seafood options just is not where its at in my personal opinion. I hope they will see this and revamp a little bit when it comes to certain things. The last thing is when delivery is placed or picked up they need to make sure they place plastic wear, straws, salt pepper and ketchup in the bag And napkins. A lot of us order from work and we had to go hunt down some plastic wear to be able to eat our food. Other then that I think this place has potential just needs to change a few minor things up to...

While this place seemed promising as my wife and I waited for our plates to be delivered to our table it quickly went south. The young man waiting on us had very bad taste in what he deemed to be a joke.

I hope he doesn't consider hospitality for a career choice starting out as a server. I generally start out with a tip gauge as entire a restaurant. My gauge starts at around 15 - 18% and goes up or down from there depending on service. The young server's first strike happened when we had a rocking table swish some of the iced tea out of the glass onto the table. I asked him to bring some napkins and he just threw them on the table with no attempt to help clean up the spilled drink. While this isn't a big deal, in my head the tip gauge went down a small notch. What was to come was the real kicker.

He delivered our order to the table and quickly went off to other duties. After 2 or 3 attempts to get his attention he finally acknowledged us. We merely wanted to let him know that my wife's order wasn't as she had asked for it to be. He then asked if we wanted him to take it back and correct it, to which we both replied no. This is where he really screwed up on my tip gauge when he replied "what's the matter, do you think I'm gonna hock a luggie in it?"

With that, I was near the point of getting up and walking out. After all, we were in a restaurant ready to eat.

Needless to say, I was very happy that I had exact dollar amounts to cover the check and didn't have the.04 cents, only a quarter. So his tip became 21 cents.

Watch out for the youngsters serving your food...

TLDR: This place is excellent, the atmosphere is nice enough for a date or a business dinner, and casual enough for family dining ; this is reflected in the menu where you can order steaks and market fresh seafood or burgers and pizza. The happy hour deals are great and the service is impeccable.

Main review: I've been here several times and have always enjoyed the food and drinks, as mentioned above the menu is diverse and offers high-end items and burgers, pizza fries, etc. Expect to pay $2-3 more per item than at a place like TGIF, but the quality if far superiors. All the servers are friendly and attentive and the food comes out quickly and hot.

Happy hour and Boneless Wings!!! : I wanted to write about my happy hour experience yesterday because it was fantastic. The prices are affordable ($2.50 domestic drafts and discounted apps) and as usual the food is really good. We ordered the boneless wings and they were among the best I've had in this area. They managed to keep the breading thin, but crispy, and still able to hold sauce. No they're not just using corn-starch. The boneless wings were massive and full of white breast meat, cooked perfectly and came out pipping hot. There was a little filler, but it served to keep the wings moist, and didn't detract from the flavor or texture. They were only $9 on the happy hour menu and Unfortiounatly, I didn't see them on the regular menu. Finally our bartender was friendly and attentive and even offered me the Dos Equies draft for the import price when they ran out of Yuengling.

Give this place a shot you...