End of the Trail Public House — Restaurant in Seaside

Stopped here from out of area to watch a football game while traveling. Good sports bar vibe.

Service was great, even with only 1 staff doing everything. Also, while I'm normally wary of specialty flavored stouts/porters, had a really good Nut Crusher Peanut Butter Stout from Wild Ride Brewing.

We also had their Turkey Club Panini, which wasn't bad, but wasn't great either. Also upgraded to their fries, which were excellent even though too salty for me (probably perfect for salt lovers ??) Sadly for us older folks, the bench seating that provides best TV viewing was way too hard for us to sit on for an entire football game. It got painful, but we didn't want to miss rest of our game with playoffs at stake. (thus the 2 stars). If they had comfortable seating facing the TVs, rating would be 4 stars for service, beverages,...

I'm in carb heaven. The little parking lot patio is very welcoming and clean. The biscuits and gravy have shown me I can totally enjoy fennel flavor as long as it's ground up fresh. Mmm, it marries so well with the ground pork. The buttermilk biscuit is just the way I love it. Stays crunchy and doesn't bog you down with gooey innards.

Also got the buffalo fries and they are delectable! Crispy and fluffy crinkle cut that you could definitely enjoy a second time as leftovers! (Which you know is a rare thing for French fries).

I don't do a lot of reviews. I'm reticent to even share my newfound love... But they opened in 2019 and I've been driving by for years(!) and didn't even realize what I was...

I'm sure this place could be great but they have this super machismo dude with a flat top and big beard as the bartender who is extremely rude, unless you know him. Then he loves you. Or he threatens to kick you out and calls you feral. Pretty atrocious human being. I wanted food and he couldn't stop looking over me or talking with his friends to even consider I might want food. I'm still sitting here looking for food and he continues to look over me like I don't exist. I'm pretty sure it's because I'm not female or I don't have any way to amplify him as a person.

PASS!!!

Now this guy is taking food orders for his kids who are in the bar. His kids are toddlers, it's a 21+ joint....