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Toner's Beef & Ale Tavern
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- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- Live, Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Tue, Thu, Fri
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
6 reviews for Toner's Beef & Ale Tavern
Ever watch one of the travel-related shows on the Food Network (Feasting on Asphalt, $40 a day, Diners, Dives and Drive-Ins, etc.) and wished you could just magically stumble across one of those special little local places that serves up a fantastic specialty? That just happened to me at Toner's.
I'm traveling for work and staying at a random Holiday Inn (it isn't even that convenient for my meeting tomorrow - just here for the points!) and Toner's is down the street. I went by it while trying to find the hotel among the sun glare and was both intrigued and turned off by the name. I love both beef AND ale, but the name just seemed unnecessarily straightforward. However, since it was so convenient and had three great reviews on Yelp, I decided to give it a shot.
I just got a take-out hot roast beef sandwich with Swiss cheese and horseradish on the side, so I can't really give it a full review including service, etc., but the bartender was nice. The inside is dated and a bit on the divey side, but not unpleasantly so.
I got back to the room with my sandwich and quickly realized that I needed to grab one of the extra towels from the bathroom to cover my dress pants. The meat is sliced paper thin and is very tender, juicy and is bursting with a rich, robust savory flavor. It is served on a slightly crusty kaiser roll that does a good job sopping up the juices. Spreading a little fresh-ground horseradish on the sandwich and dipping it in the au jus just completes the experience. For those who know what I'm talking about, it is kind of like a Chicago-style Italian beef sandwich, but without the peppers and onions and served with horseradish instead.
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Discovering this archetypal roadside tavern this morning as I visited Coffetopia at Wawa across the street, I had high hopes when I returned same day for lunch! Toner's plays down their poisonous-sounding name for prominently displayed 'Beef and Ale' and is basically good, but not remarkable.
Pros
-Since we were in Rome, I ordered the 'famous' roast beef sandwich and got hot sliced beef on a bun. Straightforward and good. Especially with the side of fresh horseradish.
-Quick service
-Affordable
-Roadhouse Vibe - the Wet lunch crowd was getting real comfortable and it wouldn't surprise me if they kept on keeping on until Happy Hour. The bar looks like it could get rockin'.
-Plus they've got Big Buck Hunter.
Quibbles
-Meh
-All available surfaces (from tables to glasses) are covered with local advertising from plumbers and tattoo parlors.
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Really great service and very yummy food! My boyfriend got the famous roast beef sandwich, and I got a tuna melt. Both were DELICIOUS. My favorite thing was the Clam Chowder though - yum! Our waitress was really sweet and took very good care of us. I haven't been in since they have done some renovations but I drive by on my way to work, and it is looking BEAUTIFUL. The back patio they added is pretty and welcoming. I will be going back veryyyyy soon!
Renovations are in full swing and still open during construction. If you have driven by lately you'll notice the outdoor patio that's being added on, along with fully renovated dining rooms. Can't wait to start enjoying cocktails on the patio. Look for a new menu too with some exciting new additions as well as your favorites staples!
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6/6/2007 First to Review
What a welcoming place!! Thumbs up to a family owned tavern with old school charm. Crabs every… Read more »
This place doesn't look like much from the outside, and it looks like even less from the inside. But, how does a tasty roast beef sandwich and a cold bruski sound? Yeah, I thought so.
Honestly, I've never been here when it's dark outside, but that's not important, because I could probably eat 5 of their roast beef sandwiches.
They're not fancy in any way. It's just roast beef. Cheese. Bread. But they are moist and delicious. Moist is good. Come to think of it, that kind of sounds a little dirty.
Moist.
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One of the best hot roast beef sandwiches I've had was here at Toner's Ye Olde. It is served hot on a fresh bun with a side dish of au jus and local chips and crunchy dill pickle slice. My boyfriend had a turkey hoagie which was HUGE (about 1 ft) also served with chips and pickle. The gentleman serving us was super nice and when we packed up our leftovers even gave us more chips and pickles for the road. I liked the hospitality there. It obviously looks like a divey restaurant/bar from the outside and in. It's super dark once you step into the restaurant making your eyes take a while to adjust, but the food and service is just so superb and homestyle. If you want a casual lunch, watch sports, and eat yummy sandwiches, come to Toner's Ye Olde
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