GREYSTONE BREW HOUSE

If you’re like me and don’t get down south on Rt. 15 too often, it’s worth the trip to try out Greystone Brew House in Dillsburg. Not only for the food, but for the drink selection and the beautiful view.

With the entire dining room upstairs and 19th-hole tavern downstairs facing the sweeping hills of Range End Golf Course, GBH is located in an old farmhouse that eventually became Noonan’s Tavern. Opening a bit before the “you-know-what” of 2020, it’s the sister restaurant of Greystone Public House on Colonial Road in the Burg, also under the watch of Head Chef Jason Viscount. Both share many of the American Traditional menu selections, in the same relaxed atmosphere. I look forward to a future trip when the warmth of spring returns, maybe for a nice Sunday brunch outdoors on the patios.

Bar fare includes craft cocktails that earned the title of “Best of” in a local magazine. As the place’s name implies, the lagers and ales are front and center. In addition to the big-named ones by bottle, a selection of Central PA craft brewery choices fit in with the farm-to-table focus of the menu. Fresh oysters on the half-shell were followed by a crock of onion soup topped with smoky local mozzarella and fried onion strips. Salads can be topped with grilled chicken, salmon, or shrimp for a full meal.

Small plates are available for relaxing with a snack and drinks after playing 18 holes. As for large plates, Shrimp & Grits are on both Greystone menus, done not with the usual light cheesy grits, but with a darker infusion of blistered tomatoes and mildly spicy shishito peppers. The Bourbon Flat Iron Steak was done just right, and my Seabass Cakes were pillowy inside and roasted crispy outside. Grilled Salmon sat atop ginger soy soba noodles and shiitake mushrooms, peppers, carrots, and snow peas.

Dessert on the specials menu had a half-dozen selections of Urban Churn ice cream, Harrisburg’s best if you haven’t tried it, and now available in stores by the pint. One can only hope that it’s a regular.