DaVinci’s Pub, which was previously Harpoon Louis and then the Great American Pub and is located at 217 East Main Street of Collegeville,PA, was the location of our dining experience last Wednesday evening. DaVinci’s Pub seems to have a really nice atmosphere along with a menu that includes not only pub fare, but also pasta, salads, and many entrée for under $20.
What we had at DaVinci’s
We started off with the Southwestern Chicken Spring Rolls. Loved the taste of the barbeque sauce and the crunchy spring rolls. Lizzie, not wanting to veer from her diet too much, ordered the Blue Cheese Walnut Salad for her main meal. I ordered the plain old spaghetti with a side salad which I upgraded to a mini Blue Cheese Walnut Salad that unlike Lizzie’s did not come with chicken.
Southwestern Chicken Spring Rolls
Spaghetti and Beer
We then ended the meal with a Chocolate cake for Lizzie and a piece of Cheese cake for me.
Overall, I would recommend DaVinci’s Pub to anyone who wants a meal that is not a diner or fast food quality, but not a meal that will break the bank. A relaxed atmosphere means this place is great for meeting both friends and business associates for a casual encounter that is not overly noisy but relaxed enough to have a good time.
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One last Atlantic City Dining post in this series needs to be done for White House Sub Shop, which we found while cruising around on our own.
The White House is a cool looking vintage establishment that has been serving sandwiches since the 1946 to customers of all sorts including Frank Sinatra and the Beatles to name just a few.
Sandwich orders can be called in ahead, and this is what I recommend during peak business hours. You can also stop in and take a number for take out, or wait in line to be seated.
Bread is delivered fresh 12 times a day from the legendary Formica Bros Bakery, which is right across the road, so the rolls are guaranteed to be fresh.
Full size subs are about 2 feet long and so mouth wateringly good. Just writing this post, I am getting the urge for a road trip for a White House Sub.
After eating at White House, we were shopping at the Old Navy Outlet store, and a local girl, stopped us and asked us if we had just eaten at the White House, because she could smell the hoagies on us.
For another review of the White House Sub shop that has some mouth wateringly good photos, check out the RoadFood Review.
White House Sub Shop
2301 Arctic Ave.
Atlantic City, NJ (609)345-8599 Pick-Up:(609)345-1564
Lizzie and I had the great fortune to eat at Annette’s located in Ventnor, NJ, which is just outside of Atlantic City, NJ. We arrived at Annette’s as the fourth alternative, due to my Harmon Nuvi GPS sending us to three other places that were no longer existing prior to going to Annette’s. The fourth try was a charm.
Annette’s, which is owned by Cheryl and David Venezia, is proclaimed to be the “best breakfast on the island”. Lizzie and I would have to agree, because we ended up there for breakfast both mornings of our Atlantic City trip.
I had the Nova Special the first morning which is like a lox and cream cheese bagel, and then the Asparagus Omelet special the second morning. I would have to say, of the two, the bagel was my favorite.
The diner has a very homey feel, and Cheryl is very friendly and stops to chat with all the customers.
I also noticed that all the coffee mugs at Annette’s are different, so I’ll have to get Lizzie to send Cheryl an art mug from Lizzie’s site Fatladysingz.com.
Atlantic City, NJ is a great place to go for the food in addition to the gambling, and if your luck at the tables is anything like mine, you would do better to just go for the food. Saturday night we dined at the Nostalgia Room which was recommended to us by Cheryl of Annette’s, which is another great place to eat at in Ventnor, NJ, which is just a short drive from Atlantic City.
The Nostalgia Room is not a really huge place, so I would recommend calling ahead. It is also a BYOB establishment, but if you forget to bring a bottle of wine, a bottle of wine as well as some cash(credit cards not taken) can be gotten next door.
Lizzie had Pan Seared Sea Scallop appetizer, and Rockport Shrimp and Crab Cakes, which she proclaimed to be the best of 2008. Even though the year has just begun, she said that they ranked up there with the Bar Harbor Hotel Crab Cakes, which were the best Crab Cakes of 2007. She then ended her meal with the Flour-less Chocolate Torte.
I had the Martin Shrimp appetizer and the Flaming Rack of Lamb and ended the meal with their Bananas Foster.
The Nostalgia Room is a great little place that we would highly recommend to anyone visiting the Atlantic City Area. With Louis Armstrong playing in the background, combined with the accommodating wait staff of the Nostalgia Room, your visit to the Nostalgia Room will not disappoint.
Last weekend, Lizzie and I took a trip to Atlantic City, NJ and had a wonderful time. We stayed at the Flagship Fantasea Resort, which being at the end of the boardwalk, was way to far to be in walking distance in the cold winter weather.
We did do a bit of gambling on both Friday and Saturday night, and broke even on Saturday at the Claridge, but lost our gambling budget on Friday.
Where was the Grub!
Below is just a summary of our dining experiences during our Atlantic City, NJ getaway weekend. Individual posts will be linked to as they get written up.
The first meal we had, other than Wendy’s on the way up was at Bread Sticks Cafe and Grill on Saturday morning. This is located inside Resorts Casino, and I believe is open 24hrs. A good place to eat late at night that has pretty nice portion sizes.
The next morning we got up and went out in search of some breakfast. We could have eaten at the Flagship, but since it is a buffet breakfast, and Lizzie is not a fan of the buffet, we decided to get off of the board walk in search of some food. Using my Garmin Nuvi GPS unit, we first went to 3 places that were no longer existing. Thankfully we did not give up on the Nuvi, because the fourth place ended up being Annette’s in Ventnor, NJ. This is proclaimed to be the best breakfast on the island, and since it was so good, we ended up eating there both mornings of our trip.
For lunch, we had to go for subs at The White House Submarine shop that we had passed in our journeys. The outside of this submarine shop is so classic that we just had to give it a try. Thankfully we did, because we found some of the best hoagies which can hold there own to any we have had in the Philly area. Not only did we eat lunch here, but prior to heading back to PA, we called in an order of several submarines to take back for supper.
For Dinner on Saturday, we ate at The Nostalgia Room, which was recommended to us by one of the owners of Annette’s, Cheryl Venezia.
Just created a group on Blogcatalog for food lovers. Blogcatalog is one of the Social communities that I have used with other sites, and creating groups on the site is one way to get your blogs name out there. I also joined a bunch of other food groups on the site.
Eve’s Lunch is now open after being closed for about 6 months. They are at their new location of 310 East Johnson Highway, Norristown.
I must warn you so you don’t do the same as I did and let your Zep dry out. Wrap your Zep up in something other than the paper it comes in if the sandwich will be stored over night.
If you get a chance stop at Eve’s Lunch and get Eve’s famous Zep tell them thegrubhound sent you.
Oh, bring cash, as Eve’s does not take credit cards.
Eve’s Lunch
310 East Johnson Highway, Norristown. 610-277-6600
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Saturday night we dined at the Nostalgia Room which was recommended to us by Cheryl of 
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