Gamble Mill Tavern--Bellefonte

Since Burley's is officially out as my favorite fine dining establishment (see previous post), the Gamble Mill Tavern will be usurping its spot.  Located at 160 Dunlap St., Bellefonte, the Gamble Mill is a bit more of a hike from my house in Tyrone but well worth the trip.  Don't be distressed when you turn down Dunlap at the command of your GPS and find yourself on a sketchy side road with barbed wire.  Shockingly, you are on the right track.  Just keep on keepin' on and the Gamble Mill will be on your left.  My mother discovered the Gamble Mill last year on a Celiac's blog and after driving around Bellefonte for 15 minutes wondering "Is that the right road?" we realized it was.  And we've loved it ever since.

And now I'm contemplating having birch adornments in my house.

The menu is French inspired although the cuisine highlights local ingredients and fare.  Once a flour and feed mill along Spring Creek, the Gamble Mill has been restored to a fine dining establishment on the top floor and microbrewery/tavern on the main.  As you walk in the entrance, you can see the old mill-stone laid out in the garden as well as sneak peaks of the fermenting tanks in the brewery.  If I had a rating system, this place would be five stars.  But I don't.

Favorite Meal to date: 

LOCALLY RAISED SMOKED PORK CHOP

amish pepper jelly, mustard sauce, potato & cabbage cake

The Gamble Mill Tavern

160 Dunlap St.
Bellefonte, PA
(814) 355-7764