Dobbin House Tavern · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Alexander Dobbin
Dining Rooms
The dinner menu
Monday–Friday · 5–9 pm / Saturday–Sunday · 4–9 pm
Reservations by phone · 717 334 2100 · Walk-ins welcome
Selected dishes, as pictured by the house. Offerings and presentation may change.
01 / At supper
From the Bakery
A loaf to take home.
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Date Nut Bread with Cream Cheese
$17 / loaf
02 / At supper
Soup
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Homemade Soup of the Day
Market price / bowl -
Baked King’s Onion
$8.50 / bowlBeef and cheeses.
03 / At supper
Appetizers
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Avocado Louis
$20Crab, avocado, herb-and-lemon sauce.
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Shrimp Cocktail
$16Beer-steamed shrimp; cocktail sauce.
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Broiled Crab Cake
$16Four-ounce lump crab cake.
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Fresh Vegetable of the Day
Market price
04 / At supper
Supper Salads
Listed with complete suppers in the published menu. Please confirm whether the displayed price is a salad substitution charge.
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Caesar Salad
$4.25Onion, parmesan, croutons, Caesar dressing.
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Spinach Salad
$4.25Mushroom, croutons, bacon, onion, hot bacon dressing.
05 / At supper
Vegetarian Fare
Complete suppers include bakery breads, a house salad, and a choice of baked or sweet potato. Vegetable substitution costs extra.
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Vegetable Isabella
$25Broccoli, cauliflower, mushroom, tomato, green pepper, wine sauce, pasta.
06 / At supper
Of Flesh
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Broiled Filet Mignon
$44Add 4 oz. Maryland Colony crabcake +$16.
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Of Flesh and Fish
$64Five-to-six-ounce lobster tail and seven-ounce filet.
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Primal Rib of Beef
$42 -
Veal Madeira
$43Madeira sauce and Pennsylvania mushrooms.
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Lamb Chops
$49Peppered Merlot bordelaise.
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Hand-Cut 10 oz. New York Colony Strip Steak
$42Add 4 oz. Maryland Colony crabcake +$16.
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Hunters Chicken
$32Tomato, mushroom, brown sauce.
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William Penn’s Pork Tenderloin
$32Raspberry sauce.
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Roast Duck Adams County
$43Half duck, apple, cider sauce.
07 / At supper
Of Fish
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Seafood Isabella
$40Scallop, shrimp, crab, vegetables, wine sauce, pasta.
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Maryland Colony Crabcakes
$37Two four-ounce lump crabcakes.
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Broiled Lobster Tail
Market priceSix-ounce tail; drawn butter.
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Fine Fowl with Shrimps
$33Chicken, shrimp, white wine.
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Crabmeat ala Dobbin
Market priceButter sauce.
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Drunken Scallops
$46Bacon, herbs, Chablis.
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Imperial Crab
$36Lump crab, cream sauce.
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Gettystown Shrimp
$41Crab-stuffed shrimp and imperial sauce.
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Fresh Catch of the Day
Market price
08 / At supper
Homemade Desserts
Whole pies are takeout only.
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Homemade Pecan Pie
$7.95Whole pie to go $27.
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Homemade Apple Pie
$7.95Whole pie to go $20.
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Homemade Cheese Cake
$7.95With cherry or blueberry topping $8.40; Whole cheesecake to go $45.
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Fudge Brownie Sundae
$10.95Ice cream and chocolate sauce.
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Fresh Baked Warm Colonial Gingerbread
$5.95Lemon sauce.
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Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream and Sorbet
$6.25Ask about today’s selection.
09 / At supper
Children’s Menu
Breads and a choice of salad or applesauce included.
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Pasta with Tomato Sauce
$8.50 -
Baked Lightly Breaded Jumbo Shrimp
$12.50Baked potato included.
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Chicken Tenders
$10.95Baked potato included.
10 / At supper
Favorite Dobbin House Spirits
A full selection of wine, beer and spirits is available. Please ask the house for any price not individually listed.
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Rum Bellies Vengeance
$11Rum, coffee liqueur, grenadine, sour mix.
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Don’s Derring Do
Ask for priceSouthern Comfort, apricot brandy, fruit juices.
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Philadelphia Fish House Punch
Ask for priceRum, peach brandy, fruit juices.
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Gettysburg Mule
Ask for priceVodka, ginger beer, lime.
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Cannon in the Orchard
Ask for priceCannon Blast rum, peach schnapps, pineapple, cranberry.
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Planters Punch
Ask for priceDark rum, lime, grenadine, orange.
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Melon Ball
Ask for priceVodka, Midori, pineapple, orange.
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Washington Apple
Ask for priceCrown Royal, Apple Pucker, cranberry.
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Rum Runner
Ask for priceRum, banana liqueur, blackberry brandy, grenadine, pineapple, sour mix.
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Long Island Iced Tea
Ask for priceGin, vodka, rum, tequila, triple sec, sour mix.
11 / At supper
Frozen Concoctions
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Daiquiri
$12Flavors: Strawberry, Mango.
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Margarita
$11Flavors: Strawberry, Mango.
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Piña Colada
$7.50Rum, pineapple, coconut.
12 / At supper
Dressings to Go
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Homemade Bleu Cheese Dressing
$6 / pintQuart $10.50.
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Homemade House Dressing
$4 / pintHerbal vinaigrette. Quart $7.
13 / At supper
Beverages
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Dobbin House Root Beer
$3.95 -
Diet Root Beer
$3.95 -
162nd Anniversary Sarsaparilla
$3.95 -
162nd Anniversary Orange Cream Soda
$3.95 -
Sparkling Cider
$4 / glassBottle $15.
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Bottled Water
$1 -
Iced Tea
$2.95 -
Lemonade
$2.95 -
Coke
$2.95 -
Diet Coke
$2.95 -
Sprite
$2.95 -
Coffee
$2.95 -
Tea
$2.95
14 / At supper
Beer & Hard Cider
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Jack’s Hard Cider
$6.50 -
Tröegs Seasonal
$6 -
Yuengling Lager
$4.50 -
Blue Moon
$6 -
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
$6 -
Michelob Ultra
$4.50 -
Sam Adams Seasonal
$6 -
Stella Artois
$6 -
Guinness
$6 -
Corona Light
$6 -
Budweiser
$4.50 -
Bud Lite
$4.50 -
Coors Lite
$4.50 -
Miller Lite
$4.50
Menu checked October 25, 2026. Offerings and prices may change.
For current selections, dietary questions and takeout availability, call 717 334 2100.