Crystal Tavern, Crystal Springs Resort

Our final meal before leaving Hamburg, New Jersey was lunch in the clubhouse tavern. We had already golfed all morning and were particularly hungry as the four of us waited for our burgers. These burgers were recommended to us by Jeff so the excitement was building...

Alan, Steve & Rich all ordered the Kobe beef burgers that came with Brie, truffle aioli, arugula, carmelized onions and steak sauce. To that Steve added a fried egg to his and there might have been an additional order of bacon thrown on one of the burgers. While we didn't get a picture of theirs, all served with fries - the consensus around the table was extremely positive. Damn good burger!

I ordered the Meyer burger with lettuce, tomato, bacon and American cheese on a seeded bun and a side salad. Cooked beautifully to medium rare, I thought this was one of the better burgers I've had in past year. Big and juicy, lots of flavor and a very ripe tomato all worked together. The bun was large enough to help keep things in place and held up against the running juices. I devoured mine and would tell anyone that it's a great lunch option!

Susan & Mary were with us but had already had lunch once that day in the Chef's Garden. They made do with a shared order of hummus and pretzel bites.

Overall, service was a bit slow (compounded by how really hungry we were) but the food was worth the wait!