Panther Mountain Pub - Chestertown

The staff were friendly, and the locals made us feel somewhat welcome. The beer selection was decent, and the food was just okay. It was conveniently located near where we stayed for the weekend, and they have a pool table and a jukebox.

This New York-style pizza is delicious—definitely the best we've found in the area so far. We haven't dined in yet, though.

Our very simple order took an hour and a half to arrive, and it was made four times by the same person in our group, yet the food was never entered into the system. As a result, we were left waiting the whole time for food that was never even registered. I do want to commend the bartender for being friendly, apologetic, and patient, and I applaud the cooks for their dishes, but I wouldn't consider returning due to the poor service. Have fun trying to place your order (sarcastically speaking), but relish the tasty food the cooks prepare (seriously). Perhaps the owner should consider a different business venture. Also, our order was completely incorrect—once again, the fault lies with the person who took the order, the owner.

We were turned away from another establishment due to their kitchen closing early, and this was recommended to us, being just up the road and open later. The front is a typical bar but there is a dining room in the back, decent sized, but empty on a Saturday night around 8:30. The food is the usual pub fare: fried appetizers, wraps, and a couple fried seafood dinners. We started with fried mushrooms, which was enough for several people, but they came out with the rest of the food. I got a fried clam dinner, another person got a fried seafood combo, one got a wrap, one got a salad. My friend with the combo said his was good, but the others didn't really comment; I assume it was ok since they ate most if not all of their meals. To me, the clams tasted slightly off, not as in bad, but as if there were something I didn't like in the breading, or maybe the oil needed to be changed. The mushrooms were ok, not great, but about what you'd expect, with a nice horseradish dipping sauce. The fries were good, but with everything coming at once, it was again easy to fill up too quickly, and I left a LOT of food on the plate (nor did I want to take it with me, as I wasn't driving it back down the Northway the next morning). As to service, our waitress was pleasant enough, altho I think there was a mixup with the drinks (or else cranberry juice is now clear and watery) and she disappeared after the food came. The bartender came back, however, to check on us and bring the bill, and he was friendly. I kind of wish we'd hit this place on clam night, because altho the fried clams weren't so great, I think the steamers might be really good here. Would I eat here again? Probably not, there are enough other options that I would prefer to try first.

Gave it another chance when the new owners took over. There was Italian menu that was decent. I returned a couple of weeks later and was told they only serve that Italian once in awhile. We were stuck eating from the menu of deep fried store bought frozen dinner items.