I had started to hear the buzz about the new Matt the Miller’s Tavern in Grandview and when a friend recommended it for dinner one night I accepted the invite without hesitation. I had always heard good things about the location in Dublin, so I was excited to check out their new location off Grandview Ave. Let’s talk about what my expectations were first; a restaurant with ‘Tavern’ in the name, I figured would be more of a bar that served food than a restaurant that served drinks. To my surprise when walking into this new establishment it was a really nice place; very modern with dimmed lighting and was much more fancy than I expected. A Thursday night and the decently sized bar area was packed, so we had to settle for a table in the dining area instead. 
Side note… there was a wait for a table in the dining area, so they handed me one of those buzzer things. First recommendation, get rid of the buzzer things, it makes me feel like I’m at Applebees or something and I do not like Applebees lol. Another point to mention is this is one of the first times I’ve actually had someone I know is a reader of the blog with me for dinner. It kind of made me nervous for them to know the magic behind these critiques, but they also got to see me interact with the wait staff, which it always fun for me. My first question to the waiter when I visit a new place is…”What is the best thing on the menu?”. My thought is if I get what they consider to be the best thing on the menu and I don’t like it then the rest of the menu is probably bad too.
Alright, off the soapbox and back to the food adventure. The waiter recommended steak, but I wasn’t in the mood for a whole steak, but the menu specifically told me if I couldn’t decide between a flatbread or a steak the Black & Blue flatbread was for me. I followed the menu’s guidance and went with the Black & Blue pizza. Let me correct myself, they don’t call it pizza, they call it flatbread. Someone please explain the difference between pizza and flatbread to me. My only hesitation with this order was I was hungry, like I always am, and I feared the flatbread wouldn’t be enough food to fill me up. When the really nice waiter delivered our meals my fear was confirmed and I knew the pizza (aka flatbread) wouldn’t be enough to fill me up, but it did look really good. The flatbread came with sliced grilled beef tenderloin, roasted red pepper pesto, red onions, provolone, blue cheese and a Guinness reduction. The Guinness reduction added a nice sweetness to the savory flavors of the steak and blue cheese. Overall, the flatbread was really good and to my surprise the steak on it was actually cooked very well. Usually when you find steak on pizzas it is about as well done as they can get it, so kudos on that.
The rest of my experience at this new location of Matt the Miller’s Tavern was good. The thing I really liked about this place is that it could serve many different occasions from a couple of drinks with friends, to some appetizers, to a semi-nice dinner with that someone special in your life (haha sorry for getting mushy for a second). I will definitely be back to visit Matt the Miller’s new location in Grandview and am excited to see what else their menu has to offer.
Until my next food adventure, remember if you eat your steak well done you might as well eat rubber.
Cheers!!!
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