After our meeting, a vendor offered to take my coworker and I out to lunch and I suggested we try out the newly opened National close by. Since it was only 11:30 it wasn't busy yet and we got seated right away. It's a relatively large venue (they have a bowling alley downstairs!) and tables are nicely spaced apart so it's not too crowded.
The four of us got seated in the middle of an enormous benched table (one of the vendors mentioned the set up is like a German beer hall) and our waitress quickly came over with menus. Chalkboard tablets on pillars inform you of the beer specials and the large tally board (it looks like those old school train station schedules) lists the plethora of beers they have available.
I ordered on the Strawberry Lemonade (bourbon, strawberry and homemade lemonade) and all four of us got burgers. Since the ground beef is actually ground in house, the waitress informed us we had an option of how we wanted our burgers cooked (I still went with well done).
Our food came out pretty quick, the burger was dressed with fresh lettuce and tomato on a bun adorned with a sliced pickle. The burger was a good size, I managed to eat it all without feeling overly full. (I'm a fry fanatic so I thought the little tin cup of fries was a bit disappointing, but that's just me!)
I enjoyed my experience, I will defintiely be back with my beer and burger loving boyfriend soon!