The Town Pump, Westmoreland

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Now that I have a kid, our trips no longer focus on only the destination as was the protocol in my 20's and 30's... now we like to stop along the journey and see what's out there that has been missed.

One of these examples would be 24th Street Cafe on the way to Yosemite in Bakersfield. I never would have stopped anywhere in that shithole town if I didn't have a kid with me. But, we did... and it was very worth it.

I have been hearing for about 3 decades now about how awesome the Town Pump in Westmoreland is.

Anyone have any feedback? Any of you regulars there on your trips? I think I'll have to stop there on my next G trip and take it all in. Would appreciate any info that would help the experience out. Reviews (and past comments on here) are mostly positive but there are some bad reviews.

And yes, I'm aware of Mike's family's shop, Ramey's Meats in Brawley. This is the opposite end of that spectrum.

Thanks, in advance.
 
Couple trips a season for me and absolutely worth it. The decor is a bit dated but their steaks are legit. Brandt, Wagyu, etc and prices are reasonable for what you get. Believe the 16oz aged Brandt boneless ribeye was ~$55 and whoever is cooking is on point - every steak I have had there is exactly what you should expect, not the typical guessing game of "what is your medium". Everything is reasonably priced and well worth it.
 
The new (newer) owner used to be the cook for the original owners. I have been told he is O'g of o'g as far as employees go, like he came with the building, not sure how true that is.

He kept it simple/stupid, didn't change anything, which is good.

Most of the meat is locally sourced, another good thing.

Prices are high for the area, but super reasonable for that type of place. (there isn't a comparable steak house in a hundred miles)

Super time warp with the décor, another good thing.

The wait staff is usually on it, I think it could improve, but hey, its westmorland for christs sake.

White linen tablecloths, nice touch. They used to have a salad cart, God bless America!

It has stayed in business mostly because of all the "well to do farmers" who have been frequenting the place since the doors opened a million years ago.


Oh, and the food is pretty good. fyi
 
i had a race with $1000 on it in the dunes, the guy chickened out, then his buddy who was talking smack..... i asked him cause he "knew the dunes like the back of his hand" anyways we agreed on $500 all of his group had twin turbo v8, Kieth black boat motors, blah, blah blah

i beat him bad, real bad he begrudgingly paid up $500. on the way home i treated all my friends to the town pump with the spoils. it was a great day1
 
IFLY said:
We will call ahead and order steak sandwiches to go. Never sat down in there. Prices are not bad to eat, drinking will drive that up. On a side note, I just ate at Brownies in Brawley for the first time. Breakfast was good.
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Supposedly same owners
 
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