Restaurant: Drafting Room Taproom and Grille

635 N. Pottstown Pike

14 rotating taps - featuring domestic craft brews and specialty imports

The Drafting Room is way too far from here for me to ever go there without getting run over. But my human companions have said that it is a very busy and extremely well-run culinary destination just a stone's throw from the Exton crossroads, and close enough to the Downingtown exit of the PA turnpike. I rode up and down that turnpike past this particular exit many times as my humans were moving to the area. I still remember seeing the cows grazing almost right at the offramp. What is a cow for? Can someone tell me?

My humans arrived home just after 7:00 with a smattering of their choices for dinner. I launched into my hollowest and most annoying frequency of meowing, honed and refined over almost 20 years. It bore fruit.

I should say it bore chicken, left over from a twin skinless breast offering, topped with brie cheese and caramelized onions. There was some sort of lightly crunchy coating on the top, which was pleasing to my feline palate.

The original meal also had buttermilk mashed potatoes tucked underneath the chicken. The potatoes were delicately seasoned, and still had some traces of the veal jus which topped everything. They say that the market vegetables served with it were perfectly cooked, just having brushed up against a puff of steam. They'd really need to brush up against a mouse to pique my interest.

My other human chose the ahi tuna, with a salsa of corn, bacon, and tomato. Perfectly pan seared on the rare side, and served with a lime aioli.

The restaurant sent some beef gravy home just for me. Wasn't that nice?

I heard them say that the service was utterly professional and attentive. The noise level is a bit high, and they could use some fabric or maybe even a few cats there to absorb the clatter of plates and silverware.

Still, four paws up on this one, with the last paw reserved for something mouse-flavored.