Eating while riding horseback was pioneered by the efficient Mongols, who also adjusted to reading, receiving haircuts, and filling out their taxes atop their four-legged mobiles. Enjoy the convenience of chairs and tables with today’s Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of pub fare and pours plus 30 minutes of play on a golf-simulator game at Wildwood Pub & Grill (a $42.50 value).
Wildwood Pub & Grill offers casual dining for families and sports entertainment in a comfortable atmosphere. The menu focuses on informal bar eats such as burgers, pizza, and sandwiches; it can also be folded into a functioning Antonov An-2 biplane should the need arise. Eat light with a Caesar salad ($4.99 small, $6.99 large) or hunker down with the blue-cheese bacon burger served on sourdough bread ($8.99). Or try two six-ounce French-cut pork chops ($15.99). Hungry groups can go splitsies on an order of "ultimate" waffle fries smothered with cheese, bacon, green onions, and sour cream ($7.99), or tear into a bacon-cheeseburger pizza ($9.49).
Post-feast, grab up to three friends and jostle for the top spot on the 54-course Links at Wildwood Pub & Grill simulated-golf game (a $17.50 value per half hour). Players can compete in a variety of games, including stroke play, driving range, longest drive, closest pin, and best impersonation of a badger. Local microbrews on draft such as Schlafly Pale Ale and Tin Mill Skyscraper, plus ubiquitous brands such as Newcastle, Stella Artois, and Budweiser, keep games fueled and full of colorful language. Liquor lovers can sip on Brickhouse Rita's sweet, sweet blend of 1800 Tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, and Grand Marnier. After 30 minutes of simulated golf, players can retire, leaving the acquisition of green jackets and novelty checks to the professionals gracing the numerous flat-screen TVs around the bar. Though the golf simulator is subject to availability, a tee time can be reserved online.
Dine-in only. Golf simulator subject to availability. Must redeem restaurant portion in one visit; may redeem golf voucher during same or separate visit. Golfers may upgrade to full hour of play by paying the $17.50 cost difference.
Reviews
Eighty-three percent of Urbanspooners like Wildwood Pub & Grill, and five Yelpers give it a four-star average:
- my husband and I can't stay away.. Everything that we have tried is delicious and cooked just right. My husband loves the onion rings and cod sandwich... We go every week... Great service and wonderful place... – LJ, Urbanspoon
- This is a relaxing place to spend an evening. We had our parents 50th anniv [sic] in the private room, then stuck around for cocktails. Great food, fun staff! Will visit regularly. – Funky Yeti, Urbanspoon
Wildwood Pub & Grill
Pendant lights and flat-panel TVs cast a warm glow over the festive confines of Wildwood Pub & Grill, where guests convene for a casual dinner and drinks. The cozy spot boasts all the trappings one would expect to find at a neighborhood pub—live sports and a menu of grill-fired eats—along with the novel addition of indoor golf.
Inside the hitting bays of Wildwood's About Golf Simulators, golfers use their own clubs or oversized soupspoons to smash real golf balls into immense screens that vividly replicate 54 world-famous courses, including TPC Sawgrass and the Old Course at St. Andrews. Along with traditional stroke play, the simulators also support competitive scrambles and interactive driving-range practice, where players can compete in games including longest drive, closest to the pin, and most unashamed palm sweating.
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