(2019) Opened in 1948, the Tavern Restaurant is a historic American restaurant with a finer menu based in State College. The restaurant offers separate lunch and dinner menus; the dinner menu not only boasts a more extensive entree selection but also includes a full cocktail menu with over 80 drinks. The Tavern offers fine dining meals like bolognese, truffle pea ravioli, shrimp & grits, harissa glazed salmon, and Australian wagyu steak.