The "Lunch with a River View" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Beautiful early fall day with a bright sun high overhead, the temp- erature in the low 70s and a slight breeze blowin'.  Good day to be alive, as they all are here of late.  Sky is dotted with light wispy clouds and a few disappearing streaks from long-gone airplanes.  Straight ahead of us is the mighty Susquehanna River which seems rather calm today.  

View from our table at the John Wright Restaurant.

Must have been anticipating our arrival!  We're sitting under a brite yellow umbrella on the patio of the John Wright Restaurant located in his namesake town of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania with our friends Pat and Dale.  John Wright Company remains America’s oldest continuously operating manufacturer of cast iron products having been founded in 1880.  

Carol's meal.

A few years ago they converted their original silk mill into offices, a store and restaurant.  Not long  ago Pat suggested we make a voyage to the restaurant which was one of her favorites when she worked near York, PA.  Carol and I have been meaning to eat here for years, but ... you know how that goes.  Fishermen are casting their lines in front of us and kayakers are making their way between the Veterans Memorial Bridge and the Wrights Ferry Bridge, which can both be seen from our vantage point.  The menu looks interesting with a note that they always use the freshest ingredients available.  They use cage-free chicken eggs as well as buy from local farmers when in season.  

LDub's meal.

Their chef has run restaurants in New York, Los Angeles and Houston.  I'm sure Wrights- ville, PA will add another

prestigious feather in his hat. Well, today Carol decided on the John Wright salad which was a homemade Chicken Salad and Small Salad with a Corn Muffin and Fresh Fruit.  

View of the restaurant from the water.

I had for starters a cup of one of the best Cream of Crab Soup I have ever had.  It had pieces of asparagus blended into the soup.  For my lunch I chose the John Wright wrap with Turkey, Ham, Bacon, Smoked Gouda, Homemade Cole Slaw and Honey Mustard.  

Carol and Pat enjoying their lunch.

Great choices for both of us to go with our glass of ice tea.  Service was fine, but the star of the lunch was the panoramic view we had of the mighty Susque- hanna.  As we ate, two workers prepared the grassy area in front of us for what looked like a wedding.  Too bad we couldn't have been a part of it, but we decided to walk the grounds of the restaurant, then head towards Long Level, PA to take in the views that are offered there.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.