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Silvermine Tavern - CLOSED
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
3 reviews for Silvermine Tavern
Kind of a stodgy old "quaint" New Englandy place. The dinner food is pretty good but overpriced, and most of the clientele are the older boat people types. I went for dinner and jazz and while both were decent the "bar" (a few wine bottles and 3 beers on ice) closed down at 9 while the band was still playing which was a little strange.
They do an awesome Sunday brunch for $22 with mimosas, and high quality foods, made to order omlettes, salmon, blintzes, fresh fruit, top notch stuff. Eating brunch on the deck in spring is a really pleasant atmosphere.
Okay, Silvermine Tavern deserves credit where credit is due for a genius invention: sticky cinnamon buns and meat pasties in the bottomless bread basket. Other than that, the entrees are a small plate of food not worth the price. The four slices of roasted duck I did have were, however, tender with a crunchy skin though the arrangement of greens around them would have been at home in a trash can.
Other than the cinnamon buns, I come for the attractively arranged Olde Connecticut interior though as a historian I roll my eyes at the attempt at "authenticity:" rusty nondescript tools, 18th century silhouettes, and Civil War portraits clash on the walls of the austere setting likely located in a disused stable or barn, an obvious favorite for any colonial New Englander who wanted to host friends or open a restaurant. Plus the bathroom is cool.
A note on the jazz: when I visited I saw the Chris Coogan Quintet. It has some very talented though sketchy looking musicians, particularly the saxophonist, but Chris Coogan's faux mellow voice covered a severely limited range and a lack of ability to project. At all. I mean, I don't know if she has ever heard of belting or attempted it. The act sounded like the vanilla stuff modern singers of jazz standards are liable to churn out. But still, I like sitting in that barn no matter if I have to order Coke or clam chowder just for the bottomless cinnamon bun bowl and the Civil War portrait by the fireplace.
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A lovely country inn and restaurant. A known hangout of both Martha Stewart and John F. Kennedy Jr a few years back before both experienced, shall we say, a reversal of fortune. It's the kind of place you can see the Gold Coast Gentry in khakis and a shirt. Very relaxed, private, and yet still down to earth.
This is the kind of place you only know about if you're local. It's hard to find, requiring a few turns off the main roads and some winding lonely country roads. Nice waterfall view from the lovely garden patio in summer, superb and reasonable prix-fixe menu. Knowledgeable owners and friendly staff. This place was my choice for Christmas dinner the entire 5 years I lived in Connecticut.
