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Top 10 Pub food in Essex, Connecticut, United States
Best Pub restaurants nearby. Discover the best Pub food in Essex. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for Pub restaurants near you.. Essex is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 6,683 at the 2010 census. It is made up of three villages: Essex Village, Centerbrook, and Ivoryton.
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10. Haywire Burger Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 264 reviews
Reviewed By Robbenzhood
We had a couple of very good burgers. A large beer selection and drinks. Service was very good. Parking lot is kind of small and fill up fast. Bit costly, but worth the extra for burgers that are this quality. Right on route 1 so very easy to find. We will be going back.
9. Comfort Cafe
Reviewed By BusterBusBus
This place is a great place for drinks. The bartender/owner Ming is wonderful. She really knows how to pour a cocktail. I have only had a burger and it was okay. A great place to go drinking and the karaoke was so much fun. They have a pool table, dart boards and an outside place to sit and have smoke. Sometimes the popcorn machine is turned on and you get a free snack.
8. The Public House
Overall Ratings
4 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By getaround91
Iâve been a couple of times and sit at the bar for lunch or dinner. Always enjoyed the food. Any variety of the tacos are delicious and the basket of fries is the best! Nice atmosphere, happy hour crowd at the bar is interesting...all ages, some nice couples and of course the ubiquitous loud mouthed old guy. Always fun, consistently good food. Iâll be back!
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7. Little Pub
Overall Ratings
4 based on 68 reviews
Reviewed By ShorelineGuy
Had the cilantro chicken salad which had zero cilantro. Also kale salad with grilled chicken.... definitely needed something else as it tasted blank. Calamari app was ok but could have been cooked more. Overall was a nice lunch but nothing to be excited about.
6. The Blue Hound Taproom
Overall Ratings
4 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By LetsGoBack
Our party of seven ate at the taproom this week. We are frequent diners at the Cookery downstairs, and thought the taproom would also be something out of the ordinary. Our server was great. She was prompt and attentive, and timed the arrival of our entrees perfectly after our appetizers- thank you! We shared pulled pork nachos and artichoke spinach dip, which were fine. The cider and beer choices were plentiful, and the wine drinkers among us also had some good options. The personal pizza and pulled pork sandwiches were enjoyed. The southwest salad was so-so- nothing wrong with it but no wow factor. Although the turkey pot pies were HUGE, it took us a while to figure out what might have caused what we felt was a flavor miss- out guess is that the sauce was made with evaporated milk, which gave it an unpleasant sweet taste- would have been perfect if made with a roux and chicken broth.All in all it was not a bad dinner, just not a memorable one.
5. Monkey Farm
Overall Ratings
4 based on 205 reviews
Full service Bar & dining-room , great food, large menu, reasonable prices. Enclosed porch, smoking deck, Pinball, Pool & Darts. Wifi Juke-Box. Bar is open Mon- Thurs 9:00am - 1:00am Friday & Saturday 9:00am-2:00am Sunday 11:00am - 1:00 am
Reviewed By Formerly F
We had never stopped here before - not pleased. The place is mainly for drinkers packed around a noisy bar. Food is ordinary, service is slow. Many other better choices in the area. Cannot recommend.
4. Penny Lane Pub & Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 374 reviews
Reviewed By Maureen M
Had lunch here today, sat outside, other people had their dogs sitting or lying with them. I had the shrimp salad and my husband had the plant based burger. My salad had s nice mix of flavors and his did taste like a burger. We each had the dressing on the side and only used 1/2 of it.
3. Ivoryton Tavern Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 123 reviews
A small family run 100 year old Tavern with a big heart! We are located adjacent to the Ivoryton Playhouse which makes for a great "date night"! Enjoy a great dinner at the Tavern, then walk a few steps to enjoy one the the Playhouse's professional shows.
Reviewed By Sheila L
The crab dip is amazing. Itâs enough for 10 people. We were only four. The burgers were amazing. Cooked to order, rare was rare, medium was medium. I canât give bigger praise just for that. Every single one of us was happy with our meal. It was a bit copious, but, the leftovers were welcome the next day. The ambience was lively and the service was wonderful. Just for that we would go back again. A lovely local pub, good food, nice company. Everything that you would want in a local joint. This might just become one of our weekly hangouts!Thank you for your review. We are especially glad to hear that you felt at home in a friendly cordial environment. Looking forward to serving you again.
2. Scotch Plains Tavern
Overall Ratings
3 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By xxxxxxcxx
My 15 year old & I stopped for lunch around 2:30 on a Sunday. There was a good amount of people but not packed. My son ordered the cheddar, fried onion burger. Its came with cheddar fried onions and a pile of mushrooms. Kind of strange because theres no word of mushrooms on the menu. The fried onions were terrible they were put into the fryer while the oil was cold and they came out pale white and soaked it oil. He liked the mushrooms eventhough he didn't order them. It also to 5 mins to find someone to bring ketchup to the table. Fries were nothing special. For $16 you need to hit a burger out of the park. Not so here. I ordered the chicken caeser salad with homemade croutons. It can on a rectangular plate 5" wide and probably 10" long. The salad took up half the plate with 2 croutons. The chicken was half of a chicken breast cut in half. Hardly a $5 add on for a 1/4 of a chicken breast. The salad was soaked in dressing. The dressing wasn't bad but it wasn't Caesar it was a creamy lemon dressing. The croutons were terrible. You'd think they'd be crunchy but they were just stale old bread. Terrible! So a $15 salad and a $16 burger were both very underwhelming. We saw the waitress 3 times. Order , water, bill. They will not be seeing me again and I live close. Way over priced for what their serving.
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1. Black Seal Seafood Grille
Overall Ratings
3 based on 173 reviews
Reviewed By grandma4920
After our trolley and riverboat trip we drove into Essex at the the suggestion of one of the crew members had lunch at the Black Seal. Delicious soups, salads, stuffed clam, burgers, etc. the town is a great place to walk around in as well.
Where to eat Seafood food in Essex: The Best Restaurants and Bars
