The Tavern at Keney Park

Went back to explore the possibility of using this place for one of my mystery lunches. Yes! Will be back with a big table full of elders soon. Had the Grilled Cheese Dog and it was powerful and the onion rings were perfect.

July 7, 2018

Took my stepmother, a Hartford oldie, and my sister from Florida to lunch during out tour of our city of birth. Stopped at The Tavern at Keney Park for a very nice lunch on a gorgeous summer day. It had been quite hot during the week and this was the cool-off day. Everyone enjoyed themselves. Mom had the Par 3 Dog with sweet potato fries and sister had the Kitchen Sink Salad with grilled chicken so they were pretty satisfied. I had The Local’s Only Salad [$11] with Keney park arugula & roasted beets + creamy goat cheese vinaigrette basil + sea salt + locally sourced berries + mark’s apiary farm of glastonbury honey. I added some avocado [$2] [they were out of grilled shrimp]. Thought the salad was a little underdressed but I ended up perfect. We each had a Good Humor ice cream bar so mine was Toasted Almond [$2.50] and they each had the Chocolate Eclair version. All in all, a fantastic day!

July 22, 2017

Went for a Hartford Restaurant Week adventure and found a restaurant that needs more than one stop to fully enjoy a terrific menu. This is a place you want to call home!  The Tavern at Keney Park is set within the beautifully kept Keney Park Golf Course. Never having played golf [I caddied and that ended that pastime] this was only my second visit to the park. Last year I performed there as the Great Blue Heron in Night Fall.

Started with the Bayou Catfish Bites with Bayou ketchup and my dining partner had the Fried Green Tomatoes with a Romesco dipping sauce. I like mine better than hers and visa versa. Her choice for entrée was the Carolina Hickory Smoked BBQ Brisket with Jalapeño-Bacon Cornbread and Corn on the Cob. She is a real judge of brisket and rated this one of the best ever. My 'tiny' taste agreed with her. My half a bird of Sweet Tea Fried Chicken was luscious. This included corn on the cob and a buttermilk biscuit. Some of that chicken came home with me and I am anxiously awaiting tonight's leftovers.

blognote: We sat outside under the tent with great service. ALSO they are one of the few to offer the deal for $20.17 to reflect the present year. So many of the other restaurants got lost in their calendars and skipped to $30.17.