OT: Best Places To Get A Drink After An XL Game?

[SoFla Steve]

Slightly off topic: Before and after a Civic Center game, my brother and I would go to a bar near the pedestrian bridge, but I can't remember the name. I think it was Sir something or other. They still owe me a tee shirt for all of the beer I drank there.

 

[Waquoit]

Pedestrian bridge?

 

[HooperScooper]

Slightly off topic: Before and after a Civic Center game, my brother and I would go to a bar near the pedestrian bridge, but I can't remember the name. I think it was Sir something or other. They still owe me a tee shirt for all of the beer I drank there.

I think it was Lord something. @alexd might remember since he went there a bunch. I worked in 242 Trumbull St. so that was a go-to place of ours also.

 

[HooperScooper]

I think he's talking about the bridge from the Civic Center across Trumbull Street to 242 Trumbull Street.

 

[8893]

Slightly off topic: Before and after a Civic Center game, my brother and I would go to a bar near the pedestrian bridge, but I can't remember the name. I think it was Sir something or other. They still owe me a tee shirt for all of the beer I drank there.

Lord Jim's

 

[HCCForever]

Rockinghorse Cafe right next door to the Russian Lady. Outdoor patio with a view of the Capitol too for those warm early season evenings.

I didn't realize that it had an outdoor patio. The last time I was there, the waitresses hopped on mini stages to dance every 30 minutes or so. But as an old geezer, when you say Rocking Horse I still think of the bar on Franklin and Brown. We used to go there after volleyball at Colt's Park. Johnnies was the bar after softball. Both are now gone.

 

[HCCForever]

Lord Jim's

Chrissy was one of the bartenders there and then she moved to Federal for a bit. We were IT consultants during Y2K and told not to touch any code in December 1999 so Lord Jim's became our home.

 

[Waquoit]

Lord Jim's

Huh. I don't believe I ever drank there.

 

[alexd]

I didn't realize that it had an outdoor patio. The last time I was there, the waitresses hopped on mini stages to dance every 30 minutes or so. But as an old geezer, when you say Rocking Horse I still think of the bar on Franklin and Brown. We used to go there after volleyball at Colt's Park. Johnnies was the bar after softball. Both are now gone.

Yes... the rockinghorse outdoor patio is on the side of the building by the parking lot at Ann and Asylum with the old huge Russian Lady sign above it that's mounted vertically on the side of the building.

 

[8893]

Huh. I don't believe I ever drank there.

If you sneezed, you missed it; and you would never see it unless you had reason to be on the skywalk. We went there a few times because it was a good place to go when everyplace else was jammed; although it was tiny, no one knew about it and it wasn't in a heavily trafficked place, so it never got busy (at least not the few times we were there).

 

[gtcam]

Miss the old Civic Pub, JPs, Russian Lady, Challengers, Federal days.

JP's
Just loved that place - lived for the bowling machine
Liked Honiss Oyster House for St Pauli's Girl - I used to work at Hartford Federal Savings next door - saw so many celebs - sat with Steve Martin one afternoon for about 10 minutes

 

[Watchdog]

For all geezers, besides the Rocking Horse on Franklin there was Gaetano's in the Civic Center. Packed before and after all games and really a fun place to commiserate or celebrate. Lots of commiserating in the 80's but great after 1988.

 

[ARIDE]

Loved the Fed. The tavern is a convenient place to go. And Vaughan’s is great too.
Anyone remember the Original Cafe? Vague memories from when the Whale were still here. Place got fired up after big whaler wins (not that there were many)

Scarlett oharas..best cocktails

 

[ARIDE]

Best place was way back when Margaritaville/chucks was in civic center

 

[8893]

Scarlett oharas..best cocktails

Best place was way back when Margaritaville/chucks was in civic center

Here here.

 

[Hoophound]

Scarlett oharas..best cocktails

My uncle owned that dump for a while. He was a serial entrepreneur. He quickly realized it wasn’t a worthwhile venture when something bad happened in there, like a stabbing or something, so he dumped it.

 

[HCCForever]

Best place was way back when Margaritaville/chucks was in civic center

I used to enjoy their steak ends for lunch. Their Bloody Marys were quite good as well.

 

[Northbound]

JP's
Just loved that place - lived for the bowling machine
Liked Honiss Oyster House for St Pauli's Girl - I used to work at Hartford Federal Savings next door - saw so many celebs - sat with Steve Martin one afternoon for about 10 minutes

Honiss Oyster House - beautiful, haven't thought about that place in a while - fried smelts - tasty

 

[husky8273]

My uncle owned that dump for a while. He was a serial entrepreneur. He quickly realized it wasn’t a worthwhile venture when something bad happened in there, like a stabbing or something, so he dumped it.

Is Vaughn's where Scarlett O'Hara's was?

 

[Hoophound]

Is Vaughn's where Scarlett O'Hara's was?

I don’t know. Haven’t been there in years.

 

[Storrs86]

I don’t know. Haven’t been there in years.

Yes it is. Still a good spot.

 

[SoFla Steve]

Lord Jim's

My brother doesn't remember either, but he thinks this is right.

EDIT: Confirmed. I finally found it online. Thanks all!

 

[WestHartHusk]

I had to go back to OP to see if the ask was drinking recommendations after a game in the early 90s.

 

[Waquoit]

I had to go back to OP to see if the ask was drinking recommendations after a game in the early 90s.

And?