OT: Best BYOB restaurants in CT

[CTMike]

"Permanently Closed" via a google search. Thank you for getting my hopes up, bro.

Day ruined.

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

One of my favorite underrated spots, Saray Turkish Restaurant in West Haven, really good Turkish food and no uncorking fee for BYOB.

 

[Excalibur]

I like Abbott's, but I agree, I've never been blown away. Tasty lobster though. We have friends with a house on Groton Long Point so it's a usual stop when we go see them.

Pre-shellfish ban, I had more overcooked lobster at Abbott's than anywhere else. It's the definition of hit-or-miss.

 

[Waquoit]

"Permanently Closed" via a google search. Thank you for getting my hopes up, bro.

I was gonna say. We drove by a couple of days ago and it was closed. I guess Mike didn't say it enough.

 

[CTMike]

I was gonna say. We drove by a couple of days ago and it was closed. I guess Mike didn't say it enough.

I feel shame.

 

[Waquoit]

I feel shame.

Same here. We loved the place, too.

 

[8893]

One of my favorite underrated spots, Saray Turkish Restaurant in West Haven, really good Turkish food and no uncorking fee for BYOB.

Good to know. I go there for lunch occasionally but have never been there for dinner so didn't know about the BYOB.

Speaking of good underrated food in West Haven, I take it you know Charcoal Chicken? Not BYOB, but a spot I frequent for lunch. Love the 1/4 chicken with rice and beans. And the hot sauce is tremendous.

 

[JSM1970]

New Meds, have to see how long this lasts!

Threads were JSM is happy and positive actually improve my mood.

I think they give me hope for this world.

 

[August_West]

New Meds, have to see how long this lasts!

Gotta get something out of the Doctors in this country making 5 times more than they should. Good job.

 

[Milo65]

River Street in Milford: Solid Italian, Cash Only, and make reservations. Great small family owned place.

 

[Mano]

The Vietnam Restaurant in the Elmwood section. Of West Hartford is BYOB and absolutely delicious. Pho Boston nearby gets the acclaim but I think TVR is way way better. Get the shaken beef and Vietnamese ravioli! And of course the pho.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I feel shame.

And that place looks to be less than a mile from the house I bought this fall. Cmon Mike, shape up.

 

[Kitaman]

New Meds, have to see how long this lasts!

We'll know the answer to that before you do.

 

[AreBee1969]

Blue Oar Restaurant on the CT River in Haddam. Eat outside on picnic tables with a loaded cooler. Hard to pass up.

Buon Appetito in Canton. Italian dishes with Vietnamese zing.

 

[superjohn]

Am I the only drinker who doesn't like drinking while eating? A glass of wine is okay with a few things but I really don't like beer with any food. When eating I just want to cleanse my palate with water. Soda goes great with pizza and a few other greasy foods but almosr always just water for me.

 

[8893]

Am I the only drinker who doesn't like drinking while eating? A glass of wine is okay with a few things but I really don't like beer with any food. When eating I just want to cleanse my palate with water. Soda goes great with pizza and a few other greasy foods but almosr always just water for me.

99% of the time it's wine for me with a meal. Simple Italian reds with pizza, interesting whites or Prosecco with seafood (bubbles are especially good with lobster or fried seafood). Sancerre or Chablis with raw oysters; or Guinness or porter--one of the few instances in which I think beer is a good match for food. Burgundy with salmon. Rhones with just about anything.

 

[uconndennis]

Am I the only drinker who doesn't like drinking while eating? A glass of wine is okay with a few things but I really don't like beer with any food. When eating I just want to cleanse my palate with water. Soda goes great with pizza and a few other greasy foods but almosr always just water for me.

100% in agreement on this

 

[CTMike]

And that place looks to be less than a mile from the house I bought this fall. Cmon Mike, shape up.

Admittedly I haven't been as often since leaving Manchester.

 

[August_West]

Blue Oar Restaurant on the CT River in Haddam. Eat outside on picnic tables with a loaded cooler. Hard to pass up.

Buon Appetito in Canton. Italian dishes with Vietnamese zing.

Excellent call on Blue Oar. Im there pretty often. Very close to home.

 

[8893]

Excellent call on Blue Oar. Im there pretty often. Very close to home.

U holding out on me bro?

 

[Deepster]

Excellent call on Blue Oar. Im there pretty often. Very close to home.

Wow. I'm shocked.

From their website: Roast beef, cheddar, horseradish mayo, roasted red pepper, lettuce, & tomato on a hard roll

 

[8893]

Wow. I'm shocked.

From their website: Roast beef, cheddar, horseradish mayo, roasted red pepper, lettuce, & tomato on a hard roll

You missed this though:

Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, & mayo on wheat bread

And this:

The Blue Oar is proud to only serve healthy, non-fried food

 

[August_West]

Wow. I'm shocked.

From their website: Roast beef, cheddar, horseradish mayo, roasted red pepper, lettuce, & tomato on a hard roll

Wife and daughter like it. Nice place to sit on river with a cooler. Food pedestrian but not bad

 

[HuskyNationJE]

River Street in Milford. Great Italian food.

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

Am I the only drinker who doesn't like drinking while eating? A glass of wine is okay with a few things but I really don't like beer with any food. When eating I just want to cleanse my palate with water. Soda goes great with pizza and a few other greasy foods but almosr always just water for me.

Sure, while you're eating, but then afterwards, what do you drink to wash it down, followed by six or seven more, just to, y'know... make sure it's really washed down.