Foods from The Cottage and a Kitchen
Comments
2009 Jun 14
a friendly, laid-back pub that shoots above the norm (for its genre). I tend to shy away from their veggie stir-fries, but have had good luck w/ their pastas and specials that are often pretty decent for their price point.
Probably what makes this place work is the service and ambiance: the ever-present manager has good rapport, and an understated wit. The ambiance underscores its name -- its really like a cottage, a place you'd never feel out of place drinking solo, reading a paper and listening to the '80s Brit post-punk / ska music playing (softly) in the background ... whatever. Board games available, inc. trivial pursuit if you're short on conversation.
They've still got a decent microbrew-ish orientation: 4-5 on tap, incl. Wellington, the local fav Beau's, and a couple others.
In short, nothing fancy -- a drinking place w/ buddies, somewhere i steer friends who might otherwise suggest the Royal Oak (etc.) or other places in the Tunney's locale.
Probably what makes this place work is the service and ambiance: the ever-present manager has good rapport, and an understated wit. The ambiance underscores its name -- its really like a cottage, a place you'd never feel out of place drinking solo, reading a paper and listening to the '80s Brit post-punk / ska music playing (softly) in the background ... whatever. Board games available, inc. trivial pursuit if you're short on conversation.
They've still got a decent microbrew-ish orientation: 4-5 on tap, incl. Wellington, the local fav Beau's, and a couple others.
In short, nothing fancy -- a drinking place w/ buddies, somewhere i steer friends who might otherwise suggest the Royal Oak (etc.) or other places in the Tunney's locale.
itchy feet