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    Burke's Digger McDuff's Tavern

    4.5 (2 reviews)
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    The Avenue - My French onion soup

    The Avenue

    4.1(98 reviews)
    4.5 mi
    •$$

    You've been a few times and it's been consistently good We've tried some of their Italian dishes…read morewhen we've gone for dinner and they were all very good. Today we went for lunch and we all had burgers. The burgers were cooked as ordered fries were crispy. We had fried calamari for an appetizer. They were cooked well very tender. Our server was great. She came over several times to check on us. It's a friendly casual place with a lot of regulars you can tell which is a good thing. Check them out if you're in the area.

    I'm not often surprised by a restaurant, but the Avenue surprised me. I have driven by the Avenue…read morein Berlin numerous times, and I've noticed they have a 4 Star Yelp rating. I've been under the impression that Avenue was likely a casual pizza and grinder takeout spot and that parking might be difficult. As I discovered this week, Avenue is much more than that, and there is ample parking behind the restaurant. I entered from the back into a small open area with a nicely decorated Christmas tree, and a cool wide painting of a street from decades ago. I wasn't prepared for the Avenue to be as comfortable and almost lodge-like as it is. Wood Floors. The walls are a mix of light colored wood and red brick. The seats and tables are dark. There's a fireplace with fresh cut wood stacked up in cubbies on each side. The Avenue is a very pleasant place to spend some time. And they clearly had a number of loyal regulars there during my lunch. The Avenue has a robust pizza and grinder menu, but they also have Italian entrees like chickens Parm, Marsala, Franchaise. Etc. They have pasta. I noticed a scallops special. Given the menu, ambience and service, it's safe to say that Avenue can cover most of your Italian restaurant needs. I was impressed by the Italian Combo grinder I ordered. It didn't look like the giant grinders we're accustomed to seeing in CT, but it was reasonably-sized and very good. The bread was fresh and good crusty. I added cherry peppers to the Italian cold cuts, veggies, cheese and mayo. The ingredients, flavors and textures were in perfect balance. I'll be back to test drive more of the menu. 4.5 Stars

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    Eli Cannon's - pulled pork nachos

    Eli Cannon's

    3.5(507 reviews)
    4.3 mi
    •$$

    Never in a million years did I think I would find myself sitting at Eli Cannon's in 2026 but here I…read moream, writing this review. I was visiting Connecticut last week for wedding and staying with some friends in Middletown. I arrived on a Tuesday night with a hungry stomach so we figured Eli Cannon's was an easy spot to hit up. I went here many, many, many years ago when I still lived in Connecticut (I live in LA now) but don't remember much of the experience other then what the inside looks like and man, it still looks the exact freaking same. We arrived around 8PM and got seated right away. The staff was super attentive with providing drinks and menus and the kitchen staff had the food out super quick as well. I kept it simple and ordered a Buffalo Chicken Wrap with a side of french fries and really enjoyed it. The Buffalo Chicken Wrap tasted great and the hot sauce wasn't overpowering. The french fries here were crispy and tasted great, the perfect pairing for a late night bite (look, eating out at 8PM is late for me). Overall, Eli Cannon's is mostly a bar, but is also a pretty solid place to grab a bite to eat. The place truly is Middletown and with friends living nearby, I can definitely see myself returning in the future for some night time grub.

    Great weather day to sit on the patio at Eli's. Experience was hit or miss this time. Had a…read moreserver we were not familiar with and his attentiveness was a little lacking - would have ordered another beer if he had checked in while we still had food. The spicy caesar salad was fire as usual - the size might be a bit smaller, but it's still great ! Ordered the back bean burger and that wasn't a good experience for a few reasons. The burger was more like a mush pancake and the bun was way too big for the burger as well as not that toasted which might have made it seem not as fresh; i will order it again to see if it was a fluke since I appreciate the effort to make it themselves as opposed to serving a frozen black bean burger . If it is always like that, it's a texture problem for me. Please put some hooks on the outside rail for purses to hang from when sitting at the mini picnic tables since there are no chair backs

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    Tavern On The Trax - chicken tenders

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    4.2(75 reviews)
    4.7 mi
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    The food here is very good. Started with the wings~ excellent. The fish & chips were great and…read morehubby loved his burger. The only odd thing was the blonde lady that delivered our food- she didn't say a word, she didn't take our empty wing dish or app plates, she just dropped the food and dashed off. Our server was good. Meals came out fast.

    Our goal was to grab a burger before 5:00pm. If you're short on time I would not recommend. About…read more3:15pm we stopped in to grab a quick a burger. We had been here once before so I chose this over Hop Haus due to the extensive burger options. We were told to sit wherever and someone would be with us. After we found seats and sat down for a few minutes, then friends of the server/bartender came in. They were excited to see each other, so of course they were greeted and served drinks before us. Not a huge deal, but I noticed it and it made me feel like we may be put on the back burner for the rest of our time. Our burgers came out on a large English muffin, mine happened to be burnt. It took ten minutes to get the servers attention again to let her know that the burnt English Muffin needed to be replaced. The burger was good after they replaced the English muffin. The delay in service is what completely threw me off. Even making better eye contact with the dining area when bartending would have helped so I didn't have to wait for 10 minutes to let them know my bread was burnt. I didn't want to eat it that way so I waited. It took time to pay the bill as well. We left at 4:30pm. Maybe today was an off day. The food was good though.

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