Great spot just a short drive from UConn! Food, and service are excellent--choose from del. Pizza,…read moreflavorful wings, juice steak or seafood with generous portions at fair prices. The ambience is welcoming and upscale-casual: spacious dining, lively bar with TVs for games, and that amazing outdoor patio with views and fire pits. Staff is friendly and on point. As UConn visitors, it's become our go-to for a relaxing, quality meal away from campus crowds. Highly recommend!

Very very disappointed with Hilltops pizza (either premade dough or frozen pizza) and uncooked…read morewings! I chewed on my wing and my bite was pretty much raw chicken. PATHETIC! It's sad that the staff doesn't recognize that the customers are not happy with their food, instead they just offer us a to go container. If Hilltop doesn't deep fry their wings, they should let the customers know this, because when you request them extra crispy and they arrive half cooked, it was disappointing. We spent money on pretty much nothing, just a couple of drinks. So we left hungry because, we took wings to feed our pups, instead of eating them after. Unfortunately, we had to stop at McDonald's to grab a bite to eat. At this moment, we won't be returning for a while, and we will make sure to let our family and friends to not visit.

I wish I could like this place, because I live in Tolland, and it would be great to have a nice bar…read more/ tavern / pub in town. Sadly, the ambiance of this place is just all wrong. It's too brightly lit and feels sterile. They also close early, even on weekends, and they begin cleaning the bar an hour before they close, which has the effect of ushering you out even earlier.

The Spot lived up to its billing. We saw that it was a sponsor of my son's baseball team, and as it…read morewas his birthday and we had just finished a game - and he loves Sports Bars!!! BINGO! It had a large patio, a bit cool for that, but comfortable booths and tables surrounded by glowing screens. Great service, a large selection of beverages, and a well-rounded menu. I loved the Fish and Chips, son customized his burger for rapid inhalation, and my wife savoured a pulled pork delight. The Spot was a hit, and so grateful for their sponsorship of Miracle Field!

Amazing atmosphere and food. If you are a book lover. You have to go to this place. They let you…read moretake 3 books home with you after eating.

My book club did a we can get away in Connecticut so we could come here and the service was great…read moreour waiter was so sweet and you could tell they're not used to large parties they don't combine tables but they were so nice about it however the food was pretty good average kind of diner food we did miss breakfast so we were a little sad but we were disappointed in the books collection most of the books that come free aren't even worth it most people didn't take any books with them which kind of defeated the purpose of coming here and they did have books for sale which were better books however we all already have large collections and weren't interested in buying more all in all pretty decent experience and the price is not bad

Just had a birthday lunch with a friend at Bidwell Tavern…read more Great blackened burger, generous and tasty Margaritas and excellent wings.. Super attentive service by our waitress The interior is a little tired but overall a solid lunchtime experience

Bidwell Tavern has an amazing "tavern" vibe to it. It is exactly what I think of when I want to go…read moreto a tavern. I had the Tavern platter of wings, 30 wings 3 flavors. They were excellent! I had the Santa Fe rub, Cajun hot honey and the lemon pepper. All very distinct and delicious flavors. The beer selection is very good, you can also get mixed drinks or plenty of non alcohol drinks too. Fast and friendly service to go along with the awesome vibe. Bidwell Tavern is a great gathering spot.

Lindsey is the sweetest server I have met in a long time. Such a warm vibe about her! The food was…read moreamazing. All of it! If you haven't had the pleasure of stopping by, PLEASE DO!! We will be back soon!!

Amazing experience. Cool little restaurant with a very comforting vibe. Food was great and all the…read morestaff were super friendly. Biscuits and gravy dish was great!

Still a top spot in my mind for portion to price ratio. Took home enough food for three days worth…read moreof work lunches tonight. Took babe out here for the first time. She was blown away and stuffed her face like she's never eaten before the food was so good. She absolutely loved the house bread as well as her fettuccine Alfredo. She took a bite of my angel hair pasta and her comment was "they make a good pasta!" I enjoyed my hefty portion of chicken Parm. A couples sat down who's never been there before and asked if I ordered two portions lol cheerfully let them know this was one dinner. We both enjoyed our bartender who has worked there for ten years. We watched her hustle around while enjoying the company around the bar. Well worth the stop and highly recommend getting off route 84 traveling through the area to come.

First visit here today after hearing about how great it was. We were out in CT for a sports event…read moreso we decided to stop for lunch. Starting with the potato skins as an app. They came out completely over cooked and sitting in oil. We couldn't eat them. Strike one. Then we ordered our lunch, sharing a bunch of side dishes, and I also ordered a tossed salad. The meatballs were delicious, the sausage was good. The garlic bread was inedible, sad! Good Italian food needs good Italian bread. This was some kind of focaccia toast with seasoning on it and also over cooked. Strike two. My salad was large and had good amount of veggies. However, the lettuce was translucent and somewhat soggy. It was very weird, I had to google what makes lettuce become translucent, and it sounds like it happens when lettuce gets frozen. Strike three. Our server was very nice, and he apologized for the over cooked app. He also said they have a couple new staff in the kitchen. Not his fault! The 3 stars are for the service.

Was in the Storrs area, looking for lunch spots on Easter Sunday l, and we came across this Tavern,…read morewent into just have some appetizers. We ended up ordering a ton of food for four of us. Clam chowder soup chicken wings and tenders with Thai sauce Hand cut onion rings Lamb Satay ordered this twice as it was so good and well made Chicken Curry - a surprise dish which was simple and very tasty, was made it to taste. All the food was good and has come in time. The restaurant was not too crowded, may be because of Easter Sunday and the time we went there were a couple of tables occupied. They have a full bar and drinks available. The seating is booth style and the place has plenty of parking. All in all good experience, will go back to try more of the entree items next time. Giving a four star due to a slight fishy order that was bad as we enter the dining area.

Went for an early Saturday dinner. It was quiet when we were there…read more Clean. Please. Great ambiance. I'd love to be here when the fireplaces are on. Service was friendly. We had drinks (I tired the pomegranate cosmo. It was ok!) and a great appetizer - tika masala fries. For entries we had the herb crusted chicken and a chicken Marsala with linguine. Ended with a glass of wine and gin & tonic. We are moving soon but if we weren't we'd be headed there again!

A local place. Been around for years. Changed owners a few times but the decor, and service and…read moremenu remains the same. Good prices. Good food and friendly service. What you would expext from a local New England diner/Famiky Restaurant Meatloaf and mashed potatoes are my favorite dinner. Breakfast is always good!

GREAT food and wonderful owners and servers. Our lunch bunch goes there all the time. LOVE THE…read moreTURKEY DINNER. Home cooking!!!

Always a great time and Delicious food at The Hidden Still. From trivia.. karaoke. Great…read morebartenders and servers. Live music is always great too!! I ended up ordering their tacos. We also had corn, hush puppies and chicken wings. I have celiac disease so I can't try everything on the menu, but they are really good about making sure things are gluten free when ordering.

Outstanding wings and friendly service. It's a gastropub with a wings focus (around FIFTY different…read moresauce and dry rub options). Tried 3 different varieties-- Buffalo Hot, Orange Ginger, and Hot Honey-- all delicious. Other than the Orange Ginger being the standout because of the little pieces in addition to the smooth sauce, each plate of wings shared the same characteristics: - large size - very crisp - juicy interior - perfectly coated - good flavor to the sauce but not as spicy as expected Mac and cheese was a sharp and creamy adult version that hit the spot. Looking forward to trying more flavors, including the dry rubs.

We were invited here by my dear friend/ old neighbor. We were very happy to have a day together…read morewith our friends we haven't seen in years! The lake felt amazing was enjoyable not to many people were there on Monday , so we had plenty of relaxing time at the lake . The environment was so cool we went hiking around the neighborhood and every turn was something different to see. I enjoyed looking at what some of the owners done with the trailer home or RV's . Nice family oriented neighborhood. I will be looking forward to spending more time here again soon before it closes for the winter . Here's some pictures

Hidden gem. Haven't tried the food here, but the people are super quick, attentive, and nice. Live…read moremusic on the weekends makes for a good time, especially right on the water when it gets nice out. Definitely purely come check this place out if you're in the area, and give it a go!