Formerly Box Seats, The Tavern on Central is a restaurant and bar serving dinner, appetizers, and drinks in a casual atmosphere, located in a small strip plaza across the street from Big Y. The Tavern on Central in Franklin is not connected with the Ashburnham establishment with the same business name, though the menus are similar.
The place has been very busy since opening recently which offers seating around the full service bar with TVs above, high top table seating along the wall and front windows, booths to the left and regular table seating in the back. The lighting is on the dimmer side.
The food menu offerings include a selection of appetizers, salads, soups, chowders, sandwiches, burgers, main entrees (steaks, seafood, pasta), and kids menu. The bar offers draft beer, bottle/can beer, wine, cocktails, and mixed drinks.
I stopped by The Tavern on Central in Franklin recently. The place was very busy with a short wait to be seated and a few open seats at the bar. However, since I was heading over to another bar nearby for live music, I decided to order takeout, but the Toast online ordering platform was down. I ended up ordering and paying in person from the host stand.
I ordered the Veggie Burger with Fries ($17 plus tax), which was all set and bagged to go in about 20 minutes after ordering. The Veggie Burger was comprised of a very soft house made green patty blend of roasted eggplant, cremini mushrooms, edamame, & barley - grilled - topped with avocado slices, lettuce, crispy fried onions & miso aioli on a thick toasted brioche bun. The hand cut fries were very hot and firm ketchup on the side. Both the veggie burger and fries were very good.
I would come back again to The Tavern just to try their other offerings like the Mediterranean Trio, Goat Cheese Poppers, and Tavern Steak Tips. read more