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Thursday, March 13. 2008

Maggie's Real Estate Listings: Silvermine Tavern

Rumor has it that the 200 year-old Silvermine Tavern, in the very pleasant Silvermine area of Norwalk, CT, is for sale.

I lunched there many times, as a lad. You can watch ducks in the old millpond from the window. The style is "country elegant." As I recall, gents must wear a jacket and tie for dinner in the dining room.

They have won the prize for "Best Brunch in Fairfield County" for over 20 years. I'm sure they mean their Sunday after-church brunch.

My family referred to such cozy old inns as "sticky-bun" restaurants, or as "stuff-and waddles" because one tended to stuff oneself and waddle out.

I wonder if they still have sweetbreads on the menu. Yum.

(No, we are not in the real estate biz. It is just amusing for us to see what's for sale, occasionally.)

Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 11:33 | Comment (1) | Trackbacks (0)

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Been there many times, for dinner and Sunday brunch. Always felt sorry for the wait staff having to deal with the stairs.
#1 Santay on 2008-03-13 12:30 (Reply)

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