Best Comfort Food Restaurants in Hartford

After eating at the Publick House for many, many years we were surprised to hear a substitution on a meal can no longer be made.. For example: you cannot substitute Green Bean for Squash without being charged $2.00. You must now take the meal as listed on the menu, otherwise there is an Extra Charge. Very disappointed to hear this from a really special restaurant. This makes it sound like the meals are prepared ahead of time and just reheated when ordered. Hopefully they will change this policy. The service was outstanding, the meal would have better with Green Beans instead of the Squash!!!!!

Good food, great portion sizes, knowledgeable staff

The Pond House is a gem in our community. The location, service and menu is perfect for a casual meet up. The acoustics are so bad. I have found it only works for me if there is one person to talk to so I can focus.

Our party of six had a wonderful outing on a busy Saturday night. The staff was attentive to our party’s requests and made very good drink recommendations. Everyone enjoyed their entrees, which included the salmon, grilled chicken breasts, and the ravioli. All were delicious. Even with a full restaurant, it didn’t seem too loud. Our party was able to converse without raising our voices. Although the bar area was really close to our table, we didn’t hear any carryover conversations. That could be due to the light traffic at the bar on this night. But it didn’t seem like a raucous bar would be the norm here on any night. We will likely book here again when we’re in the area for our next show.

We had a wonderful time. Good was great, our server was amazing, and it was overall a good time. Recommend!