Pub · $$
Crooked Pond Tavern
Low ceilings, a working hearth, and a short list of very good things.
The room
The room is dark in the way good taverns are dark — leather booths, brass sconces, a fireplace that does real work in February. The menu is brief and changes with what the kitchen can get: burgers ground in-house, a roast chicken for two, oysters when the tide is right.
ReservationsBarDate night
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