Fireside Dining

Offering menu and ambiance in a casual elegant style, the Café combines French classical traditions with a more contemporary approach to flavors, textures and native ingredients. Local and organic fish, meats, cheeses, produce and rare specialty products from around the world help the chefs create award-winning cuisine. 

Ensconced within the Saybrook Point Inn and Spa, at Fresh Salt you can enjoy the gorgeous hearth and turn your head just slightly to take in saltwater views. The food is highly praised, too.

One of Connecticut’s finest vineyards also features fine dining in its aptly named Fireside Tavern. Connecticut Magazine mentioned the Creole shrimp as “a dish to try before you die.”

The wood-burning fireplace is a major feature of this Colonial-themed tavern. But so are the comfort foods and cocktails.

This historic inn a stone’s throw from the Connecticut River is full of  Yankee charm, with a dining room, a tap room and several fireplaces throughout. Live music, too.

The Goose” is a renewal of a classic American bistro and tavern offering fine dining, contemporary cuisine, warm hospitality and superb service.

The feeling here is that you are dining in the house of a sea captain, which happens to be true: Capt. Daniel Packer built the place in 1756. Fireplaces are only a part of the many charms here.

When the weather calls for it, there’s always a welcoming fire here at one of Connecticut’s favorite pubs. Get into the right mood with the shepherd's pie, Guinness beef stew or bangers and mash.

A New England-style pub with four fireplaces, rustic bar area with vintage train, traditional dining room, billiards lounge, private event spaces, and a seasonal patio. Nestled among the trees in the picturesque small town of Redding, The Roadhouse offers a classic pub style menu featuring great wings, dry aged burgers, salads, and seasonal entrees.

Slide into the nice corner booth next to the fireplace here and you may not want to leave. Abigail’s varied menu has many fans, and the wine bar is a good way to end the working day.

The big stone fireplace in Cava’s Fire Place Room is a perfect fit for a cold and/or snowy night in Connecticut. The Italian fare on the menu will warm you up, too.

This longtime favorite has found a new home in a place that feels pleasantly like a country farmhouse. The fireplace in the dining room is a nice touch on a chilly afternoon or night.

This American restaurant, set in a refurbished mill, combines a stylish dining room, a relaxed tavern and a unique event space to offer the ultimate setting for fine, farm-to-table cuisine and carefully chosen wine, craft beer and cocktail menus.

Once an armory for the Connecticut National Guard, now located in the Inn at Middletown, Tavern at the Armory serves traditional American cuisine with a New England style twist.

Jesse Camille’s Restaurant serving classic food prepared with the freshest ingredients in an cozy unpretentious atmosphere since 1996.