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Fife’n Drum and Bull’s Bridge, Kent, CT

March 24, 2008

I know that I have told you in the past how much Laura and I like to eat lunch at the Fife’n Drum restaurant in Kent, CT every Easter. We have been doing it now for about four years. It usually is a very good time. Well, unfortunately, yesterday was our last visit to this restaurant.

I am going to try to keep this short and sweet and not too much like a restaurant critic. Let’s just say that it seems like there is some new management and a new chef at this place.

Dinner Table Setup

The wait was very long during each portion of our two course Easter lunch and the food was amateur at best. It seemed like the dish washing dude was back there cooking too. I swear it seemed like there were parts of my dishes that were from a can. To me, “warm potatoes” does not mean potato salad that tasted like it was straight from Costco. A vegetarian dish does not mean boiled vegetables. Oh well, there’s $80 down the drain. We didn’t even stay for dessert…my favorite part. We just left the money on the table and left. During the last 20 minute wait to have our plates cleared from the table, three different waiters walked by and looked at us at least seven times. We kept wondering if our waiter had gone home. Well, as it turns out, as we were leaving, Laura caught sight of this guy eating at the bar. What the hell? If you can’t tell, I am a little annoyed. To think, I still left a tip…A TIP. I didn’t have the patience to wait for any change. I swear, if we had stayed any longer, they would’ve started vacuuming the floor while people were still eating. Yes, we will have to find a new place to eat on Easter.

To simmer down, we went on our traditional hike at Bull’s Bridge. I have a few posts about our previous hikes. It’s a really neat place.

Since we have been down the same trail so many times, I thought it would be a good idea to check out the top part of the trails. Laura might have been a little disappointed because she wanted to go on a real hike. I will have to make it up to her. We took lots of pictures and video. I will upload the video today and post it here.

Fife’n Drum Restaurant

This is a photo of the front of the Fife’n Drum restaurant in Kent, CT. I don’t even know why I am showing this. Perhaps someone from the restaurant will read this post and mail me a refund check.

Monument in Kent, CT

This is the monument in Kent, CT.


Bull's Bridge Covered Bridge

Side View of Covered Bridge

These are two shots of Bull’s Bridge itself. We got lucky with very good weather.

Housatonic River Rapids

Housatonic River Bull's Bridge Overlook


Hemlock Trees Near River

Housatonic River White Water Near Bull's Bridge

Bull's Bridge in Kent, CT Waterfall

Trees and River

These are all shots of the river. The water was rushing very fast, due to all the rain we have been getting. We didn’t see any kayakers like we have in previous years. Maybe the water was going too fast. I sure wouldn’t get in there.

Related posts:

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  4. Maine Winter Hiking Over the Bridge & Through the Pines
  5. Visiting the Somesville Bridge on Mount Desert Island, Maine

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Comments

  1. Paul says

    December 6, 2014 at 11:17 am

    I would write them a letter. I know, you’ll probably say “I’m not going to take the time to write a letter, that’s stupid” but hear me out. If it is that much of a tradition, isn’t it worth saving? If you give up on such things, pretty soon, there will be no family traditions left. You’ll just sit around in your pajamas all day and complain about how things were better before such and such happened. A letter will do two things; if it is not under new management, the owner will probably be shocked at the poor service and will do something about it. It will also help you vent your anger at the proper target and perhaps get some valid results.

    Good luck, my friend.

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