Comments on: Jim Barbarie’s Of Danbury—A Blast From The Past http://www.restaurantsct.com/blog/jim-barbarie%e2%80%99s-of-danbury%e2%80%94a-blast-from-the-past/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:17:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Johnny Danbury http://www.restaurantsct.com/blog/jim-barbarie%e2%80%99s-of-danbury%e2%80%94a-blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-863 Johnny Danbury Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:30:02 +0000 http://www.restaurantsct.com/blog/?p=811#comment-863 You hit the nail on the head. My family has recently "rediscovered" Jim Barbarie's -- and it never fails to satisfy. Perfectly-prepared, classic American food, reasonable prices, live music on weekends, and the near-guarantee that you'll run into people you know and love. The place is still in the Barbarie family, as I understand it -- that muscular dude you see at the host station is the third generation, and one of the current owners. Oh, and lest I forget, this is one restaurant that hasn't forgotten how to make real, stiff cocktails -- even a simple beer is served in a glass big enough to hold at least two regular ones. Oh, and finally, they serve oysters, raw, on the half-shell. This, alone, is enough to bring us in. I love Jim B's! You hit the nail on the head. My family has recently “rediscovered” Jim Barbarie’s — and it never fails to satisfy. Perfectly-prepared, classic American food, reasonable prices, live music on weekends, and the near-guarantee that you’ll run into people you know and love. The place is still in the Barbarie family, as I understand it — that muscular dude you see at the host station is the third generation, and one of the current owners. Oh, and lest I forget, this is one restaurant that hasn’t forgotten how to make real, stiff cocktails — even a simple beer is served in a glass big enough to hold at least two regular ones.

Oh, and finally, they serve oysters, raw, on the half-shell. This, alone, is enough to bring us in. I love Jim B’s!

]]> By: Bob DeZinno http://www.restaurantsct.com/blog/jim-barbarie%e2%80%99s-of-danbury%e2%80%94a-blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Bob DeZinno Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:02:15 +0000 http://www.restaurantsct.com/blog/?p=811#comment-74 Great commentary on a Grand Ol' Dame of Connecticut's restaurant history, Frank. Paula and I dated there, 3 decades ago, and fond memories persist. Thanks for reminding us that it has been a few years since we mau'ed down on two-pound lobsters at Jim Barberie's, with the salad included! We have been invited to a private party at the home of friends this weekend, but next weekend, it's Jim Barberie's for us! Great commentary on a Grand Ol’ Dame of Connecticut’s restaurant history, Frank. Paula and I dated there, 3 decades ago, and fond memories persist. Thanks for reminding us that it has been a few years since we mau’ed down on two-pound lobsters at Jim Barberie’s, with the salad included!

We have been invited to a private party at the home of friends this weekend, but next weekend, it’s Jim Barberie’s for us!

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