Travel the candlelit path to the Bullard Tavern, on the Common in the historical Village, to experience a fireside evening meal in a 19th-century Tavern, with entertainment from early New England characters.

In early New England, the country tavern was an important gateway to a world of information, entertainment, and social activity. The Hearthside Bounty at Bullard Tavern recreates an evening at an early 19th-century tavern.

In addition to a bountiful repast, guests may enjoy beverages fashionable in early New England, hear tunes from an earlier time performed by a costumed interpreter, learn about period games and entertainment, and hear about table manners from the period, when it was not only polite, but necessary to eat from the knife.

A reproduction 18th-century clock jack roasts beef "to a turn" in front of a roaring fire, and costumed interpreters demonstrate the preparation of delights such as pounded cheese and mulled cider. Do you care to help whip cream with a birch-twig whisk? Or just enjoy the trifle that results...

The Menu

Mulled Cider
Pounded Cheese
Gourd Soup
Roast Prime Rib of Beef
with Horseradish Cream
Escalloped Potatoes
Roasted Root Vegetables
Trifle
Coffee, Decaf Coffee, Tea
Cash Bar Available,
serving period and modern libations