Tabor
Road Tavern - I
had the occasion to join a
group for dinner at the
Tabor Road Tavern in
Morris Plains. On
this weekday, the place was
jammed with nicely
dressed business types and
we were very lucky
to get a table.
Nobody knows who I am and
I like it that way.
I bring it up because we
were greeted by a professional, eager-to-please staff who
wanted to please a regular
party of 4 by
accommodating us for
dinner. This
restaurant is a
relatively new place with
rustic features but
modern where it counts...
in the kitchen... in fact
we could see it
unobtrusively from our
table.
When
I think of tavern,
thoughts of affordable pub
food come to mind.
Notice how I didn't say
pub grub which is a tired
and lame expression made
famous by tired and lame
food critics. There
was nothing tired or lame
about this place, and when
I opened the menu I
received an electrifying jolt
of sticker shock.
Really, all our group was
after was a good
competitively priced meal.
The
choices here were as vast
as the prices, so I
switched gears from just the
basic pub meal to an all-out-feast with all-out-prices. Okay, I like
Caesar Salad and on this
night it was the best I had
ever had. It might
seem too salty to some, but
to me it was just perfect.
The very outstanding and
extremely professional
waiter offered a special
Cowboy Steak which I
eagerly selected.
It turned out to be a
piece of rib-eye
beef of very high quality,
topped with blue cheese
butter, perfectly seasoned and
cooked. Every meal
on the table which
included another Cowboy
Steak special, two
fish specials, perfectly
dressed Arugula salad, and
outstanding side-dishes, was met with similar
satisfaction and delight.
The freshness of the fish
was immediately apparent
to the member of the group
who eats fish on a regular
basis.
It
was a real team effort to
please and the Tabor Road
Tavern delivered a first
rate memorable meal.
There is a full bar here and
calling ahead for
reservations might be a
good idea. Sometimes
you just have to say to
heck with the money and
take a shot. My
aforementioned
"sticker shock"
when opening the menu and
seeing the prices was
nothing compared to the
quality of the food,
perfectly prepared, and
pleasant professional
service. All in all
and electrifying
experience! - Jersey
Shadow -
Tabor
Road Tavern
510
Tabor Road
Morris
Plains, NJ 07950
Phone:
973-267-7004