The Engine Room
The Engine Room in Mystic, CT should definitely be on your to do list for fine breweries and gourmet dry aged beef burgers. My friends and I went there over the weekend and when we arrived we opted to wait at the bar for the circular booth to have our dinner which was by far the best seat in the house. How fun was it to sit at their very fun bar sampling the specialty beers on tap. Our favorite was the Corendonk Abbey Blonde ale that was amazing with hints of citrus so delicious and smooth bringing beer to a new standard.
The restaurant itself has that very cool industrial look which I adore having a vast, yet warm, inviting feeling as though you are at some chalet. Our dinners were delicious from the turkey burgers to the homemade in house pastrami that was juicy and tender and their fries are to die for…may have been my favorite, The Caesar salad made with spinach was a refreshing change from the usual romaine and a citrusy dressing that was addictive and of course their gourmet dry aged beef burger goes with out saying …tender and melted in your mouth . I would highly recommend a visit here and you may want to make a reservation because they do attract a crowd.
If you like Caesar salads you may want to try my Caesar salad and Italian garlic croutons:
