Harrigan's Family Restaurant

Came here for a wedding party gathering and we just all hung around the bar and had an entire appetizer buffet along with an assortment of draft beers. It's a great place to hang with Montville locals and a much more homey environment than going to Houlihann's.

It's the same ownership as the Columbian Inn just up the road. I used to work for the McDermott family when I was younger and they're still actively involved in the business. Kudos to them to giving Montville locals a quality and affordable environment to enjoy a family dinner or drinks with friends.

I'll have to come back and have a full dinner to give a better overall review.

Cannot go wrong with this place. It's in the middle of nowhere and the place is very casual bar and restaurant place. Stuck in traffic around exit 45? get off and find this gem. Had the Garlic Sizzling NY Strip Steak and it was sizzling medium rare with a medley of vegetables. Family had other Italian dishes but I was so in heaven eating my steak I didn't even share or ask to taste other food. They even take request for salad dressing as we wanted a vinaigrette with crumbled blue cheese (not on menu) and they gladly obliged. Oh yeah, the Guinness was perfectly poured....several times.

From the outside, this place looks like a dilapidated house which made me instantly judge is as low-quality.

Then I go inside and while they don't have Guinness on tap (odd, for an Irish pub with Guinness posters all over the place and Guinness glasses for beers that aren't Guinness) - they do have Bass on tap. Instant point there! If you have three beers on tap and one of them is Bass, you win.

Their menu set some pretty lofty expectations - claiming Montville's best burger. While it is the only burger I've had in Montville (and I dare say, the only burger I'll ever have in Montville) - this burger compared to some of the better burgers that I've paid twice the price for. They did a heck of a job with it and present you with a choice of five different types of french fries with your burger. I got mine with fried onions too - the only way to go!

For less than $15 for a Bass Ale, sweet potato fries, and an awesome burger - this place was definitely worth going to!