Old Town Cafe

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  How am I, a transplant from NY / PA, the first person to pen a review of the Old Town Café?  From what I hear from the colorful local crowd, this place is possibly as old the Old Wethersfield itself (it isn't) and you would figure someone would have written up this place by now.
  
  The actual obvious answer to this question is that Old Town doesn't really cater to the crowd one would associate with Yelp (or the internets in general).  What you have here is a good, old fashioned dive townie bar.  Some strategically placed TVs, a pool table, no food that I'm aware of with the exception of some happy hour food that was made next door I believe (There is a...restaurant (?)...next door that is not open to the public, but makes food for special occasions (happy hours, football) at the bar)...and a nicely stocked Jukebox.
  
  I'll shoot you straight and tell you that the place isn't much to look at unless you like the dive bar vibe.  Also, the crowd is on the older side, the blue collar side (Fire station right next door), and the local side.  That being said, I've had some of the more colorful discussions that I've had and the you will always strike up an interesting conversation if you are looking to talk (probably even if you aren't looking for a conversation actually).  I've actually taken out friends and neighbors to other, more well known places, and ended up here having a much better time.
  
  Obviously you have to be looking for a very specific experience to end up here, but if dive drinking is your game...Old Town may be your place...

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  Posted on 01.22.13 Jeff F.

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