True Blue Tavern

Nice looking but small bar with food that's just a tad pricey and decent drinks (don't expect too many local brews, though).  The service can vary greatly from attentive to not at all.  Not bad for a place to hang out after a long day of work on campus -- especially if you want to avoid rowdy undergrads.

We stopped in after a big UConn game (a win of course) so the place was packed. We ended up in the Blue Oak room next to the tavern which was fine.  Our waiter Marcus did a great job taking care of us.  The food was good and we enjoyed our experience.  If I have one complaint it would be the shear number of staff who stopped by our table to fill our glasses or ask if everything was OK.  It was almost comical in one 2 minute stretch at least four different people stopped at our table.  I appreciate the concern (and this is not the only restaurant I've been in that overdoes this annoying habit) but they need to tone it down a bit.  Personally I don't think anyone but our waiter needs to be asking if we need anything.

True Blue Tavern is a good place to grab a drink if you are in the UConn area and want to avoid the college bar crowd. They have a nice selection of draft beers and the bar tenders make a great mixed drink. The food is also very good, if you are looking for an appetizer I would recommend the nachos. I would also ask what the soup of the day is since I always thought they had good soup.

This was my local watering hole when I was a grad student at UConn. The food is good and the bar tenders are friendly. The reason I give it 3 stars instead of the 4 is because it is in a hotel many of the food items can be expensive but they do have great happy hour specials on drinks and appetizers.