Finnerty's Country Squire closed in 2005, leaving behind wonderful dining memories of a large, traditional New England restaurant that pleased many for generations. Finnerty's was the type of place where one could feel good to dress in their Sunday best for a family meal or larger function and never walk away disappointed at the straightforward chicken, steak and seafood selections.
With Finnerty's closed, it brings up the retrospective question, "Why didn't we go there more?" The food was consistently solid, management ran a tight ship, and the slightly out-of-date country decor, too-long hallway, the spacious dining rooms, wall-to-wall carpeting and relaxed New England country feel brought one back to simpler times. The "business closed" sign in front of the door for many years read like an indication of "It's a Wonderful Life," where cold Pottersville had taken over charming Bailey Falls.
Although we didn't dine there much, Finnerty's will always have a place in our hearts as an integral part of New England dining.
Old-time tradition seems to slipping away from the New England dining scene, and that's sad.
Finnerty's Country Squire, Cochituate, Mass.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
Jack and Marion's matches. Photo source: the Daily Dish at http://thedailydish.us/photos/main.php?g2_itemId=36189 The Boston area ... -
Eddie Andleman Let's face it, Sunday nights as a teenager in the Boston area weren't the best of times in the 1970s. An increas... -
When thinking of some of the greatest personalities in modern Boston radio history, the old WHDH on 850 AM (now WEEI) surely ranks amongs... -
When the Mildred's Chowder House building in Hyannis, Mass., was demolished several years ago, I thought "Who were the chowder ... -
It always seemed strange to me that a restaurant in landlocked Acton, Massachusetts would be named after a oxidized hole in a ship's sid...
-
If you loved no frills Boston seafood restaurants, few were better than Dini's Sea Grill on Tremont St. So many state politicians ate... -
While cleaning our basement a few days ago, I came across a booklet entitled, "A Panoramic Tour of Hilltop Steakhouse." It made...
-
Ice cream is inherently cold, but Bailey's in Boston and Belmont, Mass., always made us feel warm inside The old-fashioned ice cream par...
-
The General Glover House was the only restaurant I knew of named after a local Revolutionary War general (John Glover) born in Salem and rai...
-
The Commodore in Beverly, Mass., seemed like a restaurant that would stay open forever. Legendary Boston Red Sox broadcaster Ken Coleman ha...
No comments:
Post a Comment