Winchester Cafe

I’ve been stopping in here for 20 years now. the food is good and the beer is cold. Sandy the bartender is really nice. a nice place to stop when your out riding around.

First time here. Have driven by many times… Wish we had stopped sooner! Sandy the bartender was awesome… guided us through the menu specials. Just had the philly cheese steak egg rolls with Gorgonzola spicy dip… Awesome !!! So good had to order a second batch along with a salad with that awesome Gorgonzola dressing!!! Husband had the chicken sandwich on a biscuit with bacon and cheddar cheese… over the top!!! Well worth the stop!!!

What could have been an enjoyable experience was ruined by the nasty bartender who felt it necessary to point out that she felt under tipped.
Too bad because we had a great time here on several occasions with good food and good friends
The owner is nice-​too bad her Saturday night bartender is unfriendly and downright RUDE.

The food is horrible…
The chicken wings tasted like they were coated in cigarette ashes and the burgers were burnt and fries were cold. The karaōke entertainment is entertaining when all the locals get drunk and become Elvis for the night. But the place is a dive

Stopped by on a weekend drive. Excellent service and dog friendly staff on the patio. The food was solid American grub, good with a cold beer on a hot day. Waitstaff was awesome.

Very rude bar tender. Flat soda and the prises are out of control. The beer is warm. At least the band kicked ass.

Husband and I love this place. We try to make it as a pit stop when we ride. Sitting at bar you get great service. Food is very good for a bar. There are bikers there but we don’t bite… much. Brought young son there and he was a bit taken aback by all the bikers, but when he loudly announced that he was a «biker» (on his mountain bike) he got a lot of laughs and a high five from one of the surly biker guys! We always had a good meal there and met some good people.

We stopped here on the way from NYC to Maine. It’s a very quant place with a bunch of antiques, old posters, lighting fixtures and cool signs like: this is not the Burger King, you don’t get it your way, you get it my way or you get no dam thing. Don’t worry, the place is super friendly, very accommodating, delicious and no frills food and amazingly warm service. They have outdoor seating n the tables inside are so country style fab, it’s a shame I didn’t take more pics. The place reminds me of an old west saloon with all the cowboy n Indians memorabilia.

So I am updating my review since my dad’s band has had several more gigs here and apparently the singer told the owner about the issues. Since then, I have had nothing but an enjoyable experience here. I was surprised by how delicious the food was! The Philly cheesesteak wrap is amazing. So is the crispy chicken ranch wrap. I also love their Quesedillas.
Sandy the bar tender is really sweet and helpful. The bar service is still slower to non locals, and one time I asked for a glass of tap water before I went on and sang with the band and had to pay for a bottle «because there was a band». A few minutes later I saw a local with a glass of water.
Still would call it a dive bar, but the food is worth checking out!

I disagree that this is a «dive» café. I think it’s what the bar at Ft. Wilderness in Disney World ought to look like. Authentic (looking??) Winchester rifles hanging over the bar. Rustic in a nice way. Food was better than Disney but that is damning with faint praise. The french Fries were inedible. The side salad was fresh, but the vinaigrette came from a jar. The Buffalo Burger was fine. Not inspired, but OK. Next time its down the street to Farrels

A unique café-​bar on the 66 CT. When it’s real dark and cold, the lights of this café looks like big M sign. Food and drink are not far!
One time we were driving from Massachusetts very late, couldn’t find any place open, and we saw the lights! When we went in, it was so warm inside, music was live, people were standing all over in this tiny café! It was heaven for us.
Last Saturday, I went there with my son. It was karaōke night. We had a few beer while we’re waiting for karaōke to start. My son like the juke box behind our seats. He put few coins and others too. Around 8:30, someone started to sing. It was bad. almost everyone who sang were extremely bad. But it was fun to watch people singing without hesitations.

A great dive café that really brings that unique country side bar in the woods. Decent amount of beer on tap, and a nice local bar to support.
It’s a nice place for drinks, happy hour and food. Live band also makes it a plus.

Term «café» is misleading in their name. We were expecting a bar/​grill type place with good burgers and their «award winning chili» as was advertised. We were pretty much in the middle of who knows where in the «backwoods» of Connecticut and just looking for a place to eat before driving down to watch a play in East Haddam.
Yeah… replace «café» with «Dive Bar.» I am ALL ABOUT the dive bars, but not when I’m starving and want food!
Everything was just pre-​fab, throw in fryer and cook, and serve on plastic (PLASTIC!) plates. And um… no real service to speak of.
I liked the jukebox I could play country at, the local townies that all knew each other, but the food and «service» was HORRIBLE. Which is… what you should expect at a dive bar. Shame on us for expecting any kind of real food at this place. But I guess… I was hoping for a diamond in the rough. :)