1 Cookstown – New Egypt Road
American Bar and Grill
(map)
Tara’s Tavern is a destination, not a place that you will
just happen to stumble on unless you are out driving in the Jersey Pines in the
middle of Burlington County near JBMDL – Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst – the
new name of the combined Fort Dix-McGuire AFB and Lakehurst Naval Air Station.
At the intersection just outside Cookstown, you can go to
New Egypt, Browns Mills or Wrightstown, but anyplace else, well you can’t get
there from here, unless you go through one of the places.
A former biker bar, the pool table and juke box are gone and
in their place is a more refined, brass and glass tavern with a sophisticated
yet low key air about it.
Tara Brunal, whose family once ran a spaghetti restaurant,
knew what she wanted when she transformed this place, keeping only the mahogany
paneling, putting in a small, horseshoe bar with plenty of TVs for the sports
fanatics, and a row of big booths that separate the bar from the dining room,
so you can bring the kids and not even know there’s a bar there.
When I first walked in it was nice to see a friendly and
familiar fact – Howard Green, the former bartender at Clarke’s in Mt.
Holly (now John & Molly’s), who
happens to like good music and has brought some great live band that play late
on some Friday and Saturday nights.
Both Tara ’s father and husband are
military men, and being so close to the base there’s a strong military presence
about the place, and 15% discount for military personnel on food on
Monday-Wednesday and Thursdays.
And the food is really good, though with a small kitchen
there’s a limited menu, and not like a diner that has everything. Though the
menu is small, there are inexpensive items for children and prices that are
pretty steady averaging $8 for lunch and $11 (Cheese Ravioli with homemade
vodka sauce) to $19.99 (16 ounce New York Sirloin), with nothing over $20.
Howey books the groups so you know they're good -
Saturday, October 13
The Steve Constantino Band
Saturday, October 20
Karaoke
Saturday, October 27
Billy Walton Band
Saturday, November 3
BENT MUSHROOM
Saturday, November 10
License to Chill with Vini "Mad
Dog" Lopez
Description License to Chill featuring Vini "Mad
Dog" Lopez, former drummer for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band!! 10pm to 1am - DONT MISS THIS SHOW !!!
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