Fraunces Tavern Restaurant Restaurant Review:
History buffs will appreciate the colonial furnishings, dark interiors, and images of the many bygone eras that have passed by this tavern. Start with a half dozen East Coast Blue Point oysters with mignonette and cocktail sauce. Next choose between a hearty beef Wellington paired with golden Yukon mash and roasted asparagus and the pistachio-crusted New Zealand rack of lamb with spinach,...
Fraunces Tavern is one of the most significant historic sites of “Nieuw Amsterdam.” Housed in a building from 1717, this watering hole and restaurant is a 1907 replica of the original tavern on the premises, where George Washington bade farewell to his officers at the end of the Revolution. The pub offers a wide selection of bottled and draft beers, and the restaurant ironically serves...
George Washington ate here and so can you. And since you presumably don't have wooden teeth, expect the going to be much easier. Opened in 1762, former Revolutionary War hero hang boasts recent $2 mill. facelift. Stately interior befits both Generals and stock traders. Innovative new American menu. Filet mignon with lobster mash is all that. On-site museum recounts the GW days.
Fraunces Tavern is a place of superlatives: open since 1762, George Washington bid farewell to his troops here after the Revolutionary War. That's reason enough to visit the museum here, have a drink and some meat or seafood dishes. Steeped in tradition and filled with tasteful antiques and oil paintings, you can't help but be captivated by history when at Fraunces Tavern. Billed as "New York's...