Comments for West Hartford Forums http://whforums.wordpress.com "A candle is enough to light the world" Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:55:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Simmer Out of The Center by Ibelieveit http://whforums.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/simmer-out-of-the-center/#comment-5334 Ibelieveit Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:55:59 +0000 http://whforums.wordpress.com/?p=276#comment-5334 Matt, didn't you vote for BB2? Didn't anyone look at the plans before they said "yes", twice?! A German pillbox that can fit Banum's and Bailey's 20 white elephants. They could have created an urban oasis with pedestrian walkways and plazas. Might even think you're even Europe. Heck even Mexico does a better job at such things. Stores are closing in Bishops Corner - target for more development - and at Blvd and Prospect - more development there too. Don't we have an urban planning board? Traffic control is out of control, lot's of red lights run all over town and you guys worry about the next restaurant. Wait until the school scores continue to go down. What's that going to do for your home prices? Matt, didn’t you vote for BB2? Didn’t anyone look at the plans before they said “yes”, twice?!

A German pillbox that can fit Banum’s and Bailey’s 20 white elephants. They could have created an urban oasis with pedestrian walkways and plazas. Might even think you’re even Europe. Heck even Mexico does a better job at such things. Stores are closing in Bishops Corner – target for more development – and at Blvd and Prospect – more development there too. Don’t we have an urban planning board? Traffic control is out of control, lot’s of red lights run all over town and you guys worry about the next restaurant. Wait until the school scores continue to go down. What’s that going to do for your home prices?

]]> Comment on Posting by a real review http://whforums.wordpress.com/posting/#comment-5330 a real review Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:59:05 +0000 http://whforums.wordpress.com/?page_id=355#comment-5330 http://www.necn.com/tvdiner/Most-Recent-Reviews/Review-Cocoa/1237656787.html http://www.necn.com/tvdiner/Most-Recent-Reviews/Review-Cocoa/1237656787.html

]]> Comment on Cocoa Kitchen and Bar — Who’s Got the Scuttlebutt? by stompson http://whforums.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/cocoa-kitchen-and-bar-whos-got-the-scuttlebutt/#comment-5326 stompson Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:06:01 +0000 http://whforums.wordpress.com/?p=580#comment-5326 This place was lovely. What a beautiful job renovating this building. What a change! It is so beautiful inside. We love venturing up to West Hartford to eat out. We think Cocoa's is a great addition to a great town with many wonderful places to eat. Our food was simply delicious. There was not one drop left on my plate! My husband had the california roll and just loved it and I had the crab cakes. They serve it with seaweed salad! yummy! We shared the seabass and all I can say is OH MY! I wish we didn't share- this was so good- and over my a big serving of potato gnocchi. It was just wonderful! We also shared a cherry pie with vanilla ice cream. This was so delicious and a real comforting homemade dessert, nothing you would find in any of the other restaurants. We recommend it and will definitely be back! This place was lovely. What a beautiful job renovating this building. What a change! It is so beautiful inside. We love venturing up to West Hartford to eat out. We think Cocoa’s is a great addition to a great town with many wonderful places to eat. Our food was simply delicious. There was not one drop left on my plate! My husband had the california roll and just loved it and I had the crab cakes. They serve it with seaweed salad! yummy! We shared the seabass and all I can say is OH MY! I wish we didn’t share- this was so good- and over my a big serving of potato gnocchi. It was just wonderful! We also shared a cherry pie with vanilla ice cream. This was so delicious and a real comforting homemade dessert, nothing you would find in any of the other restaurants. We recommend it and will definitely be back!

]]> Comment on Cocoa Kitchen and Bar — Who’s Got the Scuttlebutt? by Anonymous http://whforums.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/cocoa-kitchen-and-bar-whos-got-the-scuttlebutt/#comment-5296 Anonymous Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:54:03 +0000 http://whforums.wordpress.com/?p=580#comment-5296 kara and jesse...are you the same person? kara and jesse…are you the same person?

]]> Comment on Cocoa Kitchen and Bar — Who’s Got the Scuttlebutt? by DAN http://whforums.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/cocoa-kitchen-and-bar-whos-got-the-scuttlebutt/#comment-5289 DAN Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:06:53 +0000 http://whforums.wordpress.com/?p=580#comment-5289 The food here is terrible. I wish they would just stick to serving bar food b/c charging $25 for an entree and having it come out overcooked and tasteless is unacceptable. Maybe they're still working out the kinks but I left this place feeling disappointed. My wife and I go out all of the time for dinner in New Haven, Hartford, Glastonbury & the center and this was one of the worst dining experiences we had in a long time. The food here is terrible. I wish they would just stick to serving bar food b/c charging $25 for an entree and having it come out overcooked and tasteless is unacceptable. Maybe they’re still working out the kinks but I left this place feeling disappointed. My wife and I go out all of the time for dinner in New Haven, Hartford, Glastonbury & the center and this was one of the worst dining experiences we had in a long time.

]]> Comment on Cocoa Kitchen and Bar — Who’s Got the Scuttlebutt? by Jesse McB http://whforums.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/cocoa-kitchen-and-bar-whos-got-the-scuttlebutt/#comment-5288 Jesse McB Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:49:44 +0000 http://whforums.wordpress.com/?p=580#comment-5288 The new restaurant in West Hartford Center COCOA is AWESOME!! Great food. Great Service. Worth every penny!! This was one of the best meals that I have had in a long time. Everything was cooked perfectly and tasted amazing. We had the sea bass and the filet mignon for entrees and for dessert we had the banana caramel tart and chocolate creme brulee. OUTSTANDING! We will definitely be returning very soon! The new restaurant in West Hartford Center COCOA is AWESOME!! Great food. Great Service. Worth every penny!!
This was one of the best meals that I have had in a long time. Everything was cooked perfectly and tasted amazing. We had the sea bass and the filet mignon for entrees and for dessert we had the banana caramel tart and chocolate creme brulee. OUTSTANDING!
We will definitely be returning very soon!

]]> Comment on Cocoa Kitchen and Bar — Who’s Got the Scuttlebutt? by Kara http://whforums.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/cocoa-kitchen-and-bar-whos-got-the-scuttlebutt/#comment-5287 Kara Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:33:28 +0000 http://whforums.wordpress.com/?p=580#comment-5287 LOVE cocoa! There are so many great place to eat in West Hartford and Cocoa tops the list. We love it here! We had such a great time last weekend. My favorite part about the whole place is the atmosphere; it is really warm and inviting. It is so often you go out to eat and either feel so small in such a big open space or squashed in a too crowed space. Cocoa's set up is really done right! We just love the amazing food and cool drinks and our server has always been great. If you haven't eaten here yet you MUST! LOVE cocoa! There are so many great place to eat in West Hartford and Cocoa tops the list. We love it here! We had such a great time last weekend. My favorite part about the whole place is the atmosphere; it is really warm and inviting. It is so often you go out to eat and either feel so small in such a big open space or squashed in a too crowed space. Cocoa’s set up is really done right! We just love the amazing food and cool drinks and our server has always been great. If you haven’t eaten here yet you MUST!

]]> Comment on So, I’m Leaving West Hartford by Greg http://whforums.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/so-i%e2%80%99m-leaving-west-hartford/#comment-5285 Greg Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:20:31 +0000 http://whforums.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/so-i%e2%80%99m-leaving-west-hartford/#comment-5285 Sorry to hear it; your voice will be missed. Enjoy your new surroundings. Sorry to hear it; your voice will be missed. Enjoy your new surroundings.

]]> Comment on Posting by susan http://whforums.wordpress.com/posting/#comment-5271 susan Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:24:51 +0000 http://whforums.wordpress.com/?page_id=355#comment-5271 My husband and I were so excited to try Cocoa last night. Loved the look, the atmosphere, the music and the menu, but the food was really quite bad. The pot roast sandwich was dry and tough, and the garlic burger (highly recommended by our waitress) was dry and tasteless. On the positive side, my husband liked his side salad and the sweet potato fries were great! Too bad, this place has potential, but isn't going to survive in the West Hartford market without serious work in the kitchen. My husband and I were so excited to try Cocoa last night. Loved the look, the atmosphere, the music and the menu, but the food was really quite bad. The pot roast sandwich was dry and tough, and the garlic burger (highly recommended by our waitress) was dry and tasteless. On the positive side, my husband liked his side salad and the sweet potato fries were great! Too bad, this place has potential, but isn’t going to survive in the West Hartford market without serious work in the kitchen.

]]> Comment on Cocoa Kitchen and Bar — Who’s Got the Scuttlebutt? by FRS http://whforums.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/cocoa-kitchen-and-bar-whos-got-the-scuttlebutt/#comment-5238 FRS Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:42:53 +0000 http://whforums.wordpress.com/?p=580#comment-5238 We arrived Feb. 17, 2009, at about noon and found the rear handicap entrance locked and had to go to the front entrance (with stairs), to get the rear door unlocked so my disabled wife could enter in her wheel chair. Apparently the door is usually kept locked. My wife ordered mussel stew, I ordered the seafood pot pie and we shared an order of sweet potato fries. My wife enjoyed her mussel stew, but my seafood pot pie, presumably made with shrimp, lobster and crab, was a pink gloppy mass that had perhaps two or three tiny pieces of distinguishable seafood, probably shrimp. For $16 I expected at least to be able to identify the incorporated seafood. The sweet potato fries ($5) were very good, but ketchup, served with them, seemed out of place. The place was nearly empty when we arrived and we were seated at a booth near the bar. Shortly after we were seated a woman with a small child arrived and was seated directly opposite us. We were provided “entertainment” from those two, plus “auntie” who arrived later. The child’s raucous behavior, auntie and mommy singing to the child, and auntie having an argument with someone on her cell phone was enough to swear-off any restaurant patronage for a while. I later suggested to the manager that in some way perhaps people with small children could be seated away from couples who may wish to enjoy a quiet meal, but that suggestion fell on deaf ears. To his credit, our waiter provided very good service. With so many good restaurants in the area, we probably won’t go back to Cocoa. We arrived Feb. 17, 2009, at about noon and found the rear handicap entrance locked and had to go to the front entrance (with stairs), to get the rear door unlocked so my disabled wife could enter in her wheel chair. Apparently the door is usually kept locked. My wife ordered mussel stew, I ordered the seafood pot pie and we shared an order of sweet potato fries. My wife enjoyed her mussel stew, but my seafood pot pie, presumably made with shrimp, lobster and crab, was a pink gloppy mass that had perhaps two or three tiny pieces of distinguishable seafood, probably shrimp. For $16 I expected at least to be able to identify the incorporated seafood. The sweet potato fries ($5) were very good, but ketchup, served with them, seemed out of place. The place was nearly empty when we arrived and we were seated at a booth near the bar. Shortly after we were seated a woman with a small child arrived and was seated directly opposite us. We were provided “entertainment” from those two, plus “auntie” who arrived later. The child’s raucous behavior, auntie and mommy singing to the child, and auntie having an argument with someone on her cell phone was enough to swear-off any restaurant patronage for a while. I later suggested to the manager that in some way perhaps people with small children could be seated away from couples who may wish to enjoy a quiet meal, but that suggestion fell on deaf ears. To his credit, our waiter provided very good service. With so many good restaurants in the area, we probably won’t go back to Cocoa.

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