Dining ~ Tavern on Main, Chepachet
Tavern on Main
1157 Putnam Pike
Chepachet, Rhode Island
1157 Putnam Pike
Chepachet, Rhode Island
originally published 5/18/10
updated 1/8/25
Tavern on Main is one of our favorite RI restaurants, especially to take out-of-staters. It's got the old-time ambiance that we love, the wide-planked uneven hardwood floors, mismatched tables and chairs, lots of colonial tchotchkes and decor.
The building was built in the 1700s and has witnessed 300-odd years of history in Chepachet, including as a meeting place in 1842 for "the people's governor" Thomas Dorr during the Dorr Rebellion, and eventual housing for his opponent's troops.
Tavern on Main is one of our favorite RI restaurants, especially to take out-of-staters. It's got the old-time ambiance that we love, the wide-planked uneven hardwood floors, mismatched tables and chairs, lots of colonial tchotchkes and decor.
The building was built in the 1700s and has witnessed 300-odd years of history in Chepachet, including as a meeting place in 1842 for "the people's governor" Thomas Dorr during the Dorr Rebellion, and eventual housing for his opponent's troops.
But of course the best part of all is the food and the service. We've been to the Tavern on at least five or six occasions and not had a bad server. They've all been friendly, cheerful and knowledgeable.
Bear loves the seafood pasta, and my favorite is their pecan-crusted chicken with butternut squash ravioli. The Sunday Colonial Cuisine dinners are also tasty. My sister, who visits regularly from out of state, also lists Tavern on Main as a favorite. "Let's go to the ghost place," as she calls it.
Like many old buildings , the Tavern also has ghosts, and Bear likes sitting at the "big table" (upper right of the first interior photo) to read the notes that other patrons have left for them. There used to be information about the ghosts on the Tavern's Web Site, but now there's just a link to a video of the ghost named Alice.
Although we try to check out new restaurants as often as we can, we also keep coming back to the Tavern on Main as a favorite.
Bear loves the seafood pasta, and my favorite is their pecan-crusted chicken with butternut squash ravioli. The Sunday Colonial Cuisine dinners are also tasty. My sister, who visits regularly from out of state, also lists Tavern on Main as a favorite. "Let's go to the ghost place," as she calls it.
Like many old buildings , the Tavern also has ghosts, and Bear likes sitting at the "big table" (upper right of the first interior photo) to read the notes that other patrons have left for them. There used to be information about the ghosts on the Tavern's Web Site, but now there's just a link to a video of the ghost named Alice.
Although we try to check out new restaurants as often as we can, we also keep coming back to the Tavern on Main as a favorite.
I'm putting this on our to-eat list! We haven't been! Thanks for the tip!
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