Moonlight Bistro - New Britain

Great place for live music and Polish food in a romantic atmosphere !

Good place for live music. Very intimate setting. Full bar. Very friendly staff. Great sound.

This business has had a lot of publicity in the local press, so we had to try it, even though their license is only beer and wine. I 'm a lush, if you 've not read the rest of our writing on Yelp. We 're always looking for a new place to have a bite and several drinks. This place soft opened a few weeks ago, and is now officially open. One must enter through the front door of Pol Mart, a good delicatessen and Polish specialty store I prefer Zieliniak, down the street, but I 'll forgive the Pol Mart people, because they 're creative. Apparently the space upstairs used to be a dusty gift shop. It 's a lovely little cafe with a baby grand piano, a stage, and some ambitious lighting effects. They currently offer live entertainment on only Fridays but have plans for more. The decor is very Old Country, but handsome and clean. The appointments glassware, cutlery are of high quality. We love that we love a professional restaurant that doesn 't cut corners. There 's a great beer selection not vast, but good. Wines are limited and cheap, but not very good, but a good value. I bought a glass, then a bottle, of the serviceable Riesling from Zum, in Germany. Best Buddy had his usual Bud Light. We 're delighted they have domestics for him, because there are too many places in town craft breweries, Polish restaurants which offer only hops heavy brews. These folks have you covered. The menu is a delight! There are two different cold cut platters, either for one $7 $9 or for two $10 $12 , with bread and pickles to accompany. A French platter contained only cheeses. It 's all gotta be good because they source all the charcuterie from the deli downstairs! A modest offering of the most popular Polish foods appears on the menu Pierogies, savory and sweet; stuffed cabbage, and the like and salads, by themselves or with a grilled chicken breast or a piece of salmon . We didn 't try that we opted instead for hamburgers. The waitress, who was delightful, actually asked why are you coming to a Polish restaurant for hamburgers? I told her that our starting out place on Broad Street in Little Poland, the Belvedere, had begun to close every Wednesday. I left the new People 's Bank, and expected to go across the street to have a Scotch or three and then recalled that the bartender had lamented that the ownership decided to take a day off on Wednesdays. So this brought us to this little cafe. I missed the Scotch, but it 's okay . Soft music played in the background, and out the window one could view the enormous cathedral that graces the middle of Broad Street. The whole deal, three beers, a glass and a bottle of wine and two very nice burgers was only $50. It was an off peak time, so I had to get up to summon our server twice, but she was very, very nice and very professional. She encouraged us to visit on a Friday night when they have the live music. Go here it 's a great place, trying hard, and needs to establish itself. There aren 't enough places in New Britain to get a drink at lunch, and that 's another selfish reason why we love the place.

Live music at such a small venue makes you feel very special, you have your own private show and it gives you chance to talk to artists over a glass of wine or beer. Good polish food: kielbasa, ser, chleb ze smalcem, pierogi, flaczki...

Friendly, cozy atmosphere, great music every Friday, interesting design and layout, very welcoming hosts and excellent waitresses