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BBYOB – What’s your favorite? UPDATE

By On February 1, 2011 · 19 Comments

Last year around this time we first published our BYOB Food Map for Bucks County and nearby – an interactive Google Map with tons of BYOB (Bring your own bottle) restaurants in Bucks County.

So, I’m curious…what’s your favorite BBYOB (Bucks Bring Your Own Bottle)?

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Cozy, comfy winter meals – BYOB

By On January 5, 2011 · 3 Comments

Update 1/16/12: This restaurant closed Fall 2011.

Is there anything nicer than cozying up by a roaring fire with a drink and good food this time of year? Yes, when someone else is doing the cooking!

I just received an email from one of our favorite BYOB restaurants, The Cafe at Rosemont. We’ve [...]

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Bucks BYOB Map

By On February 10, 2010 · 3 Comments

You asked for it…now you’ve got it. I just put together a map of BYOB restaurants in Bucks and nearby, those I know and many recommended by BCTaste readers. Feel free to leave a comment if you feel we’ve left someone out. More than happy to add them. And tell all your friends!

And, by [...]

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BBYOB – What’s your favorite?

By On January 31, 2010 · 7 Comments

My parents are BIG fans of bring-your-own-bottle (BYOB) restaurants. I also get a lot of folks searching for BYOBs in Bucks County (I can see which search terms have brought people to Bucks County Taste). But I think these little gems are still on the rare side in Bucks, and I’d like to find more. I [...]

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Lunch at Domani Star

By On December 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment

by guest blogger Rich Baringer

My wife, Mary Beth, and I celebrated our 15th anniversary on November 25th. For the occasion, we decided to meet for lunch at one of our favorite restaurants, Domani Star, in Doylestown.
 
If you’ve been to Domani Star for [...]

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Going out for Thanksgiving

By On November 8, 2009 · 7 Comments

There is an UPDATE for this post for 2010. Click here.

It’s nothing to be ashamed of. You can go out for Thanksgiving instead of making it at home. In fact, so many people are doing it these days that more and more restaurants are staying open and offering prix fixe deals [...]

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A Taste of Mexico in Lambertville

By On November 6, 2009 · 5 Comments

This is our second post in a series on Mexican restaurants in Bucks (and nearby). Our first was on Los Sarapes. Keep checking in for more reviews and let us know about your favorite Mexican restaurant.

by guest blogger Elisabeth Villarroel

If you are looking for authentic Mexican cuisine, Buho is [...]

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Yardley’s Charcoal Steaks N’Things

By On March 28, 2009 · 1 Comment

Directly across from the Delaware River in Yardley is Charcoal Steaks N’Things, a bright steakhouse that is truly family style in a way chain steakhouses only claim to be.

First thing to know: This is a BYOB place. It’s not big on décor – it feels kind of like a new Perkins, without the kitsch. [...]

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Suppers at the Summer Kitchen

By On February 22, 2009 · 3 Comments

We had a wonderful dinner the other night at the Summer Kitchen in Penn’s Park , taking advantage of its mid-week suppers, which allow you to enjoy chef Mario Korenstein’s creativity without going overboard on your dining budget. This isn’t an overpriced restaurant by any stretch, but the suppers make it a nice mid-week [...]

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Basilleaf’s Delight

By On February 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment

When thinking about our dinner at Basilleaf, a BYOB Vietnamese restaurant at 2808 South Eagle Road in Newtown, I keep coming back to the word “delightful.” First off, it’s a friendly place, with everyone from the wait staff to the kitchen staff showing up at your table to make sure your service is good. [...]

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Two places, worth visiting

By On February 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Driving around one weekend, Lynne and I visited two great places a little off the beaten tracks on both sides of the river.

The first was Brig O’Doon at 239 Durham Road in Ottsville, a charming coffee house we stopped in on after our friend Stephanie recommended it. It offers lattes, capuccinos, espresso, plus [...]

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Rouget gets a shout out

By On December 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment

In today’s Philadelphia Inquirer, Craig LaBan lists Newtown’s Rouget as one of the excellent new restaurants in the area, calling it “quite possibly the best restaurant in Bucks County.” Here’s his full review, published in June.

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