Jar - West Hartford

Sundays are definitely the best day to visit this place, as they offer happy hour all day long. If you're looking to try out some new dishes, that's the perfect time to do it. We sampled nearly everything on the happy hour menu and enjoyed a few cocktails to accompany our meal. It wasn't too crowded, which allowed us to have a great conversation with the bartender—he was fun and engaging without being intrusive. I can’t wait to return and explore the full menu!

We chose this restaurant to celebrate my son's birthday, but unfortunately, he was very disappointed. It took nearly 15 minutes for us to be acknowledged by a waiter, and once they arrived, we waited over 30 minutes for our drinks because there was only one bartender serving the entire place. When the drinks finally arrived, the waitress forgot to bring the birthday boy's drink. The food was also subpar. The only redeeming quality was the music; if it hadn't been for that, we likely would have left.

I just had my first experience at JAR Bar, and it was fantastic! The food and cocktails were both delicious. Our server, Jonathan, was outstanding—very attentive without ever making us feel rushed. We were celebrating two birthdays, and the restaurant surprised us with two complimentary slices of tiramisu, complete with candles! The cake was amazing and incredibly fresh. We will definitely be back!

Date night with wife. Had her pick the restaurant and surprised me with jar and bar. Apparently stands for just another restaurant and that's exactly what it was or even worst. The service was great but when it came to the food , it was bad enough for me to never step in there again. We ordered the steak medium rare and the salmon ossoboco which didn't make any sense to me but was intrigued to say the least. How on earth can you cook a steak medium rare and it be dry , the brusslesprouts were burnt and raw at the same time. The salmon was dry and it came with scallops which I wish didn't. So easy to sear them but yet failed miserably. Don't know where ossoboco came in the dish. I originally gave it a 3.2 but after a couple days of post drama I down grade it to a 2.2. Pretty bad experience .

Came for the restaurant week (Taste of Greater Hartford prix fixe 3 course for $30.22 and also to try the Sijang Tongdak (directly translatable to market/marketplace whole chicken in Korean as a Korean. Giving credit where credit is due: great servers/ customer service oriented, timely food delivered to table, clearing of plates, frequent checking in/water refills by various employees, and quick check delivery. Has a private parking lot. Outdoor seating is cute and has heaters available! (Disclaimer: to no fault of the restaurant, it is, however, right on a busy street with cars/motorcycles/mopeds roaring, blasting music, and honking very close by. I 'll start with the fried chicken first off, it 's not tongdak because it 's half a chicken secondly, it is plated/served exactly as pictured in some reviews, which I didn 't realize until I had to eat it how difficult it is to eat in an easy/civil manner. It 's not cut up in anyway; in other words it 's literally half a chicken hacked up, breaded, deep fried and served as a long strand of meat. Knife and fork? Tried to be resourceful and somewhat civil by using 2 forks like a scavenger and I can 't say I enjoyed scavenging for meat as most of it was bone/skin. It was seasoned fine nothing special, drizzled with a slightly spicy, mostly sweet and tangy sauce that seemed very close to a sweet chili sauce which is not usually used in this dish or most Korean fried chicken iterations from my experience. The slaw was fine, light, flavorful, but again seasoned in a similar sweet chili flavor way that I personally did not find reflective of what this dish is named. For the prix fixe, my partner chose brussels sprouts, the land and sea (2 petite lamb lollipops, 2 scallops and risotto , and the sopapilla. The texture of the brussels sprouts were great (think oven baked fried kale chips on the outside and cooked throughout. The appetizer and main courses needed to be seasoned, minimally with salt. The main course was very disappointing in that (1 the lamb was cooked over (ordered medium, got medium well and not well seasoned, (2 the risotto was also not seasoned/flavorful in anyway and not textured correctly and the corn, well could 've been without the canned corn, (3 there was some sweet/tart raspberry sauce slathered to meet with the lamb and onto the risotto in a less than elegant way that was off and emphasized the dissonance in the suddenly small portioned entree dish. The dessert of choice, sopapilla, came and it was larger in portion than the entire main dish Think 4 dinner rolls from Bertucci 's deep fried and coated in powdered sugar and cinnamon with drizzled honey/syrup on top. From my research, I believe when this dough is fried, it 's supposed to puff up the skin to become somewhat crisp and the inside would become hollow; this version was the exact opposite, dense and doughy fried dinner roll that was too thick and chewy. We will not be back to this establishment for dinner/meals in general, but we did notice that a lot of other outdoor diners were thoroughly enjoying the space and weather for drinks. I 'd recommend that route, and their very generous happy hour* times and Sunday (entirely . *HH prices/offers apparently only apply if you sit at the bar/outdoor bar area.