ABOUT HARTFORD RESTAURANT GROUP

It All Started in Hartford, CT – Culinary Capitol of the World.

Okay, maybe not according to most travel and leisure magazines. But there are lots of people who say Hartford's dining scene is downright burgeoning – including a group of young restaurateurs with the ambition, energy and vision to put their money (and some really great food) where their mouths are.
The Hartford Restaurant Group is the management arm behind a group of restaurants with roots in Greater Hartford. HRG restaurants include Que Whiskey Kitchen in Southington; the Wood-n-Tap Bar & Grill in Hartford, Farmington, Southington, Rocky Hill, Vernon, Wallingford, Hamden and Newington and Enfield (fall 2020)

 

Come As You Are

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In 2002, some friends combined their unique backgrounds and skill sets to develop the Wood-n-Tap restaurant brand. In mere months, what started as a rough sketch of a wooden keg on a cocktail napkin turned into the Wood-n-Tap Hartford, one of the most popular new restaurants the city had seen in years. Two years later, HRG opened the Wood-n-Tap Farmington with comparable success and the rest is history.

Key to the success of the Wood-n-Tap is the synergy of the partners' individual skill sets. Mike Hamlin's expertise in real estate and construction is key to finding suitable locations and building out the facilities. Phil Barnett's marketing experience helps give the restaurants their unique personalities and high-visibility throughout Connecticut. Phil, Mike and their support team come together like family to help create the restaurants' innovative menus and manage daily operations.

 

Group Theory

Since 2002, the focus, vision and just plain hard work of HRG has resulted in two unique dining concepts and ten of the most well-loved restaurants in Connecticut. And in that time, the group has also made giving back a priority, donating thousands and thousands to such non-profit organizations as the Boys and Girls Clubs, Hartford Blooms, Hartford Arts Council, Lea's Foundation, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Make a Wish, Channel 3 Kids Camp, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and many more.

HRG has certainly kept their collective plates full in recent years. But they still have plenty of appetite for growth. Who knows, if HRG keeps going like this, Hartford may truly become the culinary capitol of the world. Well, at least of Southern New England. Cheers.