Mory's Association

Walking through the front door of Mory's restaurant in New Haven, CT, and being greeted by not only the hostess and several happily exiting guest, but also the smell, sounds, and sights of the lively atmosphere was just terrific. After being promptly shown to our seats, due to called ahead reservations, further eye candy was displayed by the decor of room and longstanding photos from the 1800’s. Even the table itself was enjoyable to examine with student carvings that have stood the test of time and have since been lacquered over to be preserved. The waiter was more than prompt with drinks and taking our orders, making sure to point out the items that would be gone soon due to the season for lobster ending and also note the other items that were local such as the locally caught cod. There was no doubt in the quality of the food as my lobster risotto was incredible and my colleague’s grilled chicken was beyond satisfying, so much so, that deserts could not be fit as well. The wait staff did an amazing job working together to keep all drinks refilled, items hot and served right away, and items cleared as appropriate so that the meal just felt easy. They also were able to entertain us with stories of old student traditions within the restaurant including acapella nights and “cups” along with historical facts that prompted further intrigue. Without question, I’ll be coming again and would recommend it to all friends and acquaintances.

On Saturday evening, February 22, 2014, nine of us gathered in the Governors Room to celebrate my birthday. Ages ranged from 3 1/2 to 71. We ordered drinks and food from the a la carte menu. The room was perfect for nine people. The service was extraordinarily competent, courteous and cheerful. The food was actually very, very good. Our group included several excellent cooks and a slew of picky eaters. All good. I do not have sufficient data to be able to predict that all will have a cognate experience, but I can state without reserve that our experience was just right, just what we expected (with one exception), just what we wanted. [I checked the schedule with respect to singing groups when I made the reservation and thus knew that no groups would be on hand on the 22nd. During the course of the meal, our sweet server mentioned that the Whiffs were having dinner downstairs: would we like to have them come by? Several minutes later the Whiffs, albeit out of uniform, were singing Happy Birthday to us. Just terrific.]