NEW HARTFORD — After several years in business at the Ledgebrook Plaza in Winsted, the Swingin’ Parrott Pub has relocated to the Hurley Business Park in New Hartford under a new name: The Parrott Delaney Tavern.
Hurley Business Park, just removed from the center of New Hartford, is an old mill revamped to house artist studios and other businesses. The wooden floors, brick walls and high wooden-beamed ceilings maintain the airy, rustic feel of the mill building.
The park was formerly the location of the Ovation guitar factory, which closed in 2014.
“We changed locations because we tried to expand at the Winsted location and they said no, they weren’t interested,” said Jim Parrott, co-owner of the tavern. “The son of one of the owners of Hurley Business Park happened to be in the pub that night. He encouraged us to come down and take a look. We looked at all three floors, and this was by far the best one.”
Construction started last November, and the Parrott Delaney Tavern had its grand opening on June 27.
Parrott said they had 193 people that night, with many of them from West Hartford and Granby. Joe Bouchard’s Treetop Band provided live music.
The new tavern has 15 beer taps, and Parrott said they will probably have about 20 soon.
“My son [Chris, who is the co-owner of the pub] is the big craft beer person,” Parrott said. “He’s back and forth between here and Boston, and he knows these things very well, so that’s all because of him.”
Parrott said the menu is not a full one yet, but it’s about three-quarters there, and the rest will be ready by the middle of July.
“We took the good stuff off the other menu and added some big meals, some steak and seafood, so it’s four pages long now,” he said.
“A lot of people come in and say the whole town’s talking about it. I plan to host a couple of bands a month, and I also want to coordinate with the bands to hold a lot of benefits.
