Bart’s Drive-In and The Beanery Bistro

First time here — chicken salad was way too dry — nice staff though

Food okay, decent price, but service was terrible. The crew were very slow, and very disorganized.

Average. The reason I’m giving 2 stars is because the cook went from raw food to my cooked food with the same ungloved unwashed hand. Food safety is a real issue and this place doesn’t seem to have any regard for it. Something to think about before you stop in. But the food is ok. Nothing to impressive here. Chili is far too sweet fries are cooked too long and thy are too hard. Cheese is clumpy. Maybe it deserves 1 star.

Best Sandwiches in Windsor! I eat here often and they are very nice and the food is great!

Great place to grab a burger or hot dog on the river! Cruise night on Wednesdays! You can also get breakfast or a yummy milkshake!

Not very impressed. The food was super greasy. I ordered a cheese dog and the cheese was clumpy. The onion rings were falling apart. Seemed a bit disorganized. Won’t be going back.

I still love this place because it’s a greasy flat top grill diner. The milk shakes are delicious, especially my newly discovered Oreo Milkshake made with chocolate soft serve (uhmm yummmm).
If you’re looking for the best-​quality-​locally-​grown-​organic-​vegetarian-​fed-​antibiotic-​free-​blessed-​by-​a-​rabbi-​a-​priest food, you should probably go somewhere else. This is an order-​at-​the-​counter-​and-​get-​a-​hot-​dog kinda place. Personally, I think the hot dogs are delicious. This place is especially awesome in the summer when you can sit by the river and eat your food :)

* There’s A Reason The Food Here Tastes Like Plastic *
There’s a nostalgic mural on the wall here. I appreciate the fact that this place/​area has memories for many.
I ordered a grilled cheese sandwich and a coffee. Average, nothing noteworthy so far. For dessert, a choc chip cookie. Now we have something noteworthy: there was a piece of PLASTIC IN the cookie. Small enough that someone could have swallowed /​choked on it. I tried to find someone to notify. I didn’t care about a refund or a replacement cookie — was trying to protect other diners from the prospect of choking to death, or ending-​up with some plastic piece of equipment in their intestines. The waitress didn’t seem to care. No manager was on site. End of story… end of my ever coming to this place again.
* Phil

Definately not the Bart’s of old! Living in Windsor for many years we frequented Bart’s and enjoyed burgers, hot dogs, fries and the usual and it was beautiful. Passing thru today’s stopped for lunch and were so disappointed ! Service was very slow, no longer having multiple orders on at the same time, everything single threaded. I had to wait until everyone else was checked out just to place my order. That took time and the fries and onion rings were ready before the other food and getting cold waiting.
The chili on the dog was nothing like I remembered and could have come out of any can.
I feel grateful that I knew this place in its hay day and have fond memories, but I won’t return to it in its present state
Sorry Bart’s, I expected more.

Didn’t knock my socks off but its always nice to be able to watch what they making. The price is right and had a nice outdoor seating area.

Nothing spectacular here… but its a legendary sort of spot. its been around forever… and I guess that should mean something. Wish the food was better… hot dogs can’t compare with capital lunch, doogie’s or eddie’s delicious dogs. I like a chili sauce thats meaty… Barts is of the more liquid tomato variety. cheeseburgers are small and OK… but nothing you’d run back for. french fries were better than average… crispy and served hot. but needed some salt. The help are friendly enough… but again… just plain average. Barts needs to kick up the food quality a few notches… to deserve true legendary status.

To many, this is a Windsor Institution… there’s not a whole lot of good food in Windsor so it may be just that.
We’ve had so many bad experiences here, from watching people grab raw burger and then plate food with no hand washing in between to actually having to eat the food we ordered. Unless you’re going to the weekly summer car show there’s no good reason to eat here. There’s not much else to say; I mean, they’re just simple hot dogs and burgers.

Finally tried this place after living in Windsor for 3 years. We went in about 20 minutes before they closed and we could tell they were ready to leave. I had a hotdog and fries which were okay, nothing special. I don’t think I would make an effort to go back.

Bart’s has been around forever, and has gone through a few ownership changes as well, but the food continues to be great, and the atmosphere is perfect for enjoying an excellent hot dog. The kids behind the counter are hardworking and do a very good job of moving things along when it gets crowded, and the wait time is never too bad, even when the line is out the door. The best part of Bart’s is having a hot dog out by the river when the weather is warm enough and before the mosquitoes get too bad. Try a Slaw Dog!

If you like cholesterol laden guilty pleasures, do I have a place for you. Burgers, dogs, rings, fried clams, scallops, shrimp, all at your service. No tablecloths here– just your basic road-​side grub and ice cream shakes to boost up the cholesterol count. Of course, it’s all good (for what it is), but I always feel guilty after I eat here. I guess a little guilt now and then an’t a bad thing. I’d trade the guilt for a clam roll and onion rings a few times a year…

Hot dogs are good, burgers are ok.
Pretty expensive.
I prefer 5 guys in enfield.

We headed to Bart’s one day prior to taking off in our kayaks. Behind Bart’s there’s a boat launching dock. Tons of people go there to kayak and canoe. The location is nice for a quick snack.
On the day I went there was a car show going on so parking was very tight. The place was extremely busy.
The hot dog… eh nothing special. My coworker used to tell me about how great the hot dogs are here, when I tried it for myself I was not impressed. Sure it was greasy and grilled but that was it. If I’m going to eat something that’s going to clog my arteries the flavor better be worth it ;)
On a side note: every Wednesday, Dreamz II Reality hosts a car show.

Bart’s is the local burger/​hot dog joint that has been a Windsor staple for years. The place is even owned by the Mayor, which makes it even more of a Windsor institution.
The hot dogs and burgers are good; nothing spectacular, but one of the better lunches in town. The onion rings and curly fries are good, but I’ve had experience where the standard french fries have been a little soggy.
Tip: if you want your hot dog sliced in the middle with a melted slice of cheese, order an «Old Fashioned.» If you want your hot dog with the cheese sauce, order the cheese dog.

Stopped in for an order of home fries in the morning to satisfy my carb crave which I have done many times before.
I guess it’s been a while since I was last there because they no longer served fresh red potatoes grilled with the skins, seasoned and a bit of onions, rather, they now serve canned potatoes … what restaurant serves canned potatoes??? Real potatoes are cheap enough, no?
But, worse then the canned potatoes was the amount of cooking oil they came with. By the time I got the bag to the car, about five steps, the bottom of the bag was soaked. And, upon further inspection of the paper container they came in, the potatoes were swimming in a pool of cooking oil.
If you are going to serve food, even if it’s road side stand food (which can be awesome) and charge money for it, then serve quality food made from quality ingreedients and do it right. If you can’t be bothered and your not up to the challenge, then find something else to sell at with your road side stand, like potatoes for someone else to cook.

Wow. Connecticut keeps having so many good hot dogs.
After searching it out twice (closed the first time, forgot where it was or what it was called the second) I finally ate a Bart’s chili dog recently. I was so glad I bothered to spend all that time finding it.
The bun, a New England roll, was toasted nicely. The chili was actually spicy, and not at all watery in my encounter. And the dog itself — so often the part shamefully hidden by knowing purveyors of mediocre wursts — was tangy, grilled well on the outside, and nice and long to boot. It was the standout of a standout assembly, as it should be.
The kids on duty were good kids and as helpful as you would be on your summer job. I wasn’t sure where I was supposed to eat the night I was there, since there didn’t appear to be a table or counter to lean over. But the parking was ample and the experience worth hunting out.
In a state where people work hard on their hot dogs, Bart’s stands really close to the front of a deliciously crowded pack.