The Lumberyard Pub in Georgetown

Written by Fran Sikorski
Monday, 29 September 2008 13:45

When Ridgefielders Michael Sutila and his wife, Sandra Pope Sutila, decided to develop their dream of opening a pub in a former lumberyard, they engaged the services of architect Doug MacMillan of MacMillan Architects, also of Ridgefield, to make it a reality. Selecting a name, Lumberyard Pub, was easy because the space was previously occupied by Connery’s lumberyard.

The project took two years to complete, but with a soft opening on Aug. 22, the pub was up and running with a basic menu now expanding to entrees and more pub food specialties. Pub general manager is the owners’ daughter, Jennifer Robinson, and three siblings, Annie, 16, Jared, 14, and Jager, 12, also help out in the family business.

Both Michael and Sandra Sutila are from “restaurant” families and grew up working in restaurants.

In addition to a large bar with a top created from a tree by Board Silly of Redding, there are six HDTVs, pool table and table games.

Lumberyard Pub chef is Patrick (PJ) Kinahan, who attended the Atlanta, Ga., Culinary Institute, and has worked in restaurants in New York City, Stamford, and New Canaan. He is planning to add seafood, pasta, and beef entrees to the pub menu. In addition to cheesecake, special berry pies are made by Gail Brookover of Blackbird Baked Pies in Redding.

The pub starter menu includes chicken wings — “slammin’ hot or plain hot,” nachos, stuffed jalapenos, sirloin tips, and sweet potato steak fries drizzled in molasses.

I enjoyed an order of Sam’s sliders, two mini-lumberjack burgers and fries.

For salads, there is the Santa Fe with mixed greens and iceberg lettuce, corn, black beans, hardboiled egg, tomato, avocado, fried tortilla strips, and red onion served with a house BBQ ranch dressing. Also popular are a pub salad, in addition to a classic Caesar and tossed house  salad. Sandy’s wedge features iceberg lettuce, tomato, bacon, shaved parmesan and a fried egg.

French fries are served with a variety of favorite hamburgers, and there’s good news for vegetarians: the veggie burger is “made from scratch.”

Sandwiches include Reuben, chicken, and a delicious Georgetown cheesesteak.

A Sunday brunch coincides with the weekly Georgetown farmers’ market. The menu includes challah bread french toast, farmers’ market omelet, and eggs any style with choice of bacon or sausage.

Every month Lumberyard Pub owners will donate 2% of its sales to a local non-profit organization. The first to benefit from this generosity was the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department for the ambulance fund.

Lumberyard Pub

Open for lunch and dinner every day except Tuesday from 11 AM to midnight; a la carte Farmers’ Market Sunday Brunch from 10 to 2.

Reservations not necessary; major credit cards; handicapped accessible; full bar, large variety of bottled and draft beers; Happy Hour 3:30 to 7, $1 off every drink; favorite American pub foods; vegetarian selections; take-out; casual dress; football nights; pool table and table games; entertainment coming; private functions; street parking.

Starters: $5 to $6.50

Salads: $6 to $7.50

Signature dishes: $6 to $9

Sandwiches: $6.50 to $7.50

Brunch: $3.50 to $7.50

Wine, glass: $4 to $6.50

Desserts:  $3.50

Side dishes

Home style breakfast is now being served at Margot Café and Wine Bar in Stamford from 8:30 to 10:30. The menu includes muffins and croissants, breakfast pizza with eggs, cheese, vegetables, bacon or sausage, and granola with yogurt and fruit. Owner/chef Margot Olshan is offering a free glass of wine with dinner through Oct. 29. Reservations, 203-324-3800...Dinner and dancing in the garden at Le Chateau Restaurant in South Salem, N.Y., continues as weather permits, with the Rob Fried Ensemble Latin Night Sept. 26. Dinner and dancing continues indoors Oct. 3, 17 and 24; Nov. 7 and 21. Reservations, 914-533-6631, are being accepted for an Oct. 10 wine dinner featuring burgundy wines from the Louis Latour Portfolio.