I visited while waiting for my flight because I wanted an actual meal and not just a sandwich. When you arrive, you choose a seat that is empty and a server will greet you. There is not a host, so it is seat yourself. I was greeted quickly and scanned the QR code of the menu. I ordered the Chili since I wasn't very hungry, but wanted something warm and soothing. The chili was good and came with tortilla chips, which is always a PLUS. It wasn't amazing, but it was good. The restaurant was clean and had a steady flow at the time. Service was good and prices were great as well. If I'm back in the airport again for travel, I will definitely return. read more

Black Bear Saloon - Chili with tortilla chips - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

(Last visited 9/12/2021.) In an attempt to fly to Minneapolis for work our flight was majorly delayed and the Escape Lounge still hadn't reopened so what are we going to do for food?! We wandered the small airport looking for something tasty. So we walked by the Black Bear Saloon and here's how it went! Atmosphere/Appearance: Set right in the middle between the 2 walkways that lead to the different gate areas is this gem. It's right next to where passengers who just got off of planes would go to collect their bags/exit. The entrance is wide-open since it's in an airport. This place gives off an upscale tavern feel with neutral wood colors and yellow lighting. It wasn't very bust so it wasn't loud at all. Service: Service was a bit slow to be honest, but let's chalk it up to being understaffed, as lots of places were at this time, so that's okay. We had plenty of time and weren't in a rush to go anywhere. Food: So we are here for the wings! We were able to try 2 flavors so we went with Buffalo and I can't remember the second one. It was a white-ish sauce, but looking at their menu, none of the sauces make sense to be white. Lol. Ah! I remember! Cucumber Wasabi! It's not on the menu for some reason, but it was a very interesting flavor and one I liked more than the Buffalo! The wings were very decent though, plump, juicy, crispy and filling. Value: $14.00 for 9 wings isn't terrible, especially given the wing shortage, the pandemic AND for it being airport food. Not bad at all. I'd come back for these for sure. In conclusion, I think I may wanna do a video here... Hmm... I'd certainly comeback, I usually just don't have the time since I'm usually headed to a plane. read more

This is in airport so expect airport prices but the staff were super nice & quick. You have to scan the QR code to the menu. Not all the drinks are listed but they have a full bar and they can make most things. The place is clean the food is basic American food. I got a grill chicken sandwich with avocado it's good. The fries were really good. This place did the job. My flight left at 4:45 and I landed at 8:00. I needed a meal that could hold me over. This place did the job. read more

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I decided to give the Black Bear Saloon a shot as I waited for my flight. The sign out front said seat yourself, so I did. I sat by the bar, I sat for approximately 15 mins before anyone came over. Once the bartender/waitress came over I ordered my drink and food. Drink came out right away. I went with the fish and chips as I was sick of burgers and sandwiches. Food came out at 11 mins 16 secs. Which I thought was fast. The fish was good, it was cooked well, it was actually very hot. Almost burned my mouth, but better to be hot vs cold. Fries were ok, some were crispy some soggy, some burnt. Not bad, not great. For an airport, it was a decent meal, no complaint aside from the initial wait time before being greeted. read more

Black Bear Saloon - Fish and chips. - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

There are not too many nice choices for restaurants at Bradley airport and Black Bear Saloon seemed the best so I decided to give it a try. Although the restaurant was fairly crowded, service was pretty fast, ordering was straightforward, and the cheeseburger was pretty good but not outstanding. I did like the french fries and the ambiance of the restaurant. Its hard to be choosy in a busy airport and they had some good options if you are looking for something before a flight. read more

Black Bear Saloon - Bacon cheeseburger - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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I was waiting for an American Airlines domestic flight when I decided to have a decent meal. I decided a togo rather than dine in. Nashville chicken sandwich was my favorite here. Erin's blackened chicken was good as well. Food was ready in 15 minutes. May be I was the only guy who took out food. Rest of the crowd was having a beer, relaxing and dining in. read more

Black Bear Saloon - Erin's blackened chicken sandwich - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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Five stars for a full-service restaurant within an airport! Bradley is one of the smaller airports, so to have such quality food and such a large restaurant was absolutely surprising. At this place you seat yourself and before you are fully seated, a waitress comes over and ask if she can take your drink order, or if you already know what you wanna eat. They are very prompt with bringing you your drinks, providing refills, and getting food to you. There are charging stations throughout, and all of the prices are really, really reasonable. I ordered a Riesling, a chicken quesadilla (you can get it baked, grilled or fried; I opted for fried), and mozzarella sticks (ate them before taking a photo), and my total was about $40. Will definitely stop back during layovers! read more

Black Bear Saloon - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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Best airport food and best airport service ever Most airport food and service are lackluster But not this place It's worth a trip read more

Service was great! Great food and beverage recommendation for waiter. Clean fun environment. read more

Black Bear Saloon - Fresh Market Burger - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

This place is my go to when I fly into Hartford. The food here is really good. I usually go for the sliders, but haven't had anything bad on the menu. Both the philly and chicken sliders are awesome. Tacos are great too. I'll update this after I try their chili when I'm landing here vs flying out read more

Black Bear Saloon - Sliders w onion rings. I too my sliders w em. - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Sounds strange to say this is better each visit. Threw a twist this time and asked for (a guttural combo) of 10 wings 50:50, dry rub Jamaican jerk plus buffalo, and the dry rub Cajun plus garlic parm, shockingly a win win! Coupled with the pork and kimchi dumplings (loaded and fully dressed with chili oil) delish. Comfort food for the flight! read more

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The place for a sit down meal in terminal A. Nice selection of beer and wine. Menu is digital since COVID. We had the hamburgers that were very good. Farmers ‍ has egg and avocado - delicious. The Bacon cheese burger was very good as well. They have mastered the classic McDonals fries - perfect. You can upgrade to sweet potato waffle fries is $5 but the regular fries were very good. read more

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I am eating a 24 dollar burger that is over cooked. The waitress even asked if medium was good I said perfect. Our waitress was very attentive unlike the line cooks. No I did not complain maybe I should have but I'll just never return. read more

Black Bear Saloon - Over cooked burger that supposed to be medium! - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

As far as airport food goes it is fine. Obviously it is not fine dining but in a pinch it definitely satisfies. The service is quick and the food portions are pretty decent. The restaurant is conveniently located right next to TSA which gives you the opportunity to get right in and dine. I had a grilled chicken Cesar salad and it was a nice sized portion. The eggplant fries were delicious. read more

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after an unexpected flight change, my mother and I found ourselves at the airport far too soon to go to the gate for our flight. we were both feeling hungry, and just went to the closest restaurant. and thank god we did! our waitress was kind and efficient, our food was delivered very quickly, and our meals were delectable. my bacon cheeseburger being an absolute standout, one of the best I've ever had! genuinely! we sat ourselves at the barstools in the front which was a great place for people watching. if you ever find yourself at CLT I highly recommend! read more

Black Bear Saloon - chowing down - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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I was pleasantly surprised by the food for an airport location.Service was fast and pleasant,a nice variety for the food and drinks.We were really happy to have a nice lunch before our 18 hours journey across the world! read more

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Only reason this gets a 2* vs a 1 is because the food was good. Unfortunately the service was terrible. Sat ourselves per instruction, was told "I see y'all I'll be right with you. 10mins passed before we were able to order drinks or food. This would also be the last time we saw our waitress. Ordered the turkey club, received the BLT. Never received any napkins/utensils. Guess jeans work as a napkin while traveling lol. Never asked if we wanted refills (we did). After eating I eventually had to get up to track down another waitress that turned out to be the manager so we could close our tab. Flying is stressful, people don't really need bad service on top of that. read more

This place is perfect before you take your flight out to paradise! Quick service. Plenty of spots to sit. Many options to choose from for a quick meal before your flight. Definitely check them out when at Bradley! read more

Black Bear Saloon - Pear and gorgonzola salad with grilled chicken - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

This is airport restaurant, but still, food quality was very bad -- I couldn't finish my burger because it didn't taste like meat and I started to grow suspicious (and mushrooms in the burger -- if you've seen what happens to old mushrooms, picture them in the burger). Same deal with fries, and buffalo cauliflowers-- everything seemed to have been sitting around for a while to the extent the texture felt weird, and all masked with heavy sauce. I hope I won't get sick. Nothing wrong with the service, but that's not a reason to give horrible food more than one star. read more

So bad it gives airport food a bad name. Mediocre food, minuscule portions, and absurd price are kind of expected. I got the street tacos that were ostensibly shrimp but I really could tell. Perhaps the are better items on the menu. I'll never know. read more

Great beer selection. BUT: 1. The bartender was way over worked. She was filling drinks for the entire restaurant, tending the bar itself and also serving some tables. The manager should be fired for this. 2. Whatever cleaning fluid they are using smells awful and was way too strong. read more

Black Bear Saloon - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Service was great & the food was excellent. The food was fresh & plentiful. Even though it was crowded the burgers came out quickly and just as we ordered them. Great option when needed a lunch or dinner before a flight. read more

I ordered the cheeseburger sliders aka a cut up hamburger. Guess I was expecting too much from an airport restaurant. Flavor and fries were ok though. read more

This place is fairly large and busy. It has good table service, you also get your food quickly and it it quality grub. The drinks are good and so is the food. I took a few pictures to show you the actual food and drinks. The prices are higher than the norm because we are in an airport but I would say that they are reasonable prices for the quality of the food. Next time I am her, I will come to this place. It seems to be the best that the Hartford airport has to offer in many categories. read more

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Bradley has impressed me so far in terms of having fairly quality restaurants. We stopped at Black Bear Saloon for lunch before heading back to DC after Thanksgiving, and I was way too excited that they had a mac and cheese burger. It was messy, but didn't disappoint. The fries were also the super thin kind - my fave - and my bloody mary's were good. It was kind of expensive for what it was, but I guess it's an airport restaurant, so such is life. read more

Black Bear Saloon - bacon mac n cheese burger - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Pleasantly surprised based on the former reviews about service - maybe the remodel was personnel also ? Everyone I interacted with was either pleasant or just not memorable-no one was rude. With the make your own salad choices even VEGANS can find something healthy to grab. The kale salad has cabbage and Brussels making it a great option once chick peas are added. Will add this to my rotation when I get to the airport early enough- take out a little slower that the fast food companies read more

Black Bear Saloon - Make your own salad on new menu- nice choices - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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Ordered the cowboy burger Pretty good stuff and the service was even better. Pretty good selection of beer and that's always a good thing read more

Black Bear Saloon - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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27 dollars for a chicken quesadilla is insane. On top of that it was disgusting, greasy, foul smelling, and had rotted chicken. I've honestly never had a worse quesadilla and I'm surprised I even agreed to pay and tip well after being poisoned (it's not the server's fault and service was fine). Do not go here!! read more

When I'm on the way to another state or country, I always eat here. My go to is the bbq blue burger. A burger with blue cheese, bacon, and bbq sauce. I'm delicious. They could do a better job with the fries that are served on the side. I had the lemonade the last time I ate there and it had a funny after taste. I ordered a Shirley temple instead. I was not charged for either drink which was nice. read more

Great service and great food. Definitely a nice place to chill waiting on your flight.

I came here on a business trip on my way to catch a flight at Bradley Airport. Wanting to avoid the standard airport fare of McDonalds and Dunkin, we stopped by Blackbear as it seemed to be the least "franchisey." Service was good and relatively quick, within minutes we were greeted and promptly seated. Our waitress was very friendly and gave us plenty of time to decide what to eat without being too pushy. I ordered the Cowboy Burger on a Pretzel Bun while my coworker got a Tuna Melt. I was told the tuna melt was decent and met expectations. The burger was pretty standard fare, served with fried onion rings and bacon on the inside and a pickle and fries on the side. My main complaint was that though I asked for the burger to be rare, I was instead greeted with a very well done patty. Despite that, I finished everything since I was pretty hungry and the food was still passable. All in all, it was decent fare for airport food and it was paid for by my company anyways. I would give Blackbear 3.5 stars but since that isn't an option I would have to say it's a 3. read more

As far as airport dining goes, this place exceeded my expectations. Shauna (sp?) the server/bartender was absolutely lovely. She really made the experience. I had burger sliders - 12.99 for 2 cheeseburger sliders and fries. Good portion for one person and quite good. Also had a glass of pinot noir $13. All were really tasty, which is somewhat surprising for an airport bar! No wine list but Shauna explained all of the options. She had a ton of tables + working the bar and she did it with such grace, making it looks easy and anticipated my needs. Will be back when in Bradley Airport. read more

I think you'll find that out of the few places to hang out while you're waiting for your flight at BDL; black bear saloon looks the most cozy and inviting from the outside. I've never actually had a meal here, but I've stopped in a number of times to get a drink to help fight off the pre-flight jitters. If you enjoy a robust red wine, they always have Mountain Door Malbec on the list. Granted, the glass costs as much as if you were to buy the bottle at the store but I think that's probably expected at the airport. As you've probably read in a couple of the other reviews, they also have quite a number of locally brewed beers on tap. I enjoyed a particularly delicious glass of UFO white from Harpoon. (They're located in Boston) Service has always been attentive, and I will probably stop by again the next time i'm waiting for my flight at BDL. read more

Black Bear Saloon - Harpoon UFO White; delicious! - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Airport restaurant in Hartford. Ordered chopped salad w/ Cajun chicken. Average salad, chicken was tasty. Avocado was not quite ripe which was disappointing. Not the worst airport restaurant I have been to but not the best either. That being said, would eat here again in a pinch. read more

Black Bear Saloon - Chopped Salad w/ Cajun Chicken - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Well it's airport prices, but at least they have a good beer menu. It's pretty much the only space in the airport to slam down a few IPA'a before you get the hell out of Connecticut, which is probably exactly what you need right now. But I would be pretty careful with the menu items. The build a burger is pretty solid and you can't go wrong, but on this occasion I was curious about the meat dumplings. I didn't see a photo of it on Yelp so I decided to take one for the team. Well I can say that I am thoroughly disappointed, for $13 I was expecting some serious dumplings, but instead it was more like a standard order of Gyozas. Well that's the airport for ya, should have spent the extra $2 and just got the burger. read more

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Unfortunately this airport doesn't have many food options to choose from if you have time to kill. Black Bear Saloon seems like the nicest restaurant to eat at, and I think because there is no competition they have no desire to really excel at this establishment. Starting off, this place was extremely busy on a Friday around 1PM. They should have more waitresses to handle the volume, because it took forever for someone to check on our party of six people. I pretty much had to wave someone down if I needed anything, even to order. We waited about 30 minutes before our food arrived. The food was fine, but the amount of food was on the small side compared to how much it cost. I would suggest avoiding this place if you can, unless you don't mind waiting a very long amount of time getting service. read more

Five years later, I had forgotten that I had eaten here before and left a review until just now. Today I ordered the lobster slider and the sweet potato waffle fries. I am going to have to see how to recreate those fries at home. They were dessert on a plate. The food was great, service was fast and my iced tea was fresh. I hope I don't have to wait 5 years for those waffle fries again! read more

I'll start off with saying their hours are incorrect and they are actually open past 5PM now. I had a bud light and Buffalo wings. overall good, fast and great service. I didn't care for the wings being breaded, which wasn't described on the menu, since I prefer just straight fried with 0 carbs. I'm on keto and so it was a disappointment. I ate a few of them and they were tasty just not for my diet. read more

Black Bear Saloon - Buffalo wings - American Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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The bartender was nice and attentive but I'm guessing prices aren't listed for a reason...$30 for a Cuban sandwich with a side Caesar!? And- the food was awful. Flavorless and the bread was chewy read more

Surprisingly good restaurant for an airport! Delicious hamburgers and sweet potato fries. Fast and friendly service. A welcome place eat for travelers who don't want fast food. read more