269 North Main St.
West Bridgewater, MA
02379
(508) 586-7777
March 29, 2014
On this dreary day, Mom and I were looking for some good
old fashioned comfort food. We love any
restaurant with the words “country tavern” in the name, so when Mom found
Morrell’s online, we decided to dodge the raindrops and stop in for some home
cooking.
Morrell’s Country Tavern is very cute inside. It really did look like a country tavern –
complete with large fireplace in the main dining room. The restaurant is bigger than it looks from
the outside, and I learned that this place (formerly named Morrell’s Country
Kitchen) used to be located in Abington until a fire forced them to relocate.
We were seated at a table by the waitress (Ash) who left
us with menus to look through. We ordered
two Diet Pepsis ($2.49 each) and a freshly made, complimentary bread boule
which came on a wooden cutting board.
The bread was outstanding (and hot!) and the butter simply melted away.
For our meals, Mom ordered the baked scrod ($13.99) and I
chose their homemade baked macaroni and cheese ($11.99) with added buffalo
chicken ($1.99). While we were waiting
for our meals, the staff was getting ready for what seemed to be an extremely
busy night. They were setting up tables,
rearranging seating and the chef even joked that they were putting on a show
for our table and the other table of ladies that were in the dining room. Everyone seemed very friendly and polite.
When our entrees arrived, they were both steaming
hot. Mom’s scrod came with a side of
real mashed potatoes and – we think – a side of mashed carrots. It was orange and at first we thought it
might have been butternut squash, but after a quick taste we decided it was
mashed carrots. Her scrod – topped with
breadcrumbs – was white and flaky. In
fact, it was so white that it was almost translucent. She loved the taste of the fish and enjoyed
that the mashed potatoes were not of the instant variety. The carrots stayed there because Mom isn't a fan. If given a choice of vegetable, she would have chosen something else.
My mac & cheese – after it had cooled down – was not
macaroni at all! It was actually ziti
baked in a small crock topped with three different cheeses (cheddar, mozzarella
and Monterey Jack) and seasoned with breadcrumbs. Of course, my added buffalo chicken made
everything hot and spicy. The chicken
was very tender and cooked perfectly. The
ziti was cooked al dente. My only complaint
was that there was a LOT of cheese.
There were a few hidden ziti stuck inside of a big glob of cheese that
ended up at the bottom of the crock. With
that being said, the cheese blend was very thick and creamy and had a great
taste. I really enjoyed it.
When Ash returned to retrieve our plates, she asked if we
wanted to view the dessert menu.
Although we were full, we decided to split a piece of the Fudgy Wudgy
Chocolate Cake ($6.99). It arrived with
a swirl of chocolate sauce on the plate along with large dollops of whipped cream. The cake was certainly fudgy! The thick layer of frosting on top tasted
exactly like fudge. The inside cake was
moist and tasty, although we think the cake could have possibly just come out
of the refrigerator because it was a little on the cold side. It was a great ending to a tasty meal. Our grand total came to $42.39.
Morrell’s is a cute place to visit. The restaurant (and restroom) was very clean,
the staff was friendly and the food was good.
They have a lot of options (click here to view the menu) and I’d like to
try one of their sandwiches, burgers or perhaps even a gourmet pizza on our
next visit.
… and speaking of our next visit, we were given a 20
percent off “Double Dipping Coupon” to use if we were to dine at Morrell’s the
next day.
As for the weather, it never stopped raining. Our delicious meal at Morrell’s was definitely
the highlight of this otherwise gloomy Saturday. We’ll be back!
