<p>I don’t know exact number of people we are trying to feed, thinking about 10. But no more than 15, tops.</p>
<p>A few years ago I visited a friend in Canton CT and stayed at the Old Riverton Inn. It dates back to 1796 and is charming, but not as fancy as some bed and breakfast type places since its rooms are smallish and ceilings are low. (Which is part of its charm.) My recollection is that we were there in early October and the leaves were at their peak. There are some nice wineries in the area. The one we went to was the Jerram Winder in East Hartford. I’ve also stayed in Kent for a grad school reunion in the summer. Some nice hiking.</p>
<p>Mathmom, thanks for taking the time to respond. We won’t have time or energy to go out for lunch. So we are really looking for a restaurant that will deliver sandwiches to our hotel. We have to leave at 1:30 to head to Bristol for the wedding.</p>
<p>River ton is a trek from Southington…a good. 45 minute drive at least…and no easy way to get there.</p>
<p>Southington has every kind of restaurant possible. There most definitely is a Subway or other deli like place along Queen Street or Rt 10 someplace. There are huge retail shopping strips. </p>
<p>I would suggest calling the hotel and asking them what is nearby. I’ll bet the person at the desk can tell you.</p>
<p>Since we don’t know which side of Southington you are staying on, it’s hard to give places close by.</p>
<p>The hotel is on West Street. A Subway might fit the bill.</p>
<p>Depending on the amount of time, I would recommend going to Blue Back Square in the center of West Hartford. It’s about a 20 minute drive from the Queen St exit on I84. There are tons of restaurants of all different cuisines not only there but in the center of town (Farmington Ave and South - North Main st) about a couple of blocks away from blue back square.</p>
<p>These folks want to grab a quick bite. That is really impossible to do at Blue Back on a Saturday. Plus they have a wedding to be at in Southington at 2:30. I love Blue Back…but it’s not where they can grab a quick lunch.</p>
<p>There are tons of restaurants in Southington…tons. </p>
<p>ETA…if the hotel is on West Street, this probably isn’t far.</p>
<p>SUBWAY® Restaurants
<a href=“http://www.subway.com”>www.subway.com</a>
1 Google review
738 West St, Southington, CT
(860) 329-0357</p>
<p>OR…this place has terrific pizza…and sandwiches. Not sure how far from your hotel.</p>
<p>Randy’s Wooster Street Pizza
Website · Menu · Directions</p>
<p>131 Center St, Southington, CT
(860) 863-5100</p>
<p>The wedding is in Bristol, and we need to leave the hotel dressed for the wedding about 1:30. I am assuming we will eat a late breakfast at the hotel, and will not want to spend 40 minutes drive time for lunch. (I know it takes a LOT of time and effort for me to “clean up” for a special occasion!) The thought was that it could be a relaxed time, wake up late, linger over coffee and breakfast, and have sandwiches delivered so we could keep our tummies from growling during the ceremony.</p>
<p>This will be the first time to have all 4 siblings together in over 20 years without it being at a relative’s funeral. Trying to think ahead and cut through all the excess distractions.</p>
<p>We take foliage drives every year up Route 7, through Kent, to Cornwall, and after going over the covered bridge we invariably eat at the Wandering Moose Cafe, which is just after the bridge. Kent Falls State Park, along Route 7 (before you get to the bridge), has a lovely waterfall not far from the parking lot. Worth a trip, if you can manage it time-wise.
Map for the Wandering Moose Cafe-- and the Cornwall covered bridge is right there:
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<p>If you look a bit south of that you’ll Kent Falls State Park, too.
There are some gorgeous views of mountains visible from route 7 in/near Kent. We always pull over to look at them.</p>
<p>It’s so easy to take our lovely foliage for granted as we see it every year. </p>
<p>Also, about your lunch, I googled the location of your hotel and you are a very short ride from Route 10 (look to the east). That stretch of Route 10 has a lot of restaurants and stores. One of them may deliver; here is a list:</p>
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<p>We’ve enjoyed eating at Eddie’s Sombrero which is right where the connecting road, Lazy Lane, meets Route 10. I don’t know if you can order take out but you could ask, if you like Mexican.
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<p>As far as a foliage drive on Sunday, if you start early, it’s doable.<br>
Which weekend is it?</p>
<p>There are grocery stores and other restaurants…plenty of them…near enough. There is a Dunkin Donuts very closeby (around here! there is a Dunkin Donuts close to everything). If all else fails, they have chicken salad and tuna salad wraps there. OR call the price chopper on Queen Street. You can order a tray of anything from their deli.</p>
<p>If you eat a late, and leisurely breakfast, and you are leaving your hotel at 1:30…and have to get ready…this means lunch will be about 11:30, right? You may find that a cheese and veggie tray and some fruit is more suitable than sandwiches!</p>
<p>I’ve had the sandwiches from DD and I like them…a lot.</p>
<p>Thank you to all. I called the hotel and got the phone number for Giovanni’s Restaurant that delivers. I have given all this info to my sister, who politely let me know her husband will take care of making decisions.</p>
<p>I offered my help, but time to move on. Still have to decide on wedding attire and packing a weekend’s worth of stuff to fit in a carryon !</p>
<p>Enjoy your trip and the wedding!! Even if you don’t manage an actual foliage drive, you will see colorful trees anyway. They are beginning to turn, now.</p>
<p>Thanks CT mom, you never know how quickly the colors will fade. Down south, I haven’t seen the full colors yet, but then again, I live near a major city, and we have a lot of boring pine trees right around my town. </p>
<p>I am a tree-loving hypocrite, I love trees, I love big trees, I love the permanence of a 100 year old tree that has survived past all the humans who lived near it. In a world of instant gratification, the tree proves that long-term has a valid purpose. I love the brilliance of all the colors on the trees in the fall…but those same beautiful leaves fade and fall to the ground…and the grumbling begins! Wish we could enjoy the colors without all the raking that must follow.</p>
<p>There are PLENTY of beautiful trees in the northwest corner of CT already! </p>
<p>I drove Rt 8 last week and there was some lovely color near Torrington/Winsted. </p>
<p>Supposed to be peak this weekend in Adirondacks and Catskills. </p>
<p>Meanwhile, at my house, most of my trees haven’t even started turning yet, but my ginormous Oak tree - which is 95% green - has dropped enough leaves to cover half of my back yard and a cottonwood has the other half covered. I filled 5 leaf bags and two big barrels yesterday. H has been away since middle of last week and won’t be home until late Sunday and I needed to get them off the ground so lawn guys can winterize it on Monday. I’[ll probably fill several more bags tomorrow. 
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<p>I just hope it isn’t windy with the rain today! That tends to drop leaves like rocks!</p>
<p>We love the trees in the yard of our old house. They help to cool the house. There are many oak trees in that neighborhood. (Unfortunately, many ugly cedar trees also.)</p>
<p>We lease the house to a family with two young kids. Our real estate agent told us that they love the scene that some deers and fawns live in our backyard (which we leave it wild due to its steep slope.) At one time, two very young fawns were sitting in our front porch, waiting for their mother to come back. They were like one feet from the window of our living room and were not scared by us at all. They waited there for the whole afternoon. We prayed that their mother would not be run over by a car and would not be back. I do not understand why the fawns were left there by their mother - maybe the mother needed to hunt for food?</p>
<p>@powercropper Would love to hear from the OP about their driving tour of Litchfield County today! I was thinking about them today as I was driving around – Shoreline to Hamden to central Fairfield County – some places it was just glorious and others just really dull colors. Hoping that by doing a northern route, that the colors were pretty and that you enjoyed our historic and lovely state!</p>
<p>Today, we drove on the Mohawk trail and then down rt 7 through Williamstown, Kent, Roxbury etc. It was a beautiful day and we didn’t want to take a chance that next weekend would rain. It looked like many areas were not near their peak colors. Strangely, probably due to the trees at our house, our leaves have completely changed and are mostly on the ground.</p>