OT: Tumulty's
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I get the sentimental value but the one time i was in there a few years ago the place was in need of significant refurbishment. And I am being kind. Everything reeked of having been in place for about 30 years.
My first memory of Tumulty's was walking down George street before the move ('73 or '74) and professor Susman coming out from the very dark inside into a bright sunshine--shielding his eyes as if he came out of a cave into brilliant sunshine. For those that remember, Susman was the history department chairman and a superior educator. It's a shame Bishop House is no longer used for classes, what a great place with a lot of character.
Frank taught with me in Edison. I started in 1967 and I think he retired about 1972. I still visited him at the Tumulty's by the bridge before it moved to its new location on George Street. The last time my wife and I stopped I was told Frank was still around and was golfing a lot at I think Forsgate Country Club. I guess that was about 8-10 years ago. Frank was a very nice man and we got along very well. I hope this news is not true.
Please tell me that the f#$% who chiseled out the coins in the bar is not a member of this site? Haha. Love that joint. One of my first dates with the wife. Pre-game before The Stress Factory. Good night. Went back after The Stress Factory, the floor was rumbling. Big party at lower bar. I had no idea there was a lower bar. I totally utilized the lower bathroom after that.
Not sure. Your taking about the Rivoli a few doors down from the Pub. NB had 4 movie houses in the 60' s. Across the street was the Acme and a barber shop on the corner of Washington St. I think the George St Playhouse moved there after. The corner of Albany had a real 60' s men's store that the high school cool guys would frequent, Banlon shirts and the like. NB also had 3 five and dimes.
If you still like trains, the Saloon in Pearl River, NY has a few sets running above the bar. Cash only place, but good comfort food.
Tumulty's might've been the first local restaurant I ever went to after arriving on the Banks in the fall of 1980 - probably my 2nd day of school a bunch of us frosh went (was still the original location - it moved later that year) and I had my first wedge salad and an awesome burger. Not much has changed since then and I hope the menu doesn't change, either. Go there with my family at least 3-4 times per year.
Agree with rufeelinit, time for a bit of freshening up. Hopefully new ownership keeps the name and old standards while sprucing things up and bringing it into the 21st century. Definitely in need of a facelift.
My band played in the lower bar once. Got a free meal, but not free beer. Had fun, didn't make a dime. Come to think of it, the same thing happened at Doll's Place and Harvest Moon.
When I was teaching at RU and we were recruiting a new faculty member, a key consideration was what we called "The Tumulty test." If you didn't want to got to Tumulty's with the person, you didn't want to hire him/her.
I think they still use it in my old department.
The lettuce wedge with blue cheese dressing was the essence of perfect simplicity.
I think they still use it in my old department.
The lettuce wedge with blue cheese dressing was the essence of perfect simplicity.
Not that I am aware of. My mother grew up on Riva Ave many decades ago (next to the egg farm) and worked at the camp next to banquet/picnic grounds you mentioned back in the 1940s.
Does anyone remember the old bread boards that used to come out when you were seated? That fresh bread was always great with the wedge. I asked about the boards recently and the owner said they still had them. I could not talk them into using them again though. I used to go there every other Friday, alternating with the Chinese place on the second floor across from the train station -- I think we called it the "lingle dingle" or something like that.
Was just about to link this story. Place could use some sprucing up, but you can't buy the kind of loyalty that this place has, so I would hope any new owners won't kill the character of the place with their renovations (especially not touching the trains). While it sounds like the name won't change, as per the excerpt below, it's anyone's guess how much gets changed.
Multiple sources confirmed that, if the deal goes through, the Webers have no intention of changing the beloved pub's name.
The bread was a great starter and it came with a bread knife. The Chinese place on the corner of Albany and Spring St was called the Chinese Gardens when I was a kid. If you find some real old photos of NB, you'll see it was always Chinese. Right below it was a record shop with all the latest (not anymore) 45' s and a top hits chart, even pre-Motown. Use to be an Army - Navy store across the street along with the taxi dispatch office.
Upon rethinking the Chinese place while mowing, it was Lido Gardens. I never ate there because Patti' s was right up the street.
"Owners Peter Tumulty and Bob Brandes are selling to Richard and Sheila Weber, owners of the Brunswick Grove in East Brunswick, and a farewell party will be held starting 6 p.m. Saturday, July 2.
"We'll have several bands playing and a lot of old employees are coming back, so it should be fun," Tumulty said
The iconic spot is changing hands, but the brand will remain. The new owners will keep the "Tumulty's" name, Tumulty said
http://www.app.com/story/entertainm...w-brunswick-pub-tumultys-being-sold/86601326/
"We'll have several bands playing and a lot of old employees are coming back, so it should be fun," Tumulty said
The iconic spot is changing hands, but the brand will remain. The new owners will keep the "Tumulty's" name, Tumulty said
http://www.app.com/story/entertainm...w-brunswick-pub-tumultys-being-sold/86601326/
I've known Pete and his wife Barbara, whom the Manley mess was named for since i was about 7 years old. I only get to Jersey about 6 times a year mostly for R U football games but I never miss going to See Pete when I'm in NJ and he always greets you at the desk and talks Rutgers football and I will greatly miss that but as long as the restaurant name, menu and especially the trains are the same I will continue to visit. I'm happy for Pete and his family and now he may have more time to visit his Father Frank in Florida and play some golf with him. Great to hear that the new owners will try and honor the past and I can't wait to get my wedge and onion soup in September.
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Yes they were (Brunswick Grove), it was well publicized in the paper. Should have lost their liquor license, IMO.
Growing up in the area and going to Rutgers spent many hours there. Used to drag everyone there for wedges, Manleys mess, and the best burgers anywhere. Heard it had fell off by friends in NB and the last few times I was there it was terrible - decor, service, and most of all the food. Hopefully the change will bring it back to its iconic days.
The Old Canal Inn in Nutley also has trains. Good beer (although you may have to hunt to find one they actually have on hand), very good pub food, good staff, and a death seat. A few brothers own it - I have only met Ralph but he is a really nice guy.