Comments on: Pettibone Tavern (Abigail’s Grille & Wine Bar), Simsbury

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:46:21 +0000

We celebrated Christmas 2010 here. I had heard rumors of the place being haunted. I was pregnant and feeling quite sick so I went to the ladies room. Just seeing if I could have a paranormal experience, I started saying things I saw ghost hunters say on tv.. well, nothing happened so I nonchalantly walked out. This is where it gets weird. I saw a lady standing at the bar with her back to me. All the main lights were off because the bar was closed, but there were monitors on along the bar that dimly lit the area. I froze. My initial thought was it was just a waitress until I realized she was in period clothing. A white colonial? bonnet with flat, longer sides, and a long dark dress. She did not move. Time stood still. When i realized what i was doing i walked to the stairs and went down a couple steps, and looked back…and she was still there. Still had not moved an inch. At this angle I could make out the profile of her face. Looking slightly down, blank, and statuesque. I went back to the table, checking along the way to see if any staff was in costume. They were not, and tried to just brush it off at the time… there is a reasonable explanation for this… But if it was just a waitress in costume, wouldn’t she have turned to glance at me as I came out of the bathroom or walked down the stairs?? or blinked? It left a eerie feeling I cannot forget. I wouldn’t call what I saw a full body apparition because I saw her so clearly…Has anyone else seen this woman? Please post!

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Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:11:19 +0000

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By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 17:12:32 +0000

don’t order the BLT salad – it’s a head of lettuce with a little dressing and if you find any B or T send up a flare. It has the worse menue for American Food and the bar is so small that the bartender kept hitting my chair and saying “excuse me,” hey lady want to stop the excuses? don’rt keep hitting my chair.
also the air condition duct is right beside the end chairs, my left side was colder than the beer and salad.
do your self a favor – pass this place and say good-bye.

By: sydnie :)

sydnie :) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:25:37 +0000

Hi. I am going to Abigails tonight, and I will leave another comment if I see or feel anything unusual tonight. Have a great day!
Sincerely,
A concerned Patron of Simsbury

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The Top 10 Haunted Places in Connecticut - Damned Connecticut — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:40:41 +0000

[...] missed the cut include Deep River Public Library, Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Carousel Gardens, Pettibone Tavern (now Abigail’s Grill), Huguenot House and the Daniel Benton [...]