Immediately Boston region can be very congested, but once you go to the west of the west of Boston (and especially the interstate 495), the landscape starts changing quite slightly, from busy city roads to leafy suburbs to open open places where homes and streetlights are some more away.
And you do not really need to go away to taste rural life-some cities of the north-middle-masachusetts have less than 10,000 people and have very little commercial development, including Sherly’s Blink-End-U-MI-It community.
In a mountainous region north of Root 2 and less than 10 miles west of I-495, this small city is mostly wooden, and is popular with both bikers and motorcycle drivers, who are thanks to most of the empty and curved roads found here, including a particularly quiet stretch of Root 2A which leads to a special stretch and west.
Like many other cities of the state, Shirley has a lot of history. It was inhabited in the early 1700s and has several structures from the 18th and 19th centuries, including within a couple of attractive historical districts.
A very old building can be found in the northern part of the community with Route 2A: a former inn and inn that is a restaurant, bar and entertainment place, which has more attraction as any food place in the entire state. Bull run remains a bit like a hidden gem, which is mainly known for local people, music lovers and those.
Live in a structure that dates all the way until 1740, sits on the side of the bull run route 2A’s wooden section, which is not away from the Lunenberg line. Its building has the form of an old car house, and this stretch of Route 2A was actually part of a train route in the 19th century.
The color of the outer is a type of faded red color found in New England and is often used for the barn throughout the region. The two chimneys emanating from the roof combine their colonial form, while a huge fake bull sits above the front area, which adds slightly attractive kits to place.
Photos: Bull Run, Historical Bar-restaurant site of Sherley
There are a couple of parking areas behind the bull run, and it is worth parking very far for almost small rides that will take you through a classic New England cover bridge that is lit at night.
The bull run looks very big from outside, and it seems bigger than inside, although most places are used for personal phenomena, functions and aforesaid live music. Entering from the front to the main floor, you will see a inn and dining area, which is fully filled with character, completed with a working chimney, wooden beam, exposed brick, a chronic wood floor and a piano, which is used for a greater intimate version of live music than the main concert hall (more in a bit).
The bar is so attracted in itself that it is possible to forget about the rest of the place and simply hang with a drink while cutting and chatting with bartenders. It is an ideal place to go to a rain or snowy afternoon where you can be hot and soaked in an old -fashioned environment.
The Sarai section can be something special in itself, but there is a lot for the bull run, as it has several rooms on many floors. Three rooms can be found above the inn and restaurant area and all are used for events and functions (also used for a room live music) while two rooms are located below the main floor and are also used as an event space.
The largest room – and the main place for music festivals – is a little walk from the inn and dining area on the main floor. This is the place where you will look at some famous local, regional and national acts that play from Rock to Blues to Jazz to the country and more. The concert hall has its own menu, although those who come in the bull run for a show also have the option to eat in the Sarai/Restaurant area.
Talking about food, The Bull Run offers a generous menu that bends towards the farm-to-table, as many materials come from local businesses, including countless New England Farms, and most food is scratched. Tavern Dinner menu, which is available on Wednesday through Sunday (place is closed on Monday and Tuesday), pub gub, comfort food and new American fair with such popular items with road island-style fried calmry, cake and bacon tots, which actually logs with beer cheese, an aerromatic tragedy, an aeromatic trage Trageded, are with an aromatic tragedy with a brooch bun juicy smoked cake burger, a classic prime rib dinner, which a popover, grilled apple brine pork chops, a hearty chicken permigiana plate with a Hardik Chicken Permigiana plate with a lingini, pizza, pizza with a smell of topping, a sufficient rubbon with a smell of topping and a sufficient sinner rub Walnut comes with cake.
The concert menu on the bull run is, to an extent, a more condensed version of the Tavern menu, although it has not found on the menu such as the pulled pork tacos and macaroni and cheese, and on Sunday, a brain and wafls, French toast, pancakes and a number of eggs with a number of eggs are offered.
No matter where you or when you eat food in place, the full bar should be satisfied with most people, with a beer list that includes some top new England brue, while about 25 separate wines are also available, and some classic cocktails such as Margritas, Old Fashion, Martinis, Margritas and Sangria are also offered.
While the bull run may feel that it is far from Boston, it is not actually no more than an hour from the city (without traffic), and it is a very beautiful ride, especially if you stick mostly with Route 2A. And it really feels like a destination where you can eat something good, kick back with a drink or two, listen to some great live music and enjoy the rustic environment throughout the place.
You may have some music loving friends who have told you about this place, but for the most part it remains one of an unknown, especially for people in or around Boston.
Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road (Route 2A), Shirley, MA, 01464. bullrunrestaurant.com