St. Patrick's Day Coming in Style to Somerset County

Sometimes there's just not enough days to go around, but each week we'll give you an idea of something to do to relax, spend time with family or just take some time for yourself.

And now that March is here, we’re getting a jump start on preparing you for the fun of St. Patrick’s Day, with a list of specials and events happening all throughout Somerset County.

• Applebee’s of Bridgewater will be offering special dishes and drinks from March 15 through March 17 at the restaurant, with dishes that include corned beef and cabbage, and corned beef reuben and fries. The restaurant is also offering green bean crispers and its brew pub pretzels and beer cheese dip. Drinks will include Miller Lite drafts, Irish coffees and Mucho Sangrias, with a signature Red Apple Sangria.
• Chimney Rock Inn is having three days of special music leading up to St. Patrick’s Day, with Dicey Riley on March 10, Bloody Callan on March 14 and Mace Gill on March 17. Plus, there will be a special menu from March 8 through March 17, including a cooked corned beef platter, cabbage, broiled white potatoes, Guinness beef pot pie, homemade Irish soda bread, Bailey’s Irish cream cheesecake and several Irish beers.
• Green Knoll Grille is offering live music on March 17, along with all-you-can-eat corned beef and cabbage, $3 Guinness pins, a Jameson Irish whiskey tasting and much more.
• Willie McBride’s, on Route 28 in Branchburg, is hosting Irish music with Whiskey Porter from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. March 17, complete with its already very Irish menu.
• With Monsignor Seamus Brennan as grand marshal, Somerville will host its 22nd annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade March 10, with the parade beginning at 1:30 p.m. Parade sponsors this year include Willie McBride’s, Houlihan’s, Somerset Medical Center and more.
• The on Route 202 in Basking Ridge, will be holding its annual St. Patrick’s Day Brunch March 17, with shepherd’s pie, corned beef and cabbage, bangers and mash, Irish soda bread and much more.
• Gabriel’s Fountain, on Washington Valley Road in Martinsville, is hosting “An Evening in Ireland,” including an all-you-can-eat-buffet, plus entertainment from Kevin Byrne, Davis Academy of Irish Dancing and Cliff Delaney. Reservations are strongly suggested by calling 732-469-5800. The entertainment begins at 5 p.m., and the brunch is $27.95 each, or $12.95 each for those 12 and under.
• Station Pub & Grub in Bernardsville, always a good neighborhood hangout, will be serving corned beef and cabbage along with the regular menu and bar offerings. The pub usually gets a good crowd on St. Patrick's Day.