'Bittersweet': Family Restaurant To Close After 6 Decades In Groton

GROTON, CT — Buford's Family Restaurant will close next month, according to a Facebook post from the restaurant's owner.

The eatery at 126 Poquonnock Road will have its last day of business Aug. 30.

Owner Margaret Ryone has run the business for the last 12 years. She started out as a server.

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"As I write this, my heart is full," she wrote on Facebook. "Bittersweet is the only way to describe it."

Buford's has been around under numerous owners for over 60 years, according to The Connecticut Scoop.

"I've been blessed to watch families start, grow, and mature," Ryone wrote. "I've said goodbye to those who are no longer with us. I've shared in your joys and your pain, and you have shared in mine. We've laughed together, cried together, and made memories I will carry with me always.

"Now, as I step into retirement, it's time for me to turn the page and begin a new chapter. But I will carry this one with me always-every smile, every kind word, every moment that made it all so worthwhile."

Buford's Family Restaurant has a 4.7-star average rating on 313 Google reviews.

It's described on TripAdvisor as "an adorable privately owned diner that's open for breakfast and lunch six days a week."

The menu includes classics like omelets, pancakes, eggs Benedict, burgers, salads and sandwiches.