Category Archives: Restaurant Reviews

The real thing… what we think you’ll think when you visit Connecticut’s most noted restaurants.

Dish Bar & Grill, Hartford

Dish Bar & Grill cuisine: Contemporary American entrées: $18 – $40 address: 900 Main Street, Hartford phone: (860) 249-3474 (249-DISH) credit cards: All major 4 1/2 stars… Special It’s an exciting time to be around Hartford these days. Our capital city has made great strides of late, and with a little more work on parkingContinue Reading

Bistro Du Glace, Deep River (Closed)

Bistro du Glace (Closed) cuisine: French bistro entrées: $16 – $29 address: 158 Main Street, Deep River phone: (860) 526-2200 credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, American Express 4 1/2 stars… Special Food writers wax poetic about the classic French bistro, but in recent years, that beloved institution has been on the wane in Connecticut. Some haveContinue Reading

Tarantino, Westport

Tarantino cuisine: Italian entrées: $18-$38 address: 30 Railroad Place, Westport phone: (203) 454-3188 credit cards: All major 4 1/2 stars… Special The most over-represented and under-whelming cuisine in Connecticut is, of course—Italian. Which is not to say that we don’t have some exceptional Italian restaurants, but to point out that one has to slog throughContinue Reading