www.ctnow.com/dining/111235,0,5862881.venue
Food is decent for brunch and lunch and fairly cheap.
They are very much like a generic diner except the atmosphere is worth the trip.
The chicken salad is good (not too much mayo which is good)
Soups are usually surprisingly better than you would expect - not sure if they make them in house or buy them from a bag but.....
Happy Pilgrim is a decent sandwich - nothing spectacular but not bad.
Overall, worth the trip and a decent value. I can typically walk out of there for $20 (or less) with tip included for brunch/lunch for two.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
La Paella Tapas Wine Bar & Restaurant - I had to try the lunch buffet - good lunch value - $10 Zagat rated buffet.
The NY Times wrote, "At La Paella in Norwalk (44 Main Street; 203-831-8636), the tapas (small plates) offer a tasty mix of Spanish dishes in a cheerful taverna setting. The lunch buffet is the steal of the year: endless tapas, salads, paella and other entrees and desserts -- all for $10.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406EFDC1F31F932A05751C1A9609C8B63
We tried the buffet today and yes it was good. After tax, tip, etc., its more like $15 but there were 2 hot meat dishes, rice and beans, 3-4 different kinds of salads, and 2 very good pasta meals (one with seafood). Worth a try for lunch and probably worth a try for dinner. Overall, decent value for lunch.
I would receomend....http://www.lapaellatapaswinebarrestaurant.com/
Give it a try.....
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406EFDC1F31F932A05751C1A9609C8B63
We tried the buffet today and yes it was good. After tax, tip, etc., its more like $15 but there were 2 hot meat dishes, rice and beans, 3-4 different kinds of salads, and 2 very good pasta meals (one with seafood). Worth a try for lunch and probably worth a try for dinner. Overall, decent value for lunch.
I would receomend....http://www.lapaellatapaswinebarrestaurant.com/
Give it a try.....
Monday, February 26, 2007
Brasitas in Stamford - I'll add one more that is slightly under the radar but might just be the BEST RESTAURANT IN STAMFORD - Brasitas
Brasitas - in a shady section of town is fantastic - always.
Great service, great menu and the best free appetizer in town - fried plaintains with a great dipping sauce.
This restaurant can't be beat for unusual food, or for value.
http://www.brasitas.com/
Some of the best steaks that you will have.
Churrasco Argentino
$26.00
Grilled Argentinian sirloin steak served with moro rice, asparagus spice crabmeat dressing and chimichurri
Entrana con jalapeno chimichurri ensalada de berros y torta de yuca
$22.00
Grilled skirt steak with jalapeno chimichurri, watercress salad & yuca cake
I love the grilled skirt steak but my buddy loves the Argentinian steak. You can't go wrong.
http://www.brasitas.com/menu.htm
The ceviche is fantastic and their fish specials are always top-notch. I promise - you will be surprised.
Cheers!
Great service, great menu and the best free appetizer in town - fried plaintains with a great dipping sauce.
This restaurant can't be beat for unusual food, or for value.
http://www.brasitas.com/
Some of the best steaks that you will have.
Churrasco Argentino
$26.00
Grilled Argentinian sirloin steak served with moro rice, asparagus spice crabmeat dressing and chimichurri
Entrana con jalapeno chimichurri ensalada de berros y torta de yuca
$22.00
Grilled skirt steak with jalapeno chimichurri, watercress salad & yuca cake
I love the grilled skirt steak but my buddy loves the Argentinian steak. You can't go wrong.
http://www.brasitas.com/menu.htm
The ceviche is fantastic and their fish specials are always top-notch. I promise - you will be surprised.
Cheers!
Sienna in Stamford, CT - always a solid choice - many under-estimate it
Sienna is always good. Yes, they could use a website but the food is always fresh tasting.
Its almost worth coming just for the bread and dipping sauce that they provide (some type of white bean and olive oil mix that seems to have been marinating for weeks).
I love the Cavatelli with sausage. Hard to go wrong here. They even have a wheat pasta dish for healthy folks. Overall, probably the best Italian restaurant in Stamford (which does say alot since there are a lot of good restaurants in Stamford). Decent value. Fully loaded (wine, dessert, appetizer, dinner for two) will cost you about $100 but that's not terrible.
Enjoy.
Also - typically they have great service so that is a bonus.
Its almost worth coming just for the bread and dipping sauce that they provide (some type of white bean and olive oil mix that seems to have been marinating for weeks).
I love the Cavatelli with sausage. Hard to go wrong here. They even have a wheat pasta dish for healthy folks. Overall, probably the best Italian restaurant in Stamford (which does say alot since there are a lot of good restaurants in Stamford). Decent value. Fully loaded (wine, dessert, appetizer, dinner for two) will cost you about $100 but that's not terrible.
Enjoy.
Also - typically they have great service so that is a bonus.
Porterhouse in So. Norwalk: Best Restaurant in Fairfield County - I HIGHLY DISAGREE - Porterhouse in SONO is average and it will cost you a fortune.
So, I'm reviewing the Website for www.fairfieldweekly.com and their annual Reader's Poll and I come across http://66.51.169.160/best.cfm?pid=27&plid=9 which lists the overall best restaurant as Porterhouse in Southern Norwalk. I'm always skeptical when a steak place that's note Ruth's, Morton's, etc is considered to be a good choice but this one is not only listed ahead of these places but it is listed as the best restaurant in Fairfield County.
My wife and I now have a baby so not only do we have limited times to go out, but its also more expensive (i.e. cost of the babysitter) and, you almost feel guily when you spend so much on dinner when you could be putting money away in your 529 plan. BUT, this restaurant is listed as the BEST IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY so how do we not try it.
http://www.porterhouserestaurant.com/menu.htm
Off we go with high expectations.
The restaurant was OK. If my total bill for drinks, dinner, and desert was $125 or below and if it was not listed as the best restaurant in Fairfield County, I wouldn't be writing but....
1. They brag about dry aged steak yet they coated my porterhouse with some type of glaze that overpowered everthing. Here was the menu item:
18 day dry aged beef PORTERHOUSE $41 Frizzled onions, crispy spinach and tamarind barbecue sauce
THE BBQ sauce is un-necessary if you are going to brag about your beef.
2. My wife's and my buddy's girl's drink seem to contain virtually no alcohol (and both were martini's somehow - I guess they figured that they'd sub in fruity juice and sour mixes for actual alcohol). Yes, they did comp us the drink that was worthless but, if you are going to be a top-notch restaurant - please make it good the first time.
3. Lobster cocktail - this was good BUT it was coated (and I mean coated) in some type of Aioli that is also un-necessary. The cocktail sauce was good - leave it at that. AND - there is no mention on the menu that the lobster was buried in an Aioli. At least give me a chance to say no thank you.
4. Aged Vermont cheddar, Parmesan and Gouda poppers $8
These were good. They were kind of like adult mozzeralla sticks but I thought poppers were supposed to have some type of pepper in them to spice them up. No such luck. And, only 3 of them so we couldn't even split them evenly at the table across our party of 4.
5. My friends got the Chateaubriand for Two. It seemed very good. I'd give that decent marks.
Deserts were solid but not spectacular.
Overall, the restaurant was a B. The food was decent but far from great and they did not meet my expectations.
This is my first post. Many people consider me somewhat of a restaurant guru so enjoy the Blog. Hope you like it.
Cheers!
My wife and I now have a baby so not only do we have limited times to go out, but its also more expensive (i.e. cost of the babysitter) and, you almost feel guily when you spend so much on dinner when you could be putting money away in your 529 plan. BUT, this restaurant is listed as the BEST IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY so how do we not try it.
http://www.porterhouserestaurant.com/menu.htm
Off we go with high expectations.
The restaurant was OK. If my total bill for drinks, dinner, and desert was $125 or below and if it was not listed as the best restaurant in Fairfield County, I wouldn't be writing but....
1. They brag about dry aged steak yet they coated my porterhouse with some type of glaze that overpowered everthing. Here was the menu item:
18 day dry aged beef PORTERHOUSE $41 Frizzled onions, crispy spinach and tamarind barbecue sauce
THE BBQ sauce is un-necessary if you are going to brag about your beef.
2. My wife's and my buddy's girl's drink seem to contain virtually no alcohol (and both were martini's somehow - I guess they figured that they'd sub in fruity juice and sour mixes for actual alcohol). Yes, they did comp us the drink that was worthless but, if you are going to be a top-notch restaurant - please make it good the first time.
3. Lobster cocktail - this was good BUT it was coated (and I mean coated) in some type of Aioli that is also un-necessary. The cocktail sauce was good - leave it at that. AND - there is no mention on the menu that the lobster was buried in an Aioli. At least give me a chance to say no thank you.
4. Aged Vermont cheddar, Parmesan and Gouda poppers $8
These were good. They were kind of like adult mozzeralla sticks but I thought poppers were supposed to have some type of pepper in them to spice them up. No such luck. And, only 3 of them so we couldn't even split them evenly at the table across our party of 4.
5. My friends got the Chateaubriand for Two. It seemed very good. I'd give that decent marks.
Deserts were solid but not spectacular.
Overall, the restaurant was a B. The food was decent but far from great and they did not meet my expectations.
This is my first post. Many people consider me somewhat of a restaurant guru so enjoy the Blog. Hope you like it.
Cheers!
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