What a find! The food is delicious -- our party of six ordered very different entrees and…read moreeverything was so good! Alisha made the experience even better -- she was so nice and made the environment feel so welcoming for everyone, especially our two kids! Thank you! We will return for sure!

I like the food here and the lady that works as the waitress is awesome she keeps the joy and has a…read moregood conversation cornbeefhash and also has good corn beef slices I ordered Spanish rice and got plain white rice is my only confusion

The teas are amazing, it's very clean. And the service is great. They ensure your highly satified…read morewith you orders.

From the owner: Hello,My name is Christopher Yanza I’m a young business owner 19yr old work with the help of my…read morefamily we’re helping providing a healthier life style to the community yet with our wide variety you would even know that what you enjoying is so beneficial for you stop by ,here you’re family:)

So many fresh options to choose from! I love their breakfast bowls with Mango Tango & Sweet Love…read morebeing my favorite options! Their fresh granola is the best part! I've also tried their Colombian coffee smoothie which is yummy & their fresh juices are a must try as well! This is such a great addition to our downtown Meriden community!!

Very good food. Highly recommend. My work group orders several times a month from here.read more

Came in on a Sunday a few weeks ago. Very busy but everything was really good. Really bummed though…read morethat they only serve breakfast on Sundays. It was almost noon when we arrived and had long since had breakfast and was ready for something different. Would have been nice if they had at least a few non-breakfast options for Sunday brunch.

We weren't too familiar with the area and looking for a lunch spot and so glad this was it! We had…read morea friendly server, the food far exceeded our expectations both in quality and quantity! Huge portions and everything was delicious. They had cute decor and were kind enough to bring my mother in law a complimentary cupcake when they learned it was her birthday. It was the perfect spot and I'd definitely recommend to others for breakfast or lunch...half of us got breakfast and the other half lunch! All was great. And it's also nice that you can get breakfast later than breakfast hours.

Our trip here was truly what the family and I needed. Having issues with the house, we needed to…read moreget out and find a place to grab breakfast. A quick google search brought up Yelps top ten Diners in Meriden and what brought my attention to Huxley's was how open and spacious the layout was in the pictures. So glad we choose to try it out... Jamie was an incredible waitress from beginning to end. We had questions from the menu because it was our first time and we wanted to make some substitutions. Not a problem and every thing was right! Not only were our orders exactly how we imagined them, the food came out before we knew it! We made a joke while eating that we would've still been waiting if we had gone anywhere else. Extra lemons for our waters and hot fresh coffee when we ran out, Jamie was truly aware of not only us but her other guests needs as well. The menu had us deep in thought because we wanted to try everything. We love a good omelette so I knew either way we were ordering one. Made to order and it was exactly what my girlfriend was craving. The fried egg sandwich with ham and bacon on a roll was on point with delicious freshly made home fries. French toast was made to perfection for us to share so we could get a little bit of everything. This was truly an incredible experience that we'll not only be back again for ourselves but when we have family visiting and need somewhere accommodating for larger parties. Not only do they have the space with large booths, Huxley's provides a great experience which is hard to come by. Come by and check them out!!

This has to be the brightest, cleanest looking place I've been in for a long time. We went for…read morebreakfast-most was just your average breakfast fare in both look and taste. Though my brother had a pistachio muffin that was extraordinary. The display of house made muffins on display when you first walk in is pretty darn good looking. Being a southern boy at heart I'm still in search of biscuits and gravy-they don't have it.

As you can see by my previous review, it's been a while since I've been here. Local posts have been…read morevery positive so thought we'd stop in. My go-to has always been the salad with seared scalping a raspberry dressing. No longer on the menu. However, we're always looking for different takes on a vegetarian burger, including Impossible and Beyond. We both were in the mood for a burger and they have the Impossible burger on the menu so we were in luck, or were we? Backup to the arrival. The main bar area was very busy and unfortunately no seats available. So, we were seated in the back which is a very nice and more formal and original part of the house. Totally empty we were seated in front of a fake (non-heat producing) fire, decent ambiance, but it was cold and silent in there. We don't mind the silent part but the temperature was not good. It took a long time before someone came back with menus and a greeting, but we knew what we wanted to order. Two Impossible burgers please. No such luck. "We don't have them anymore", we were told. "Revamping the menu. Don't worry, there will be plenty of vegetarian choices", we were told. How about tonight? We needed to take some time with the menu and there were very limited choices. I decided on the special, asparagus risotto with grilled salmon. My wife didn't really want anything on the menu but settled on the veggie flatbread. The risotto was quite good. The salmon was slightly overcooked but still very good. The three 1/4 stalks of asparagus were good, too, but they could've been a bit more generous with the veggie. The flatbread was a big disappointment. The menu says it is topped with artichokes, spinach, onions, red peppers and mushrooms. We nixed the mushrooms. You can see in the picture that there were no artichokes and no red peppers. There were a ton of tomatoes (not listed) and black olives, which would've been ok had it been for me, but my wife doesn't eat black olives. There were only 4 pieces of spinach. So, after removing them, there really wasn't much left to eat. She wasn't happy. I guess we should've done what the gentleman in the hidden dining room next to where we were seated did, order Chinese food to be delivered!

Went there this past Saturday, May 03. Seems like there was a lot of people. There was a big table…read moreof diners and their dinners looked good, but we'd already eaten. We came for the karaoke. The drinks were good and the bartender was friendly and attentive. The karaoke host ruined it for us. He was making a lot of songs into duets. We wanted to hear people sing. They use a website to request a song. My date and I had put a few in, but the host kept playing songs in between everyone else singing so we got called up only once. There wasn't a ton of singers, but half the night was just taken up by filler. Other places have food and good drinks, and karaoke that features the singers, not the host.

Just moved in town and was looking for somewhere to take my parents and kids to, was impressed by…read morethe good reviews and thought to give it a go. ** very nice decoration the design of the place is pretty cool. ** we had two drinks from the special drinks menu which was delicious. ** I noticed one waitress only for the entire floor poor girl was running around like a chicken without a head! ** two of our orders were not accurate the nachos we asked to remove the jalapeños but they served it with jalapeños also my son ordered burger with no cheese and we got it with cheese. ** rest of food was delicious except the blue crab ravioli was horrible not fresh salty a lot of vinegar we returned it paid for it no problem. ** my two kids ordered pepperoni pizza and cheese pizza both were tons of tomatoes souse on top of a flat bread( do not recommend them at all). ** love the short ribs, salmon was delicious even though the mashed potatoes was not mashed all the way and the waitress witnessed that and admitted it was not mashed all the way! Overall experience wasn't the best but definitely worth another chance.

I recently tried Ideal Tavern. There were some things I liked, but my experience was mixed…read more I arrived a bit before noon on a Saturday. The building is cool both inside and outside. It was also well decorated for the Fall Season. There were a few employees that were visible at times, but they weren't organized in such a way to provide a typical lunch experience. The person who was working the bar also served as hostess and my server in the main eating area. So I waited a minute or so at the host stand to be greeted while she finished a drink. There was also hammering in the kitchen area for a decent part of my lunch. My server was very nice though and hustled to try to meet everyone's needs. I believe Ideal Tavern recently won the Southington Wing Fest. So I wanted to try the wings. I asked my server what the most popular wing flavors are and she didn't have an answer. I ordered the Sweet Chili Gorgonzola because it looked like the most interesting option. I also ordered an Ideal BLT Burger. The wings and burger were brought together, which I didn't ask for. That obviously defeats the purpose of ordering an app. The wings were meaty and had great texture. They were more glazed than sauced. I thought the Gorgonzola component would be more of a sauce but there were actual pieces of Gorgonzola cheese. The Gorgonzola was good quality. The burger was big and cooked to my requested medium rare. I didn't note any seasoning. The burger came with cheddar, which isn't the best melting cheese. You could tell they tried to melt the cheese, but the cheese broke off rather than stretched when I pulled at the side. The bacon seemed like it was probably high quality, possibly uncured bacon. The texture of it wasn't great for a burger. It was hard in parts and too difficult to chew. I also wish the LT part of the BLT had a bit more focus. I didn't think the Truffle Aioli worked for a BLT either. The fries had kind of a unique wide swoop cut style. I think Ideal Tavern could pay a bit more attention to the details of what makes a good customer experience. They have some good things to work with though. 3.75

Service was great, prices excellent, serving size generous. I really was excited to try the place…read morebased on the reviews but I think we went wrong in ordering lunch instead of breakfast. I ordered a turkey sandwich with fries and the person I was with ordered tuna sandwich with fries. They each came with Cole slaw. We each agreed that the sandwiches had no taste. Very bland. The fries had the taste of oil that needs to be changed. And the Cole slaw was edible but way too soggy. There were lots of really tasty looking breakfast dishes and I am intending on returning to give the pancakes a try just to see if I'm missing out on some hidden magic. Response: my turkey sandwich came as you make it-with turkey, cheese, tomato, and mayo? /grilled I didn't complain to the waitress or manager because this issue wasn't about spoiled product or improper cooking. It was about lack of creativity or competence in the kitchen/menu creation. Or, products that just lack great taste. And that's what reviews are supposed to be about. Complaining wasn't going to get me a tomato with flavor or turkey with less water content.

Decided to stop here for brunch, and I'd say that they're pretty great. Waitress was kind, and like…read morethe other reviews say, I could agree that the staff all works together here. I'm not sure if it was the owner, but she came around about 3 times to refill coffee, very attentive. Our waitress came around to check up often as well. I ordered the 2x2x2 Meal, I chose Over Medium Eggs with Pork Bacon, delicious. I ended up upgrading from French Toast to Texas-Style French Toast. I 'd recommend to stick with their OG style French Toast. Considering the bread I upgraded to being a thicker style, it seems like they did not dip the bread long enough in the mix since the middle was very dry. It felt welcoming and overall I enjoyed my experience!

We ordered a bacon egg and cheese and sausage, egg and cheese. We also ordered two hashbrowns. We…read morehad two small bottles of Tropicana juice as well and the total was $22. The hashbrowns were the small semi round square hashbrowns that you can find in Walmart and they tasted like they were sitting in the refrigerator, they were stale and had no flavor. I asked the cashier if we can exchange them when she went to the back the woman told her no because she had to make them fresh, which I find to be ridiculous because she brought them out in a matter of minutes first time around. I believe the manager, then went up to the cashier, looked at the register and with an attitude said, well, we didn't charge you anyway! Shrugged her shoulders and walked away. I thought that to be rude, considering that we decided to go to them instead of McDonald's or Wendy's and we probably would've had a better breakfast. On a side note, they appear to have an espresso machine, however, only offer half-and-half and whole milk.

I have been going to Avventura's for years. When I go in the morning, they know my order. The staff…read moreis super friendly. They know my name and talked to me about life. The food is delicious. I have been working my way through trying all of their desserts.

We went for a little Galentine's dinner, and while the food was absolutely amazing (that oxtail mac…read moreand cheese is to die for ), the service was really disappointing. The restaurant was packed, which I get, but this has happened on multiple visits (July and September) the staff can be so rude and inattentive. During this visit, our waitress basically forgot about us. We never got water, had to track her down through the hostess, and watched her serve other tables while we waited. Eventually, she admitted, "omg I forgot about them," and they took 10% off our bill. A nice gesture, but it doesn't make up for feeling ignored. Great food, terrible service it's hard to fully recommend unless they fix their staff issues.

Oh my!! I always come here wanting a vibe and leave lacking!! lol it always looks so good on the…read moreInternet but when I get there, it is dry and dead. We did have an amazing rump punch bowl. It was strong and hard to finish that I liked. I also liked our hostess. She was amazing but at 12 o'clock it was time to leave. the night was still so very young on a Saturday night. This is probably my third or fourth time there we didn't eat this time but the food is usually good and it seems like the other Russell is closed. I don't know. it's cool. It's a cool spot to chill but not if you're looking for excitement.