Stopped for lunch today at Bianco Rosso with my family who live in Connecticut. Weren't exactly…read moresure what to expect, but were pleasantly surprised. There were 5 of us including two older adults, two middle age adults and one 11 year old. We were immediately impressed with the ambiance and vibe of the restaurant. Sleek design, good layout, very nice. Immediately greeted by a server and an assistant to take drink orders, and identify their excellent lunch menu which you can choose a starter and entree for $25. Highlights included the Ceasar Salad and shaved Brussels Sprouts, as well as the Pear Salad and Branzino. Ironically, the two Pasta options, especially the CacioPepe were the only disappointing choices. All in all, a very pleasant experience, with a handful of standout dishes worth checking out. Recommended

Go here for the focaccia and olive oil which was to die for. Walked into and it was loud bc there…read morewas a big party but very alive and busy for a Sunday. My uncle had the chicken Marsala which looked good but he said it was too salty. I probably would have loved it that dish bc I felt like mine needed salt. Hub had chicken parm which was average. I had the fettuccine in pink sauce with cantalini beans and lobster and it was ok bc it tasted a bit fishy. I was contemplating getting the bronzino and should have got that instead.My aunt had shrimp over capellini but it was swimming in the sauce. The artichoke salad was very good and my aunt enjoyed the pear salad. Overall it was pretty good and the portions were pretty big. I'd go back and get the salads and try the chicken Marsala or bronzino next time.

Unassuming and odd location for such a fantastic restaurant right on the street next to railroad…read moreparking. Inside is quaint and cozy. You're served by the wife of chef who's welcoming and motherly. The food is excellent, truly! Everything was clearly made with care. The pasta is home made. The sauces are superb and everyone in my family was extremely satisfied, which is hard to do. Can't recommend this place highly enough. Just great food!

What an excellent dining experience. I highly recommend you make reservations because the inside…read moredining room is very small and you May have a long wait if you don't make a reservation. For starters we had the fig and prosciutto appetizers. It was so good, highly recommend. For our entrees i had the veal chop served with mixed veggies. I absolutely loved my dish, the chop was lightly breaded and cooked perfectly. My girlfriend had the chicken scarpariello served with polenta. Our meals were so good, we totally loved our experience. The service was excellent, various servers checking up on us but not overbearing. We will definitely go back to try other items.

I don't understand.. Years ago, they made an excellent bolognese.. Fast forward to 4 years later it…read moreit was completely different and not at all good...... I feel badly giving such a poor review-- I'll give it benefit of the doubt that it was just a VERY off day ?? The tartufo dessert though was delicious!

The visit was a five star visit, but I don't want to give a full five stars until I've been to a…read morerestaurant two or more times. We stopped here on our journey home for lunch. My three kids and myself. The gentleman that greeted us was extremely friendly and very welcoming. My eight year old son and two year old daughter shared the mussels which they absolutely loved, my five year old just got plain pasta which was cooked perfectly, and I got the veal martini I think it was called. That was delicious and exactly what I was in the mood for. The broccoli and carrots that were on my dish were also cooked where they were still With texture. My daughter ate half my broccoli on me. Then we got the chocolate mousse cake to share which was delicious and I got a double espresso to help me on the rest of our journey home. Next time we pass through we will stop here again.

"A birthday dinner that actually felt like one."…read more Sienna Ristorante gets the balance right in a way most places don't. The space immediately stands out with a clean, modern feel that still feels warm, not staged or overly polished. It sets the tone before the food even hits the table. The meal itself followed through. The complimentary bread with oil was simple but done right, soft with a good crust and a clean, flavorful dip. We shared the wild mushroom arancini, and that was the first real standout. Crispy on the outside, rich on the inside, and the sauce was the kind you keep going back to without thinking. It carried the dish. For mains, I went with the wild mushroom pizza, which came out with a well balanced crust and just enough weight from the toppings without feeling heavy. The mushrooms were the focus and they delivered. The honeynut squash ravioli leaned more delicate, slightly sweet, and felt more composed than expected in a good way. Drinks held their own too. The Old Fashioned was clean and steady, while the lychee martini added something lighter and more refreshing to the table. They close the meal with biscotti and limoncello, which already would have been enough, but we added the tiramisu and that was the right call. It rounded everything out without feeling excessive, just a clean finish to a well paced dinner. Service matched the tone of the restaurant, attentive without hovering, and the pacing of the meal felt natural from start to finish. This is the kind of place that feels intentional. Not just good food, but a full experience that actually holds together. Easy to come back to, especially for something worth celebrating.

Really interesting place inside the hotel zero degrees.. check out the lobby before or after…read moredinner.. so, the ambiance was on point.. as you walk in (being seated immediately upon showing up for our reservation) it's like venturing into a forest with a babbling brook out the window (we got a great seat near the window).. service was great..dedicated staff for cocktails, water (they offer complimentary sparkling), bread (nice focaccia w olive oil) and server to take your order.. the food was delicious..appetizer we had arancini (mushroom).. great.. my wife had English pea ravioli w sage butter sauce (any ravioli I'm Sure will be great) .. I had squid ink pasta w shrimp (large and perfectly cooked) and clams (mostly perfect but a couple were sandy) in a red sauce (very tasty).. this meal was quick.. I mean quick .. so, if you are looking to catch up w anyone, you'll only find out what they did yesterday .. it worked for us (kids, dog at home) and we went for ice cream afterwards

Osteria Romana has been a goto of mine for years. Stopped going a few years back because my wife…read morewasn't interested in trying it. Fast forward to last week and she was interested. Nothing bad to say. Service excellent, Food impeccable. I decided not to have my goto, chicken marsala. Instead, I got the veal scarpariello, turns out they combined their marsala sauce with a scarpariello. I've nothing bad to say, the veal, the sausage, the cherry peppers were excellent. My wife got the trout almondine. Perfectly cooked, melted in your mouth. And let us not forget the potatoes. Both of us couldn't stop taking about the potatoes. Sad to see the vespa gone, but it's still a cozy and charming place even without it. Needless to say, we will be coming back

Been there twice. Like the place. Nice ambience but noisy…read more Yet, each time I've been there, I got sick afterwards. Wondering about the sanitary conditions. To be fair, my wife has never had any issue after eating there.

Consistently fine old-school Italian cooking with service to match, making Pasquale's our favorite…read moreItalian restaurant in Norwalk. The burrata Osteria and Caesar salad entrees were flavorful and enough for two persons apiece. For entrees, our group enjoyed veal Osso Bucco, veal Sicilian, chicken Marsala, chicken martini and, veal piccata and chicken cardinale. All very good, with three people having enough for leftovers. There are plenty of gluten-free options, though not the bread for the table. Excellent service.

We have been here several times in the past. This was the, by far the best. We were seated at a…read moregreat table for having a conversation. We started with a Caesar salad which was split by the kitchen. I had the shrimp and scallop francese special. It was delicious. The portion was plentiful and tasty. My husband had the salmon which was perfectly prepared and he savored. The Arturo was a perfect, light dessert. The cappuccino was excellent. The staff is very helpful. The noise was under control. The atmosphere is very pleasant.

I had the pleasure of visiting this special Italian Cafe for my birthday. The food is excellent! My…read morevote for probably best Italian food in CT. This is a family owned business and you can tell by their service. The love for their customers and the pride in the food. It's a casual home feel with lots of locals that you can tell are repeat customers. Downside , weekend reservations are not available. First come first serve. So wait times can be very long. Advice - prob visit during the week when they first open. This will be a repeat for me !!!

I've been dying to try Cafe Silvium and it certainly lived up to the hype! It was absolutely…read moredelicious. Our server was super kind and attentive to the. You will likely have to wait quite a while if you're there at prime time on a weekend, but don't let that deter you, it's worth it. I had to get the fettucine mascarpone (sub shrimp for chicken cutlet) after seeing it all over social media and it was sooo good. My boyfriend got linguine with clams and it came with so many clams! The other couple we were with got rigatoni vodka with cutlet and fish francese. Everything was delish, and so were the big pours of wine haha. I will be back!

I ordered the eggplant melanzane because it looked so good in the photo- 2nd picture. The first…read morepicture is what arrived. This is just eggplant sliced thinly with parm on top. It was tasty. I never have had eggplant in this style. I'm just disappointed because it was not what I ordered according to the photo. I wanted sauce, basil and cheese as well as eggpla

Highly recommended by a friend. Attractive space, inviting menu. Ordered Duck Ragu with Bigoli,…read moreclassic Venetian dish with shredded duck legs, carrots, onion, celery, garlic, tomato, white wine. Not here. Ground duck that tasted more like ground turkey. No discernable carrots, celery, wine, tomato. Just seemed like ground meet fried in lots of oil mixed with the pasta, as bland as you could possibly make this delicious dish.

Our table was ready when we arrived, however it was like a bar stool table and too hard for my…read moreparents to manage. They kindly changed our table immediately. HOWEVER... We were seated next to 2 tables. One was a bunch of moms hanging out and having many drinks and their children at another table. Both tables were obnoxiously loud. The kids were Constantly up and down, bumping into my mom's chair, they were all over the restaurant, screaming in my mom's ear. My moms asked them nicely a few times to not scream in her ear. Eventually they sat back down after the waiter said something. But they sat ON the table and couldn't sit still. Totally get that they're kids, but at some point management should have said something before we asked.. Anyway, that's not really the restaurants fault. It just made for an unpleasant experience for our party. Our server was friendly and attentive, Our food was good, portions were good: Everything tasted fresh. My only gripe is that it's very loud and I feel like management should ask parents to control kids that are ruining it for others.

This place truly is a hit or miss. Unfortunately, tonight it was a huge miss. We were walking home…read moreand decided to stop there with our 9 and 11 year olds. We take a look at the menu and my daughters notice a soft-shell crab on the specials - for a mere $39.95 it came on a whole bed of wilted spinach. we order the clam oregata and a seafood risotto for ourselves. The clams and risotto were very good, but the crab was appalling, I wish I took a picture. It was a skimpy crab with literally maybe 2-3 teaspoons of meat in it, no exaggeration. The owners actually came over to ask how everything was, and when we told them about the crab and the fact that there wasn't any meat in it they just said "well, it's a whole crab" and walked away. I was really confused. I don't know whether they overcooked it (likely) or if it was caught too late, either way no apology whatsoever from them. m The shell had the consistency of hard shrimp skin, not something easy to chew like it should have been. One clam app, one risotto and the crab were $125 And I had to make my daughters dinner once I got home. I don't think I will be returning, there are plenty of better restaurants in the area.. what a shame.