One of the many Connecticut service plazas is located I-95 Northbound between exits 12 & 13 in Darien, CT. There are male and female restrooms, family restroom, restaurants, retail brands, gas station, FREE WiFi, electric and TESLA charging stations, CitiBank ATM, and more. The restaurants available are: Chipotle, Dunkin, McDonald's, Sbarro, Subway, and Panera Bread. There is also an Alltown Convenience Store with coffee, pastries, snacks, water, soft drinks, and more. I used the restroom and there was a staff member who was sweeping the trash and it was clean. I also purchased a Big Mac ($8.49) and medium fries ($5.69) at McDonald's. The Big Mac had two beef patties, Big Mac sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions, all on a sesame seed bun. I haven't had McDonald's in a long time so I am not sure how the prices are compared to other locations but it was filling and tasty. Service was friendly and I got my order in a matter of minutes. There are plenty of tables. I connected to the free WiFi and took a work meeting. There were staff members cleaning tables and the dining area. The service plaza was clean and spacious. read more

CT Welcome Center Rest Area - McDonald's Big Mac - Rest Stops Near Me - Darien, Connecticut

Wonder of wonders as I didn't have to wear a hazmat suit into the men's room but the visit to the McDonald's firmly convinced me that larceny is alive and well along I-95. However, as far as pit stops go, I have no real complaints... at least until I grow to extra fingers from the funky cleaning solvents. Five hazy stars. read more

Hello from Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains Park ..We were driving to Portsmouth RI and when we stopped here, everyone was so nice and the Cawfee was fantastic! read more

All the rest stops in CT look the same to me. Located along the highway it's a quick drive in/out scenario. Trucks and campers park in the back, cars at the side. The parking lot is a dangerous place. Drivers seem unaware of their surroundings. Hypoglycemia making them confused? In need of caffiene perhaps. Tesla charging stations are at the end of the parking lot furthest from the building. There are several gas pumps in front of the building. All parking lot traffic flows through this area making for another round of possible danger as cars pull away from the pumps. Be vigilant my friend. Inside the building seems clean.You'll find DD's, Sbarro, Panera, McD's,Chipotle, CT information desk and a large, open dining area in the main hall. Restrooms are at the far end of the hall, past all the food vendors and were pretty clean for a weekend, mid-day. No paper seat covers in the stalls, wide gaps between the door and the stall wall (why are they made this way?!) auto flush toilets, touchless water at the sinks, automatic hand dryers, no doors in/out of the rest room. The dining area is in the middle front of the building. Tables are spaced far apart, so not a huge amount of seating, but it appears most folks got their food 'to go' and seats were available. Trash bins are located in this area. Everyone busses their own table. Many more food options are just off the highway and possibly offer better pricing. If you are trying to save time or just need to make a pit stop this is your place. read more

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Welcome rest area - gas more expensive than if you pull out into Darien, the McDonald's +20% more expensive than the one in Darien, and the bathrooms, well, at least they were clean. Rest stop, yes, but inexpensive place to grab a bite or gas - no - lots of local options that were better. read more

Have I really gotten to the point in my Yelp career where I'm reviewing a rest stop off of the side of the I-95 highway? Well, here goes anyway, because the CT Welcome Rest Area is actually one of the nicer and more well maintained rest stops I've encountered on my New England journeys. When you're traveling on I-95, this is the first rest stop you'll encounter, and it actually provides a decent welcome to the state. There's plenty of fill-up stations for gas, ample and clean bathrooms, more than a few fast food options (McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts, Subway), and even a candy store! The attached convenience store is pretty next-level, and offers a wide variety of candy, drinks, and even healthy snacks and fancy jerky. The building is clean and well lit for the most part, and even I (resident Nervous Nellie) felt comfortable spending time here when we stopped. People might @ Connecticut for being the drive through equivalent of a flyover state, but with rest stops this nice, I'd be glad to travel through here anytime! read more

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A rather crummy rest stop. This is right off 95 so it figures in a way. Yet what a mess it is, to get in here and out. Traffic in this area is not your friend. The same goes for all the folks in here. I get it we're all tired, and maybe a little grumpy from the drive. Yet people seemed to have lost their most basic of manners. Was cut off several times, in of all places the Sbarro's line. Not the best food. On a plus note, they are cheaper than McDonald's. Want a $14 or more value meal? Apparently that's the cost many fork over here. Personally I find that to be nuts. There isn't a great selection of restaurants. The best part is it's a place to stretch, and use the relatively clean restrooms. It's another traffic jam, and while happy to walk a little bit, this place is always busy. read more

CT Welcome Center Rest Area - Rest Stops Near Me - Darien, Connecticut

This place was in a good spot for our travels. The welcome center is large and modern. It wasn't that crowded when I arrived, but a bus dropped off several people as we were leaving. The restroom was a little messy but they did have staff cleaning it up. We each decided to order food from different places since they had chipotle and Panera. At Panera none of the staff acknowledged me when I tried to order to I went over to the Kiosks. Unfortunately for me the people in front of me had never used menus, kiosks, or money in their life. Eventually I ordered but by that time about 50 people were in line. It was very hard to tell if my order was even being processed since people who seemingly ordered after me, we served first. Overall, it had potential but was kind of a shit show. read more

Road trip pit stop. Has my favorite food! Dunkin Donuts! Restrooms are huge, but, "Ew, David!" I suspect little boys are using the ladies room as target practice. Missing the mark! read more

The first and biggest and arguably the best rest area in CT which unlike most of the larger states seems to have rest areas every 15 to 20 minutes or so until they don't and that's how you know you're in Rhode Island... very nice plaza with abundant parking and seating options inside and out. plenty of food choices from candy coated sugar bombs to veggie subs and fresh tex-mex but coming up a little short of something actually healthful. plenty of information available for visitors and tourists including at least four maps with circles and arrows indicating your current location with varying degrees of precision. I'm not sure what the plan was pointing the exit from the car park at the fuel pumps. I'd expect to witness many scenes of fiery carnage but it seems to be working well enough for them so yea! :-) read more

This is an exceptionally nice welcome center / rest area along the northbound Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike in Darien, Connecticut. The facility is nice and big with plenty of room for parking your car, bus, RV, truck, etc... They even have a couple charging stations if you need to energize your Tesla. If you drive a more traditional vehicle there are Mobil branded gas and diesel pumps from which you may fill your fuel tank. There's even free air if you need to pump up a tire. The spacious parking lot is well-maintained, clean and free of debris. Access in and out is very easy. The large building is very clean and modern. There is a large court in the center with plenty of tables and chairs so you can sit down to enjoy a meal from one of the many restaurants or just open up your laptop and take advantage of the free Wi-Fi. Food choices are plentiful with Subway, McDonald's, Sbarro, Dunkin' Donuts, Taco Bell and Chipotle all doing business here. There's also a candy store called IT'SUGAR if you want to indulge your sweet tooth. Curiously there is no dedicated ice cream purveyor like there are in many other areas so you'll need to settle for soft serve ice cream from McDonald's or some prepackaged ice cream from Alltown Market which is a convenience store also located in the welcome center. Alltown stocks most everything you would expect to find in a modern convenience store. There are also some vending machines and an ATM on the premises. Restrooms are large enough to handle the travel crowd, they are well-stocked and properly maintained. I also appreciated the cleanliness and the fact that everything was in good repair and functioned as intended. Overall, this is a pretty impressive welcome center. read more

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I wish I could give a minus rating. The men's room was absolutely disgusting! FOUR toilets were clogged with the visual one can imagine with that, but there were pieces of toilet paper all over the floor. Just disgusting. read more

The CT Welcome Center Rest Area is the first rest area you'll come across when you drive along I-95 northbound. It's one of the biggest (and probably busiest) of these travel plazas. They're all made to a pretty similar template - big white building, lots of bathrooms, several fast food franchises, and a food court area. There are also many pumps at the Mobil station. You can find a number of places to eat, including a Dunkin, McDonald's, Taco Bell, Sbarro, Chipotle, and It's Sugar. There's also a convenience store. Overall, it's a nice rest area. read more

Not a bad rest stop. There were a decent amount of food options, a convenient store, and an it's sugar candy shop which was the best part of the whole place. My only complaint is that the ladies room had a very strange odor. Not the type you might expect in a bathroom though lol... it smelled like tar, like a freshly paved street road that had to dry. The stop was clean, convenient and the staff around was courteous. read more

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What a welcome center/rest stop! I haven't been to a visitors center that had food, so this is huge! There are several food options including McDonald's, Dunkin Donuts, Subway, Chipotle, and Sbarro. They have a convenience store and a candy store. There is a gas station connected for refueling. The welcome center reminded me of a mini airport! You definitely should stop here if you're traveling between New York and Connecticut! read more

Connecticut's travel plazas were all recently rebuilt. So this is a recent building with multiple restaurants to choose from as well as a Alltown store, Mobil gas, a Best Buy kiosk and It's Sugar candy shop. All you need for a rest stop. read more

Like the newly renovated Welcome Centers down 95N and 95S. Great options for food, ATM's, very clean restrooms, sufficient seatings and overall a very neat place. Thank you CT for maintaining these rest areas neat and clean. read more