Plenty of parking for the property on both sides and some street parking. We came on a Friday evening and was able to get seated right away. Waitresses were super friendly and quick. It was our waitresses birthday too and she was amazing multi tasking! The food was pretty good. The shrimp bisque was delicious with plenty of shrimp in it. The salmon was perfectly cooked. The sides were decent and could've been seasoned a bit better. The green beans were plain so it was a bit disappointing. The drinks was delicious. I ordered the Tony Fu Manchu. Plenty of seating inside and outside when the weather is nicer. It's a good place to go on a date or group gathering. Overall, I would recommend the place but may be better for tapas as opposed to entree spot. read more

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Stopped there by chance after visiting family In Niantic. It was 7:30 and the restaurant still had about 4 parties. It has a cozy feel to it and my sister and I grabbed a seat at the bar, looked at the menu and it blew us away. We chose to do several of the Asian fusion dishes from the tasting menu. And each one was better than the next. We had the French scallops which were cooked perfectly, the spring rolls which were big and tasty, the Wu Chow shrimp and the chop chop chicken Which I think was the best dish of all! So tasty. this place is definitely a destination stop to put on your list! The only down side of the evening was the bartender. She either didn't like outsiders or was having a tough day. she was curt, short and unfriendly. I mean cmon... we are sitting at the bar and you're not busy... what was her deal? Bartender aside I am going back!! read more

Classy Seductive drinks Served here!! If you are looking for a place to make you feel like you are In the Sex in the City, try this spot. They are the closest you are going to get to it!!! They can make them as strong or as weak as you like, in case you are trying to keep your head on straight, like me. Delicious on a whole other level! Ask for Eda!!! They are doing a fundraiser on March 25, at 6 PM. For the Connecticut Animal house. Definitely an opportunity to show up! read more

Dev’s On Main - Mediterranean Near Me - Niantic, Connecticut

This was my first time visiting this building since it used to be a Dunkin' Donuts! The decoration is really tasteful and has a nice intimate vibe. We ordered drinks and a couple small plates. I know the plates are supposed to be smaller portions but they were very expensive for the size. However, service was fast and the food was good. read more

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What a great find. I have driven past this place on multiple occasions but had no idea what they really served. Decided to seek out tapas and this place popped up. Absolutely wonderful selection. Great flavors. Fantastic bar tender. All around pleased and will return. read more

Use to be one of my favorite places pre Covid. Most of the tapas are really good, especially the carnivore variety. They should hand cut their own fries and pretty sure their pot stickers are frozen. Cocktails have always been good and still are. The thorn is my side was the hospitality. Showed up at 8:20 and was warned the kitchen was closing in 40 minutes. All was fine after that, until the end of our meal where they strongly borderline rudely started clearing our table because they were closing. Mind you, we spent $170 with tip and it was a few minutes after 9pm on a Friday. We won't be going back, the Sheep or Spice Club next door is more accommodating. read more

Loved all the small plates we had. Great ambiance and the drinks were unique and delicious!! I would highly recommend the Shrimp Cacio e Pepe, Crispy Pork Meatballs, beet salad and the Mongolian Beef! read more

Best meal ever! We have just returned from a fabulous meal at Dev's...could not wait a minute to review. We decided on 5 tapas plates, wine and dessert! Every dish was superb and the cappuccino was the creamy and delicious Ashley was our waitress and helped me pick a red without a "bite" and helped with our choices. Honestly can not pick a favorite!! ALL were delicious We only wish we had more days to try again, we will be back! read more

So, not bad at all. The building was a Dunkin' Donuts that they converted into a well decorated and tasteful who's who. We didn't have a reservation for our party of 6; however they made it work for us. Our server William started us off right. Salty AF and my party loved it. The drinks had a twist to them. One of my buddies ordered an old fashioned. They made it with soda in it. Anywho, the apps were on point, tasty, and satisfying. My cowboy steak was a little on the dry side. I ordered a medium, the mashed was good and the green beans were fine also. Don't try to split the bill. Nightmareeee!! All in all, it was alright. Gets loud here when it's packed, which it was. read more

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Absolutely fabulous! Wide selection of gluten free options that they take very seriously here. They understand the importance of ingredients and each server knows what is in every dish. Decor beautiful and the staff is family. In fact, they treat you like family here. i highly recommend this restaurant. The food is delicious. read more

We went for a family member's birthday - had a reservation at 6:30. Did not order our dinner until 7:20ish and it was not even crowded. One of us asked for bread, did not get it for a long time, then when we asked if it was coming the waitress rudely answered "she didn't specify that she wanted it early." We were shocked - bread always comes early. And they charged $5 for it without telling us. The food was good but the small plates are very very small. I like the vibes but it will probably never see my family again. read more

Dev’s On Main - Chicken sandwich and Lo Lo burger - Mediterranean Near Me - Niantic, Connecticut

The main courses are quite expensive, so I opted for 1 small plate of grilled lamb chops with gorganzola sauce and a grilled Ceasars salad with chicken. The lamb was perfectly cooked and seasoned, and it paired well with what I found to be a mild sauce. The salad was a lightly grilled heart of romaine lettuce that was topped with ceasar dressing, parmesan cheese and the slices chicken. Great presentation and flavor. I was disappointed there was no lemonade. To me the water is undrinkable due to chlorine . . . a real shame considering the prices and quality of food. There's a 10% discount for paying cash, BUT, make sure you count your change. A personal peeve of mine is being short-changed, and that's what happened by $1.30. Poor ending to an otherwise great experience. read more

We were VERY excited to welcome Dev's into the neighborhood, especially with it not being another pizza place in town. We went during lunch time on Friday anticipating a dinner rush, so we only go the lunch menu, but the options were still great! They had Tapas for all tastebuds in their small plate section. I started with the Tuscan bruschetta and my husband got the potstickers and we shared. Both were very good! The potstickers came with an extra sauce with a little spice that truly complimented them well. I ended up ordering a chicken sandwich that had cheese,avocado aioli, a chicken cutlet and sautéed onions. It was absolutely delish! I do recommend maybe requesting a little aioli on the side because some parts that didn't have the aioli were a little dryer to eat with the bread and breading on the chicken. It was a great experience overall. I was super impressed with the building transformation. It made for a beautiful ambiance and environment. We will definitely be back to try their dinner menu read more

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What a pleasant surprise! We were visiting the area, and just based on the menu selection decided to try this out. My wife had a nice salad with chicken, and I had a couple different smaller tapas-style plates, Sugar Salmon and Portabella Mushroom. We also shared the Toasted Goat Cheese crostini. Everything was absolutely delicious, just great combinations of flavors that really hit the palate well and worked very well together. The service was great (we sat outside; I had read it could get noisy inside and I agree), served by a nice and enthusiastic server. We topped off a great meal with the Black & White dessert; originally my wife was thinking it would be nothing special, but we both loved it! All in all a truly wonderful experience, one of the best I have had in years. No real negatives, except the possible noise inside if you don't like that, and a tony wait to clean our outside table. I would love to come back again, there were so many things on that menu that looked delicious! read more

was here first time. never came back. The restaurant has very weird and unhelpful policies the staff are rude. manager owner Candace told us that she do not like us I feel national discrimination because I am Ukrainian and speak with accent The birthday of our friend was ruined I do not recommend this place read more

This could be our favorite restaurant if it weren't for the loud music. The menu is great. The Food is great. The service is great. The noise from the music is awful and spoils it all read more

Wonderful small plates of interesting dishes... love their deep fried pork meatballs and the lobster salad on corn type tacos... great Martinis . The only negative is very noisy.... Not quite as noisy if you sit at a higher top. Good service too. read more

I made a reservation weeks before I went to Dev's for my birthday and when I got there they only had high top bar tables left which were uncomfortable and wobbly, with little space around them to the point that I kept getting knocked into by staff. Our server was nice but seemed stressed. If I had to guess it had something to do with frequently going into the kitchen and coming back out empty handed. I got a Sprite that tasted like the soda gun needed to be cleaned. My partner and I ordered appetizers with plans to order mains after, but that never happened because it took ~50 minutes for us to get our apps and it's not like other dishes were exactly flying out of the kitchen in that time. Once it arrived the bacon on my partner's burger was burnt, the burger was not medium like he ordered, and the house made chips were mostly soggy. I ordered a large red dragon noodle bowl which was a pretty small and flavorless soup. The price did not line up with the quality of the food. Hoping they were just having an off night but we were really disappointed with the whole experience especially because lots of people we know talked Dev's up. This is my second time writing about this experience at Dev's because the review I left several weeks ago doesn't seem to come up any longer, how weird. read more

Dev's is consistently great. I have been there three times and they are three-for-three. The food is interesting and the atmosphere is relaxing and fun. These folks know the restaurant business and I'm glad they've come to Niantic and I hope they stay. read more

Stopped in late tonight, after 8 PM, and took a seat at the bar for a cocktail and solo dinner. Emily, the bartender was welcoming, friendly and served a great martini. Food was hot fresh and delicious. Flavors were sophisticated, garlicky and just sublime!! Loved it. Will be back. read more

Dev’s On Main - Burrata salad, small plate surf and turf , lemon drop martini, and dog bark Cabernet. Perfect dinner! - Mediterranean Near Me - Niantic, Connecticut

As a native New Londoner, Devs does so many things right and could be like a Hughies, a New London favorite. However, ways to improve are: There is an image online of an Italian salad with garlic bread, garlic, lettuce, tomato...New London style. Can you please bring that back? The flavor of the chicken picata was quite good but the pasta was broken into small pieces making it difficult to eat off a flat plate, it was not al Dante, not salty enough, and the sauce runny. The menu is complicated. It would be nice to have some basic Italian style food like a side of pasta with olive oil and garlic instead of trying so hard to be creative and international which is hard to succeed. I also wish they would have more simple cake and fruit desert options so one can linger with coffee after a nice meal. We want this restaurant to succeed in a neighborhood that needs a better restaurant scene dearly. read more

The food is not good, and is overpriced. The staff were rude the last time we went. Do not recommend this place.

This is one of the latest entrées. It's a tomahawk swordfish cut. So much more moist and flavourful than the traditional swordfish steak. read more

Dev’s On Main - This is one of the latest entrées. It's a tomahawk swordfish cut. So much more moist and flavourful than the traditional swordfish steak. - Mediterranean Near Me - Niantic, Connecticut

I went to Devs for a late lunch. My friend and I decided to try the house burger. This is the first time in the new location. Unfortunately, the medium rare burger and fries I ordered came extremely well done on a hard chiabatta like roll. The accompanying onions and blue cheese spread made for an unedible dry mess. Asked if I wanted another, I remarked how it could be any different. Maybe it was an off day, but if you can't make a signiture burger, I would hesitate to order anything else. I probably won't be going back read more

4 friends night out-- went on Thursday. It was a blast. Shared 8 small plates/salads (very generous small plates and salads) and had drinks. Our server Casey was great. Fun atmosphere. Really enjoyed it- looking forward to another visit. read more

Excellent experience here! We went in starving because we had to leave Castello's of Niantic after just a horrible experience. Dev's was great. Friendly service and delicious food! We will be back! read more

I am not sure where to begin. I have been itching to try this new place out. The restaurant looks nice and clean. It is decorated well. The sign on the wall clearly states it's a Contemporary Mediterranean restaurant, and of course this is what we were expecting. Hmmm not much on the menu that is even considered Mediterranean. There are a couple of choices for entrees, but the prices are way up there. I wasn't in the mood to spend almost $30 a plate tonight, so I opted for a burger. It was "only" $16. What a mistake, we should have gone next door for the burger. The picture looks a great deal better than what it looked like in person. The burger may have been 1/4 lb at most, maybe before it was cooked. The Kaiser roll looked more like a flattened English muffin. The bacon was way over cooked. It didn't even include lettuce or tomato. The chips which were home made were burnt. The waitress did apologize, but I told her that it wasn't her who cooked it. She asked if I wanted the manager to come over and I told her if her manager really wants to know how my food was, then yes, I'd be happy to talk with them. Only the waitress came back with the $32 check for a hamburger, a romaine heart and a little cup of soup. So, clearly the manager was not interested. I almost forgot to mention that it took almost 45 minutes for our food. We almost walked out just before the food arrived. I was so hungry, we decided to stay. I guess we should have left. I am bummed as a year round resident, I was hoping this would be a great new place because there is not a huge selection of good restaurants in the area. Maybe because it's somewhat a touristy town. read more

Dev’s On Main - Lo lo hamburger. Or at least that's what the restaurant calls it. - Mediterranean Near Me - Niantic, Connecticut

Incredible Transformation The last time I was in Niantic, there was a franchise in this building selling 1000's of coffees and donuts. The building was obviously gutted down to four walls for the redesign of this beautiful upscale restaurant. Even though everything about the restaurant space is well appointed. The unusual and beautiful thing that caught my eye was the multi- toned stained wood ceiling panels. Unique and beautiful. I've been to Dev's twice so far and the food was excellent both times. My first visit was for lunch and I had the Genoa Italia Chopped Salad with a nice glass of wine. Mixed greens, cured meats, cucumber, tomatoes, roasted red peppers, provolone cheese, and artichokes tossed with Italian dressing and Parmesan cheese. A week later I went back for dinner. I began with a flavorful shrimp bisque soup. Then I had the Seared Salmon dinner. You can also opt for the small plates size if you're going to have multiple small plates from the menu. The salmon is sugar seared and served over mashed potatoes and topped with an avocado drizzle and micro greens. I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the bartender that served me was attentive and friendly. Great new find. read more

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Excellent food,service and atmosphere. A constantly changing menu with delicious additions every time. Love love love this place. read more

Gross....not only was the food greasy and seasoned horribly, it was also extremely overpriced.... What a total waste of money. We will not return, and in no way shape or form recommend anybody to eat there. Probably one of the worst restaurants we've eaten at. We would give this restaurant negative Stars if we could.... The food is horrible. My husband, who rarely complains about anything, was horrified when he saw the disgusting looking food that he didn't even finish it, and left hungry. He ended up driving to the other side of town and went to McDonald's....which was actually better than what we were served at Dev's.... that speaks volumes. We won't be returning to Dev's. The worst. read more

Look out Niantic Main Street restaurants. This is the place to beat. With the exception of all the noise from the crowd, Dev's is without a doubt DELICIOUS . read more

This is our go to place when we are in old Lyme, can not say enough good things about it, have yet to be disappointed. My in-laws went with us and also loved it and gave us a gift certificate this past holiday and we are looking forward to using it soon. We live in west Hartford and it compares to the better places in our town read more

This place is on the cusp to be very good. Here are the issues...two two inch Bruschetta slices as an appetizer "special" for $12.00 is absurd. They were tasty, but way too expensive. The service was soooo slow. Physical space needs a deep cleaning. The lighting fixtures in the main dining room are filthy. read more

Food was great. Chicken was moist and crispy. And the French fries were oh so good. My friend had several of the small plates that were very good (tempura shrimp and potstickers). read more

I was hoping for the best in this place since she moved from New London to Niantic and still no results. Let me start by saying the food is way over priced. Not only is it over priced but the food is poor. I ordered these so called small plates of meatballs with literally 1 spaghetti wrapped around it completely burned, dry and salty. I can't believe they dared to serve this. I ordered the lobster bruchetta and the lobster was rubbery and the bread was soggy and tasteless. My husband ordered the NY strip and it was the kind you would serve at a diner with eggs. The steak was over cooked and had the grizzly fat still on it. The only reason I'm giving this 2 stars is because the waitress was wonderful. If anyone thinks this is good food then you obviously eat McDonald's allot. I'm a really good home cook and I think what I make at home supercedes this food. read more

Meh. Food's just ok. Smallish portions, somewhat high prices for portions. Creative ideas but sometimes fall short. Pork/linguini meatballs overcooked and dry, chicken with pistachios bland, Service is spotty. Feels crowded, tight, small tables. read more

My bartender, Etta, was personable and helpful with menu suggestions. The food was very good. One of the items I had was their winter bruschetta, which was amazing!! I could've eaten an entire loaf of that appetizer. When my daughter arrives in town next week, I plan on taking her there for dinner. The Savignon Blanc that I had tonight was also very delicious. What a great find. read more

This new restaurant was so cute and I was so excited to try it. First, I ordered a shirley temple and it took my waitress 10 minutes to bring it to me. Then, I ordered a cheeseburger and chips. It tasted fine while I was eating it but once I was finished my stomach started to hurt. Two hours after eating the burger my stomach still hurt and I threw up from food poisoning. Would not recommend. read more

Watched as Owner/Manager was extremely rude and unprofessional to customers. As another reviewer said, her comment was "we don't serve people like you here." We would never eat here again and felt terrible for the folks we saw treated so poorly. Definitely agree with other reviews that say how awful she is. read more

I actually like Dev's. It's a bit pricey but the food is excellent. The service is good. So, why only 3 stars? First, the beer list is unremarkable. Not a deal breaker but not a draw either. My favorite is Irish Whiskey and Bourbon. They had only one Irish....Jameson. They had a few Bourbons so I ordered a Woodford Reserve. The pour was the worst I've ever had in any establishment. Nonetheless on an $18 bill (my bourbon and my wife's wine with a 10% discount for paying with cash) I added a $5 tip. Went to our table and ordered a second Woodford. This pour was about 1/2 of the original terrible pour. I just can't support that and I won't. I'm done. Too bad because the food is really good. read more