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Donovan's

3.5 (164 reviews)
Open • 11:30 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)
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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for kids
Outdoor seating

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Stephen M.

SONO! So Yes! Donovan's has been around for a very long ass time! Yup! What I write here won't make a difference BUT I am being honest. 1. The staff: smiles, warmth and energetic. Our waitress Melissa was everything you want. Attentive,,smiles and friendly. 2. The Food: My burger was cooked just the way I asked: medium. The taste was great! I did have blue cheese and the burger flavor was not diminished and shined. The blue cheese was authentic, real and vieny! My wife had the salmon burger and thought it was very good. Gave it a 88. 3. The cost: decent! 16 for blue cheese burger. My only dissatisfaction was the lemonade: it tasted like. powdered mix concoction. They should use real lemonade made from lemons. Add 1.09 to price. would be worth it. When in SONO, don't forget to go to the little train museum on the same street. "Sono Switchtower Museum". Free and well worth the visit if you have kids who like or love trains. Adults too! Fascinating! would be a 5 stars if real lemonade

Crème brûlée cheesecake = cheesecake with grape jelly
Alexis O.

Crème brûlée cheesecake = cheesecake with grape jelly, this is not giving crème brûlée at all. -_-

Clam.chowder still awesome.after all these years!
Marci S.

Donovan's quality is still high! The NE clam.chowder is still delicious. The crab cakes we ordered were a bit bland, but had a lot of crab in them. The mussels in white wine were very good. No bread came with it though and the dish came with a soup spoon (?). Our waitress bought over a plate of toasted bread upon request and I was happy as could be sopping up the yummy broth with it. DH and I had drinks and his Donovans 1/2 tea and 1/2 lemonade was very weak and my Bacardi Rum Punch was so strong I asked for.more fruit juice. Maybe 2 different bartenders made our drinks? Overall, we will.definity go back again this summer.

Joe T.

Girlfriend and I spent a couple days Around Norwalk and surrounding town. Stumbled on to Donovan's. I had the shepherds pie, which was delicious. Girlfriend Had the fish and chips. Also said they was delicious. Service was great. Staff was very friendly went back. The next day sat outside. Had a couple drinks,highly recommend this place.

Bf and I come here all the time. Always great food, but happy staff that makes the Irish pub/ great restaurant atmosphere super cozy
Kristen C.

I love this place I am a local. A hard local to this place as I never really see feel denying great vibes in a restaurant setting anymore. Great food great spot excellent staff:)

Potato cakes
Rebecca K.

Had an okay meal here. The service was super super slow. I was one of only two customers. I had Potato cakes for Oktoberfest and they lacked seasoning. They were piping hot and once I added salt they improved. I had the Santa Fe salad with blackened salmon. It was very good and the greens tasted very fresh the salmon was blackened very well with a nice flavor.

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Francis N.

Setting the scene: The establishment was clean. They sat people social distant, which was appreciated. The music was a mixture of 90's hits. Well lit, lots of mirrors for anyone wanting to have a nice selfie setting. To bE fair for my order, I was looking for something light and heathy and that's exactly what it was. The cob salad was solid. I didn't need to order the dressing on the side, it came that way, which also I was thankful for. It was twice as much as I would have needed. Very much what was advertised and came out quickly. The service was very helpful. They cleared anything within a couple minutes of finishing plates and were there to refill water and beverages as soon as those were downed as well. We went during a slow time, which is very my speed, but walked by during dinner and it was both bumping and smelled delicious. Weather permitting I'd highly recommend sitting outside!

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