Very friendly and welcoming service, food is very good, decent value. Casual family vibe. And…read moreimportantly they were super nice to my elderly mother, who really enjoyed herself and loved the food.

This place is Great! It is under new ownership, family…read moreoperated. George will make sure you are satisfied. The food is fantastic, good quality product. The rice pudding is amazing! You go once, you'll be a repeat customer for ever! You will thank me, enjoy!

Delicious food, the grilled octopus is spectacular. Friendly service in a beautiful restaurant.read more

Horrible Ordered take out from uber services…read moreFilet is same price as if eating in Ordered it MR because of drive to Fairfield Order came in half hour or so Well Done I understand travel time cooks it a bit .. but not that much.. I called this morning and the manager was very helpful - her name was Erin and will allow me to go and pick up an order from them .. the same dish... which is very kind and greatly appreciated.. cannot go today because of surgery but will this week..thank you for good service

Tried this restaurant for the first time this week and it was great! The spicy feta was super yummy…read moreand the chicken kebobs were juicy and tasty.

Cute hole in the wall place We did takeout here for the…read morefirst time and it was very good! They take credit card and share parking with a plaza strip mini mall located right next to jj stacks The gyro had the French fries inside which was a laughable moment for my son as he didn't read the menu before ordering but tasted very good The pork was good too but had a bit of chewy texture to it We also had the hummus for a side appetizer and it was very creamy and actually sold out right as we were leaving The restaurant itself felt very hot and there is about three four tables so it is pretty tight We will be back

Hard to find, no sign outside (only on the front awning), we purposefully went for lunch on a…read moresummer Friday. From the previous reviews, we had anticipated a lively crowd of work-at-home techies taking a long lunch... but when we arrive, the place was empty. Obviously the service was good and the lady answered my vegan wife's many queries. She knows her dishes. Lunchtime prices were reasonable but when we surveyed the dinner menu, we lost our appetite: entrées as high as $40* The food was great! Fresh falafel and pita. Great Baba, hummus and red pepper dip. None too spicy. However... The ambience was not enhanced by the cheesy Pandora channel, with ads, playing on the audio while a travelogue from the Middle East blared on the big screen TV. Remember this place is not a bar. And who is Vera? What's their positioning? Their one-word description as "Mediterranean" is a bit vague. Wish this place well, but the lack of signage, marketing and being on a very competitive street of good restaurants, I hope they make it. We will go back... despite the pricey parking

TLDR: Great vibes. Prices of a fancy restaurant for subpar diner food spruced up by cloth napkins…read moreand a parsley garnish. The ambience and vibe of the restaurant is upscale and located in a frequented busy area. The wait staff are dressed formally and seems like management runs a tight ship for hospitality. We swung by to check it out a few months ago and I'm still bothered by the disappointment so here I am. I ordered the Lamb Shank $39.00 and my friend ordered the New York Steak Aux Poivres $36.00. We also ordered two cocktails. The cocktails were plain - I ordered some sort of pomegranate and liquor mixer and it tasted sour and bitter. There was a notable lack of craftsmanship and sophistication to it. And for the price of $18.00 it was incredibly underwhelming. The other cocktail was no better - sour, bitter, and a hint of peach juice. The Lamb was cooked nicely, but was very bland, it also came with cous cous, and that was even more bland. I couldn't finish my dish, and had to get pizza afterwards because of how disappointing it was. My friends dish was better, but he likened it to something you could get at a mom and pop diner for a fraction of the price. I didn't want to complain or send it back especially because the waitstaff are just really doing their best. So we paid, tipped, thanked them, left, and will not be returning. I hate to be a complete snob - but if a restaurant is going to put in this much effort to aura farm a certain aesthetic, the food should at least compare. It's like they want the concept, but missed the mark by a huge landslide. Each time I go by it's empty. If you're the owner and reading this - don't waste lamb; please season it better. Comment below to let me know when you have done so, and I will try it again. If the seasoning is better I was recant my review. Thank you.

I have been to Boca for several happy hours and dinners and have always left impressed with this…read morehidden gem. A couple weeks back I attended a baby shower at Boca and they totally hit it out of the park. Their penne alla vodka was arguably the best I've ever had. The staff was constantly refilling the food trays and asking all attendees for drink refills. Definitely recommend Boca Grille for gatherings and events of all kinds.

We stopped in with friends to grab dinner. The dining area is huge along with a bar area as well. I…read morehad the half rack of ribs along with a side of asparagus. The ribs were smothered with bbq sauce. Honestly, I was not too crazy about the sauce but the ribs were good. The service was good, I think we will be back and try other menu items.

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

I would have given this restaurant four stars but the music was too loud and a complete disconnect…read morefrom the dining experience. Playing thumping dance and pop music, and keeping it on just as loud, when we asked them to play something more appropriate. I'm an artist and producer, and I love everything from Ariana Grande, to Vampire Weekend, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, etc, and it's great that they want it to be young and energetic, but 85% of the tables had patrons over 40, with the exception of one table with two teens and later, a young couple. A complete mismatch and annoying experience where we were right under the speaker trying to have a conversation with friends we haven't seen in a while. When we asked the manager to turn it down, he turned it down from 10 to 9.5, and never changed the style of music. Turning up the music at Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister is proven to keep the energy and young vibe, but me and my friends don't want that when we are eating pasta and Arancini! As an Elite member of Yelp, I eat out 3x a week in restaurants all over the state, and in NY, and this kind of shows me the management doesn't know how to take the temperature in the room. And with that, the restaurant was also freezing cold. Now, for the food! We started with Eggplant Parmigiana and Arancini appetizers. Eggplant was good, overall, but texturally, a miss. Some of it was not cooked through, which with eggplant, can be a turnoff. The edges and the middle were the same texturally, and had no caramelization or char or crispiness and was simply one note the entire way through. The saving grace was the sauce which was light, sweet, fresh, and perfectly seasoned. The Arancini were very small and had a pronounced saffron flavor, but it was a bit overpowering, and as Arancini goes, I'd say these are a distant smaller cousin. Normally, there is rice and peas and ground meat, and mozzarella, so I wouldn't call these "Arancini," but maybe "Arancetti" All in all, not what we expected, but still a nice bite, with a flavorful lemon aioli to add a brightness to the savory dish. The Branzino dish was a star. Delicious, fresh and well presented on a bed of Faro with carrots, asparagus and saffron. Super. My baby mussels was delicious, but the pasta portion was very disappointing and small for the price. I left the restaurant hungry. The Caccio & Peppe was also a hit, with a deep cheesy umami flavor, but again, too small a portion. The ribbon pasta with butternut squash was perfect, savory, and it felt heartier and more generous than the clam dish, which at the least should have been served with crispy charred Italian bread to soak up the butter sauce. For dessert, we all nibbled on chocolate flourless lava cake, which was absolutely delicious. Overall, Bianco Rosso was saved by a couple dishes, and the overall food quality and presentation which was good. We found the service to lack character. Not a lot of personality from the waitstaff. Not particularly friendly and simply--all business. Nice ambiance, but the music and the cold temperature had us eating with our jackets on. An area of opportunity here is to rethink the vibe and music. Like really sit down and have a conversation about how to express and connect the entirety of the dining experience with a through-line from the lighting, temperature, and music. People are there to share food and a good time together. Like a good movie, you should always hear the words and only feel the music, not hear it during the actors dialogue. This needs to be the same. And finally, understand your crowd. Look at the people sitting there, it's not your show to play the kind of music you like, but to play something that sits in the back seat, quiet and simply fills the air with a suggestion, or hint. Maybe it's instrumental, or Jazz, or Frank Sinatra, Blossom Dearie, or music with very little singing and thumping. It all adds up, and it's just time to finely tune it all.

Lykos Taverna has been on my radar since it opened in March, especially knowing it comes from…read moreEuripides Pelekanos behind Bareburger. We stopped in for a weekday lunch, and it made for a really solid afternoon out in Darien Commons. Finding it is easy right across from the Noroton Heights Metro-North station, nestled between Cookie City and Gregorys Coffee. The public lot always has spots, though navigating in and out gets a little tight during the peak rush. The space itself is gorgeous and flooded with natural light. When the weather is nice, they open up one side of the bar to the patio so you can sit outside and still feel connected to the indoor energy. Inside, you can choose between regular dining tables or the high-tops in the bar area, which features a stunning wooden trellis overhead. You do not need a reservation for a weekday lunch. We decided to sit right at the bar high-tops, where the bartender took care of our food and drinks while giving us a great view of the whole setup. I went with the $28 prix-fixe lunch special, which includes a dip with warm pita, a salad, and an entree. While the portions are slightly scaled down for lunch, it was plenty of food and left me completely satisfied. The absolute highlight of the meal was the hummus. It was topped with roasted garlic, crisp black chickpeas, and pickled teardrop peppers--easily one of the best dips I've had in a while. For my salad, I got the village salad without feta, followed by the lamb and beef kofta. The kofta ended up being the only real miss of the day; it was on the dry side, and the pickled red cabbage on the plate felt more like a garnish than an actual side. Next time, I will definitely take the yelp recommendation and get the half chicken with broccoli rabe instead. My wife went a la carte and ordered the standard village salad (loaded with shaved aged feta, crisp cucumbers, tomatoes, and olives) along with the Greek fries dusted in aged feta and black garlic salt, which disappeared quickly. Service was attentive and friendly from start to finish. I am already looking forward to coming back for dinner to dive deeper into their seafood mezedes.

While I was excited to see a Greek restaurant come to Darien, especially in a fabulous location, I…read morewas underwhelmed. Some positives - The cocktails were delicious, although it took a while for them to arrive. The food was good, not great. The hummus starter was delicious as was the grilled octopus. Definitely worth ordering. The disappointment came with the two salmon entrees, which were plain. The salmon was cooked perfectly. However, that is all there was on the plate. No accompaniments, no sauce, no garnish. Just a boring presentation. The presentation needs to be worked on to improve the value proposition. The real challenge for Lykos is the space. While the location is fantastic being across from the Norton Heights train station, the space itself is cavernous and hard to create any ambiance. The prior restaurant in this space had the same issue. The outside seating and the bar has more vibe, but if you are seated past the bar, you will probably agree with me. I will absolutely give Lykos another shot, but as of today I am disappointed because Darien needs more great restaurants.

Amazing food, we went on Valentine's Day so it was a bit busy the place inside is a little small…read more The food was really good tho, the ricez the kofta and the hummus and salad were amazing and fresh. My husband got the Syrian wrap and he loved it. We also got the dama rose mocktail , vimto/lemon and rose petals inside it was one of the best mocktails I have had!.

A new go to spot for Mediterranean. Everything we've tried has been great. Dama sampler is a must…read moredo appetizer. Owner and service has been great for the most part, although did have some issues with service recently. But willing to forgive given the quality of the food.