This place just reopened as a restaurant. Lovely outdoor seating, nice pub fare, pleasant friendly staff. Also the only place open in Norfolk on Sunday evenings! Would come back. read more

1st music venue since pre-Covid. So happy we took the ride to this absolutely wonderful venue. We ate at the smokehouse restaurant connected to the venue. Food was delicious! Drinks were great, as was the service. Show was fantastic! Looking forward to my next outing, and meal! read more

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Came here before a Marc Cohn concert and very glad we did. Creative dishes and friendly service. The menu changes a bit seasonally. We had the pumpkin soup (which was terrific and beware, the bowl is a big bowl of soup) and calamari to start. Then a ribeye with chimchurri sauce (mmm) and a nice filet. They have local ice creams and sherbets too. So why no five stars? Its the little things. Service was good, but our main dish came out on top of our appetizers. Big no-no. We were trying to make a concert but had over an 75 minutes to go. No need to rush us! And how about refilling the water glasses! If you have a show here, its definitely worth a stop by. We'll come back next time we're in town. read more

Picturesque setting. We came here for the first time and were pleasantly surprised. Before going to a concert (The Kingston Trio), we made a dinner reservation at the Bistro. I must say, the food was tasty but a bit greasy. We had steaks , leaf-spinach and Pommes Frites. The Frites were undercooked and soggy. The Salmon-Corn Chowder was excellent. We also had coffee which I thought was fantastic. It consisted of coffee, Kahlua, Baileys, Grand Marnier, and Frangelica. Our waiter (Mark) was great! read more

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This place is a little hard to categorize. I guess you could say it's a local diner with higher aspirations. It's sort of a cute looking place although it's not well-maintained. The food was a little disappointing and we felt it was overpriced. One good thing was that they provided a couple of slices of really good bread for free. Except for that the soup and the various entrées were a little disappointing especially at those prices. The nine dollar glass of wine was really super cheap harsh wine. The service was pretty lacking too. Placed her order and then essentially never saw the waitress again until we asked the manager for the check. She never asked how our meals were or he did any follow up or even offered more bread. The shrimp pasta was kind of heavy and not all that good. The salmon piccata it was just some fried salmon on mashed potatoes and spinach with some vegetables thrown on top. Duck soup fell flat too. People are nice but wouldn't go back read more

Infinity Bistro - a green building with a clock tower - New American Near Me - Norfolk, Connecticut

Had a terrific salad here topped with an edamame veggie burger that was delish. My dining companion opted for the lobster roll and was not disappointed. I did find it a bit strange when ordering a Pellegrino that it came poured in a glass and not as an individual bottle. That's just generally not done. They also may want to call it an edamame veggie burger and not an edamame burger. As a vegetarian, I can say unless we see that "veggie" included in the title, we tend to assume it means a regular burger topped with _________ and skim on over it. Luckily, the server made the reco when I was ordering and only then did I realize it was veggie. Either way, I look forward to eating here again next time I'm in Norfolk. read more

Fun bar to sit at and eat before the show. Great drinks, the food was good! Had the pot stickers and a big healthy salad. You can put your drink in a plastic cup and bring to the show as well! Really quaint town. Cute inns to stay at down the road read more

This delightful bistro surpassed my expectations in terms of delicious, well prepared food, as well as charming and attentive service. We ate here prior to attending a show at the Infinity Music Hall. There was a small window of time between our arrival for dinner and the start of the show. Our server, Heather, and the manager both endeavored to make sure our meal was served with adequate time to enjoy and still make the show. Truly excellent and speedy service. The food was excellent. For appetizers, we had the steak skewers, tender and served over tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and a basil puree. Wonderful combination. We also tried the Lobster Hush puppies which were good if you like hush puppies. For dinner, we had the Filet Mignon, prepared perfectly at MR, as requested. The steak itself was tender and flavorful. read more

I went to see Shawn Mullins, I discovered Infinity Hall Bistro. http://www.infinitybistro.com/ A Pu Pu Platter? $28.00 ? OK it looked interesting I ordered it as an appetizer. The following were on a large compartmentalized plate. Pu Pu Platter style, chicken apple sausage, steak skewers, shrimp cocktail, lobster hushpuppies, goat cheese red beet crostini's These were all well prepared but none of these items are things I would go out of my way to order again. I just wondered "Why?" Kind of like over doing it. We ordered other food that was similarly well prepared but weird. The Teres Major Steak was delicious. Anyhow, the bartenders were awesome, the music and the seating was wonderful I loved the whole experience. Even with the odd food. read more

Please see my (much) lengthier review under The Infinity Music Hall. I've only eaten at The Bistro once without it being prelude to a show at the Music Hall, so I combined my reviews. But the short version is, I love the Infinity Bistro! The setting, the decor, the unusual menu offerings (their version of calamari, with snap peas, a daikon radish slaw and lemon ginger aioli is sublime!). We've only visited on cold winter nights -- the Norfolk town banners on the light poles boast "The Icebox of Connecticut" -- but the location is very nice and I look forward to dining outside in the summer. It's way off in the middle of nowhere, but if you're making a trip to the Berkshires or out antiquing, enjoy the scenic ride and stop in for a bite. It is a wonderful place (and check out a show upstairs...best music venue you'll ever find). read more

Well, I guess I'm the first to dip below 4 stars for Infinity Hall Bistro. It's certainly not because I'm in a bad mood, but rather because it was just ok. While dining outdoors on the terrace is lovely (which we selected because of the smell of disinfectant cleaner permeating the inside), and the Bloody Marys with brunch were very good, the food was just...ok. Just to be clear, it wasn't bad...just...yup...you guessed it...ok. I'll give them another shot at some point, next time for dinner. I'll look forward to reading your experiences as encouragement. read more

Sit outside on a summer day for a beautiful meal. We drove down, my first time here. I stepped inside to see the theater and was greeted by a picture of a young Jerry Garcia on the wall. I looked around and saw the walls were filled with pictures of my favorite musicians in their younger days, and knew right away I would love this place. After the tour we went back outside to a lovely deck and had a great lunch. I loved my grilled salmon sandwiich- but REALLY loved the minted orzo salad that came with it. It was so refreshing on a hot summer day. I need this recipe. My friend finished my left overs before letting the server take the plate away. I will be back, for a meal or some music- or both! read more

Looking forward to coming back before a concert - so glad to find out about this gem. Pluses: YUMMY Sangria - and you could buy it by the glass ($8) instead only by the pitcher like at so many places; freshly baked crusty bread; very pleasant hostess who agreed to take up up to tour the music hall even though we didn't have tickets; $2 scoops of local ice cream - so you can have a small dessert inexpensively. Of our 4 entrees, the rueben sandwich was excellent, and the others were good. The cups of soup are large, and the bowls are enormous. we ate indoors, but the outdoor patio would have been great if the weather had been warmer. read more

Steak & eggs, lobster in various formats, brunch options available, great atmosphere, sandwiches of all kinds and sizes, sides well worth the tempting of, a decent wine list, and various options by glass. All one could ask for but to be honest it's a bit ambitious and sounds better than it really is. The french toast was worth mention as the breach was thick and homemade and the service is acceptable but the attempts to do "farm to table" options and wine pairings with meals really over state the skill of the kitchen. It's likely a great spot to eat prior to a concert and there isn't enough positive I could say in that regard and the sound space is truly unique and I'd go to this venue in a heartbeat if there was a show compelling me to go - just haven't seen that happen yet. read more

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We ate at the Infinity Bistro and saw Kashmir (a Led Zeppelin Tribute Band) play in the theater. The bistro was very inviting, with good service and wonderful food. Our favorite appetizer was the Lobster Hush Puppies. The pricing was reasonable and the service attentive and swift. The show venue is very cozy which means there really aren't any bad seats in the house....except the seats themselves were very uncomfortable. We ended up watching the final moments of the show standing in the rear of the theater, as our backs were sore from the uncomfortable seats. We couldn't get combo seats, which would have allowed us to eat dinner in the balcony while watching the show. If you find yourself in the Berkshires and there is a good show playing at the Infinity, you can't go wrong by purchasing tickets and having dinner at the venue. read more

Food was awesome, went to a show.the show was way to loud, they really need a new sound guy in the concert hall, we went down stairs cause we could not take the noise, there was open mic night. Much better sound and much more enjoyable. I would have given 5 stars if they could correct the sound issues in the concert hall read more

Food price / quality 8.5. Atmosphere is similar to an old style dance hall, beautifully done. Occasionally, you will see band members from whatever group is playing Infinity Hall just above, on the second floor (A very cool venue, showcasing known-name bands). The town of Norfolk, CT is a wonderful antique, with plenty to see and do. There is some shopping and other decent restaurants. Yale has an Art Colony here (Summer only). There is Campbell Falls State Park about 6 miles outside of the Village. Half of this park is in Massachusetts, including the actual waterfall. There are limestone mines in the area, worth seeing if you've never seen one. Beautiful country roads are pretty much the standard in this area. read more

Our first time here and loved it. Our server Molly was the best and the food great. Will definitely come back. Highly recommend the chili

This was the perfect dining experience: the service was excellent, the timing of the arrival of the food from the kitchen was spot on, and the food was delicious! We started out with sharing the lobster hushpuppies - if you eat here, be sure to order these little darlings! There were 3 of us and each one was extremely happy with our entrees - gnocchi with meatballs, braised pork shank, and what my husband called "probably the best reuben he'd ever had" (this is high praise from a man who LOVES reubens and orders them frequently!) And even though we shouldn't have, we ordered a few desserts to share - their cheesecake bites (amazing) and creme brulee (my all time favorite dessert, and this one ranked right up there with the best!) The night we went was not a show night, so I don't know if that makes a difference, but all three of us left there feeling like we'd chosen exactly the right restaurant! read more

In the past we have been to the Bistro at Infinity for dinner before a show. Although I never thought it was 5 stars our dining experience was pretty good. Well, I don't have any idea what happened but we went last night and our whole experience was a hot mess. The food was awful and so little selection. I had the coconut curry chicken bowl and it was just not good. No real flavor and a sickening sweetness which did not belong. As far as a curry flavor.... nothing. Quite an expensive dinner to be so awful and I did not finish it. My husband had the Ruben which he said was ok. My friend had the Orecchiette Pasta and she did not finish it and said there was an awful cloying sweetness to it. Our other guest had the chicken pot pie and that was a gooey thick mess which tasted like it was canned. Again, very expensive awful food. This little Bistro could be a gold mine if they got a new chef and added a few more entrees. I won't be eating there again anytime soon. Such a shame. The show however was great and we have never seen a bad show. For those reasons I love Infinity Hall. I just really really dislike the Bistro and it was the general concnsus of our table not just me read more

I've had the opportunity to eat dinner and lunch at the Bistro a few times now. It is with this in mind that I can comfortably comment on our experiences. My wife and I had dinner there before a recent show; I had the Italian Sausage & Orecchiette Pasta and she the Coconut Chicken Noodle Bowl. Our meals tasted.......well.........like.........frozen dinners heated up. The drinks and the wait staff were great. No complaints there but for $19 & $18 a plate respectively, I expect better. Their burgers are wonderful as are their sandwiches. Bottom line, if it's the basics you are looking for - fine. On the other hand, if you are willing to drop some coin for a nice meal, my suggestion would be to try another restaurant. read more

Our party of 6 stopped in around 5pm for early dinner after a business meeting Friday. Excellent ambiance and decor for a building built over 130 years ago. We were seated toward the rear of the restaurant overlooking the town meadow. Our server Anne was great and was able to accommodate everyone the entire evening. Lobster tails with risotto cakes were on special and absolutely delicious in addition to the lobster hush puppies, buffalo wing appetizers and the dessert tray. **WOW** Over all great food, location, and service. Highly recommend this hidden gem in Norfolk. You won't be disappointed. Extra props to the chefs in the kitchen, Nicely done! read more

We were heading to a concert at the attached Infiniti Hall and decided to go to the Bistro for a before concert dinner. We were seated promptly and a waitperson came immediately and asked if we would like to order drinks. My wife had a good Chardonnay, although they are out of the better Chardonnay we ordered. Having read some reviews, I had the burger which was excellent and cooked to perfection. Order the pomp frites instead of regular fries. They were great! My wife had the farm salad with salmon and raved about it. Since we still had time before the concert, we splurges and had dessert. We each had a truffle that were huge and very good. The only issue was the noise level which was very high, making conversation somewhat difficult. read more

Creative appetizers, tasty and wholesome ingredients, locally sourced beef and ice cream, up-beat staff and a tantalizing menu. We had a great lunch and will happily be back so we can try more of the menu. Oh those lobster hush puppies! read more

Last night was our second visit to Infinity and once again we enjoyed our evening. Atmosphere is very inviting regardless of whether or not you are attending a show, service is very friendly, courteous, knowledgeable and prompt. The Bistro is very clean and the decor is quirky modern with an upbeat patio for summer nights. My favorite aspect is the menu - very creative and unique dishes unlike what you would find elsewhere priced very modestly. We started out with local beers which were ice cold from a great menu of local, micro and import brews. For an appetizer course I had the pistachio encrusted beet goat cheese that was served with apple slices and toasted crostini. Tasty and a nice diversion from the usual bruschetta. My husband had the calamari which was tossed with carrot shavings and a horseradish cream sauce. He would have preferred the usual preparation. For our second course I chose the parmesean basil crepe rolled with napa cabbage and julienne vegetables. It was delicious, flavorful and crispy over a pool of zesty tomato coulis. As a vegetarian, I truly appreciate the effort to offer something different for a protein but maintain a bit of sophistication. My husband chose a classic Rueben sandwich with onion rings. I chastised him for ordering something I could easily make at home - he retorted that I could definitely NOT make a sandwich as good as that one. We finished with cappucino but skipped dessert despite a wide selection. Our server was so sweet and conscientious, Katey M. I think her name was. We'll be back for sure. read more

Nice atmosphere with attentive friendly service. My wife enjoyed the wonderful all meat crab cakes and we both enjoyed and highly recommend the lobster hush puppies. I have to say I was disappointed with my selection of the special, shepherds pie, which was served cool and reminded me of mash potatoes over Dinty Moore Stew, will definitely try something else next time. read more

Came in 6pm Sat for dinner, after waiting almost 10 minutes the hostess she greeted us with a curt "what name is the reservation under" I replied we didn't have one "wrong answer" she rudely replied and said they were booked solid and not seating anyone else, even though the people who came in before us were seated without a reservation and 25% of the seats were empty. It must be nice to do so well that you can afford to be rude to customers and not even offer a seat at the bar to see if something opens up. Definitely not coming back the food on previous visits was not worth the attitude. read more

A very nice buffet for Easter. Even better were the staff: hostess Lucian? was extremely helpful getting us from a back table to the one l wanted. Our waitress Hannah was friendly and attentive. read more

We went to dinner there tonight. We had the lobster hush puppies. They were good, except very little lobster. For 12 dollars, there should be lobster. My spinach salad was tasty, but 13 bucks. Way over priced . It was a salad. Then we had the cheddar cheese burger cooked medium. Not even close. Over cooked and for 14 dollars, it should be on point. Then dessert...oops no creme brûlée . That was too bad. We were really looking forward to this meal. Why is it so hard to find a good meal for a decent price? read more

While we have eaten at the "restaurant" Bistro in the past and have liked it, this review is for the service and food served in the Theater Mezzanine on New Year's Eve. We arrived at 8 PM and promptly put our drink and food order in (NYE price fix menu). We were some of the first to arrive and to order. For whatever the reason, we were the last to be served. Appetizer came out at 9:15. (other people seated nearby were already on their main course at this time) Our main course came out at 9:45 (others were already done with their dessert) and dessert came out at 10:15. Food was good, not great as it usually is in the restaurant. The wait staff did all they could. They were great. It was a slow kitchen that was the problem. Not sure why. read more

Just had a fantastic Thanksgiving buffet dinner at Infinity Bistro. Amazing homemade cranberry stuffing, Chef Lisa's cornbread, plus turkey, mashed potatoes, roast pork, gravy, and pumpkin pie, and apple crumble for dessert. Food was hot, plentiful, and delicious. Will definitely be going back again for dinner. Price was very reasonable. Definitely recommend this restaurant. read more

My husband and I went to a show last month and thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of our night. The bistro was superbl; excellent cuisine and fine service. Our waitress Nikki was bubbly and attentive; very capable. The manager, Patty, saw that we were eying a booth and quickly came by and switched our table. On top of all this professional attention, they have their act together and are very in tune with patrons' needs. I can't beleive that I have waited so long to discover this dining/entertainment treat. When the General Manager, David, came by to introduce himself; you could tell that he loves his job and takes great pride in the finre staff that he has built. Believe it or not, I signed up for Yelp just today so that I could sing their praises. I can't wait until we go back next month! By the way, Hartford is a great venue too; but Norfolk is stellar. read more

My husband and I normally come here around once a week. Never had a bad meal until tonight. Service was pretty much non existent, I had the chicken fajita and the saffron rice was WAY over cooked complete mush and I got a side of corn bread that was so dry and cold... I told the waitress about the rice and they brought my another portion of rice only to be the same as before. The shows are great and normally the food is too. read more

Food was terrific! So glad a new chef took over recently and came up with a new menu! Will be going there more often now!

I rarely do this but I wish I could choose 3.5 stars. The fourth star is driven totally by the accommodating service and nice atmosphere. And also - the pomme frites - fries with freshly grated cheese, truffle oil, and parsley. Oh my goodness - they are delicious! My first recommendation is to order these fries to share with at least two or three people. The portion is more than generous and, if you order a sandwich as an entree, you can choose one of the other sides instead of fries. On this visit we ordered the house burger, no cheese and the salmon burger on special. The beef was cooked slightly under medium however they could be using steakhouse standards. It tasted fresh although could have used some sort of kick for flavor. It was decent. The salmon burger was good - not great. But the portion was big. Both burgers served on a brioche roll but only one roll was pressed on the grill before serving which I thought was odd. The side salads were drenched in the dressing. I just never understand who is putting dressing on these salads. It must be people who hate lettuce. Our waitress was wonderful. As an aside, we did have reservations but arrived early. The staff happily sat us ahead of our reservation which we were very pleased about. I would venture here again the next time I'm in the area. read more

Drinks were tasty and the lobster hush puppies delish. The flat bread pizza left a lot to be desired. Employee break time was at the bar so the service wasn't as attentive as it should have been. read more

Wile the food is 4 stars our dining experience on Wednesday, July 17 was a 1. We had a 6.30 reservation and received our meal at 7:50 PM. Apparently, the kitchen was having a problem, and thebmanagement knew there was a major problem, so the start of the show was delayed 10 minutes, At no time during this wait did the management come over ( we were a table of 5) to offer anything ...be it extra bread, a round of drinks, an adjustment in the bill. NOTHING. Only the waitress stopping by saying " it is coming soon". When the bill was presented I asked for the manager, who then preceded offered complimentary desserts at 8 PM. Really? She needed up offering to comp our 2 house wines not our entire bar bill which had 2 additional cocktails. I will certainly think long and hard before I return which unfortunate, because my 2 other dining times there were 4 stars! read more

We've eaten at Infinity Bistro several times before attending a show at the Music Hall but won't be going back. We arrived for dinner at 6:30 for an 8 pm show. Our waitress was slow to arrive but when she did we ordered drinks and when she brought them we ordered our meal. Over an hour later, at 7:40 the meal still hadn't arrived. The second round of drinks, which we ordered expecting them to arrive at the same time as the food had come and gone. Our waitress told us she was sorry but the kitchen had just gotten "slammed" but didn't say anything about the fact that the place was less then half full when we ordered or that our neighbors had been seated after us and served before us. One neighbor who arrived when we did, had finished their meal and left before we were served. We cancelled our meal and called the manager, who told us they were "plating" our meal right now. We said to forget it, so she offered us a free round of drinks. We should have declined and requested that our drinks be comped, but didn't. So we paid more than$50 on drinks on an empty stomach and never ate. And got extra drinks for free, which was a bad idea. Bad service, bad managerial response -- at least from our perspective, though maybe not from her boss's. I won't be eating there again, and I think the bad service deserves being reported publicly. It was really egregious, made the rest of our evening a lot worse, and showed a pretty drastic lack or respect for us as customers. They basically wrecked our meal, helped wreck our night, gave us one free, unneeded and unwanted round of drinks, and charged us $50 for the other drinks. I'm still angry and disgusted. read more

Worst experience , My wife made reservations when she bought tickets to Robben Ford two weeks ago. While standing in front of the hostess a local from the bar asked her if he could have the only table left in the main dining room? The one he said to her , was reserved. She told him she would see what she could do. Then she asked my wife and I if we'd mind sitting in the back? First time here so we said sure. Well the table she brought us to was 2ft x 3ft and the Local from the bar was seated at the larger table in the main dining room. You know , The one with the reserved sign on it. Do yourselves a favor go any where but here. Leave it to the Locals. read more

Excellent food and atmosphere, always friendly service. Creative dishes, I have never had anything I didn't like and I've eaten there many times. I have a thing for the Edamame burger, and I'm not even vegetarian! Steaks are delicious as well. Combining dinner and a show is a no-brainer of course, but even just for lunch or dinner it's well worth it. They have a kids menu too! read more