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We are finally plowed out from Blizzard 2026! My husband and I craved a burger. Whitecrest Eatery, in the Velvet Mill, was the perfect spot. Local beef 'Happy Burger', local IPA, and buffalo blue cheese brussel sprouts to die for. Perfect!
One of the most delicious restaurants I've been to in a while. I came with a friend on a Saturday for lunch and were seated immediately (it was pretty empty). We shared the buffalo brussel sprouts, baby blue burger, chicken sando, and French toast. The baby blue burger was a little dry but still good, but the chicken sando was so good. The chicken was juicy and the gochujang glaze was sweet and generously lathered. The French toast was really good too - it's a sourdough French toast so it had a nice bite to it.
This is a August 18 update. My first time as noted in the original review was for their happy hour service and I wanted to come back for a full dinner experience. It was excellent and my 5 star remains. Same great staff and food. Had the swordfish with corn succotash and brilliantly smooth and rich mashed potatoes with some green beans. My companion had the fish tacos which personally I never had which worth a damn except here - fantastic and I'll order that myself next time. Small ding - the dinnerware is really dated. Looks like they got it at my Aunt Lucy's estate sale leftovers. Clean certainly and functional, but well, farty looking. Original review: So living very close by and walking by this place for over a year I was actually in the low expectation mode. Whitecrest Eatery (always beware of places called "Eateries") but with just a single dining experience I was amply impressed enough to pull out the stops and go 5 stars here. It's located in a 19th century quasi defunct old brick sprawling factory in what was a blue collar quiet neighborhood of Stonington CT now being gentrified. But the funky surroundings (called the Velvet Mill which used to make coffin velvet linings in the 19tj and 20tj century ) adds to what is a really excellent dining experience if you are ready for the non trendy and non glitzy. The (often quite good) restaurant scene as in Mystic which is part of Stonington is great but this is a unique place you should visit. They have a full bar here and stocked with excellent off beat selections at very reasonable prices. The bar is done well as is the bartender staff - definitely holds its own among top places with creative and very good conconctions. (Try the hybiscus marguerita). The food is mostly local based - which is saying something considering all the natural and or organic farms, meat producers and the seafood from the local waters. You can't get more local - or excellent. Creative menu but not stupid and trendy. A perfect example the "tomato toast". Sliced perfect local tomato's over "straciatella" which is somewhat a cross of ricotta, burata and fresh mutz (what can I say I'm from the city ). This on top of their own sour dough bread and crowned with evoo and basil. It's summer on a plate. So well done and very satisfying. Oysters rightly cold and very local, righteous mignonette sauce served on side. (This part of "happy hour" specials. House salad looked a bit plain, but very fresh and crunchy lettuces with absolutely perfectly dressed lemon and evoo, salt. A place which deals with its salad so well belies real professionalism and dedication to great dining Topped off dinner with hybiscus Marguerita and the blueberry shortcake. Which wasn't shortcake but dense yet immensely satisfying butter cake (think upside down cake), perfect whipped cream , fresh blueberries and lemon zest. Oddly they sprinkled crushed dark chocolate on it (I didn't get the point of that - they'd be better served with crushed amaretti or even Graham crackers) but on the whole great ending. Really enjoyed it. (And the cool well done marguerita ) The general menu was (thankfully) simple and short but excellent with beef, fish and vegan choices (again think local and excellent). Looking forward to a more conventional dinner with them soon. Fantastic by the glass wines, craft beers and all around excellent choice with top notch and friendly staff. Kind of funky but very cool space. Highly recommended for either our of towners, tourists and us local folk.
I've eaten here probably 7-8 times in the last few years, and overall it's very good but I'm going to add a couple of caveats. The first is that it's a very uncomfortable experience when the weather is hot. There's no AC, so the inside dining space is humid and sticky. I'll only go back in when it's not summer. The other is something I've noticed twice now, which is that when the chef/owners aren't working, there's a noticeable drop in quality. The food is still pretty good, but not anywhere near the level of skill when Mr. Jensen is running the kitchen. The service staff are very pleasant and knowledgeable. The menu is creative and the food is made and plated with care. Ambiance is mixed - inside it's pleasant (except during very hot weather), but the dining area 'outside' in the mill's common area is not nice. They make nice cocktails, and have a pretty decent selection of beers. There are a lot of wines as well, but I don't drink wine so can't say much about if they're good or not. When Chef Jensen is cooking, this is much closer to 5 stars. Try to go then.
Have walked by this place for many years in velvet mill and I have no idea why we've never gone in for a meal. We went during their Wonderlust world food tour series in the winter. What an awesome experience! Their staff are amazing and knowledgeable, the food was ridiculously outstanding, and what a great experience. Look forward to going again.
To start off with, this place is super unique atmosphere and fun, relaxing place to dine. Next, is this is definitely a true chef that is creative with their dishes and we appreciated everything we had. The appetizer fish taco had great flavors and the fish was fried perfectly. We also tried the Tallo Fries which are very hard to describe, however they are fried in a cleaner oil and are a must try. I normally order wings extra crispy as a personal preference but we did not and if I ordered them again I would ask for extra crispy, however the BBQ and buffalo sauce are homemade and fantastic. My wife also loved the homemade ranch sauce. We also ordered from their Santiago Spain inspired menu and got a shrimp in a sauce that was just incredible, along with a scallop wrapped in bacon in another sauce (sorry don't have the menu anymore) that was definitely not your average bacon wrapped scallop and a must try. We ended with a mixed berry trifle that was as good as the meal itself.
Went back for Saturday brunch and we were once again very pleased! Malik was patient and friendly and made great recommendations. We had the traditional eggs Benedict (which was the best I have ever had) and the spicy chicken sandwich which my husband loved. Cannot wait to go back!
My family stayed in Stonington Borough for a week in July and had an amazing meal during the first week of Chef Johan's Road Trip de Santiago series. The service was great but the food was incredible!! My adult daughter and son are also foodies like myself, so we shared all of the appetizers before the kids both had the Pulpo a la Gallega and I savored the Seabass a la Plancha. We completed the meal by sampling all of the featured appetizer from the road trip series menu. The meal was an absolute feast for the eyes and our taste buds. The next time we visit the area, I will definitely go back to eat here more than once.
5 years ago
I went to this place for happy hour and it was amazing. Located in an old mill building, the restaurant offers a "patio" in the main part of the building. The happy hour offers different wines and a daily cocktail. The calamari had a saffron sauce that was delicious. I highly recommend trying this restaurant out read more
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Where to begin!! Had blueberry pancakes..scallop benedict..and breakfast tacos!! Yum yum Yum!! We all ate every single bite! read more
6 years ago
The Whitecrest Eatery is a must try! So to start, this was a stumble into find, (with a little help from YELP of course) when staying in Mystic. The restaurant is located in the middle of an old yarn factory that has been converted into a market place with art studios and a bunch of different restaurants. The Whitecrest adapted to the Covid world by moving their tables out to the center of the building. Which gives an outdoor feel while still being under cover. Which was perfect on the rainy night we were there. The Whitecrest is a farm to table spot that has passion about food. We ordered a couple rounds of tapas and shared everything. We didn't order one dish we didn't love. From the Mystic oysters, the fingerling potatoes with gouda foam, buffalo Brussels, local mussels or scallions pancakes, all delicious. Oh! And don't forget the Panna cotta for dessert. The cocktail I had the Saigon Slam was so good I had two. The service was wonderful to. Our server Amanda was attentive and fun to chat to about the menu. The owner Abby also treated us to a warm welcome and friendly conversation. Mystic has a good food scene but be sure to put The Whitecrest at the top of the list. read more
4 years ago
This place is absolutely fantastic. Delicious and exciting food every time! We had our Rehearsal Dinner before our wedding here and the entire wedding party raved about it the whole weekend. We just revisited for our anniversary and were wow'ed yet again. The ribs are deadly good!! And the wine on the menu is superbly chosen as well. We can't recommend enough! read more
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One of the best restaurants on the shoreline. Was there for brunch can't wait to return. Everything was perfection. Cocktails gorgeous creative and delicious. Presentation beautiful. The best French toast I've ever had, custardy, delicate bits of crunch of granola with the sweet creamy caramel of dulce de leche, softly whipped cream was luxurious. Incredible house made breads. Brilliant chef and such positive authentic energy from the waitstaff. This is what love of food tastes like. read more
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We had few celebrations happened. One of my friend's husband's birthday, our post wedding celebration, and just to have a good time. The ambiance is great, not too crowded, and the food is awesome. read more
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I was very excited to try this restaurant. Unfortunately, I did not like my appetizers or meal that much. I had oysters and the crusted seared tuna. The oysters were not served the way I like them with cocktail sauce and horseradish. The tuna was plated beautifully but I didn't like the taste of tuna especially with the melon with it. The restaurant itself is in a cool and hip environment next to a brewery and pizza place. This restaurant has happy hour, small plates and entrees. I will go back and try this restaurant again and hopefully have a better experience. read more
First time having a nice dinner out with our friends since the pandemic and SO happy we chose Whitecrest. Incredibly friendly staff, and socially distant seating makes you feel clean, safe and comfortable. The small menu definitely had us excited since there is a perfect variety of dishes and cocktails chef-inspired meals our waitress told us about all with locally sourced vegetables, meats and seafood. The schnitzel was beyond any other I've had and for sure exceeded expectations with the lemon butter white wine sauce. You think you've had bruschetta? Think AGAIN, they pile this baby high with what has to be homemade mozz, and more than enough to share for 4 people. Can't wait to come back! Our whole group loved their meals. read more
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so so amazing! i think our servers name was Allison, she was great and very helpful. all the food was absolutely delicious and the ambience of the restaurant was very calming and trendy. not pictured is the white chocolate cheesecake which was the perfect end to our dining experience! will definitely return to try more off the menu. read more
So Whitecrest Eatery has started it's Road Trip Summer special where each week they showcase a special prix fixe menu highlighting a culinary area in the United States. Kicking off week one is Cape Cod. So to start I had a Wicked Cape Codah which was outstanding! It had just enough sweetness fro. The consuming syrup to counteract the bite of the vodka. For the "small" plate I selected the Drunken Mussels. It was outstanding and the portion size was large enough to be a meal by itself. The white wine I. The sauce did not overpower the mussels and it was delicious. The large or rather humongous plate was the bouillabaisse. It is hard to find a good bouillabaisse because it take really long to make the fish stock but this was also outstanding. The slight taste of fennel complemented the tomato base (which was not too tomatoey) very well. There was a plethora of seafood (mussels, shrimp, cod, and scallops) It was accompanied by a rouille crostini which if I would make one very nit picky comment it would be that it would have been better if it was cut into crouton sized morsels. The rouille was very good and on point. I had a Kolsch beer from a local micro brew in the Cape Cod area to accompany the main meal. Finishing off this delectable meal was a light blueberry cake. This meal was incredibly filling and you get your money's worth for $45 (alcohol not included). Can't wait for the next week menu! read more
6 years ago
Perfect brunch: cocktail ("Don't Rush It"), Food (Seafood Benedict), Coffee (French press), and gracious hospitality in spacious indoors patio. Perfect! read more
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the food here is absolutely heavenly. the only way this place could be any better honestly, is if they open for longer hours. -if you would like to write a review of whitecrest please do so but consider contacting them first (*^^*) read more
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F'ing fantastic style/flavor/swagger to the food...esp the housemade hot sauce. first time, already know i'll be here often. read more
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10/10 place was amazing great people great food awesome vibe. Cacio e Pepe / Milanese is a must order. read more
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22 Bayview Ave
Ste 14
Stonington, CT 06378
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