We used seaside sliders for a party at our house 4 years ago. Our friends and family still talk…read moreabout how great the food and service! The California chicken were the most raved about!

Absolutely excellent service! They catered birthday party at my house. Very easy to schedule ahead…read moreof time. The food, drinks, desserts were amazing. I had guests from out of time who commented how excellent the food was for catering. Top notch customer service. They were excellent at set up, clean up and taking care of guests. Highly recommended!

Well, they did it again. Another great outing at Artisan…read more This place is still firing--excellent total experience here to celebrate a milestone for my son with my extended family. We came for brunch on a Saturday. Food was excellent. I had the avocado toast with smoked salmon and perfectly cook over-easy eggs, others had the frittata, and the French toast. We all had Bloody Marys too. They tasty and just the right amount of spicy. The kiddies had pasta (off menu, thank you for accommodating, Artisan) and the delicious pancakes with the works: cream, chocolate, and chocolate. Wow. They enjoyed their food, and the adults enjoyed theirs too. The service was excellent--no empty water glasses or coffee cups. And the lead server had a great way about him. He even concocted a special orange soda-like drink for my son (whom we were celebrating). He loved it. They made the event extra special by giving him a little treat (an amazing s'more-like desert) for home. He devoured it and even said that he wanted to come back for his birthday--just to get that desert! The ambiance is same as it ever was: understated elegance. It was a pleasure to dine here.

As beautiful as the Delamar locations are, this is the third time I've been unimpressed with the…read morefood. Artisan West Hartford I've been to twice and this one time in Southport. We had visited the bar here in Southport back in June and it's beautiful. Beautiful outdoor area to sit as well. Menu looked so awesome here when we visited back in June that I couldn't wait to come back for dinner. There were three events going on this past Saturday. As mentioned, ambiance is stunning at this hotel. Driving up - gorgeous property. Charming. Unfortunately the food doesn't quite match up to the ambiance. Moving on, wish we knew November offered "No corkage fee November" to start. Nice offering for the month. Food - Waitress brought me gluten free bread which was very nice. I got the Cioppino for my entree. Not much going on with the dish. Had a few mussels, maybe 4 SMALL pieces of chorizo chopped up, maybe 4 SMALL pieces of shrimp chopped up, a few slices of potato, and a piece of Monkfish on top. It's almost like they ran out of seafood!! They didn't skimp on onion though. The dish was swimming in flakes and flakes of onion. I can't really have onion so I was piling the onions on the side of my plate. They were excessive. There wasn't much there for $40. My boyfriend got the salmon per usual with the cauliflower risotto. He enjoyed. Not much to report there. I have heard good things about L'escale (restaurant at Delamar in Greenwich) so still went to check that out. Maybe it's just an Artisan thing I don't care for. We shall see. Parking is tricky here. Both times we got lucky and found a spot somewhat near the front, otherwise not sure where else you park.

Top notch French bakery. Everything is amazing…read more I ordered macarons and a cranberry walnut baguette. The cheese danish was buttery and delicious. Interior is inviting, Amazing quality is what stands out here.

"The summer air was soft and warm The feeling right, the…read moreParis night" (ABBA) Fantastic. Isabelle et Vincent is fantastic. If you're on the hunt for a traditional French bakery with authentic French and European pastries, desserts, and breads, you will happily walk out of here with a bag of wonderful goodies. When you walk in, you'll come across a tempting display case piled high with their baked goods. I saw platters of croissants of every description! Plain, Chocolate, Choc/Raspberry, Almond, Almond/Choc, Croissant Donuts and Croissant donut holes. But wait there's more! Brioches, chocolate Plies, Pinwheels, fruit turnovers, Cinnamon Rolls, Coffee Cakes, Danishes, Beignets, Scones, Fruit Tarts, Palmiers. The list goes on and on and I haven't even gotten to their cookies, macarons, baguettes, rolls, challah, cakes, quiches, and sandwiches. Seriously, you can have three meals a day here for a month and never duplicate anything. When I walked in, the dining room was pretty busy with customers enjoying a late lunch. The ordering line for baked goods was around five deep, which gave me plenty of time to check out the goods. I ended up with a nice assortment of a chocolate croissant, a chocolate Plie, a fruit turnover, donuts, and a fruit pie. We had some of the goodies last night and a bit more for breakfast today. The chocolate plié was amazing, and honestly, everything we've tried so far has been great. Easy FIVE STARS, n'est-ce pas?

The other night my wife and I stopped in to grab some dinner and had such a wonderful meal…read moreMy wife had the spicy tuna tartar appetizer that we shared then the Halibut special that was cooked perfectly med rare I had my favorite Chicken Scarpiello best in Ct and we paired it with a bottle of Brunello that they decanted for us After I had an espresso martini for dessert made with vanilla vodka service was great turned into a very romantic evening thanks to John the manager for making sure everything was okay definitely recommend this restaurant to everyone

Everything here is great. Very friendly people. Great menu with a wide array of options. The…read morequality and freshness of the food is phenomenal. The restaurant itself is small but not cramped. It has great decor and an open air feeling with the doors on the front opened up. Cool place, cool people, awesome food.

I have used best of gourmet for the last 10 years. Their food is superior to any other catering…read moreoperation, they care they have style, and the event is always spectacular. You will never be disappointed. Also, staff is very professional Sandy

Best in Gourmet Catering was out of this world incredible!! Chris is a complete gem and did such an…read moreamazing job of bringing our wedding vision to life. He went above and beyond to fantastically coordinate with the other vendors and we felt so at ease knowing he was our guy! All our guests raved about the SUPERB service at the wedding. The staff was beyond friendly and super accomodating. Our guests also raved that it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding!! Ginny was our captain and was absolutely fantastic! She made sure we were taken care of the entire time and kept us on track! I cannot say enough good things about the entire operation, and it was above and beyond what we could have ever imagined. Thank you Best in Gourmet!!

We hired this company to cater our sons and daughter in-law's pre wedding reception which was for…read moreabout 120 people. They were punctual, professional and incredibly helpful in making the night successful. All the wait staff were excellent and food and drink flowed! They handled the decorations that were needed for the tables and also did an A+ job of putting them all away for us. BTW - all the food was really delicious!!!

Nick Shope and his team catered my wedding last May, and I could not have asked for a better…read morewedding dinner. From our free tasting, when we sat down and were presented with a table full of delicious hors d'oeuvres and mains, we knew his company had the cooking chops. Within ten minutes of talking to him, we also knew he had the experience to pull it off. His prices were the real clincher--I dare you to find a better priced wedding caterer in CT. Trust me, I tried. He offers one flat rate for everything, with service and almost every rental item I needed included. He also offered an open bar package that defies reason. With such a reasonable price for a caterer, my parents were worried it would be a disaster, but they were eating their words later. We had an over-the-top delicious cocktail hour and a beautiful buffet dinner with the best wedding food we've ever had. There is nothing his team cannot do. I wanted an Asian-inspired salmon. They gave me a moist, grilled, glazed salmon that I still think about. I wanted a white vegetable lasagna for my vegetarian friends. They gave me a decadent lasagna. I asked for cocktail shrimp. For a small fee, they brought out platters and platters of the most enormous cocktail shrimp I've ever seen. I've gotten so many compliments on the food after the wedding. Even the two most discerning and honest food critics in my life, my mom and my mother-in-law, had only glowing things to say. The whole night ran smoothly, as Nick's team tirelessly worked behind the scenes in a tight kitchen space to ensure my guests had everything they needed at the exact time they needed it. His waitstaff were efficient and professional. His bartender won over our friends with his awesome sense of humor. At the end of the night, they packed up a box full of leftovers that we took to our Airbnb, and we finally got to eat our amazing dinner. Those leftovers lasted us another week after the wedding, and I was so sad to eat the last bit, knowing we'd never get to eat our wedding food again. This review is getting overly long, but my point is, DO hire them for your wedding or any other event. You won't regret it.

Ali at AMG catering came into our wedding planning like a breath of fresh air…read more We were sure we wanted a backyard wedding, but we weren't sure on food and Covid was making it difficult to finalize numbers. But there was Ali taking it all in, running with ideas, providing options, and the whole time projecting the confidence that she would produce amazing results no matter what. And the wedding day went so smoothly. The food was delicious. There was plenty of friendly staff to serve the food and keep all our guests fed and happy. It was everything we wanted for our wedding and we are so grateful for Ali and AMG for taking such good care of us and our guests on such an important day.

Alison, You are amazing! Your incredible dinner was beyond…read moredelicious and my guests raved! From the warm brioche lobster rolls that had huge succulent chunks of lobster meat overflowing to your delicious, thick and creamy corn chowder (with fluffy fabulous corn bread) AND the hanger steak and spicy shrimp --seriously mouthwatering, tacos with all the fixings --it was perfection and award worthy! Oh and the desserts, the mini pecan/apple/pumpkin tarts ---heavenly!! You are chef extraordinaire and a culinary savant, super duper star! Thank you for last night!!!

We had a girls weekend and hired Mike and it was such a good experience! The food was amazing. The…read moretuna tartare and the caviar on top of the scallops were definitely my favorite. But literally everything was so tasty and unique. He was also very communicativeand extremely professional. We will definitely hire him again if we are in the area!

Mike is absolutely awesome! He is very communicative. Any question that I had, he would get back to…read moreme within seconds, even on a holiday. He is very accommodating. We had a group of people that liked different foods and he made some items that weren't on his regular menu. The appetizers he prepared were amazing! Everything was so fresh, unique and delicious. Mike started us with complimentary bread that came with truffle butter and truffle balsamic oil. The dipping sauces were sooo good. I personally would have preferred a bread crispy crust type of a bread for the dipping. Then we had scallops with tomato pesto sauce that were absolute perfection. I never really loved scallops until I tried Mike's scallops! They melted in your mouth. We also had the shrimp cups in a phyllo cup with guacamole! It is such a perfect summer appetizer. Absolutely delicious! We also had steak bites that were covered in a chimichurri. I wish the sauce was on the side. It was a lil bit spicy for some. Then we had our main entree which was flank steak with truffled mashed potatoes and asparagus. It was so good but everyone wished that the portion of the steak was bigger and that it would have came out hot. We had the appetizers brought out before everyone got to our house so then we waited to eat those until everyone got there. By the time everyone settled and was ready to eat, the appetizers were cold and the entree was ready . It would have been perfect if the timing of the food was different and the steak portion was bigger and hot. Nonetheless, it was still an amazing experience and I highly recommend Mike for anyone looking for a private chef for their house party!