The food was good and the prices are great. I liked that my food was NOT given to me in a plastic…read morebag and instead was on a plate. My food came covered in my requested sauce (they did not skimp). Drinks are via a can or bottle there are no fountain drinks so if you are big on refills you may want to ration your consumption as you would need to purchase another bottle or can. The place is clean but I will admit a lot smaller than I thought, but this was no issue as the waitress was good. She checked in and made sure everyone was all set and enjoying their food. There is ample parking and the place was super clean. Highly recommend and will definitely be back.

FIVE STAR FIVE STAR FIVE STAR!!!!!!…read more This place has hands down the best boil bag in the area! Portions were good. Prices are fair. But most importantly the food was delicious. Their sauce was so flavorful and all of the seafood was fresh and juicy. Family owned business with very nice staff. Whether it's date night or just grabbing a quick lunch you have to come here if you enjoy a seafood boil don't even bother trying another place first. I never rant and rave about a place but they deserve it here!

Was in the area and wanted to try something new. Started with just wanting a martini and ended up…read moresnacking, desserts, and coffee. Small intimate dining/bar area. Bartender super friendly and attentive. Happy hour did not disappoint. Food was absolutely amazing, we'll have to pop back for entrees. Once we posted we were there a handful of friends raved that they go all the time and we can see why.

Absolutely love this place. The service is always top notch,…read moreas are the food and drinks. It's a cozy restaurant with a lot of warmth. Our server was knowledgeable of gluten free options on the menu, which was great. They start every table with potato chips and a yummy aioli, truly addicting! For food, the filet mignon was perfection. A previous time I came, they had shrimp and scallops in a saffron cream with wild rice and market vegetables and it was DIVINE! The menu does change so that dish wasn't listed this recent time that we went. It would be amazing if they brought it back as a permanent dish!!! For drinks, I loved by Buzzin in Bikini Bottom cocktail! It is my favorite! My fiancé liked the Negroni and Julep as well, but loved my drink above those. I'd definitely recommend going to Six One Nine for a date night or dinner outing!

So good. Huge portions. Highly recommend. Honey cornbread is worth the trip alone. Great staff,…read moregreat food

*** DO NOT ORDER THROUGH THE YELP APP OR GRUBHUB*** Use DoorDash only…read more It was my first time ordering online, so I made this mistake tonight. I showed up for my pickup only to find that they didn't get my order. The staff told me that they only do DoorDash I had to cancel the order with GrubHub and then replace my order. Thankfully, there was enough of what I needed to get an order to go. Now that I got the unpleasant part of the story out of the way, let's talk about the amazing place that Southern Dishes is. If you've din d in a traditional southern food restaurant before, you'll recognize the setup. Meals are served cafateria style, that are portioned for you by the staff. You place an order at the counter and grab a seat or wait to be called if you're going to-go. Once your name is called you grab your tray and bring back to your table. Tonight's trip was a simple kid's meal of a (large) fried chicken strip (white meat) and mac and cheese for my son and a large collard greens (made with turkey). Having had all three before, I can vouch for their yumminess. I would be lying if I didn't say that I shared a few mouthfuls of the mac and cheese. This is the bomb, or whatever everyone is calling it. The mixture of cheeses, these crispy top, the well cooked pasta...it's the trifecta of the perfect mac & cheese. If you like collard greens, these are legit southern greens, not like the other ones that restaurants try to pass off as the real thing. The potlikker (liquid from the greens) is amazing. Other mentionables are the fried chicken, the fried fish and of course the wonderful banana pudding! For an authentic southern meal in CT, make the drive to Meriden. You will not be disappointed.

I went to dinner at Westbrook Lobster on Wednesday we had the bang bang shrimp Appetizer omgi was…read moreexpecting like small shrimp dish tossed in sauce. No it was 4 battered jumbo shrimp with a very spicy bang bang sauce. Loved it but would get the sauce on the side it was unbelievably hot I actually had to order chocolate milk . My cousin order the lobster Mac and Cheese huge pieces of lobster she said it was great. I had the seared scallops with roasted potatoes and broccolni. Amazing I had plenty of for Leto red . Our waitress was very attentive and super nice . Beautiful atmosphere. My cousin order had tried it last Month and said that the lobster carbonara was delicious and so were the lobster nachos . Definitely a hidden gem in Wallingford. Wheel chair access and also outdoor seating. Enjoy Thanks Chris M

Went for Saturday afternoon lunch. Service was great. All 3 of us had no complaints. Everything was…read moredelicious.

The food has always been consistently great for years now…read more I love their California wrap and my husband loves the swordfish dishes or the flounder. The pre-dinner bread basket has slices of their homemade cornbread. It's very good, not all crumbly, and we bought a loaf of the cornbread in the fish market store attached to the restaurant. Grace was our waitstaff tonight and was upbeat and attentive, as are all the staff we've had. It's a small-ish restaurant/bar combo with a huge outdoor patio. The decor is modern seafood restaurant decor, no silly fish heads or fish nets overhead. No fishy smells either.

Great service in a very modern setting. The lobster roll was the best I had this year. Hot,…read moresucculent, not overwhelmed by butter, on a fresh roll. Parmesian truffle fries were crispy and not greasy. Well worth the cost. Highly recommend.

Enjoyed dinner and some drinks here with a few friends before heading to the trail of terror in…read moreWallingford. They had a spooky vibe going here too. I ordered the TOSTADAS DE CARNE which included Two crispy corn tortillas, beef, fresh guacamole, mixed greens, refried beans, and chipotle aioli for 15$ and it was Delicious . To drink I ordered a white SANGRIA for $8.00 ! We also ordered chip /salsa and guacamole. The guacamole was made fresh table side which was pretty cool. It was the drink special. Overall food was tasty and service was good.

First time, coming here with friends, and upon entering, the ambience is a little bit more casual,…read moreand intimate. There is a nice bar set up with plenty of dining seating We started off with white wine, sangrias, a mango margarita, and a mango jalapeño, margarita. The drinks had just enough kick to them, and they were all very tasty. The jalapeño mango was my favorite as I like a more spicy and sweet kick. We got chips and salsa and tableside guacamole made right in front of us! The salsa came out, warm, which I wasn't used to, but it was very good. It reminded me of the habichuelas (beans) when you make spanish white rice and beans. There were also fried plantains mixed in with the chips, which was a nice treat. I got the tacos de birria and a side of tostones and others got steak fajitas, a chicken quesadilla, and tostadas de carne. All of the food came out fresh and everything was very good. Our server was very friendly in accommodating and made the night flow easily. The bar was bit backed up, so our drinks took a while, but everything came out as it should.

Holy cow! What have I been missing!!!!! I decided to check…read moreit out after reading the Yelp reviews, and I am fully blown away with how amazing the food taste at this place. They were super friendly and offered me a taste test of one of the chowders that completely won me over it was the Connecticut clam chowder, which has a tomato cream base. The flavors were outstanding. I cannot stress enough how good the food was. I ended up ordering a soup to go for later and could not pass up this amazing short rib sandwich on the menu. It was short rib, arugula, caramelized onions, Gouda, and fig jam. I work close by so I will be back here over and over again!

We stopped here on a DC to Maine road trip. We were starving. CT chowder DID NOT DISAPPOINT. It…read morewas around 5pm on a Saturday and they were out of NE Clam Chowder and the seafood chowder. We were about to fallout sobbing, but the lady assured us that the corn and shrimp chowder was good. We also had the shrimp sliders and the seafood stuffing in potato skins. The chowder was a grand slam. The sliders were luscious and grucious. These people KNOW how to cook shrimp..no rubbery crustaceans here. In both the chowder and the sliders the shrimp were perfectly cooked. The potato skins were also delicious, but we couldn't finish them because after the chowder and sliders, we were stuffed. Highly recommend CT Chowder.

The food was delicious. Best New England clam chowder we've had in a long time. Creamy but not too…read morethick - full of clams and potatoes in every bite. We also got the Codfather sandwich - lite panko crusted piece of cod, melted in your mouth. The calamari was large pieces, which means chewy to me, but this was tender and flavorful. Light batter that wasn't greasy. Can't wait to go back and try other items - and get more of that chowdah! The woman who greets you and takes your order was super nice and on top of everything. She made sure the food was good and cleared our dishes quickly. Very pleasant - a 5 star employee.

My first time with the new owners and everything went well…read more I like whole belly clams and finding them can be difficult and they are pricey. This is one place that has them, fried to perfection and offers them in their Combination for a small upcharge. I got an order, which was a generous pile of scallops, shrimp, belly clams and filet. I got a separate order of fried calamari with cocktail sauce; another fave. The eat in area is cute and comfortable and the two men, owners, I believe were friendly. I ate about half of my order and took the rest home. Yum!

August 13, 2026 was our second time visiting La Piazza and we found our lunch to be tasty and the…read moreservice to be excellent. The place offers a pre fixe menu, allowing one to order a soup/salad, an entree, and a tirumisu for dessert. My wife had pasta fagioli, ravioli, and the dessert, which she shared with the rest of us. The soup and pasta were well-prepared, homemade quality, and the tirumisu was decadently tasty and presented very well. The rest of us ordered salads, two Caesar, and one spinach. We found the ingredients to be fresh tasting and LOADED with chicken. The portion sizes were huge and we each took ours home. We do not frequent this area very often, but it is a great midway point between us, so when we visit, we will definitely return to La Piazza for a great meal!

5/19/26 around 8:30pm going for dinner. Manager, maybe owner, denied our service animal as a…read moreservice animal. He stated only blind people have service animal. I tried to explain ADA rules to him. He became abrasive and dismissed my statements, claiming he knows all the rules because he has a blind uncle. He is a big guy and was rather intimidating but in any case we were not going to stay here... and it appeared by his body language he wasn't going to let us stay anyway. He was extremely rude and ignorant plus hostile. He behavior needs to be corrected. This business is not in compliance with Federal law and is openly hostile to people with disabilities with service animal, a well trained dog. He followed us out of the restaurant, still angry and hostile. Very strange reaction. Arms folded and then waving us away angrily. We were already walking away. I think he didn't like to be corrected. Who knows. No one needs this.

We get takeout frequently from diners haven. It's always good and delicious. Prices are very…read morereasonable.

I came to update my review. I ordered delivery through an app and got the general tso tofu again…read more It was really good. They put a batter coating on it which not all restaurants do anymore. The sauce was sweet with a spicy cake. This would be my go to place for. I also ordered a combination of vegetable lo mein with the vegetable fried rice. The vegetable lo mein was delicious. It had a lot of sauce and vegetables and flavor. Highly recommend both of those. Do not recommend the fried rice. It had no flavor I actually liked the white rice way better I have to say that I don't eat meat so I have never tried the pork fried rice or chicken fried rice or any other fried rice. After trying the tofu again and the lo mein this will definitely be my go to place for Chinese food.