Food: excellent! Trying to eat more vegetables, and the asparagus, and the kohlrabi salad were…read morefirst rate. Very sophisticated, and not something I would make at home. Plum Mezcalita cocktail was perfection! Not too sweet, and like the food, interesting and out of the ordinary. The kitchen was very careful and very educated about gluten free eating, which I appreciated. Service was excellent. Our server, Megan, was friendly, efficient, and knowledgeable. The ambience is very simple and very sophisticated. This dining room would not be out of place in NYC. The bonus for us was the chef was misdirected to our table, and he ended up chatting with us about his background and the thought behind the restaurant. What a pleasure! As a 35 year resident, I can get grouchy about some ways the area is gentrifying (cough, Silo Ridge, cough, Westerlind) and I was prepared to be grouchy about Isabela. Instead, I've been completely won over and now I'm a big fan. Definitely will return soon. Isabela is a great restaurant!

You better bring a big bag of cash for the exorbitant prices on this menu. $125 for a 20 oz steak?…read more Are you kidding me? This restaurant is going to price itself right out of Amenia. Drinks were way too expensive and not worth it (one of my friends got a whiskey drink and said it was $16 for a small slender glass) - the same glass for a soda out of a can was $4 and change and didn't even leave the rest of the can. Chicken was mediocre and it was a buffet and that was the only protein offered. Very disappointed with the whole experience and doubt I would go back. Owner needs to drop some of the prices in order to sell them to customers.

Without a doubt my favorite restaurant. The food and the service are excellent. Great ambience…read morealso. P.S. the desserts are amazing!!!!

Things have improved !! Much faster service. Burgers still top notch. Abd other offer a couple of…read moresalads which rounds out the menu. Sadly our Caesar was way overdressed. More lettuce less dressing please Service was super friendly and quick!

Absolutely wonderful! The menu offers a huge selection of Spanish, Mexican, Latin, and South…read moreAmerican dishes plus American and Italian. I got the chicken fajitas and my dad got the beef stew. Both were generous portions -- the chicken and veggies were perfectly cooked and I have 1-2 meals worth of leftovers. The homemade tortillas were the best I've ever had. The hot sauce was fantastic too (unsure if made in house or not). Wanted to note that they now serve alcohol, as another reviewer mentioned they didn't. They have a full dining room plus a bar area, and both are equally nice. We went on a weekday evening and the place was fairly empty. Please do yourself a favor and check them out!

Highlight of this restaurant: amazing food but do not serve alcohol…read more Read on for our full experience - This restaurant used to be Maura's Kitchen, on Alden Place. It's a bit off the main street traffic and not advertised as they should. We were in the mood to try something new so decided to give this place a shot on a Friday night. The place was completely empty and I was a bit worried that this is not going to be a good meal. Once seated, the waiter brought a basket of tortillas chips and salsa to the table. My kids immediately attacked it. The salsa was not spicy so they really enjoyed it. A quick look at the menu we realized they don't serve alcohol, a bit disappointed but not a deal breaker. They did have many Virgin drinks such as sangria, Pina colada, Margarita, etc. I found their menu to be a bit all over the place. They have a Spanish section but also have burgers and sandwiches as well as Italian pasta dishes. Their appetizer also contains taco bowls and burritos which should be in main dish section?! The soup are also quite expensive, but maybe because they are big portions? The menu also don't give much description for the Spanish food (I'm no expert), so we made our orders and hoped for the best. The kids wanted milkshakes and I asked the waiter to split 1 order into 2 cups so they can share it. He was super nice to do so without charging extra. As the dishes come out, our worries were put to ease. Everything was absolutely delicious. Hubby had the shrimp sauteed (Camarones Saltados), big portions with a side of rice and salad. It was light and well seasoned, the rice were also very flavorful. I had the Mexican stew, which was tender pork in tomato based soup with fresh onions, lettuce and avocado on top. Comes with tortillas chips, green dipping sauce (guacamole-like, but not as thick), and a very spicy hot sauce (which I ended up adding to the soup as it was absolutely yum), and a side of rice. My daughter ordered the Garlic shrimp - she opt for mashed potatoes on the side. I was surprised to find the garlic shrimp was in a creamy sauce, but it was so good! I want to take that sauce home and add rice or pasta to it!! You can tell that the mashed potatoes were made from real potatoes. It has nice chunks to it and the color is slightly yellow. So good! My son had the calamari and it was served on a bed salad with lettuce, tomato, radish, and banana peppers. The creamy dipping sauce was so good too. We really wanted dessert but was so full from dinner that we'll have to plan better next time. All in all, great place with top notch food. I would give the food 5 but knocked 1 down due to no alcohol. We will definitely come back to try more dishes!!

It's been a year and a half since my wife and I ate here and I was just thinking about this meal…read moreright now. It was one of the best meals that we've had in a very long time. I had the pistachio crusted salmon and it was soooooo good. It was perfectly cooked, not over cooked, and piping hot. Mmmmmmm. My wife had the sesame seared tuna and it was equally good and a very generous portion. We found the place on a lark, and were honestly skeptical (new American AND sushi?!?), but I'm still thinking about that meal after 18 months

Perfect food and ambiance, nice service and fast Also loved…read morethe steak tartare just add some salt and pepper and it's bomb! Burger and hamachi delicious as well

Nice pub atmosphere. Excellent burger and chicken Caesar salad. The staff were very attentive and…read morepleasant. I plan on returning. Good vibes.

We were looking for a late night bite after a bit of a disappointing dinner (I promise I'm not…read morealways negative) and stumbled upon this because their kitchen was open later and it was within walking distance. We walked in and there was a decent amount of people sitting at the bar and a few tables available. The place is juuuust the right size to be cozy but also spacious. Also for a classified 'dive bar' it was pretty clean as well. They had a good draft list (according to my boyfriend) and the service was very quick and friendly. Additionally, prices were very fair. Now to the best part, the chicken sandwich. Wow! Just wow! I ordered the Killah Bee and it was perfect. It was breaded to perfection and definitely not previously frozen! The chicken itself was a large piece, maybe 2? The sauce was sooo good. The fries were your basic fries but it didn't matter because the sandwich was the star of the show. Do yourself a favor and order a side of ranch. I think it's homemade and it's sooo good. (And I'm extremely qualified to judge ranch) Long story short, just go here and order the chicken sandwich. (With a side of ranch)

Ignore all negative reviews. Good food (the French onion soup was notably excellent), very…read morereasonable prices and friendly attentive service. Recommended if in the area or as a stop traveling to or from nyc.

I have been driving past this restaurant for the last year or so and finally had the opportunity to…read morevisit. I'm actually surprised by the negative reviews- I don't doubt them, but we had a great experience. We were greeted and seated promptly. Kathy, our waitress, was very good. We had the pretzel sticks for an appetizer and they were delicious. My steak was cooked perfectly and my salad was fresh. My fiancé had a grass fed burger and fries and he said that it was probably the best burger he's had in the area. We really enjoyed our visit and look forward to visiting again. I hope that we continue to have good dining experiences here- it's a great, cozy spot!

Food is delicious! My family's favorite is the chicken Marsala. We now order it for every special…read moreoccasion. We either pick up or eat in the charming bar. We have loved Charlotte's for over 15 years. It's a perennial favorite. Thank you!

Mothers Day). He and I spoke last night, both marveling at house delicious our food was. He began…read morewith the delicious crab cakes with the side of absolutely delicious black beans. Both were scrumptious! He then had salmon with a sauce, which he claimed exceptional. I began with a ceasor salad, which was delicious. For my main dish, I had the quail which was also great. I loved the fresh vegetables which accompanied my dish. Mashed potatoes, green beans, amazing onions, and zucchini. We ended by sharing a creme Brule which was lovely. I can't recommend this restaurant more highly, for the food, service, and atmosphere. You will be thrilled to be treated so well at this local establishment. We were.​​

Ore Hill has a brief, but somewhat tangled, history. Along with Swyft, a more casual sibling…read morerestaurant that shares the same address and ownership, and Rock Cobble Farm, a nearby estate in South Kent that supplies incredible produce, dairy products, and beef to both restaurants, Ore Hill was the brain child of philanthropist Anne Bass. We have loved the wood-fired pizzas, cocktails, and anything vegetal at Swyft since star chef Joel Viehland (previously of Noma, Gramercy Tavern and Community Table) opened it in 2018. Sadly, Chef Viehland left Swyft in 2020 without realizing plans for Ore Hill and not long after, Ms. Bass passed away. She provided for the farm and two restaurants in her estate, however, allowing Ore Hill to finally open in April 2023 with Chef Tyler Anderson as culinary director and Ryan Connelly as executive chef. The New York Times recognized Ore Hill as one of the best restaurants in the US the same year, the only restaurant so recognized in Connecticut. But the story doesn't end there. For reasons not made public, it seems that Chef Connelly left in late 2024 and Chef Ryan Carbone was brought in as a replacement. At our recent meal, Chef Carbone had not been long at the helm. We do not know first hand what the kitchen was like prior to his leadership -- but we can comfortably say that Ore Hill under Chef Carbone is inventive, interesting, and delicious. It makes brilliant use of lesser-known, lesser-appreciated ingredients that can transform a dish -- like nasturtium flowers and gooseberries. This kitchen takes risks, combining ingredients in unusual ways -- and it often pays off big time. Whoever is designing the food here is brilliant and those who are executing the food are doing a fine job of it. Ore Hill is only open for dinner and only offers a five course prix fixe or a chef's tasting menu. There is bread service, something we have learned to never take for granted given that it is no longer a norm in most NYC establishments: Two extremely thick slices of toasted, smoky sourdough with extremely yellow butter sourced from Rock Cobble Farm. (There could be doctoring of other sorts, but I usually associate butter this color with well grazed cows.) We chose a bottle of wine to go with our meal, a light 2020 Rossese di Dolceacqua, "E Prie" di Anfosso Lorenzo from Liguria. I did not love this wine on first sip, immediately after opening and without food, but the wine grew on me, playing surprisingly well with seafood, cheese / dairy, even lightly acidic dishes and red meat. Our courses: Canape: Black Point Oyster, tomato dashi, cucumber, basil First: - Beef tartare, farm beets, anise hyssop: Finely minced beef and beets were visually indistinguishable, served atop an anise hyssop leaf. We were instructed to eat everything together as though it were a hand roll. - Sea scallop crudo, cucumber, shiso, gooseberry: Sea scallops were pleasantly firm, just yielding enough, and interestingly reminiscent of the cucumber in texture. The gooseberry-based sauce was quite tart and little bit tannic, a fascinating stand-in for more familiar lemon. Second: - Tomme bottoni, green garlic, chive, chervil: Pasta "buttons" were filled with mellow, nutty Tomme cheese and topped with tendrils of flavorful micro greens, both from Rock Cobble Farm. Interestingly, this was the dish that paired best with the Rossese wine. - Grilled summer squash, skate wing, wild rose, red currant, mint: The rose had quite a concentrated fragrance, but was incorporated so gently and thoughtfully into the dish -- as pretty petals garnishing the dish, blended into the sauce, and in the poaching liquid for the skate -- that it was not overwhelming. Third: - Beef flat iron, green beans, bb carrot, lemon balm butter: The beef was perfect: perfectly seasoned, perfectly juicy, cooked to medium rare and wonderful with the lemon balm butter. -Steelhead trout, tomato jam, wood sorrel: The surprise star was the peppery pop of nasturtium flowers sprinkled atop. Fish was oversalted, but otherwise expertly handled. Cheese (a kind gift of the chef): a bloom, a gouda, and a tomme, all sourced from Rock Cobble Farm's dairy cows + spelt crackers Dessert: Summer berries, farm yogurt, sunflower granola, chocolate, lemon balm: Such a fun play of textures and flavors. The essence of summer berries captured perfectly. Black walnut miso pot de creme, blueberry, creme fraiche, sesame: Clever use of blueberry, present as a concentrated powder sprinkled atop the pot de creme, and alongside the creme fraiche and sesame tuille. Ore Hill's kitchen does a wonderful job of highlighting the flavors of intensely fresh ingredients and not impeding their clarity. I'm not sure where Chef Carbone's and Chef Anderson's visions overlap, begin, and end. But whatever they're doing to collaborate -- it is delicious without doubt.

This was such a nice dinner. My wife and I were celebrating our birthday and we couldn't ask for a…read morebetter night. The food was spectacular, the ambience was relaxing, and service was impeccable. The chef came out and walked us through a couple dishes and really made the night for us. What a great guy! I couldn't recommend this place higher.

What a gem I found close to home. Best of both worlds ! Jamaican & Dominican dishes combined . Was…read moregreeted by the owner Ingred who was so inviting! Sat at the bar and had great small talk convo. I ordered the jerk chicken with white rice and beans all the flavors were there an it was amazing . She made me a passion fruit marg which was so tasty. I can't wait to go back and try more of their dishes. Need to review the oxtail next time for sure. Small and cozy place. It felt inviting and the type of establishment I would definitely stop by for a drink or two. If you're ever in the area stop.

We finally made it here tonight for dinner and we are so happy that we did. We love Caribbean food…read moreso we had to come visit. The space is on the smaller side, not a lot of tables. Loved the decor. They have decent size bar which was nice. We were greeted and seated right away. Started with rum punches , freshly prepared and my god were they good. For apps we had with the jerk dry rub wings. So tasty!! I am a bit of a wing snob and these were good. Would def recommend blue cheese vs ranch as dipping sauce but that's just me For dinner we had the jerk chicken and pernil. Love that they have different rice options, white, rice with peas and Moro. Jerk chicken was flavorful. Spicy! Pernil was good. Tender. I enjoyed it. To finish it off we had the in-house Dominican tres leches cake. Amazing so so good. We did also order a beef pattyto try but had to bring that home, was so full! Can't wait to try it tho. Would highly recommend going. They also offered happy hour specials which was great. Vibes were definitely Caribbean and we were loving it.

I don't know why this place doesn't have more reviews. I came here in December 2023 and here I am…read morestill dreaming about this place in 2025. Their sweet potato / yam is to die for. Honey cake is fantastic. I don't remember what else I had but damn I wish I can go back to Willa right now.

I am so glad I decided to have an early dinner here. The space is cozy and inviting. The food…read morewas amazing!!! The service was thoughtful, attentive and friendly. A wonderful experience from start to finish. I will definitely return!