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    Red House

    4.1 (239 reviews)
    ModerateNew American
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated a few days ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Burnt ends and Mac n cheese!
    Tim S.

    Another fantastic meal at the Red House! It has been 5 years since we first came here and things have only gotten better. The interior decor is amazing- with album cover art and guitars everywhere. And the food is better than ever. Can't wait for our next visit!

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    Nicole F.

    Came here after a few drinks at High Nine Brewery, its right down the road. The food portions were big, however the food took awhile to come out but our server was very apologetic and we were simply enjoying our conversation. I had enough leftover of my burger to bring to work the next day

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    Robb T.

    Don't pass by this place - this restaurant has some of the best food I've ever had. I ordered the Steak Frites and I was blown away: the steak was cooked to perfection, the truffle fries were so good you'd slap your momma, and even the vegetables were so perfectly seasoned that I almost asked for more. My wife ordered the Burn Ends and she was well-pleased. She wasn't a fan of coleslaw, so I ate that - nice and crisp, on the sour side if that's what you like. Oh boy, did we find our favorite spot - unfortunately for us, it's a bit of a hike to get here, but we'll definitely be back!

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    Steven C.

    Cute little spot in a cute little town. Service was great and the food was even better. Ice cold beer and delicious burgers. What more can you ask for. This definitely had to be one of the best burgers I've had in my life. Worth the 1 1/2 hour drive for another one!

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    Weeknight supper nice to stay close two home a great choice try local couples appetizers good value

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    10 months ago

    Always excellent service, atmosphere, and delicious food! They keep the menu pretty updated so there's always something new to try.

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    The food was delicious, but all lukewarm. They were very busy though! Also expensive, but considering where you are can you be picky?!o

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    2 years ago

    Awesome food! Awesome Service! Definitely recommend coming here! They have some of the best wings I have tried!

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    2 years ago

    The food is always amazing at Red House! The servers and bar tenders are super friendly. We eat in as well as order out regularly!

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    this did not taste like authentic BBQ. Clean place friendly service but food is nothing special. Had burnt ends , Mac & cheese

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    One my favorite spots of 2026! I wish yelp would allow…read morefractions of stars as i would rate this 4.75. Beautiful dining space tucked behind a street front bar entrance. Contemporary wood paneled room with a window wall overlooking the river below. Expertly made martinis followed by watermelon beet and feta salad; and wild mushrooms with Parmesan bread crumbs, mint, fried rosemary and whipped ricotta. Both were very tasty expressions of the season. Our table raved over the tagliarini with a local beef, pork and veg ragu and a shellfish version with a spicy puttanesca. The menu changes regularly to highlight the best of the season and local producers. Sometimes it's nice to eat delicious food with no blasting music, at reasonable prices (app/salads: $12-16, most entrees high 20's to $36) just hanging with happy well fed adults enjoying conversation. It would have been 5 stars but for the forgetting of complimentary bread service until we asked for it during the entrees. The bread was mediocre and chewy. Our primary waitperson sort of disappeared for a bit. An evening special of soba noodles with julienne vegetables was really just a bowl of noodles with little evidence of any veggies. Regardless, I've recommended to about 10 people already today and I'll keep doing so!!

    A while ago, my wife and I had a positive experience at River Tavern. That experience has endured…read morein our minds through a number of less positive experiences. After a recent disappointing experience at RT with my son and father, I have to accept that the the initial positive experience may be the exception and not the rule. RT is located in Chester Center, which is a top CT town. Top tier location. The restaurant is cute, but cramped. After we were seated, a while passed before we saw our server. We were ready to order for 10 minutes and she still hadn't checked in with us. I told another employee that we wanted to see our server. She shook her head and we waited another 5 minutes. We finally were able to order. Then people who arrived after us, and ordered after us, received food first. Multiple tables. Through multiple service issues, there was no recognition from the employees about the issues. Our primary server asked how things were going when she first checked in with us. I told her the truth. And she didn't seem like she cared. She was apparently hoping that I would just say "good". The food was mixed. My son and I split a burger and an order of chilaquiles. The chilaquiles was good. The burger was medium rare rather than the medium we asked for. The burger was underseasoned. It may not have been seasoned at all. The bottom part of the bun was cut at a weird angle. As the juices flowed from the burger, it soaked the short side of the burger bun so that it was unusable. My Dad said his salad featuring peaches and nuts, barely had any peaches or nuts. I'm unlikely to eat at River Tavern again anytime soon. 2.5 Stars

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    We've been coming here for a while now, and for the most part it's been pretty good. However, I do…read morehave a few issues that are more operational than anything. First off, when you find the menu online, there is many items that are not currently on the menu. I know they had some staffing issues recently and I'm sure that's why they are running a limited menu, but that should definitely be updated online so guests know that before they come. I also was really looking forward to trying some of their beer, only to find that the only surfridge product available was a seltzer. This was a huge disappointment. To go to a brewery and not be able to drink their beer is pretty ridiculous. Maybe a social media post on instagram to let people know you're not serving your own beer right now? Would have been pretty helpful. When I asked the bartender if that's all the beers available he said " we're going with a microbrewery approach right now". Not really a microbrewery approach if there's one house made beverage and it's not even a beer. That's just a restaurant at that point. The pizzas were good as always, just really long wait in between. We were sitting with two other friends who ordered separately but still at the same time as us, and in between all the pizzas there were super long wait times. One pizza, than 25 minutes later one for the other check, than a half hour later, the other one for them, and then a good amount of time later the last one for us. We didn't even really want it at that point. The whole flow of the way the food came out was just really weird. I'm a chef of almost 15 years in the industry, I'm in no way giving up on this place, as I really like it here. I just think there's some very questionable decisions on the way it's currently being ran. Thanks.

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