Waitress was super friendly and service was quick. Sadly, they were sold out of the soup I wanted, and the dinner I had was ok, but too much cheese. There was a table with kids that was really loud; they could use some acoustical tiles or something. The vibe was pretty nice. It's a decent spot, in this nice little downtown. read more

The bar at the lateen and eating outdoors are always our favs to do at the lateen, the bar is very large and has 12 I think taps going with something new every time we go, the outdoors is always a good people watcher spot in town read more

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Superb Americano pub. Amazing food, service and atmosphere. Pint of Guinness was spot on too! I had the burger, which was excellent and my wife had the brisket sandwich, which she loved! Definitely heading back soon. read more

Nice staff, great service, food came out quickly. Brisket sandwich tasty, decent size. Only complaint is that the French fries were barely warm, not hot when order came out. read more

Great happy hour from 3 to 6 PM, came here with some coworkers after work and the interior was a historic cozy vibe, and they had Halloween decorations up. I bet this place would be really cute in the winter too. Happy hour included house, wines, draft, beer, bottle, beer, select cocktails at specific prices. They also had a happy hour food menu, which included $10 pizzas, which were very large and looked almost like deep dish. Great spot to meet up with friends. Easy parking lot in the back, as well as select spots out front. read more

A great spot for some beers, delicious food, and excellent service. There is a big variety of beers for all tastes. Cocktails also looked good, but haven't tried. We LOVED the pizza, well balanced with the honey on top. Our bartender was so kind and really made our visit wonderful. The space is clean, warm, and well decorated. The outdoor seating in the summer looks really nice too! And it's dog friendly outside, which is always a plus read more

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Great neighborhood bar, centrally located on Main Street. The food is good, not great. For being owned by a great Italian restaurant owner, the personal pizzas are abysmal. The staff are all friendly and welcoming. We spend a lot of time there! read more

Love The Lantern!! Location is perfect, great menu and so welcoming. The ideal spot to fall in - great to eat at the bar, friendly, welcoming, and really good food. read more

I stopped in here with my friend for a nightcap last month and do they know how to make a delish drink! It's a cute bar, and I'd definitely come back again to try more of their drinks and the food. Our bartender was super nice and I liked the vibe here a lot. read more

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I wanted to check out The Lantern, and I am glad that I came by during happy hour to try a few items as appetizers cheaper than their regular dinner hour prices. Overall, I enjoyed sitting at the nice bar with the super friendly bartender, but my food wasn't amazing. I saw they had a "Pork Bun", which I thought may have been a pork bao bun, but it was really just a BBQ Pulled pork slider. I also had the buffalo chicken meatballs, which were okay, but they could have used some ranch, and also the pullled chicken taco, which again was just okay. I don't think I'd come back for the food, but they did have a few nice beers on tap I'd like to try, and their outdoor sidewalk seating is in a really great spot on Main Street when the weather is favorable. read more

The Lantern - Happy hour: Pulled pork slider (not pork "bun"), buffalo chicken meatballs, and pullled chicken taco - Gastropubs Near Me - Ridgefield, Connecticut

A very nice outdoor seating area. Our lunch was very good and service was excellent. But a $2 charge for my choice of salad or fries got under my skin. I ordered the Philly cheesesteak and on the menu was given a choice of fries or house salad. I chose salad. When the bill arrived my father noticed a $2 charge for the salad. We asked the waiter why there was a $2 charge and he said the computer system automatically added the fee and it was an issue they were aware of. He offered to remove it. We asked why he hadn't removed it before as it's really an overcharge and he said he had mentioned the issue to management but not gotten it fixed. In short this business is knowingly adding a fake charge to the bill. Most people probably miss it. And the excuse that the computer does it automatically is absurd, it's programmed by the owner. Great food horrible management. read more

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Yes I did, I think the insulation in here is crazy have it at 74 toilet set is so cold it's crazy! I sold a home with 3bed, living room, dining room, kitchen. Family room 2 bath wet bar in family room, big laundry room. In summer pools filter. Never had electric bill's this high and my home 100% electric. Never the air coming Thur windows in all bedroom and living room. I bought tonite 2electric heaters for the winter temperatures that are going to be in single digits. Heater never stops running. You need a new heating system or lower rent. Sorry I thought you should know Peggy Boukalis 1103 read more

Service is mixed. Not just because it's been beastly hot. Avoid the Omega Burger. It's a formed salmon patty, perhaps frozen and reheated. Had that fishy smell that fresh fish doesn't have. Happy Hour still a great deal! read more

We stopped into The Lantern on a rainy Sunday morning for lunch/brunch (both menus are available). The service is great, and they're very knowledgeable about the menu. Gluten free bread is available. Our table enjoyed the avocado toast, a salad, fries, the smoked salmon sandwich, and the brisket sandwich. Everything tasted great. Definitely a place to return to in Ridgefield, with plenty of options for everyone. read more

Went here for happy hour before dinner elsewhere and a show at Ridgefield theatre. $2 bar bites and crazy prices for drinks! Amazing. Got the short rib bun and was just wanting something quick and easy. Had to order another as it was really good. Reason for the four star is we had two bartenders. Our first bartender was Filipe who was absolutely skilled. Our first drinks were excellent. He had stepped away and another guy replaced him. Didn't get his name but he was really nice. We discussed the incredible bourbon selection. However; he couldn't make a drink. He made our round 2 and we actually needed to return the drink and wait for Filipe to come back! Gorgeous interior nice sized bar and outdoor seating. Super cute place. Will come back and try more food when in town! read more

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Really nice warm ambiance here at the top of Main Street in Ridgefield. Beautiful copper topped bar (see photos) welcomes happy hour patrons and dinner-at-the-bar couples. There's an eclectic menu of fun food. Appetizers, salads, burgers, sandwiches, pizza, pasta, etc. there are a variety of seating options: bar, tables, high tops and "the mezzanine". Lantern is the sibling of Gallo Ristorante, on the other side of downtown. read more

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The lantern doesn't give a damn about customer loyalty. I went to the lantern with my dad and his friends the night before thanksgiving. We ordered food, drinks. (Food was sub-par, over priced and they gave me the wrong fries). Around 8-8:30pm when all the rich kids came in for the annual "bar crawl" , the bartender told us we needed to buy an $18 ticket, just to order any more drinks, even though our tab had been open for hours. We left. Greed and disloyalty. My father gives them business year round, and they're cashing in on the rich kids who all come out one night per year. Damn shame. Don't go to the lantern. read more

We were a trio here for brunch on a Saturday. The staff is very nice and attentive. The drinks were very good and the food was good. I did however take points off for the cook over cooking my ribeye to well when asked for medium rare which they quickly gave me a new steak, yet for some reason they cut both ribeyes in thick strips. I'd really prefer to let my steak rest and cut it myself please! Our appetizers were good. There's not spectacular stand out here. With being so far from home I'm sure we would opt to try other places before going back. Buffalo chicken meatballs were a bit chewy and tough. Smoked duck wings -best thing other than my side salad Crab cakes - I did not partake but the sizing seemed a bit under performing Crispy duck buns - no crispy what do ever and were a bit oily read more

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The food was good, but the bartender was incredibly rude. We sat down at the bar and he just stared at us. I asked for a menu. He said, "What kind?" It went downhill from there. We were quite uncomfortable and would've left if we weren't pressed for time. read more

Came here on the recommendation of friends. We were offered to sit wherever we wanted. We opted towards the back away from the doors. Everyone that was working there was friendly and attentive. We started with drinks, calamari app and my husband had the potato chicken soup special. Both were really good. For dinner I had the brisket Gruyère grilled cheese with fries. Both were very good, My husband had the fish taco special and he loved it. We would go back for sure read more

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Nice warm looking place. Staff is Italian and very friendly. We had the beet salad which was very good. Dressing wasn't too strong and the salmon that we added was flavorful and cooked well. Ordered the sourdough deep dish sausage pizza to go, which was also very good. The crust is soft and doughy. Pizza tastes fresh, not greasy. It is warm and cozy here. Would definitely come back. read more

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The bartender was so rude, I had a sip of my water and left. I've never felt more unwelcomed in my life, honestly.

I accidentally end up at this cute spot in Ridgefield and it was absolutely delicious! Very friendly team and cozy ambience for a relaxing and quiet evening. Highly recommend! Prices were fair and food was delicious! read more

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Great food. Just a little loud. Highly recommend the duck wings. Nice place to go for after dinner cocktails.. read more

We came here for dinner and it was packed. We had to wait 30 minutes after being told 15, and then they seated the people who came in after us before they seated our party of the same size. The food was good, but nothing special. The usual pub fare and drinks. Our waitress was lovely despite being very busy. This would be a great place to eat at during off peak times. read more

If you're looking for the perfect place to unwind with great, casual food and a welcoming atmosphere in Ridgefield, Lantern is the spot! The food is simple, but delicious, the kitchen accommodating, the portions generous. But what really makes Lantern stand out is the bartender, Johnny. Friendly, knowledgeable, and always ready with a recommendation, he makes you feel like a regular on your very first visit. read more

We ate here and were seriously underwhelmed. Service and food were unapologetically mediocre. The staff was more interested in one another than their tables and the food while ok did earn its keep as the saying goes. Hard Meh. read more

This was a pretty mediocre experience, but there's enough potential here where I haven't completely written it off yet. My mom and I came here for lunch on Easter. Points in The Lantern's favor for even being open that day - we had a tough time finding a mutually agreeable destination due to the holiday, especially one without an exorbitant prix fixe menu. We were able to walk in off the street and immediately secure a prime table right up front next to the window, ideal for outdoor pooch viewing. I didn't have a good view of the interior for the most part but did take notice of the excellent wainscoting/backdrop behind the bar - very pleasing to the eye. I decided to roll with the Easter specials menu and selected the lamb ragout entree. Per the instructions on the bottom of the menu, I asked our server for more information on the seasonal spring cocktails available. He didn't know (and in my opinion should have), but quickly conferred with the bartender and confirmed that they only had one specific drink. I may be paraphrasing slightly, but it was called something like a berry smash. Not a huge deal, but if you've gone to the trouble of creating a specials menu that specifically includes language about special cocktails plural, there should be more than one. Regardless, I decided to get it. I believe it was vodka, club soda and some blueberries. It was refreshing for what it's worth, but pretty bland. I'm typically not a huge fan of mulled ingredients in drinks (too easy to accidentally eat part of them, so I tend to avoid mojitos), but this is one that could have used mulling for flavoring purposes. It basically tasted like a plain vodka tonic without a lime or lemon and needed at least one more ingredient. My mom got the breakfast pizza and was okay with it. She asked for the breakfast pizza with sausage, and it came with both sausage and bacon (the item on the brunch menu says it comes with either of them). The bacon was easy to pick off but shouldn't have been on there to begin with. Small issue, but those can add up. The lamb ragout was good, though not great. The lamb itself was juicy, tender and flavorful, but I could have done without the carrots (I think their inclusion should have been mentioned in the description - I probably would have gone with a different option). Also, like the drink, it was lacking at least one more ingredient, in this case a sauce. Beyond the actual lamb the dish was pretty dry - the pappardelle was only moist in areas where the braised lamb had made direct contact, and I had to really saturate the pasta with the lamb before eating it. The service was fine. Our waiter was friendly/attentive for the most part. There were one or two times where we were looking around for him (that might be the trade-off with the cozy window nook we were in, as I don't think we were really in the line of vision too often), but nothing egregious. And the price point to me was arguably the biggest selling point - the total bill came to a little over $50, which, given that an alcoholic drink and two entrees were involved, definitely isn't bad for this area. I'd definitely stop by again; the talent here is evident, but I'd probably avoid the specialty menus going forward. read more

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Stopped in to the Lantern this week for lunch for the first time It was a beautiful fall day so we sat outside. I had the fish and chips. Which were excellent. Two nice pieces served with French fries however the cole slaw came in a separate container and it was about a teaspoon full. My husband got the cheese steak sandwich and wasn't impressed the roll was more like a large hot dog bun. However our server was a very nice young lady. We will go back and try it again read more

The Lantern - Fish and chips - Gastropubs Near Me - Ridgefield, Connecticut

Go here. If you're in the area or even nearby, go here. My wife was looking for a place near the Playhouse reviews sent us here, thankfully. I had the orrichette, which had as much lobster meat in it as a lobster dinner does, the meat of at least two claws plus "elbows" in a really tasty sauce. Oh, and a bunch of shrimp as well,along with corn, baby tomatoes and rabe. It was excellent and all-around a large serving. The vibe of the place was "local casual regulars", and welcoming. We had Olivia as our server and she was 1st class - when I wanted an alternative to the usual sauce provided for our calamari appetizer, she wrangled bowl of warm marinara sauce for me which was perfect. It's on my "if you're nearby" list from now on. read more

if i could give 0 stars i would. we were there yesterday, june 11, 2025. at the bar they did not clean the counter, it had ketchup drops all over, they didnt give a napkin with the drink. when we set outside, the table was dirty, used straws everywhere. they had no basic food items. the waitress had an attitude, food was cold. i do NOT recommend this place. read more

Great location, a beautiful building and substantially improved service vs 1-2 years ago are all positives. The food, however, is another matter. While the ingredients are at least fresh, pretty much every dish that comes out of The Lantern's kitchen just looks & tastes like a quickly assembled mess. The sriracha sauce for example can't salvage the otherwise essentially flavorless tuna poke bowl made even less appealing by oversized, watery chunks of tomato. Will keep trying periodically, but wish the overall experience in this place at least approximated what this restaurant was like as Bissell House a number of years ago. read more

The Lantern is a cool place in the heart of Ridgefield. We enjoyed some drinks, a salad, and a Cuban sandwich. All of which were good. If you want a place to sit, hang, have a few drinks, apps, a burger, etc and maybe stroll around the center of Ridgefield, this is the perfect spot. Service was friendly and helpful. We asked for some suggestions and our sever was great in offering her advice. Would definitely return. read more

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I took my mom to this restaurant for brunch on her 90th birthday two weeks ago, and the service was awful. For the first time ever, I gave only a 10% tip. I would have left nothing. But when I complained to the bartender saying it would help if they had more then two servers and himself for the whole restaurant on a busy weekend when there was a street festival outside, he said he knew. They'd been asking the owner to hire more people and they wouldn't. We had to flag down the server to order and to get our water refilled. She never did it. So we went to the bar ourselves to get the water pitcher. One entree came out like 20 minutes after the first. We had to ask the other server to check on it, because our server was nowhere to be found. We had to go to the bar to get the check and pay. And he gave us the check of the table next to us and vice versa. He apologized and said he'd fix it. I should have insisted on a refund credit slip, because today I got my credit card bill, and there were charges for both checks. I called and asked to speak to a manager, who I was told was outside. I waited on hold for 12 minutes and finally hung up. Now I have to go through the hassle of filing a dispute with my credit card company. Oh, and the food was nothing special. read more

It's not worth the time and money. We stopped mid-afternoon for a late lunch while visiting old haunts; one of our party was last here when it was Gail's. The ambience is still there, but the food quality is not. The grilled chicken sandwich and the salad were simply basic ingredients, prepared properly, but with seemingly no concept of added flavors: herbs, spices, etc. The vinaigrette consisted of two flavors: vinegar and sugar, like cheap French dressing. The service was friendly and informative, filling in some recent history. There's much to be said for a place with happy staff. However, they need the support of food that will bring people back; this address no longer provides that for us. read more

My husband and I went for an early Valentines Day lunch. The waiter was fantastic and recommended the brisket which was fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed my kale Caesar salad as well. The dessert menu is somewhat small so we decided to pass but we will return and try a dessert another time. The atmosphere is casual with large tv's that allowed us to dine while watching some good tennis. The prices are reasonable and we had a very nice time. read more

To be fair tonight is only their second night of their soft opening. I loved my hot lobster roll. The calamari was good as an app. My daughter liked her duck and prime rib buns, and they had lobster grilled cheese. The brussel sprouts could use a bit more roasting and flavor. My son liked his cheeseburger. My Lantern Spritz was ok. I'll be back again for sure, though! The ambiance is nice indoors and there is outdoor seating. Welcome to Route 7, and I will be back. read more

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Delicious! I had some family visiting and it was getting close to hangry time so on a whim we popped in and man did we choose the right place! Right from the get go the staff was incredibly friendly and accommodating, had a booster seat ready before we even reached our table! We tied a variety of appetizers along with several mains (drawing a total blank as to what all we had!) and everything was delicious. 3 adults and 3 children all thoroughly enjoyed everything that came out. Kids had pizzas, chicken tenders and Mac n cheese and loved it. I also tried the Mac n cheese and was a big fan! Beyond the food our waiter (forget his name) was beyond nice and super engaging with the kids, especially my daughter. Toward the end of the meal there was a diaper situation and I asked if it was ok if I used a bench in back as there was no changing station. The waiter didn't just say yes, he said absolutely and if anyone else had any thoughts on the matter he would take care of it. That right there was the icing on the cake. It can be challenging at times to go out with a little one but to have people willing to help support you when needed is a Wonderful thing. We will definitely be going back! read more

The Lantern - Gastropubs Near Me - Ridgefield, Connecticut

The Lantern is located on Ethan Allen Highway, the tiny building that was the Little Pub, as well as Main Street Ridgefield CT. Now that I have confirmed the locations, now you can go eat and enjoy without wondering if the route 7 location is open! Yes, it is! This is NOT reflected anywhere on the internet! So just GO! We took a chance on St Patricks Day and stopped for lunch. It WAS open! Large menu , fun drinks, wonderful service! It is light and bright inside, not dark like before. The bar area is lit up. Very pleasant creative bartender. Even on a rainy day it was nice on the indoor patio. I ordered an entree. Salmon over Celery Root with greens. Big portion, Don't be fooled by smaller dish size! My hubby ordered a Philly cheesesteak, served on a larger plate with real steak, not the shaved thin kind, fries etc. Our dessert was kinda crazy. We shared a chocolate dish with whipped cream and popcorn on top. Yea, it was great, couldn't finish it! I think this is reasonably priced. Yes, my salmon was $26, but it was an entree. Beer and bourbon was $7 & $11. Total bill was around $80. We had wonderful service with a nice relaxed atmosphere for almost 2 hours. It was a nice date! I'm not so picky about price, except when I see basics, like burgers to be outrageous! That's what makes this place great! Burgers start at $16. The Lantern has a lot of good choices! I don't want to be served a burger over $25 in town and it doesn't taste good, so this pub is a good choice . Also, during Covid, my other pet peeve is size. Like when I order a salad it got smaller, or the protein size is smaller. I understand they need to stay open, so it's important with price, food quality and service to make patrons keep coming back! This place is a great place to make your go to Pub and watering hole! Go out and give The Lantern staff and opportunity to serve you! It will be successful! read more

We throughly enjoyed our visit to The Lantern. We were enjoying a walk around the lovely town of Ridgefield and wandered in for a late lunch/ early dinner. We were welcomed by a waiter who told us to feel free to choose our table. The atmosphere in The Lantern emits the warmth and charm of this small town in Ct. We had drinks while perusing the menu and my Montepulciano was excellent and reasonably priced. I ended up with the Detox Salad with Grilled Chicken and my husband ordered the Cubano sandwich. Both were excellent. But the absolute best part of the meal was the Blueberry Lime Tart which we split. Really very, very good. Service was vey pleasant and unobtrusive. We will be back! read more