I didn't get the food. But the service was great and the theme of the coffee shop was so cute…read more Alice and wonderland. I mean every detail. I hope to visit again.

The bubble pineapple drink had no taste. The chocolate chip scone was just ok and the macaroons…read morewere nothing special for the price. Only one person working there but was pleasant when I finally got waited on. Nothing really special there!

I have been coming to this spice & tea exchange shop for years and it's one of my absolute…read morefavorites. Today it was super busy because they're having an event down in Mystic, so I made it a quick trip, but I was able to find some awesome Harry Potter inspired tea bundles. They have them for all houses so if you're looking for a great stocking stuffer, check out my pic on what you can get the HP lover in your life. I always find the best teas here like creme brûlée or bread pudding. They're out of the box and delish. The staff at this location are the best too which is why I love stopping into this location in particular.

This is a great specialty store to stop in when strolling down the streets of Mystic. There is a…read morehuge variety of teas, spices, salts--so many different kinds! My friend was able to find a spice she just cannot get at the grocery store. They also have some packaged dried ingredients to make soups, dips, sauces and more. It is worth a stop!

Be sure to check your box before leaving the store. I ordered and paid for 6 various pastries and…read moregot home to discover I was given 5 and the Bob's bowtie was broken in the box. Everything was tasty, but I didn't get to try the chocolate croissant and was disappointed they were not packaged better.

Violet was over the top with our large party. Patience with a smile!!! Thank you violet!!!read more

Great small casual local cafe that is known for its sourdough goodies. They offer everything from…read morehouse-made bread, morning rolls (sweet and savory), cookies, to pizza and sandwiches. They make their own blend of house teas which are delicious. It's a small spot that has both indoor and outdoor seating. The staff are all very friendly. We ordered the mushroom toast, house breakfast sandwich and two dark chocolate glazed sourdough donuts (which are made to order). This was our second visit of the weekend and everything was delicious both times. Definitely adding to our Rolodex of places to return to and highly recommend!

Nana's has something for everyone: pizza using the sourdough they bake in house, a killer spicy…read morekale Caesar salad, sandwiches, and a pastry section including seasonal doughnuts. So that means everyone loves Nana's. Which means that, on a very rainy weekend early afternoon, we ended up waiting quite a long time to order and then to get our food but ... I suppose it was worth it (this is high praise coming from someone who almost never believes waiting in a long line is actually worth it). My friend and I split the spicy Caesar kale salad as a starter. I cracked up when I saw "massaged kale" as one of the ingredients. But all jokes aside, this was one of the best kale salads with abundant dressing and, in lieu of croutons, breadcrumbs and cashew parmesan. It tasted pretty indulgent and rich but you can certainly fool yourself into thinking it's actually healthy. I got the tomato sandwich plus bacon (so a BLT without the L) and it was pretty good, though I do wish they cut the bread a little thinner so I could pick it up and eat it as a sandwich. As it were, I just used my knife and fork - certainly more civilized. The pizza was also not bad, though I wish there were some more of the toppings - heard it's leagues better than Mystic Pizza. There are a few tables inside but be prepared to wait. When it was peak rush hour, there were two lines inside, one for the bathroom and one to place an order. Even though they were so slammed, the staff couldn't be friendlier. Our waitress in particular came by often to see how we were doing. Parking lot also filled up. We parked in the Mystic train station and then walked over.

I am absolutely obsessed with everything here. I made reservations for 5:45 pm on a Monday night…read more We actually came a little before 5:15 pm, because I was absolutely starving, and they were so kind/accommodating. They seated us right away! I love the vibes of the place, it's beautiful and inviting, but not pretentious. Our waitress was the best. She knew it was our anniversary and gave us a little bubbly to toast to. We also made it for happy hour (5 pm - 6 pm on weekdays, and 5 pm - 6 pm on weekends only at the bar)! All the small plates on the left side of the menu were half off! We immediately ordered drinks (the $10 happy hour cocktail - a blackberry bourbon smash for my husband, and a mocktail for me). We then ordered the shishito peppers, 2 of the pickled beet deviled eggs, and the roasted oysters with chili oil. They came out super fast, and it was delicious. The shishitos had that great char flavor along with a great dipping sauce. You can never go wrong with deviled eggs. Then we decided to order the fried oysters and the bread with corn butter. The fried oysters were the star of the small plates. Cooked so well. Freshly fried, you bite into it and it was juicy and delicious on the inside. Just so good. The bread and butter? Ugh, my dream butter and bread. Just so delicious. The butter was slightly sweet from the corn and had flakes of sea salt on tip, making it the perfect sweet and salty combo. We also got the salad (local produce!), and our waitress knew we were sharing ao she had the kitchen put it on 2 plates. Such a great touch. The salad was fantastic. After eating lobster rolls for a day, this was a much needed salad. It was refreshing, bright, and light! For our main entrees, we got the seared local squid and the strip steak. It was INCREDIBLE. Everything had so much flavor. The squid was cooked well, wasnt chewy. Just delicious. The crispy rice was the BEST THING I HAVE EVER EATEN. I wish we could order bowls of it. My husband finished it, couldn't get enough of it. The steak was fantastic as well. The potato with the bearnise sauce was so dreamy. The little onions on the steak, all the little touches were so well done. We knew we had to get dessert. We got a scoop of the black raspberry ice cream, a scoop of corn and blueberry swirl ice cream, and the lavender honey panna cotta. Guys. You 100% must get dessert. The corn blueberry ice cream was unreal. I dont know how you get all that flavor into ice cream. They dont skimp on the honey on the panna cotta. And it went so well with the more mild panna cotta. The black raspberry was a little icy because they froze whole blackberries in it, but at least you know they were trying to make sure you got blackberries in there. With happy hour, the bill wasn't too bad. This was hands down our favorite meal of our week long road trip. I can't wait to come back. I would 100% make a detour to eat here. Parking is pretty difficult around here. I would probably just Uber if I was coming here on a weekend. I need to come here for breakfast at some point.

I really didn't want to write this review, but potential patrons should know what they can expect…read morewhen working with the event staff at Shipwright's Daughter - if they plan to have a private dining experience and event there. My husband and I got married last December. We decided we would hold off on celebrating with our family and invite everyone out from California to join us for a weekend full of activities in Connecticut and a special dinner at Shipwright's Daughter during Memorial Day weekend. We contacted the restaurant's events team to work out high level details starting in late January - to book a private room and hold a date and time. From the get go, the communication we received from the event staff was dismal to say the least. Not only did the events manager misquote the estimate for the room reservation, she came back and asked for a much higher price (up charging by an additional 30% of the original minimum fee) two months after we confirmed and discussed the date. She then explained it was due to the holiday weekend. Our date had never changed from the moment we inquired, so we would have appreciated knowing this upfront. Over the course of several months (and an absurd number of emails and a few calls), we tried to solidify the menu and wine selection and made multiple attempts before hearing back from the team. It was about two weeks before the big event when we were able to confirm a menu. It was about four days before the event that we heard back from the beverage director, but by then, my husband and I had already decided we would bring our own wine bottles, not wanting to leave it to chance with this team. I won't go into further details about the frustration we felt regarding their system for communications (they use an internal system that doesn't make it easy for guests to know who is copied on emails and who sees what). That is something I hope they will work out. When the big day came, I walked into the room and noticed there were a number of chairs missing, so I counted the chairs. They had an incorrect number of chairs for adults and not enough high chairs for the toddlers. We had requested a specific number of these chairs (weeks prior and mentioned it multiple times in writing), and I thought it was safe to assume that this was a basic checklist item for events set up. I was dumbfounded in the moment. I couldn't help but wonder what else they were going to miss or mess up that evening. It was disappointing to have our family members wait while the staff scrambled to pull other chairs into the room. From the time it took to take everyone's order from the set menu, the time between courses being served, and the attentiveness for pouring water and wine - all of it was a miss. The level of hospitality that we expected from a restaurant so recognized for its incredible food and approach to sustainable sourcing was completely overshadowed by the lack of attention and care by its staff - since day one of planning this event. Even a few of our family members commented on this during the dinner. At the end of the day, we felt like an obligation rather than welcomed guests, and that is mainly why I'm leaving this review. We had been patrons of Shipwright's a couple of times prior to this event, which is why we chose this establishment - to represent the best that Connecticut has to offer, when it comes to a dining experience we could vouch for. We no longer feel that we can recommend this restaurant. If you care about hospitality, I would recommend looking elsewhere.

This was our last stop before heading out of town, so we didn't have much time to try more things…read more We were very intrigued by them brewing their own beer with chocolate and decided to give that a try. My Belgian White was the smoothest beer I've ever had. I didn't know how I felt about a chocolate beer that wasn't a stout, but they sure made it work.

Best. Hot chocolate I've ever tasted. If I lived closer, I would visit more often. Highly…read morerecommend this cute chocolate shop

Fast and delicious! BEC could be a bit cheesier! Would go back tho! Cashier was friendly and my…read moreiced latte was perfectly made: great milk ratio :)

Good and baked goods are awesome. Go for those and get a few! The coffee is okay, nothing super…read moreawesome but it always accompanies the pastries well. The cooked are great, scone is awesome, gotta try the cinnamon rolls!

I order a pick up order. The food was ready at the time I requested and service was great. I…read moreordered the two meat combo and it did not disappoint. The amount of food was fantastic as I was able to save some for the next day. The brisket and sausage links were everything I was wanting when looking to find a BBQ place in Mystic.

Very nice and clean restaurant and the service was spectacular. I was very impressed with this…read morebarbecue restaurant. You don't often see real smokers in the back with pit masters smoking the meats. so here's my feedback. 1 out of 10 Portion size- 10 by far one of the best barbecue restaurants for portions. Ribs 5. Understand these ribs were cooked absolutely perfectly. Tender moist fantastic smoking ring. I'm only giving them a five because they had a slight cherry taste to them and this is a personal preference. I don't care for cherry in my pork. Brisket 7 I requested a cut from the point of the brisket and not the flat. I got the flat and it was borderline dry. However the flavor was spectacular. I think it may have just been in the warmer just a little too long. Sausage 3 again the sausage was smoked to perfection. But unfortunately, I could not taste any sausage at all only spice. The sausage needs to be the star of the show and the spice to be a compliment. Brisket mac & cheese- 9 nice size chunks of brisket in a nice creamy mac & cheese fantastic. Beans- 1 I'm sorry but the beans had zero smoke flavor and it kind of tasted like they came right out of the can. A good barbecue place like this I know they can do much much better with their beans. Corn bread - 10 the cornbread came with my meal and it was absolutely perfect. A nice little crust on the outside soft and moist on the inside unbelievably perfectly cooked. This is one absolutely fantastic restaurant and I was very, very impressed with the quality of smoked meat they are producing. This restaurant is employing true Pitt masters who know what the heck they're doing with their pits. It's nice to see a taste of Texas in Connecticut.

Everything at Pop Over Eatery from the service to the food was Amazing! All the people we…read moreinteracted with were friendly from the person who sat us, our waitress, to the lady who brought us our food. Our drink order for my husband a blood orange juice and myself an iced maple cinnamon latte. Both drinks beautifully refreshing after walking to Pop Over from our hotel over the drawbridge. For my breakfast I ordered the protein popover which was stuffed with eggs, bacon, turkey sausage and mushrooms. I for sure got my protein fill for the day. My husband ordered the French toast BLT which I was surprised about I don't generally take him for any sweetness with food. But he actually really loved the sweet and savory combo. Also, with our large meals we were each given a Pop Over with butter. The Pop Over was so airy, and warm and the creamy butter I can imagine it now'. As I write this review I wish we had a Pop Over Eatery close to home!

I came in for lunch and got the kale Caesar salad. The salad was fine, itreally didn't have that…read moremuch kale in it, and the Brussels were a bit too tough to cut or chew. Probably a little expensive compared to what you get at other nearby spots for the price. The popover that it came with was delish! Service was very friendly and warm.

This was a casual spot that served donuts. The type of donuts seemed to change on a weekly basis,…read morewhich was cool to see. There was a bunch to choose from, so I am sure some remain constant. Three donuts were tried and my thoughts on each are below. Orange Creamsicle - This was brioche filled with orange cream mousse topped with orange glaze, whipped cream, and an orange slice. This tasted exactly like what one would expect. The icing was pleasant, while the whipped cream was very light and airy. Bananas Fosters - This was a banana glazed brioche topped with whipped cream, caramel drizzle, and a banana chip. Again, this tasted like what one expects when ordering this type. This was very solid. There was a nice balance of flavors and extremely large too. Bismark - This was filled with raspberry jam and topped with whipped cream, raspberries, and powdered sugar. Again, I could not believe how light the whipped cream was. The raspberries were a nice touch on top and filling, very tasty. Will I go back? Yes, I would.

Soo good to be back ! Last time I was there I Picked up…read moreregular donuts to bring home but I was not able to try since they didn't have Gluten free donuts that day I went. I was very excited when I was there 2 weeks ago! It was worth the wait. The line wasn't crazy but it moved fast. The GF donut tasted delicious! My non gluten free friend had the same one and she really liked it too. Very fluffy, not dry! It was perfect! Now I wish I bought more! The place is very small inside. You basically order and take it to go. There are tables outside on their deck where you can have coffee and a donut! Prices are great too! And they have a great variety of flavors.