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Fratelli
Oct 11, 2009 by John from Madison, CT
Overall Rating: 8
Food:[8] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Our waiter was courteous, extremely attentive and could not do enough to make us comfortable.
• Coffee could have been fresher. Perhaps it was the brand.

“Our first time at Fratelli's and our foursome was extremely pleased with all the appetizers and the entrees we had. We all tried the hot Antipasto Appetizer (Calamari, Eggplant Rotellini, Clams Casino, Stuffed Mushrooms and Shrimp) and everything was delicious. We all thought the Marinara Sauce was one of the best we have ever had. I used to frequent Arthur Ave in the Bronx many years ago and this sauce definitely compared to the sauces at the restaurants there. The veal dishes were delectable, tasty and very tender. Cheeses were fresh and extremely pleasing to the palate.”

Valley Diner Restaurant
Aug 13, 2009 by Dr.T. from ORANGE
Overall Rating: 9
Food:[9] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Service.
• Some staff.

“Service is good. I am coming here since 1980.”

River Restaurant Inc
Jul 24, 2009 by missy from derby
Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[3]

• Convenient off of route 34.
• Service, food and follow through.

“We went to the restaurant for a late lunch, placed our order being very specific. The waitress became argumentative when we addressed a mistake. She offered a replacement, still arguing with us. They charged us for not only the mistake, but the replacement that was offered! Due to the argumentativeness of the waitress, we left no tip and contacted them with no response.”

Tailgators
Jun 17, 2009 by vicki from stratford
Overall Rating: 2
Food:[1] • Service:[3] • Atmosphere:[1]

• The wings weren't bad if they had arrived on time.
• Pretty much everything, we just wanted to get out of the place.

“Went there for dinner with my boyfriend. We both ordered the NY sirloin with a Gorgonzola topping, and a boneless chicken wings. The appetizer arrived after the meal. And we both ordered the steaks medium rare and they were completely uncooked and inedible but the outside burnt. (And I love a really juicy. At home I cook them rare but tend to order them medium rare at restaurants to be on the safe side.) We sent them back to be cooked a little more and they came back with not as much meat that was on our plate when we sent them back, with the Gorgonzola burnt and hardened. The inside cooked alright but the outside was so burnt that you couldn't even eat it. The waitress was apologetic but didn't offer any resolution like a new dinner or discount. The place was empty besides patrons at one other table and 2 guys at the bar who were blasting the jukebox and dingy drunkenly and obnoxious at the top of their lungs to songs I normally would like. We couldn't even hold conversation across our table because of the noise. Also the two guys were hanging on the waitress and hugging her, it seemed like she was having more fun with them than waiting on our table.”

Frankie's Grill
May 17, 2009 by christine from derby
Overall Rating: 3
Food:[3] • Service:[3] • Atmosphere:[4]

• The soda was good.
• Food, service, atmosphere. Everything.

“My husband and I went to Frankie's Grill in Derby, CT in May, 2009 for dinner. The place was loud from the bar with no business in the dining room. The owner was yelling at someone on the phone with complete disregard to us. The food was horrible: the salad had a horrible dressing that drenched the lettuce. The salad had a slab of ham on it that looked like it was from last Sunday dinner and the cheese on the salad was melted. The marinated green pepper tasted rotten. The Alfredo sauce on the pasta was pre-made (or canned) and was thrown on top of wet pasta and looked like a white curdled sauce floating in a dirty pool. My husband ordered the chicken Marsala which tasted good until he found a piece of metal from the scouring pad in the food. With old food still attached to it! How disgusting! The meal was complete when the waitress spilled the soda on my husband. So much for a romantic night out. We would never go there again.”