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1. The Capital Grille - Stamford
4.8
Exceptional(2642)
Price: Very Expensive
• Steakhouse • Stamford
Booked 39 times today
Make it a day to remember. From birthdays and anniversaries to professional milestones, we aim to make every gathering special at The Capital Grille. Open seven days a week, The Capital Grille is best known for our expertly prepared steaks, which are dry aged in house for 18 to 24 days and then hand-cut by our restaurant's on-premise butcher. The Capital Grille's wine list features more than 350 selections, and its floor-to-ceiling wine kiosk regularly houses 3,500 - 5,000 bottles. Reservations are recommended but not required. For more information, please visit our website. We look forward to delighting you.
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2. Louie's Italian Restaurant and Bar
4.8
Exceptional(903)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Greenwich
Booked 13 times today
Louie's Italian Restaurant and Bar celebrates Italian Fare With Neighborhood Appeal. Italian cuisine is known for its depth and variety of flavors, fresh ingredients, and classic comfort. Its diverse appeal, from tastes and textures to styles and regions, make Italian cuisine a family favorite. Takeout Menu can be found in our profile. We are also offering delivery everyday on our website.
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3. Prime: An American Kitchen & Bar, Stamford CT
4.8
Exceptional(1798)
Price: Very Expensive
• American • Stamford
Booked 19 times today
Dedicated to the expression of modern American cuisine, Prime: An American Kitchen & Bar is more than just a culinary adventure, it is a true experience. Guests can choose from an array of raw bar favorites, like blue point oysters, little neck clams, and lobster cocktail, along with Mizu Sushi, and steaks and chops like filet mignon and parmesan-crusted veal chop. For those with a sweet tooth, there are several dessert options, like New York style cheesecake, crème brûlée, and the crowd-favorite espresso martini – all served with complimentary water views, as both Prime locations are directly on the water with boat accessibility.Sunday Brunch is offered weekly, with catering options also available. Please note that reservations are recommended but walk-ins are always welcome...allowing you the time to explore our entire property with spectacular waterfront views.
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4. Tony's at the J House
4.6
Exceptional(2144)
Price: Very Expensive
• Italian • Greenwich
Booked 19 times today
Tony's at the J House menu offers something for everyone-- homemade pasta, fresh fish, Prime dry aged steaks from Allen Brothers and sushi from Miku of Greenwich. Our Menu offers a wonderful twist to traditional Italian dishes. Vibrant salads, seasonal roasted vegetables and a revolving cheese selection round out his innovative menu. We are open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. We keep a portion of our tables offline and if you don't see the time you wish, please call us at (203) 698-6999.
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5. The Ridges Seafood & Steakhouse
4.9
Exceptional(194)
Price: Expensive
• Steakhouse • Stamford
Booked 4 times today
Conveniently in the heart of High Ridge Rd off of exit 34/35 on the Merrit Pkwy, The Ridges is a traditional NYC styled Steakhouse offering the best quality USDA Prime Dry Aged Steaks such as our succulent Porterhouse, bold NY Sirloin, tender lean Filet Mignon as well as fresh daily line caught seafood, and homemade pasta to North Stamford.We invite you into our vibrant dining room decorated with table cloths and flowers for birthdays, corporate meetings, date nights, or just a casual night out we are to ensure you have a memorable evening.
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6. Valbella Connecticut
4.8
Exceptional(1206)
Price: Very Expensive
• Italian • Riverside
Booked 6 times today
Valbella, which since 1992 has been a celebratory place and a regular haunt for the locals who pack it most nights of the week both for its sumptuous food and its astonishing wine cellar, containing 1,450 selections and 16,000 bottles. Downstairs in the wine cellar is where many people hold private parties of various sizes,and what a splendidly beautiful room it is, done in polished wood, with a lovely fireplace, the tables impeccably set, the stemware thin, the temperature geared to the maintenance of the wine.Also an outstanding feature of the wine cellar is a heated granite table that can accommodate up to sixteen guests.
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7. Villa Italia Restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(131)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Stamford
Booked 3 times today
Italian food is comfort food; it's rich and flavorful, warm and hearty, and it's best enjoyed with friends and family. Pasta is food for the body and the soul. We are a family-owned business serving up homemade Italian cuisine to the Stamford community since 1983. Every single dish over the years has been not only authentic, scratch-made pasta, our homemade desserts by Chef Neil Vitiello, seafood, pizzas and more crafted from our family recipes, it's been cooked and served with love too. What's better than enjoying great food with live music? Join us every Tuesday night for Tuesday Night Live Jazz, featuring superb area musicians playing music from the Great American Songbook, pop and soft rock from the decades. Once a month we host an open mic/live karaoke night with Chris Coogan backing you on the keys! From our family to yours, we look forward to welcoming you soon.
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8. The Royal Green
4.5
Awesome(119)
Price: Very Expensive
• American • Stamford
Booked 1 time today
Nestled in a quiet park like setting, just 40 minutes outside New York City and 10 minutes outside Westchester County New York, in Stamford, Connecticut, The Royal Green resides within Sterling Farms an 18 hole public golf facility laid out over 144 acres of a once active dairy farm.Here at The Royal Green we pride ourselves on the high quality ingredients used in each meal and outstanding service that we offer our valued customers. We look forward to serving you and your family in the near future.
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9. Scena Wine Bar
4.5
Awesome(80)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Darien
Booked 1 time today
Scena Wine Bar offers up Mediterranean fare in the downtown area of Darien. The family-owned restaurant opened in 2010 and has been pleasing customers in the area ever since. Scena Wine Bar has menus for bunch, lunch and dinner. Some of the popular options on the menu include the steamed clams, spicy salmon tartare, cider steamed mussels, ricotta gnocchi, fettuccini carbonara and grilled salmon corn succotash.Scena Wine Bar also has a dessert menu including a cookie plate, tiramisu, apple pie and Nutella filled crepes. The restaurant has a wine menu with a number of different vintages of wine available.
A photo of Aunt Jake's Pasta Experience restaurant
10. Aunt Jake's Pasta Experience
4.9
Exceptional(927)
Price: Moderate
• Contemporary Italian • Upper East Side
Booked 36 times today
Join us at Aunt Jake's Upper East Side for our Pasta Making Class & 3-course pasta menu! The cost is $60 per person for pasta instruction and the prefix meal. We require a $10 per person non-refundable deposit. The entire experience is approximately 2.5 hours. Please use the OpenTable mobile app for best results when booking the Pasta Experience.–Aunt Jake's was founded in 2015, as the company set out to replicate the idyllic, simplistic cuisine we grew up to enjoy. However, we wanted to create Italian food for the “next” generation. The idea was to develop an Italian concept around the customer’s choice of how to eat pasta compared to how the restaurant wanted you to eat it. With that in mind, Aunt Jake’s core mission is to bring high-quality fresh ingredients daily to craft our handmade pasta and sauces health-consciously. The customer can mix and match sauce with shape and create a custom dish of their own.

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  • ElizabethVIP
    Greater Boston •6 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    Another wonderful dinner at Louie's. Made even better by having the best seat in the house ... in front of a crackling fire. Perfect place to be on a stormy night.
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    Louie's Italian Restaurant and BarPrice: Expensive• Italian• Greenwich
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    4.8
  • Soleye
    New York City •3 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    Great experience for Valentines Day. Our waitress was top notch!!! I believe her name was Emily. She was very knowledgeable, professional and very pleasant. My fiancée shared that she was pregnant and even though we didn’t want dessert, she surprised her with a plate that said congratulations w/desserts on it. She also brought out two champagne glasses with ginger ale in it. I thought that was very thoughtful of her to do and I was very pleased with her service. The food was pretty good. The porterhouse and the lamb was scrumptious. Will definitely go back for the experience. I also like how the brought out roses for all the ladies for Vday when the check was brought out!!! Very cool!
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    The Capital Grille - StamfordPrice: Very Expensive• Steakhouse• Stamford
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    4.8
  • George
    New York City •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 4 days ago
    I had a wonderful dining experience at Tony’s at Jay House. Went for my girlfriends birthday. The food was absolutely delicious, every dish bursting with flavor and made to perfection. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, creating the perfect setting for a great meal. The hostess and server were very attentive. Tony, the owner, truly made the experience stand out. He was incredibly friendly, attentive, and went above and beyond to make sure we were well taken care of. It's clear that he takes great pride in both the food and the service. Highly recommend this place, and I'll definitely be back!
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    Tony's at the J HousePrice: Very Expensive• Italian• Greenwich
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    4.6
  • Antoinette
    New York City •3 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 6 days ago
    Food is always delicious at Prime. And we love the lovely atmosphere and the incredible service. The staff is kind and professional and lovely overall.
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    Prime: An American Kitchen & Bar, Stamford CTPrice: Very Expensive• American• Stamford
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    4.8
  • Carin
    New York City •16 reviews
    4.0
    Dined on 23 Dec 2024
    Great meal - just pricey! Be sure to check out the specials and ask about price before ordering!
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    The Ridges Seafood & SteakhousePrice: Expensive• Steakhouse• Stamford
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    4.9

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