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I was given a gift certificate to Bricco’s last Christmas and I decided it was finally time to use it. Why ever did I wait so long for…..This is a fabulous Italian restaurant with a wide selection of entrees and gourmet pizzas. It’s also a wonderful place for an after work drink. Make reservations. You’ll enjoy your meal and keep going back for more.
Tisane has evolved over the years: boho/hipster joint, upscale teahouse/eatery, gay mecca, martini bar. It retains features of all of these but can’t be readily pigeonholed as any of them. The entrees are quite varied, uniformly delicious and moderately pricey. Drinks are reasonably priced. Service can be spotty, though regulars do get noticeably better service and iffy service seems to be confined to busy evenings. Most common server sin seems to be “slow to approach”. Minor peeve: music tends to be overly loud.Things to bear in mind about Tisane: – The place tends to fill up fast in the evenings, especially Tu, Th, Fr, and Sa. – The immediate parking lot is quite small and also tends to fill up. After 8.00 PM, parking for Tisane is allowed on the Wash Tub side of the parking lot; prior to this, you risk being towed. The parking lot of the set of stores across Farmington Avenue has designated parking spaces for Farmington Ave. businesses, including Tisane. – Whil
My husband is a Hartford native. He had been wanting to go to Carbone’s forever. So for our 30th anniversary we went. I thought it started out alright but he was upset that we didn’t get a booth that he had requested. We started with a bottle of wine, appetizers, and salad. Then a group of 8 people showed up. Hmmmm. Well these 30 somethings couldn’t read the menu that we two old 50 somethings could so without asking us at all they shot the lights up. Tada! We were in the spotlight. We played a bit of lights up and lights down a few times but obviously the group of 8 won because we left. Needless to say I didn’t get my 30th anniversary supper but next week I will. Flemings is the place to go for special service not Carbones…unless of course you are a group of 8.Pros + I can’t tell youCons – favoritism
