Reviews for Chapter One Food and Drink Mystic CT in Guilford, CT

Friendly staff, good flavor, slow service, dinners were overpriced for portion. We got appetizers, salad, a drink, and Dinners.... The food had good flavor. The Cobb salad, while nicely presented, barely had any bacon or blue cheese and no other meat, acouple small slices of avocado. It was expensive so odd it didn’t have more. The children’s portion of bolognese was tasty.Oddly, it had more meat than the entree portion of bolognese, which was 3 times the price of the kids portion. Scallop risottowas tasty and scallops were decent size. But there were only 3. Staff was very friendly and pleasant. Oddly it took two orthree requests to get water, a drink, bread, etc., even though there were only a few patrons in entire place. Read more

Fantastic cocktails and food. I had their Guava Thyme Paloma, which is absolutely the best Paloma I've ever had. Will... definitely be back! Read more

Cocktails sound exotic on the menu but taste like they're just sugary juice concentrate and liquor. The food was really bland.... I got the eggs Benedict and it was served without hollandaise and the potatoes were undercooked and hard. The caesar salad wasvery pungent with anchovy. The mac and cheese was really good though. The service was very slow. I understand that businessesare understaffed but it seemed like there werent many people there. The two servers that were working were running around tryingto run the entire front of house and outdoor dining. I hope that the management is willing to supply the staff with enough hoursand workers for each shift. Overall not a good dining experience. Especially for the nearly $90 we paid for two drinks andmeals. $20 meals and $15 cocktails are ridiculous prices for brunch. It's a shame because the outdoor patio is really pretty buteverything else is seriously lacking. Read more

We never tried this place and thought of giving it a try and our experience was bad. Outside sitting in the evening will have... mosquitoes all around you. My friend and have all mosquito bites. Owner should seriously think about it. Service was slow.Servers were running around and we did not get a chance to ask for a seat inside the restaurant. Neither the server came to ourtable once to ask how’s everything. We ordered coconut shrimp did not taste good, chicken burger was good with fries and fishlinguine was ok (could not finish as we could not take mosquito bites) Sorry, but very disappointing evening it was. Read more

Pros: Attractive patio setting; Nice French 75 cocktails; tasty scallops wrapped in bacon; friendly (and apologetic) wait... person. Cons: Couldn’t get a second French 75 because they had run out. Couldn’t get a glass of Prosecco because they hadrun out (!) Meh shrimp scampi entrees. And worst of all, a jazz trio playing Muzak-like Beatles covers throughout, ruining thepeaceful, bucolic vibe of the patio and making conversation near impossible. Read more

A wonderful place to spend your lunch…. The outside seating is a really nice space, the food is very good and the menu has... something for everyone! The staff is very friendly and the service is great… I’m looking forward to coming back here soon! Read more

Will never return. Waited 25 minutes for water. 35 minutes for drinks. Our mussels were served uncooked, I'm fearful of food... poisoning. I sent them back but they were still on my check. Sébastien, our server, was excellent. As was Robin, the bartender.My dirty martini was delectable. The yellow fin tuna was good, but my filet was tasteless. Zero flavor. They served it withoutthe shrimp on top, apparently the chef forgot it. Nothing was seasoned properly. The manager knew of these issues and did notaddress them. $240 for subpar food that was not served hot, unproperly seasoned and cooked, while being served with missingitems. Never again. Extremely disappointing. Read more

Went for brunch and so happy I did! Sat in the heated patio which is an oasis. Incredibly warm and secluded. Great to have a... lunch meeting or romantic brunch. Our server was just as fabulous as the food! Read more