Reviews for Fornarelli's in Colchester, CT
We had a wonderful time tonight. Our server, Vanessa, could not have been more attentive and engaging! While some of our meals... were simply average (could've made the lemon chicken better at home), the salmon special was incredible! We read a number ofnegative reviews before we went and realized most of them are about personal preferences. If it's too loud, or the decor isn'tto your liking, sorry. If the portions aren't to you liking, sorry. Yes, quality of food and service are open to criticism, butwe loved the atmosphere and enjoyed our dinner. Read more
We went on a Sunday night around 6:30 maybe 2 other tables with people, wait staff where pleasant. Some curiosities where a corn... bread type of bread instead of pasta with my wife's lemon chicken, I ordered a sausage pasta dish that was advertised as hot,good I like hot,and have a very high hot threshold, well this was right at my limit and I got very few pieces of sausageactually got more jalapeno slices then sausage slices. Menu is very limited. Read more
We ordered the "lobster" ravioli with alfredo sauce. For $25 a plate you would hope to taste at least one bite of real lobster.... Not the case. Whatever was in the ravioli was the texture of a paste. It was too bad because the sauce was delicious. Read more
Great Italian food!! 7 in our party and everyone was pleased with their meal. Chicken Parm, spaghetti, meat balls, all were... excellant. We all ended with the Limoncello cake, also excellent. Read more
I'm thinking that the ratings they have are way below where they should be, for a restaurant that's only had a soft opening I... think they deserve a shot if you have not been there. So far we have gone there 3 times and have not been disappointed yet! It'sa good place that needs to find there place in our town and a chance to get better Read more
This was my first visit. We ordered 3 appetizers. They were all very good. There were 5 of us dining. We each got a different... entree. All of us LOVED our meals! The wait staff were very attentive. A great looking bar in the dining area. There was one onthe lower level as well. I highly recommend this restaurant. Read more
Amazing food & atmosphere. The drinks, food, and service were all amazing. We?ll definitely be back in the near future
I would have given this place a higher rating, but the stars just didn?t align tonight! First time dining with a group of... friends. Very noisy and dark although the place wasn?t that crowded. Already Out of the one special we wanted and it was only 5pm. Said everything was home made - bread was stale. Dinners were cold , although generally tasted good. They brought a newplate of food to share which was hot and did take the first round of drinks off the bill. There was an incessant sound ofpounding - thought they were renovating but were told they were pounding the veal! Very annoying. It basically seemed like thiswas a new restaurant getting its feet wet - they may get better with time! I will not return, but would encourage others to giveit a try and see what you think! Read more