Reviews for Jim Barbarie's Restaurant in Danbury, CT
Exquisite food and just over all dining expirence. 10/10 I WILL be visiting again next time I'm in the area! Sophia was a... phenomenal waitress. I was blow away by the flavor and attention to detail. Read more
This is the first time visit. The food was under seasoned. The clams were fresh. The clam shower was watery. The refills get... charged . The staff said not to come in if Danny was not cooking to another customer! Big disappointment. At the end of the mealthe staff were arguing about menus. I will not be returning. Read more
First time visit in 11 years.Nice place. The clams were fresh. The sauce for the shrimp cocktail was lacking flavor. The... shrimps for the cocktail were not clean.They charge you for the refills! Incredible! The food needed seasoning. We could notsubstitute sides as stated by server. I will not be returning. Read more
We were at Jim's Barbarie's Last week Sunday and Thursday and the service was great. Today less tables occupied but the... introductory service was bad. We sat for 10 minutes waiting for our waitress people that came in after us were served firstmind you there were 3 other waiters standing around and not one know about team work. What happened to their top notchwaitresses and waiyers. Let's see if the food makes up for it. Read more
We had a wonderful Birthday dinner celebration tonight at JB?s. Our waitress Autumn was impeccable, friendly, polite, on point... and just overall great! The food was outstanding! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their meals, food was fantastic. I had the stuffedbaked shrimp and recommend it. I would definitely recommend Jim Barbarie?s and request Autumn, you will not be disappointed!! Read more
Fantastic local spot. Half price appetizers on Tuesday for dinner, there was delicious fried calamari, the clam chowder was... creamy with clams, not many potatoes! Would go back next time I'm in the area! The Barbaries scallops came with large scallops,there was a strong bourbon taste in the sauce and mushrooms so if you don't like it then just be aware. Otherwise the vodkapasta was great, we added chicken. Dessert was the apple caramel pie. Service was great! Update: at another visit we ordered thefried banana cheesecake which was delicious! Read more
Jim Barbarie?s has been serving Danbury, CT for fifty years. A fish and steak house that also serves pasta dishes and... sandwiches, it attracts a large crowd from regulars to travelers passing through. We saw as many NY and NJ plates on carsheading in for dinner. Upon entering, diners are asked if they have a reservation. If the answer is no, you are seated in thebar room. A yes response gets you into one of the two dining rooms. Apparently a lot of people don?t have reservations as thebar tables and then stools filled up quickly after our arrival around 6:30. The one photo I grabbed of the dining room seen onthe way to the bar had only two booths filled despite their doing good business on a Saturday evening. There was another fulltable in the second dining room. We were brought a regular and special menu and asked if there was a special drink menu. Iordered a French Martini that was made with a citrus vodka, Chambord and pineapple juice, and asked to substitute the vodka forgin, as no martinis on the menu had traditional gin as a component. My partner ordered the Manhattan made with bourbon, vermouthand bitters. The bartender asked if he wanted rye or bourbon and if he wanted it with ice or neat. One French Martini was ginand Chambord with little to no pineapple juice, and the second was gin and pineapple juice with little to no Chambord. One pinkthe other yellow. Both were good just different. All the drinks were well made in pour and flavor, but our first round wasn'tbrought to us until after our appetizers came to the table. From what I gathered they?d been sitting on a station forawhile. Appetizers: The six Littleneck Clams on the half shell from the raw bar menu were incredibly fresh, sweet and tender. The accompanying cocktail sauce was perfectly balanced with grated horseradish. The ?Rhode Island Style? fried calamari was oneof the least favorite spins on this common app for both of us. We thought we?d try it, but the garlic vinaigrette on the Read more
First time back in a lot of years. Not as impressed as I thought I would be with the food. They have a reputation they did not... live up to on my visit. Salad dressing was watery and overly tangy. Clam chowder was loaded with onions! Filet part of the surf& turf was dry and mushroom gravy was a few dry mushrooms on the side. Even the grilled shrimp of the surf were dry! Not worththe price. Read more