Donovan's Reef Restaurant
Lockworks Square, 1212 Main St, Branford
(203) 488-5573
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The Nachos were plentiful and delicious. The Buffalo chicken sandwich was a monster. The service was exceptional as well.
You dont pay your employees your services go down as well as the food.. might want to rethink your strategy here.. even if you start to pay your employees i still wont be visiting due to the fact i know whos pockets im filling..
Owner Steven Sinapis owes multiple employees a month's wage. This is illegal and he should be persecuted.
I had a nice meal, until the staff walked out mid shift. Some of the managers tried to do crisis management, turns out nobody’s been paid in two months. I support the staff and won’t be going back.
We made a reservation days in advance for dinner, received a confirmation email, got there, and they were closed for a private party. No notice to us. Needless to say, extremely disappointing!
Great burgers
Thank you Dale and her staff for hosting a beautiful bridal shower atmosphere for my daughter. The food was great the service was great and the private room was such a nice touch. No complaints, book your parties now.
Had a very nice take out lunch. The food was good, service was good considering they did interact with us except taking our order. Hard to grade with takeout.
Really bright and clean place to celebrate St Patrick's day. Terrific alternative to a dark pub for a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner. Corned beef a little tough but accompanying veggies and soda bread were outstanding. Nice beer selection and attentive service. Loved the unusual setting.
We had a wonderful experience at Donovan's Reef. We rented the Sonar Room for my mother's funeral luncheon. It was perfect with its cathedral ceiling and abundance of light to brighten up a sad occasion. Dale and her team did a fabulous job and I hope that cute waiter will call my daughter!! The food was AMAZING! I recommend the Panne Cotte which was the best I have had in years. We will definitely be back!
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On 4/1/2022: we have been coming for years and service has been excellent however on this date the service was horrible. I sat at the bar and the new server/ bartender (moe) was very inexperienced. She was horrible with zero bartender experience. She should be busing tables. Other customer sitting next to us were just as annoyed.
We went there on last day of restaurant week and I chose the 3 course meal and was outstanding and my husband chose zuppa di pesce and it was also wonderful. Who would guess for an Irish bar serving amazing Italian dishes. Definitely would go back.
The food is delicious, we went to see Charmed Lite and a great time was had by everyone. We will definitely be back when they return.
Pictured was their Irish beer cheese soup special and their bourbon burger. The Irish beer cheese soup was great but not outstanding. It would have been over the top if they used real steak not some frozen shaved steak. The burger on the other hand was cook perfectly but the bacon on it wasn't even cooked at all. If those two things were fixed I would have gave it a 5/5. Will go eat here again. Great atmosphere (live band) and great service.
After ordering a huge amount we were treated like we weren't going to pay as the bartenders boss immediately grabbed our credit card before it hit the counter. Their loss we spend hundreds a week eating out. Never again.
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