You are going to have trouble picking a favorite dish here. Pizza options are plentiful, and a deep dive into other dishes will leave you wanting to come back again. A great place for friends or family to meet for events or drinks at the bar. There are plenty of seats and space for private parties.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wayne Mccarthy
Quite possibly the best wing in Connecticut! Calabrian-Buffalo. The upstairs bar staff is always on point. Incredible appetizers and tap list. A little pricey, but worth it!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dave Dave
I grabbed a cheese pizza and it wasn't bad. I'm a real pizza snob. A lot of people love this place for pizza, it was good, not the best. The other food looks amazing though. I'll try other things next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Jose Tortuga
Dietary restrictions: Best bar and restaurant in the state.
Mind blowing 50 beer tap list! Great coal fired, crispy, well done pies. Try the burger or steak tips.. Lots of energy and great entertainment on the weekends.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Kelsey B
The bolognese tastes like an overpowering fall candle. Not your traditional is an understatement. Perhaps do an original classic to match your ambiance and it would gel but that surely does not. 5 stars down if I could. Cater to your guest who are paying premium prices and would expect quality meals. Do not recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Gianna Stebbins
One of the best pizza and Italian restaurants in Middletown!!! Whipped ricotta with lavender honey app followed by a Caesar salad!!! ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whipped Ricotta
J. C. Hicks
Allergen folks use caution here. We had a large group dinner to celebrate a birthday for a gluten free guest. Many of us had dined here before and knew there are many GF options on the menu. We had high hopes for Sicily. Sadly, it was a real disappointment. A few fork fulls into her meal, the gluten free plate of penne had several pieces of regular spaghetti in it. When we asked the waitress about this rouge pasta she wordlessly whisked the plate away from our table. The manager eventually came over and offered no explanation but said a new meal would be right out. We all felt uneasy eating our meals while the guest of honor waited and waited with nothing to eat and anxiety about the kitchen's ability to prepare non contaminated pasta. As all of us were done eating and had boxed up leftovers, finally her meal arrived. It was not handled well at all. While mistakes happen in a kitchen, management usually smooths it over with a complimentary drink or appetizer while a new meal is made, or the mixed up meal is removed from the bill. Sicily did not offer anything at all. In a thoughtless move, we were even charged an additional $8 up charge for the GF pasta. This mistake aside, none of us were impressed by our meals and felt the overall service and food quality has fallen off from previous experiences here. Oily sauces on the pasta and overwhelmed staff. Middletown has so many excellent options, to charge these prices a place needs to be solid on food quality and service. While there are gorgeous details to the atmosphere, an impressive bar area, and fancy cocktails, it does not make up for the overpriced $30 or more pasta dinners and unapologetic kitchen mistakes that mess with people's health.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
HuddyGTV
As a pizza snob im always very picky when it comes to my pizza. Hard to find a good pizza outside of New Haven.We got a cheese pizza and a specialty pizza. Both were amazing, had a nice little crunch and cooked perfect. Will 100% be back and worth the 20 minute drive.The penne alavadka was out of this world. Portion sizes were much larger than expected.Prices were not cheap, food was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Mozzarella, Bacon and Black Olive Pizza, Sausage, Garlic Bread, Margherita Pizza
Kady Graczewski
EDIT: After I wrote this review, I got a message from the owner offering his apologies and explained that they are getting used to a new staff as well as offered a gift card for the next time we go. I very much appreciate him reaching out and offering to make it right for us. Their food *did* look amazing so we'll most likely be back to try again.Not a great experience.Got there about 5:50 and the hostess told us an hour wait, which we were fine with and totally expected because my sister has been there and warned me they don't take reservations for groups under six people and there's usually an hour wait. We decided to wait upstairs in the lounge area and have drinks, which was a nice atmosphere and had great drinks! We had fun hanging out by the bar. The bartender, Rachel, up there took great care of us and was super friendly.We realized about an hour and twenty minutes had gone by and we still didn't get a text that our table was ready so my husband goes and checks and the hostess tells us it'll be "soon." Then, another 20 minutes goes by, nothing. Now my friend goes down to check again. She was gone for like 5-7 minutes so we were concerned. She finally comes back up and said the hostess went to go check with the kitchen when she asked and the kitchen said they were so backed up that they "weren't allowing them to seat anybody else". So we had waited almost 2 hours to be seated and now were not going to be able to eat and weren't really left with any offers to solve the problem.We collectively decided to leave and see if we could find another restaurant while we waited and got in at Osa up the street right away.
You are going to have trouble picking a favorite dish here. Pizza options are plentiful, and a deep dive into other dishes will leave you wanting to come back again. A great place for friends or family to meet for events or drinks at the bar. There are plenty of seats and space for private parties.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Quite possibly the best wing in Connecticut! Calabrian-Buffalo. The upstairs bar staff is always on point. Incredible appetizers and tap list. A little pricey, but worth it!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I grabbed a cheese pizza and it wasn't bad. I'm a real pizza snob. A lot of people love this place for pizza, it was good, not the best. The other food looks amazing though. I'll try other things next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Dietary restrictions: Best bar and restaurant in the state.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Mozzarella, Fries, Whipped Ricotta, Yolo Pizza, Sunday Sauce, Burger
Mind blowing 50 beer tap list! Great coal fired, crispy, well done pies. Try the burger or steak tips.. Lots of energy and great entertainment on the weekends.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
The bolognese tastes like an overpowering fall candle. Not your traditional is an understatement. Perhaps do an original classic to match your ambiance and it would gel but that surely does not. 5 stars down if I could. Cater to your guest who are paying premium prices and would expect quality meals. Do not recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
One of the best pizza and Italian restaurants in Middletown!!! Whipped ricotta with lavender honey app followed by a Caesar salad!!! ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whipped Ricotta
Allergen folks use caution here. We had a large group dinner to celebrate a birthday for a gluten free guest. Many of us had dined here before and knew there are many GF options on the menu. We had high hopes for Sicily. Sadly, it was a real disappointment. A few fork fulls into her meal, the gluten free plate of penne had several pieces of regular spaghetti in it. When we asked the waitress about this rouge pasta she wordlessly whisked the plate away from our table. The manager eventually came over and offered no explanation but said a new meal would be right out. We all felt uneasy eating our meals while the guest of honor waited and waited with nothing to eat and anxiety about the kitchen's ability to prepare non contaminated pasta. As all of us were done eating and had boxed up leftovers, finally her meal arrived. It was not handled well at all. While mistakes happen in a kitchen, management usually smooths it over with a complimentary drink or appetizer while a new meal is made, or the mixed up meal is removed from the bill. Sicily did not offer anything at all. In a thoughtless move, we were even charged an additional $8 up charge for the GF pasta. This mistake aside, none of us were impressed by our meals and felt the overall service and food quality has fallen off from previous experiences here. Oily sauces on the pasta and overwhelmed staff. Middletown has so many excellent options, to charge these prices a place needs to be solid on food quality and service. While there are gorgeous details to the atmosphere, an impressive bar area, and fancy cocktails, it does not make up for the overpriced $30 or more pasta dinners and unapologetic kitchen mistakes that mess with people's health.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
As a pizza snob im always very picky when it comes to my pizza. Hard to find a good pizza outside of New Haven.We got a cheese pizza and a specialty pizza. Both were amazing, had a nice little crunch and cooked perfect. Will 100% be back and worth the 20 minute drive.The penne alavadka was out of this world. Portion sizes were much larger than expected.Prices were not cheap, food was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Mozzarella, Bacon and Black Olive Pizza, Sausage, Garlic Bread, Margherita Pizza
EDIT: After I wrote this review, I got a message from the owner offering his apologies and explained that they are getting used to a new staff as well as offered a gift card for the next time we go. I very much appreciate him reaching out and offering to make it right for us. Their food *did* look amazing so we'll most likely be back to try again.Not a great experience.Got there about 5:50 and the hostess told us an hour wait, which we were fine with and totally expected because my sister has been there and warned me they don't take reservations for groups under six people and there's usually an hour wait. We decided to wait upstairs in the lounge area and have drinks, which was a nice atmosphere and had great drinks! We had fun hanging out by the bar. The bartender, Rachel, up there took great care of us and was super friendly.We realized about an hour and twenty minutes had gone by and we still didn't get a text that our table was ready so my husband goes and checks and the hostess tells us it'll be "soon." Then, another 20 minutes goes by, nothing. Now my friend goes down to check again. She was gone for like 5-7 minutes so we were concerned. She finally comes back up and said the hostess went to go check with the kitchen when she asked and the kitchen said they were so backed up that they "weren't allowing them to seat anybody else". So we had waited almost 2 hours to be seated and now were not going to be able to eat and weren't really left with any offers to solve the problem.We collectively decided to leave and see if we could find another restaurant while we waited and got in at Osa up the street right away.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
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Great food and drinks just definitely come with an open wallet. Expensive drinks
Huge portions, good service, good food; kid friendlyKid-friendliness: Accommodating to kids, and have dedicated kids menu
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The food is superb. You could tell they go out of their way to make your dining experience special.
Food: 5
Amazing service. Fig Pizza is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rather than overcrowd us they opened upstairs and we enjoyed another amazing meal and some espresso martinis to die for along with it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmesan, Fried Mozzarella, Whipped Ricotta