Better than expected hotel restaurant for breakfast. Only had breakfast so don't know about lunch/dinner. The drip coffee was surprisingly good! Service for breakfast was slow - this was a business trip and I was lucky that my colleague was running late. There is takeout at the bar. Skip ordering poached eggs - mine were definitely too hard - the waitress offered to have them remade but given how long they took that was unrealistic. I still like eggs even if they're not as ordered...
Heather Chase
The restaurant was beautifully decorated and the staff was very accommodating. We needed a late reservation for 10 due to college graduation. They graciously accommodated our group despite the closing time. The brunch menu was varied and the service was attentive. We had a lovely celebration, thank you!
James Stublen
Great service and super tasty food!
Carlos Sibello
Casey was absolutely great. Terrific coffee and breakfast.
Michael Gisch
Great service. Bartender was very Friendly and knowledgeable about the building and area.
Amanda Leibensperger
I came here with my girlfriends for dinner, and so glad we picked BLDG! Our server was awesome and so nice, and the manager checked on us a couple times to make sure everything was going smoothly. The atmosphere is pleasant and chill, and the tables are spaced out nicely. Three of us ended up getting the burger and fries which were good, and our fourth ordered the winter squash dinner which she also enjoyed. The stars of the night though were our appetizer -- the onion garlic kale dip was AMAZING and I could have just eaten the whole thing myself -- And the chocolate peppermint pot de creme... we were almost too stuffed to get it, but decided to share it, and so glad we did. It was also nice that we were there for over two hours catching up, and never felt rushed to leave. Will definitely be coming back!
Ben Dubow
I won a night at Hotel Marcel and dinner for 2 at BLDG, their restaurant. Service in the hotel and restaurant was excellent. I was traveling solo, so they offered to cover my breakfast (since my dinner was for one). Very thoughtful, great hospitality, certainly not necessary. Very much appreciated.
In terms of the restaurant, the highlights were all brunch/breakfast. Upon arrival Saturday, I got the Huevos Rancheros. It was fresh, flavor-packed and a simply excellent rendition of that dish. They serve GIV coffee, which is always on-point and elevates the experience. Sunday I got the eggs benedict and a single pancake side. Not kidding -- probably the best pancake I've ever had. The eggs Benedict was again excellent -- perfectly poached eggs, griddled ham, a textbook Hollandaise, crispy potatoes on the side. Nice portion, served hot, the best of what this classic can and should be, but often isn't.
Dinner was good, but didn't blow me away. It felt a little like they were trying a little too hard with the menu. Started with bread and butter. If you are going to charge me for bread (which is fine by me), it should be extraordinary. This was above ordinary, but not extraordinary.
I followed with their version of a Caesar salad, using local greens. The greens were hydroponic soft butter bibb lettuce, which makes sense this time of year in CT, but doesn't make sense in this preparation. The other components/flavors of the salad simply overwhelmed the buttery and tender greens. Ceasar classically works with romaine and the overdone trend of kale totally works (hearty greens) - this did not work.
I finished with the Steak Bavette -- a local, grass-raised cut that was likely and appropriately flank. Slightly under-seasoned (under salted), the coffee rub was nice. The steak was sliced, topped with mushrooms and demi glace, served with truffle frites. My steak was cooked nicely, but cut with the grain, not against it. Despite this faux pas, it was tender and tasty. The mushrooms were also under seasoned and felt under loved. The demi glace was more au just than demi, and kind of just made a mess of the plate. The steak was also under-rested and let a lot of juices out on the plate, contributing to the thin demi problem.
The frites were cute, but too thin, cut haystack style, and just not very practical or enjoyable to eat.
I'm being a bit nit picky because I had high expectations and think they were very close to delivering. I'll say this is easily the best hotel restaurant I've eaten in since my trip to New Orleans.
The rooms were very nice, comfortable. All staff were fantastic. I highly recommend staying here and eating here -- especially breakfast/brunch.
Natalia Ortega
Perfect
Johnny McCarthy
Chef Megan Gill’s flavor combinations are inventive and delicious. Plain and simple. A true underrated gem in an already exceptional culinary city! Try the phyllo and feta wraps with the cranberry compote. Perfection!
Jaime Lopez (Focal Creator)
A great bar starts with a bartender that knows her drinks! What an amazing time every time! Thanks Stacy! And many thanks to the other great folks at the restaurant - Marissa, Bianca and Bobby! You all rock!
Expectations exceeded! Our expectations were low due to this being a "hotel restaurant". We were pleasantly surprised bordering shocked. For drinks, we had the Strawberry Fields and the Limon Skies with the latter being the stronger of the two. My wife being her typical weirdo self, ordered the Elote Dip, fresh bread with olive oil on the side. She RAVED about the Elote Dip (see photo) and the bread was truly fresh homemade bread, but would be much better paired with butter. The bread was outstanding though. I had a burger and fries. I eat a lot of burgers and was shocked at how good this was. I typically do not care for fries and find them boring and uninspired. The fries at BLDG were delicious and had a light seasoning that put them over the edge.
Only slight negative was the waitstaff was a little out of sync in seating us and taking our order. Waitress was very sweet and personable though. This is a great place to eat if you value space. The tables were spaced out well so other table conversations do not permeate your space.
Do not sleep on this place. We were staying at the Hilton and only ate here because we didn't feel like going out. We expected BLDG to just go through the motions and did not expect to enjoy the food so much. Do yourself a favor and give BLDG a try - you won't be disappointed and may even become a fan.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger and Fries
Brittany Cummings
Food and service were great. The French fries were oddly different but incredible! They had a very different crunch to them and the seasoning was great. Drinks were good- no complaints for an on site hotel restaurant.
Martha Asarisi
Hidden gem food and service excellent I would go back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Karla Wallace
Food is DELCIOUS AND SERVICE IS GREAT!!
Carrie Peters
We enjoyed dinner here while staying at the hotel for a night. We chose this restaurant for convenience. The menu prioritizes local sourcing. We had a salmon dish and a burger that was a nightly special. Both were delicious and cooked perfectly. The service was exceptional. While there wasn’t a kids menu for our sons, the server presented a handful of solid options they could whip up and made the kids feel welcome. I was impressed with the detail, even with the kids’ dishes. You can tell the chef puts a lot of heart into the food. We look forward to eating here again when we’re in New Haven.
Better than expected hotel restaurant for breakfast. Only had breakfast so don't know about lunch/dinner. The drip coffee was surprisingly good! Service for breakfast was slow - this was a business trip and I was lucky that my colleague was running late. There is takeout at the bar. Skip ordering poached eggs - mine were definitely too hard - the waitress offered to have them remade but given how long they took that was unrealistic. I still like eggs even if they're not as ordered...
The restaurant was beautifully decorated and the staff was very accommodating. We needed a late reservation for 10 due to college graduation. They graciously accommodated our group despite the closing time. The brunch menu was varied and the service was attentive. We had a lovely celebration, thank you!
Great service and super tasty food!
Casey was absolutely great. Terrific coffee and breakfast.
Great service. Bartender was very Friendly and knowledgeable about the building and area.
I came here with my girlfriends for dinner, and so glad we picked BLDG! Our server was awesome and so nice, and the manager checked on us a couple times to make sure everything was going smoothly. The atmosphere is pleasant and chill, and the tables are spaced out nicely. Three of us ended up getting the burger and fries which were good, and our fourth ordered the winter squash dinner which she also enjoyed. The stars of the night though were our appetizer -- the onion garlic kale dip was AMAZING and I could have just eaten the whole thing myself -- And the chocolate peppermint pot de creme... we were almost too stuffed to get it, but decided to share it, and so glad we did. It was also nice that we were there for over two hours catching up, and never felt rushed to leave. Will definitely be coming back!
I won a night at Hotel Marcel and dinner for 2 at BLDG, their restaurant. Service in the hotel and restaurant was excellent. I was traveling solo, so they offered to cover my breakfast (since my dinner was for one). Very thoughtful, great hospitality, certainly not necessary. Very much appreciated.
In terms of the restaurant, the highlights were all brunch/breakfast. Upon arrival Saturday, I got the Huevos Rancheros. It was fresh, flavor-packed and a simply excellent rendition of that dish. They serve GIV coffee, which is always on-point and elevates the experience. Sunday I got the eggs benedict and a single pancake side. Not kidding -- probably the best pancake I've ever had. The eggs Benedict was again excellent -- perfectly poached eggs, griddled ham, a textbook Hollandaise, crispy potatoes on the side. Nice portion, served hot, the best of what this classic can and should be, but often isn't.
Dinner was good, but didn't blow me away. It felt a little like they were trying a little too hard with the menu. Started with bread and butter. If you are going to charge me for bread (which is fine by me), it should be extraordinary. This was above ordinary, but not extraordinary.
I followed with their version of a Caesar salad, using local greens. The greens were hydroponic soft butter bibb lettuce, which makes sense this time of year in CT, but doesn't make sense in this preparation. The other components/flavors of the salad simply overwhelmed the buttery and tender greens. Ceasar classically works with romaine and the overdone trend of kale totally works (hearty greens) - this did not work.
I finished with the Steak Bavette -- a local, grass-raised cut that was likely and appropriately flank. Slightly under-seasoned (under salted), the coffee rub was nice. The steak was sliced, topped with mushrooms and demi glace, served with truffle frites. My steak was cooked nicely, but cut with the grain, not against it. Despite this faux pas, it was tender and tasty. The mushrooms were also under seasoned and felt under loved. The demi glace was more au just than demi, and kind of just made a mess of the plate. The steak was also under-rested and let a lot of juices out on the plate, contributing to the thin demi problem.
The frites were cute, but too thin, cut haystack style, and just not very practical or enjoyable to eat.
I'm being a bit nit picky because I had high expectations and think they were very close to delivering. I'll say this is easily the best hotel restaurant I've eaten in since my trip to New Orleans.
The rooms were very nice, comfortable. All staff were fantastic. I highly recommend staying here and eating here -- especially breakfast/brunch.
Perfect
Chef Megan Gill’s flavor combinations are inventive and delicious. Plain and simple. A true underrated gem in an already exceptional culinary city! Try the phyllo and feta wraps with the cranberry compote. Perfection!
A great bar starts with a bartender that knows her drinks! What an amazing time every time! Thanks Stacy!
And many thanks to the other great folks at the restaurant - Marissa, Bianca and Bobby! You all rock!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Expectations exceeded! Our expectations were low due to this being a "hotel restaurant". We were pleasantly surprised bordering shocked. For drinks, we had the Strawberry Fields and the Limon Skies with the latter being the stronger of the two. My wife being her typical weirdo self, ordered the Elote Dip, fresh bread with olive oil on the side. She RAVED about the Elote Dip (see photo) and the bread was truly fresh homemade bread, but would be much better paired with butter. The bread was outstanding though. I had a burger and fries. I eat a lot of burgers and was shocked at how good this was. I typically do not care for fries and find them boring and uninspired. The fries at BLDG were delicious and had a light seasoning that put them over the edge.
Only slight negative was the waitstaff was a little out of sync in seating us and taking our order. Waitress was very sweet and personable though. This is a great place to eat if you value space. The tables were spaced out well so other table conversations do not permeate your space.
Do not sleep on this place. We were staying at the Hilton and only ate here because we didn't feel like going out. We expected BLDG to just go through the motions and did not expect to enjoy the food so much. Do yourself a favor and give BLDG a try - you won't be disappointed and may even become a fan.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger and Fries
Food and service were great. The French fries were oddly different but incredible! They had a very different crunch to them and the seasoning was great. Drinks were good- no complaints for an on site hotel restaurant.
Hidden gem food and service excellent I would go back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is DELCIOUS AND SERVICE IS GREAT!!
We enjoyed dinner here while staying at the hotel for a night. We chose this restaurant for convenience. The menu prioritizes local sourcing. We had a salmon dish and a burger that was a nightly special. Both were delicious and cooked perfectly. The service was exceptional. While there wasn’t a kids menu for our sons, the server presented a handful of solid options they could whip up and made the kids feel welcome. I was impressed with the detail, even with the kids’ dishes. You can tell the chef puts a lot of heart into the food. We look forward to eating here again when we’re in New Haven.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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