Otter Cove Restaurant & Bar
99 Essex Rd, Old Saybrook
(860) 388-4836
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99 Essex Rd, Old Saybrook
(860) 388-4836
The food was amazing! Sandy the hostess was awesome and super friendly! Made us feel like family. Our server Kristin was the BEST! WE WILL BE BACK! Highly recommend
Great bartender
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Otter Cove Restaurant is one of our go to restaurants here in town. The atmosphere is really really nice with a large dining area or a smaller more intimate bar area. And it is spotless!!!! The staff is professional and friendly*****
The food is excellent. Great choices and fairly reasonable for our taste. I often get the OC salad with a side of chicken or shrimp. One of my fav salads by far- just a great combination of apples, salad, etc. it’s large so I always bring half home. My husband goes for the salmon with their sides- always plenty of food.
You will not be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julia was our server and she was wonderful, just like the food. The lobster ravioli was the best I've ever had. The baked scallops were tender and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We entertained friends last night at this place. Our server Kelley , atmosphere absolutely awesome
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were there On Tue for a family reunion.
Our waitress was Kelly she was so sweet and very efficient, we didn’t have to ask for anything. Very grateful Kelly. You will go far in life with that wonderful personality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were a party of eight celebrating a family reunion. We had a very nice, large table and an extremely professional server named Kelly. She could not have been anymore accommodating. The food was very good. The drinks were also good. Kelly was attentive and even took some photos for us. Thank you Otter Cove and Kelly for a very enjoyable get together.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had the special - Chicken Cordon bleu… didn’t expect anything amazing but it was amazing. Surprisingly, but beautifully, crispy on the outside with a slight sweet flavor. Chicken was perfectly cooked, not dry, with appropriate proportions of cheese/ham. Service was extraordinarily friendly. Topped it off with a nice Port wine and they had a decent selection available. Will be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
We had a phenomenal night here. Sat outside on the patio. Had the best waitress, Christina. They were slammed busy but Christina still made it out to our table frequently to check on us and made sure we had our drinks and our food was good. The food was absolutely delicious. The firecracker calamari was the best we’ve ever had. The tomato bisque was perfection. And the chocolate lava cake was the perfect way to end the night. 10/10 would recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place! Good food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great eatery tucked away off the beaten path. Great atmosphere. Clean dining room with a full service bar. Plenty of outdoor seating in a private and cozy courtyard with a water fountain that muffles the conversation of other patrons. Diverse menu offerings (seafood, steaks, pasta, burgers) and creative chef specials. Not a 5 star dining experience but still a very nice experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamari
Great place for comfort seafood. It's a little loud, but food was great. Service was excellent. Good morning you want to step out for a well cooked meal one night.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went here for a wedding rehearsal dinner.
Everything was perfect
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love this place!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We unexpectedly stopped for two nights in Old Saybrook, CT, and had dinner at Otter Cove last night as it was across the street from our hotel and pretty much the only option for us to walk to. And it couldn’t have been a better option. The milieu inside was what should be expected and hoped for in a coastal town like this. If I lived in the area, the wait staff would bore of me quickly.
The help is super friendly, on point, and on the way out we got a chance to meet the owner by the door (nice move, respect) and pepper him with some questions and he’s exactly what I like to see in an owner of such an establishment – and that’s all good things; very friendly, informative, and gracious for the patronage. I’d probably still come back to this place if I didn’t like their food and still drank alcohol. But I did. We all did.
They have an upstairs for: receptions, parties, get togethers, etc. I’m a sucker for places like this.
We’re in town for one more night and will be going back one more time. And if we/I ever come back to this area in the future, we will be going back. I’m a sucker for places like this.
If I were 22 again, and full of hope, I’d be at the end of the bar cradling a Beat book, sitting arrogantly and being consistently right to all around, and nursing three fingers of Chivas Regal – yet still not aware of the things that would lead me back here. (Have I been here before?) They would bore of me quickly.
Ordered: Lisa’s Rigatoni (great call – spaghetti is old news) and Meatballs, Asian Tuna Nachos, and a hot dog and fries for the pip squeak. All were loved.
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