Encore By Goodfellas - New Haven

Food was good. Service was very, very, very good. Vinnie (sp? at the bar was exceptional.

Was there for a birthday dinner with my family on a Wednesday night when we sat down I thought this was gonna be a good night.We ordered some drinks and then ordered dinner, because it was Wednesday it’s lady’s night and there is a price fix menu three of us ordered from it and the other 2 just order dinner. So when the frat course comes the appetizer where cold and then we asked for balsamic vinegar for the other when it came it was poured onto the burrata but it was sour. The salads came out next and the lettuce was wilted. Finally the dinners came out and were terrible, I could have went to Olive Garden and had better food. When asked to speak to the manger he said he would take two of the dinner off the bill but couldn’t take the third because I ate some of it, when the bill came he only took half of what’s he said he would until I told him I wasn’t paying for food we never ate, I can go on and but I don’t think it matters period THE FOOD WS TERRIBLE AND EXPENSIVE STAY AWAY THER ARE lots of better restaurants in new haven

I came to this restaurant in Dec 2023 for a friend birthday it was great. Food was great, service was great, and when it was time for more than 26 people to pay the bill it was seamless. So we decided to take my grandmother here this past Sunday. Let’s start with the service. It was awful the bald headed waiter was dismissive and when my cousin came he gave him a $100 to help with the tip from the bill. The bald headed guy pocketed the money and would never even come back to provide service. We would try to waive him down and he would look and look the other way. He wasn’t even our main waiter. His attitude was horrible. The food. Appetizers were all horrible. Eggplant was flat as a board and tasted like cardboard. The bread with the cheese on it came out burnt more than once and it had a nasty sweetness to the spread. The meatballs were ok. The main meal was ok. The pianist was sweet The bill a disaster. They wouldn’t give us separate checks for about 20 people and nothing was in order. It took the waiter an hour to give us our checks and then it took another hour for everyone to find what they ordered to pay. Honestly this is the most inefficient way to do things. It wastes time. It makes it seem like the people that went to eat had no money. When in fact all that I ordered came to $480 and I paid it no problem. Still think we over payed especially since the waiter took and charged my card twice. 1 for $400 and 1 for $80. It made no sense

Amazing food and drinks, and the daily live music is a plus! Great atmosphere for a date or a fancy night out. Andrew’s bar service was fantastic: he made us specialty drinks and helped us explore some caviar and oyster bar tastings. The cioppino was delicious! Will be back!

The food is fine ; we went with my husband and friends for New Year's, but we didn't appreciate the main dishes. The dessert was good. Maybe it was because it was a busy day. I would try it again, though. However, it is expensive.