RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Herb's Cafe & Restaurant in Uncasville is only part of the fun
It's always a good idea to have breakfast or lunch at Herb's Country Deli & Restaurant in Uncasville. But our favorite time is late Sunday morning, when there are enthusiasts ahead of you requiring a wait of 15 or 20 minutes. Why is that good? It gives you time to wander next...
Grab your chopsticks, because soup’s on in Old Saybrook
As a town, Old Saybrook has several things going for it: rich history; a theater; beaches; and many, many great places to eat. Still, Saybrook isn’t the first place I would've pointed to as a likely noodle-bar destination. New Haven? Sure. New London? It could happen. Well, I...
Recent reviews by The Day's food critics
The Café 3 Canal St., Westerly (401) 357-0300 Find their website at thecaferi.com and search their name to find them on social media. The motto at The Café is “Where stars are treated like locals & locals are treated like stars,” and...
Enjoy pizza with a view at Niantic Boardwalk Pizzeria
It seems impossible, but thus far in 2022 I have yet to review a pizza place. I came close in February with a few visits to Surfridge brewery, which happens to offer wood-fired pizza, but fresh pies aren’t necessarily Surfridge’s main thing. Then I noticed Niantic Boardwalk...
Reviewer updates long history at Daniel Packer Inne
I can't rightly say I was "heavily recruited" by The Day although, in an era before Zoom and video interviews were the norm, the paper's honchos were sufficiently curious about my resume to fly me up here from Texas to talk about an open arts writer position. The "curious" part comes...
Dining reviews of Mystic venues over the past year
The Mystic food scene is the gift that keeps on giving. So many restaurants to choose from. So many different cuisines. Some more sophisticated and others casual. They are serving up ethnic fare like Mexican or Italian, comfort food like burgers, ribs and macaroni and cheese, and everything in...
The Café in downtown Westerly is a gem
What an embarrassment of riches — so many very good and different restaurants to choose from between Mystic and Westerly, and now, another great choice with the opening of The Café in downtown Westerly late last year. This eatery on Canal Street, connected to the newly...
What The Day's food critics reviewed over the past month
A look back at reviews of St. Bess Jerk Hub, brunch at Saybrook Point, and C.C. O'Brien's
