Looks like Darien Social, which opened last week on the Post Road, is shaping up to be a runaway success. By the restaurant’s second day in business, it had 100 reservations for dinner that evening.
Chef Baird Van Beever says he plans seasonal changes to the menu, which currently consists of small plates, pizza and entrees, including Swedish meatballs with foie gravy, shrimp and grits, wood-oven-roasted chicken, wild salmon and filet mignon.
Our folks at Darien News have done the reporting, now go try it and let us know what you think. Is this the hottest new spot to hit Darien? Or are you not believing the hype?
The hamburger was excellent. The french fries were not! And the only martini you can order uses Grey Goose, costs $13 and tasted like water.
This is a good location for inexpensive & a nice mix of beers, wine, drinks and to meet some friends but I would skip waiting for a table, eating there, or going on a Fri/Sat night. We had a girls night out to grab some food, drinks, and check out this new place. We left more disappointed then expected.
Pros:
-Good proces for both Food Drinks
-Nice interior
-Nice drink selection
-Close to train station
Cons:
-Bland food.
-Service okay but def. can be better. Better training
-Very rude host who plays on the ipad
-Super Loud on a Fri/Sat night
-Bar Packed
We were asked to wait at a min of 1hr for a table even though they had tables avb without Resv. It is their policy and we had to remind the host that we were waiting for over an hr 3 times. tried 4 dishes ( burgers, pulled pork sandwich, pizza, salad) and we all agreed it was missing something,