Tavern At GrayBarns - Norwalk

Dont order lamb ribs, uncuttable, no meat, raw and impossible to eat, even with my hands! Salad was good. My husband ordered cauliflower kofta which he didnt like, didnt taste like cauliflower at all. Not a large plate entree! Raw Beef was well seasoned.Pea cocktail very tangy. Staff should warn about the lamb! I shouldn’t have been so excited to go there. Was prepared to love!Parking: Valet

Food and service were good, but the seating on the patio is beyond uncomfortable. Small metal chairs with skimpy padding for seats on an uneven surface gravel) make for a throughly uncomfortable dining experience. Be warned. The addition of an additional 3 percent dining charge for the “ kitchen staff” was also a surprise. I’m all for paying back of house staff a decent wage, and let me be clear, it’s not the amount, it’s the principle. Good wages are the responsibility of management not patrons.

This place has gone downhill quite a bit. I went with my boyfriend. My grilled lamb ribs appetizer was completely burnt to a crisp with little to no meat on it. They seemed to be some kind of mini lamb ribs as I have had this in the past where they were larger lamb ribs and they were exceptional and not burnt. I had some kind of shrimp pasta dish which was delicious. I ordered the snap pea drink which used to come with an actual snap pea on a stick in the drink which was a beautiful garnish in the past. Evidently this time they were too cheap to put the snap pea in the drink. It is little details like this, that made me like this place, but now I guess they are cutting corners to save money. Why would you cut corners? When people go out they want to feel like they are being spoiled. Another pet peeve of mine is when you have different waiters and waitresses coming to the same table. When a couple walks into a restaurant, the waitor or waitress for the whole evening should walk up to their table and greet them and tell the couple their name. There should not be 2-3 different people walking up to the table constantly interrupting the people. They should have one person for the entire evening. And also there was an out of control screaming baby at the table next to us. I know Gray Barns cannot control this, but why don't couples get a babysitter when they go out to dinner, so that other couples can actually enjoy their dinners without it feeling like a horror movie. I always want to listen to loud shrieking babies from hell when I am trying to eat my dinner, don't you? Honestly, I think restaurants shoud have a no babies policy. Maybe even a no children policy. Or possibly sit all of the families with babies/children in one room that is closed off, that way those who are trying to have a romantic evening with a spouse do not have to be subjected to loud, crying babies thus destroying their evening.

Went to dinner. Food was very good but felt extremely rushed. Service was just okay. Was supposed to bring birthday dessert but forgot. Other than that… it was fine experience.

Unfortunately, we will not go back. And, be sure to check your bill. They overcharged us on two different visits. We had to call to get the bill adjusted. No apology they seemed annoyed that we caught on. Additionally, we had brunch and the couple we were with ordered the short ribs. They were dry and stringy. We pointed it out to the waiter because I prefer to let the establishment know, rather than leave a poor review. The waiter even commented that the meat looked dry. He said he would see what he could do. The solution was to offer us a free dessert at brunch. We don 't eat dessert, so we declined. That was it. That was the compromise offered. So we paid almost $100 for uneatable short ribs.