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Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar, Middletown, CT

Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar

4.3
4.3
78 Reviews
$30 and under
Café
437 Main St, Middletown, CT 06457

About this restaurant

  • Romantic
  • Good for special occasions
  • Innovative
Unpretentious yet chic, Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar offers visitors an array of classic Italian dishes alongside a comprehensive menu of wine options. Pay a visit for brunch, lunch or dinner and savor the wonderful combinations available.

Esca also offers wine flights that allow you to enjoy a range of vintages paired with a vast selection of dishes suited to meet any appetite. However, many patrons come for the full meal options. With hand-crafted pastas made on the premises each day, the freshest ingredients available and a creative kitchen dishing up everything from classic steakhouse options to totally innovative dishes, Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar will satisfy most any diner.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Café, Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Monday - Thursday: 11:00am - 12:00am Friday - Saturday: 11:00am - 2:00am Sunday: 12:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Phone number
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 78 people are saying

Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3
4.3 based on all time ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4Value

NoiseModerate

78 Reviews
  1. Retta VIP

    New York City13 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 28, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Esca was excellent! We were celebrating my sons graduation from Wesleyan and it was perfect! Great service and food! So accommodating, the Chilean sea bass is one of my favorites

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  2. Diane

    New York City51 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 23, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and service- perfect for celebrating an anniversary. The shellfish tower was outstanding and everyone enjoyed their entrees. We will definitely be back.

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  3. DanH

    New York City2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on April 1, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We went as a party of 6 for a birthday dinner. Our server was very good and we didn't have to wait for any refills of beverages or bread. The food was very good. We did have a problem with a chicken dish taking too long to cook and was brought out after most of us were finished. The server explained this to us as the dinners were coming out. He did stop by several times with updates and it was excellent once it was plated. We were not charged for it and feel that the server and restaurant did a good job handling this. We've eaten here several times and it has always been very good.

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  4. Timothy

    Greater Boston1 review

    4.0

    Dined on April 1, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Fantastic food

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  5. VinceL

    New York City1 review

    4.0

    Dined on March 28, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My mom had been wanting to go for a long time, and she's been to virtually every other Italian place I could think of, so we went for her birthday. The wine list is massive, and they do wine flights, which I love. The flight I had included 3 wines and all 3 were perfect. The service was excellent from start to finish. It is a pricey restaurant, so I was expecting the food to be better than it was. The rigatoni bolognese was watery, my duck was cold, and the cheese board wasn't very good. The salted caramel cheesecake was amazing - best thing I ate all night. Everyone had a great time.

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  6. Jody

    New York City85 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 17, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Esca is one of our very favorite restaurants in the entire state. We were driving home from Massachusetts and when we saw the exit for Middletown, we took it for an Esca meal. Always a delicious meal and superb service.

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    New York City2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on March 3, 2018

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    This is one of our favorite spots for a special occasion. I think they were just having an off night. It was a full two hours from the time we were seated to the time our food actually arrived at the table. The food was amazing, as usual, but we were forced to eat quickly because we had other places to be.

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  8. douglasdale VIP

    New York City27 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 24, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great atmosphere with good service. Willing to adjust to special dietary needs. Definitely worth going back.

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  9. Jballer06

    New York City5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 24, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good atmosphere --- booths are cozy and private. Two floors of eating so can get a little loud. Food consistently delicious; good drink and wine menu; starting to get a few more craft beers as well. Normal prices -- good portion sizes. Very friendly staff. Bread and oil to start is always awesome.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    New York City7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 21, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Food is very good. Bit overpriced. It’s not Manhattan. Server was great.

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Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar is rated 4.3 stars by 78 OpenTable diners.

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437 Main St, Middletown, CT 06457

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Middletown
  • Hours of operation
    Monday - Thursday: 11:00am - 12:00am Friday - Saturday: 11:00am - 2:00am Sunday: 12:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Café, Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
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