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   MapleMan

   New York Area

   33 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   33 reviews

   Dined on August 24, 2018

   overall3food3service3ambience3

   First time back in a couple months. Restaurant has same name but appears to be under new ownership. Food was good quality but the menu has been changed and all our favorites such as calamari & sausage, tacos, various pastas are longer available - too bad.

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   Jonski

   New York Area

   26 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   26 reviews

   Dined on August 21, 2018

   overall3food4service1ambience4

   Very good food. Staff is quirky, every time we interacted with him he joined our conversation. He really should have sat down and joined us :)

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   Lovediningout

   New York Area

   15 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on August 14, 2018

   overall1food1service2ambience1

   What a disaster! No air conditioning, credit card machine not working, waiter actually described veggie wrap as “rad,” a mixed up drink order, my iced tea glass had lipstick on the rim (not mine!), there were flies everywhere, the veggie wrap and burger took about 30 minutes to arrive (there was only one other table of people who were ate the dessert stage), I told the waiter about a garlic allergy...and my wrap had huge chunks of garlic in it. I could go on but it’s pointless. No wonder the place was empty. Avoid this place entirely!

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York Area

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on August 7, 2018

   overall4food4service5ambience1

   When I first read the reviews for One29, I was overwhelmed with all the negative reviews. Since I like to be adventurous with the food I visit, I decided to try it anyway. We visited on a quiet Tuesday night and the restaurant wasn’t busy at all - we were the only customers there. I’m including that detail not to criticize the restaurant, but because it coincides with the next detail I’m going to mention - the service we received was excellent! Even though we were seated outside (by our choice), our server frequently checked on us and our waters were always filled. I’ve noticed that a lot of reviews on here criticize the service, but our server and busser were attentive, friendly, and efficient. Now a note about the food. The menu itself is quite limited, in a sense. The friend that I chose to dine with doesn’t eat fish, so her options for entree were limited. She chose two appetizers. I was impressed by the size of the appetizers! I tried some of her portobello mushroom salad and it was delicious. On the other hand, the size of the entrees were a tad smaller compared to other restaurants. I ordered the hanger steak and I felt the portion to be a bit small (compared to the hanger steaks that I’ve had at other restaurants nearby). That’s the only reason I rated the “value” 3 stars, due to the limited menu and the smaller entree sizes. Otherwise, the food was delicious. Overall, I enjoyed my time at One29. We had the macaron plate for dessert (we got 7 macarons for $10 and that compensates for my small entree). Did I like One29? Yes. Would I visit again? While the service was good and I liked the staff, I’m an adventurous eater and I like trying different things. I would probably visit again if One29 decided to expand their menu.

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   JonathanE

   New York Area

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on August 1, 2018

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great food - New Menu - nice atmosphere and staff

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   susieq

   Jacksonville

   42 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   42 reviews

   Dined on July 2, 2018

   overall1food1service1ambience3

   Foolishly made a reservation for lunch on a Monday. Only 2 tables were occupied. Manager(?) or owner(?) was the only server, he seemed quite unhappy and unfriendly. We were seated, given water and menus and then at least 10 minutes went by. There was unhappiness in or just outside the kitchen. We walked out and went down the street to our go to place for lunch. 129 needs new management or overhall. Can't comment on the food.

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   Norwalkgal

   New York Area

   68 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   68 reviews

   Dined on June 30, 2018

   overall4food4service5ambience4

   Great meals- both the chicken and skirt steak were perfectly prepared. Our server Rebecca was outstanding!

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   OpenTable Diner

   New York Area

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 30, 2018

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Fabulous food and wonderful service.

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   skitchct

   New York Area

   24 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   24 reviews

   Dined on June 17, 2018

   overall2food2service3ambience2

   The place was literally empty on Father’s Day , and they were out of several of the white wines on the menu. The $24 fish and chips was the most I’ve ever paid for fish and chips and it was also the least food. 1 six- inch piece of fish, 6 thick French fries and some peas. Not good value

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    12 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on June 10, 2018

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    Average food. Inexperienced waitstaff. Manager was on the computer the whole time oblivious.

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    CTyankee

    New York Area

    53 reviews

    4.0

    53 reviews

    Dined on June 9, 2018

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Good menu although a little scant on choices. No "specials?" One recommendation would be to lose the popcorn served on the table instead of breadsticks, etc. for starting.

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    MarianneB

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 8, 2018

    overall3food2service4ambience4

    The menu was completely different from what the website had listed and was very limited. Gazpacho was super spicy. Scallopes with gnocchi were a bit bland. The best thing was the kids mac and cheese

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    KaLM

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 2, 2018

    overall4food3service4ambience5

    We've been to One29 a few times since the beginning of the year. We've had ups and downs in service and food, but on Friday it felt like they were finding their rhythm. Service much improved, and we enjoyed the appetizers we shared. We both had a nice Sauvingnon Blanc off the wines-by-the-glass list, which were reasonably priced. We went to see Nanny Assis play (who is amazing, btw). Live music and later dinner reservations are hard to come by in New Canaan, so we'd love for this place to stay around!

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    Jordan

    New York Area

    81 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    81 reviews

    Dined on June 2, 2018

    overall4food5service3ambience4

    I have eaten here a few times. We really like the food. This time new menu. Everything was great. Service was off on this particular night. I think it was a glitch with the computers. Looking forward to my next visit.

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    DMF1980

    New York Area

    46 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    46 reviews

    Dined on June 2, 2018

    overall2food3service1ambience4

    One29 is the worst managed restaurant I've seen in years. This place is SCREAMING for new management! We want the place to succeed, so we keep trying it (this was our 5th time), but the place is a disaster. Tonight, it took us over 30 minutes after being seated just to get drinks. And it took another hour to get food. That's right - food took more than 90 minutes. And when it came, only 3 of our 4 meals came, so we had to wait another 5 minutes (as our food cooled) for everyone to be served. Sadly, this was coming in at 8pm, well after their dinner rush. Moreover, the place was not full, as we had our choice of several tables, and the restaurant emptied as we sat there. As has happened on most visits, we ordered wine from the list, and they didn't have what we ordered. Tonight, it happened twice. The first time tonight, they didn't have the wine at all. The second time, they had the same label, but not the vintage on the wine list. Considering the wine-list featured a stellar vintage, this was a big disappointment. (Something similar has happened on each prior visit, except when we went for lunch and didn't order wine.) Tonight, they gave us a song & dance about changing the wine list and updating their inventory -- but the problem has persisted for months. In their defense, I must add that they comped our second bottle of wine after I pointed out that this was not an isolated incident. We also were barraged by a plethora of servers. Sounds good until you realize none knew what the other had already done, and none seemed to actually be responsible for our table. So we had people asking us the same questions repeatedly. All in all, an unpleasant experience.

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    motherof5

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2018

    overall2food2service4ambience4

    Horrible experience with tuna tartar. My friend and I shared it and we were in stomach pains all night long. Skip it folks. I’ll tell you this though after posting my review ONE29 got in touch with me and apologized for our dining experience and invited us back in as their guests. That’s fantastic customer service!

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    timd

    New York Area

    17 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2018

    overall4food4service4ambience5

    Food and server were good. Music was a bit loud. Great atmosphere.

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    HarrietD

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 19, 2018

    overall1food3service1ambience4

    This place was AWFUL!! Untrained and unmanaged staff — when we were finally able to get their attention— could not get orders right. When we eventually got three of the four orders, food was ordinary at best. My wife never did get her order. Complaining made no difference. If there was a manager he never showed up. This place used to be nice. Not any longer. Avoid this place.

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    bujack77

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2018

    overall2food3service1ambience2

    It takes a lot for me to be so disappointed in a restaurant that I want to write a negative review of it. I figured I would give One29 a try for Mother's Day because it is in New Canaan. That quickly became a choice I would deeply regret. The best things about this experience were the live guitar player and the re-filling of the water glasses. This experience was poor from start to finish. There is no place to hang a coat or a hat, which seems odd. We had to ask for drink menus after having been seated for almost ten minutes and then we had to ask for a wine list separately. The waitress had no idea what whiskeys they had. The bartender also didn't seem to know even though he was standing behind the bar. My father had to get up and walk over to the bar to see what they had. When we finally ordered a bottle of wine to have with dinner the manager told the waitress that she should bring a bucket of ice over for the bottle (which I've never seen suggested for a bottle of red before). The appetizers were bland: my crab toast was toast thrown into a bowl with soupy crab meat at the bottom. My dinner (the burger) was overloaded with onions and the bun was soggy by the time it was presented. The wait staff was disinterested, poorly trained, and unapologetic. If this place has any chance of surviving in New Canaan it needs to train it's staff and upgrade it's food offerings. I will never go back to this restaurant again.

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20. G

    Great

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2018

    overall2food4service2ambience2

    Good quality food but quite disorganized and seemed understaffed.

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    Cons1

    New York Area

    52 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    52 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2018

    overall1food1service1ambience4

    First time here since it changed hands - my God it was alfull. We went for mother's day. Everyone in the party did not finish the meal. I ordered fish and chips, fish wasn't cook NOR chips. How can someone not know how to cook French Fry's? Wife has salad and son had a pizza which was stone cold. When then server came over to ask if everything is ok, they asked multiple times we stopped eating and left all the food, you think they would have gotten it! The table next to us was complaining too. We didn't want to say anything negative to the kids that are the wait staff - I hope Managment is reading this

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22. DM

    DMF1980

    New York Area

    46 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    46 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2018

    overall3food4service2ambience3

    129 is running out of second chances. They lost our order. Just a few minutes after taking it, they came and told us the printer failed, so they needed to retake the order. But if the order was in the system. . . Then it took ages to get the food out to us - despite the place being half empty. And when it did come, there were things missing. Not too stellar for Mothers Day lunch. The restaurant has now completely revamped the menu, so even the consistently good holdover items from Chef Luis (simple stuff like tacos) are now gone. I hope they can get it together soon.

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    JH11

    Seattle

    1 review

    vip
    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 12, 2018

    overall2food2service2ambience2

    Very very mediocre. Food took almost an hour to get out and when it arrived it was very ordinary. Won’t return...

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    only1rara

    New York Area

    11 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on May 12, 2018

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    I spotted ONE29 Restaurant & Bar were serving Fish and Chips on its menu and being British I couldn't resist. Chef Sean didn't let our group of six down. The chips (fries) were thick cut and when I asked him, he confirmed that they have been twice cooked! The Chatham cod was flaky and succulent and the tempura batter crispy. The plate arrived with malt vinegar and English peas. We couldn't resist a side of crispy sprouts either - delicious. Looking forward to returning for brunch!

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    Jeanyangny

    New York Area

    41 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    41 reviews

    Dined on May 12, 2018

    overall1food2service1ambience1

    First, the food choices were few, not too many to choose from; in addition, not many choices for beer (draft or bottle) either. Second, the music band on Friday was not good, noisy but low quality, rather disturbing of my dining experience. Food quality is at low side as well. Our server ms. Hayley was nice though, which is the only bright point. Lastly, the restaurant did not honor the 1,000 dining points for my reservation on Friday night when it clearly mentioned that it was 1,000 point for reservation on Open Table booking site. When I called on Saturday, the lady on the phone confirmed that my family dined in the restaurant Friday night; but the points are still not rewarded to me. I think this is a dishonorable act, which will damage the restaurant’s reputation & credibility. I hope the restaurant will treat all of its patrons fairly and honorably in the future.

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    ShariA

    New York Area

    11 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on April 28, 2018

    overall1food1service1ambience2

    It was tough to tell what was worse the terrible food or the inept nearly nonexistent service. Nothing was seasoned properly. Bacon uncooked on the date appetizer. No truffle flavor in the truffle burrata. Fish and chips...tasteless fried cod with no sauce because the chef won't pair it with anything except soggy fries. But if you enjoy cilantro get the gluten free brownie and the overly pungent rosewater custard dessert both of which were covered in a blanket of it. Ple as se note that both desserts were inedible even after we picked it all off. This restaurant needs some help in the kitchen and the front of the house. It was so bad it was comical. Don't spend your money here go elsewhere in New Canaan.

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    Mills

    New York Area

    27 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2018

    overall3food2service2ambience3

    First and last time Branzino with no side on plate Bones inside filet No water refill Not busy at restaurant to serve properly No value for price

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    Xanadu

    New York Area

    16 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2018

    overall3food1service4ambience4

    I wish I could be more positive but everything was just off. It was a very quiet Sunday evening with only four tables seated and there was no rhythm amongst the staff. Our waiter was great and tried his best but the food seemed to be a challenge for the kitchen. The house salad and crab toast were good but lacking flavor. The Bavet steak was tough and when replaced with Fish and chips, the fish had no breaking and was raw. I understand it was a new menu so maybe they will get the kinks out.

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    jghal

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 14, 2018

    overall3food2service4ambience4

    I like it in general but was very disappointed in the chicken paillard. Pretty tasteless. I like the taco selections much better.

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    JSR27

    New York Area

    22 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on April 14, 2018

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Food was wonderful and so fresh. Always terrific when we find knowledgable and helpful staff to help with our sons food allergies. So friendly and thoughtful in regards to this aspect of our dining. We truly loved it there! Can't wait to go back!

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    DMF1980

    New York Area

    46 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    46 reviews

    Dined on March 16, 2018

    overall3food3service4ambience3

    This was our third visit, and it continues to be good but spotty. Each visit it seems there's a problem with at least one dish. Plus there are dishes / wines that are on the menu but are unavailable. The people are great, and food is quite good when they get it right. But they need to get their act together.

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    Queenie

    New York Area

    36 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on February 3, 2018

    overall4food3service5ambience5

    the food was good.....but i must say not as good as when it was chef luis......i hope they up their game....hear there is a new menu so looking forward to trying it!!

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    Suzanne

    New York Area

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on January 26, 2018

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    We had a great meal and the service is terrific. Menu is not extensive but what is there is delicious

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    DMF1980

    New York Area

    46 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    46 reviews

    Dined on January 21, 2018

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    This replacement for Chef Luis maintains some of the best dishes of its predecessor, such as the Picadilla Salad, the various tacos, and the chimichurri steak, which is a plus. We went on a Sunday night, and we went early, so it was very slow / quiet. The service was excellent and attentive. They were out of shrimp, so they offered my son the alternative of having all lobster in the "Lobster & Shrimp Fettucine". He was thrilled. The only weak spot was my wife's "Clam Linguini", which was too salty. She mentioned it to the server, who insisted on bringing a complimentary dessert to make up for it. (This was absolutely not necessary; my wife had finished the linguini before she said anything, and only intended to alert the chef.) Overall, a very good experience, and we'll be back soon.

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35. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    8 reviews

    1.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on January 20, 2018

    overall1food1service1ambience3

    Unfortunately this restaurant has a long way to go before it will be competitive with all the other excellent restaurants in New Canaan. The service was terrible for the first hour. No one was even able to bring us 2 glasses of wine after asking different servers and the hostess several times. Had to wait too long for the main courses which were quite taste less and nothing special at all. I had the Churasco steak and my husband had a "croque monsieur" which was really quite awful. Just a brioche bun with a little melted cheese on top.... The waitress we had after the first 45" was very nice and seemed to be the only one who was working and who would make eye contact with the customers. Sorry but we will not be going back anytime soon .

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    Eater123

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 20, 2018

    overall2food3service2ambience3

    They seemed scattered and disorganized the night we went. For a 7:15 res, had to wait a good while for our table. Slow to no service at the bar, waitress would disappear for periods of time. Food was okay. Not sure if it is this way all the time, but not an experience I want to repeat.

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    Liza

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 20, 2018

    overall4food4service3ambience3

    Not really my type of restaurant with the menu. I was expecting the old Chef Luis, but the food was delicious. The service was good given the restaurant was hopping. The wine was excellent especially because any bottle over $50.00 was half price for the month of January. We totally enjoyed that perk. I would go back again.

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    Noname

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 19, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Went for lunch to celebrate a friend's big birthday. The restaurant is very visually appealing, sleek and crisp looking. The service was wonderful...attentive and knowledgeable server and the food presented was lovely looking and delicious. The prices are very reasonable and the menu has something for everyone. Couldn't have been happier.

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    Bb12

    Philadelphia

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 13, 2018

    overall2food2service1ambience2

    Poor service, orders were wrong and mains came out staggered and took quite a long time. Portion sizes were much more on the smaller size than prices would indicate. Drink prices border on the outrageous, 14 dollars for a well liquor based drink.

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    Norwalkgal

    New York Area

    68 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    68 reviews

    Dined on January 6, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent service in a nice setting. Lots of good choices on the menu. Steak frites and chicken paillard were both delicious. We’ll be back!

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