Ôtoulouse

Name: Ôtoulouse
Address: 2 E Main St, Branford, CT, United States, 06405-3706
Telephone: (203) 208-4285
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.4

4.4

43 Reviews

$31 to $50

French

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Enjoy a taste of Ôtoulouse, France right here in the heart of Branford, Connecticut!

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Apr 1, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 4 times today

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
French
Hours of operation
Wed–Sat 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(203) 208-4285
Website
http://www.otoulousebranford.com/
Dress code
Smart Casual

Location
2 E Main St, Branford, CT 06405-3706
Neighborhood
Branford
Parking details
None

What 43 people are saying

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4.4

4.4 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.2Service
4.2Ambience
4.1Value

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Hova112
New York Area
9 reviews
vip
5.0
9 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Delicious! We loved our experience and will be back - our waiter was incredible - and from Bordeaux, France - he gave excellent recommendations! Food was delicious!
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 24, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Very nice place .. great service good food .. loved the short ribs
OT
OpenTable Diner
Phoenix
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The scallops were flawlessly cooked and beautifully presented. Warm, efficient service and great ambiance. Look forward to the next experience!
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
5 reviews
vip
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on March 4, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience3
Third time there. Onion soup was very good and was the Otolouse salad. Wine pours are on the light side as are the cocktails. Was not very busy so noise was not an issue this time.
SB
SoBe2016
New York Area
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great French in downtown Branford. Delicious food , very cordial owner and wait staff. A wonderful addition to the neighborhood. Great cocktails too !
OT
OpenTable Diner
Exclusive
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 17, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Exquisite food and wonderful service.
CS
CassieS
New York Area
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience4
Everything was delicious, the service was great and the cost was totally reasonable! My husband and I will absolutely go again!
SR
SaraR
New England
24 reviews
vip
5.0
24 reviews
Dined on February 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing French restaurant in Branford! We travel to the South of France regularly and this was an authentic experience of French cuisine!! Really lovely Valentine's Day dinner!
CG
CGag
New York Area
20 reviews
5.0
20 reviews
Dined on February 11, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Absolutely wonderful!! We would love to eat there once a week!
JW
JoanneW
New York Area
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on February 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful new French Restaurant! Ambiance is open are airy, food warm and delicious.
NK
NKJTH
New York Area
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on January 27, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience3
Our meals were very good - beef bourguignon and duck confit. Appetizer escargot good in excellent puff pastry; salad vinaigrette simple, nicely seasoned with flavor balance. Great chocolate mousse. Portion size more European rather than large American, so we were able to enjoy shared appetizer and dessert as well as main course. Cafe environment (could turn down the music just a bit). Restaurant still developing, hope that it continues to do well!
LS
LarryS
New York Area
38 reviews
vip
3.0
38 reviews
Dined on January 22, 2023
overall3food4service3ambience4
Food was generally good but a couple of caveats: 1 - prices are definitely high relative to serving size. I ordered escargot as an app ($17) and it was very sparse. My duck confit ($31) was very good but extremely small. We ordered a bottle of a white Burgundy wine ($48) which was, at best, meh. It was the only white Burgundy offered. 2 - The most screwed up dinner check we've ever received. Apparently, they combined our check with another table's, and our server had to go back and forth to the computer 3 times to make the correction. Overall, the food was certainly very good but given what I've written above, I'm not sure we would return in the foreseeable future.
DD
DonnaD
New York Area
21 reviews
4.0
21 reviews
Dined on January 13, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience3
Have now been 3 times since it opened, bringing different friends each time. So far, all happy and impressed diners!
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
12 reviews
vip
3.0
12 reviews
Dined on January 7, 2023
overall3food2service4ambience4
Service and ambience were lovely. The snails were good. The duck was very overcooked and dry.
SP
SamPeck
New York Area
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on January 7, 2023
overall2food2service2ambience2
My endive salad was quite good but I was disappointed with the scallops. While they were cooked correctly, the butternut squash puree was cold and quite tasteless . They also did not offer bread nor was the waiter very attentive. This is a young restaurant so I will give it another try.
SW
SunshineW
New York Area
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on January 6, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
This restaurant is an incredible addition to Branford. The food was incredible and the service was wonderful. My husband and I shared the beet salad (AMAZING!), I had the duck as my entree (AMAZING!) and my husband has the steak, which he loved. The coffee flan like dessert was a wonderful conclusion to the meal. Everything was flavorful and priced perfectly. The restaurant’s atmosphere felt like you were stepping out of CT and into a small French cafe. We will absolutely be back!
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
13 reviews
vip
5.0
13 reviews
Dined on January 5, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
We try to eat at OToulouse every other Thursday. The OToulouse salad is spectacular if you like Pate. My wife inhales their beat salad. And I could go on about their NY strip steak with fries, the amazing cauliflower risotto, scallops , ribs. None are matched by any Eastern Shore restaurant!! And the Minervois red wine…outstanding 👏🏻👏🏻
OT
OpenTable Diner
London
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 31, 2022
overall4food5service3ambience4
Food was delicious. Service was fine, not exceptional.
BP
BenP
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
This great new restaurant serves the best French food on the shoreline. The owners are warm and welcoming, and we are quickly becoming regular patrons.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
5 reviews
vip
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on December 18, 2022
overall4food4service3ambience3
Second experience. Requested a somewhat isolated table and was pleased with our table. Some tables are extremely close together. Unpleasant. The food was good except the steak which I ordered rare was too thin to be prepared that way and wasn’t the best cut My martini was served and I wondered where the rest of it was!! Glass barely half full. For the price fill the coupe!! We really want to like this place. Will give it a third try soon.
EJ
ElissaJ
New England
7 reviews
vip
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on December 15, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience3
Food was very, very good. Presentation of food was excellent and the staff was friendly & professional. Will definitely go back!
KM
KennethM
Caribbean
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 14, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent dining experience at a beautiful location!
NR
NancyR
New York Area
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on December 10, 2022
overall3food5service3ambience3
Food was delicious but extremely loud - too much noise to return (all hard surfaces). And it wasn't even full! Would like to go for lunch next time...
T
Toddy
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 10, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
The space is quaint, but inviting. The food was outstanding and the pairing of the meal with wine was superb. I even met one of the owners, with whom I practiced my French. The evening was magnificent.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 9, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent service, kind, attentive without being overbearing. Superb food, tasty and wonderfully presented, delicious flavor and texture combinations. We will be back soon!
SB
SuzanneB
New York Area
12 reviews
1.0
12 reviews
Dined on December 9, 2022
overall1food2service1ambience1
The service was horrific!! 25 minutes to be acknowledged. The bartender was also a server so drinks took another half hour!! Food was mediocre at best. Manager came to the table to swap out silverware but never said a word to us. Also froze to death by the door. Sorry not sorry for my review.
KM
KateM
London
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on December 7, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
There have been several different restaurants occupying this building over the years. This one has an opportunity to be the best and most successful. I met a friend here for dinner on a chilly foggy night. But the restaurant is warm and inviting. I am very happy they have decided to make their home in Branford.
DK
DeniseK
Phoenix
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on December 4, 2022
overall3food4service3ambience5
Great potential. Night was a little off. Missing bartender and 1 wait staff. Sincere effort to have delighted customers.
SR
ScottR
New York Area
12 reviews
2.0
12 reviews
Dined on December 3, 2022
overall2food2service2ambience3
Otoulouse is a relatively new restaurant and still needs to work out some kinks. We went last night, Friday, at 8pm and it was very quiet, floor was maybe 1/2 full and we were given our choice of tables. My wife ordered a Manhattan and I got a glass of Sancerre. The wine pour was very standard and OK but my wife’s drink was almost laughable…it was MAYBE 1/4 full, more like a Manhattan shot than a cocktail. Our server, while very nice, seemed to be in a big hurry to move us along as well. She was looking for us to order as soon as she dropped our drinks…evidently there were a couple specials that she never told us about. We asked for a minute to look the menus and have our drinks (was also thinking that there would be some good bread and maybe salted butter coming….wrong! A French restaurant without bread???). The server reappeared in about five minutes to, again, move us along with ordering. We accommodated her and got the Beef Burgundy and Steak au poivre. Wine list was limited but well-priced and we got a very nice Bordeaux. She brought the wine immediately and poured us both a glass (we still had some of our cocktails left) without showing one of us the bottle or asking us to taste it. Nice girl but she needs some training. Food was OK…nothing bad nor great about it, pretty standard French bistro food. My wife didn’t finish hers and asked to have it wrapped, it never came back to the table (kitchen must have tossed it). Bill came right away and server tried to take it twice before I could even look at it, then they didn’t have proper change available when I paid in cash. Overall it seemed like they couldn’t wait to get us out of the place at 9:15 on a Friday night. Hopefully the couple that owns Otoulouse is able work through some of these basic issues (service, ‘cocktails’, etc…). It’s a great location and could be a really great add for shoreline dining.
GC
GuilfordCT
New York Area
72 reviews
vip
5.0
72 reviews
Dined on December 3, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
The food was French Bistro- well presented and tasty. The service was professional; the atmosphere made you want to dig into the food. For the entrees, there were four or five choices we could have had- very unusual.
A
Adamfromhaddam
San Diego
9 reviews
vip
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on December 1, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
We enjoyed several appetizers and main dishes. We will be back.
AT
AdrienneT
Philadelphia
7 reviews
4.0
7 reviews
Dined on November 20, 2022
overall4food4service5ambience3
We were disappointed in being placed next to bar & emergency exit despite booking 2 1/2 weeks prior & res was for bench seating. It was for my wife’s birthday & we just moved here. Suggest stating that when booking or confirming that seating is changed.
D
Dinner
New York Area
9 reviews
4.0
9 reviews
Dined on November 18, 2022
overall4food4service5ambience4
The atmosphere was quaint the tables, however, are a little too close together. The menu is minimal, if you are a vegan do not go to this restaurant. If you are a vegetarian again everything is beef or fish and there is one chicken dish. I think they need to expand their menu a little bit more. You will not get bread unless you ask for it The prices are average. The food was excellent. The wine list was very good they had a few cocktail specials. The staff was wonderful our waitress was very attentive. The owners were also very nice, I am at the wife to help me with my check she was very accommodating and pleasant. I would definitely go back and I would recommend it to a friend.
BI
BILLP
New York Area
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 18, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent service parking tight
EW
ErinW
New York Area
5 reviews
vip
2.0
5 reviews
Dined on November 17, 2022
overall2food2service2ambience2
I was hopeful this place would be great. The service was unimpressive and the food worse. The puff pasty on the escargot was tough and previously frozen. The bread arrived after the appetizers and was hard. The duck salad was meh. The airline chicken was not really that good. Will not be going back.
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luci
New York Area
11 reviews
vip
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on November 17, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had a wonderful night, food was delicious!
EH
ElizabethH
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on November 15, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience2
Food was very good, as was service. My only complaints were that it was very noisy- even at 5:30pm with only 3 tables, and there needs to be some protection for diners from cold air when front door is opened.
LP
LisaP
New York Area
11 reviews
4.0
11 reviews
Dined on November 10, 2022
overall4food5service3ambience3
Would return for the food -- classically prepared with care and skill. The chef delivered our entrees himself! Service was spotty and slow, but all staff was friendly and helpful. Loved the confit duck entree and will next have the Boeuf Bourg and duck confit salad. Also appreciated the reasonably priced wine list.
KN
KirstenN
New York Area
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 9, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had an absolutely wonderful experience. The food was amazing, good wine and the chef and staff were fantastic. We found the prices very reasonable. We can't wait to return!
TT
TTerry
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 8, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Enjoyed meeting the chef.. great service.. great dining

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Ôtoulouse is rated 4.4 stars by 43 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Apr 1, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 4 times today

2 E Main St, Branford, CT 06405-3706

Dining areas

Additional information

Neighborhood
Branford
Hours of operation
Wed–Sat 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Cuisines
French
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
None

Website
http://www.otoulousebranford.com/
Phone number
(203) 208-4285

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