Outstanding food and cocktails. They have COVID petitions so you feel safe.

We felt welcomed. The food was very good, and the service was faultless! Two couples celebrating the guys retirement. A very nice evening!

Friendly, attentive and accommodating waitstaff. Dinners were excellent!

New Year’s Eve me and my husband

We had a great evening
Food was delicious
Covid precautions in place
Staff fantastic

a pleasant surprise, restaurant was comfortable, noise level was reasonable, with a full house. wait staff was very good, considering under staffed due to Covid. we had a very good Manhatten, a very good appetizer and two delicious dinners. the ravioli was light and delicious, perhaps the best I've ever had. the sword dish was very good,with a unusual preparation. All in all an excellent dining experience.

Awesome service and food, outstanding!

Another wonderful meal !
Andres was his usual genuinely charming self .
Our waitress was outstanding

One of our favorite restaurants- with good reason. The food is consistently excellent, the service is friendly but professional and the noise level allows for quiet conversation.

For those of us who don’t live nearby, it’s a little bit of a drive, but well worth the effort. Highly recommend.

I have reviewed this restaurant before and it never disappoints. The fresh pasta is always hot with superb sauces including meat or seafood. The waitstaff is so knowledgeable and professional, a real pleasure. Rustica has the best covid precautions with clear, clean partitions that separate but do not isolate.

My advise, go as often as you can. I definitely will.

Had the fish as main entree and it was fresh, delicious sauce and well presented. I highly recommend as an appetizer, the eggplant parmesan and the salad of shaved Brussels sprouts with lemon marmalade was unique and very good. I will be back soon. My friend had a great meal, as well. The woman who waited the table was a delight, very engaging and attentive. This was one of the very best dining experiences I have had in Connecticut.

If planning to eat in the bar area on a Saturday night, prepare for a healthy level of noise! Food and service was great!

What a terrible experience. We never even had dinner. Arrived at our 4:45 reservation 15 min early and was asked to leave and come back in 30 min. We asked to wait at the bar and we’re told it wasn’t cleaned and we needed to wait in our car or come back. We came back at 5:05, we’re seated and was immediately told by the server that we were late for our reservation and she would be hurrying us through dinner as our table was reserved again at 6:30. So unprofessional. We ordered wine. When she came back with it she proceeded to knock over every glass and my family and I were all covered in red wine. Not one person helped. Not one person apologized. No manager came over and one of the employees stood there laughing. Nobody even gave us towels to dry ourselves. We grabbed our coats and left without any apology. The entire attitude of the staff from asking us to come back at the beginning to the mess they made of us was unbelievable. I will never return! How an establishment with such lack of customer service stays in business is beyond me.

Our waitress was extremely friendly and attentive. Food was tasty and delivered quickly. I loved the shaved Brussel sprouts salad. The pasta was good, too, just a bit too much cheese on my gnocchi (who would have thought there could be too much cheese, but they were a bit too drowned for my taste). We enjoyed our meal overall. The interior of the restaurant was a little sparse, not sure if they were between decorations because there were empty hooks on the walls where you'd expect paintings or other framed decorations. I guess ambiance has to be put on the back burner these days, as tables are isolated by plastic dividers, keeping everyone safe. Just the new normal. Overall a good place to go for some tasty Italian food.

I was very impressed with the food and the service, everyone in our group of 10 enjoyed everything too, and we’re Sicilian so I was a bit nervous how they would like it but we were all impressed! Thank you

Delicious! Menu with wide selection. Staff very friendly.

Excellent food, service, atmosphere! Lovely Italian wine list with lots of great choices. Thanks to Matt and Andreas!!

great food, great service - very close to Goodspeed

Family restaurant; the mother actually cooks in their kitchen. The place was packed (Sat night) with an enthusiastic crowd. I have been going there for years, and it is better than ever.

Delicious as always!! The pasta carbonara is a must!

Amazing food and service, did not disappoint! Everything was perfection and a true Italian experience.

Rustica is one of our favorite restaurants. You are treated like family. The staff is knowledgeable and attentive without hovering. The food is lovingly prepared from scratch and beyond delicious! Rustica has a nice variety of foods for every palette from the heartiest meat eater to the vegetarian and everything in between. We have been many times and suggested Rustica to many friends and family. We love this place!

The staff was lovely, attentive and happy to be serving us, we had an excellent evening with really delicious food.

Great appetizers. Eggplant & rice balls. Entrees were delicious.

We both tried a pasta dish, since our server informed us that all of the pasta is fresh and made by the husband/wife team in the kitchen. My fettuccini di mare was notable in that the various seafood items—large shrimp down to tiny bits of squid—in the sauce were all cooked properly, nothing tough or undercooked (the very thin fettuccini was slightly overcooked, however). A small restaurant but very quiet even with every table in use. The desserts are made on premise, the bread (not great) is not. We’ll definitely return to try other entrees, this is a serious little restaurant with high standards. Service was very good, helpful and not overbearing. Everything came out on time and hot.

Enjoyed our friends dinner with our attentive servers. Good variety of wine by the glass and bottle.
Salads and starters were enjoyed although the Caesar was too light on the dressing. The homemade pasta was delightfully light but overcooked for one of us. They have a full complement of specialty coffee to sip after the meal. A nice option is homemade biscotti yet it was a recipe that didn’t feature a crisp dense cookie that we were hoping for. They have made good accommodations for dining indoors with ongoing Covid concerns. The lighting is just right and the noise level allowed us to converse well.

Huge disappointment for all 3 of us
I don’t understand all the great reviews

Disappointed in Open Table. Special arrangements were not kept.

The food was excellent, piping hot. Staff were friendly & helpful. The flourless chocolate cake is to die for.

Food was excellent as always. Rather quiet ambience.... caring service.

Cozy atmosphere, excellent service, and delicious food make Rustica a great place to dine. I'll be back.

First time and we will definitely go back. Great food and also great service.

Fantastic! Highly recommend!

Despite the somewhat uninspiring location, this husband & wife-owned restaurant should not be missed. All handmade (except the bread), the starters, pastas, salads, and entrees are delicious. My husband and I somehow found room for dessert, also made in-house, and we were glad we did!
The service and decor are just right for a not too upscale Italian dining experience as well.

This restaurant is a treasure and a real favorite of mine. The setting is lovely and relaxing, with attention to Covid spacing, and the food, the food! Last night I ordered the Linguine di Mare, which featured a variety of shellfish (shrimp, scallops, etc.) over the lightest, most delectable home-made pasta I've ever eaten, finished with a home-made red sauce. The husband and wife owner-chefs really know what they're doing in the kitchen, and I highly recommend this restaurant if you love good food.

Fabulous dinner. Spectacular service! Espresso martini delish!

Friendly service, great menu and a warm and inviting atmosphere.

It was very unexpected to find such a high quality restaurant, whilst driving back from the coast. The food quality was incredible and we were especially impressed by the freshness. And then there was the dessert that we shared, which was heavenly

Our first time, really enjoyed it, we will return!

The food and service are excellent and it’s a great value. Worth visiting — and coming back again. Highly recommend.