Best Casual Restaurants in Dumbarton

Lovely evening! The Gouda pimento cheese dip was the perfect size and delicious. We ordered the porchetta, seared scallops, and the seafood bowl, all were wonderful. The porchetta was so tender and the crust was amazing and the broccoli and diced potatoes were the perfect accompaniments. The slightly spicy tomato sauce was a great enhancement. Scallops were seared perfectly and so tender and the butternut squash risotto, devine. The seafood was loaded to the brim with calamari, shrimp, mussels and octopus and a delicious broth. The o my negative was our server was also the bartender so there an extreme delay from ordering our appetizer and ordering our mains and clearing our dishes.

We were celebrating my wife’s birthday. When we arrived at our table it was decorated with subdued birthday confetti. The service team was excellent and our needs were addressed before we even knew we needed something. The wine was excellent and the food was delicious. We started with the eggplant rotini. I had the scallops , my wife had Mediterranean chicken and her son had the veal Parmesan. All were prepared well and served hot. It was our first time there and we will be back!

We enjoyed a great lunch to celebrate the Winter Solstice! Our server, Justin, was professional, attentive, and helpful. The environment was lovely; we were seated in the small dining room next to a lovely fire in the fireplace and with a great view of Carytown. The super-thin octopus and fried calamari appetizers were great starters. We moved on to phenomenal crab cakes (so much crab!) and fried oysters, both over a roasted corn salad. The oysters also featured a spicy aioli, and the crab cake was served over roasted sweet potatoes with a cilantro oil. We also had a Yellowtail carpaccio that was superb. Dessert was amazing: a perfectly balanced single malt butterscotch pudding with shortbread, a superb version of sticky toffee pudding, and delicious house-made donuts with lemon curd and fruits.

This place was bumping! Everything was exceptional…a little loud, but to be expected as busy as the place is. My only issue was my mussels were on the cool side… as though they were probably done before my wife’s meal & sat in the pick-up window for a few minutes before coming to the table. They were still delicious, just not hot. The service was perfect. Our table super nice. Staff was friendly & had a sense of urgency, yet calm. My wife will go back again & again!

Amazing atmosphere and food. Staff is great! Brunch is also really good