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Menu for Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar in Middletown, CT

  • Open:
    10:00 AM - 2:00 AM
  • Contact:
  • Cuisines:

    Italian

    Italian

  • Features:

    Delivery

  • Known for:

    Romantic, Small plates, Upscale, Wine, Great wine list, Comfort food, Beer, Great beer selection, Cocktails, Great cocktails, Coffee, Great coffee, Great dessert, Happy hour drinks, Happy hour food, Healthy options, Late-night food, Cozy, Bar onsite, Curbside pickup, Good for groups, Fast service, Solo dining, High chairs, Delivery, Restroom, Takeaway, Outdoor seating, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair accessible parking lot, Wheelchair accessible restroom, Dinner, Wheelchair accessible seating, Popular with Tourists, Dinner reservations recommended, Alcohol, Brunch, Dessert, Dine-in, Dinner, Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits, Mask required, Hard liquor, Accepts reservations, Lunch, Popular Lunch,
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Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar in Middletown, CT, is a sought-after Italian restaurant, boasting an average rating of 4.1 stars. Here’s what diners have to say about Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar. Today, Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar will be open from 10:00 AM to 2:00 AM. Whether you’re curious about how busy the restaurant is or want to reserve a table, call ahead at (860) 316-2552.

Other favorable attributes include: great cocktails.

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howard sturm 1 year ago
4

Great atmosphere and decor, very good northern Italian food and other diverse selections, excellent appetizers and charcuterie, ... surprisingly large well prepared portions, amazing bread, responsive service, but, sadly a self inflicted wound on the wine by arestaurant that calls itself a wine bar. Wine should be stored and served at 55 to 65 degrees. This is challenging for many restaurants who will hover around room temperature. Unfortunately, the bottle we ordered, a well selected unusual northerItalian gem, was nowhere near even that. It was every bit of 80 degrees. Literally warm to the touch as if it were close tobright lights or the kitchen. We had to put it in the water bottle chiller. At this temperature, for any length of time, wine“cooks”, a trade term indicating spoilage. Unfortunately, ours was close to “cooked” indicating long term poor hotstorage. This is sad because Esca has a smartly selected list with some delightful options. It makes no sense why they wouldinvest in very nice wines and then undermine them. We thought maybe it was our bottle alone but we saw other reviews complainingabout the warm wine. The average customer might not notice but anyone with any wine expertise will. Please Esca, fix this.Wewould like to come back for your delightful food but frankly, we would be hesitant to order another bottle.What an unnecessaryloss… Read more

Ben Russell 1 year ago
2

I don’t like leaving bad reviews. The menu looks awesome. We had great drinks and appetizers. But we waited 3 hours for our... entrees to come out (after our server went to the kitchen multiple times), before we had to find an alternative. Our waiter wasfantastic but honestly something in the kitchen was seriously wrong. It was a busy Saturday night sure. But if you can’t seata full house you need to reduce your seating or increase your kitchen staff. Read more

Karen Stemler 1 year ago
5

If I could get this rating infinite stars, I would. I have to say that due to my food intolerances, and frankly not finding a... restaurant I like, I am usually reluctant to go out to eat. However, Esca changed all that. I truly believe this was the bestrestaurant I have ever been to! The entire experience was impeccable. Everyone was friendly and spot on with helping us have anincredible dinner. Our waiter was so on top of everything! We had drinks, appetizers, dinner, and dessert - every part of ourmeal was spaced out perfectly and tasted amazing!! Since I can't have dairy, our waiter even went above and beyond with mydessert! I LOVED this whole experience and can't wait to go back! Thank you for a great birthday dinner!!! Read more

Natasha Russo Andrews 1 year ago
5

I ordered take out thinking we would grab and go meet up with a friend. It turned out that the friend bailed on us. We asked if... we could eat our food outside and the service was great! Food was amazing! ???? Read more

david springer 1 year ago
4

The food was delicious. Everything was properly cooked and had good presentation. We had the Tuna Tartare, Cioppino, and... Chilean Sea Bass. For dessert we chose the Chocolate Tart with gilotto and caramel sauce. Not to be outdone by the chef thebartender made a fantastic Manhattan. One of the best I tasted. Debbie & I will be back to try other menu items. Gluten freeoptions available. Read more

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When is Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar open?

Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar is open on the following days:
Monday: 10:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 02:00 AM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 02:00 AM
Sunday: 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM

Does Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar offer delivery?

Yes, Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar offers delivery.

Does Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar offer reservations?

Yes, Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar accepts reservations.