Fornarelli's

112 Halls Hill Rd, Colchester
(860) 531-9160

Recent Reviews

William Slattery

I used to go to their Hartford location, so glad they're back in business. The food is excellent.

stephen kiely

Everything was excellent ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Janet Zaino

Bartender was friendly but not a good waitress. No salad with dinner, Eggplant dinner was good but to thin (like paper thin ) Cheesecake was hard, I think it was old. The atmosphere was loud coming from the bar. Chicken was not

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Andie Hutch

First time going, will definitely be going back!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Laura Mckelvey

Delicious food and friendly staff. A must try for

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Ravioli

Noel Davis

We ordered a tray of eggplant rollatini and chicken parm and both were incredible! The eggplant rollatini was a huge hit and we will definitely be ordering again. The process to order was super easy also. Thank you so much, everything was delicious!

Charles Palmer

Can I give this zero stars? Ordered from there on 2/15….HORRIBLE, ordered chicken and garlic ravioli, way over cooked, was all pasty. Calamari was obviously just a throw together, it was dry and bland. Steak that was ordered was also over cooked even though it was requested rare, vegetables were just a frozen blend. Not even fresh veggies. Very VERY disappointed, and let’s add in that I awoke at 2am sick as a dog throwing up, I’m not saying it’s def from the food, but I think it was. The only good part was it was delivered in a decent amount of time and the driver Travis was friendly

Food: 1

Service: 3

Nancy Roy

We went there for Valentines Day night 2/14/24. Ally made our reservations. She was so nice. Tyler was our server. He was by far the best. He so so friendly and nice. I had lobster ravioli, excellent My husband had Creamy Pesto shrimp, excellent. The wait staff was also very nice. We will go again. Yes.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Calamari

James Gillespie

We have been here one other time and was excited to see bracioli on the menu. Have always heard about it but never had it. It was delicious! My wife had the veil parm. Also delicious. Went with another couple the other night and we both ordered the bracioli. It wasn't horrible because we both finished our dinner, but not as good as the first time. It was dry & lacking the stuffing that was in it the first time. I will try it one more time if we get a chance to go back. Hope it's as good as the first time. BTW, the other couple enjoyed their meal.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Elenia Rios

Food was Meh… to say the least. There definitely are better Italian restaurants. I won’t be back here. The rice balls were not great. The peas in the rice balls were hard. Honestly they had like no flavor. Add some garlic at least. Also, I’d also suggest serving the marinara sauce on the side, so the balls don’t get soggy. The Alfredo was mediocre and I honestly make it better at home. The broccoli was soggy & very over cooked. Total waste of money unfortunately. None of the food was anything I’d go back for.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Scott Matlock

Excellent food amd drinks. Our bartender was awesome!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tim Joseph

The bar is a nice atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Keith Tavalozzi

I'm just going to get to brass tacks. The bread was stale. The polenta fries smelled and tasted funky. Meaballs had no flavor. Whatever meat that was braised in the sauce they put on the meatballs was dry.The best part was the rancid clam chowder. The server said the cooks put lemon juice in it. Then the owner came to the table and said the chowder was made the day before, and they use lots of different fish. That is how he explained the rancid chowder. The chowder smelled like it spoiled three days ago.I've had better italian food at a Burger King.***EDIT***My apologies it was day old spoiled chowder. Also, we didn't get a free meal, the chowders were spoiled and taken off the bill. The smell of the chowder was that of spoiled cream and old clams.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Keith T.

I'm just going to get to brass tacks. The bread was stale. The polenta fries smelled and tasted funky. Meaballs had no flavor. Whatever meat that was braised in the sauce they put on the meatballs was dry. The best part was the rancid clam chowder. The server said the cooks put lemon juice in it. Then the owner came to the table and said the chowder was made the day before, and they use lots of different fish. That is how he explained the rancid chowder. The chowder smelled like it spoiled three days ago. I've had better italian food at a Burger King.

Lindsey S.

I'm pretty pissed to be honest. We went in tonight with a party of 10 (decreased from our original party for 20) for my grandfathers 93rd birthday. All was fine when ordering, server was cute and friendly - they even came over to help sing HB to him. Food was mediocre at best but we had fun with it. THEN. Upon asking for the check (to which just the cc slips came - no itemized bill because my aunts info had already been entered in online when making the resie) she says the amount so we can figure out how much to tip. We all kinda look at each other like that's a lot but ok maybe tips included. We ask the girl if the tip is included, and not only does she outright say that it is NOT included. But she she makes up a whole lie about our party size decreasing so there was no need and since you're only 10 and not 20 blah blah blah. WELL. My aunt then asks for an itemized copy of the bill (because one was not provided) which i also find weird bc when u ask for the bill lol like. That's the itemized one. Anyway. She tells my aunt "we don't usually give those out." On what planet sweetheart? I'm so confused. Either way, you guessed it. Get the itemized and tip is on there. And $150 one so nice try my dear. Not telling us it's included is one thing but bold face lying about it is quite another. It's stealing. Don't be a thief or a liar my girl. Not a good look.

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