Charlies — Restaurant in Darien

My wife, my friends, and I had a delightful meal here yesterday. I had previously known Peter, the owner, from the Darien Butcher shop, and was eager to try out his new venture.

He and his staff were so incredibly welcoming when I came in. The artwork on the walls was gorgeous, and the atmosphere really primed me for a great dining experience.

They were very accomadating with my wife, a vegetarian, and even altered several dishes so she would be able to join us. My party had a mix of the pre-fixe menu and the regular menu. All elements of our dishes were impeccably made and delicious.

This is truly a new jewel in Darien's cap.

Would recommend anyone who loves food to try...

Peter Crawford has had a few iterations of this restaurant since he purchased it and has finally GOT IT RIGHT. Food was delicious. The menu used to be prix fixe only, but now he has a full å la carte menu that even includes burgers with the fabulous meat from his Darien Meat Market. It seems like a French Bistro with the new décor and menu. We very much enjoyed our meal: radishes with salt, smoked salmon, steak tartare, steak frites and créme brulée. ...

We so desperately wanted to love this place. We even went back a second time in case they just weren't fully operational yet. It's odd to say, but we had the worst salad we've ever had. Drowning in completely flavorless dressing (we joked that they poured milk on top). It was so bad that we tried to cancel our main, but were told it was too late. Then the absolute worst pasta was dropped off. Fairly bland, grossly overcooked, and just stuck...