Side Street Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Hamden

We popped in about a month ago, after hearing rave reviews. We really were looking forward to the quirky menu, and finding a fun place not far from work, and still open after we get out work. Sadly though our meals were horrible. The first time my partner ordered wasn't on the menu but not not something they have all year round (a little sticker on a menu would handle that well). His second choice, well the apps were hot on the outside frozen on the inside. My food was so over cooked I didn't eat it, and not surprising the waitress who was new and making a lot of mistakes didn't seem concerned at all that I couldn't eat more than 2 bites of a plateful of food. Only three tables in the place were occupied and service was so slow. Guess we'll just keep looking for a fun place in town, this was...

Right off the bat, I'm giving Side Street five stars because it has acceptable (not great) food and completely owns it in a hilarious way. Take a few minutes to read over their menu, there are some excellent items listed (pop tarts, peanut butter & jelly. Check the price of water). We got a half plate of nachos and pizza bites (bonus points if you can identify the brand of pizza bites) to start. The nachos were good and a good size for three people. I got a burger which was good (the fries needed some seasoning). The waitress was a good sport about all of our stupid questions about the menu. This is definitely a place to check out if you're in a lighthearted mood and...

Arrived at 7:15pm on Friday March 20th for two people. Was sat at a high top table set up in the bar area upon entering, that was the last interaction with staff. Wait staff kept passing by us staring at us and ignoring us. We sat at that table for 40 minutes without a drink order or dinner order. Disgusting service. We decided to get up and leave. I am shocked because I have never ever been so rudely treated here in the past. You lost yourself a customer. Went across the street to LUCE Ristorante and had the...