Belvedere Cafe and Restaurant — Restaurant in New Britain

I am Polish but not a part of the New Britain polish community, so my review is unbiased.

I think Belvedere is a great place for lunch/dinner and a drink during the week when it's slow. The service is excellent and the food is great (wish they had happy hour though!). I recommend this place to anyone, especially American people who would like to try good polish cuisine. That being said, I only recommend visiting during the week, before dawn... like previous reviews mentioned, I completely believe how you might feel unwelcomed and threatened there on a Friday or Saturday night. The place gets filled with many young polish hostile people who like to drink A LOT and be rude to everyone who isnt a part of their 'elite'... it is kind of sad the way these people spend their free time and the way they represent their nation. It is embarrassing that so many Americans felt unwelcome and threatened there!!! I hope one of the owners notices this problem and that it changes with time. Belvedere is a great place that can do better without all the "proud youngsters". I recommend trying it on slow hours for lunch or dinner, you will not be disappointed. Just avoid the place when its loud and packed for your own...

So this is a double review! I recently went here for lunch and loved it so much I had them cater my Dad’s birthday. The lunch was amazing! The restaurant is clean, the staff is kind, and the food is just like my Babcia’s! The pierogi are amazing! We loved it so much we asked them about catering a birthday party! The catering was so easy, the owner and I texted about what I wanted, she texted me back with prices (so fast) and they were so reasonable! Next when we picked up all the food she had a case for it all that kept it warm for 4 hours! It was so hot when we served it. Everyone raved about the food! Belvedere carting paid attention to every detail. Belvedere sent us fresh dill and even fresh fruit (strawberries, blueberries and raspberries) for the farmers cheese pierogi! We had more than enough food and Ella the owner helped me pick the amounts! I am telling you, this was amazing! Authentic, just like your grandmas cooking! Wonderful experience!...

Came here with my girlfriend for our anniversary. Had the Belvedere platter, grilled kielbasa, and potatoe pancake appetizer. The food was delicious, and true to the polish tradition. The potatoe pancakes are huge which was unexpected but great. The service was also quick and friendly. The only criticism I would give is that the menu has a lot of overlap between plates, platters, and appetizers. So it's hard to choose an app, and then a plate, without getting double of a particular food. Not really a bad thing, but I just wish they had more variety. Additionally, when we came in, it was at a time where there was no servers around, so we sort of stood there for 5 minutes waiting... Not sure what was going on at the time. Letting this slide since everything else was spot on. I'll be coming...