Tuscany Restaurant & Pizzeria — Restaurant in Southington

My husband grew up in Southington, and while we've spent the last decade living in Seattle and now Virginia, we ALWAYS make time to visit this adorable family restaurant any time we're visiting family in Connecticut. This was my first introduction to Connecticut's thriving Italian food culture. Being from rural Pennsylvania, I was blown away the first time his family took me here over a decade ago, and every trip back feels like coming home. The ultimate feel good comfort food. Every dish on their menu is solid Italian fare, but I almost always order the veal Francais or veal Marsala as those two dishes are my personal favorites. The veal is so tender it can be cut with a fork and the sauce/gravy for these two dishes has become the standard that I compare all other versions to.

My husband's family has many fond memories of coming here throughout his childhood, and they always recognize us despite the fact that we dine here about twice a year. Excellent service, delicious food, good wine, and a true family experience. Absolutely love this place and the family that runs it! Looking forward to many more years of delicious food and...

"No Beet Salad" There is a beautiful beet salad on the Tuscany website. It looks delicious, but it is no where to be found on the menu. I was hopeful that it was offered as a special, but they didn't have specials and the normal menu was reduced to one page with fewer items. Most likely because of Covid. I ended up ordering the Seafood Combo. Shrimp, scallops, and baby clams in a fra diavolo sauce over linguine. My dish was delicious. No complaints at all. My wife had the Chicken Francais. The lemon butter sauce had a weird sweetness that my wife and I didn't care for. My son had the Chicken Parm. He said it was ok, but the sauce on the chicken and side pasta was terrible. My son's girlfriend always gets Shrimp Scampi wherever she goes and this time was no different. She said it was good, but she normally devours her scampi. This time she barely touched it. I think she was being polite by saying she liked it. I feel uncomfortable giving a lackluster review for most of the food because the chef/owner came out to our table and seemed like a very nice man. But this was our...

My boyfriend and I have wanted to come here since the summer when we tried to get dinner but the place was busy and wasn't able to seat us due to being short staffed. We went for my birthday dinner and arrived around 7:15. Upon entering we were told they close at 8 and kitchen closes at 7:30 but we could sit and they'd make us something. This made me a little uncomfortable but we sat down and it was awkward. There was no music at all and some of the staff were sitting a short distance away at a booth just talking. The food was pretty good; I liked my shrimp scampi. My boyfriend ordered chicken francaise which he said was good but the pasta came on the side with marinara instead of being plated with the chicken. He also felt it was a little pricey. Otherwise the server was very nice. I just didn't...