J & G Railside Restaurant — Restaurant in Stonington

We had an excellent dinner! For appetizers, the calamari were lightly fried and tender and the clams casino (6 to the order) were extremely tasty. Food is served piping hot - too hot to eat when you first get it. For mains we had the Fra Diavolo which was not at all spicy (too bad) but very good nonetheless and densely packed with seafood. We also had a special: scallops with gnocchi and an arugula pesto which was outstanding. We would have been to the restaurant sooner but frankly had been turned off by the physical appearance of the menu which does not align with the quality of the food. The plastic-covered pages with pictures of the food look like diner menus. Although they serve 3 meals per day most days, the tables look like you are there for breakfast even at dinner time with ketchup, a sugar/sweet n low contain and industrial salt and pepper shakers. The food is white tablecloth, votive, and bud vase worthy so don’t let the casual atmosphere keep you from experiencing...

Great food and service! Kids menu pasta, NY strip, and shrimp scampi did not disappoint! Had to fight the whole family off my steak because it was that awesome. Not really because none of them are huge fans of red meat. However if they wanted some....alliances would have been broken, it would have been an awkward journey home, and I would have still had most of that steak. Most, only because the little one fights dirty when she wants something. Will definitely be back. Would have posted a picture of desert but gremlins ate before I could get...

We had dinner at J and G last night. There were four in our party. Our server Ted was very pleasant and at the ready when we needed anything. Each couple shared a Caesar salad, which was fresh and perfectly dressed. I had the lobster fettuccini; it was delicious. My husband had the sautéed scallop and tomato dish that he said was really good. Our friend had the chicken piccata that she really enjoyed and her husband raved about the seafood fra diablo. We brought our favorite wine to enjoy with our dinner. We will...