Biagio's Osteria — Restaurant in Stratford

I have been here twice, the first in the fall and the second in February 2024. In the fall the service was okay although I had a weird dish with pumpkin and shrimp. Most of us thought our food was good but this dish was a bit strange. When we returned recently for Stratford restaurant week we liked our food well enough but had a bad experience with the service. We arrived and were handed two menus but neither were the restaurant week menu. We were told you had to ask specifically do the restaurant week menu which seemed odd compared to other restaurant week specials I have been to. We got the restaurant week menu but the price nor the specifics of the deal were on the menu. I noticed they had a pasta dish with pineapple which I didn’t get but I saw some other customers get it and it seemed they picked around the dish. Toward the end of our meal the table next two us had a physical gift card they bought directly from the restaurant and the waiter told them they couldn’t accept it because they couldn’t see the numbers on the card. The table was annoyed since they bought the physical card from the restaurant itself and the waiter did not accept the card. When it came our time to pay we also had a gift card, this time it was digital so should have had no trouble reading the code. We were told since we ordered the restaurant week menu we couldn’t use our gift card. This made no sense to us as a gift card is not a coupon and should be as good as money. They told us to use it next time but honestly the service makes it so we are not totally sure we want to go back. It seems they will use any excuse to not let people use their gift cards and steal their money. There is no reason people shouldn’t be able to use a gift card purchased directly from the website or the restaurant. If there is a reason they are not allowed to use it then it should be part of the listing of the price. We ending up paying over $100 for two people after already having spent this much there for a gift card. Tread with caution!

Edit: Updating that my partner and I both got sick the night after eating here. Besides eating here we ate the same things as the day prior so we are assuming it was something here that made us sick. Not sure if it was actual food poisoning or the amount of oil and fats used on the food that...

Tucked away in the back of a small shopping plaza not far from Sikorsky, this unassuming Osteria is dropkicking taste buds in CT. We went on a Friday night and it was not busy at all, for our wives birthday event my friend Nick and I had a great setup.

To start we ordered Calamari, Meatballs, and the Brussel sprout tower. WOW! What a great start everything was fresh and flavorful. My favorite was the meatball dish over mashed polenta.

Next our main course arrived after some thoughtful suggestions from our waiter. The birthday girls had a Lamb Ossobuko and Lobster Ravioli. While I enjoyed a pasta special dish with shrimp and mushrooms in a grand mariner reduction sauce, Nick had chicken napoleon with a gorgonzola sauce. All 4 dishes were simply amazing, so flavorful, Lamb was tender, pasta was fresh we skipped fancy drinks and went right for dessert! I will paste a summary of our order with prices to give you an idea. Calamari Fritti

$14.00

No red pepper flakes,,,

Veal & Riccotta Meatballs

$12.00

Creamy polenta, Pomodoro, and basil.

Brussel Tower

$9.00

Shaved brussel sprouts, Parmigiano-Reggiano, extra virgin olive oil, truffle white vinegar, pesto swirl and crispy warm risotto cake.

Special Pasta

$25.00

L’Aragosta Di Ravioli

$25.00

Handmade stuffed lobster ravioli, sweet sherry pink sage reduction.

Slow Braised Lamb Shank

$29.00

slow braised with heirloom vegetables served over home made cavatelli

Pollo

$22.00

Tartuffo

$8.95

Chocolate shell ice cream with vanilla nut center

Tiramisu

$9.00

With candle,,,

Nutella Donut Holes

$9.00

With candle ,,, This was a great adult night out. There is outdoor seating. I would leave kids with a sitter for this place and enjoy a night out and have a few drinks. I have also included pictures. Do not miss this spot in...

I'm not Italian but my girl is 100 percent. I'm a certified chef trained In classical French and let me tell u ..you want a great Italian restaurant to bring ur girl of ur family or just a classy relaxed place for lunch. This place is my favorite in Stratford milford and the valley it's located one block away from sikorski and this is a 5 star restaurant. They have this dry aged tomahawk steak 🥩 that's out of this world its like 47 bucks it's huge and Def worth me and my girl always get it to have with what meals we choose off thier menu I've tried I believe 8 different dishes and everyone was superb super fresh perfectly cooked and it's just a great place. And I do write reviews for goggle I don't know y I couldn't get this phone to sinc with my other phone which has all my reviews I believe I have over 300 reviews and I'm closing in on 100,000 views I've actually just moved up another level and I'm on expert level which I believe has certain perks I believe they just gave me 6 bucks for an ebook. I would love to get monetized and do product review but not sure how to do it. In any case take my word for it this place thier staff and the atmosphere is 100 percent on point. U can thank me later. But go check them out. Bc I guarantee u will Def go back I do have bout 60 reviews of places to eat In ct to eat at if u guys look on goggle maps and punch my name and if u liked this review go check out my other account I do places to visit in ur RV to camp and other fun places as well. So enjoy ur night and for me. Take ur wife ur family or ur friends to this 5 star 🌟...