Carcosa Lounge — Restaurant in Wallingford

I am going to give some grace because they've only been open a few weeks with the grand opening on Friday. I hope to be able to return and give this place 5 stars.

I am obsessed with their sister Yellow King Brews so maybe by expectations were too high. We got boneless wings, a pretzel, chicken avocado panini, spicy chicken wrap, and the fried chicken sandwich.

The pretzel was great (but YKB already had this). We all enjoyed it.

The wings were chicken tenders cut in half and flattened. The flavor was ok but the texture is strange. I don't know how they can call these boneless wings though.

The panini was something I could make at home. The bread was similar to what Cafe Ra had back in the day. But the rest of the sandwich had no sparkle at all.

The wrap was tasty and the only meal that was enjoyed.

The fries were ok but nothing special or unique.

The fried chicken sandwich as good but no special sauce and also nothing unique.

The drinks and coffee at YKB are all SO unique and delicious. So when they were expanding and dabbling in food I was really excited. The expansion is mainly kitchen area. The lounge area is small compared to next door. The seating is nice and the additional outdoor / open air space is a nice vibe. I just need them to up the food game! It's not bad but it's nothing special either! Truly for the same price ($100) for bar food, I'd rather go uptown to Archie's to eat and stick to YKB for my Saturday coffees.

Also, my reward points never took. I told someone right away and she said they would the next day. I then went for coffee 5 days later and no rewards showing. So be careful!

I want them to succeed and I want them to improve the food game bc I have been a fan of YKB...

Checked out this place after our first choice for a beer and cheese curds in Wallongford was closed. Have been to Yellow Kings next door and enjoyed their coffee. Walked in to Carcosa and was not quite sure what the vibe was supposed to be. Sports bar? Lounge? Hey - at least they had a Sunday happy hour. Sat at the bar and instantly noticed half eaten tins of food on the back counter, chemicals on the back counter near cups and glasses, and just random to go containers and other clutter. Just looked messy. Ordered cheese curds and a beer. Cheese curds tasted like they were frozen appetizers, and the beer cheese was super watery. Did not taste good at all. Carcosa...

I really wanted to like this place since it’s part of YK. Unfortunately, service was extremely poor but no fault of the waitress as she was the only one working the entire restaurant besides for kitchen staff. She was the only one taking food orders, drinks, etc. This made the entire experience disappointing as we had to wait for her for plates but she was in the back trying to get other food out or making other drinks. She also had to rush to make drinks so they were probably slightly subpar but again no fault of hers but management. Also, there was no blue cheese or ranch for the wings which...