Schoolhouse At Cannondale — Restaurant in Wilton

My husband, our 9 months daughter and I have been to the schoolhouse on a Sunday around 1.30 pm for lunch. The outside is very cute as well as the inside. The first impression was very good. The waiters were welcoming and smily. Then we saw the menu and wanted to order everything! We had to make a choice and it was the burger for my husband and the goat cheese, spinach quiche for me. It was delicious!!! Products were so fresh and we are very picky about eating outside! We have been disappointed so many times that when a place is good it has to be said! Oh, we also had dessert! OMG! So good! it was a homemade chocolate pudding with salted caramel ice-cream. I saw someone at another table having a hot chocolate that looked good so I ordered it as well! it was REAL melted chocolate with homemade marshmallows! The price we paid worth every penny. It wasn't too expensive compare to other (not good) places. We highly recommend the place but shhhhut...

What a DISAPPOINTMENT. After recent recommendation thought this was to be a really great place. The amount of salt put on the skate and broccoli rabe was overwhelming. I have been home 45 minutes and am still tasting salt. The chicken with bean was uneventful and bland. The stake loin was served and the waiter did not ask us for any pepper, although other tables were offered the choice. When the waiter was criticized he go somewhat huffy. The only good thing was they took the chicken off the bill when they realized it was not being eaten. Lastly, the restaurant knew this was a celebration of two birthdays, but acknowledged NOTHING. There are a number of great restaurants in Fairfield County and do not be seduced by the reviews one reads on this one. It seems the stars are in the chiefs eyes and not on the plate. This is a miss until they get the flavors and service fixed....

This was our first visit here since ownership changed several years ago and, frankly, we were disappointed. The beet salad starter was very tasty but the entrees were unexceptional - not bad, mind you, but lacking in imagination and interest. The stand out feature of the Schoolhouse is its ear-splitting din. People in the restaurant were - literally - screaming at each other due to the cacophony. And even toward the end of evening when the place was half full, a few screamers was all it took to dissaude us from returning. On the plus side was our waiter who was pleasant and attentive. He said he'd worked there 18 years, making me wonder why his hearing is...