Temple Grill

The service and wings were mediocre but the outdoor seating was a nice plus even though the patio was very messy and needed a really good cleanup. They were slow to remove empty glasses and the waitress double orders our drinks because she forgot she ordered them and ordered them again. The New Englander IPA was good. All in all we had a good time with family.

The waitress was great, but the food is so incredibly mediocre at this place, I would skip it entirely and go to one of the many restaurants in new haven. I got the Tuscan chicken sandwich. The chicken was so bland, I feel like the chef might've forgotten to add some salt to it. The fries that came with it were given in a generous amount, but they weren't very impressive either.

I heard so many good things about this place, I had to check it out! It was well worth every dime!! It's a rather casual and intimate atmosphere! Very clean bar and visually appealing! The bartender and servers were very helpful and polite! I started with a Strawberry Mojito which was delicious! We started with the sweet and spicy wings. General Tso's on side and Buffalo on the other. The chicken was boneless, tender and full of flavor! Fried to perfection I may add. My bf had Lobster Bisque..we shared everything! The bisque had the perfect amount of sherry, creamy and delicious. The only complaint is the lack of lobster in the bisque. As our entrees we had Seafood pot pie and London Broil w/sides! Both great choices. We order half order of pot pit and full of London broil. Delicious! Plenty of seafood, tender, fresh, buttery and seasoned to perfection! London broil was cooked just to my specifications and the glaze and mushrooms were phenomenal. Great portions! Even the mashed potatoes, rice pilaf and salad were tasty!! Over all a great place with amazing food!! Only issue is I had to have them reheat my meal it was not served as hot as it should have been! Otherwise great experience!! We will be back!!

Had lunch there. The place has an average looking dining room but the outdoor seating was pleasant and pet friendly. My grilled chicken sandwich looked delicious but the chicken was a bit hard to chew and still cool on the inside. Frozen, precooked?? And overall the sandwich lacked flavor. The side of onion rings was excellent and plentiful. Although the sandwich had it's faults, I like the place with it's outdoor patio pleasant casual feel and friendly staff. I would return.

Decades of giving this place a chance bc I appreciate the “design your own salad” Positives: The food comes as ordered, proving the kitchen withstood the test of multiple owners. Negatives: The bathroom had an aged, empty & quite broken soap dispenser with 2 empty paper towel dispensers. Leaving customers no way to wash their hands. MORE importantly how are the employees expected to do the same? When this was pointed out a man brought hand sanitizing gel into the bathroom 🤷‍♀️ The sweet young server, while polite, was not attentive. She was of the age that this is very forgivable but she certainly will not receive training from the absent management here. I think I’m giving up this time 😔

Pretty average, as expected. Generally, everything is pretty salty and heavy handed with sauce. Side salad was laughable, and waffle fries were super salty. The chicken in the Tuscan chicken sandwich was well cooked and tender, though it was overdressed. My friend had the veggie burger, and she said it didn’t leave much of an impression. Just an average place to come if you run out of options.

We arrived at 8pm. It was not especially busy so we start down. The waitress greeted us and things went downhill from there (other than the waitress, who I felt bad for). We ordered our food and (a burger and a chicken breast - not crazy). The burger came out first, after 9:30 (yes, an hour and a half wait for a burger), but no chicken. It was completely room temp. The waitress took it back and, after another 20 minutes, came back out with burger and chicken, apologizing that they made the wrong size and they would bring out another half (we ordered full size). We didn’t need the other half because the food tasted so bad that we didn’t eat it anyway. We heard the poor waitresses apologize to table after table as food went back or as food was brought out at wildly different times. We asked to speak with the manager, who relayed the message that he was busy and would be out when he could. We didn’t wait for him because we had already been there for over 2 hours without a decent meal. We went elsewhere.