Cafe Madrid

This place is a hidden gem. It is located in the corner of a small shopping center on New Canaan Avenue. I like the “mellowness” of the place, very relaxing. The food and service were excellent. We told the waitress we wanted to take our time and enjoy each course. After the appetizers, she asked if we would like our food in 20, 15 or 10 minutes… I love that! Freshly made Sangria was delicious. I had never had Tropical Sangria before, yummy. Had the Salmon with saffron sauce – I will be going back to get some more as soon as possible! I love the food here. We tried 3 appetizers, 2 main courses and 2 desserts – a good sampling of what they make. If I could eat here every day, I would! I am looking forward to their comedy and Flamingo nights. Highly recommended. Lots of parking, very attentive service, Excellent Food!

The decor was the only nice thing about it. Service was poor, waitress couldn't answer questions regarding the menu. We ordered 4 different dishes, the rice in the paella was bland and had a burnt taste to it; the broccoli with the steak was rancid; the beef still had the fatty membrane around it( not trimmed off), the only good dish was the grilled salmon and the black beans with another dish. I do not recommend this place, very poor experience.

Food was so so, service could have been better. I ordered empanadas and the waiter tried to stir up and offer me the used dipping sauce that another person in my dinner party who had left was just using. And when I declined told me "oh but they were using a spoon." I should a left right then but my stomach made me stay. Eat at your own risk!

We decided to try Cafe Madrid on a Sunday and it was a nice experience. The restaurant is a large room with tables so it feels a bit like a banquet hall. It looks like it may be a very lively place on weekends for dancing. We tried the soup of the day, meatballs and fried calamari. The soup was Pasta Fagioli and came in a large bowl. It was pretty tasty. The meatballs were all beef which was why we got them. They were also tasty in a good marinara sauce. The calamari was very fried and not anything special. Not bad but I won't order it again. We were going to order an empanada each but decided we were full. We opted for dessert which was the big disappointment. The tiramisu tasted like it might be from Costco. If it was homemade, it needs work. No lady fingers in this dessert. Service was efficient. Not badly priced. Nice decor. Full bar.

Service was so poor. The moment we walked in they told us "there's no room" for us to have dinner without even asking if we had our reservation. My friend arranged our reservation scheduled few hours before the comedy night event at 8. We came in at 6pm, and we had no plan to stay for the event. The host kept telling us that there's no more table available we tried to explain but they wont listen. There was a miscommunication on their part but we were treated as unwelcomed guests. We had to step out and wait for our friend, who made the reservation, to come so she can explain. It was embarassing on our part. Not only that, we havent ordered anything yet, the menu is not handed over, the waitress who served our table told us to place our order quick so our food can come quick, in order for them to clean up our table before the event starts. So rude!! It's like telling us to leave right away. Its very disrespectful. We were supposed to enjoy our dinner outside but it was all ruined. The food is great but I dont think we would ever go there again with the kind of treatment we've experienced.