Ian W.
Yelp
Located in Downtown Milford, just east of the Oval, Greenleaf opened for business this week. The space was renovated very nicely into a modern farm to table restaurant and bar. The atmosphere is modern and rustic here with hardwood floors, large window frames, high ceilings with exposed vents and small lights, old framed pictures of Milford decorating the freshly painted walls. The place has table seating along the windows and the L shaped bar with high chair seating along the inside. Formerly an old bank, there is also a vault which also serves as an intimate private dining room, pretty neat!
As for the menu offerings, they offer several chef inspired selections of small plates (salad, pea soup, lamb meatballs, hush puppies, wings) , large plates (seafood, steak, chicken, pork, vegetarian, pasta), and desserts, as well as a list of beer, wine, and cocktails. The ingredients used here are locally sourced. The prices here are moderate, but very fair.
I made an online reservation for dinner and promptly seated upon arrival and given food and drink menus. I had previously reviewed the menu, so I already knew what I wanted. For a small plate starter, the Lamb Meatballs ($9) were served in a small bowl smothered with a thick zesty marinara sauce and cool smooth ricotta cheese. The 3 meatballs were served hot with a good firm and soft texture.
For the large plate, the Risotto ($18) had a mix of soft risotto, peas, chestnut mushrooms, and lemon and herbs, which had good flavors.
For dessert, the Ricotta Fritters ($6) consisted of 3 deep fried soft ricotta/egg dough balls filled with rhubarb filling coated with cinnamon sugar and served hot. Those fritter balls were so good and could very easily be a fantastic brunch dish in addition to being a dessert.
Overall, I had a great dinner at Greenleaf on their second evening in business. The food here was great from start to finish. The service here was very good. The food was brought out in timely staged order, though it took time to come out since everything is made fresh to order. My ice water glass was kept full, which I really appreciated. I would definitely return here for dinner. lt is a actually better to eat here in groups since the table of 4 seated next to me was ordering several plates of food and sharing in addition to enjoying handmade cocktails from the bar. That's the way to really enjoy Greenleaf.