ONE 53

Had a wonderful birthday dinner with the family downstairs in the wine room! Waiter's recs were spot on - everything was delicious. Especially the mussels, Brussels, flounder, and coconut dessert. Cocktails were okay. Looking forward to next time!

We were very impressed with everything. The staff, the bartenders and the food were all amazing. Someplace I would definitely eat at again. Try the Blackened Pork Chop . Without a doubt the best pork chop I have ever eaten. It was better than 85% of the steaks I have ever tried. Thick and tender , a must order . Make sure you order it blackened You won’t be disappointed.

Intimate upscale restaurant with a very interesting and diverse menu. Nightly specials add to the diversity. You can get a steak or a burger; mussels or swordfish. The servers are friendly and knowledgeable. On our most recent visit, my wife had the grilled swordfish while I opted for the Mahi Mahi. Both were accompanied by the One 53 signature Fries that are skinny and super crispy (see photo). I started off with a Spinach Salad that was wonderful. The bar is a major player at One 53 with signature cocktails and a very extensive wine. I found a French white that I liked so much I will buy for my home wine frig. Parking is a challenge in Rocky Hill, but the restaurant has a valet parking service.

We went there for birthday celebrations. Unfortunately we did not find the food as great as it seems on reviews. For us it lacked flavor and taste, atmosphere is truly very much what one would find in any other regular restaurant. The bread was COLD and HARD! $$$ is not rationale or justified with anything they offer. I give 3 star as it is a regular restaurant with style in food presentation but really lack in flavor. If one plans to go there, pls go without expectations, as they may be inflated due to reviews. Wish them much luck!

Always great. Come earlier for a drink at their great bar they have a seasonally changing artisan menu. The room is small but it reminds you how lucky you are to be there. If the fried chicken is on the menu don’t miss out. Also, the short rib Cristini with the horseradish is a new favorite.

Resturant itself is very fancy, high end establishment with prices and an menu to boot. Overall food however was just good, not mind blowing. While nothing was terrible I was expecting a bit more from a $44 fish entree. The one mixed drink we ordered was not good either - way too sour. Service was also annoyingly slow at times and our waitress took a while to bring menus, receipts, check in on us, etc. Certainly still a good place but for a restaurant that charges Michelin star prices the food and service is not there. Would still recommend it just for a upscale night out but temper expectations.

First of all the service was amazing. from the waiter to valet 10/10 all around. The food was a bit lack luster and was very hit or miss. We ordered the Mushroom Crustini. I enjoyed it, despite not liking the hot peppers. i thought the texture and the dish was balence and only needed a touch of salt, which i did and it was great. The Rossini burger was a burger my wife was excited about but we was rather dissapointing. The Foie Gras missed the mark and felt like a gimmick to increase the burgers price. It added grease and no texture to the burger. The burger itself is juicy and the flavor just really did not work. The burger if needing anything could have used a crunch. The greens that came with the burger had a lovely dressing, mushrooms were okay again it didnt feel like it brought anything to the burgers. Fries were simply seasoned beautiful. The Mac and Cheese was rather dissapointing as the breadcrombs on the top held most of the flavor. once you got past that, it was very lack luster. Our drinks were delicious. When we were seated we were provided with bread. The bread has a spread that to this day i cant figure out. It did not have the taste of butter but it did have the texture. I personally thought it was a type of chikpea but not quite hummus. This to had no flavor. all in all it wasnt a bad dinning experience, I personally felt for the price and the quality it was not worth it.

Burger and artichoke ravioli were great! Sevice was just okay...she didn't share the specials with us and forgot something I asked... Coffee and Irish coffee were cold. Casual place, nothing fancy... I would give it a 2nd try.