Salute

Came here with coworkers for lunch. Service was very good with super friendly staff and they were prompt.nPortion sizes were quite large and filling.nThe calamari and garlic bread appetizers were delicious. I particularly enjoyed the calamari since it wasn't rubbery. Pasta dish chicken gnocchi was a tad bit salty and ended up drinking 4 glasses of water and had to drink more after lunch. Was a little surprised to hear they use Barilla brand pasta instead of making their own. The limoncello cake slice was a nice finish and refreshing from the lemon-y goodness.

Great little spot! Would recommend.nnCame here for lunch with my husband on a Friday afternoon. We were seated quickly and our waitress, Heather, was friendly and prompt! Our window table had a lovely view of Bushnell park. The food was reasonably priced and extremely delicious! Would recommend.

This was our first time here. It’s convenient right downtown, walking distance from many places. Parking was a bit hard to find and I did walk 5 minutes to get there. Our food was fantastic. Our wait staff could not have been more friendly and attentive. We where going to the Bushnell for a show and they were aware and keep us on schedule to get there on time. When we walked in I was pleased with the atmosphere. It was very busy, modern, and upbeat, however my only complaint is we were walked to the back of the restaurant and sat in a back room that sat four tables with a view of the kitchen and waitstaff hallway. If we go again that would be my only change. Other than that we were very happy

You know it’s not often that you run into a restaurant that is so finally run that it inspires you to write a review. And that is exactly what Salute is…a finely run machine! It runs like clockwork. And best of all their employees are exemplary.nnI don’t know the restaurants in Hartford anymore so in real life, I have two friends…on FB. 4000 and mostly people I’ve either sold houses too or I have performed their marriages. nnA month ago I did crowdsourcing. I went onto my Facebook page and asked the world” “Hey, I haven’t been to Hartford in years. What’s a good restaurant?” And overwhelmingly people said Salute!nnSo now start the kudos… I called to make a reservation and one of the managers I think his name was Dan answered. Talk about delightful and fun to talk to. He was charming, charismatic, and just made making a reservation as fun as it could ever be!nnWe were going up to HTFD because our son was graduating from college at the Hartford Civic Center. Yesterday arrived-Graduation day… And my husband and I decided to pop in to Salute before hand -just to check it out. We sat at the bar ordered cocktail and hors d’oeuvres. The best part of that were the bartenders who were so wonderful to talk to.nnI spied a gentleman who I assumed to be the owner… I asked one of the bartenders and he verified that. At the time the owner was working on a project and I since there is nobody else around, sauntered over to him & Quietly said…” Why don’t you let one of the minions do that?” His response was humble and sweet…” I am a minion”! right off the bat I liked him as he is humble.nnI introduced myself & we had a grand time chatting it up…along with some chuckles. nnWe attended our son’s graduation and came back later on for our dinner reservation. Once again greeted by the bartenders who by now felt like friends and a delightful Hostess who was just kind and caring.nnWhat I like about the places, you can walk in strangers and you leave friends.nnNow to the main event; FOOD! Scott was our server and he was perfect! The food was absolutely stellar delicious! Earlier in the day, we had tried their infamous garlic bread! It was perfectly cooked with a nice little crunch on the bottom, which I really enjoyed instead of mushy.nnMy husband had the Giobatto. If you like spice, this is the one to get! Our son, Trey, The graduate, enjoyed his shrimp piccata! I enjoyed it too We both thought it was cooked absolutely perfectly. I had the lobster special of the evening, which I can’t remember the name but anything with lobster is always delicious when it comes to my taste buds. That had a mushroom cream sauce which was sublime! The three of us shared a delicious crème brûlée 4 dessert with a round of coffee’s and off we went back down to the beach… Happy as larks With our choice of Salute to celebrate a special evening!nnYou will love it too! Trust me!

Garlic bread was a great starter!nOrdered the Chicken Parmesan—portion size was extremely generous! Solid Italian food with great portions and suitable for sharing and family style.nWe had a huge party, and they were extremely accommodating!