With dinner hours limited to two nights a week, the Village Cafe and Bistro would seem to be more cafe than bistro. Yet the knotty pine floor, varnished wood counter, expressionist oils on the walls, and ample number of tables inside and out endow the place with a handsome feel that goes well beyond your basic diner.
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Food & service excellent and very clean, nice atmosphere, can eat outside in warmer weather. Especially like the big screen TV. Would like to be able to substitute a small fruit plate for the home fries sometimes instead of buying an additional too large, more expensive fruit plate when I desire fruit. How about some unusual pancake or waffle specials eg: granola pancakes or belgium waffles with fruit. Thanks for a delicious meal. |
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Love the different selections. Staff is so friendly. |
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Breakfast was quite yummy, however we probably wait to come back when the weather is a bit warmer because the restaurant is quite chilly with the way the outside door is set up. |
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can't wait to try the new dinner menu! |
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The food was amazing, and the service was fantastic! |
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Really like the new evening set-up - specials & regular menu as well. |
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eXCELLENT FOOD AND SERVICE. |
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We were pleased with the friendly, helpful staff . The food was great and they have made the place over into a very pleasant place to go enjoy. |
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Steven is an excellent & inventive chef. |
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good food, Will accomadate special needs. |
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Our first visit was amazing. Food was creative, energetic and new. Better than any restaurant I have been to in WH, Hartford or NYC. Highly recomend to anyone. Cozy ambiance and friendly service. Will frequent just moved to Canton from NYC. Can't wait to try dinner. |
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If you don't mind you have to get your own coffee, when they are busy service can get overloaded. Otherwise food is extremely good and I recommend you trying it out. |
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Food is excellent. Friendly service. |
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They've stopped the dinner service for now, it used to be BYOB but their notice states they will be serving beer and wine with dinner in the fall. |
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Nice home town service and food. Nothing fancy but everything is very good. |
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great turkey chili...just started specialty pizzas and they are awesome--great crusts. Nice atmosphere! try it |
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Young, creative local chef making great food combinations. Salad dressing was fresh that evening and some of the best I've ever had. Took some home! |
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wonderful food. excellent value and very pleasant staff waitresses. |
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Love the BYOB. |
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We've eaten at the Village Café for breakfast/brunch many times and it's great! They seem to take favorites like Egg Benedict or a common salad and give it their own unique twist. There are no shortcuts here; everything from fresh ingredients to presentation is clearly valued here. It's nice to go to a place that doesn't just throw fried eggs on a plate with burnt toast and call it a meal, but rather values breakfast as much as dinner and offers these different alternatives to the usual. They offer unexpected sides like sweet potato home fries, which I have surprisingly grown to love since I'm usually not the biggest fan of sweet potato. I also recommend their lobster bisque and French onion soup if your there for brunch or dinner. They are also very generous with their portions. I recently got a dish with lobster as an ingredient and there was so much lobster I could not even finish. I can't wait to enjoy their outdoor patio this spring Village Cafe this season is kickass Amazing The Village Café and Bistro (Canton Village Plaza, 220 Albany Tpke, Canton) This is an ambitious venture by young chef Steve Day who’s honed his skills at some good restaurants around here. The shiny, simply furnished spot turns out three meals daily starting with coffee and eggs and topping out with plates like encrusted fish and prime rib with flavor-filled mashed potatoes for dinner. In between, a superb lobster bisque, exceptional salads and hearty sandwiches appear. We love it. The web reviewers are screaming: Wow! Yumm! Wicked delicious! Wonderful value! If you haven’t eaten here you’re nuts! They now have wine (starting at $4 a glass) and beer. 860 693-4302 The same holds true of the breakfast and lunch offerings, served seven days a week. Breakfast dishes range from staples like French toast, pancakes and oatmeal ($3.50 to $6) to several ambitious egg dishes ($7.25 to $14, paired with toast or English muffin and home fries). The lobster omelet, for example, is stuffed with sautéed lobster, spinach, scallions, avocado and goat cheese; eggs Vermont, a poached offering, includes artichoke hearts, bacon, goat cheese, spinach and roasted pepper hollandaise. “With the exception of the breads, we make everything from scratch,” said Sarah Strecker, a waitress who has been with the cafe since it opened in 2007. The Bistro Ruben, for instance, one of nearly a dozen sandwiches on the lunch menu, is made from house-cooked corned beef ($9, with slaw, pickle and fries). And the soups — including lobster bisque ($5.25 a cup), with chunks of lobster and a hint of sherry — are prepared fresh daily. Even the salads have a homemade touch. The Waldorf ($8.75) is topped with goat cheese croutons and glazed walnuts, and the B.L.T. features crispy lettuce, grilled tomato, smoked bacon and fried onion ($9.50). The Village Cafe and Bistro, 220 Albany Turnpike (Route 44), Canton; thevillagecafeandbistro.com; (860) 693-4302. Open Monday through Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Ive dined at the Village Cafe and Bistro in Canton Ct about 30 times this fall and cannot get enough. I am certain you will love the atmosphere. Dinner is dynamite and a must try. Delicious foods and absolutely reasonable wine list. [02 Dec 2008 20:26:36]
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Recommended Dishes: Crab Cake Entree and Calamari App
Sandra Fishman
Best sandwich I ever had in my entire life hands down- Turkey and Brie. Oh my god good! The bread is fantastic and everything about it was delicious. Order it with the pasta salad. The creme brulee is also to die for and I don't even like creme brulee. [24 Jan 2009 20:33:16]
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Recommended Dishes: Almost Famous Roasted Turkey and Brie Sandwich
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Quick Bite | Canton
By CHRISTOPHER BROOKS
Published: April 16, 2010
