With the relaxing of restrictions and the return of widespread indoor dining in Connecticut, Easter, which is April 17, is the perfect occasion to make a brunch or dinner reservation and enjoy the holiday away from home. Don’t dawdle, though, because places are expected to book up fast. Here is a partial list of Connecticut restaurants serving on the holiday.
Delamar West Hartford, 1 Memorial Drive, serves an Easter brunch with the Easter bunny and an egg hunt on April 16, with seatings 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $35; $25 children; year and younger free. eventbrite.com
Fleming’s Steakhouse and Wine Bar, 44 S. Main St. in West Hartford, has a special three-course Easter menu available on April 16 and 17. Entrees are petite filet mignon and crab-stuffed shrimp scampi ($85) and petite filet mignon and lobster tail scampi ($95). Both meals come with salad and dessert. Salads are Fleming Salad (walnuts, tomatoes, dried cranberries, red onion, lemon balsamic) and Caesar salad. Desserts are chocolate butter cake, cheesecake ad key lime pie. flemingssteakhouse.com
Black-Eye’d Sally’s Southern Kitchen and Bar, 350 Asylum St. in Hartford, is having an Easter brunch buffet on April 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., for $29.95, $16.95 for younger than 12. Items include southern fried chicken, Creole scrambled eggs, blackened catfish, cheese grits, cornbread, honey butter and breakfast favorites. blackeyedsallys.com.
Pond House Café, in Elizabeth Park on the Hartford-West Hartford line, has an Easter brunch on April 17 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $54.87; $28.31 kids ages 5 to 12. Carving station offerings are brisket, turkey, lamb, tuna and porchetta. Other offerings include a cod cake omelet, eggs Benedict, eggs Florentine, a BLT omelet, pulled pork burrito, beet-cured salmon, shrimp mac and cheese, veggie jambalaya, Caesar salad, waffles, French toast, rugelach, scones and desserts. pondhousecafe.com
Capital Grille, 44 Front St. in Hartford: Brunch specials are being offered on April 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., including lobster frittata with butter-poached lobster tails, dry-aged New York strip and eggs, filet mignon and white cheddar hash browns. Mimosas are available as an enhancement. thecapitalgrille.com.
Market Grille, 110 Buckland Hills Drive in Manchester, has three-course prix fixe brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. ($29.95) and prix fixe dinner from 2 to 6:30 p.m. ($44.95) on Easter Sunday. Brunch entrees include ham, lobster avocado toast, eggs Benedict, scallops with salad, steak and eggs, crab cake Benedict, turkey burger. Dinner entrees include lamb, ham, prime rib, veal and shrimp saltimbocca, mahi mahi, pasta primavera, chicken picatta, scallops, filet mignon, salmon, lobster risotto, chicken and sausage rigatoni and a pork chop. A family-style meal for four also is available, in ham ($100) or lamb ($115). marketgrillct.com
Casa Mia, 600 Cold Spring Road in Rocky Hill, offers a four-course family-style Easter lunch April 17 from noon to 3 p.m., for $35 per person, $16 ages 3 to 12. Appetizers are antipasto, mushrooms, calamari, mozzarela, clams casino and eggplant rollatini. Pasta choices are marinari, bolognese, vodka, alfredo and white clam. Entree choices are veal, chicken, beef, lamb and sole. Also with dessert, bread, salad and coffee. casamiaonthegreen.com/easter-menu-1.
The 1741 Pub & Grill at Lyman Orchards, 70 Lyman Road in Middlefield, will have a brunch buffet on April 17 with seatings at 9 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. $32.95; $19.95 for 11 and younger. 1741pubandgrill.com
Millwrights, 77 West St. in Simsbury, has a three-course prix fixe meal on April 17 with seatings at 11 a.m. and 1, 3 and 5 p.m. $59; $29 younger than 12. Entrees include ham, crab and lobster cake Benedict, New York strip, fluke, lamb and ricotta gnocchi. Appetizers include salad, crispy maitake mushroom, crab salad toast, tuna tartare, foie gras mousse and short rib ragout. Desserts include coconut cake, oatmeal cookie, lemon curd and chocolate tart. millwrightsrestaurant.com
Mill on the River, 989 Ellington Road in South Windsor, has a three-course prix fixe Easter dinner for $49.95, with soup or salad, entrée and dessert, on April 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Entrees include Black Angus beef, salmon, ham, shrimp-and-scallops, redfish, rigatoni with chicken, pork loin, leg of lamb, chicken cordon bleu, shrimp and ravioli. Appetizers cost extra, including shrimp cocktail, oysters, clams, mussels, calamari, gorgonzola brad, crab cake, eggplant timbale, buffalo mozzarella and a hummus plate. themillontheriver.com
Elaine’s Bar & Grill, 1841 Berlin Turnpike in Wethersfield, has an Easter buffet on April 17 with seatings at noon and 2 p.m., for $29.95, 10 and younger $13.95, younger than 3 free. Carving station has ham and lamb, and other offerings include rigatonia alla vodka, eggplant rollatini, chicken piccata, filet of sole, kielbasa, fruit, bread, desserts and salads. elainesbarandgrill.com/.
Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ, with locations in Hartford, Windsor, South Windsor and New Haven, has a takeout Easter feast for $175 that feeds six to eight people, including a whole smoked spiral ham, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, orzo salad, cornbread and barbecue sauce. Other items are offered a la carte, including the restaurant’s usual offerings as well as a whole smoked leg of lamb, smoked salmon fillet, spinach and artichoke dip, hummus, deviled eggs and Lyman Orchards pies. bearsbbq.com
The Kitchen at Forge City Works, 559 Broad St. in Hartford, has a special Easter menu, to be ordered by April 10 and picked up or delivered on April 14. Selections for four to six people include standing rib roast ($200) or miso ginger salmon ($170), which come with salads, sides, rolls and dessert. Other foods available. pickup.kitchencafe.org.
River: A Waterfront Restaurant & Bar, 100 Great Meadow Road in Wethersfield, is offering an Easter dinner on April 17 from 3:30 to 7 p.m., a la carte. Entrees include lamb, salmon, chicken, prime rib, shrimp and filet mignon. Appetizers are salad, lobster bisque, clam chowder and mussels. Also dessert. riverontheriver.com.
Casa Mia at the Hawthorne, 2421 Berlin Turnpike in Berlin, has an Easter brunch April 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., $40, $18 kids. Two and a half hours max per party. Breakfast and lunch favorites, carving and dessert stations, kids’ corner. Cocktails cost extra. casamiathehawthorne.com/easter-brunch.
Saint Clements Castle, 1931 Portland Cobalt Road in Portland, will have an Easter brunch on April 17 with seatings at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with omelet, pasta and carving stations and sweets. $48, $20 ages 4 to 12, 3 and younger free. facebook.com/saintclementscastle
Grano Arso, 6 Main St. in Chester, offers an Easter brunch on April 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for $60. Selections include salad, stracciatella, calamari, tagliatelle with rabbit ragu, ravioli al uovo in confit, lamb breast, Arctic char and risotto verde. Also dessert. granoct.com
Water’s Edge Resort & Spa, 1525 Boston Post Road in Westbrook, will serve Easter brunch on April 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. $59; $25 ages 6 to 10 years; 5 and younger free. The Easter Bunny will be there from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cheeses, fruits, fresh breads, salads, pastas, roasts, omelets, shrimp cocktail, waffles, breakfast buffet, entrée buffet, desserts. watersedgeresortandspa.com
Georgina’s, 275 Boston Turnpike in Bolton, has a brunch buffet on April 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. $39; $19 ages 12 and younger. Fruit, fresh breads, salads, omelets, seafood newburg, eggplant Florentine, rigatoni alla vodka, baked him, sirloin, lemon and rosemary chicken and breakfast favorites and desserts. facebook.com/georginasrestaurantbanquets
A Villa Louisa, 60 Villa Louisa Road in Bolton, has an Easter brunch on April 17 with seatings at 10:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 1 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. $38.95; $16.95 10 and younger, 3 and younger free. Breakfast favorites, prime rib, lamb, chicken thighs, eggplant Parmesan, tortellini, salmon, seafood fra diavolo, haricot vert and desserts. Prepayment required on reservation. avillalouisa.com
The Riverhouse at Goodspeed Station, 55 Bridge Road in Haddam, has Easter brunch on April 17 for $52; $35 seniors; $28 ages 4 to 13; 3 and younger free. Seatings at 11 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Salmon, grilled chicken, began Bolognese pasta, breakfast favorites, salads, ham, sirloin and desserts. theriverhouse.com
Gelston House, 8 Main St. in East Haddam, has an Easter buffet on April 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. $37.95, $16.95 for 10 and younger. Shrimp cocktail, breakfast favorites, chicken, mac and cheese, cod, ham, prime rib. gelstonhouse.com
Hilltop, 39 Adamec Road in Willington, has a three-course prix fixe meal for $39.99 on April 17. Entrees include sirloin, lamb, pork loin, ham, prime rib, salmon, St. Thomas tuna, seafood primavera, chicken a la vodka and blackened chicken. Salads are Caesar or garden and dessert is cheesecake or chocolate cake. hilltopct.net
At The Barn, 17R East Granby Road in Granby, will have a special brunch menu on April 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., along with the regular menu. Brunch specials include deviled eggs, a goat cheese frittata, skirt steak and eggs, a brioche French toast and lemon-blueberry Belgian waffle. atthebarngranby.com.
Union Kitchen, 43 LaSalle Road in West Hartford, has brunch specials — ham and eggs and salmon flatbread — on April 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinner specials include crab cake and rack of lamb. unionkitchenct.com.
Wurst Haus, 37 LaSalle Road in West Hartford, has a brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 17. Offerings include breakfast favorites as well as a chicken bratwurst frittata and a Monte Cristo sandwich. wurst-haus.com.
East Street Eatery, 141 East St. in Wolcott, has an Easter buffet on April 17 with seatings at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., for $25.95, 10 and younger half price. Mushroom marsala soup, chicken orzo soup, salad, pork, ham, ziti carbonara, rigatoni alla vodka, chicken Milanese, salmon, desserts. eaststreeteatery.com
Anthony’s Ocean View, 450 Lighthouse Road in New Haven, has an Easter Grand Buffet on April 17 with seatings at 10:30 and 11 a.m. and 1, 1:30, 3:30 and 4 p.m., for $55.95, $25 ages 5 to 12, $64.95 per person for a private family suite. Included are breakfast favorites, cocktail meatballs, clams, buffalo wings, mimosa fountain, seafood salad, Italian ham pie, cavatelli, penne alla vodka, chicken, pork, ribs, sausage, braciole, salmon, seafood pescatore, stuffed peppers, ham, prime rib and desserts. anthonysoceanview.com.
Fresh Salt at Saybrook Point Resort & Marina, 2 Bridge St. in Old Saybrook, will serve brunch on April 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. $69.95, $34.95 kids 5 and older. Breakfast favorites, shrimp cocktail, salmon, trout, mussels, tuna, salmon, duck breast, smoked chicken, venison andouille sausage, lamb, ham, prime rib, a wok station, flounder, sirloin, swordfish, spinach and garlic ravioli. saybrook.com
Langley’s at Great Neck Country Club, 28 Lamphere Road in Waterford, has an Easter buffet on April 17 from noon to 5 p.m., for $42, $20 6 to 12 and younger than 6 free. Carving station has ham, prime rib and lamb. Also broccoli cheddar soup, antipasto, chicken, cod, pasta station, vegetables, desserts. greatneckgolf.com/langleys/menus.
Hilton Mystic, 20 Coogan Blvd., has an Easter brunch on April 17 with sittings at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. $57, younger than 5 free. Minimum table size is four people, maximum is 10 people. Breakfast favorites, pea soup, gouda-tomato-basil bisque, salads, lamb, sirloin, bread, chicken bruschetta, salmon, candy and sweets. eventbrite.com.
The Grand Oak Villa, 550 Sylvan Lake Road in Watertown, has an Easter brunch on April 17 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $50; $25 ages 6 to 12. Reservations required by April 10. Antipasto, grilled vegetables, salad, ciabatta rolls, shrimp cocktail, smoked salmon, calamari salad, crepes, pancakes, frittata, cavatelli Bolognese, rigatoni alla vodka, grilled steak bavette, eggplant rollatini, chicken carciofo, herbed risotto with mushroom and scallops, lamb, ham, and sweets. thegrandoakvilla.com
La Llorona Progressive Mexican Cuisine, 13 Hope St. in Niantic, has an Easter brunch buffet on April 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $50; $25 ages 5 to 12; under 5 free. Among the offerings are shrimp chowder, chipotle tomato bisque, New York strip steak, ham, poblano home fries, huevos a la Mexicana, chilaquiles, enchiladas de huevo, salmon, chicken and rice and beans. lalloronact.com
The Wharf at Madison Beach Hotel, 94 W. Wharf Road in Madison, has an Easter brunch on April 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $97; $45 ages 6 to 12; 5 and younger free. All reservations are pre-paid and cancellations accepted until April 14 at 6 p.m. Prime rib, ham, omelets, soup, salads, raw bar, eggs Benedict, duck confit hash, cheese blintz, white bean lamb cassoulet, ricotta stuffed pasta, chicken breast, miso glazed salmon thewharfmadison.com
Shell & Bones Oyster Bar and Grill, 100 S. Water St. in New Haven, will offer Easter dinner April 17 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Specials include spring pea avocado gazpacho and “Everything” House-Cured Salmon, braised lamb shank , monkfish and vegetarian paella. Desserts include pineapple carrot coconut sorbet and strawberry white chocolate trifle. shellandbones.com.
The Spa at Norwich Inn, 607 West Thames St. in Norwich, is serving Easter brunch on April 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. $68; $22 children; 5 and younger free. Mimosas, lobster bisque, panzanella salad, corned beef hash, blueberry pancakes, Caesar salad, lamb Bolognese, fried chicken, swordfish frittata, short rib, French toast and desserts. thespaatnorwichinn.com.
Captain Daniel Packer Inne, 32 Water St. in Mystic, offers a price fixe Easter menu for $55. Appetizers are pea soup, shrimp cocktail, wild boar-stuffed artichoke and DPI salad. Entrees include ham, short ribs, lamb ossobuco, diver scallops, vegan mushroom goulash. Also desserts. danielpacker.com
The Cottage, 256 Post Road East in Westport, will offer a prix fixe Easter dinner April 17 from 1 to 7 p.m., for $85, $45 younger than 12. Appetizers are bitter green salad, local burrata, wild fluke sashimi and miso cod crepe. Pasta is wild nettle sachetti. Entrees are king salmon, spring vegetable farroto, saddle of lamb and suckling pig. Desserts are chocolate pot de creme, carrot cake, vanilla pavlova and farmstead cheese. thecottage.kitchen/westport.
Susan Dunne can be reached at sdunne@courant.com.
