Heirloom New Haven

Excellent service, nice menu selection, although a sizable restaurant with many customers it was sufficiently quiet that the 3 senior citizens could easily carry on conversations (notably none of the blasting background music that mar many restaurant experiences)

We started with the mushroom toast, which was not great. The bread was difficult to chew, the flavor was just ok. My partner had the Bison and I had the scallops. Both were waaay over salted. We managed to eat the bison because we were hungry, but the scallops (despite being *cooked* perfectly) were so salty we couldn't eat them. The service was very slow and the place was very loud. They need to put rugs down to fix the acoustics. We will not be returning.

Our previous visit was better. We loved many of our dishes but two of the small plates were “don’t order this again”. One was the marrow, which had almost nothing edible. The other was the salmon tartar. It had a fishier taste than we had expected. We couldn’t tell whether it was the intended flavor or whether the salmon was not as fresh as it might have been.

We would definitely return. The food was delicious, and our server was warm and attentive. There were some serious bros at the bar prior to dinner who used the term “lady tennis” and tried to take over the space. Otherwise the ambience would be a five.

We have enjoyed many meals here over the years but after dinner last night we won't be returning. Dishes we previously loved are listed the same on the menu but are executed completely differently. The carrots were not the nice multicolored ones, caramelized and served with the sauce but rather sliced steamed orange ones floating in the steamer water. The crispy potatoes were steamed potatoes and we had to ask twice for the sauce they were supposed to be served with, and the scallops were flavorless. So disappointed.