New Harvest - Beacon Falls

Picture it, Saturday 6pm getting ready for a rare date night out. We spiffed up, our son took our pict we headed out to have THE MOST HORRIBLE DINNER EVER!!! Drove all the way to Beacon Falls New Harvest restaurant an hour from home. Online Reviews were good, menu looked good...we pull up to a roadside bar for directions thinking, our GPS is off, praying please don 't let this be the place and it IS ... it 's street parking on a busy road...the place was a dive bar with a restaurant in back and an actual apartment above it. I tried to stay open minded but, the bread was clearly 3 slices of perfectly uniform matching slices of potato bread from an actual loaf of Stop and Shop bread aisle bread, horrible smelly fish we now dread ordering when/if it comes up later tonight, and the waitress in classy ripped black jeans and a grey t-shirt somehow mixed up our salad order giving mine to my husband and his to me...and we were the ONLY 2 diners in the joint if you don 't count 3 guys in plaid at the bar and the crying baby...also at the bar. My husband only ate the bread to neutralize how much vinegar was on his salad. If this is what we encountered on a Saturday night 2 days before Valentine 's day, SKIP THIS PLACE but It gets worse...In the ladies room 2 of the 3 lights were out and the tile was broken around the toilet and the floor sloped towards it leaving you to feel like you were going to bottom out and fall through the floor. This is why I am absolutely a homebody... Well, we tried. I can 't make this stuff up people, and if this was my act at a comedy club I 'm sure you 'd be laughing at my pain. The only saving grace was a piece of J. Gilbert 's carrot cake we brought home at 9pm from a restaurant so packed and top notch our only option was take out . Please lord, let me not have fish part 2 later tonight on the upchuck. So much for smiles and high hopes and whoever was clearly paid off to post previous good reviews from a restaurant that was neither NEW or a HARVEST of anything else but items from Stop and Shop.

It was nice to learn in warmer weather there is outdoor seating in the back of this restaurant. Five of us gathered at a table on the outer deck for conversation, libations and dinner. We ordered the homemade pot stickers, shrimp cocktail, potato pancakes with seared tuna and four lamb shanks again. One of our party chose the stuffed pork loin with spinach, bacon and cheese on orzo which looked marvelous. Our waitress said the stuffed salmon was also delicious. Check this place out if you 're passing by on Route 8 or in the area. The owner is very kind and attentive. Fine time and good food in this casual restaurant that blends upscale cuisine menu items and white tablecloths with more simple fare for regulars or those stopping in for a quick bite and a drink at the bar. Our party of four ordered three appetizers: homemade pot stickers, shrimp cocktail and potato pancakes at the request of our friends who know the owner well. The pot stickers were perfectly browned with a light pureed pork interior that was better than most. The Chef/Owner, G to his friends, said he made these at home for his family and added them to his menu when so many who tried them said he should, despite his concern his customers weren 't looking for Asian food. The right decision. Our shrimp cocktail for four had good sized shrimp that was fresh and flavorful with the accompanying cocktail sauce and lemon. Two orders of crispy shredded potato pancakes came topped with sour cream and seared tuna slices. Our friends said they usually are prepared with salmon, which is also a good choice, but the tuna was a fine alternative. Two of us ordered the lamb shank. I ate mine with the accompanying polenta and the other plate was served with a mashed potato substitute. A third dish was creamy pesto penne with shrimp and vegetables. Nice. The fourth was scallops over risotto. Well seared scallops but there could have been five not four for a better portion. Salads served with the main were all good. I preferred my house salad to the three Caesar salads my party chose, but everyone was happy with their greens. House bread was okay. No room for dessert or time for coffee, but this is a place people should stop by when driving down the highway and the Beacon Falls exit sign comes into sight or if you live within an easy distance.

Great food and people. Often have live music on the weekends

Terrible food overpriced. Would not recommend eating here. Drinks were good. Waitress friendly. But gave most of food to my dogs.

Excellent food prepared with thought and attention to detail.. Friendly service too..