Modern Italian cuisine, including fresh pasta, served in a townhouse with a trellis-covered patio. Based on 350 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
806 State St, New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 777-6670
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Hours
| Thursday | 5–9 PM |
| Friday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 4–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 4–8:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 5–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–9 PM |
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Reservations: opentable.com
Reviews
Buschauer
During my visit to L’Orcio, I was expecting modern Italian cuisine, but was met with typical traditional Italian dishes. The presentation of the main course seemed somewhat uninspired, lacking creativity, but where it lacked in visual appeal, it excelled in taste. The self-made pasta was exceptional, complemented by excellent choices of cheese, fresh herbs, and garden-crisp vegetables, all with a concentrated focus on flavoring. Portions were just right, neither overpowering nor too big. The beautiful backyard oasis, with its urban Mediterranean setting, complete with charming planting and a pergola, added to the ambiance. Unfortunately, my enjoyment was marred by mosquitoes enjoying their human feast, leaving distracting marks on me. Next time, I’ll remember to wear long pants and apply bug spray beforehand, but the culinary experience was satisfying nonetheless.
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Elizabeth Bigley
Absolutely delicious, we went for a date night and this was a hidden gem in New Haven! We had the grilled octopus appetizer, gnocchi alla vodka, tiramisu, and creme brulee. We added the fresh ricotta to the gnocchi, it was perfect! I would highly recommend L’Orcio
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Hyunchul Lee
Had high expectations going in, but wasn’t met 100%. Gnocchi was good, burrata was as expected, oysters were okay. Wine from Tuscany was my favorite here. I’ve had better saltimbocca elsewhere. Service was somewhat ‘surly’. The atmosphere would be pretty good if we weren’t seated next to the entrance with a table full of noisy people. For the price, I expected more.
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Snehal
Ambience was classy. Food, cocktails were great. However, dessert could have been better ( I hope they made better lime pie, crust was not great unfortunately). Overall good place for date night dinner.
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Sunny Kim
Cute Italian restaurant with great ambiance. Some of the food was great—lemon chicken was tender and well flavored. Osso bucco pasta was average. It was a bit flat in flavor, and the pasta kept sticking together and formed a congealed mess towards the end. The burrata salad was fine, but it’s not hard to make simple ingredients taste good, and the cheesecake, which was recommended by the waitress, was overly sweet with weird texture.
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Joe G
It was pretty bad to be honest. We had a fairly large party of six but we were one of three tables being served. The service was incredibly slow. We were there for over 3 hours. It took over 45 min just to get drinks and bread.
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Alex D
Beautiful outdoor patio, good cocktails and many wonderful pasta dishes as well as entrees.
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Upahar Jung Shah
Overall, our experience at the restaurant was amazing, but there were a few aspects that could be improved. Despite making a reservation a month in advance, we still had to wait for almost half an hour, which was a little disappointing. While the food quality was generally good, some of our friends’ steaks were overcooked and almost burned. Additionally, the service was a little slow, with a one-hour wait between the appetizer and main course, even though we ordered everything at the same time. Despite these issues, we still enjoyed our time at the restaurant, and the server was nice and knowledgeable.
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Joe Perretta
It’s odd that a town that once hosted Tratoria Basta–one of the finest Italian-American restaurants on the east coast in the last 50 years–could so gladly tolerate such a mistake of an eatery. You’ll spend a lot of dinner wondering if it’s really as bad as you believe it to he. Just give in, accept. Lovely people, very lovely. Just bad at the food and drink.
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Bruce Seymour
Superb! Italian dining at it’s finest. Rotating seasonal menu. Perfectly cooked fish. The eggplant appetizer is outrageously good and decadently balanced.
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