John Davenport's Restaurant

write reviews for two reasons out-of-this-world experiences and horrible/won't go back experiences.....This clearly from the one-star was not a good one. I went this past weekend for my mother's birthday (one of the bigger ones) and being the eldest/most local of the son's, my dad and myself wanted to give her a very special day/night; ending with a great dinner. (that highly fell short) We had made reservations for this past weekend for my parents, a handful of relatives and myself. I got there punctually for our dinner reservations to be greeted by the hostess which was nice to give me a menu to lookover while I waited a few minutes for the others to park their cars. (Note: always use the valet service Friday-Saturday; parking can take a considerable amount of time otherwise) Soon after the rest of my family showed up and we were seated. Aedan (think I spelt it correctly) helped by getting all of us water and asked him a few times throughout the evening for things, that he was very

Hosted was Great. Food was disappointing. Hopefully they improve going forward.

I both had shrimp and scallops, over a corn sauce that was out of this world. The service was stellar, and our waitress was attentive, polite and prompt. Everyone we came into contact with was pleasant. The views of New Haven are breathtaking, and there doesn't seem to be a bad seat in the house.