Padway's - Hartford

We arrived at 4:30 and were promptly seated, which was wonderful. We placed our order at 4:45 but unfortunately our food did not arrive until 5:45. This was a bit disappointing considering our table and two others were full. Our group consisted of 9 people, while the other two tables only had two people each.

We had reservations for an early dinner on New Year's Day. I ordered the beef Wellington and my husband ordered the royal nativity. Both dishes were excellent!

Good stuff, we weren't impressed. The food was hot, but average.

Overall we were very underwhelmed. My wife ordered the shrimp scampi. Shrimp was overcooked and was served lukewarm. Her baked potato wasn’t hot enough to melt the butter. Overall very bland. I ordered the walleye special. It lacked seasoning or flavor and was served over overcooked and dry risotto.

Not recommended. Server was inexperienced-Slow, had to go to bar to ask for plates and silverware for appetizers, reached across me to deliver food and pick up empty dishes instead of going around. Shrimp was overdone. Potatoes and vegs too peppery. Baked onion soup not flavorful. Ribeye was smaller than expected and lacked flavor. No butter for bun. We ate on patio but did not expect the number of flies. View was great.