Reviews

4.5

Based on 914 reviews

09:21 09 Aug 22

A comfortable deck and water view adds to the delicious food and good service. I will bring my guests from out of town here to savor the food and enjoy the view.

Jim LaFrance

20:12 07 Aug 22

On the water restaurant with good food and service - exceedingly rare in Connecticut. First time - in Northington, what a beautiful little town. And lunch on a hot sunny summer day with wife and daughter - with oysters, fish and chips, and nice drinks. On the pier under an umbrella. Perfetto.

Maureen Keough

21:18 02 Aug 22

Matt Evans

23:18 29 Jul 22

Food was excellent, service was amazing and the views are unbeatable.

Lissie Brooks

02:35 29 Jul 22

Great place for lunch ! Beautiful spot on the water and very attractive inside also. We really like our waitress but didn't get her name. All good!

Kyle Donovan

19:19 28 Jul 22

Anna Beaulieu

23:03 26 Jul 22

enc travel

18:28 23 Jul 22

Great lunch. Good service. Beautiful ambiance

Naomi Bone

17:32 22 Jul 22

Excellent atmosphere! Great service! Wonderful food 😋!

Amanda Horning

14:36 22 Jul 22

We were excited to eat outside right at the water! They have yummy seafood options, but also have sandwiches & burgers as well!

Melanie Gallucci

21:18 13 Jul 22

Everything was great, the food, drinks, service and location. We had such a wonderful time. It was my first time there and it will be the first of many.

roamic

05:02 13 Jul 22

I've been here several times with a friend whose daughter lives in Stonington. This time I came here with my wife. I had the Breakwater salad and it was delicious. While we ate, our eyes feasted on the view of the harbor.

vipergts

02:28 12 Jul 22

Food was perfectly done the waitress we had was awesome couldn't ask for any better service

Gregory White

22:19 10 Jul 22

Christine Newton

17:02 10 Jul 22

Great, friendly service. Yummy drinks. Delicious food. We ordered Hot Buttered Lobster Roll and Grilled Shrimp Tacos. Highly recommend Breakwater.

Patti Champagne

00:57 10 Jul 22

Beautiful place, great food, wonderful staff!!!!

Barbara Appel

17:32 09 Jul 22

Excellent service and very good food. Yummy fish tacos. Can't beat the view and fresh air dining on their patio.

Dietmar Kraume

18:34 08 Jul 22

Tammy Bell

21:30 03 Jul 22

WOW!!! What a wonderful lunch & terrific service! We were greeted by the awesome hostess, Elizabeth. She sure made us feel special with her kindness. Our server Ally was also top notch! 🦞 roll, shrimp and salmon wrap with potote fries were delicious!

Jerry W

21:05 03 Jul 22

Love it. Great food, cocktails, and staff. View is terrific. Truffle fries, lobster roll, salmon, and fish tacos all delicious. $$$

Bob Primmer

00:06 01 Jul 22

The Breakwater is a beautiful location with plenty of seating options. Or server was awesome and recommended great options which we were all very happy with. Highly recommend it if you're in the borough make sure you eat here.

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16:26 23 Jun 22

First visit to this establishment and we were very pleased from the service to the taste. Will be returning and would recommend to anyone looking for an alternative to other waterfront establishments.

bob beaver

10:32 23 Jun 22

Always love going here and sitting outside - one of our favorite places since moving to CT

Dean Mooney

20:46 18 Jun 22

John Bonanni

00:01 17 Jun 22

I love the martinis, the menu, the view. 3rd visit in a week. As always, excellent menu. Extremely courteous and efficient staff. Kudos to a great restaurant**********

Carlos Colón

05:39 16 Jun 22

Great food and service, nice views

Kevin Haggerty

18:28 05 Jun 22

We always enjoy going to Breakwater! This restaurant is always consistent with its food, cocktails and service. The wife and I have found that one of the biggest problems with waterfront dining in Connecticut and New England for that matter is lack of consistency in good/great food and service. We never worry about that when we come to Breakwater! The only other place in New England that I would mention is Coastguard House in RI. That to me and I hope to Breakwater is quite a compliment!We will be back again and again this season and for years to come!

Porter Hill

18:33 27 May 22

Very good location great food.

David Hamilton

13:21 24 Apr 22

Great service, great food.

Vivian P

04:34 20 Apr 22

Great food and loved the location. We came for dinner and did the prix fixe menu and it was delicious! The butternut squash soup was amazing, and they had a good selection of desserts. Really pretty view and the servers were super friendly

eric tolman

13:38 10 Apr 22

Very nice restaurant on a wharf on the Mystic River.

Quenten

01:53 03 Apr 22

Tracy Ann Labieniec

17:59 31 Mar 22

One of our favorite restaurants. The food is excellent and the view is beautiful. Highly recommend it.

Daniel Thompson

23:19 04 Mar 22

jake wells

02:38 02 Mar 22

Great view, great food, great service. What more could you want?

Sandy Tedford

01:49 28 Feb 22

Food was delicious

Lazlo 59

12:07 25 Feb 22

Very nice selection and staff!

Armie P

21:19 11 Feb 22

First I must comment on its location, driving through the beautiful historic town of Stonington you will find this beautiful restaurant on the water - kinda tricky to find if your from out of town as it is nestled between the pretty old buildings/homes but we did get to drive around some cool historical cannons.Service was absolutely spectacular from our hostess who was super friendly to our waiter Keila who made us feel very welcome.We had the fried calamari, mussels marinara and blue cheese fondu with toasted French bread to start - all very tastyThe main courses we had were the sword fish, grilled seafood medley and fish tacos - all fresh and delicious - just what everyone in my party craved and enjoyedI would defiantly recommend if you are passing through and in the mood for fresh tasting seafood

Dana newbauer

02:48 21 Jan 22

Excellent food, very pleasant service, great drinks and a beautiful view. Add to that a very lively and engaging happy hour crowd at the bar and I will come back here over and over and over again as often as I'm in town.

Margaret Quintas

13:58 10 Jan 22

Marg Hosbach

01:28 30 Dec 21

I echo so many of the posted reviews. View is wonderful and the food is always excellent. However, the standout for my husband and me is the amazing service. All are cordial, helpful if you have a few unique requests, and extremely attentive without being overbearing. My husband and I have been coming to Breakwater regularly and will continue to do so in 2022!

Elias Christides

00:50 20 Dec 21

Excellent.We have been there twice and were very pleased the food is really good.

Joshua DeJesus

04:57 18 Dec 21

Enjoyed my time drinking wine, sitting right by the water. Truly an amazing sight. Enjoy an amazing dinner or a glass of their delicious wine. For an amazing date take her here fellas. 100%

Stephen Wooster

17:16 17 Dec 21

David Smith

20:38 14 Dec 21

Good unique menu, nice atmosphere and staff.

Michael Thatcher

20:56 04 Dec 21

Priscila Podesta

02:41 28 Nov 21

Great food and a great place to bring friends! Shauna really took care of us and was super friendly! Thank you!

Charles Ackerman

21:15 27 Nov 21

Exciting, great views on the water. Friendly staff. Great food. Best Cod Tacos ever. Fantastic bread bowls.

JohnMark Ingaran

21:40 15 Nov 21

Absolutely love this restaurant. Not only does it have one of the best views but the service & food is always exceptional!

Ralph Key

01:39 13 Nov 21

Exceptional food! Matt, at the bar, awesome service!

Adam Santi

23:56 07 Nov 21

Great food, service, and an amazing sunset to go with it all.

Robert Creutz

19:20 07 Nov 21

Amazing location in Stonington Burrough. Water views are special. Decent sized parking lot. Had half a dozen ninigret oysters. Excellent as expected. Fish and chips was good. Plan to try more of the wide selection of seafood dishes. Service was attentive and prompt. A little pricey but not crazy.

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00:45 26 Oct 21

Great lobster roll and swordfish wrap. They make their own potato chips too. Staff was very friendly and accommodating.

john umphlett

01:49 25 Oct 21

We had a relaxing late sunday afternoon meal.Wonderful. Great salad!

Sandra Marczak

18:17 21 Oct 21

Jen

16:45 18 Oct 21

The drinks here are exactly as they should be Good & Strong. We were seated quickly and the service was amazing. We ordered the fish and chips and blackened chicken tacos. So good

Mary Greene

23:00 17 Oct 21

What a lovely place! We had dinner, right at sunset. The food was wonderful. Seafood pasta and swordfish. Try the local Beer'd, that's correct, on tap. Wheat with a citrus flavor. Great friendly wait staff. Eat outside if possible.

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18:35 12 Oct 21

Phill took excellent care of us, we would go back again just to see him. The food was all wonderful, we each got one of the dinner specials with calamari as our app. We definitely will be visiting again.

Steve W

01:28 09 Oct 21

Great food and a view !!!

Stacey Doyle

11:40 08 Oct 21

Lovely seafood restaurant with great service and views.

John Davern

21:34 05 Oct 21

Wonderful town, great View, good service and good food

Pete Flaherty

13:05 05 Oct 21

Awesome view for a afternoon lunch. Food was terrific

Steve W

11:34 05 Oct 21

Great food and views !!!

dan smiley

13:18 03 Oct 21

Great place to eat. We docked and dined. Staff was great!

Tony DeStefano

21:18 01 Oct 21

Best Fish and Chips. Service was friendly and fast. View was fantastic.

Dan Smiley

11:40 01 Oct 21

Great place to dock and dine. Great food !

John Sigler

23:32 26 Sep 21

It was are first time and the experience left us going to make a return visit.

Marsha Bowman

19:43 21 Sep 21

Alaura Sminkey

00:59 20 Sep 21

This is a gem kind of off the beaten track from the touristy Mystic area that the locals know well and love. The meals are a cut above, service is warm, friendly and exceptional, prices are reasonable for the quality of the food and you can't beat the waterfront views. We ate out on the dock. We enjoy parking at the Stonington point past the Lighthouse and walking to the Breakwater for drinks and dinner. Truly a favorite of ours!

monica acevedo

08:22 19 Sep 21

John Vernon

22:59 12 Sep 21

Have been there before still another great place to eat outside dinning great view.

Raylene Deveau-DiGregorio

19:09 11 Sep 21

Great food, great location, great staff!

Bill Brock

23:04 10 Sep 21

Excellent dinner and service, but hard to find

Kim A. Linonis

20:50 08 Sep 21

Outside seating is first come first served. Reservations for inside only. Great food and views. Nice staff. Will be back.

Haley Carmela

00:00 05 Sep 21

Jason Berg

18:58 04 Sep 21

Super awsome extra fantastic

Ron DeMara

19:29 30 Aug 21

Post Road

21:23 29 Aug 21

Cari Miller

22:19 21 Aug 21

Beautiful view and great food

Suzette Augustyniak

00:42 21 Aug 21

Jacqueline Baldwin

07:38 20 Aug 21

I attended a networking luncheon at The Breakwater this afternoon and the staff could not have been more accomodating. We ended up with an additional guest which prompted a cimplete shift in the table configuration to accomodate. They did this with grace and ease while we took a group picture. Daniel was extremely attentive to our needs and was full of positive energy. The menu has a wide array from small bites, inviting salads, sandeiches to full entrees. My pork bowl was fresh bursting with color and flavor. I highly recommend!

Julian Rodriguez

22:42 18 Aug 21

Great place... my lobster roll and truffle fries were amazing !!!

Christine K.

20:26 17 Aug 21

Excellent Firecracker Shrimp! Perfect Dock & Dine!

Ella Petrick

16:31 10 Aug 21

Nice views, great fish tacos, definitely will return.

Dave Miller

19:19 09 Aug 21

Absolutely the best fried scallops I've ever had! The views are incredible, the service was fantastic and we had a great time.

Mike Pedraza

21:16 08 Aug 21

Excellent food and service with an outstanding water view. The server was so personable and she accomadated a few special requests required by my two small grandchildren. I loved the oysters on the half shell and lobster roll.

Sharon Lyons

03:05 05 Aug 21

Very nice place on the docks in Stonington! Awesome seafood and great water views!

Kristin Intelisano

20:27 01 Aug 21

When a restaurant does well, it’s easy to compliment them. When they have a few mishaps and their response is over the top gracious… you want to tell everyone you know. Long story short, I live here and I would have been happy to bring people back here again per the view, the service, and the food, but because they responded to something small, appropriately, swiftly- and dare I say grandly, I can’t wait to bring visiting guests again and again. Many thanks Breakwater—- you rock!

Joanne DeMasco

20:14 01 Aug 21

Johnny Gervais

01:53 01 Aug 21

EXCELLENT Food & Service 5 Stars 🌟

Roger Peterson

01:21 01 Aug 21

Excellent service. Delicious food. And a setting worth a Food & Leisure spread. Just wonderful!

Ann-Marie Grimason

01:07 01 Aug 21

Gordon A

20:36 31 Jul 21

Good food, attentive staff!

Nichole Lynn

19:35 31 Jul 21

Bri was our server and she was super fast and attentive. Very kind and a smile that makes you feel welcomed. A bit of a wait but it was worth if for a gorgeous view and perfectly cooked food. Will be coming back.

Richard Spierto

01:47 31 Jul 21

Mike Mosher

07:49 30 Jul 21

Great food and atmosphere. Right on the docks of Stonington. Will definitely return. Top quality seafood.

B C

03:07 29 Jul 21

Delicious food, amazing view and wonderful wait staff!!! Can’t wait to stop in again sometime!