Do not visit the Newtown Grill! All the reviews are 100% true but I believe in forming my own decisions. Biggest mistake. I made reservations for Mother's Day at 11AM and by 12:30PM decided to stop waiting in line. There was no one taking names at the desk and everyone just standing in line hoping restaurant staff would show up at the desk. People decided to avoid the line and go directly in front of the desk which annoyed me and others who patiently waited to be seated. The line to get food was at the front and combined with the reservation line - total chaos! They ran out of plates and the plates brought out were still dirty. That is when I said enough is enough and took my entire party to La Locanda Restaurant up the street. While leaving, we heard people state they were told they had to leave based on time limits. If you can not form a proper restaurant plan to serve brunch, you should not be in business. This is an upscale restaurant that was reduced to a depression soup line. I would never visit or recommend this place. Whoever is managing this- place needs to be fired. Rule #1 - You do not overbook reservations - you should value your reputation foremost. If you want a top notch restaurant experience, visit La Locanda Restaurant. In speaking with staff, they received many Newtown Grill customers who were feed up and decided to leave too. La Locanda saved Mother's Day from being a total disaster.
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