Best Contemporary European Restaurants in Old Lyme

We had a truly outstanding dinner at Celeste. It was our first time there, and we will be returning frequently given our amazing experience yesterday night. Every dish was spectacularly delicious. Service was absolutely top notch with Alyssa as our server -- warm, friendly, incredibly knowledgeable, and just a delight! One of my daughters remarked that Alyssa's attentive service made the evening for her. Ambiance was lovely. We had been to the previous Trio at this location, but the transformation of the space was great -- much more bright and inviting. In our party were my husband, four daughters, and our cousin. Everyone raved about their selections. Especially noteworthy was the Roasted Sweet Potato & Date soup. It was very unique and out-of-this-world flavorful with lots of layers. I had the Rigatoni Al Forno, apparently a staple...and it did not disappoint. So yummy -- rich and hearty comfort food. The other choices we had were pesto chicken pizza, sweet potato gnocci, French Onion Soup, delicata & apple salad, Celeste salad, kid's burger, Romesco Cod, and Pasta Genovese. All fantastic!! Can't recommend this place enough...we loved it!! One of our new favorites for sure!!

Excellent experience Drinks amazing Food was excellent

Great find. Very cool place, food and service were good