Go Fish (gofishct.com) is casual dining restaurant offering both cooked and raw seafood. Notable as much for its atmosphere as its menu, Go Fish features a unique collection of paintings, sculptures, and glasswork to enhance the dining experience. The restaurant is best known for its popular Baked Cod, Grilled Fish, Crispy Fried Calamari, Go Fish Crab Cakes and Lobster Ravioli. The restaurant features a wine bar, raw bar and a sushi bar.
Mango's (mangospizza.com) offers gourmet Neapolitan pizza, subs, salads and buffalo wings in a casual dining setting. The classic Mango's pizza is a hand-tossed pie consisting of fresh dough, mozzarella cheese, plum tomato sauce, sea salt and extra virgin olive oil baked to 800 degrees in a wood-fired, brick oven. Specialty pizzas include The Bootlegger (a traditional Italian pie topped with bacon, pepperoni and Italian sausage), Hawaii 5-0 (topped with pineapple slices and black forest ham chunks), and Chick N Choke (a white pie topped with grilled chicken and artichoke hearts). Mango's also serves a variety of wines and beer. Visitors can dine indoors or on an outdoor sundeck.
The Steak Loft (steakloftct.com) is a restaurant offering freshly prepared steaks, ribs, seafood and chops. This restaurant is a past winner of Connecticut Magazine's Reader's Choice Award for Best Steak Restaurant. Select menu items include New York Sirloin, Rib Steak, Filet Mignon, Teriyaki Pork Chop, Apricot Glazed Roast Duck, Baked New England Cod, Grilled Filet of Sole and a variety of Surf N Turf combination platters. The Steak Loft serves lunch and dinner seven days a week and most menu items are available for take-out.
Ten Clams (27 Coogan Blvd.; Mystic; 860-536-1019) is a casual restaurant offering seafood, soups, salads, burgers and other sandwich platters. The restaurant derives its name from the fact that nothing on its menu costs more than ten dollars. Most food items are fried. Select menu items include Clam Chowder, Fish and Chips, Fried Shrimp and Fried Clams. The restaurant is also known for its Burger Challenge, a one-pound cheeseburger served with pickles and chips. Ten Clams has a special menu for children and offers a variety of ice cream and dessert items.