The first thing one should note is the service. When you arrive you are treated like an old friend, even if it’s your first time there. The hosts are two guys who know the area well and cater willingly to your needs and provide an excellent eating experience. Secondly, the food is outstanding. Being a native New Yorker and growing up eating at NY’s trendiest and best restaurants, to cozy unknown hot spots, it’s easy to be jaded. But, at the West St. Grill you’ll feel like you’re in a cool little restaurant in the east village south of Houston.
Or you’ll feel like you’re in the middle of a beaucolic new england town. Either way you can’t lose!
The food is progressive yet simple, with an emphasis on local produce and freshness. Last summer I had a plate of local heirloom tomatoes as an appetizer. It was drizzled with 12-year old balsamic vinegar and sublimely fruity oilve oil. That’s it. I couldn’t stop talking about if for weeks. The Diver Scallops are fresh as can be and so succulent, you start to miss them before they’re gone. The short ribs are simply triumphant. The pasta is always delicately al-dente and tastes like the pasta you’d eat in Italy, where the semolina is a part of the flavor, not a victim of it!

Living just half a minute from this restaurant makes it easy to continually indulge in their food. But distance doesn’t stop anyone. People from Long Island, New Jersey, Greenwich, Stamford, Larchmont, Scarsdale, and even Lower Manhattan drive up to Litchfield to eat there. It should be noted that celebrity sightings are frequent minus the flashing cameras, because the food is the real star! With the likes of Kevin Bacon and Meryl Streep eating there it’s no wonder you feel like you’ve been treated like royalty. However, the prices are not only for Kings and Queens— they’re actually quite reasonable.

If you find the Parking in front to be crowded, there’s plenty in back.
I’m not sure if they take reservations but try calling them first and enjoy!