We are a full service restaurant and bar and the Shoreline’s First Food Hall featuring 5 individual micro restaurants starting with our famed Los Charros Cantina (Tacos + Tequila), Proof Pizza & Meatball Shop, The Joint; Fried Chicken and Burgers, Umami Noodle Shop & Boa Buns, and The Creamery Gelataria & Baked Treats, along with The Market for our all new Cut To Order Butcher Shop and Fish Market featuring Nama, our Japanese sushi concept. We are a one stop shop for our community offering dine in, curbside, and delivery. And our flagship full service restaurant The Essex. We are open for dine in, curbside, pickup and delivery Tuesday-Thursday 3pm-9pm We are open Friday and Saturday 12-9
Based on 21 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price
Address:
30 Main St Rear Entrance, Centerbrook, CT 06409
Phone: (860) 237-4266
Website: http://theessexpublicmarket.com/
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Reviews
Christian Zahara
This place is IT! We stumbled on it accidentally after reserving down the street, and we’re so happy that we did! Hip, trendy, and awesome food with such a wide variety! And instead of a food hall like the city, you still get full table service! Cocktails A+, fried chicken, tacos and ramen A+++!
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Liz S
Bao Buns were really good as were the prickly pear margaritas. The configuration of the restaurant is a little weird and we weren’t quite sure where to go when we first got there. The parking lot does not have adequate room so be ready to get creative. And the timing of food if ordered from different parts of the menu comes out separately. So while my ramen came out first, my husband’s fried chicken came out well after I was done eating. It’s one of those places we’re glad we checked out but we probably won’t be back.
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Chris O’Bymachow
Amazing concept and food and the restaurant has a very cool vibe as well. We started with the tuna nachos and they were outstanding, the best we’ve ever had! The synchronozados (grilled halibut, carne asada and pork belly) were exceptionally delicious as was the Nashville hot chicken sandwich! The extensive menu options and the food (quality, taste and presentation) will definitely have us coming back regularly. There’s something to please everyone if you’re dining out with a large party. Make sure you check out this winning restaurant, you will not be disappointed!
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Hunter Horsman
Nice place for a sorta assorted cuisine tapas experience. They often have live music outside as well, staff is friendly, and the food is good. You can run up a bit of a bull just because you want to try lots of stuff. My only real complaint is that their drinks (especially beers) are extremely expensive ($8-11/can) compared to the otherwise reasonable food prices. Especially since it’s just canned beers. So skip the drinks and order more food.
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Zachary Moore
Absolutely wonderful time here. They put their money where their mouth was tonight, we had reviewed this place the other night, with a less than stellar review but within hours, Colt , the owner reached out asking for us to come sit in his restaurant so he could make it right. We sampled everything, the shrimp Bao was delicious, the pizza was wonderful, the tacos stuffed full and delicious, the Thai clam chowder was odd but amazing at the same time. Just something you would have never expected out of Essex CT. Their Housemade Brioche bread was so good, Best quacamole I’ve ever had, and the double double waygu burgers were cooked perfectly. Overall a well redeemed experience tonight and we will definitely be back in the near future. (Also our server Debbie was awesome and is definitely the best.)
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Justin Federer
This place is just heaven. I’ve been 4 times now since they open! The fried chicken is perfect, the prices are fair, the portions are huge and the variety is ridiculous! Wagyu burger 10/10. Tacos 20/10!! Haven’t tried the pizza or the noodle shop yet, but the gelato is great too. Kids are always happy when we go!
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Kayla Treat
Can honestly say that this place has some of the best food I have had in awhile. After ordering delivery and not having the best experience, the owner did everything he could to make it up to us. The people who work there were all great, especially Debbie. It is clear that the owner cares about his restaurant, and cares about the overall experience. We will be back!
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Gina W
Fried chicken dried out, chewy. Bland macaroni and cheese, coleslaw sticky and tasteless. Ice tea bitter and tasted old. Meatballs with mushroom gravy? Gravy was thick like a heavy frosting..very strange texture for ‘gravy’. Our first time there, but given the experience, would not go back. Disappointing and a waste of $$$.
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Dane McEntee
Food was excellent. The menu is huge with a fair variety of choices that slap. Tacos rule. I didn’t get to try any alcohol but I did have the blueberry lemonade. It twas quite refreshing.
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Zack Hintz
Such a fun, hip place to get a bite to eat with sooo many delicious options! Staff was very friendly and bubbly which was very pleasant! Food was very good and I will definitely be back soon!
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