Reviews for Carmela's on the Extension in Middletown, CT

If I could give zero stars I would. After waiting almost 40 minutes for breakfast when tables were clearing out around us the... owner ?Carmela? took it upon herself to approach our table and said ?it?s been 25 minutes, it?s coming.? We didn?t know what tosay, we were shocked. She continued on by saying ?she waits an hour and fifteen minutes at restaurants for food?. And that?ssomething to be proud of? I cannot believe the OWNER had the audacity to speak to customers this way. Shortly after our foodcame. I ordered the chicken and waffles and the chicken was green. Left so angry, will never return again. Read more

The thing about being on the Main Street "Extension" is that you are kind of out of the way and outside of the main hustle and... bustle of all the other restaurants. But don't let that steer you away from this place. Carmela's is definitely worth gettingaway from the Main Street hype. Pancakes, crepes, omelets and fried chicken with gravy were among the things we tried on ourvisit and were not disappointed by any of them. The Banana waffles were also awesome. The place is unique and the atmosphere isvery cool. Just about the only issue we had was that our food did not arrive at the same time which created some issues in ourparty as the people without food started eating the food of the ones that did. A good problem to have I guess, since everythingwas sooo good! Great place, great time and great food! Will definitely come back for more. Read more

I can?t believe I?ve never been here, the food is delicious! I usually only give 4 stars and save 5?s for those very special... places! This place definitely deserves 5. Food was excellent! Service was excellent! Try the corned beef hash, OMG ???? it wasdelicious! This is definitely on my radar and will be back and recommending to others! Read more

Buffalo chicken rice bowl. I opted out of the cucumbers and blue cheese crumbles and had ranch on the side. It was better than... expected. Just enough zing and very tasty. Read more

Had the Avocado ???? bowl which was very flavorful, fresh and served hot. Service was great, very friendly waitress. Would... recommend this establishment for family, casual dining. A little off the beaten path, but not too far. Read more

I think this is a great Hometown restaurant. I spoke with the owner and she's great, made me feel right at home. I loved the... lightly scrambled eggs w/ sausage gravy, the gravy was perfect and loaded with great chunks of Italian sausage, bursting withflavor. The Home fries were good, light spiced crispy enough. The wheat toast was thick and toasted/buttered nicely. Thewatermelon slice was a nice garnish and yummy to finish things off. Now on to the Homemade corned beef hash...., it was 50/50corned beef to potatoes, it seemed to be the only item not seasoned well enough, although, it still, also, gets 5 stars, theChalula hot sauce saved it and the 50/50 ingredients were better than most homemade corned beef hash I've had, and it was purecorned beef, not processed. I recommend big, I can't wait to go back for more eggs and sausage gravy and to try the pancakes,I'll want to try the the homemade corned beef hash again. Read more

Most of my breakfast was good today. I ordered the "extension". Two eggs, sausage, bacon, home fries and pancakes. Eggs were... cooked perfect over easy. Sausage and bacon were also great. Home fries were peppery but good. Pancakes, not so much. I had toborrow my wife's steak knife to cut them as I was struggling with the butter knife. I think they stayed on the griddle a littletoo long. I didn't eat very much of them needless to say. The waitress asked how was our food but I didn't get the chance totell her as she walked away. I don't think I will be back any time soon. Read more

Excellent friendly service. Home made bread yummy. There were 8 of us and every order was different and tasty. Plates were... cleaned up. Thanks we will be back. Read more