DiFranco's Restaurant & Pizzeria

4.1

8 Reviews

$30 and under

Italian

Neighborhood gem
Kid-friendly
Great for outdoor dining

Specialties DiFranco's Restaurant in Connecticut is the only outside dining place in The center of Litchfield. We have delicious Pizza as well as other Italian favorites like Chicken Parmigiana and Veal Francaise. Our prices are competitive and cheapest in the Center of Litchfield. History Established in 2013. We just opened in April of 2013. We used to be at 19 West Street, but after this opportunity arose we moved down to 51 West Street in LItchfield Connecticut. Now we have the only outside dining place in the Litchfield and it is perfect for summer fun.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Pizzeria, Grill
Hours of operation
Daily: 10:00am - 10:00pm
Phone number
(860) 361-6861
Website
http://www.difrancosrestaurant.com/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
51 West St, Litchfield, CT 06759
Neighborhood
Litchfield
Parking details
Public Lot
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Cocktails, Full Bar, Wine

Chicken Parmigiana$17.00
Breaded fillet topped with mozzarella and marinara
Chicken and Eggplant Parmigiana$18.00
Chicken layered with eggplant, mozzarella and marinara
Chicken Francaise$18.00
Egg battered, sautéed in lemon, butter, white wine
Chicken Marsala$18.00
Sautéed with mushrooms and Marsala wine sauce
Chicken Florentine$18.00
sautéed with lemon, butter white wine topped with spinach and mozzarella
Chicken Ricardo$18.00
lemon, butter, white wine topped with ham and provolone
Chicken Piccata$18.00
sautéed with mushrooms, lemon, butter, wine and capers
Chicken Cacciatore$17.00
sautéed with mushrooms, peppers, onions, and marinara

Veal Entrees

served over pasta

Veal Parmigiana$18.00
Breaded cutlet topped with mozzarella with marinara
Veal Francaise$19.00
Egg battered, sautéed in lemon, butter, white wine sauce
Veal Saltimbocca$20.00
lemon/butter white wine topped with prosciutto and mozzarella
Veal Piccata$19.00
Sautéed with mushrooms, lemon, butter, white wine, and capers
Veal Marsala$19.00
Sautéed with mushrooms and marsala wine

House Combo Platters

Tour of Italy$18.00
Chicken Parmigiana, Lasagna and side of Fettuccini Alfredo
Southern Italy$18.00
Veal Parmigiana, Lasagna and Manicotti
Veal, Chicken and Eggplant Parmigiana$18.00
Served over pasta
Lasagna, Manicotti, Stuffed Shells, Meatball and Sausage$18.00
topped with marinara and mozzarella

Seafood

Broiled Scallops$22.00
Lemon, butter, white wine, topped with breadcrumbs: served with side of pasta
Broiled Shrimp and Scallops$22.00
Lemon, butter, white wine, topped with breadcrumbs: side of pasta
Shrimp Marinara or Fra Diavolo: Over Linguini$19.00
Shrimp and Scallops Marinara: Over Linguini$20.00
Shrimp Scampi Di Franco$19.00
sautéed with fresh mushroom, diced tomatoes, garlic oil over linguini

Pasta - Capellini, Linguini, or Penne

served with salad or soup and bread; Gluten Free Pasta Available for $3

Marinara Sauce$10.00
Sausage or Meatball or Meat Sauce$13.00
Clam Sauce (Red or White)$14.00
Penne Vodka Pink Sauce$12.00
- W/ Chicken$15.00
Broccoli or Broccoli Raab$13.00
with garlic and olive oil
Pasta Primavera$14.00
sautéed fresh veggies with garlic and oil or marinara

Specialty Pasta

served with salad or soup

Fettuccini Alfredo$12.00
- W/ Broccoli$14.00
- W/ Chicken$16.00
- W/ Shrimp$20.00
Gnocchi Alfredo$13.00
Gnocchi Fra Diavolo$21.00
Shrimp, Scallops, clams, in spicy marinara
Cavatelli$15.00
with Broccoli and Sausage in garlic oil
Ravioli (Meat or Cheese)$12.00
Ravioli Alfredo$14.00
Baked Ravioli$14.00
with Provolone (Meat or Cheese)
Lobster Ravioli In Vodka Pink Sauce$18.00

Pasta Alla Casserole

served with salad or soup

Aked Lasagna or Baked Manicotti$13.00
topped with mozzarella cheese and marinara
Baked Eggplant Parmigiana$15.00
topped with mozzarella cheese and marinara and served with a side of pasta
Baked Eggplant Rolatini$15.00
stuffed with ricotta topped with mozzarella and marinara served with side pasta
Baked Ziti$13.00
with ricotta cheese, marinara and topped with mozzarella cheese
Baked Casserole$16.00
with meatballs, sausage, peppers served over pasta

What 8 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.1

4.1 based on all time ratings

4.2Food
4.4Service
3.9Ambience
4.3Value

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8 Reviews

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Irishauntie
New York City
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on December 21, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Food is plentiful and good. Staff is accommodating and efficient. Enjoyable and reasonably priced.
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riverviews
VIP
New York City
33 reviews
4.0
33 reviews
Dined on December 7, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Always a good spot in Litchfield. Relaxed dining. Nice menu. Great service. No stress outing.
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Ljp99
New York City
8 reviews
3.0
8 reviews
Dined on August 22, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Good spot for lunch in pricey Litchfield. Nice atmosphere.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on August 10, 2018
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
The food was incredible we loved both of our meals. There weren’t many people in the place (we were able to sit outside) it was a great night wether wise so we were pleased about that. Our service was very tentative and came over to us a few times to place our order without it being in a pushy way as we just weren’t ready bc everything looked amazing!! We finally decided and placed our order. Soups and salad came out he loved his salad and my French onion soups was fantastic. Our meals came exactly as we order and again were both delicious I had chicken parmigiana and he had a shrimp dish. Unfortunately this is where it changes, Since placing our orders we hadn’t seen our server.. so about 20-30 minutes now, there was 2 other servers that were also on the patio that made eye contact with us everytime but never once came over to see how we were or if we needed anything. I hade wine and water and he had iced tea all empty at this point. Finally our waitress came outside and walked over to us and asked if we were set of if we needed anything I said yes please another round of drinks, we’ve been empty for about 20 minutes but never saw you she took our glasses and walked away, as she walked into the building I was facing my boyfriend which meant I was facing the door she was walking into. There was a young boy sitting there who I had seen serve food so i knew he worked there he proceeded to mumble something to our server look at us and roll us eyes. When the server came back I explained that I saw what he did and it was unprofessional and uncalled for and that we didn’t appreciate him being rude or speaking negatively about us with out missing a beat she knew what I was talking about and apologized as she said it was inappropriate as well. She walked away and spoke to him as he got up and went inside. She came back out and said oh I do apologize that was inappropriate but he’s family so you know. Unfortunately this cemented the fact that we won’t return.
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MormorSandy
Naples
14 reviews
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on July 24, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
DiFranco's is one of our favorite restaurants in the area. The food is consistently delicious and portions are generous enough that I usually take half home for lunch the next day. I especially like all their veal dishes.
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JustAGirlWhoLovePasta
Bristol
4 reviews
2.0
4 reviews
Dined on May 13, 2018
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
I haven’t been here since it became DiFranco’s. We went for Mother’s Day and sadly was not impressed. Food was pretty good and value for pricing, portions were generous and a large menu. But the Wait staff is lacking basic food handling procedures and etiquette. It appears to be run by all family. Thumbs in dishes when serving dinner to guests, chipped plates that allows bacteria to get into serving ware, when I asked them to wrap my pizza she took another diners plate and put it on top of my pizza and walked off to wrap it :( I ran restaurants for a living & that made me cringe. Bottom of dishes are dirty , handles by many hands & places on many surfaces - bottom of a plate should never touch food & servers need to keep their thumbs out of dishes/plates when carrying food. The restroom were very dirty too. Won’t go back.
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Dawna
New York City
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on May 13, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I choose DiFrancos with the hope of dining outside on the patio. It’s a nice setting, on the Litchfield green. The weather did not cooperate. We were pleasantly surprised by how lovely the inside experience was. Decor was current, clean, comfortable. Service was wonderful. Menu was plentiful. We had a party of 4, with all different entrees. Each dinner had a pleasing presentation , as well as a delicious taste! I would definitely recommend this restaurant!
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MormorSandy
Naples
14 reviews
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on December 15, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We love the food at DiFranco's. Prices are reasonable and it is a great place to have dinner locally. We will return again this week as a matter of fact. Loved the special Veal limone with artichoke.
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51 West St, Litchfield, CT 06759

Additional information

Neighborhood
Litchfield
Hours of operation
Daily: 10:00am - 10:00pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Pizzeria, Grill
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Public Lot
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Cocktails, Full Bar, Wine

Website
http://www.difrancosrestaurant.com/
Phone number
(860) 361-6861

DiFranco's Restaurant & Pizzeria

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Ny Strip$25.00

Grilled Salmon$23.00

Classic Angus Burger$11.00

Swiss Angus Burger$12.00

Chicken Entrees

Chicken Parmigiana$17.00

Chicken and Eggplant Parmigiana$18.00

Chicken Francaise$18.00

Chicken Marsala$18.00

Chicken Florentine$18.00

Chicken Ricardo$18.00

Chicken Piccata$18.00

Chicken Cacciatore$17.00

Veal Entrees

Veal Parmigiana$18.00

Veal Francaise$19.00

Veal Saltimbocca$20.00

Veal Piccata$19.00

Veal Marsala$19.00

House Combo Platters

Tour of Italy$18.00

Southern Italy$18.00

Veal, Chicken and Eggplant Parmigiana$18.00

Lasagna, Manicotti, Stuffed Shells, Meatball and Sausage$18.00

Seafood

Broiled Scallops$22.00

Broiled Shrimp and Scallops$22.00

Shrimp Marinara or Fra Diavolo: Over Linguini$19.00

Shrimp and Scallops Marinara: Over Linguini$20.00

Shrimp Scampi Di Franco$19.00

Pasta - Capellini, Linguini, or Penne

Marinara Sauce$10.00

Sausage or Meatball or Meat Sauce$13.00

Clam Sauce (Red or White)$14.00

Penne Vodka Pink Sauce$12.00

Broccoli or Broccoli Raab$13.00

Pasta Primavera$14.00

Specialty Pasta

Fettuccini Alfredo$12.00

Gnocchi Alfredo$13.00

Gnocchi Fra Diavolo$21.00

Cavatelli$15.00

Ravioli (Meat or Cheese)$12.00

Ravioli Alfredo$14.00

Baked Ravioli$14.00

Lobster Ravioli In Vodka Pink Sauce$18.00

Pasta Alla Casserole

Aked Lasagna or Baked Manicotti$13.00

Baked Eggplant Parmigiana$15.00

Baked Eggplant Rolatini$15.00

Baked Ziti$13.00

Baked Casserole$16.00

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