Library Wine Bistro - Wallingford

Very cool interior. They really need some noise damping though, it was hard to hear across our 2 person table. Johnnie, our waiter, was great. Food was good but there was nothing refined or subtle about it. Huge servings, quite good just not great. Where I really felt it fails though is as a wine bar . The selection by the glass was not tiny, but pretty much every glass was incredibly generic boring low end (see photo). Absolutely nothing I would actually want to drink with a steak. The Merlot is 18 bottle retail. The cabernet is 23. Both very mediocre. By the bottle at least there were a few that I would drink, despite only a page and a half long list. But for example put that Barolo on the by the glass list, and then I would expect something higher end by the bottle! Also, for a wine bar no vintages listed? So complete fail on the wine aspect.

Dined for the first time at The Library with a party of 9 for a birthday dinner. The restaurant has a very nice ambience and the building definitely has Library charm. We were seated in the upstairs loft area above the bar. There was plenty of room for us and the other 4 parties that came in after us. The food was great and everyone enjoyed it. There were three orders of the short rib entree, a rib-eye dinner, scallop plate and a salmon dish. One great commodity was the option to substitute sides with little or no extra cost! The kiddos had chicken tenders and fries and there was plenty to take home! Overall a great dining experience and we will return to try other menu items.

This was our 2nd experience at the library recently and it did not go as well as we expected. My wife's medium rare steak was cold on the inside and my rear steak was crispy/charcoaled on the outside. On a good note our waitress was extremely professional and the management was more than willing to compensate us for all the inconvenience.

Wonderful atmosphere and beautiful decor. Came here for dinner with my family, it wasn?t first time here so I knew what to expect. The food was delicious everyone enjoyed their dinner, the steaks were overdone but still excellent! Service was good, I would have given 5 stars if the steaks weren?t overdone

The interior of the Library was early 30s. Ornate railings, staircases and balconies. The columns and the coffered ceilings were impressive. The menu was diverse and very appealing. The service was outstanding and very attentive, the only draw back was the noise. From the moment we entered the noise overpowered any conversation we attempted to have. With live music in the main dinning room it was virtually impossible to speak and be understood. If I were to make a recommendation it would be to attempt to tone down the sound vibration and not have live music in between the bar and main dinning area.