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21 Lake
21 Lake
21 Lake

21 Lake

Continental, American

Discover New England elegance and friendly service at the Ethan Allen Hotel in Danbury, Connecticut; conveniently located midway between New York City and Hartford. One of the few full-service hotels in Danbury, Connecticut, the Ethan Allen Hotel will make you feel at home from the moment you step through our door. This unique environment is what sets the Ethan Allen apart from other hotels in the area. Hotel suites and guest rooms are all elegantly furnished with classic Ethan Allen furniture, creating a comfortable, homelike environment for business travelers and weekenders alike. A Premier Event Venue. The Ethan Allen Hotel in Danbury, with our convenient location, elegant service and extensive menus will help you create memorable events and meetings. We are proud to be the premier provider of catered events in Danbury, CT as well as the entire Western Connecticut Region. Corporate meetings are especially easy to arrange, as our meeting facilities include more than 15,000 square feet of flexible space that can accommodate gatherings from five to 500. Dining & Entertainment. When you stay at the Ethan Allen Hotel, Danbury, Connecticut's finest dining is at your door. Experience elegant cuisine at Fairfield's Restaurant, a preferred choice among guests at the hotel and locals alike. On weekends, our Sunday brunch is a favorite with local families and hotel guests. Or, relax with friends and colleagues in Fairfield's Lounge, where a cozy ambiance always welcomes you. Amenities and Services. Whether you're traveling for business or pleasure, you can take advantage of the Ethan Allen Hotel's full service amenities. Hotel amenities include a fitness center, sauna, pool, business center and more. Additionally, our hotel associates will provide only the best service, to ensure a comfortable and stress-free travel experience in Danbury.

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Location and hours

Location

Location

21 Lake Avenue I-84 Exit 4 , Danbury, CT

(203) 744-1776

Hours

Hours

Monday 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Thursday 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Friday 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunday 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM

More details

Delivery
Dine In
Reservations
Takeout
Pickup
Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner
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Reviews

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Reviewed on February 21, 2020 Verified Purchase

Restaurant closed early due to low traffic so we were served i nthe bar area which was fine.

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Virginia H.
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Reviewed on December 22, 2019 Verified Purchase

we sat at the bar, the bartender was wonderful, very attentive, made our experience great.

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Judy R.
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Reviewed on December 12, 2019 Verified Purchase

Plank Salmon was delicious, generous house salad...

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William O.
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Reviewed on November 10, 2019 Verified Purchase

Good selection, good food, good service, moderate prices.

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Ralph L.
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Reviewed on June 2, 2019 Verified Purchase

Service was excellent, drinks and wine were good, and we enjoyed our entrees. This was our first experience with their updated menu.

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Joseph L.
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Reviewed on April 9, 2019 Verified Purchase

We would never have gone here if it weren't for Restaurant.com but we will definitely return!

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Noreen M.
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Reviewed on April 9, 2019 Verified Purchase

We would never have gone here if it weren't for Restaurant.com but we will definitely return!

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Noreen M.
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Reviewed on November 16, 2018 Verified Purchase

Food was pretty good and the ambiance was great.Service was excellent.

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Reviewed on July 26, 2018 Verified Purchase

The food was excellent! It was obvious that the all orders were freshly made. The salads were crisp, the chicken was juicy (not dried out) and the fresh mozzarella on the Turkey Club was delicious! 21 Lake is a "do-over" for us! Highly recommended!

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Reviewed on June 29, 2018 Verified Purchase

We were seated immediately, but than waitstaff disappear. But everthing ended on a good note.

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Reviewed on June 24, 2018 Verified Purchase

It is kind of a sterile dining experience. They could have better lighting and ambiance.

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Ronald K.
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Reviewed on February 26, 2018 Verified Purchase

The food and the service is always great. Would recommend anyone to try it.

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Reviewed on February 14, 2018 Verified Purchase

Slow service (we were early because we wanted to catch a 7 pm movie), tepid soup, raw salmon, sloppy salad, stale Porter Ale.

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Martha H.
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Reviewed on October 8, 2017 Verified Purchase

Ryan and Katie were attentive in the bar/lounge on this white night.

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Cindy B.
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Reviewed on September 30, 2017 Verified Purchase

The dining room was very nicely appointed and attractive. Our waitress was very attentive and friendly.

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Reviewed on August 5, 2017 Verified Purchase

Service was excellent!

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Reviewed on July 7, 2017 Verified Purchase

We frequent Fairfields because the people that work at Fairfields are friendly. The service is wonderful. The food is always delicious, the specials change every week.

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Reviewed on May 4, 2017 Verified Purchase

Servers have too much time in coming around after coffee.

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Reviewed on May 4, 2017 Verified Purchase

Pre dinner drink was not brought to table and had to be reordered. Requested steak was requested medium rare and was served well done. Potatoes were cold.

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Marilyn P.
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Reviewed on December 25, 2016 Verified Purchase

This restaurant is a bit underrated. It takes a while for the servers to get going, but once they do they are very attentive and friendly. The food while not winning any awards is satisfying and pretty good. It is a nice quiet atmosphere.

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Reviewed on September 24, 2016 Verified Purchase

The meal was very good and so was the price.

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Reviewed on August 15, 2016 Verified Purchase

Staff was nice food was tasty

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Reviewed on July 29, 2016 Verified Purchase

It was a very nice place but the food was just okay. I ordered an ahi tuna sandwich everything but the tuna was good, over cooked and 2 thin pieces of tuna. My girlfriend had a lobster roll that didn't agree with her. it may have been a mayonnaise thing with her and not the food.

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Brian L.
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Reviewed on July 29, 2016 Verified Purchase

It was a very nice place but the food was just okay. I ordered an ahi tuna sandwich everything but the tuna was good, over cooked and 2 thin pieces of tuna. My girlfriend had a lobster roll that didn't agree with her. it may have been a mayonnaise thing with her and not the food.

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Brian L.
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Reviewed on May 29, 2016 Verified Purchase

House salad swimming in dressing. Had to send back. Did not ask for a replacement. Was told our original order of fish dish was not available. Chef never informed anyone of that fact. Chicken dish and watermelon salad were OK, nothing special. Our server Anne C was attentive and very pleasant. We will try them again thinking this was just a "bad" day for the restaurant.

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Reviewed on May 13, 2016 Verified Purchase

The service is great at Fairfield Lounge. Robert is attentive and always entertaining. We always get what we order, just the way we enjoy it.

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Reviewed on April 29, 2016 Verified Purchase

Great clam chowder

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Stan P.
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Reviewed on April 28, 2016 Verified Purchase

Great clam chowder

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Stan P.
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Reviewed on February 11, 2016 Verified Purchase

While the food was very good and the service very pleasant, we found that the table where we were seated to have remnants from a previous diner. There were crumbs on the tablecloth and a couple food/coffee stains. It appears that they cleared away the major items and didn't change the top tablecloth. Not impressed by this.

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Reviewed on August 17, 2015 Verified Purchase

Annie, our waitress was excellent and was great in helping us select our meal as this was the first time we diner there.Filet was excellent.

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Reviewed on June 19, 2015 Verified Purchase

The service is excellent. Our mixologist Robert is excellent, friendly and entertaining. The food we ordered was wonderful. My husband had steak and it was cooked to perfection. I had the pork and that was also fabulous. We always have a great meal at Fairfield's. Highly recommended.

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Reviewed on June 19, 2015 Verified Purchase

The service is excellent. Our mixologist Robert is excellent, friendly and entertaining. The food we ordered was wonderful. My husband had steak and it was cooked to perfection. I had the pork and that was also fabulous. We always have a great meal at Fairfield's. Highly recommended.

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Reviewed on April 12, 2015 Verified Purchase

The food was excellent and the staff was very nice

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Reviewed on February 9, 2015 Verified Purchase

staffing was very light

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Reviewed on January 23, 2015 Verified Purchase

Noise from adjacent lounge.Filet stringy.Osso Buco Never saw this presentation before. Overly rich cream sauce;No one there. Only 2 other patrons.

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Reviewed on January 6, 2015 Verified Purchase

We dined on a quiet Sunday in the lounge. They gave you both menus to order from. The friendly bartender was also the waiter. Food was good and the sandwich I had was huge. The entree my wife ordered was very small.

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Reviewed on September 8, 2014 Verified Purchase

I found two hairs in my food at different points in my meal. It was not good.

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Reviewed on July 7, 2014 Verified Purchase

Eggplant dish could have used a little more eggplant, but it tasted great!

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Liz H.
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Reviewed on May 19, 2014 Verified Purchase

Restaurant nice but being Ethan Allen it was dumpy

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Reviewed on May 19, 2014 Verified Purchase

Best brunch in Fairfield County! Great selection of buffet items.

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Reviewed on April 30, 2014 Verified Purchase

The food was excellent and the staff treated us very well.

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Reviewed on April 6, 2014 Verified Purchase

Had made reservations days in advance; they were not on the books. They were "out of" two items on a limited menu. even though we were early for a 7:00 reservation, with only one other couple in the dining room. When the meals came, they were for THAT couple! The bar had no apricot brandy and could make only peach sours. A comedy of errors, and we shall never return. Food was pricey and just average.

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Reviewed on April 3, 2014 Verified Purchase

Friendly people, ate at the bar,

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Reviewed on March 30, 2014 Verified Purchase

Sunday morning brunch. Terrific. WOW.

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Reviewed on March 22, 2014 Verified Purchase

Menu is limited - not too many choices

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Reviewed on March 16, 2014 Verified Purchase

Very good steak dinner and excellent service. I definitely would go back.

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Reviewed on October 12, 2013 Verified Purchase

A most enjoyable experience and a fine place to celebrate a special occasion. Our waitress, Angela, was friendly, informative and added to making this a memorable dinner. Even the chef came to extend his greeting. We must do this again.

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Reviewed on July 5, 2013 Verified Purchase

We ate in the Lounge, it was wonderful.Our server Robert is very attentive tohis customers needs.

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Reviewed on June 4, 2013 Verified Purchase

Everything was good except for the wait between our appetizer (30 minutes)and main course. We chalked it up to an unusual occurrence that can happen anywhere.

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Reviewed on June 1, 2013 Verified Purchase

Everything was good except for the the time we had to wait (30 minutes)for our main course after finishing our appetizer.We will go back again on the assumption the delay was a one time aberration.

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Reviewed on April 19, 2013 Verified Purchase

We were the only diners in the restaurant which is not a good sign. It was so quiet, the server was also running the front desk of the hotel. Their online menu does not coincide with their actual menu. Prices are different and online it says all entrees include a salad but that was not the case.

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Reviewed on April 2, 2013 Verified Purchase

Robert in the Lounge is the best at hisjob.He is friendly, he does his job wonderfully.We look forward to returning.The food is excellent. We both ordered steaks, they were cooked to perfection.

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Reviewed on February 11, 2013 Verified Purchase

We were the only two people in the restaurant until shortly before we were done when a party of three arrived.

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Reviewed on August 4, 2012 Verified Purchase

Dinner and Service was wonderful.

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Reviewed on July 21, 2012 Verified Purchase

The meals were very good, but a little pricey given you no longer get a salad. Robert is outstanding . . .

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Reviewed on May 27, 2012 Verified Purchase

excelent service

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Reviewed on March 18, 2012 Verified Purchase

We will visit again soon

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Reviewed on March 10, 2012 Verified Purchase

Robert is an excellent, attentive waiter.

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Reviewed on March 3, 2012 Verified Purchase

We like the location, atmosphere, food, service, and the happy hour here.

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Reviewed on February 16, 2012 Verified Purchase

Robert is very attentive... food was excellent and a great value.

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Reviewed on January 31, 2012 Verified Purchase

we had dinner w/ my cousin from from TX and had really nice time. the service and food were very good. our waiter was very attentive, but we never felt rushed. we would go back again.

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Reviewed on January 29, 2012 Verified Purchase

It was nice. We were in the sunroom area. This area seemed to lack a server, You had to basically track one down. They were all in the main room it seemed. Food was fine- omlettes took a long time. The beef that they had at the omlette station was very tough and hard to cut.Great dessert selection.

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Reviewed on January 26, 2012 Verified Purchase

we each had steak Mine strip was ordered med weel my husband's was ordered med. He got a med well fillet(ugg) and i got a med strip. They offered to right the order but by that point it was late. They did give us dessert on the house, Would have preferred better steak. We were the only ones in the dining room at the time so there was no reason not to get the order correct

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Reviewed on December 28, 2011 Verified Purchase

I have been to the Ethan Allen for corporate events and didn't know they had such a great restaurant on premises. I had also been in the bar area for happy hour. the restaurant is hidden from the lobby area. They should do more promos to advertise this hidden gem.

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Reviewed on November 5, 2011 Verified Purchase

Very comfortable surroundings and pleasant atmosphere for socializing.

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Reviewed on October 21, 2011 Verified Purchase

Lunch was wonderful and Amy the bartender was a sweetheart.

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Reviewed on October 6, 2011 Verified Purchase

Just wanted to get away.

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Reviewed on September 23, 2011 Verified Purchase

service slow - 2 out of 4 meals were problems

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Reviewed on August 25, 2011 Verified Purchase

Unfortunately there were a few menu and special items that were not available. Otherwise it was great!

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Reviewed on August 11, 2011 Verified Purchase

I've been to the Fairfield Inn several times and have always received great service and delicious food

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Reviewed on August 10, 2011 Verified Purchase

This was a great experience and the server couldn't have been nicer. The entire evening was great.

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