Great place with great food. Â Love the pre fix menu for lunch and there dinner menu always offers something new. Â There's something for everyone here. Â I love the pizza's. Â Anyone who visits here should either try the proscuitto or sausage pizza. Â Also there seafood pan roast is honestly one of the best dishes i've ever had. Â They have alot of options here and there wine selection is one of the best i've seen.
Review Source:I went here on a weeknight on the early side for my moms birthday dinner. Everything was excellent. The servers were attentive, fabulous wine list with something in every range. Nice BTG selction also. All of our food was great. We had oysters, pasta dishes, a lamb entree, a great caesar salad which wasnt overdressed, everything everyone had was fantastic. The place definitely filled up the longer we were there. Nice atmosphere..this is a good place to go for a special occasion I think, more than just a regular dinner out.
Review Source:I had a very enjoyable dinner here. I has the scallops and the other guy had the steak. He liked that his was well seasoned and I enjoyed my scallops. Like in many placed every server feels like it is their job to fill the wine glass half way. After declining a refill twice they stopped offering. I would go back to try other things on the menu.
Review Source:We dined at Scena the first time one week ago on our way to Greenwich. We thought that we had made a terrfic find. I had the mixed seafood which was delicious and my wife had the salmon which she rated top notch. We were in a rush and only had entrees. I was looking forward to going back.
Saturday night we went back and was not so impressed. I ordered the mussels which were just OK without all opening, followed by the Halibut. The Haibut didn't make the grade. It was served alone with two little poached shrimp and a few tiny brussel sprouts. It was a meager meal and not a very good - almost bitter tasting. Based on two visits Scena is just one of the many small food restaurants where it's hit and miss and you are apt to walk out hungry after $120 with drinks and tip.
Fat Tuesday Meal, courtesy of Scena in Darien.
Tuna Tartar (a special)
Shredded Brussel Sprouts salad (Took me totally by surprise)
Fettuccini Carbonara
Other plates on the table that were also off the charts:
Steak Tartar (2 orders)
Charred Octopus
Rocket Salad
Butternut Squash Ravioli
Grilled Calamari
Drinks included two reds (montepulciano and a super tuscan) and a Blood orange martini). As well as a surprise glass of dessert wine as we paid the bill. Sitting at the bar for hours has its perks!
Everything was uniquely prepared and bursting with flavor! We sat at the bar where we were warmed by the brick pizza oven and entertained by the kitchen view where the head chef was hard at work but still conversational.
Oh! And of course, dessert.
Apple Crisp
Hot Chocolate and a Brownie
Nutella filled crepes.
This is a DON'T MISS!
Service was superb  - waiter highly recommended the NY steak special so we tried it. We were very disappointed when the NY strip arrived because it was extremely tough to a point where we could not eat it. There was an aftertaste to the steak as if they grilled it on the same grill as fish.
The Branzino special, on the other hand, was flavorful and satisfying. The atmosphere was fun, but very noisy and music was inaudible. Wine choices were excellent but overall the experience was dull. Price was fair, but there are better dining options for the overall experience.
We love Scena & go here often. We usually avoid the dinner crowd and take advantage of the $14 prix fixe lunch menu. Yesterday I was there for lunch and had an amazing crunch artichoke salad and the chicken Milanese entree. My friend had the crispy calamari app and the chicken Milanese. The prix fixe lunch portions are generous, and it is often difficult to finish the meal.
The wine servings are generous as well, typically a glass is served with the small carafe on the side. You never feel rushed and can have a nice lie surly lunch with friends.
The service has always been pleasant, sometimes a bit slow, but the food is always fresh and presented perfectly which makes up for it.
The diniing room can get busy, so we usually choose to sit in the bar area, which is separated from the dining area by a half wall with a glass partition.
Great food, excellent service and nice wine list..A bit upscale, but service is excellent and waiters are friendly with kids.. (They even made my daughter a dish that had been taken off the menu since our previous visit.)
Also, it's right next to Darien movie theatre, Â so if you are trying to catch a dinner and show (or couple of calming glasses of wine before having to watch Disney's latest offering) it is perfect.
DELICIOUS ... cute and cozy place. Welcome addition to the area and a definite change of pace from the old school italian places. Our group of 6 dined here on a Friday last month. Place was packed, we had a great spot in the corner with a view of the dining room and the crazy kitchen. Had a chance to try a few things across the table -- cavatelli and gnocchi  are ridiculous. the Seafood panroast, also quite salubrious!!  I would say the only negative was how crowded the place got by the end of the night... overall a great time and will be back!
Review Source:I've now been to Scena twice and both times it was a fantastic dining experience. The food is excellent and the staff is very helpful with recommendations.
They have an extensive wine list but also offer approximately 15-20 wines by the glass so you have all kinds of choices. While I've never ordered a beer or any other drink, I believe they have a full bar.
The menu changes slightly from time to time based on what I noticed and they have daily specials too. We started with the shrimp parmesan appetizer which was delicious and easy to share, and then had the seafood pasta (it was normal fettuccine last night, pappardelle the other time, so these are cool little twists in my opinion that keep a dish fresh). I cannot remember what the dessert was called but it was a nice mixture of some chocolate-like pie with ice cream. All around, brilliant meal that my wife and I both loved.
Only two things that aren't ideal, but neither would keep me from going there: First, it is very crowded. They pack in a lot of tables and it is actually kind of difficult to walk between them when people are seated. Second, there is a brick oven that pumps out a lot of heat and our group last night felt it was hot in the restaurant. It was actually nice when people opened the door.
Definitely go to this restaurant. It will not disappoint. A couple can each have a glass of wine, an appetizer, entrees, and a dessert for about $100 total so it's not cheap but it's also not outrageous. Compared to nearby places, I think it is better value actually.
In case you are not familiar with the area, you can park behind the restaurant in a big lot that can be accessed from both the Post Road and from Leroy.
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