match

fabulous cocktails, albeit a bit pricey. worth it though, i think. i am addicted to their mashed potato pizza. lively crowd most night, but never too loud.

visiting from fla. great food does not cover it everything from the apps to the wonderful key lime desert.

fairfield. the aged steak was great.
wild bass was okay, i didn't taste truffles on it. appetizers were very good,. good place, good energy

a steady fixture in the fairfield county dining scene with chef/owner matt storch at the helm for the past fourteen years, match has built a loyal following and a menu of popular dishes along the way. in fact, when match first announced it would close temporarily for renovations, many people reacted with equal parts fear and excitement, worried they would lose their beloved dishes such as carpetbaggers and wasabi tuna (or was that just us?), but also looking forward to the restaurant’s facelift.

food and service were excellent. very fine restaurant.

match - best restaurant in sono. i have to say this was my first visit back to match in three or four years and i was not disappointed.
the first thing i noticed when i walked in was the gigantic, very modern looking, wood fired oven in the back of the restaurant. i am not sure if that was there a few years ago but it immediately cemented the fact that i was going to try one of their appetizer pizzas. they took the "if you build it, they will come" approach to pizza. my girlfriend and i decided on the forest pizza (pesto, spinach, mushrooms, goat cheese and mozzarella) a combination of flavors that just works, along with the thin wood fired crust, fantastic! the other appetizer that caught our eye was the short rib nuggets accompanied by a spring roll filled with mashed potatoes on top of a dollop of a tangy greek yogurt sauce. the short ribs were covered with a rich flavorful sauce (pomegranate seeds garnished the plate, so i'm sure it had something to do with the sauce) and were fork tender, very good starter.
for the main course i had a hard time deciding between the sirloin steak on a bed of bistro fries (which sounds awesome by the way) with creamed spinach and the veal osso bucco which is a menu item that buckles me at the knees every time i see it. as you can tell...i went with the osso bucco and it was everything i wanted it to be. the veal melted in my mouth and kept getting better with each bite (a prime characteristic of a great dish). there was a rich beef/tomato based sauce which covered the plate and made it the perfect comfort food on a somewhat cold january night. the veal was placed on top of a parmigianino risotto which added a creamy/starchy element to the plate giving you something to sop up the extra sauce. my favorite part of the dish had to be the marrow bone. a tiny lobster fork was sticking out of the bone which can only mean one thing, eat what's inside! and it was delicious! the sauce made its way inside the bone and you could really get a sense of where the real flavor of the dish lied. i could not have been happier with my choice and i will struggle to pick a different option next time if it is still on the menu. for the record, my girlfriend got the squash gnocchi which she was pleased with but after tasting them myself i was underwhelmed and happy with my choice. just to show you what kind of guy i am i offered her as much osso bucco as she wanted but she only wanted a taste…score for #1 ha.
the only complaint i had about the meal came with dessert. our server had notified us when we first ordered our appetizers that they had three desserts that needed extra time, therefore we should order them before or during our entrée. i'm sure this is commonplace in most restaurants and i completely understand that the kitchen needs the extra time but at the time we just were not in dessert mode. our only desire at the moment lay deep within the pizza / short ribs and then with our entrees. so we decided against making a binding decision to get either the chocolate soufflé, chocolate chip cookies or the apple cobbler and would take our chances with the rest of the dessert menu. unfortunately i think we made the wrong decision. the rest of the dessert menu was very sparse; it consisted of three other minor desserts: gelato, tiramisu and something called the doughnut muffin. of course at this point in time we were on the fence about all three of them and didn't want to wait for one of the desserts which could take another twenty minutes and we decided on the odd culinary creation known as the doughnut muffin. it was pretty much what it sounds like…a doughnut muffin, a muffin covered in cinnamon sugar accompanied by a brandy caramel dipping sauce. not the best dessert i have ever had but it was a good end to an overall very good meal.
the atmosphere was hip and lively without an empty seat left in the house. i don't see this restaurant going anywhere anytime soon and i will not put another three years in between visits.
ciao,
john

lived in sono for three years and this was one of our favorite spots. delicious food ... and leave room for dessert, the just baked cookies are awesome!

awesome! all we ordered were appetizers do we could taste lots of different, delicious food. very helpful waiter: knowledgeable, not pushy.

best restaurant in norwalk, in my opinion. this is my absolute favorite restaurant in norwalk. i have been here 3 or 4 times. the food, from the appetizer, main entree to dessert are unbelievably scrumptious! i have had the wood roasted organic chicken cooked to perfection and the char-grilled dry aged sirloin of beef (oh man my mouth is watering thinking about it, lol). and, their hot chocolate souffle cake is decadent. you have to try one of their signature martinis while there. my weakness is the key lime pie martini and although my husband has tried to re-create this concoction, it doesn't come close to match's version. i would say the waiters give 5-star white glove service. they are very attentive and cordial. expect to lay down a couple hundred dollars for 2 people. but, worth it! reservations are difficult to get in this place as people reserve well in advance. located in south norwalk, parking is either parallel spots on the street or at one of the lots that charges $$. my husband works in manhattan so we do a lot of dining out there and i would have to say match is the closest thing to dining out at a top pick place in nyc.

food is great, did a multiple course meal of appetizers, was tasty

ended up in norwalk, ct on a business trip and stumbled upon match in the area known as sono. this unassuming little spot was was bustling with a trendy crowd - on a tuesday night no less! the food was fantastic. the gorgonzola mascarpone stuffed fig appy was unblieveable and would quite possibly be worth a return trip to this town. the sesame crusted wasabi tuna was outstanding. if you're in norfolk looking for a place to eat you must check out match - you won't be disappointed.