spicy green bean restaurant & catering

what a wonderful experience! it was our first time at spicy green bean and we were blown away by the friendly and professional staff, eclectic atmosphere, and absolutely delicious food. our waiter, jay, was over the top friendly and welcoming and our breakfasts were greatly portioned and delicious. themenuis unique and everything we ate was superb. can't wait to go back for dinner!

good sandwiches. i have taken-out or eaten in here about a dozen times always ordering a sandwich or soup. sometimes i have had to wait a few extra minutes to be served, in-house and take-out, but it's usually around the lunch hour. the food makes up for the wait. themenuhas some interesting sandwiches. each one i've tried has been very tasty.

that wow! is for wow how bad can service possibly be???
walked in with a friend for lunch and was completely ignored. after the "waitress" walked by us twice i went in the back to asked if we should seat ourselves which i was told yes. sat down at a empty dirty table (several to choose from btw) and the waitress gave amenuto the woman we followed in. she proceeded to clean tables and ignored us. thinking we were going to get menus next we were surprised when a young man came in sat down and his order was taken immediately (same waitress). then another man came in and the waitress then gave him amenuwalking past us again. at this point i ask for menus and with a blank stare the waitress cleaned a table and set it and placed down 2 menus. when i asked the waitress if we were supposed to be moving there she said well you don't have a wait person in the area your sitting in. so we moved. once we moved a new waiter then came out and took care of people in the section we just moved from!! he ignored us as well. (i guess because now we were no longer in "his section".) the original waitress then took the orders of the woman that came in before us and man that came in after us. wow! i go out to eat alot and i've never ever had such horrible service. after a good 15 to 20 minutes of sitting and being ignored i realized we were never going to be waited on. i went to the back again and told the waitress that since she had taken the orders of now 3 people that came in after us we were leaving. guess what she said??? "ok". the more i think about this the angrier i get that i didn't demand the manager. i hadn't seen my friend in a while and was really trying to enjoy her company but wow how bad can service be?? i here the food is good but i guess i'll never know because i'll never go in that place again.

you just can't go wrong. first i love the creativity of their menu. plenty of variety for lunch and breakfast and the dinnermenuchanges weekly. my wife and i have been going to the spicy green bean since it opened in glastonbury in 2009. we have never had a bad meal and leave with smiles every time. the service is friendly, courteous and satisfying. i can't pick a favorite dinner items as i have truly loved them all. however, for breakfast the chicken ina biscuit with sausage gravy is to die for! we have break fast there a few times a month and that is all i have because it is so good.

good grub!. this place has delicious food that is very fresh. themenuchanges constantly and nothing sits in that kitchen. i thought from the name that it was a "vegetarian" place, but learned on my first visit that it has excellent meat and fish entrees. the chef has a great imagination and her concoctions just seem to work perfectly. i just noticed that themenuis featuring an appetizer known as, "quido's provaletta". this is a specialty from argentina that involves a round of italian provalone cheese about half an inch thick that is roasted with italian seasonings. think of the very best part of a pizza and you have "provaletta"! it's a real treat - just like everything else on the menu. by the way, the wait staff here is well-trained, knowledgeable and the best that you will find in the greater hartford area - finally a place that gets it all right!. this place is the ecelectic winner that glastonbury has always been missing.

decadent. trying to write a review for the spicy green bean is like trying to find the words for my wedding vows! i absolutely am in love with this place and no words of mine can do it justice. i started off loving this place as a little lunch dive with great atmosphere and amazingmenuchoices! i frequented this place for the "tommy salami" , a genoa sandwich that was piled high with salami, provolone, pickle mayo, chimmichurri oil, roasted red peppers, and spicy green beans(my mouth waters while typing) . the sandwiches come with two sides that change daily and if you dont get yourself a side of their 3 potato salad or spanish rice salad once in your life you will have not fully lived! now, the bean is offering dinner service and unbelievably has impressed me even more! the waitstaff is friendly, efficient and top notch. one night we dined for dinner with my 7 year old and the server actually helped him pass a level on his handheld video game system. the dinnermenuchanges weekly, but some items not to miss are the fall off the bone glazed short ribs, summer rolls, crab cakes and the cowboy cut ribeye. i have yet to have a meal here that did not leave my longing for my next trip back. dont miss out on the dessert options, drop into the back and drool over key lime cupcakes or coconut ricotta cake, or even treat yourself with a toffee cookie. this place is a must and if you haven't been yet, it should be on your planner for next week!!!