Local Kitchen & Craft Beer Bar

This was the second time I’ve come here, I thought the food was pretty mediocre the first time but I came back with friends to give it one more shot. Unfortunately, it was worse this time around. We sat down and waited almost 30 minutes for a waiter to come over and even bring us water. Then, our table had a dead bug on it and our waitress just flicked it onto the floor of the restaurant! I should have walked out then and there, but we instead stayed and ate. I ordered a salad which is pretty hard to mess up, but it was boring and the lettuce was really soggy and mushy. Our service was pretty terrible as well and the waitress was rude. At one point I saw her talking on her cellphone in the bathroom. Overall poor experience.

The burgers are always great as are their craft bowls! The house salad dressing could use a bit more flavor. Thays my only criticism. The staff is always very attentive. I think our waitress we had today was Jennifer who was a great waitress!

The good: The ambiance (sports lovers will have a good time here), the food (delicious, the fried chicken and lobster rolls here are great) and prices are fair.
The bad: The service. It is very, very. VERY slow here, even on nonbusy hours. Don’t go for lunch here if you’re in a rush, because you’ll be waiting for some time.
In conclusion: Would recommend, if you’re patient.

Really good burgers and the crab artichoke fondue was very good as well. Nice attentive waitress. My burger was a little undercooked. It was very medium rare when I ordered it medium. But the other 3 burgers at the table were cooked fine. Beer menu is pretty good too. Good food though, look forward to going again

It feels like a factory converted into a restaurant (maybe it is). Huge ceilings with low lighting and an upstairs seating area. The food was average and the service was great. A little pricey for the quality and portions. Almost like a tapas style meal. Fun atmosphere for drinks and also one of the only places open after 10pm in the area. Good beer selection.

Great beer, good food, and a great happy hour deal! The staff is also very friendly and nice and accommodating to any issues! For the happy hour deals get to the bar earlier, the bar seats fill up fast!

Been there before and the food is decent. I was looking forward to bringing my sister here tonight for a small bachelorette party but they told me I couldn’t make a reservation because we didn’t have enough people. So disappointed in this. I’d understand if it was just for a dinner reservation but this is the night before she gets married. I wanted to do something special but I guess they don’t really care.

Local had a very cool vibe to it. Old factory-​ish kinda feel. The tap list was just the treat we needed to break up the drive up toward the new haven area. My g-​bot hit the spot. I can’t speak to the food, but the vibe, space, and service definitely upped my chances of making a return to sample some of the food. Plenty of parking also another plus. Seems like this is one of the few places in Fairfield that doesn’t close down all together at 11 pm on a Friday night. Prices are reasonable too.

Fun place to go for drinks.
The two stars is for the service and food (and when I went the group I was with ordered all over the menu and it was all gross). This is a shame because the chef is talented but should probably stick to farm to table cuisine.

Was there recently and the Host was very rude. It was very crowded and told me wife and 3 year old kid we had to stand outside while we waited for a table. It was really cold so we just left. The thing is, is he was just such an Asshole about it. Non apologetic. He obviously isn’t the owner.
A few weeks later my wife and I decided to give it a try at a non busy time. I ordered a Mexicali Bowl and as I was eating this bland dish, I noticed a shard of broken piece of metal in it. The waiter did offer me a replacement and a free drink but it was enough to make me not want to go there again.

Great atmosphere. We went with 8 people and our server, Dana, was awesome. Always made sure we were satisfied.
I had the seared ahi tuna salad was A-​mazing!
Cant wait yo go back once the weather warms up to enjoy the outdoor seating.

So, plus is the food was great
Minus: customer service was barely there had to wait to get utensils and barely check up on us if we needed anything.

I’ve been here a couple times so far, but only for drinks. It’s a big place, with a large square bar in the middle. It has an industrial/​warehouse kind of feel to it.
The drink selection is nice, and also lots of beers to choose from. First time I went it was a Friday late afternoon around happy hour and it was jammed packed and extremely LOUD! Service was kind of lacking even sitting at the bar. The staff seemed a bit overwhelmed to say the least.
The second time I went it was a on regular weekday afternoon and it was empty so the bartender was surprisingly attentive. lol
Again can’t speak for the food, but the menu selection was pretty basic. Bar food, burgers etc. If I go back I’ll have to try out the food, but I’m in no rush.

Great place to take your family for an easy dinner. Solid service, interesting menu and fun vibe. It has a fun bar atmosphere and is a great place to watch a game with your buddies.
The menu has a nice variety and an eclectic mix. Good alcohol options too.

I really enjoy the ambiance at Local, to me its a blend of sports bar and chic gastropub. Been here a few times to watch college basketball and have always had a pleasant experience. I mean the first time we enjoyed hanging out so long we were kicked out of our table around 7pm, but that was understandable as the dinner rush was piling in and we were offered the bar. Anyways, they have a nice beer list that changes depending what they have a draft so you can always try something new. To eat I’ve enjoyed the twin lobster rolls with fries. The first visit I got a sad portion of lobster on my rolls (in the photo) but they did make up for it my second visit after I joked with them a bit about it. I particularly liked the cheesecake because it was homemade and smothered in a delicious layer of whipped cream and bits of what appears to me to be cinnamon toast crunch on top. Pretty darn good. Friendly staff and great place to watch a game. Also, very accommodating with large parties; just make sure to call in a reservation before hand.

BLUF: Classic American kitchen with a wide range of craft beers, 30+ on tap. Went with the muscles and Thai popcorn chicken for an appetizer and the Tuna Niçoise for my meal.
Inside Fairfield Plaza, local stands out with a tall building with BEER scrawled on top. After getting the recommendation from a local, we decided to come for dinner.
As soon as you enter, you get a cozy vibe with tvs playing a variety of sports. It’s dimly lit and with a constant murmur of voices, it’s quite relaxing. Service was great from our waiter to the manager who was out walking the floor.
The appetizers come in two sizes, «little» or «lots». My friend and I decided to get two «lots» and split so we went with the muscles and the Thai popcorn chicken. The muscles were juicy but the real money maker was the slices of sourdough bread that were on top. They were chewy and delicious. The popcorn chicken was mediocre. While the peanut sauce was excellent, the chicken was rather dry and the breaded shell was hard. For a main course, I had the tuna niçoise. The tuna was fresh but a but dried out.
Ultimately, an awesome place to go relax with friends and grab so quality brews with decent bar food.

YES YES YES! Local is my absolute FAVORITE restaurant in Fairfield. It’s in a great location and an amazing place.
Awesome atmosphere, great place to meet for drinks and the food is even better! Love that all their food is specialty and delish.
100% recommend, great service, great place & AMAZING food!
they offer a bunch of their appetizers in a «little or lots» portion, so it’s easy to get your own or share and try a bunch of things.

Nice enough bar. Got a couple drinks and an appetizer for happy hour on Friday. Bill was around $ 20 which was awesome.
All the ciders are good, I wouldn’t go with the apple cider mixed drink– it wasn’t the best. Appetizers are really good– fries and brussel sprouts. The popcorn chicken is eh. The bartenders were really attentive and helpful in choosing options to drink.

I can’t say anything but positive on this one.
Really enjoyed the experience and the staff as a whole. I’ve been working in restaurants for a LONG time so my eyes look at different things than some may.
The hostess staff was very welcoming right from the get go. I decided to take a seat at the bar while I waited for my friends to see what the beer hype was about and I was not disappointed in any way!
A great variety of choices and they even had some limited beers that are very hard to come by!
The burger was cooked perfectly and the Grapefruit Scuplin was even better with it.
Definitely would go back again. Great atmosphere, good people, good food, and a great time all around

I was really disappointed by the long wait time. My boyfriend and I arrived at 7:20 on a Thursday evening, and were seated right away in the outside seating area. Our drink order however, wasn’t taken until half an hour after being seated and we didn’t receive our drinks till an hour in.
What was even more frustrating was that a table of 4 next to us that was seated well after us received their drinks and appetizers before our server came to take our drink order. This was because he thought his manager had already helped us.
Our appetizer was finally served close to an hour a half into being seated.
When we finally received our long awaited food, we were absolutely disappointed. The chicken in my sandwich was burnt and inedible. My boyfriend’s phở was completely disappointing, with pure pork fat and no real meat pieces and the noodles were not the usual fresh thin rice noodles, but what seemed to be mostly a large bowl of linguine. The veggies were cooked in the phở rather than kept separate and fresh, and there were almost no real sprouts.
Our server Jeeves was very nice and friendly but overworked. No one came around to fill our water or ask us if we needed anything. I ran out of ketchup, and unfortunately there was no one around to ask for some more and I gave up. While this may be due to being understaffed or busy inside the restaurant it was nonetheless disappointing.
Overall, the beer was good but the food and service were unacceptable.
Note, I was about to submit this as a 1 star review, but after receiving the check, Jeeves noticed that our food was practically untouched and asked us what was wrong. He brought the manager out who apologized and gave us a $ 5 coupon on our next visit and took off the chicken order for being burnt. We appreciated the apology but were nonetheless disappointed in our experience.