Despite the fact that Richard Rosenthal has opened a restaurant right next to Max Amore's called ""Max Fish"", I still often prefer to go to Max Amore's for a business lunch because the fish specials are awesome. The fish is fresh, well prepared, and the presentation is very good. I am not as crazy about the rest of the menu but if you love fish, you probably will not be disappointed. There is often a nice, not run of the mill filet on the menu - trout, snapper, mahi mahi, etc. Many are ""pan seared"" and crispy. Yum. And the prices are reasonable. The service is always very good. The waiters are courteous and will go out of their way to please.

OK, I will admit that I have only eaten in Cavey's French restaurant once so I am going to give it another chance, especially because I've heard such good things about the Italian side (such as the service is less snooty, and the place more upbeat and approachable). I have dined in some of the finest French restaurants in the country in both New York and Las Vegas (Jean George, le Bernardin, Bouley, Campagne in Seattle, the Picasso in Las Vegas, Le Chateau, Jean Louis in Greenwich, etc., etc.), so it's not like I don't have enough experience or finesse to handle such a place. That said, I found the food at Cavey's excellent but the atmosphere and the service a bit on the strange side. I have never enountered a snootier wait staff anywhere, and when you consider that this is Manchester, CT, and not New York or Paris, you have to wonder why. I am not exactly a dolt or a rube. I am well spoken, well dressed and attractive. So it really bugged me at being treated like some sort of of classless idiot. I was especially insulted by the sommelier, who almost refused to serve me a glass of port wine because I ordered it with dinner. He seemed outraged at this, insisting that it was not a dinner wine, which is true, but is that a reason to insult my choice and almost refuse to serve it to me? I know it's not a dinner wine - I just happened to feel like a glass of port. That he assumed that I didn't know that is insulting. Honestly, I felt pressured to order wine in the first place. I am not really a wine drinker - I prefer mixed cocktails. But then after finally giving in to the pressure to be insulted like that was almost over the top! Who did that guy think he was? Obviously the staff there does not have the class it thinks it has. Next time I will dine in Cavey's Italian side. I'm giving it 4 stars on the food alone (the r@ck of lamb was divine) but as for the service, well ... I might feel differently next time. I won't let one bad experience deter me.

Easily the best sushi in the Hartford area and I have tried it all. I am a native New Yorker living in this area for several years and so my opinion of sushi is ranked up against the best of the best. The sushi is always fresh and melt-in-your mouth good. I am so spoiled on it that anywhere else in this area pales by comparison. The only cons are that the atmosphere leaves a lot to be desired. The place is small and cramped. But once you bite into the sushi you will forget all about that.