It was our first visit to Novel since it expanded and re-opened, replacing the previous Amaretto. While there are still many Italian choices on the menu. Two in our party had Italian dishes, and tow of us did not. My choice was a Thai-influenced halibut...dish, with coconut milk, cashews, and crab. It was wonderful. Our dining partners all enjoyed their dinners. The service was very good, too.More

Good food and the chef will cook items the way one requests. Nice variety of fish too! Nice that the restaurant has expanded for more seating

I recently had dinner here with a group of friends. We had cocktails in the bar area first and the seating was comfy and warm. Dinner followed and it was AMAZING! Our server was skilled and attentive. The menu had many choices....bar food to full...entrees. Everyone (11) in our group was delighted and satisfied with their meals. They were presented beautifully and were delicious!! The decor (recently redone) is elegant and understated. By the way, the cocktails were terrific too! I’m anxious to return!More

Had been to this location before, but it has a new name. The food and the service were both as good as my last visit. I had the Scallops which were perfectly seared and had light topping that did not detract from the excellent scallops....My server did an outstanding job of explaining all of the entrees.More

My wife and I went to Novel during Restaurant week, when restaurants are often crowded and stressed. Novel handled it beautifully. The server, Carolyn I think, was among the best we have ever had: knowledgeable, fast, funny, and perfectly attentive. Not too much and not...too little. My Manhattan was good, good sized, and reasonably priced. Dinner: my wife's scallops were a large portion and delicious, and she liked her salad too. My pork belly app was a little stringy on the bottom, but I've never ordered pork belly before so what do I know? My salmon was perfectly cooked and terrific, nice and juicy and sweet. Dessert was part of the deal, and they just brought some light chocolaty stuff in a parfait glass. Not only was it good, but having only one option on the restaurant week menu meant that they could just bring it out at the right time without consuming a lot of ordering time. This is the first time I've seen a place really plan their RW menu in order to let the kitchen keep up with the crowd. We never felt rushed and had a really good dinner. We'll certainly be back.More

This was a great place for a great meal with a great location all the meals were wonderful and very tasty as was the dessert

This continues to be my favorite restaurant for dinner in the area... been going for 3 years.. best prepared food in WNY... service is great never had an average meal always excellent.. both owners working there all the time ...special touches in between courses ..5...stars!!!More