Octagon - Groton

This restaurant is Permanently closed. Replaced by The Helmsman. Same location different menu.

Excellent food. Our food server, Lauren is very nice lady. She always make sure my glass is filled.

This restaurant is located within the walls of the hotel but privately owned and operated. This is good to know because Marriott specials and discounts do to apply to this restaurant. I thought they did an excellent job of social distancing and customer service. Cindy our server was a doll! We were there to celebrate my daughter's birthday. She felt seen and cared for by Cindy's attention to detail and service. It was a very nice dining experience. We had a late lunch so we chose to share some appetizers and drinks. The wings were cooked and seasoned to perfection! Celery and carrots fresh and crisp. The fish and chips were very tasty as well. Fish crispy fries hot no complaints there. The cole slaw was lack luster but it's not as important as the main meal. The chicken tacos were sad and our server immediately adjusted to find us something else. It was topped off by a piece of cheesecake for the birthday celebration. We had a great evening.

This is not a steakhouse and instead, located inside the hotel. The photos that were added years ago are not a good indicator of the food available. Someone posted the menu 4 months ago and that's what it is, plain and limited. Came here first night of our stay because thought it'd be good, since it's in a Marriott. Ordered the chicken with two sides. I should have ordered the burger. The chicken was about 4 ounces, but most was bone. Everything else on the plate were the side vegetables which were terrible. Mac and cheese tasted horrible, as if the macaroni was out of a box. Had no flavor to it. The asparagus with bacon was horrible tasting. The bacon was very salty. Should have been an even balance to include more chicken. When we were seated, the table had been wiped with an alcohol product but the table was soaking wet from it with the paper menu sticking to it, which I had to peel off and the utensils wrapped in the cloth napkin. I asked the waiter if he could wipe the table and he said the product will air dry. I said it's wet but he shook his head and didn't wipe it. The table didn't dry until we were served the appetizers. I had the clam chowder which wasn't great but wasn't lousy either. Seating is limited. There was an entire section that was closed off and lights out. Would have been nice to sit there because of how loud the area was where we were placed, which was right at the entrance and a wide open entrance at that. The meal was expensive and I didn't eat much of anything other than peeling off the chicken from the bone. When the waiter came to take my plate, I told him it was a terrible meal and that I should have ordered a burger. He made no attempt to knock it off the ticket or offer anything else and instead shrugged his shoulders. This is hotel food. If you want hotel food, this is the place to be. There are plenty of other restaurants in the area to pick. I don't recommend settling for this restaurant because of convenience. As I said, it is not a steakhouse.

Ate at the bar for quick service. Was greeted quickly but it took at least 5 minutes for anyone to come back to take our order. This wouldn't be unheard of usually but three bartenders were talking about 5 feet from us. The food was pretty good which is why they got two stars. I got the muscles which were nice but my wife's French onion soup didn't have enough broth. They didn't take any menus from us so it was awkward when the food came and there wasn't room. They didn't take my wife's plate away with mine even though we were both clearly done so it sat in front of her for a bit. Didn't check in with us during the meal. The only conversation seemed to be the bartenders complaining about patrons.