Barbarie's Black Angus Grill, owned and operated by Tom and Karen Barbarie since 2012, brings area diners the fine steak and seafood experience first started by Tom's father, Jim Barbarie, at his Danbury restaurant in 1961.A Sampling From The Menu:Appetizers: More than a dozen appetizers, including Thai fried calamari, with scallions, cilantro, and sweet chili glaze; grass-fed veal, pork, and beef meatball trio, in tomato sauce.Sandwiches and Burgers: More than 20 wraps, sandwiches, and burgers to choose from. Try the sizzling chicken or beef fajitas or the classic Angus 9-ounce cheeseburger with the works: slow-cooked onions, chipotle mayo, bacon, lettuce, and tomato.Salad: Signature house salad with craisins, candied pecans, gorgonzola cheese, and house vinaigrette top a bed of mixed greens is a winner. Add seafood, chicken, or steak options.House Cuts: Enjoy a house cut of dry-aged Angus beef, from the 8-ounce filet mignon with Black Angus Grill's own house smoked bacon, cipollini onions, and mushrooms, to the 20-ounce porterhouse, or the mammoth 40-ounce porterhouse for four.Entrees: Beyond steaks, diners find options like the Hudson Valley duck with black currant shallot reduction, or the grass-fed lamb shank.Seafood: Black Angus serves seafood with flair, such as pan-seared sea bass with artichokes, and a tomato, lemon, thyme broth; and cedar plank Atlantic salmon with a tomato caper buerre blanc.Brunch: Sunday, from 11 am to 3 pm; set price, or choose from lunch/dinner menu. Brioche French toast; smoked salmon arugula salad; and NY strip over eggs with bacon-wrapped green beans and home fries are Sunday favorites. A special brunch menu is offered for private parties on Saturday and Sunday. Complimentary cocktails.Bar: Seasonal designer cocktails, draft beers, wines, and a full bar attract a diverse clientele. All wines, $40 per bottle; reserve wine list available.Price range: "The Fix" is a prix fixe lunch menu special for $14.75; the four-course "Prime Time," $26.50, Monday through Friday, 4 to 6 pm. See the website for full menu pricing. A children's menu is available.Event Planning: Customized menus for each customer's in-house catering needs; or pick up specially prepared platters and appetizers.Barbarie's Black Angus Grill, 5 Eagle Road, Danbury, is open seven days a week, at 11 am. Lunch runs to 4 pm, with dinner served Sundays until 9 pm; Monday through Thursday until 10 pm; and Fridays and Saturdays until 11 pm. The bar is open until 1 am Sunday through Thursday, and until 2 am Fridays and Saturdays. For reservations or catering/party information, call 203-826-7406. See www.barbariesblackangusgrill.com for more information.

It is the dry-aged Black Angus beef, aged 30 days before chefs butcher it to order, that puts Barbarie's Black Angus Grill ahead of other steak houses. Because it features in-house, dry-aged beef, Barbarie's Black Angus Grill can offer New York City-quality cuts at economical New England prices. An extensive brunch, lunch, and dinner menu, as well as a pub menu, means that Barbarie's Black Angus Grill is priced to suit many budgets and satisfy many appetites. Daily specials are offered at lunch and dinner.

Business people, couples, travelers, and families find their way to Barbarie's Black Angus Grill, where customer satisfaction is the owners' goal. Local diners know they can pop in after the movies for a couple of sliders or any of the great sandwiches topping the pub menu.

To the right of the entrance, a horseshoe-shaped "green" bar is a polished expanse reflecting not only soft lighting, but the polished atmosphere and service upheld throughout the restaurant. Booths in the bar area are ideal for groups. The sophisticated ambiance of the bar follows through to the opposite side of the space, where the main dining room is divided in two, for an intimate feel. High-backed booths upholstered in embossed leather line one side. The other half is a combination of booths and table seating. A glass wall extends midway up to the ceiling on the far wall of the dining room, and serves as a visual wine cellar. Centered in that wall, customers peek into a glass-fronted mini locker, where slabs of beef dry-age. Beyond the dining room is "The Boardroom," available for birthdays, graduations, weddings, showers, rehearsal dinners, corporate functions, and holiday parties, and accommodating up to 65 guests. A shaded patio provides outdoor seating in warmer months.

Once diners are seated, they are in the care of a well-trained staff. It is a personalized level of service, say the owners, which lets people know that their happiness is the number one priority.

Black Angus Grill now offers "Angus Anywhere" delivery service, ideal for office business and party events; minimum $100 order for delivery/set up.

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