Richard C. wrote: >I'd appreciate any advice on good, romantic restaurants in Boston. >... >I've actually considered trying Maison Robert, also. Can anyone >give me a review on this place? I've never had a bad meal there. The service is impeccable, and the food is more traditional than at L'Espalier. The wine list might be the best in Boston for clarets (it also contains a couple of Alsatian wines that I've never seen elsewhere and which I recommend highly; the owners are from Alsace). On the other hand, some of the dishes aren't inspired, merely good. I'm not a good enough cook to know what is missing. Also, there is a sense that this is a large-scale restaurant, not an intimate operation where the chef will come out to chat after dinner. I'd say that it's worth a try; I eat there much more often than L'Espalier, but it is a matter of taste.--Rob
Boston, MA
Boston-Romantic Restaurants
There is a new restaurant at the corner of St. Paul and Beacon in Brookline called Providence. It is supposed to be very good. The owner was the former sous-chef at Olives. There was a review right after it opened and ther reviewer claimed that after only 1 week it was easily the best restaurant in Brookline. I haven't been there yet but my sister in law had dinner there on New Year's Eve and said it was excellent. I am thinking of taking my wife there on our anniversary next month.
Hi! I highly recommend Pomodoro in the North End. It is either on or just off of Salem St., across from Mike's Pastru.
>I'd appreciate any advice on good, romantic restaurants in Boston.
I'm well-impressed with Gianino's in the Charles Hotel courtyard in
Harvard Square, near Rarities and Skipjack's. Attractive, quiet, nice
northern Italian food, excellent wine list with many good wines I'd never
heard of. (After the first time I was there, I ran out and bought a case
of the wine I had with dinner.)
It's been suggested, with justification, that the power lunch crowd goes to
Rarities, while people who don't need to impress anyone go to Giannino.
Considering some of the people I've seen there having a quiet meal, I would
tend to agree.
Regards,
John Levine, [email removed], [email removed], [email removed]Richard C. wrote: >I'd appreciate any advice on good, romantic restaurants in Boston. >I'm not unfamiliar with the city, and I've already eaten at some >fairly well-known places there, such as Le Espalier, Another Season, >and The Hungry i. Now, I'd like to try someplace new. Is there >anything that I should know about that has just opened up in the >last year or so? > >I've actually considered trying Maison Robert, also. Can anyone >give me a review on this place? > >Money is not especially an object, so long as the food and the >ambience merit the price. > >Thanks in advance. > >rick > Maison Robert is my favorite restaurant in the world. Everything is stellar. The most noteworthy aspect is the service -- it's true french service...my father took me there a couple years ago when he was visiting: every time he finished eating his roll, a new one appeared in its stead -- he never noticed until about the 8th roll. He looked at it and said to me, with a very confused look on his face: "Haven't I finished my roll yet?" It's a really wonderful place. Kim
John L. wrote: >>I'd appreciate any advice on good, romantic restaurants in Boston. > >I'm well-impressed with Gianino's in the Charles Hotel courtyard in >Harvard Square, near Rarities and Skipjack's. Attractive, quiet, nice >northern Italian food, excellent wine list with many good wines I'd never >heard of. (After the first time I was there, I ran out and bought a case >of the wine I had with dinner.) > >It's been suggested, with justification, that the power lunch crowd goes to >Rarities, while people who don't need to impress anyone go to Giannino. >Considering some of the people I've seen there having a quiet meal, I would >tend to agree. > >Regards, >John Levine, [email removed], [email removed], [email removed] I'm not nuts about Rarities, but I have another suggestion: Biba. Kim
In article , [email removed] (Michael Good) wrote: > Andy, if you're going to Michela's for special meals in Boston, you're > doing much better in my opinion than if you were going to Biba. Other > places you might want to try at the high end include Jasper's and > Hamersley's Bistro. I like the food, service, and decor better at > any of these places than at Biba. I agree entirely, these are two of my favorites. Hammersley's new location is terrific, I'm told.
Andy asked for more comments on Biba, which as he points out is quite controversial. I'm not a Biba fan, primarily because I find their ambitions outreach their talents. I've never had anything close to a bad meal there, but I've never had a truly great meal there either - individual dishes, yes, but an entire meal, no. At these prices you should be getting great meals. The menu is among the most ambitious and unusual in Boston, so it's a shame they can't pull it off better. Regardless of the food quality, Biba just doesn't spring to mind to me as a romantic restaurant. Biba is more high-energy; the room in loud and open with an intriguing design, though the seats aren't the most comfortable. I'm don't necessarily dislike loud restaurants, but the lack of comfort and the close spacing of the tables are a drawback in a restaurant this expensive. Andy, if you're going to Michela's for special meals in Boston, you're doing much better in my opinion than if you were going to Biba. Other places you might want to try at the high end include Jasper's and Hamersley's Bistro. I like the food, service, and decor better at any of these places than at Biba. But getting back to romantic restaurants, one of the expensive places in Boston that best combines excellent food with a more romantic setting is Icarus in the South End. It's been a while since I've been there, but friends who have gone there on our recommendation very recently have indicated that it's still as great as we remember. Michael
Michael G. wrote: >Andy asked for more comments on Biba, which as he points out >is quite controversial. I'm not a Biba fan, primarily because >I find their ambitions outreach their talents. I've never had >anything close to a bad meal there, but I've never had a truly >great meal there either - individual dishes, yes, but an entire >meal, no. At these prices you should be getting great meals. > >The menu is among the most ambitious and unusual in Boston, so >it's a shame they can't pull it off better. > >Regardless of the food quality, Biba just doesn't spring to mind >to me as a romantic restaurant. Biba is more high-energy; the >room in loud and open with an intriguing design, though the seats >aren't the most comfortable. I'm don't necessarily dislike loud >restaurants, but the lack of comfort and the close spacing of the >tables are a drawback in a restaurant this expensive. > >Andy, if you're going to Michela's for special meals in Boston, you're >doing much better in my opinion than if you were going to Biba. Other >places you might want to try at the high end include Jasper's and >Hamersley's Bistro. I like the food, service, and decor better at >any of these places than at Biba. > >But getting back to romantic restaurants, one of the expensive places >in Boston that best combines excellent food with a more romantic setting >is Icarus in the South End. It's been a while since I've been there, >but friends who have gone there on our recommendation very recently >have indicated that it's still as great as we remember. > >Michael I'd actually completely forgotten that the subject thread was "romantic" when I recommended Biba. I completely retract the suggestion. Not romantic a'tall. Icarus, however, is quite romantic. It's good. On a slightly lower price range, but still a very nice meal and very romantic: Dom's in the North End. It has wonderful food, and Dom and Dom Jr. are great with the clientele, and can make any meal a really enjoyable experience. Kim