After all the raves about the Elephant's Walk, in Somerville (outside Boston), I tried it last time I was in town. I was disappointed. The food quality was quite good, but not good enough to make it worth the trip from Boston. And I had hoped that the French/Cambodian merge they advertised would be more than just some French food and some Cambodian food (there are two separate menus). The French side of the menu was downright boring (no creativity at all), and the Cambodian was good but also less than fascinating. Prices were higher than at some of Boston and Brookline's really good Thai places, which have comparable or better, similar style food to the Cambodian menu. Elephant's Walk wasn't bad, it just wasn't good enough to justify (1) the drive from Boston; (2) the raves on rec.food.resaurants; or (3) the prices. My votes for Boston are still: (1) Ethnic/Cheap: Thai places along Commonwealth Ave. near BU; Asmara (Ethiopian), Mass. Ave, Central Square, Cambridge; Quality India Restaurant, Kenmore Square, Boston (2) More expensive: Cottonwood Cafe, Mass. Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge; Cornucopia, Downtown Boston Back Bay Bistro, Boylston St., Boston 798 Main, 798 Main Street, Cambridge Michaela's, East Cambridge Andy Perrin '94 - Swarthmore College 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA, 19081-1397 USA [email removed] - [email removed]
Boston, MA
Elephant Walk - Boston
Andy P. wrote: >After all the raves about the Elephant's Walk, in Somerville (outside >Boston), I tried it last time I was in town. I was disappointed. Funny. I thought it was worth the drive. I'm from Indiana. >Brookline's really good Thai places, which have comparable or better, >similar style food to the Cambodian menu. I've done my share of Thai cooking, and was expecting to get just that. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised by the distinctiveness of the cuisine. It's not often a restaurant can surprise me. >Elephant's Walk wasn't bad, it just wasn't good enough to justify (1) the >drive from Boston; (2) the raves on rec.food.resaurants; or (3) the prices. The prices seemed quite reasonable to me. Entrees were about $10. As for driving, nobody drives in Boston. That's why there wasn't any traffic and an abundance of parking spaces when i was there last summer.