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Has anyone tried Joshua Tree?

2 posts · Aug 7, 1997 to Aug 12, 1997

Greg R.imagine LAN, Inc.Aug 7, 1997

 Someone wrote:
 : The new Joshua Tree pub and restaurant in Davis Square received a nice
 : though somewhat cursory review in yesterday's Globe (I've noticed that
 : those Sunday "City Section" restaurant reviews are usually always
 : favorable).  Can anyone provide more in-depth information?  I have
 : out-of-town siblings coming for a visit this weekend and would like to try
 : some place new that's not too expensive.  (Seems that most of the entrees
 : are in the $10-$12 range.)  Thanks for your help.

 I was there a couple of weeks ago but I don't know if I
 can provide much more detail than the Globe.

 Food - Good.  We had the mussels appetizer and I had a pork
        loin something or other.  Both were quite good.
 Beer - A nice selection on tap.
 Atmosphere - Loud.  Very loud.  In addition to guy sitting behind
              us who was working VERY hard to impress his date with
              how great and successful he was, there was a constant
              din from the rest of the room.  Not much sound supression.
 Service - Spotty.  Our initial order was taken promptly.  However, when
           our entrees arrived, there was no butter for the baked potato.
           The waiter finally returned with the requested butter sometime
           after I had finished the pork loin.  Our second round
           of beer sat on the bar so long that the bartender
           brought them over.   She apologized for the delay.  Our
           appetizer dishes were never cleared, which was a bit of a
           problem because we were seated at a small table.

 I will attribute the service problems to the fact that they might
 still be working out the kinks since the place is pretty new.  I'll
 probably be back.  For a quieter place in the same neighborhood,
 you could visit Tallulahs.

 Greg

TomHarvard UniversityAug 12, 1997

 Greg R. wrote:

 > I was there a couple of weeks ago but I don't know if I
 > can provide much more detail than the Globe.
 >
 > Food - Good.  We had the mussels appetizer and I had a pork
 >        loin something or other.  Both were quite good.
 > Beer - A nice selection on tap.
 > Atmosphere - Loud.  Very loud.  In addition to guy sitting behind
 >              us who was working VERY hard to impress his date with
 >              how great and successful he was, there was a constant
 >              din from the rest of the room.  Not much sound supression.
 > Service - Spotty.  Our initial order was taken promptly.  However, when
 >           our entrees arrived, there was no butter for the baked potato.
 >           The waiter finally returned with the requested butter sometime
 >           after I had finished the pork loin.  Our second round
 >           of beer sat on the bar so long that the bartender
 >           brought them over.   She apologized for the delay.  Our
 >           appetizer dishes were never cleared, which was a bit of a
 >           problem because we were seated at a small table.
 >
 >
 > I will attribute the service problems to the fact that they might
 > still be working out the kinks since the place is pretty new.  I'll
 > probably be back.  For a quieter place in the same neighborhood,
 > you could visit Tallulahs.
 >
 > Greg

 Thanks for your comments, Greg--I checked it out with a group of friends
 and family last Friday night.  We all agreed that it was a "fun" night out
 but nothing to write home about in terms of the quality of the food.  We
 actually liked the appetizers more than the entrees--the latter seem to be
 typical versions of Tex-Mex favorites.  Nothing wrong with that; it's
 straightforward bar food.  A very good selection of brews, and yes, it is
 loud in there--but I'm assuming that's the kind of boisterous atmosphere
 that the Joshua Tree is trying to project.