Someone wrote: > now that something vaguely resembling summertime has arrived in > the boston metro area -- how about favorite outdoor places? > personally i'm most interested in northwest suburban boston spots, > but i'll take notes on any and all... One of my favorites is Sol Azteca in Newton Centre, right across from the T station. Apparently other restaurants have noticed the popularity of the outdoor terrace, since both the adjacent Indian and Thai restaurants built little outdoor areas. But there's something special about a beer and fresh salsa and chips on a summer evening.. -dg-
Boston, MA
outdoor dining, metro boston?
I've enjoyed the patio at Daddy-O's in Cambridge--it adds nicely to the barbecue ambiance of the restaurant. I've never particularly enjoyed the "sidewalk" variety of outdoor dining--why would you want to eat a nice meal with traffic rumbling by and pedestrians gawking at you? That's why the tucked-away atmosphere of Daddy-O's garden is so pleasant. Someone wrote: > now that something vaguely resembling summertime has arrived in > the boston metro area -- how about favorite outdoor places? > personally i'm most interested in northwest suburban boston spots, > but i'll take notes on any and all... > > paul > =--------------------- > paul fox, [email removed] (arlington, ma, where it's 75.0 degrees)
This has always been a favorite thing for me. I wish more restaurants offered outdoor seating (as most do in other parts of the world). Since I work in Natick and live in Sturbridge, my recommendations are outside of the metro area. A couple I like are John Harvard's in Framingham and the Westboro Country Club in Westboro. At Harvard's the view is of the parking lot but the tables and umbrellas are nice and it was pleasant. The Westboro Country Club has a great outdoor deck overlooking the golf course. Average food but great location. Hopefully this is a start of a long list. If anyone has suggestions for Central and Western Mass. please post them too. Donna Sullivan Someone wrote: > now that something vaguely resembling summertime has arrived in > the boston metro area -- how about favorite outdoor places? > personally i'm most interested in northwest suburban boston spots, > but i'll take notes on any and all... > > paul > =--------------------- > paul fox, [email removed] (arlington, ma, where it's 75.0 degrees)
Thomas L. wrote: > > I've enjoyed the patio at Daddy-O's in Cambridge--it adds nicely to the > barbecue ambiance of the restaurant. I've never particularly enjoyed the > "sidewalk" variety of outdoor dining--why would you want to eat a nice > meal with traffic rumbling by and pedestrians gawking at you? That's why > the tucked-away atmosphere of Daddy-O's garden is so pleasant. Yes, that's a nice patio. The Neighborhood Restaurant in Union Square also has an enclosed patio with lots of greenery, though the last time I ate there I was made nervous by a bee that wanted the little container of home-made jam that was on the table. There's a Thai restaurant on Mt. Auburn street near Harvard Square that has a second-floor patio. Carberry's, near Davis Square, has a little bit of outdoor seating, where you can watch the traffic on fabulous Elm Street. And the Bertucci's at Alewife has tables on the patio outside, where you can watch all the cars on the parkway. --Adina
PappaRazzi in Burlington (off Rt. 3 S of Rt. 128) usually has outdoor seating on a large deck. Quite nice in the evening. I don't know if their outdoor area is open yet this year. Ken
Upstairs at the Pudding in Harvard Square, has a roof garden dining area. I went for brunch a few years ago. It is very nice (although, in the morning, it was awfully sunny. A pair of shades was a good idea). Hound Thomas L. wrote: >I've enjoyed the patio at Daddy-O's in Cambridge--it adds nicely to the >barbecue ambiance of the restaurant. I've never particularly enjoyed the >"sidewalk" variety of outdoor dining--why would you want to eat a nice >meal with traffic rumbling by and pedestrians gawking at you? That's why >the tucked-away atmosphere of Daddy-O's garden is so pleasant. > >Someone wrote: > >> now that something vaguely resembling summertime has arrived in >> the boston metro area -- how about favorite outdoor places? >> personally i'm most interested in northwest suburban boston spots, >> but i'll take notes on any and all... >> >> paul >> =--------------------- >> paul fox, [email removed] (arlington, ma, where it's 75.0 degrees) He digged the hole, and the whole held him.. -- Suzan-Lori Parks
Someone wrote: >now that something vaguely resembling summertime has arrived in >the boston metro area -- how about favorite outdoor places? In yet another thread convergence, I'd suggest "The Neighborhood" in Union Square, Somerville. (Moderate lines, low prices, large portions, very "family style". Very popular for Sunday brunch.) >personally i'm most interested in northwest suburban boston spots, I suppose Somerville is northwest... >but i'll take notes on any and all... > >paul >=--------------------- > paul fox, [email removed] (arlington, ma, where it's 75.0 degrees)
Someone wrote: >now that something vaguely resembling summertime has arrived in >the boston metro area -- how about favorite outdoor places? >personally i'm most interested in northwest suburban boston spots, >but i'll take notes on any and all... Captain Marden's Takeaway in Wellesley. Good seafood at reasonable prices. Chuck Demas Needham, Mass.
The Charles River dam in South Natick - bring a sub (or buy one at the sub place across the street), then enjoy the water, ducks, trees, etc. It's right off South Natick Square on Rte. 16. Maybe not "dining" in the sense of table service and waiters, but still a great place... Gerard Turkey Farm, 449 Water St., Saxonville. Another great place for a lunchtime break - buy one of their real turkey sandwiches, then grab a picnic table.
how about stone soup in lexington center on mass ave. a good american bistro menu and they have a outside area on the second floor above the noise of mass ave (which is usually quieter around there). i am not sure but i think the hartwell house in lexington also does some outdoor seating, and if so it will be a nice view in the woods away from traffic. mills falls in newton has a wonderful outside patio overlooking a big dam and waterfall on the chuck river. if you like rushing water (like i do) for for a view and for background sound this is great. the food is pretty good but a little pricey to cover the ambience. uri
I will recommend for an inexpensive (but reasonably good) outdoor dinning experience a spanish resturant in Harvard Sq., ?'inura'? I cannot, (it seems) remember the name exactly... but it is across the JFK park from Grendals on the corner. They have a nice little pattio out back; not overly romantic (plastic patio furniture) but very nice to eat outside in the Square. -eric Someone wrote: >now that something vaguely resembling summertime has arrived in >the boston metro area -- how about favorite outdoor places? >personally i'm most interested in northwest suburban boston spots, >but i'll take notes on any and all... > >paul >=--------------------- > paul fox, [email removed] (arlington, ma, where it's 75.0 degrees)
Several spots in Kendall Square area, Cambridge at One Kendall Sq (off Hampshire St, just north of the real Kendall Sq): Cambridge Brewing Co has cafe seating nearly year round, a good microbrew, and a nouvelle cuisine with a tex-mex twist (not to my taste but quite popular I gather). The adjacent gourmet restaurant closed, but also had cafe seating; I think something new is going in there. The Thai restaurant opposite two tables, but I've never seen anyone sit at them. At lunch hour, the deli across the courtyard from them has an outdoor BBQ/grill with cafe seating (no table service); these tables are better for people-watching, including view of Hampshire St and pedestrian cross-traffic. Back over by the real Kendall Square: Au Bon Pain on Main St. (by the P.O.) has cafe seating on the sidewalk, but no table service of course. The courtyard in front of the Cambridge Center Marriot (by Kendall Sq T stop) has cafe seating usable by patrons of the adjacent food court. The Cambridge Center parking garage behind the Marriot has a roof garden, to which you can carry take-away from the food court ... or Legals ... or bring your own. Use the food-court's North back door to the garage's pedestrian/elevator exit.