Restaurant Week in Boston
Restaurant week in Boston gives you the chance to try many restaurants at very reasonable prices.
Three course meals are $20 at lunch and $30 at dinner.
We tried one restaurant that was participating and one that wasn't, just to compare service and "aura"The first one we tried was 647 Tremont Street, a store front restaurant, usually open only for dinner and Sunday brunch.
I started with a generous slice of foie gras as good as I've enjoyed anywhere, served with dijon mustard and toast, better than usual.
My companion's choice was a Julienne concoction of zucchini, chopped basil, and toasted almond slices, beautiful to look at and refreshing.
Her main course consisted ofgrilled salmon with asparagus, both fresh tasting and delicious.
I tried samosas with spinach and lentils.
The spinach and lentils were prepared and seasoned perfectly but the filling for the samosas was fair, and the dough, heavy and in need of a bit more cooking.
For dessert, the chocolate pudding cake tried by my chocoholic friend, was found to be too sweet for her liking.
I chose rhubarb crepes, wonderfully thin and delicate with just the right amount of rhubarb, not too sweet and not too tart.
Their wine menu seemed carefully selected and we enjoyed a smooth and fruity Louis Latour.
The restaurant was full, the service, friendly and timely but the table was ghastly, with serving staff constantly tripping over the chair legs.
Would we go back? Yes.
But we would specify a table request.
Our second restaurant was Abe and Louis, a steak house in the Back Bay on Boylston Street, not participating in restaurant week, but full of customers.
It has a happy steak house atmosphere with warm wood panelling, booths and tables with white linen.
Our waiter, Mauricio, good natured, agreeable, ready to discuss the American wines in which we were interested and we were well pleased with his recommendation, a 2006 Chardonnay from Chateau Ste.
Michelle.
For our main course,we both chose steak salad, two different versions.
Mine was a Caeser salad with perfectly prepared steak, cooked medium rare as I requested.
The greens were crisp and the steak, melt in your mouth tender.
My friend's salad with a balsamic dressing, included tomatoes and little chunks of bleu cheese.
Both salads were generous portions and delicious.
Two courses with wine.
coffee, and gratuity cost $62.
Three course meals are $20 at lunch and $30 at dinner.
We tried one restaurant that was participating and one that wasn't, just to compare service and "aura"The first one we tried was 647 Tremont Street, a store front restaurant, usually open only for dinner and Sunday brunch.
I started with a generous slice of foie gras as good as I've enjoyed anywhere, served with dijon mustard and toast, better than usual.
My companion's choice was a Julienne concoction of zucchini, chopped basil, and toasted almond slices, beautiful to look at and refreshing.
Her main course consisted ofgrilled salmon with asparagus, both fresh tasting and delicious.
I tried samosas with spinach and lentils.
The spinach and lentils were prepared and seasoned perfectly but the filling for the samosas was fair, and the dough, heavy and in need of a bit more cooking.
For dessert, the chocolate pudding cake tried by my chocoholic friend, was found to be too sweet for her liking.
I chose rhubarb crepes, wonderfully thin and delicate with just the right amount of rhubarb, not too sweet and not too tart.
Their wine menu seemed carefully selected and we enjoyed a smooth and fruity Louis Latour.
The restaurant was full, the service, friendly and timely but the table was ghastly, with serving staff constantly tripping over the chair legs.
Would we go back? Yes.
But we would specify a table request.
Our second restaurant was Abe and Louis, a steak house in the Back Bay on Boylston Street, not participating in restaurant week, but full of customers.
It has a happy steak house atmosphere with warm wood panelling, booths and tables with white linen.
Our waiter, Mauricio, good natured, agreeable, ready to discuss the American wines in which we were interested and we were well pleased with his recommendation, a 2006 Chardonnay from Chateau Ste.
Michelle.
For our main course,we both chose steak salad, two different versions.
Mine was a Caeser salad with perfectly prepared steak, cooked medium rare as I requested.
The greens were crisp and the steak, melt in your mouth tender.
My friend's salad with a balsamic dressing, included tomatoes and little chunks of bleu cheese.
Both salads were generous portions and delicious.
Two courses with wine.
coffee, and gratuity cost $62.
