I have been waiting to eat at Audobon for over a year now because my roommate is a huge fan, and…read morenow I understand why. This is such a casual and "easy" place to step in for a really high quality dinner and drinks. Service was great, and we went with the challah grilled cheese and tomato soup and the steak sandwich. The ciabatta for the sandwich was fresh, the steak was cooked perfectly, and I loved the side salad. I also loved how fluffy and cozy the grilled cheese was, with one of the better tomato soups I have tasted. Only giving a 4/5 start because the vibes are definitely mellow compared to some other restaurants with great food, but still a really solid option for a lowkey dinner/drinks.

Came here before a Red Sox game. The service outstanding, sat at the bar Makayla the bartender very…read moretry this try that what do you like here's what I recommend from the menu everything she recommended outstanding! The owner Jay came over to say hi super friendly guy nice guy we were waiting outside before they actually opened and he brought us glasses of water while we were sitting outside! We had them what they consider mozzarella sticks excellent the wings outstanding the fish tacos the best fish tacos I've had anywhere and the pot stickers were excellent. Would highly recommend this place it's a touch off the beaten path but only 5 minutes from Fenway well worth the extra steps!!!

Bogie's Place is a hidden gem for anyone craving a top-notch steak dinner. The restaurant is cozy…read moreand intimate with just a handful of tables, which gives the whole experience a personal feel. The service was exceptional. Our waiter was kind, attentive, and incredibly accommodating. When the wine I had my eye on was unavailable, he quickly found an alternative from the bar next door. What really stood out was how thoughtfully he walked us through exactly how we'd like our steaks cooked. Food-wise, the mac & cheese was absolutely phenomenal. The Caesar salad great as well. The steak was perfect and cooked exactly to my liking. I rarely go out for steak due to the risk of it not coming out right, but it was cooked to perfection thanks to the care they put in upfront. I would highly recommend Bogie's Place to anyone looking for a special steak dinner experience. It's the kind of place that makes you feel genuinely taken care of from start to finish.

Well well well, do the Boston folks want to keep this place top secret? We took an uber from our…read morehotel to bogies and saw no signs of the restaurant even being there. We asked a couple locals and they had no idea what we were talking about - then ahh-ha! We found the secret entry. We couldn't believe how small it was and how quiet it was in there so we were a little nervous. Our waiter was fantastic he gave us the back story and provided great service. THE FOOD. Phenomenal! The steak was cooked perfectly, the creamed Brussels sprouts were delicious, the potatoes and gravy were good but the potatoes were too puréed for our liking. Everything was fantastic.

The tasting menu here is the most interesting and elaborate tasting menu in the area. What makes…read morethese very labor intensive dishes feasible is that there are only 6 seats at the chef's counter. Chef has a unique appreciation for the cornucopia of local produce and foraged product available each season and each dish is a showcase for this bounty as well as for her technique, palate and imagination. These are all dishes that are not on the ala carte menu. Expect to spend about 2.5+ hours.

We had high hopes for this meal given it was added to the Michelin guide. We came to celebrate a…read morebirthday and were promptly greeted by friendly servers. The ambiance of their new location was wonderful, great for a special occasion. Unfortunately, the food fell a bit flat for us. All of the flavors and sauces were a bit on the sweet side for our taste. We ordered the squash blossom crepes, charcoal grilled mackerel, rigatoni, and dry aged striped bass. The rigatoni was cooked perfectly al dente and was probably our favorite dish of the night. However the mackerel and bass were a bit overcooked. This was fine meal overall, but we expected a bit more refinement given the price.

We were looking for a restaurant that was serving late night food and while searching we stumbled…read moreacross Franklin Cafe. We called to ensure that they were in fact serving and the staff who answered was polite. Located right in the South End is this cozy cafe with so many options of food and drinks. My friend ordered an old fashioned and the Franklin burger. I ordered the Franklin burger with a Shirley Temple. Our server was friendly and answered all of my questions about the menu. Though it was busy we didn't have to wait long for our meals. Food was fresh, hot and just the way we ordered it. I love the burger sauce, it gives the burger a nice touch. It was so good, I asked for a side of it to dip my fries. Good food, good service and great portions!

We were a little concerned when we sat down that the menu has maybe a dozen brunch items on the…read morebottom of one page then 1.5 pages of drinks. However we found that those items were excellent! I had the burger and added an egg. Unlike so many places these days, when you order medium rare you get some red! A couple ladies served us and were top notch- super insightful and fun to chat with. We'll be back!

We had an excellent time dining here. Our host, Tom, had great recommendations and helped curate…read morestaged pairings of our plates. The cocktails were also very good. Complex and inspired. All of the plates we had were incredibly fresh with our favorite being the lamb sausage cavatelli. We finished things off with a coffee, espresso martini and sherbet. Would highly recommend and definitely come back. Easily one of the highest quality restaurants we've visited in Greater Boston.

We went to Fallow Kin on 2/15 for their four course Valentine's Day menu and unfortunately the food…read morewas extremely disappointing. The one star is solely for the cocktails and the excellent service from the bartender. We started with the Hazlet Rye sourdough, which was dense and dry. It was surprising that they thought this was acceptable to serve. For the four courses we had the Hamachi crudo and kohlrabi salad, leek cannelloni, silken tofu and local lobster, and for dessert panna cotta and chocolate torte. The kohlrabi salad was the only bright spot -- it was at least fresh and tasted okay. The hamachi crudo had almost no flavor. The leek cannelloni was overwhelmingly bitter, it was supposed to be a burnt onion miso sauce that tasted totaaly burnt. The silken tofu was literally a large block of tofu with broth poured over it, with no real texture or flavor. The lobster dish was heavy and overly rich. The hollandaise and lobster pie on the side did not balance each other and the overall dish felt dense. Dessert was equally disappointing. The chocolate torte was not a torte but a slice of dry, mediocre cake. A grocery store cake would have been better. The panna cotta was essentially whipped cream and lacked the texture that panna cotta should have. On a positive note, the cocktails were very good. We had the Timepiece and One Tricky Pony and both were excellent. The non alcoholic Automat Spritz was also well done. The bartender provided great service and was the highlight of the night. This restaurant has good reviews and we were super excited to try it. Maybe the Valentine's Day menu was an off night and the regular menu is better. However, at this price point the lack of flavor and cohesion is hard to overlook. There are many better options in this range and we likely won't be back.

Service was great, the waiter had so much energy and character. Tried their seasonal corn fritter…read moreas an appetizer, the fritter was good but the sauce (similar to tzatziki) was the best combo. The seasonal lambchops were overcooked and because of that a bit too chewy but the perfect amount of fat was on it and the acidic sauce paired really well. Lastly the bolognese was delicious, nothing special but did what it was supposed to do

This place blew me away... the restaurant is very small and tight but the service and food is…read moreamazing. The burrata bruschetta was so bright and fresh, a great start to the meal. The rigatoni and the fettuccine carbonara (daily special) were outstanding! Pastas were perfectly cooked and the sauces had incredible depth of flavor. Skip the dessert, though.

Servia was fantastic! My birthday buddy and I had an excellent dinner. She is vegetarian. We shared…read morethe brussels sprouts , which were so tasty, and she loved the Mushroom Farotto. I had the Roasted Lemon Chicken, which was delicious. The cocktails were well-crafted. We had plenty to take home, and the very kind Michaela neatly boxed up everything for us. Service was more European-style: it was a bit slower, with less checking-in. We could enjoy our drinks and food without interruption. Servia is a great place for a nice night out. We were seated right by the window and enjoyed people watching.

They had a terrible evening. Restaurant had perhaps 25 diners. It was not full. Apparently there…read moreappeared to be no one in the kitchen to cook food. They had many items on the menu that were not available. It was Saturday night. Seems you might have a well stocked pantry on a Saturday night. ?? We arrived at 6pm with a party of seven and with 6pm reservations. We departed at 9:45 having gotten the last dinner delivered to us at 9:15. The three young ladies that were wait staff spent much time doing very little and did not solicinew drink orders or more water etc. Everything was time late. The food was generally good except for the one hour late order that was poorly microwaved. The manager comped us perhaps 15% off a $600'bill. But it was a disappointing evening. Everyone can have a bad night and maybe they can fix this and never repeat it.

There are plenty of places in Boston that can make a good burger. What is much harder to find is a…read morerestaurant that feels like it couldn't exist anywhere else. I'd heard Waverly had one of the better burgers around, so when a friend was visiting for Sail Boston, we made the short trip off the more traveled streets to see if it lived up to the reputation. I'm glad we did. Waverly is tucked away on a quiet side street in Charlestown, and that's part of the charm. The dining room is small, warm, and comfortably lived in. Nothing about it feels manufactured. The decor has an old soul without feeling dated, almost like it has been there longer than it actually has. Later I learned that's intentional. The restaurant takes its name from the historic Waverly House, a grand Charlestown hotel from the 1800s, and was designed to capture the feeling of the neighborhood's historic brownstones rather than chase the latest restaurant trend. The room felt like it belonged to Charlestown. Most of the people inside looked like they could walk home after dinner. That's the kind of place I always hope to find when visiting a neighborhood, somewhere that serves the people who live there first, and everyone else second. We asked for a window table, and the staff happily accommodated us. It's a small gesture, but one that made us feel welcomed instead of processed. The burger justified the trip on its own. I added the sunny-side-up egg, but the real star was the bacon-onion jam. It pulled everything together without overpowering the beef. The burger itself was tender, the sesame brioche somehow managed to hold everything together, and I appreciated the choice of Vermont white cheddar and Grillo's pickles. Those aren't flashy ingredients, they're just the right ones. Seeing Downeast Cider on tap certainly didn't hurt either. What impressed me most wasn't that Waverly was trying to reinvent the neighborhood burger. It wasn't. It simply executed it exceptionally well, with enough confidence to let good ingredients and thoughtful choices do the talking. Charlestown wouldn't just lose a burger if Waverly disappeared. It would lose one of those neighborhood places that quietly makes a neighborhood feel like itself. You come for a well executed meal, but you leave feeling like you've experienced a small piece of Charlestown. Places like that are a lot harder to replace than a good menu.

Was in town for the marathon. Went a bit out of our way to visit this restaurant for brunch on…read moreSunday, the day before the marathon as part of my carb loading plan for the race. I really, really, REALLY wanted pancakes. The website said brunch goes until 3. We get there at 2:50. They said they were no longer serving brunch and they've moved to their limited menu, because brunch ends at 3. You can imagine the puzzled look on our faces when they told us it ended at 3pm but it's still 2:50pm. They said we would have been fine if we were 5 minutes earlier. Weird that 2:45 is fine but 2:50 is not. We were annoyed, to say the least. But we were hungry, we didn't know what else was around, we needed to eat, and it already took us 30 minutes to get here in an Uber. Two guys came in after us, also before 3, who were also really excited for brunch. They too were shut down. We ordered off the limited menu. It was okay. It was fine. But that's not the point. If brunch ends at 2:45, then say it ends at 2:45. Don't say it ends at 3pm and then shut people down because it secretly closes earlier. I get that you guys want to switch the kitchen over and prep for dinner, but serve the food you say you're going to serve at the time you're going to serve them. Nobody came in after us and the other party that was also in before 3, so it's not like there was some never ending rush of people trying to get brunch. I also don't recall anyone else coming in before we left probably an hour. Poor communication and poor customer service.