They burnt my foie gras, which is admittedly hard to sear if you're a new cook, so I'd give them a break...but their salmon made my girlfriend violently ill all night. We called up to report the food poisoning, and they offered a comped meal in return, as if we'd ever go back. Quite a shame considering the good experiences we've had here in the past. read more

Not impressed , onion soup was burned, mussels were not as fresh, appetizer were unimpressive Really overpriced . read more

Heard about this place for awhile but never have a chance to check in. Yesterday I decided to take my daughters here for lunch. Perfect decision. Love, love the food. Even tho it's almost 100* outside but we decide to sit outside to enjoy the beautiful street view of Newbury St. Will definitely come back so my husband can try their food read more

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A very quaint, beautiful authentic French restaurant in the Back Bay on Newbury Street. My husband and I had dinner indoors at the restaurant during COVID-19 with two other couples on a Friday evening. Upon arrival, we were immediately greeted and walked indoors to our table. The table itself looked very clean and accented with lovely chairs and furniture. All employees were wearing masks and we wore masks as well, until seated for dinner. For appetizers, we started off with sparkling water, charcuterie, cheese platter, and risotto to share. For drinks, we started off with a scotch old fashioned, kronenberg beer, a French martini, and two dry martinis. The martinis were terrible; it was obvious someone left the vermouth our instead of refrigerating it (it's a fortified wine and needs to be refrigerated at all times), so that was disappointing. The appetizers were OK; nothing special. The risotto wasn't seasoned well and was missing the Parmesan and the cooked off wine that's required in a good risotto. Our entrees were presented beautifully and flavored perfectly. We had the Dover sole, salmon, and steaks. The service was good and our waiter was very accommodating and kind. All in all, the best thing about this restaurant is its authenticity; beautifully curated wine list, French speaking staff, and a place with real and true French history and essence. The cocktails need work though as does the risotto. read more

Had lunch today, -- after this "French" food, I probably don't want to eat "French" food for a long time. ---food we order: 1) fois gras: overpriced preserved food. 2) duck: hard to chew 3) veal: not very fresh. 4) dessert: hard & cold Service is nice actually To summarize, we regret spending 75 mins and 100 dollars on this and probably don't want French food for a long while. read more

This is a great take on a classic French bistro. Food is awesome and the atmosphere is cozy and intimate. Great cocktails and wine too. Always high on my list of recommendations. This place sticks out among the more touristy spots on Newbury as a quality place favorite among locals. read more

Jadore La Voile for years... It's so good, never disappoints. Their salads are amazing but also one of the best steaks around...and of course wine and mussels. The service is good and consistent. Been going for years and cant wait to go back again soon!!! read more

Flawless meal! Sat outside on the very French patio for lunch. We enjoyed the onion soup and the roast duck very much. The mousse for dessert was also very good. I want to go back and try many of the other dishes. read more

Amazing food, service, and wine. Highly recommend for a nice date night out in the city.

Love this place! Sad that Rory had gone, but Lauryna is amazing! I will continue to come back and bring friends. If you want real French, great service, great wine, and an awesome atmosphere go! read more

Inarguably my favorite restaurant in Boston. I'm here multiple times a month, even if it's now a 25-minute walk from my new place. Classic French fare in a classic French atmosphere. The good: so many things. Start with the bar, where Rory (the bar manager) cranks out everything from your traditional martini to tiki (if you want it). Alex, the head somm, knows his wine list inside and out and will make you feel at home selecting a wine, without pressure. The food is consistent and authentically French. Post-COVID space is huge, along Newbury and across multiple patios, so no concerns there. The average: Servers can be hit or miss, depending on who you get. I'd say it's pretty much at least "average" to "good" most nights. The bar space is tight and too small. The bad: it's pricey, particularly the wine list (relatively few sub-$100/bottle options in some categories and French-only) and the menu varies very little season-to-season. If you want classic French, go here. The team has a classic restaurant that has had me as a regular for a few years now. To the point this review sounds like a commercial (it's not, promise, I just really do love this place). read more

This place is the best restaurant in Boston! The food is great, especially the French onion soup! Also Sean the bartender is the cutest, funniest, best bartender in town!!!!! I always tip him 120% and he deserves a raise!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Review summary: Fantastic value from a quality price perspective. Staff is very attentive and the crew was entirely French adding authenticity and flare to this traditional French bistro atmosphere. I was there with colleagues and each of us got the prefix which had plenty of options for everyone to choose from. For appetizer I just had to try their foie gras terrine. It was well executed and did have multiple elements that reminded me of the many ones I've had in France. However the best appetizer had to be the lobster bisque that my colleague had which was prepared with out any cream and as such was actually simply a slowly prepared reduction which had the effect to balance out the flavors while providing good texture. The main courses selected were the dick breast, the steak frite, and the fish of the day. Although the particular cut of duck was only so so (there was quite a lot of silver skin remaining - hence why I am awarding 4/5 stars) the taste and flavors were absolutely spot on. The steak and fish were also both very well prepared. The desserts were also very good - rising and meeting expectations to what I would have expected from an authentic French restaurant. Additional notes: good refreshing beer selection (ie more European style beer than American IPA) and of course a nice wine by the glass list. Tip: the restaurant entrance is UNDERNEATH the side-walk level. read more

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Went to Boston for vacation. Was walking pass this place so decided to check it out. Great food, service and ambiance.

This is a reasonably priced (for French food) and authentic French restaurant. It appears to be a family business and French owned, given that all the servers speak French. Let me say that I was initially a little irritated that our table was not ready when we arrived (what's the point of making a reservation), but then they seated us so quickly and were so friendly, that it was not a big deal. For appetizers, we ordered the escargot and the fois gras. I thought the escargot was really good, but there was some disagreement on that count with my family :). On the other hand, I thought the the fois gras was decent, not great, but my wife and daughter liked it more than me. My wife and I shared their ribeye for 2. Be warned. This is a 2 1/2 pounds of bone-in ribeye and we were only able to make a dent in the dish (probably ate about 1/3 or it). They brought the meat to the table and then carved it. I typically like my meat medium rare, but this was a bit on the rare side, so wasn't as warm as I would like. Nonetheless, it was still very flavorful, especially the meat near the bone. My daughter had the duck, which was delicious. Overall, the experience was excellent, the service was fabulous (5 stars) and the food was very good (4 stars). I'd love to try this place again when I return to Boston. read more

I don't have a standard of a good French restaurant to base off of, but I was pleased with my DineoutBoston experience here. Came for lunch- $25 3 course meal, and who doesn't want to spend an afternoon eating good food on Newbury st?? The host & waiters both greet us in french, and offer sparkling water or regular- my mistake thinking the sparkling water was on the house because I find that it's not later on my check...and we consumed 2 1/2 bottles. haha Let's talk appetizers: Went with 3 friends, so we each ordered something different. IF you're here for restaurant week, the "la melon" is NOT a melon with salad in it as other photos look like. It's about 3 small melon balls on a salad with vinaigrette, paired with prosciutto & a slice of italian bread. I think if you come in any other day, they probably make it prettier and fancier for you but not restaurant week. Keepin' it simple. But it was still good. GET THE QUICHE GET THE QUICHE GET THE QUICHE. It was the most buttery and moist leek quiche I have ever eaten and I'm sad thinking about it because I shared it haha. It was THAT GOOD. the "soupe" tasted like cold tomato juice. sorry, not my thing. Entrees: - Salmon was delicious, & loved the risotto and peas. -Chicken portion is HUGE- with caramelized carrots and mushrooms - Mussels- SO GOOD, huge portion and FILLING. with hidden bits of chorizo for a nice kick. Dessert: Mousse. really simple, really sweet, really smooth. Total per person (including 2 bottles of sparkling water)= $35 for lunch. French cuisine on Newbury = totally worth it. Get the quiche, guys. read more

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Came here for Sunday brunch during dine out Boston. Great menu at great prices. Very friendly hostess and servers. Salad starter: average salad. My friend liked her liver appetizer Entree: medium sirloin. I really liked it though I'm not a big fan of beef. It's perfectly cooked and taste was original. I've had steak that had too much seasoning but this one was on point. Dessert: vanilla puff with custard and lemon tart. We liked the desserts but nothing spectacular. Ps: try to come early for Sunday brunch as it started to form a queue by 1pm. read more

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Delicious food and great service! Our waiter was very kind and helped us pick wine pairings for our food. Escargots, gazpacho, NY strip and filet were all delicious! read more

La Voile - Gazpacho - French Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Good food, cozy atmosphere, very authentic French cuisine and cocktails. Recommend for dates or large groups.

This place was very disappointing. First of all we had a 2:45 reservation. It took us over 10 minutes to be seated bc the hostess was seating someone without a reservation. Then when we sat down, they said we had to decide on what we wanted to eat in 3 minutes!!!!! They said the kitchen closes at 3! Don't seat people this close to when the kitchen closes! We ordered a steak and French onion soup. The steak was rubbery and the fries were soggy. The French onion soup had no flavor read more

Chill french ambiance with great staff and service. The dover sole was awesome. Will totally go back.

Intimate. Casual. Warm and welcoming. Excellent food and drink. Great service. A little hidden on a sub floor of a building on Boston's famed Newbury St, this small French restaurant has a delightful menu with the flavors as warm, complex, and inviting as I remember from the Parisian restaurants I have frequented on many occasion during business travel to Europe. We didn't have a dinner reservation so sat at a bar table and still had a great experience. Perfect place for a colder evening, where you can relax in the warmth and intimacy of an excellent French restaurant waiting to warm you with the many fresh and flavorful dishes. We had duck and bass and both were outstanding. Bravo! read more

This place used to be much better a few years ago. Now, food is about average and overpriced for what it is. I ordered the lamb shank and it was too dry and drowned in cinnamon. Cinnamon was the only thing I could taste! Nobody else in our party felt like their food was so good it warranted going back... Service is horrendous. Our waiter was clearly stressed and was running around like a headless chicken. When he brought our check, he dropped the bill folder on the floor and didn't even notice and ran back to the kitchen! I felt bad for him and didn't hold it against him. Just picked it up from the floor, paid, and ran away! Highly unlikely to go back unless I hear the management and chef have changed. read more

This is my favorite "$$" level French place. If you feel like going to a fancy French restaurant and are ready to spend but not overspend, you need to go here. The stay is amazing. The good is great. The decor/ambience is just perfect. Except for being a typical Boston cramped for space restaurant, this place is great. Not that it's a small place. Just that the tables are typically too close to the other, where some may feel like they're dining with people in the adjacent tables. You also need to make your reservations fairly early, especially if you're going on a Saturday night. I called at noon to book a table for 8 and the earliest available was at 9. We got there about 20 mins before our reservation and they accommodated us within 5 mins. We were also a party of 2 so I guess that helped. But the service is pretty quick. Presentation is great. And did I mention the staff is awesome? We ordered the duck and lamb chops, both of which were cooked perfectly and tasted so good. I can usually never finish what's on my plate. But at La Voile I couldn't stop eating and finished every last bit of my food. Then comes the dessert - creme brulee!!! They topped it with a few pieces of fresh strawberries that we're such a good addition, I can't believe I haven't had creme brulee like this before. Btw most of the staff here is French. So if you tell them you know the language, they will talk to you in French. That was an amazing touch. Made me feel closer to the French culture. Felt like I was in a little French world. Everyone MUST go here at least once. You'll like everything about it. And if you don't like the food, don't leave a negative review. Just let me know and I'll finish your food for you. read more

La Voile - Their last creme brulee for the day. Sad I would've eaten at least 10 more of these - French Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Amazing food, I was very impressed. We managed to get seats on Valentine's Day at the bar without a reservation, and were not disappointed. The onion soup was amazing, my only complaint was it had a little too much bread inside, but I also am not normally a fan of bread in general. The duck was made really well, and I normally only like Peking duck but they made theirs really well with a nice sauce. I forget which type of fish we ordered but that was also made perfectly. read more

The grilled bread for the escargot was moldy and the sever didn't seem surprised when we pointed it out. Reminds me of my old Irish aunt toasting the old bread to disguise its staleness. read more

This is the most authentic French Bistro/Cafe in Boston with excellent Southern French Fare accompanied by a professional staff of servers and managers and a great chef. It doesn't get better. read more

La Voile - Outside patio area with family. - French Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Fourth time here and each time was fine except the latest one was absolutely astounding. Incompetent staff and mediocre taste that's proved to be inconsistent. I wanted duck breast and there was two duck menu items, duck magret and confit. I did a haste Google search which showed magret is the breast but I wanted to sure it was the breast before ordering so I checked with the waiter. He assured me confit is the breast so I went with it. Of course, when food came out there was a bone to the duck "breast". I asked him before eating if he's sure that's the duck breast because it looks like the leg. "It's the breast." He assured me very confidently. He was wrong and the reaction after I very politely and tactfully pointed that out to him was disappointing. Oh mon Dieu. This is a high end restaurant and my past interaction with the sommelier and other staff proved they were informed. But this kind of mistake is extremely juvenile and disconcerting - the inability to recognize basic anatomy is something else and the lack of humility and professionalism to verify. We asked him what was the white sauce in the veal. "I don't know." Was the answer. Not even "I can find out." The grilled whole fish didn't taste that good. It was subpar compared to the NYC restaurant Pearl Oyster Bar for a steep $37. The only tasty thing that day of the meal - the veal, duck confit (rubbery), fish, was hands down the foie gras. I don't like to give bad restaurant review but this was shockingly unacceptable. read more

This is a cozy French bistro that feels like it should be in Paris. The service is magnifique and the atmosphere warm and inviting. The French bread and top notch butter are served warm. We've sampled the steak frites, moules frites, and duck in orange sauce. They have all been excellent- served hot and fresh. The wine list is expansive and has some gems. We love this restaurant and can't wait to return. read more

Hmmmm. Charming location and authentic decor. No one smiles when you arrive. Okay, so maybe that's "French". But no, they all seemed beleaguered the whole time. Hostess, busgirl, server -- the whole staff was equal parts bored, stressed and distracted. The one bright spot was a food expediter gut who actually seemed to care when he anonymously delivered our food. All this would be forgivable if the food delivered delight. It was fine, but nothing special. You can get crowded and popular, you can seem apathetic/annoyed by the crowds...sure. But if you're going to be that way as a restaurant you should either make sure food is exceptional or at least fake a little joie de vivre. Tonight this establishment did neither. We came in full of holiday cheer and left with a whimpering thud. read more

The best place. Very attentive and polite personnel. Delicious food, not that many vegetarian options, but I managed to enjoy it. The chocolate mousse was divine! Also, I discovered that I actually like Chardonnay and now Chablis is my favorite. Thank you! read more

La Voile - French Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

This quaint little French restaurant located in Newbury street in Boston has a lot to offer! We had a reservation and were seated promptly. I chose a 2016 red for 50.00 and it was excellent. The French waiter decants the wine table-side. I chose the rack of lamb. 2 chops perfectly cooked and a side of crispy fried rosemary polenta cakes . Delicious. Hubby chose the Beef Bourguignon. Served in a skillet with root vegetables and shoestring fries in a wine gravy. He enjoyed thoroughly. We were pre celebrating our anniversary so they brought us complimentary glasses of champagne. A very nice touch. The meal was outstanding and would definitely go back again. Outside dining available. read more

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If you're in Boston visiting naturally people recommend you go eat Italian food. But as I'm surfing Yelp in my hotel room for food recommendations for a memorable dinner I landed on this jewel of a restaurant. Reservations were easily made on Open Table, and off in an Uber I went to enjoy dinner! And what an enjoyable experience it was. This restaurant is tucked below street level, so when you are at the address you have to go down the stairs to find the entrance. Inside it was a cozy space. So cozy, you feel like you're sharing a table and dinner with your neighbors, but the food was so excellent I would go back again in a heartbeat. My boyfriend and I both did the "Taste of France" with the ribeyes. read more

Terrible. I'd prefer to give it no stars. The food I ordered was inedible. The foie gras was nothing like foie gras and the toast was actually burned so bad you could smell it. The murshroom dish was also inedible. A burned and otherwise tasteless mushroom with a thin sheet of rock hard polenta and what could only be called a garlic sauce on the side. I couldn't keep any one element of the dish in my mouth. Totally disgusting. read more

We went to La Voile last evening for dinner. I can not say enough nice things about this restaurant. The food is delicious. We had a great waiter and I always feel as though I am in Paris. We have been there many times and everything has always been excellent. read more

Great dining experience on dine Boston week. Very worth it for $38 three courses. Services were on point and environment was great. The restaurant extends inward once you go down a series of stairs- so it's a lot bigger than it seems. All of them were of high quality. Appetizer has the foie gras terrine. main had the duck Breast and for appetizer there was raspberry mousse. Duck breast was extremely tinder, especially enjoyed the smashed sweet potato purée and the mushrooms beside it since it balanced out the richness of the meat by something more refreshing. Friends had the cod and beef shoulder, all in generous portions. Beef shoulder tasted a little like Chinese dish of braised beef( 红烧）. The appetizer of raspberry mousse had multiple layers- the top had a rich cream like mixture that had hazelnut bits. It added a layer of richness to it. Will come back! read more

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I just love this French bistro. Food and atmosphere was lovely. Can't wait for al fresco dinning.

La Voile is a great authentic French restaurant. Most of their staff speak French, which adds to the atmosphere. Food was amazing, and they have a robust wine selection. Nice outside setup for COVID. We were also celebrating a birthday, which they acknowledged with a champagne toast at the end of our meal. Bon Appetit! read more

I went for the restaurant week and so far it was the worst food in Boston over the past few years. This is a review for what I ate there bc I believe the rest of reviews are rating their French waiters and Newbury street vibes. The salad was a bunch of tasteless lettuce leaves thrown on it with 2 cut grape tomatoes, feta and a bunch of cut olives under some vinaigrette. Feta didn't fit in it, just like those pieces of too salty smoked salmon and pretty sure 89% of people I know can make a better salad, including myself. I ordered muscles for the the main dish and for the first few mins I thought this was their best dish to get, when I got a very smelly dead rotten muscle suggestive of E. coli bacteria contamination. It was replaced with duck confit. This was not the French dish duck Confit!! It chewed like a sole of a shoe. Their scam artist chef probably doesn't know that he has to cook it for a few hours at least. Every main dish was accompanied by French fries and overall everything was as unhealthy as American food gets. The only pleasant item on the menu was desert and complimentary champagne. My verdict: if you like overpriced potatoes, you will enjoy this place. read more

Incredible restaurant and so happy we dined here for my kids birthdays Food was wonderful and the service was equally great. We loved the mussels , charcuterie board, and also the Dover sole and steak and fries. The quiche was great and I do think they have some of the best salads around . So good and worth it on everything. read more