I couldn't think of a more special place to celebrate Valentine's Day than at @mandarava_kitchen ,…read morea true vegan gem in the Northshore of charming Newburyport, MA. It was a very intimate experience dining among two other couples ( with three tables inside, Valentine's Day was fully booked! ) Here is what we enjoyed: - Roasted beet, radish, cucumber and snap peas crudites with a fava pate and malawach - Creamy and crispy potato puffs with spicy zchug - A bright and dreamy wedge salad with mushroom bacon and fried shallot - A savory tomato sunchoke soup with artichoke heart - A surprise ravioli and with a warming cream sauce - And choice of dessert, I had a bright lemon tart cake with and my husband had the amaro blonde sundae Dan @rhinokey, the @gossamerdram bar room operator, is a master with his cocktails, sourcing from, supporting local and small businesses where possible. We loved First We Take Manhattan and A Moon Behind the Clouds. Mandarava is one of my absolute favorites in Massachusetts for upscale, excellent pure cooking made from fresh, local ingredients, nothing processed. At least one of the couples we dined with were not vegan and said "If Mary cooked for me every night, I would be vegan". It's that good! Chef Mary, Dan, and Jessica thank you for an incredible meal and experience

This place is simply outstanding! I cannot think about a better dinning experience in Newburyport…read morethan the one my finance and I had at Mandarava. We went on a Friday for a tasting menu. This is what we got: - Grape leaves: Delicious stuffed grape leave paired with heart of palm and blood orange. Perfect way to start a delicious dinner. - Vegetable creme soup: I think that was one of the best soups I had in a while. It was super flavorful and light. The crispy brussel sprouts on the top provided some crispiness to the plate. - Chickpea tofu: The combination of the chickpea tofu with the delicata squash was just delightful. I wouldn't even know how to improve the plate if I was asked to... - Pot pie: Perfect bite for a winter. It makes you warm up immediately. The flavors were on point. You only need to be patient with this one, since it takes a while until it cools down and you can really enjoy it as it deserves. - Sweets: The description of this plate was only "cherry, blueberry, strawberry, pear" so we didn't really know what to expect. Well, we were served with a delicious piece of cake. Every bite made you come back for more. If I was asked about something to improve, my only recommendation would be to make sure the waitress describes the plate when served. At least the time we were there, that was not the case. Looking forward to coming back soon!

Sunday morning breakfast - 2 open 4-tops plus counter seats along the windows and two people…read morewaiting the tables efficiently and with friendly greetings. We both ordered the Brazilian cheese bread sandwich, not because of the GF, but because we loved the little cheese bread balls that we had while visiting friends in Brazil. I ordered with the hash browns, which turned out to be REAL potato made here, not a Mc-patty pulled from the freezer. Great seasoning and perfectly cooked. The sandwich had a little spinach, well cooked egg (not too runny, but maybe a hint more than needed), and smoky bacon on a split cheese bread "roll." It was super hot when served; I finished almost all of my potato before I could eat it - no complaints on temperature. The flavor was really good - and unique. My only concerns were that the bacon was "tough" so that a bite tended to pull out the whole strip. It wasn't bad, but maybe a crispy bacon would bite more cleanly. The other issue, and really the only significant one, was the density of the cheese bread. I expected something similar to the cheese bread balls, which have a texture similar to a good Italian bread (not the squishy supermarket kind). This was almost solid. We've made the cheese bread balls at home, with good success, so I'll try the different shape - maybe for burgers! - and see if it's a challenge. I'll come back to explain if the experiment to make fluffier buns is not successful. Meanwhile, the place filled up and some of the other menu items looked really good. We're very likely to go back for a lunch.

Nice small ambiance place for breakfast and lunch with tables outside as well. Service was…read moreexcellent she was very nice about everything. Got the classic breakfast with two eggs bacon and hash browns and toast it was delicious the bacon was cooked perfect. Nice place

Really impressive menu variety that boasts something for every type of eater. Even better,…read moreeverything looked fresh and flavorful without compromising on nutrition! We enjoyed bahn mi bowl, Buddha bowl, and lentil soup. They were filling and paired with sauces that thankfully were sugar laden like a lot of salad dressings. Veggies were cooked to the right texture. My toddlers loved them, too. Would for sure come back! Oh, ambiance is charming, cozy, and very "Instagrammable". We were comfortable dining here and would definitely come back!

This place has great drinks!…read more 8 of us came in, and we each liked what we ordered. I ordered the beetroot latte out of curiosity, and it was surprisingly good! Strong beet flavor, but sweet and creamy.

This is a must try! The food here is all farm to table and it did not disappoint. The flavors are…read moreincredible. When we went, we didn't have a reservation and were still able to get seated immediately. Service was great. Prices were very reasonable for such fresh food. We will be back!

I really wanted to love this place, but it has fallen a little short for me both times I have…read morevisited. When you walk in, the place is beautiful- sort of modern rustic chic with beautiful string lights. We ordered mussels and wine to start. Mussels were fantastic. Meaty, flavorful and plenty for everyone. The entree is where it fell short for me. I got the shrimp pasta. While the flavor was there, when I cut into the shrimp they still looked pretty translucent to me. After eating one and cutting up a few others, I felt that they were undercooked. The waitress said they wouldn't cook them more but she could bring the plate back and ask if they were cooked through. My plate came back and I was told they were cook so I sat there pushing soft, nasty shrimp around my plate while just eating spaghetti. My boyfriend asked for a medium burger and it was definitely rare to medium rare. When this happens, generally you offer to bring out new protein cooked again or ask if the guest wants something else but I was just left to feel like I was nuts. Whatever, into dessert. Now for dessert, I thought we'd try the cookies and ice cream. cookies were completely raw ( not just soft) and also not hot and the ice cream on the plate looked like it was pre scooped and refrozen. While I loved the concept of this place. Relaxing getaway where you can just do it all onsite, I honestly would spare yourselves the experience of the restaurant or order fish and chips or fried chicken) and just dine in Newburyport.

Nancy's is our favorite local breakfast place! Nancy is the sweetest, and her servers are…read morefantastic, too. The flavored coffee drinks are wonderful, the homemade muffins are delicious, and we love the unique breakfast entrees, like the Cali bowl with tater tots and the sweet potato toasties. My husband really likes the French toast and the biscuit breakfast sandwiches, as well. The cafe is clean and cozy. We eat here at least once a week and highly recommend it to others!!

Superb local breakfast spot. I pick up breakfast sandwiches about 25x per year. Always active…read more Sweet crew. Homemade bakery items. All ingredients are fresh.

This is our second visit. A cold winter snowy Saturday morning. We enjoy this diner style breakfast…read moreand lunch restaurant. Our server was extremely knowledgeable with all the in and outs of options available for each meal we inquired about. Our server Cassandra was very pleasant, friendly and we really enjoyed our service. My wife enjoyed a traditional eggs, Benedict, which included nice thick slices of ham with hashbrowns as a side, and she really enjoyed the meal thoroughly. I ordered the chicken fiesta omelette with loaded hashbrowns, multigrain toast and I topped it with side of hollandaise. Really enjoyed that their vegetables and meat were nice chunky pieces instead of little itty-bitty pieces. you can hardly see or taste. Also enjoyed that they made several trips around the restaurant to reheat coffee by the management.

Nice little "Home Town" Cafe! Great service with great…read morefood. Emma took excellent care of us and we left with full stomachs. Glad we stopped in today.

I really liked the corned beef hash, the consistency of it was spot on for my liking. We had a…read morelarge group of people eating and not a single piece of food was left on a plate, a solid sign that everyone else liked their meals as much as me. I would highly recommend, the service was A+ too!

Breakfast with family. Food was good and the prices were…read morefair. Nice casual place for breakfast and/or an early lunch.

Awesome spot! My…read morefamily and I were in town a couple of weeks ago and stopped by for breakfast here. We walked in and felt it was exactly what we were looking for. The food was excellent, service top notch and price was on point. They are cash only so just keep that in mind. I was really won over when I was offered an unsweetened iced tea to go at no charge! Like I said, service was excellent!

10/10 that place was absolutely delicious! very comfortable staff I got to talk to them for a…read morelittle bit and then I had a delicious meal after a long night in Hampton Beach, very delicious thank you guys for having me and it was a pleasure to be in your establishment, I would recommend this place to anybody. That's around that area. Definitely head over to Salisbury!