I am sad to leave this review as Ive enjoyed the abbey many times before however my experience this past Wednesday afternoon has left me no choice but to leave this review. There's a lot to unleash here and I'm not sure why this happened but essentially the bartender at the abbey that day treated my friend and I with a disrespect I've never dealt with at an establishment in my life. My friend and I went in to grab an appetizer and a drink before dinner. The bar was full and we were immediately met with bartenders borderline rude/sarcasm remarks. I thought initially he had a really dry sense of humor but we soon realized this guy proved to have a chip on his shoulder to say the least and continued to treat us with aggression and disrespect until we ultimately denied our last drink from feeling so uncomfortable. My guess is this man was on drugs as his irritability and on edge behavior had no explanation as it was completely unwarranted. Beware. read more

Seems like another rude bartender: am one of the resident here in Cambridge. My friend and I visited Abby last night around 10 PM . We ordered a Cod fish and chicken wings and two drinks and we asked the bartender his name Jason if we could have a potato chips on the side?( some thing that my friend likes very much and not often found in the menu) The answer was No in super rude way with angry face. Jason doesn't really want to work here or Serve anyone! and we told him that we're gonna pay for it and then finally he said "it's part of the special menu we don't serve it separately that!!' Then we said OK good that you explain it "now could we have it and we'll pay for it any price u suggest? His answer "No I'm not going to do that.....NO, walking and yaying around? and then we asked for the manager and he said in bad way No manager is here, walking towards other side of the bar saying I don't care!!! Why this attitude? is this guy gets paid or is he even happy here? We paid for our two Drinks-and cancel the order and left the restaurant because we don't want to eat and we are full of stress! Was a horrible experience not because we didn't get the potato chips, but because the bartenders attitude, aggressive, that I just want to run way out of the place. It doesn't look like it's a bad day for him, it looks like that he hates serving people or he does not want even to be there, the guy was controlling everything in the restaurants instead of having a manager that he could manage the place and be an eye to the owner . By the way, I've been there a couple of times ( since I live in next door, ) and I saw that no manager was in there to look after the restaurant and I just called the restaurant today and asked about the manager just to let him know what happened last night and to be fair before I put it anywhere out online and someone answered the phone and said the manager in vacation and then when I called a Brookline location, the manager answered the phone and gave me the owners email address. email has been sent to the owner. Good always good to be fair. read more

Need a date night dinner restaurant? Want somewhere to meet up with a friend over appetizers and cocktails? Search no more! The Abbey is the restaurant for you! We can here for dinner the other night and left so satisfied and full. We decided to order a few appetizers instead of large meals. We ordered: 1.) Caprese salad with burrata 2.) Fried pimento cheese with green tomato jam (best value appetizer option!) 3.) Baked brie and toast with cranberry relish 4.) Lamb meatballs 5.) Crab Cakes Everything was delicious. Our favorites were the caprese salad, lamb meatballs, and the fried pimento cheese. The butter that was given with the complimentary bread before our meal was what I believe crack probably tastes like. It was so delicious and whipped to spread so silky on the bread. Our server was a little flighty but she was still nice. We had an enjoyable dinner and a I'll surely be back again. Next time, we will order main meals, dessert and cocktails! read more

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It shouldn't be the case that when we desire a grilled cheese sandwich after midnight we are out of luck. The Abbey is a rare bastion of a place that allows such pleasures when others would deny us night owls, and for that they deserve all praise. I love the abbey and to think of them as a 3.5 on yelp sickens me. read more

Gnocchi and cocktails were super yummy, would go back and get it again. Fun, upbeat ambiance - almost every table was full when we went at 7pm. Service was okay, not super friendly or welcoming. read more

Came in with a large group after seeing a show at Toad since they stay open till 2am and had a great time. It was Saturday night but there was still seating available for everyone and the music wasn't blasting. The kitchen also stays open late. The truffle fries are delicious - strong truffle flavor, and they come with both ketchup and aioli for dipping. The jalapeno cheese fritters are made with ricotta, surprisingly delicate in texture and not too spicy. read more

The Abbey - Jalapeno cheese fritters - New American Near Me - Cambridge, Massachusetts

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The food was good - we ordered chicken pesto pizza and kids cheese pizza. The cocktails were fresh and delightful. The service was friendly, although they charged us for the table next to us. After I realized they quickly voided and charged us correctly. Other than that it was great experience. I would go back! read more

Good stuff at the Abbey esp the amazing grilled Caesar salad with anchovies ($13). That's one of my favorite salads and they did a great job with it. We also split the Cubano which was good but maybe a little too stuffed. enjoyed the tequila drink w rosemary ($11) and the guys working there were super nice. I'd give 4.5 if I could. read more

Decent spot, decent food. Came in on a weekday and it was dead (plus during COVID times), so the service was efficient, but may not be accurate since we were one of the only ones being served. Highly recommend the winter sangria! It's strong and flavorful. The menu still has a lot of variety even though it's limited due to COVID. I ordered the cod entree, but wish I had ordered something else. The best thing was the flavor. The cream sauce was 10/10, no complaints there. The huge piece of cod was about 1 inch thick and it was way too much. I would have enjoyed it more if it was a thinner piece. I really enjoyed the potato pancake underneath it, but it got a little soggy from sitting in the cream sauce too long. I would come here again but order something else. read more

Outstanding service, help finding just the right beers, foods was mind blowing, servers, Ryan and Ron, awesome guys. Sat outside, heaters kept us warm, hot coco for the kids. It was perfect. Good job The Abbey! Can't wait to come again!!! read more

The Abbey - New American Near Me - Cambridge, Massachusetts

The Abbey is one of my spouse and I's favorite restaurants in the greater Boston area -- it's such a well-designed space, awesome bar, fantastic service, and the food is delicious. This is one of our few places that we return to when looking for a good lunch spot. read more

A favorite!! All of their food is delicious and they have a good beer selection. They have my favorite burger!

30 JUN 2022 I went there with friends. Immediately I felt hostility from a man working there. The food and drinks were pretty good. The staff was atrocious. I got the vibe they didn't want to be there. At one point a man came to our table with drinks. He asked who had a specific drink (I forget the name). We looked at each other and in less than 5 seconds he said "I don't have time for this", set the drinks on the table, and walked away. I thought I was in an episode of Bar Rescue. If the staff is less churlish I would definitely return read more

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Some weird crap going on. My friend and I had the exact same experience on the same afternoon as Alonzo post. Almost identical right down to the next restaurant after leaving the Abbey. Strange. In any case, there was this waiter who was not customer friendly. No interest in making out visit good. Wanted to try the food but had such a bad feeling about the waiter we felt so uncomfortable we left and visited another restaurant. Clearly some retraining should happen. Too bad because it looked like a cool neighborhood spot. Again some strange stuff going on with reviews here. In any case, this server was totally awful. Why work in a customer service job when you don't like dealing with customers? To bad because it was a interesting location, laided back place. Oh well. read more

Best Burgers in Brookline - possibly Boston. Combined with great and friendly service and a kitchen that's open to 2am. What else could you want? read more

10 out of 10. Incredible experience, food, ambiance and service. Highly recommend. Love the specials.

We got the pretzel and the duck fries. Fries are basically just cut potatoes, so it tastes very dense. There isn't enough sauce to cover it, so all you taste is potato. The pretzel isn't too bad. The dip didn't have much flavour to it except it is too sweet. It was pretty dense and didn't really add much to the pretzel flavour. There's a good drink selection though. read more

Arrived 45 minutes before closing, and they refused to seat us - even though there were empty tables and it was only two of us. We drove 30 minutes out of our way to come here because The Abbey was highly recommended to us. That atmosphere looked great, but we were told that they could only accommodate take-out. As tourists in the area, I have to say, I was very disappointed and won't be coming here again. read more

Food and beer selection was great . Sat at the bar and was flying solo. The guy that sat next to me was very friendly. I like to sample the beer before I commit. The only negative was the barkeep would only let me try 2. read more

Came here for the first time with my friends tonight and really enjoyed it! Even on a Wednesday night most of the tables were filled but it was not overly crowded. The ambience was nice and not super loud. The lighting was very dim but they had Christmas lights hanging up which were super cute. The food was so good too, I ordered the potstickers and the Parmesan truffle fries and both were amazing! I thought everything was reasonably priced for the quality of what we got and service was great too. This would be such a cute spot for a date night. It also looked like they had a downstairs and outdoor seating. Would def recommend if you're looking for a spot to get dinner and drinks. read more

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Good $14 burgers. Veggies were fresh and fries were hot. Deviled eggs were yummy. The spicy tomato soup was ok. Maybe a little salty. My cousin got a bean burger. Service, did not catch her name, was outstanding. She was friendly, filled waters promptly, brought extra spoons for the soup, etc. read more

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Left the door open during a really cold night, randomly cut off patrons because it's after midnight. The space is also rather short staffed. Food is ok read more

We reserved over a week ahead for seven people, and when we showed up--tired and hungry--we were ushered to their dank basement where apparently all parties of six or more are sent. No windows, no nice lighting, no ambience, and sticky tables. They could have mentioned this when we called initially. I had also asked for a birthday cupcake (or something) which never appeared. Food was decent but heavy and over salted, especially the gnocchi. Cocktails good in theory but all ice. Only the truffle fries were good. Will not go again. read more

A delicious burger! I recommend coming in here for some lunch and a great selection of beers. Very friendly bar staff and the food was delicious. It's such a cute vibe and is a great location right between Porter and Harvard. read more

Happened upon this place just strolling through Cambridge. Their menu is comprised of a good variety of options from the beef eater to the vegetarian. They have a well balanced beverage menu of wines and many local beer/ale/ sour options! I had cod croquettes and the deviled eggs. Both were great small meal options. My lunch companions had wings, grass fed burger and black bean burger. The burgers are huge! Come dine on a leisurely afternoon and take the time to enjoy your meal. read more

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Truffle fries SLAPPED! So good, perfect amount of crunch and potato. Tomato bisque and grilled cheese was alright, it definitely could've been better flavor-wise but it still did the job. Highlight of the place was the dog bowl we sat next to outside. Saw a lot of dogs, which was very pleasant! read more

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came yesterday in simple clothes and NOT drunk at all, we wanted to get a bottle of wine and sit and talk outside together. The weird bartender gave us ATTITUDE, we were waiting at the far corner of the bar, he was simply ignoring us for 15 minutes. Then he said he doesn't serve that corner, we went to the front and he was ignoring us again. I know it's that special holiday for special people but we are EASTERN EUROPEAN, we have nothing to do with that thing in america that the civil war was about. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING !!!!!! *** Moreover, all our ancestors are SERFS it's same exact suffering like the bartender might be experiencing but you don't see us discriminating anyone... But he probably never studied history much *** The bartender is unprofessional and racist. He also said he won't sell us the bottle of wine, only 1 glass each. But why??? a bottle is 4 glasses, how is it wrong if we get 2 glasses each of just WINE , not strong drink. He is deranged. It was supposed to be a relaxing night but he almost made me cry for no reason. REALLY MEAN WEIRD MAN!!!!!!!!! read more

Thoroughly enjoyed my meal here with family. Enjoyed sitting on the lower level. Food and service were excellent. Especially enjoyed the pan fried cod; it was perfectly cooked and served atop a potato scallion pancake which was a perfect compliment. The gazpacho was another stand-out. The wild mushroom risotto was tasty, but needed salt. read more

My friend recommended we stop here for a few drinks and dinner. I was around 5 pm Saturday and the indoor dining room had plenty of seating so we sat at the window. This young server gave a clearly disinterested greeting and placed menus on our table. Right away we could tell this was going to be a bad experience just because of his attitude. We kept it to simple cocktails so when the server returned we ordered. Again. Totally disinterested in even a basic attention to us as guests. We got our drinks and my friend was served flat champagne so I had to get this servers attention to correct to drink. No apology for the bad drink, no offer to correct or have another made. Just a "do you want a different drink" so we tried something else. We placed a food order and a few seconds afterward we just couldn't have that young man serve us food. As Mr. Disinterested walked by we canceled our food, paid for our drinks and left. Absolutely horrible service. I will never set a toe in that place again. We drove up the road to the W and had a fantastic dining experience with quality staff . read more

They played amazing music, it was like they put my Apple Music on shuffle. The food was so salty though. My mom got the gnocchi and it was inedible from how much salt there was. I got the shrimp scampi and i tolerated the salt because I was starving but I regretted later that night because my stomach was in so much pain. Great staff though, everybody was super nice and very hardworking. They were really busy and the waitress and the bartender were working together really well and attended everyone so smoothly, it was cool to watch their flow read more

We went there for a friend's birthday and ordered, Devil's egg, Bacon Pizza, mozzarella cheese stick, salmon cake and truffle fries and of course drinks too. I am not sure why this place has such a high rating. Pizza was really bad, thin crust so hard to chew on that my chin was tired. The Devil's egg was good but nothing else was special. We probably wouldn't be coming back. read more

It was nice, however baked brie was cold and my gnocchi was just a bit under seasoned. Great service and atmosphere!

A solid 4.5 Time I arrived: Saturday @5pm to celebrate a friend's birthday, just the 2 of us Food Ordered/Review: -Capresse Salad: Comes with large, fresh tomatoes and a lovely scoop of burrata cheese which pairs well, a bit $$ -Lamb lollipops: Good flavor, but a bit $$, comes with 2/serving -Crab cakes: 2, great flavor, came out first quite quickly, worth the price, comes with a delicious sauce, crispy exterior, delicious interior -Flatbread: We had one with BBQ sauce and chicken (if I remember correctly), large serving, delicious toppings, warm crispy crust, worth the price Ambience: We overlooked a beautiful sunset from our windowside table It was peacefully quiet and not too loud inside Service: our waitress was kind, offered great suggestions and explanations of the food Bathroom: clean Tips/Takeaways: -Would order the crab cakes and flatbread again and recommend sharing dishes -Great food, beautiful ambience -$$ read more

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I picked The Abbey since I wanted to make sure there were drinks. And the existing rating was at 4 stars in the area I wanted to be in. Let's do this. The ambiance is bustling. It's 6:30-something, and I just snapped up the last bar height table. Sangria was solid. Sweet and fruity and what I expected - not amazing but definitely on the positive side, and quite good enough. The gazpacho - a special for today that caught my ear as my waitress announced it. It arrived lightly chilled like it's supposed to be, with a drizzle of greenish oil and croutons arrayed around a small pile of sprigs of what looks like clover. The taste: richly tomatoey, with quite a bit more cracked black pepper than I imagined. So it ended up a bit spicier than other past gazpachoes (I assume it's spelled with the "-es" at the end. I missed the "e" in "potatoes" in a 2nd grade spelling bee and have evidently never gotten over it). But it's quite good. I like it. The croutons are heartily crunchy. The tomato taste definitely has strong flavors of other veggies (harder to identify) crushed up, which tastes pretty legit. The soft Bavarian pretzel sticks are good. Not my favorite dish of the night, but warm and soft, with classic pretzel-y flavor. The cheddar and jalapeño fondue dip is very good, though. Really rich and creamy, and definitely ups the ante on the pretzel sticks. My waitress recommended the crispy pork belly, and how right she was. Heck yeah. Dressed with sweet and tangy Korean BBQ sauce, topped with sesame seeds. The edges of the pork are nice and crispy, as advertised, and the inside is tender with either fatty softness or chewy musculature. Mmm. Really, really good. One can't really hear the music in here, as the crowd liveliness is drowning it out. Gives the place a "hoppin'" feel. There appears to be a small wait of a party of three, so be aware that the place gets reasonably busy around 7! Overall: I'm very satisfied. The pork belly was a standout, the gazpacho was excellent, and the fondue tips the pretzels from good to great. Right on. read more

The Abbey - Dinner menu - New American Near Me - Cambridge, Massachusetts

I had the tomato soup with grilled cheese, which was good, but my friends got sandwiches with fries and the fries were inedible. We started with the jalapeno cheese sticks, which had no jalapeno in them, and the pretzel which was the best thing we had that day. Service was on the slow end, but it seemed like he was the only server for both inside and outside. read more

Great local bar, broad range of beers, good food (including good gluten-free options) and open late (particularly helpful for a bite to eat after late pickups from Logan) read more

Went here on a Thursday night and was seated immediately in the downstairs dining area. It had a nice ambiance, with the wooden seating and dimmer lighting - great place to bring a date. The service was very attentive and friendly. The entrees were delicious and I would definitely go back, though I might try different cocktails and sides. The food: - Porter Square Aviation cocktail, a standard gin and citrus drink. Nothing special. - Truffle fries, which came in a very generous portion and were good, but didn't blow us away. - Black pepper gnocchi with duck confit and wild mushrooms. The dish was on the saltier side but the components worked well together. I enjoyed getting a bit of pulled duck meat in each bite with the pillowly gnocchi. I would get this again. - Arctic char was perfect. The skin was crisp and the fish cooked well. The natural oiliness of the fish paired well with the roasted beets and greens. I would also get this again. read more

The Abbey - Arctic char with roast beets and greens - the skin was crisped perfectly - New American Near Me - Cambridge, Massachusetts

Do you love the arbitrariness of pizza‽ Do you think pizza is an open canvas for random words to decorate your palate? Do you enjoy a decent, but overwhelmingly price gouged selection of beers that you can get for half priced next door? Great! Come here. Soggy pizza filled to the brim with Costco brand BBQ sauce and 12$ cans of beer :) OH, don't forget the gold painted leaking roof, for which there is no bucket. Think of it as a surprise slip-n-slide for grownups that don't want to have a beer to calm down from the shit day of modern society! Air conditioning is nice. Near the 77 bus stop. read more

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Needed a quick bite late at night. Multiple people told me to try this restaurant. I was honestly so surprised at the service (bartender was extremely helpful) and the quality of the food! Would 10/10 go here again! Yum! read more