Where is the Best Lounge in Boston, Massachusetts?
The Metropolitan Club is first and foremost, a steakhouse, but we were drawn here because of the $5 burgers that we thought were going to be out-of-this-world. They weren’t. The Natick location boasts several burger varieties, with international references and unique options. The Chestnut Hill location, as far as I can tell, lists one normal Kobe beef burger on the regular menu (and costs $18), and three of the most popular “mini” burgers on the bar menu, which is where you’ll find the $5 offerings on Monday nights only. Now they aren’t called “mini” burgers, merely they are 5 ounce beef burgers, but a normal burger in the main dining area is 10 ounces. 5 ounces, for all you math majors out there is more than a quarter pound, and we’ve had plenty of smallish burgers that were filling (Flat Patties for one) but these were anything but. French fries? A la carte, and $8, same for the onion strings. A great deal? Hardly. I like the concept of global-inspired burgers, but what does Swiss
We’re talking $19 for a BURGER!! What ever happened to the burger being a “food for the people,” anyway? Luckily, it was Paul D’s birthday, so we had a legitimate reason to finally go, not that running a burger blog isn’t reason enough, but the time had come. Outside of the burger, not much surprised me about Radius; a reservation is necessary, the decor is stunning, parking is lousy and it would be an expensive night. Do people usually pay $14 for a cocktail? I must never go out for drinks, so I guess this is the norm. 8:00 on a Friday night I would have guessed the place would have been packed, but no, more than half the tables were empty, and that’s not just my pessimistic view coming through. We were a group of eight, late 20’s to early 30’s and about as nicely dressed as we can get, and with no dress code required, felt we deserved as good a service as anyone else. This isn’t the first place where I felt ageism was in issue and it wont be the last. If we had all worn tuxedos woul
I went there on Monday night with two friends. We ate on the patio. Service was slow but the food was delicious. We ate Signature mussels app pork loin a la saltimbocca and arancini app. The arancini were little balls of risotto with meat likely ground beef and peas deep fried to crispy golden tastiness. The pork loin was tender and good with generous amounts of prociutto sage mozzarella and mushrooms. The mussels were the highlight served in a lobster broth with big chunks of lobster claw meat. Recommended
I’ve been to Kenendy’s a number of times, usually for drinks, occasionally for food. I think the barstaff is great (the waitstaff probably is as well, I wouldn’t know), the food is good but maybe a bit overpriced, and I generally have a nice time drinking in there. But I dropped in a couple weeks ago and was driven out after not even and hour by the music. I am sorry, but i can’t for the life of me understand why any adult would want to go into a bar and listen to a whiny girl with a guitar and a microphone wail about her tragically-ended relationships and misunderstood childhood. I may have endured this at coffee houses in high school, but now when I’m nursing a pint at the end of the day I’d prefer the music on the jukebox, the sound on the game, or just the sound of silence.Pros + Friendly bartendersCons – Whiny girls with guitars
Monday through Thursday from 5-7pm, Noir offers their food menu at prices ranging from $0-5. It’s amazingly easy to cobble together a meal from all the offerings. Drinks are pricier, mostly running over $10, but are well worth it for the combination of classics and unique seasonal libations. If you price it right, you can get out of Noir with dinner for under $20.The room itself is not particularly comfortable, but if you’re looking for a dark corner to enjoy your drinks in, you’ve found your place. Of course, if you also want to see what you’re drinking, you’re out of luck.Pros + 54321 bar menu, dark roomCons – drinks are pricy, dark room
