Best Christmas Dinners In Boston Near Me

Haley Peloquin: My friend had a reservation for his birthday at 8:15pm Saturday evening. We arrived right on time and were told it'd be 15-20 min wait which was totally fine because we were still waiting for one person in our party plus were all industry folk so we try to understand where we can. Almost an hour passes and my friend goes to check in on our table since nothing had been communicated further to us. After a manager explains they over booked themselves for the night, we finally get seated almost an hour and 15 minutes later with not one single apology. We ignore it, sit down, and our server comes over and seems frazzled so we give her some time to get situated. We put our orders in eventually and the food runner not only brings the wrong soup to someone at our table, but when she brings the correct soup over (my friend was just going to eat the incorrect soup because it wasn't worth complaining about plus it was good so who cares!) she physically took the incorrect lobster bisque away while his spoon was still dripping in soup getting all over the table then she put the correct tomato soup down and walked away. Not replacing the spoon, not apologizing, and we were mostly confused as to why his lobster bisque was confiscated from the table since it was half eaten and not like they could resell it. There were 6 of us at the table and I believe 5 of us ordered steaks which were all undercooked. Again, we didn't complain because at this point we just wanted to leave and we thought it was rather obvious we had been through the ringer even just after waiting over an hour for our RESERVED table. Oh we got that FULL $800+ tab with no comps, no apologies, nothing. Again, we're all service industry workers so we try to give the benefit of the doubt, but it was a hard dinner for us all to sit through!Bright sides of the dinner: the server was extremely nice and had a full section so we completely understand her being frazzled. We didn't finish dinner until 11pm (when they close) and she still offered dessert and by no means rushed us out. We didn't get her name, but did want to thank her for that we were just frustrated Saturday evening after spending good money with not the quality we were hoping for.

FULYA OTEV: Surprisingly they were so rude! We asked for a table for 5 adults and 4 kids , hostess said we needed to wait for 25 min. I checked with my friends and went back in for confirmation and the same lady said she didn’t pay attention what I said and they were not available for next 3 hours. She didn’t care us and got rid of with all kids awaiting table as she confirmed. Very disappointed

Andrea Fiori: One memory we will keep for long. The restaurant is sited within the old city hall, meat is incredible. A special mention for the filet and filet with bone, amazing. Sides are great too, try the Mac and cheese. Super friendly staff and overall great service.

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Lucas Guinet: Great atmosphere at a lively restaurant.Generous portions, and tasty menu.Food: 4/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5Recommended dishes Rigatoni Bolognese …More

michele harper: I had the wings they were great.Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More

David McCarrick: Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5Recommended dishes Famous Coconut CakeMore

Dadou Mascaria: That was super

Alexander A. Chaker: Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5Recommended dishes Filet Mignon 10 Oz, Chocolate Cake, Famous Coconut Cake Parking space Plenty of parking Parking options Paid parking lotMore

Juan Carlos P: This place never disappoints. I work in a hotel near by and I can’t stop recommending this beautiful steak joint. One of the best steak house in Boston for sure.

Ty H.: Steak: 8/10Fries: 8/10Chocolate cake: 8/10🔥🔥🔥🙏🏽

Steve Hernandez: I really enjoy dining at Grill 23 & Bar. I make a point of stopping by every April when I'm in town for the Boston Marathon

Levi Snyder: So fire on god no cap 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Okan Yazmacilar: Good service! My friend's steak was too salty but replaced immediately! like the drinks and atmosphere there.

Stephanie Fleurime: Kid-friendliness: Everything was good but I did not get my tots in we pay 18 for it let me know what I can get please

Gabriella: Ambiance was loud and crowded. Service was pretty timely. I would definitely recommend the Roasted Asparagus, Tagliatelle Cacio e Pepe, and French Onion Soup. I was disappointed by the steak in the Steak Frites, which was severely lacking seasoning and was surprised by the poor quality given that it is a steakhouse. However, the parmesan frites in the Steak Frites were delicious.

max radbill: As a former chef, it's one of my passions to try the best restaurants around. For all my years of living in Boston I never got around to trying the famous Grill 23. It truly was a let down. I have never rated any restaurants on Google but I had to say something.While we got seated quickly on a busy Saturday night, it took over 40 minutes for someone to pay attention to us ( not our waiter). Our waiter was too busy paying attention to the table of 10 next to us. We ordered drinks in the first 40 minutes. Finally, our waiter came to us after but was in such a hurry interrupted our order to run to the table behind us.When he did come back he swore at my brothers selection as if we weren't in a fine dining restaurant and we were his buddies. Then telling my brother he was essentially wrong for wanting to order what he did. He was completely inattentive the rest of the night. I had to stop him from running by me just to order another drink. He didn't want to stop but I essentially had to tell him out right that we are his table to.When the food finally arrived an hour later, 3 of 4 of our steaks were cooked improperly. My brother sent his back only to receive it overcooked. He didn't want to deal with it again. A steakhouse with the reputation this place has, I expect top notch service and THE best quality steaks and cooking ability. Neither were demonstrated. We ordered five sides and none of them were better than a 6 on a scale of 1-10, 10 being amazing.It took me a long time to decide to write this but I couldn't let it go.I am sure there are reasons for the overall lack of quality service, food, and skill in cooking/recipe design but when you have the reputation and charge the prices they do, I expect the absolute best.

Chris Sluyter: What’s life without a little risk? For me, it’s a vomitless night where I didn’t eat beef tartare at Grill 23 & Bar. There’s a certain level of said risk when you eat raw beef, so it’s 33% on me, but this trip to Grill 23 left me hugging the toilet in the middle of the night. I’m the only one in a large group that ate it so that was definitely the culprit. Eat the steak, stay away from the beef tartare.

Carlos Malet: Amazing meat and fish, thanks MichaelRecommended dishes Famous Coconut Cake, Filet Mignon 10 Oz …More

Howard Moore: Off the rails. The food and attention to detail were simply impressive . It is with pleasure that I endorse the service ‘ food prep’ at this upscale fine dining establishment .

Jacqueline Kassis: Grill 23 is great a huge restaurant. The food was awesome the service could have been better.

Lana C: Buddy flew in from Cali and took a break from filming so I showed him this gem! He was not disappointed!! Our server was very friendly, attentive, informative. If you are looking for a great steakhouse, this is definitely the right place!

Derek Feifke: Outstanding service and food. Wine list extensive, was able to savor a terrific South African wine. Black forest chocolate cake dessert was dry and only disappointment. Very loud, but did not detract from enjoyable dinner.Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 4/5 …More

ivan fernando silva: Food: 4/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 3/5More

Sam kassis: We had dinner at Grill 23 & Bar again last nice.. It was as good as it can be.....dinner and service were great....We celebrated our anniversary at Grill 23 & Bar, every thing was great nothing to complain about last time I ate here over 20 years ago and still as good as it wasParking: They have Valette parking for $30.00 not bad for convenient and Boston it cost you $30 to park yourself almost every where in the city

DBA Visual Director: Food, Service and View … outstanding!