Best Bistro Cambridge Near Me

Mandy Xu: please do not come here! had a a terrible customer experience

Timothy Deer: Recommended dishes Root SpecialMore

Christine Chao: Beautiful interior but brunch was quite pricey for the amount of food and quality of food that was served. The mushroom crepe was filled with onion ends and did not have much flavor. The potatoes were good though.

Peter Ph: Well appointed and not too tightly packed. Staff are friendly and helpful. Food is good, though given there is "French" food on the menu, it's a shame the food isn't more authentic - very Americanized. The duck vol au vent was good. The biggest drawback is that it is very noisy when busy. If you like shouting to your dinner companions over the table, this is the place for you. If you want a relaxed dinner, maybe this isn't the place for you. Of course, the restaurant doesn't want customers to relax, as it is much more profitable to maintain high turnover.

Ben Jackson: New menu is full of hits, we had the family style porterhouse (pic), bunch of sides and the tagliatelle. Service was attentive without being on top of you and the beverage list is rounded out well. Solid spot for a group dinner or just to pull up to the bar for a nice glass of wine and some snacks.Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More

Chelsea Shin: It is a decent french place, but don’t keep your expectation high. We had a few dishes, but nothing really stood out. I may try this place again, but I will prioritize other restaurants over this one. Also, the atmosphere is kinda off, it is by the hotel lobby and it feels like a hotel restaurant not in a good way.

Aarti Choudhary: Talking about food- food was really good (vegetarian). Staff was friendly except the one who brought us at table. Another server was friendly, polite but was not able to explain whether the meat is cooked or not. Consistency of food are different. Sweet dishes are good. But I m not satisfied with food and the lady who took us at our table.

Simran Malik: The food was good, but even when we ordered the same dish the consistency was different. We had to wait even after an early reservation, the rest of the staff was friendly but one lady was making un polite faces while taking us to our seats. We experienced hostile behavior when we asked her about the dish which wasn’t fully cooked.We went there to celebrate my friend’s birthday and was extremely disheartened after the experience.Though the place was beautiful and some dishes were really good, I don’t think the experience was something friendly towards us.

Ben Touimi: Food tastes amazing and the service is great. The place looks really nice and the staff is super friendly.

Christabel Barry: If you are a woman who wants to enjoy a drink in peace DO NOT GO HERE. My friend and I reserved seats at the bar. It was a busy Friday night but the entire time we were harassed by a drunk man who hovered over our seats and wouldn’t leave us alone after being told several times to step back.The bartenders were too busy to intervene but they did see it playing out and did nothing. Do not recommend this as a safe space for women or queer people.

Sarah M.: Recommended dishes Nutella Chocolate MousseMore

Dan Drago: Excellent! From the amazing decor to the absolutely delicious food to the prompt and friendly service, everything was great. We had Sunday brunch and really enjoyed the experience. Definitely worth a visit.Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More

Emily Malamet: Great experience, the food was amazing, the lounge is cute, and chef de Alex was great. The bar was beautiful for a night out

Katie Inman Fuentes: Excellent cocktails, friendly service, great vibes.

Ben Kahan: Recommended dishes French Onion SoupMore

Alex Schmidt: Food: 4/5|Service: 4/5|Atmosphere: 5/5More

Christopher Robertson: Wonderful dining experience all around. The banquettes are strangely deep tho. Need pillows.Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 4/5Parking space Plenty of parking Parking options Paid street parking, Valet …More

David Saakyan: Food quality has definitely declined since we were there about a year ago. Service was slow but very friendly.Food: 2/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 4/5 …More

Ashley Proietti: Colette hosted our engagement party. The staff went above and beyond to make the celebration perfect! Everyone loved the food and had a great time. Not to mention the decor is stunning, the perfect background for celebratory pics! Would highly recommend.

Francisco Ángeles: Fantastic location, good tables and lighting, and fine staff. The atmosphere is amazing. Food is okay. Not bad but far from memorable. The wine list could be (in fact, should be) so much better. Very good price per quality, though, considering the place’s look rather than food.

Ephraim Eugene: Best ever.Please come back!To Megan Davis...you came to burger restaurant to eat vegies??? Smh get a life

Karen Messick: The Craigie Burger.....that's all that needs to be said.

Sandy M: Craigie Next Door is a great outside dining option. The food is fantastic, atmosphere is comfortable. Very enjoyable. Can't wait to return!

Meggan Davis: Came here for the first time and, after hearing lots of good things, were pretty disappointed. All around, food was good, but not excellent, and there was a general lack of thoughtfulness for the diner’s experience.We did the vegetarian tasting menu. We started with a beet hummus that was a wonderful color, but served with a total of six vegetable bites, and the cauliflower was too big to dip into the jar of hummus. Not a big deal if not for contributing to the “lack of attention” theme.The big disappointment was that the vegetarian main was a heap of blackened vegetables. They were farm fresh and tasted good enough, for sure, but to serve a pile of vegetables as a main shows a real lack of creativity. They even served it with the sauce that was meant for the meat main (a plum-like sauce, for duck), as if grilled zucchini and duck have the same flavor profile. Felt like being a vegetarian at a large catered event where your only choice is grilled vegetables or portobello—so they can just do the same thing to the vegetables that they do to the meat. For ~$125 a head, I’d expect something that felt less like an accommodation and more intentional.Another lack-of-attention detail was that we spent the evening listening to the kitchen’s music, which was more Tony Hawk skate jam than outdoor fine dining. Nothing wrong with the music per se, just doesn’t match the vibe at all.The wine, however, was delicious, and our waitress was quite attentive—so the meal had lots of redeeming features. I think maybe if I’d paid half the price and hadn’t been sold a “fine dining” experience, it would have been perfectly good. It just didn’t meet its own expectations.

Dave S: My favorite restaurant anywhere, including my own state of Rhode Island and my hometown of NYC. I have often driven the 1 1/2 hour trip just to have dinner at Craigie and then go back home afterwards. Tony Maws is a very talented chef. I never order off the menu. I just sit down and order whatever he is making that night (the Chef's Whim?) and have never been disappointed. I wouldn't dare do that anywhere else. Even the food items that include ingredients that I don't ordinarily like, are delicious. They are also serve one of my favorite scotches and no other restaurant has it. You cannot go wrong at Craigie. It's alittle pricey but it's worth every cent, and I'm not great at spending money.

Kevin Karch: They don't oversalt nothin

David Martinez: Great atmosphere food was exceptional

Emily Washburn: Exceptional service from start to finish with our server Max! Although some of the menu was a little out of my comfort zone(bluefish pate and duck) because everything was so well prepared and delicious that it was easy to enjoy our whole meal and explore something new!

Ronnie Mcd: a bit overpriced, but its hard to find a place like this in cambridge

ziyad Aldegaither: The Burger is amazing. The fries are superb. Everything is great in terms of quality of food. This is Howe I remember it at least, last time I ordered from them was 6 months ago. I have been trying to get an order in for the past two months. The new online pick up system is awful. I try to plan ahead of time before things sell out but the system doesn’t update until the day off ordering. I hope management sees my concern and know that I am a loyal customer that have been trying very hard to get food from your business. However you’re making it harder for me to stay as a customer. The food is great, I’m not sure about the service anymore.

Michael Kenney: The burger is worth the publicity, the rest of it feels a little precious but I continue to come back for that burger. Chef’s kiss.

Richard Trilles: My Favorite restaurant!!

Yegor Smurnyy: Went to pick up food on New Year eve and the line was unreasonably long, 20 mins, could be organized much better

Eric Connors: Only the second time I've been able to enjoy this place and the food was truly exceptional just like last time. I can only imagine how much better it would have been if we have eaten at the restaurant, no fault of theirs of course. I will eat here every chance I get!! Tony, thank you and I hope you make it through these tough times!

Tony Darosa: Never open

Laura Scrimgeour: The outdoor dining experience is really phenomenal - they did such a lovely job with the decor and the sparkling lights! The food is of course just as spectacular as always - Tony Maws is quite the master chef!

Elizabeth Tassinari: was so looking forward to chegs whim and i wasnt disappointed! the food was excellent!

Caroline Luis: Love this wonderful restaurant. The burger is always worth the hype. The ever-changing menu never fails to bring wonderful ingredients to the table full of flavor and beautifully presented.The Craigie Next Door patio is an awesome response to the limitations from the pandemic, and the food lives up to the restaurant’s reputation from before.

Danah: Amazing experience definitely a must

Susan Russell: Ordered Chef's Whim tonight. After weeks of cooking at home, it is clear why it's called "Chef's" whim. Our meal exceeded expectations (for take out) and reinforced how much we enjoy Tony Maw's culinary skills. And we have enough left for lunch tomorrow. Thank you for a delicious dinner!

Mark Sabalauskas: Affordable, fun placeFood: 3/5|Service: 4/5|Atmosphere: 5/5Recommended dishes Sandwich …More

Dig Time: Service is very questionable. We ordered drinks and just never received them. Sat for about 30 minutes. The young female bartender is very rude and not someone you want to interact with on a personal or professional level. Highly don’t recommend as there are a score of other places to go in the area for drinks. Wings were also dry as well.

Jaye Aster Broder: A go-to college pub, Grendel’s has a nice half-priced food happy hour from 5-7pm when you also order a drink. Grendel’sIs normally busy and a little loud. There are stairs down to enter. While in the basement, there are some windows that let light in. There is a moderate selection of beers on tap and cans as well as some simple cocktails. I would probably discourage large groups from coming here as it can be tough to find a table.

Samantha LaForgia: Decent after work spot! Reasonable priced. Some variety to the menu. Check it out if you want something quick and low key!

Matthew D. Jones: Varied menu prepared well. Huge bar selection. 50% off for early dinner offer is tremendous value.Recommended dishes Quesadilla, Sandwich …More

Jonathan Millman: Great place for a quick cheap bite in harvard sqWheelchair accessibility: Dow stairsFood: 4/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 4/5 …More

Sean: Love this little hole in the ground. Such a fun atmosphere.Service: 4/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More

A.G. Vermouth: Jeff is a cat.

Paula D: Cool menu, live music on Monday, and a sweeeeeeeeeet half price happy hour. Ya can’t go wrong. Thanks, Grendel’s.

Crystal Gonzalez: Their espresso martinis are amazing, as well as potato skins with Mac n cheese. Typically packed on a Friday night but its harvard Sq. The vibes and the music were great, and I did appreciate the public safety notice in the bathroom.

Andrew R: Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5More

CJW: Bomb spot. Great divey, service industry hang. Rad folks, both those that work there as well as the people who frequent Grendel's. If Mal is on bar, get a green tea shot (Note: it contains alcohol), it is extremely tasty. Best part, it's tasty for any palette; it's not too sweet, not too sour/bitter, great complexities, and absolutely delicious flavour profile. Yummy! Nice bathrooms, good ambience, great music, and all around good energy vibes.As always, please don't forget to tip your servers and your bartenders, in addition to any and every one else that works to provide a wonderful experience for you. ©️ CJWVegetarian options: Various yummy vegetarian optionsParking: It's in Harvard Square so it's generally fairly difficult to find parking. I suggest using public transportation, or park outside of Harvard Sq. and enjoy a short walk to Grendel's. ©️CJW

Connie Durgin: Waiter pretty much ignored us when we came in for dinner before a show at the Brattle ... we waited a good half hour before he actually took our drink/food ordersFood: 3/5|Service: 1/5|Atmosphere: 3/5Recommended dishes Sandwich …More

Jordan Sandman: Best place in the world to work. Period.

Dan M: Pretty solid Harvard Sq Dive Bar with a scent and stickiness that always lingering. Maybe it’s because it’s in a basement. Anyhow they have a great patio set up in the summertime so I like to go then. Only thing is you need to order some food with drinks when dining out there.

Tom: Decent food, but the bartender looked/acted like he'd rather be anywhere else other than work, which I get, but c'mon guy.

Jan Haughey: we were looking for a spot to get dinner before a show at ART, and this was perfect. First time there. Our server was helpful and attentive. We were pleasantly surprised that the meal was half priced due to the time and drink order! I had the brisket sandwich and my friends had the Ceasars Wrap Fun neighborhood bar vibeFood: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 4/5 …More

Asan Muhammed: Outstanding...there was something wrong...but I can't remember what it was, great food, cozy, cool in the basement on a very muggy boston day. reasonable prices, obvious menu (no questions like...what is that?). nice change from the attempts at foodie delights we have experienced in the past 37 hours. highly recommended.