Tiny Urban Tidbits #15

Hey All!

Hope you are having a wonderful Friday. I really should have done this two weeks ago but I just did not have a chance to get around to it. Tonight is the last official day of Restaurant Week, although some places (like Smith & Wollensky, I think), are extending it another week.

I've had mixed experiences during Restaurant Week, with most of them being sub-optimal. Nevertheless, I have compiled my reviews for restaurants participating in Restaurant Week below. The ones with an asterisk are actual reviews of a Restaurant Week meal.

I've had good Restaurant Week experiences at UpStairs on the Square (lunch) and Sorellina. Henrietta's Table was also decent because it's just stuff off their regular menu. I often find that lesser known restaurants or new restaurants will tend to work harder during Restaurant Week to attract new customers. I bet places like Bergamot (which is already an excellent restaurant, btw), will be a pretty good bet since it's relatively new and the head chef is still in the kitchen most days.

Bergamot

Personally, if I had to pick a place for tonight, I think I would pick Bergamot, Oishii Boston, Mamma Maria, or UpStairs on the Square. A person who is in the mood for seafood or meat might opt for a place like Oceanaire Seafood Room, Capital Grille, or Smith & Wollensky at Boston's Castle.

Of course, there are also great restaurants that not participating in Restaurant Week but have their own deals, such as Craigie on Main, Garden at the Cellar, and Ten Tables.

One of these days I think I will compile all the great dining deals around Boston. There are various great prix fixe menus at a lot of these restaurants that go on year round. No need to wait for Restaurant Week! I'll work on that kind of post sometime in the next two weeks!

A Selection of Restaurant Week Restaurants
Beacon Hill Bistro
Bergamot
Bina Osteria
Blue Room 
Capital Grille
EVOO Restaurant
Grafton Street Pub & Grill
Henrietta's Table**
KO Prime**
Legal Sea Foods (only Park Square & Copley are participating)
Mamma Maria
Mare
Market by Jean-Georges
Oceanaire Seafood Room
Oishii Boston
Rialto
Russell House Tavern
Sandrine's Bistro
Sel de la Terre (Natick)
Sel de la Terre (Back Bay)
Smith & Wollensky at Boston's Castle
Sorellina**
Tango Restaurant
Tapeo Restaurant & Tapas Bar
Taranta
Trattoria di Monica
Uni Sashimi Bar**
UpStairs on the Square