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Title: Menu thread
Post by: BonitaApplebum on March 01, 2023, 06:12:13 PM
Post restaurant menu pics here, if you like

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I went with the fixed price offering tonight and did not regret it!
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: Kumbaya on March 03, 2023, 06:32:50 PM
That looks delicious!
I wish I had seen this in PR. We had some fantastic meals!
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: BonitaApplebum on March 03, 2023, 09:41:25 PM
That looks delicious!
I wish I had seen this in PR. We had some fantastic meals!
It was insanely good. The burrata was the star of the show, but the dessert was off the charts, too.


Title: Menu thread
Post by: BonitaApplebum on March 10, 2023, 05:39:54 PM
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I had the roasted mushroom salad, a half dozen oysters, wood grilled squid, and apple strudel. I wanted a cheese course but wasn't hungry enough to justify it. It was all delicious but the squid was the best thing.

This was Fore Street Restaurant in Portland ME, it was near my hotel so I just walked in.
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: witchypoo on March 13, 2023, 10:10:15 PM
fore street is reliably good
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: Kumbaya on March 14, 2023, 06:19:31 PM
I'd def have to try the cream of cauliflower soup.
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: Kumbaya on March 14, 2023, 06:20:16 PM
And the roasted mushroom salad.
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: JBM on April 20, 2023, 02:06:57 PM
fore street is reliably good
So good. We’re going in June and already have a reservation for 2.


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Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: DocBuzzkill on September 29, 2023, 12:55:40 PM
I had a momentous occasion yesterday evening: I ate fresh oysters after abstaining from them for over 2 years!  I met a friend who was passing through Boston to dine at Row 34 in the Seaport.  Forgot to take a photo of the menu though.  She got a warm buttered lobster roll, and I ordered a crab cake and oyster sliders w/ a glass of sauv. blanc.

I took a Lyft to and from the restaurant.  Forty-five minutes from Rozzie.  :skep:   As they say in Boston, you cahn't get theah from heah.
Title: Menu thread
Post by: BonitaApplebum on September 29, 2023, 05:13:53 PM
Row 34 rocks!! And yay oysters!!

Here's where I'm going tonight. Which is also where Natalie works.

https://alicanterestaurant.com/menus
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: BonitaApplebum on September 29, 2023, 10:43:48 PM
Very adorable bar staff here.

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Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: DocBuzzkill on September 30, 2023, 07:59:39 AM
Very adorable!  :heartbeat:   The Alicanter menu looks great - nice selections.  What did you order?
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: BonitaApplebum on September 30, 2023, 08:37:17 AM
We got the mushroom and eggplant appetizers, and a kale/brussels sprouts salad special, and I had the salmon entree which was cooked perfectly. Dessert was a lemoncello cake. Everything was delish!
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: DocBuzzkill on September 30, 2023, 10:41:51 AM
Yum!  Nice selections.  That the salmon was cooked perfectly speaks well of the restaurant.

In the interest of the thread topic  :D , here are the Row 34 menus.  I ordered the Row 34s and Aunt Dottys from the raw bar; my friend declined since she isn't an oyster fan.  We also shared a buttermilk biscuit.  The thing was massive, and although tasty, kind of an appetite killer.  I took half the crab cake and a slider home, but they made for a decent lunch yesterday.

Row 34 recently opened a sister restaurant in Kendall Square next to the T station.  Just as well that I no longer work in the office because I'd spend a third of my paycheck having lunch or after work oysters and wine there!

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Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: DocBuzzkill on October 13, 2023, 03:57:44 PM
More oysters yesterday afternoon/evening at The Bluebird Bar  (https://www.thebluebirdbar.com/)in West Newton, MA.  They have dollar oysters from 3 to 5 pm.  I met a couple of friends there.  Great to see them and a nice place to hang out.  The Bluebird's management has a good pedigree (B-Side Lounge, East Coast Grill, The Automatic, Deep Ellum, and Blossom Bar).  Prices are a little bit lower than downtown Boston or Cambridge, and there's ample parking in the area.  A big plus!  Service was really good (we sat at the bar).

I had a half-dozen oysters (Dennisport MA) and a single lamb kofta kebab. We shared the tomato-burrata-pesto skillet (served w/ Iggy's toasted bread), fries, and we did a 3-way split of the fried ricotta ball dessert (one each).  Plenty of cocktails, too.  :) All very tasty.
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: BonitaApplebum on October 13, 2023, 04:18:32 PM
More oysters yesterday afternoon/evening at The Bluebird Bar  (https://www.thebluebirdbar.com/)in West Newton, MA.  They have dollar oysters from 3 to 5 pm.  I met a couple of friends there.  Great to see them and a nice place to hang out.  The Bluebird's management has a good pedigree (B-Side Lounge, East Coast Grill, The Automatic, Deep Ellum, and Blossom Bar).  Prices are a little bit lower than downtown Boston or Cambridge, and there's ample parking in the area.  A big plus!  Service was really good (we sat at the bar).

I had a half-dozen oysters (Dennisport MA) and a single lamb kofta kebab. We shared the tomato-burrata-pesto skillet (served w/ Iggy's toasted bread), fries, and we did a 3-way split of the fried ricotta ball dessert (one each).  Plenty of cocktails, too.  :) All very tasty.

Is this dollar oyster thing every day??? That's a great list of restaurants so I'm definitely interested in checking out the Bluebird now.

I mean, you had me at ample parking!
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: DocBuzzkill on October 13, 2023, 07:12:53 PM
Is this dollar oyster thing every day??? That's a great list of restaurants so I'm definitely interested in checking out the Bluebird now.

I mean, you had me at ample parking!


$1 Oysters Daily 3pm - 5pm | Fri & Sat 10pm - 11pm

I parked in the Cherry Lot.  Turn onto Cherry Street from Washington, then left into the lot.  You can access the lot from Elm Street, too.  Parking is through the Passport app, and just runs until 6 pm.  Compared to parking in Boston and Cambridge, it is a bah-gain!
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: DocBuzzkill on November 14, 2023, 09:27:27 AM
Met up w/ my friends again last night at the Bluebird Bar (https://www.thebluebirdbar.com/) in Newton.  We decided to try their  Monday night Blue Plate Special.  OMG.  Beef stroganoff over buttered noodles that included a salad and dessert.  Delicious and very reasonably priced (for Boston).  The dollar oysters were excellent South Bay Blondes (https://wulfsfish.com/pages/oysters). Such a steal! 


Bluebird posts their planned Monday Blue Plate Specials on their Sunday Instagram so we're going to check to see what's being served then meet up monthly.  At any rate, for my fellow Massholes who can get to Newton on a Monday afternoon after 3:00, I recommend it!  They also have a live jazz trio on Monday nights from 7 to 9.  Their regular menu is pretty good, too!
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: DocBuzzkill on June 23, 2024, 10:51:58 AM
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Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: DocBuzzkill on July 13, 2024, 12:39:08 PM
I dined and imbibed with a longtime friend (actually my hiring manager when I first joined Big B in 2010) yesterday evening at The Hourly Oyster House (https://thehourlycambridge.com/) in Harvard Square.  We had a great time!  It has been AGES since I've been in Harvard Square, and it made me feel very nostalgic.  :)

Here's my Divine Nonchalance cocktail (the little orchid was a fun touch) and the oyster menu.  In addition to all the oysters, we ordered grilled octopus, hush puppies, blistered shishito peppers, and swordfish tacos.

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Title: Menu thread
Post by: BonitaApplebum on July 13, 2024, 01:16:25 PM
Oh I should check that out! I, too, enjoyed oysters in the square this week - grafton street has dollar oysters during happy hour. We ate... a lot of them.

https://graftonstreetcambridge.com/

Validated parking, too!!
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: DocBuzzkill on July 15, 2024, 07:33:37 PM
Oh I should check that out! I, too, enjoyed oysters in the square this week - grafton street has dollar oysters during happy hour. We ate... a lot of them.

https://graftonstreetcambridge.com/

Validated parking, too!!

Oh, wow, I haven't been to Grafton St in years.  The validated parking in HARVARD SQUARE is a big deal!  Thanks for calling this to my oystery attention.  :d
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: BonitaApplebum on July 15, 2024, 10:35:02 PM
Oh, wow, I haven't been to Grafton St in years.  The validated parking in HARVARD SQUARE is a big deal!  Thanks for calling this to my oystery attention.  :d
After 5 pm - check their website!
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: DocBuzzkill on August 12, 2024, 09:07:50 AM
I met a couple of friends last Friday (Aug 9) for margaritas and tapas at Citrus & Salt (https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2024/05/03/citrus-salt-seaport-boston/) in the Boston Seaport 'hood.  Fun, lively place!  There were at least 2 apparent bachlorette parties going on.


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Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: BonitaApplebum on August 12, 2024, 09:50:14 AM
We had our anniversary dinner here last week. Food and service were both absolutely fantastic but the vibe was mega pretentious. It's upstate New York, not Brooklyn, people!

https://www.wmfarmerandsons.com/dine-with-us
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: picote on August 13, 2024, 03:46:11 PM
Oh man. I totally forgot about this thread. Now I’m regretting not taking pictures of all of the menus we had in Italy.
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: DocBuzzkill on December 31, 2024, 10:10:47 AM
I went to Row 34 in Kendall Square (Cambridge) yesterday evening after the movie.   Spawn the Elder and I shared a half-dozen fresh oysters and one oyster slider each.  He got the seared monkfish; I had a taste - it was excellent.  I ordered a small portion of fried oysters.  I'm oyster-saturated for the time being!  StE imbibed a couple of Counting Stars cocktails, which he said were delicious.  I stuck with water.


Row 34 Cambridge is so much easier to negotiate than their original location in the Seaport, both in terms of parking and driving to and from Rozzie.

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Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: BonitaApplebum on December 31, 2024, 10:42:31 AM
Yes!!! Totally agree re the Cambridge location. Love Row34.
Title: Re: Menu thread
Post by: DocBuzzkill on December 31, 2024, 12:08:50 PM
Yes!!! Totally agree re the Cambridge location. Love Row34.

Parking at the Yellow Garage on Ames is only $10 between 6 pm and midnight, which is a bargain for that neighborhood!

When I had my short stint at Club V version 2 in the Seaport, I'd walk over to Row 34 on Congress St and have a glass of wine and several fresh oysters before I headed over to South Station to go home.  Had Row 34 opened its location in Kendall while I was still in the office at Big B, I would have blown plenty of pharma bucks on pre-commute wine and oysters there!  :D