(editing my post) It’s a nice location in a charming inn. We did not have a great experience the first time there, but our 2nd visit was excellent. Highly recommended. Every place can have a bad day.
ben s
Spent $45 for the prix fixe during restaurant week and chose to have zucchini fritters, stinging nettle gnocchi, and basque cheesecake. Alongside with their Reed Farms Chicken and a cocktail. Sad to say the dessert and drink were the best part.
Zucchini Fritters sat in measly bed of arugula which helped to complement the absence of flavor in the fritters. Which just felt like eating all fries and no french.
Stinging Nettle Gnocchi was just good, but the gnocchi was so overcooked (mushy and gummy).
Reed Farms Chicken had great gravy, but carrots only resembled them in looks with no regards to that earthy taste we were looking for. And everything else was (barely) palatable as the strongest flavor of the night (before the cocktail) the glacé was far too salty.
Basque cheesecake was good with the highlight of it being the strawberry compote that surrounded the dessert like the most of a castle.
Great service though from our waiter who was able to put a candle on the dessert for our special occasion. Hopefully it was just an off night for them, we may revisit much later in the future.
Winson Chan
Excellent Services and high quality food.
M RL
We had the pork schnitzel( it was horrible) and the steak frites (it was pretty good). The poutin was very, very greasy, I didn't enjoy it, just didn't like it at all. And the cocktail was good.
Brad
This is the second time we ate at Boltwood and were even more pleased than the first. If you are looking for an excellent restaurant in Amherst, look no further.
Mary Ellen
Wonderful service, great food! Went there last night and, again, the service is amazing as is the food!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggs Benedict
Cory Greenberg
The online reservation system wasn’t working. We tried to make a reservation by phone during a time the restaurant was open and kept getting an answering machine. We left a message, and they called back asking us to call back to confirm, which we did - although we had to leave a message because no one answered the phone. When we arrived, we were seated outside even though it was in the low 40s. There were empty tables in the restaurant, but apparently other reservations were more important than ours.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Eric
They were out of bacon and fruit for brunch; service was very slow three days in a row; they mixed up our checks and charged the wrong credit cards; cold coffee; hours after we completed out meal they cancelled our completed reservation on OpenTable (not reported us a no show where we could get it corrected; just cancelled the reservation after it was completed). Great hotel and I'd definitely stay there again, but pretty disappointing restaurant experience so not sure I'd eat there again.
Michael Belmont
save your time and $$$$ really bad. our poor waiter was covering like 15 tables. thus the service sucked.....his fault? no...but it still sucked. place way understaffed food hit or miss. salad unimaginative but fresh and tasty. salmon tartar excellent. muscles inedible. would not recommend a visit
Tim
Welcome back with solid food and beverages, warm ambiance and excellent service again from David!
Food and drinks were fantastic… service was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seared Scallops, Steak
Daniel
I've been to 30 Boltwood before and I am a fan, so my review may be somewhat biased. This time was for Brunch with my wife's family who were visiting from out of town. Food was excellent (I had the Turkish Eggs), atmosphere was quiet and comfortable (10:00 AM is a sweet spot for Brunch on a Saturday between the early and late morning rushes). We were seated and helped right away. The only ding on this trip is that once the other tables started to arrive, we were forgotten about. I had to wave down a server for refills on water and coffee, and once again for the check. Not too bad - I think they might have just been caught a little understaffed at that particular time. I would still highly recommend this restaurant.
Leslie
Delicious and plentiful mussels leisurely munched @ lunch. The setting postcard -perfect on a delightful outside area of the Inn with a view of the Amherst common and the College. Served by an expert server-attentive and nonintrusive.
lauren
Highly recommend. We had a lovely lunch outside under the covered porch with heat lamps on. Our server was wonderful and the food was delicious! Very relaxing setting and my elderly mother and young son were treated so nicely. We will be back.
MichaelM
The Turkish's Egg's dish was a new dish for me and rather tasty/healthy. The other dishes were fine for this party of three.
(editing my post) It’s a nice location in a charming inn. We did not have a great experience the first time there, but our 2nd visit was excellent. Highly recommended. Every place can have a bad day.
Spent $45 for the prix fixe during restaurant week and chose to have zucchini fritters, stinging nettle gnocchi, and basque cheesecake. Alongside with their Reed Farms Chicken and a cocktail. Sad to say the dessert and drink were the best part.
Zucchini Fritters sat in measly bed of arugula which helped to complement the absence of flavor in the fritters. Which just felt like eating all fries and no french.
Stinging Nettle Gnocchi was just good, but the gnocchi was so overcooked (mushy and gummy).
Reed Farms Chicken had great gravy, but carrots only resembled them in looks with no regards to that earthy taste we were looking for. And everything else was (barely) palatable as the strongest flavor of the night (before the cocktail) the glacé was far too salty.
Basque cheesecake was good with the highlight of it being the strawberry compote that surrounded the dessert like the most of a castle.
Great service though from our waiter who was able to put a candle on the dessert for our special occasion. Hopefully it was just an off night for them, we may revisit much later in the future.
Excellent Services and high quality food.
We had the pork schnitzel( it was horrible) and the steak frites (it was pretty good). The poutin was very, very greasy, I didn't enjoy it, just didn't like it at all. And the cocktail was good.
This is the second time we ate at Boltwood and were even more pleased than the first. If you are looking for an excellent restaurant in Amherst, look no further.
Wonderful service, great food! Went there last night and, again, the service is amazing as is the food!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggs Benedict
The online reservation system wasn’t working. We tried to make a reservation by phone during a time the restaurant was open and kept getting an answering machine. We left a message, and they called back asking us to call back to confirm, which we did - although we had to leave a message because no one answered the phone. When we arrived, we were seated outside even though it was in the low 40s. There were empty tables in the restaurant, but apparently other reservations were more important than ours.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
They were out of bacon and fruit for brunch; service was very slow three days in a row; they mixed up our checks and charged the wrong credit cards; cold coffee; hours after we completed out meal they cancelled our completed reservation on OpenTable (not reported us a no show where we could get it corrected; just cancelled the reservation after it was completed). Great hotel and I'd definitely stay there again, but pretty disappointing restaurant experience so not sure I'd eat there again.
save your time and $$$$ really bad. our poor waiter was covering like 15 tables. thus the service sucked.....his fault? no...but it still sucked. place way understaffed food hit or miss. salad unimaginative but fresh and tasty. salmon tartar excellent. muscles inedible. would not recommend a visit
Welcome back with solid food and beverages, warm ambiance and excellent service again from David!
Restaurantji Recommends
Food and drinks were fantastic… service was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seared Scallops, Steak
I've been to 30 Boltwood before and I am a fan, so my review may be somewhat biased. This time was for Brunch with my wife's family who were visiting from out of town. Food was excellent (I had the Turkish Eggs), atmosphere was quiet and comfortable (10:00 AM is a sweet spot for Brunch on a Saturday between the early and late morning rushes). We were seated and helped right away. The only ding on this trip is that once the other tables started to arrive, we were forgotten about. I had to wave down a server for refills on water and coffee, and once again for the check. Not too bad - I think they might have just been caught a little understaffed at that particular time. I would still highly recommend this restaurant.
Delicious and plentiful mussels leisurely munched @ lunch. The setting postcard -perfect on a delightful outside area of the Inn with a view of the Amherst common and the College. Served by an expert server-attentive and nonintrusive.
Highly recommend. We had a lovely lunch outside under the covered porch with heat lamps on. Our server was wonderful and the food was delicious! Very relaxing setting and my elderly mother and young son were treated so nicely. We will be back.
The Turkish's Egg's dish was a new dish for me and rather tasty/healthy. The other dishes were fine for this party of three.
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