Parish Café

493 Massachusetts Ave, Boston
(617) 391-0501

Recent Reviews

Spencer Pozder

The sandwiches I tried were amazing. The meat on the Le Mistral was perfectly cooked (medium rare) and the bread was delicious. I also tried the Eggplant Milanesa, which was breaded perfectly and had great bread as well. All in all, the service was fantastic, the food was delicious, and I had a great time. If you want to grab a drink, I recommend the white sangria, especially in a pitcher. A great deal if you are out with friends!

Jim Daley

Chefs from all over Boston design the sandwiches for the menu. Mostly delish with a few misses.

Total B.

This has an amazing setting, extremely clean atmosphere, and pleasant. The staff and owner was perfect. Great food and service.

Alisa T.

This place has a very creative menu, and the three things we tried were excellent. It never would have occurred to me to put Thai sticky rice in a salad, but it worked! I want to go back and try every item on the menu, and return to have the items I've already had again! Good beer selection, and unique non-alcoholic drinks too.

Stan B.

What a unique surprise for any city. A group of local top chefs loan some of their top recipes to "Parish" and they are apparently extremely well duplicated and at fair prices. BEST lobster roll in ages in Boston and on the Cape. Giant meat ball heavenly. Tofu to live for. Great service. They also offer their own menu. Bravo Bosto and Parish Chefs. I'm from down in the parish meaning Louisiana where food reigns supreme!

S D.

Had lunch here last Saturday afternoon. Service was on point and the food was delicious. I had the hot cold chicken salad and it was fabulous ..... fresh ingredients and beautiful presentation. Sandwiches look amazing and daily specials are offered. Will definitely return!!

Christina Lewis

I had the Bolognese ziti it was ok not bad not phenomenal edible. The j*** wing were a fake version of authentic j*** chicken. I felt it was an insult if you cant do it right dont do ot wrong

Denise D.

I work in the area and was always curious about this place. You get tired of having pizza every day so I stopped in for lunch with my grandmother and had the B.L.T which was great! My grandmother had the special of the day which was a pastrami sandwich of some sort. She seemed to like it. I'd definitely give the food 5 stars although it's on the pricey side, and I also wish the side wasn't chips, but maybe fries. I'd give the service a 2.5. Our server wasn't very attentive and it took him a while to refill my almost empty glass of water.

Jenna Jackson

The food here is incredible! We loved everything we ordered, and the service was great.

Julian R.

I heard so muxh about this place and was hoping it wasn't all hype. Im so happy it wasn't.... The staff was really nice and the veal sandwich was maybe the best I've ever had, next time I'm in Boston I will definitely be back

Ghetty H.

I loved our waitress! She is super adorable and very knowledgeable about the menu and drinks. I had the DBar and it was DELICIOUS!!!! I enjoyed the ambiance, which was a relaxed Saturday evening at a cute Irish spot.

Alyson K.

[5/5] This restaurant is perfect for lunch. I've been to both locations in back bay and the south end and they are equally delightful. We went to the south end one last week for lunch. I was surprised that they updated the menu, but it has all of the same great stuff of it. They still offer half orders of pasta (Mac and cheese is amazing!!) but they are not on the new menu. My personal favorite is the eggplant sandwich. Overall, great lunch experience and the food was fantastic as always. I will be coming back soon! Another tip: you can order any side with sandwiches, not just the one it comes with. The mashed potatoes and gravy are a must!

Jenny B.

This is a super cool spot in Boston. The menu selection is great, and the sandwich options are amazing. Each of the sandwiches have been created by different chefs of "national renown." Check out the online menu for better descriptions. I ended up slitting the mac and cheese as an appetizer, which was delicious and The Kenneth Sandwich for dinner. The sandwich was huge and very good, I would order it again.

Nick Corbett

Great food and cool space with all the open doors for nice weather. Worst wait staff I have had in a long time. If you make a mistake and forget to order food just acknowledge it. Lying and saying you thought we wanted the apps after our entrees is stupid. We watched the waiter scramble and go send in our food after we asked where our missing apps were. This location has a relatively open kitchen en route to the bathroom and I saw the kitchen making our entrees and not our apps. We also asked for water numerous times and it took ages to get them. The waiter asked if we wanted side plates, we said yes, we never got them. Awful service, great food, and still waiting for an apology. I have never in my life given a server 15% before but today was the day. Whether he was swamped, new, forgetful, or though we sucked...we should have been treated better. Silver lining, food was good, and other tables looked just as mad as we were. At least take the two after entree apps off our bill but those were not removed. All we wanted was an apology for being neglected but it never came. I hope that waiter gets bad service anywhere he goes so he can maybe understand and do better in the future.

Johnny Lock

A very good lunchtime​ spot and a courteous services with excellent sandwiches choices

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