As is our experience on multiple occasions, the food, service and vibe were outstanding. Our tuna crudo was a perfect start. Our two pasta dishes were served with the delicious cauliflower. Our server was smart to serve the chick pea pancake with our mackerel dish. It was the perfect presentation and culinary excellence. Another most enjoyable dining experience!!
anna
This place is shockingly good. I was about to write Cambridge off as not for food. But wow this place changes that. It's so wonderful in every way.
Katherine
The vibes are super cute in the restaurant. The bar area is too aesthetic & visually pleasing. It was really nice that the tables were so spaced out. This was shocking for a Boston/ Cambridge restaurant. We were very sad because basically all of their vegetable dishes they had on that evening's menu were sold out. Guess that was a sign that I didn't need any more vegetables for the day. Their cocktail menu was very fancy and lots of things that I wasn't super familiar with. I do love a cocktail though, so I was willing to be surprised. To drink, I had the Basil Rathbone which contained tequila, basil eau-de-vie, gentiane, cucumber, lime, soda. It was very light and refreshing. I probs wouldn't order again, but I'm glad I tried. We had to get the brown bread with cultured butter obviously. The bread had such minimal salt. I was expecting more from the bread. Also the dish itself only comes with one roll. Wacky. The butter though felt like it was freshly churned. It tasted very artisanal to me. Since they have a whole raw category, I knew we had to try something from there. We decided on the yellowfin tuna with chili, peanut, cucumber, and mint. This was a great cut of fish. Fresh tasting flavors that let the fish shine but brought out the more subtle flavors of the fish. Alicia isn't a super big raw fish person, and she even liked this. We had the loligo squid which was crispy tentacles, black garlic, and green crab laksa. One thing about this group is that we are always going to order a calamari or a calamari adjacent app. I do wish that the squid was a little more fried, but that may be a personal preference. The sauce was yummy and tasted almost like a curry. I loved the lime with this.
Maria
The crudo was good, and the charred beets were delicious. The bottarga on the cavatelli made it overpoweringly salty - I could't finish it. The carrot cake was a crime, truly terrible. The cake itself was stodgy and dense without any carrot flavor. The cake tasted like it had been frozen and thawed, and it was overwhelmed by the maple taste of the fenugreek smears. Overall, a disappointing meal, especially at this price point, and I came home starving and ordered pizza.
Erika
Enjoyed a meal with interesting & delicious cocktails with my best mate. We shared the squid and each got the monkfish. Both were fantastic. The monkfish has a bit of a kick which was very tasty. I look forward to going back again.
Tye
Incredible food, service and atmosphere. Highly recommended. Best food in the Boston area.
Lowry
Moeca is expensive and worth it. Consistent excellence -- delicious, beautifully presented. You can actually converse with your companions without shouting. It's a restaurant that will live up to a special occasion.
Nick
We had a wonderful experience. Favorites included fluke from the raw menu, gnocchi with caviar, and the monkfish. Nice cocktail and wine selection, too. Highly recommend.
Sue
We had heard so much about the restaurant so were glad to eat there. The heirloom tomatoes and frozen vanilla yogurt were the stars of the evening. While he was personable, the waiter was not attentive.
Margaret
Outstanding in every way! It's a special neighborhood restaurant with a great vibe. Food is interesting and delicious. Try anything on the menu and you'll like it, guaranteed! We had 3 share plates (tuna, squid, tomato flatbread) and 2 pasta dishes (lobster spaghetti and Sardinian ravioli) and couldn't finish everything. Highly recommend! Service is the very best, Jordana was one of the most knowledgeable and attentive servers we have experienced. We will return often.
Fantastic night. Innovative dishes with great service. It was loud but we totally enjoyed our experience.
Alexander
A relatively rare thing, a comprehensively good restaurant in America: excellent food, really good wine, friendly and knowledgeable service, no annoying music, and prices, well, high but not outrageous.
david
food was under seasoned with some peculiar choices in some of the dishes making the flavors muddy.
Kelly Cambridgeport
Moèca is an absolute gem. The food, the atmosphere, and the service all came together for a perfect dining experience. My server, Emily S., was wonderful—attentive without being overbearing, genuinely kind, and knowledgeable about the menu. She made the evening feel effortless.
I began with the Preserved Plate, a bright, well-balanced starter that immediately set the tone, along with a pomegranate mocktail that was refreshing and beautifully layered, not too sweet. The crispy oyster was golden and crunchy on the outside, silky and briny inside. The sauce was so good that if nobody had been watching, I might have licked the shell clean.
The chanterelle gnocchi was pillowy and rich, with flavors that lingered in the best way. Emily recommended it over the lobster spaghetti, and she was absolutely right. Next time, though, I’m definitely coming back to try that lobster spaghetti. The bluefish was cooked to perfection, elegant and deeply flavorful. For dessert, the vanilla yogurt surprised me. I asked Emily why yogurt instead of ice cream and she explained the kitchen wanted a tangy flavor. It worked—light, unexpected, and refreshing after such a rich meal.
If I could redo the night, I might have ordered a little less—either skipped the Preserved Plate or the Bluefish—because everything was so generous and filling. That’s not a complaint; it just means I’ll come back hungrier next time.
One confession: I had seen a picture of a stunning asparagus dish on Moèca’s website and hoped it would appear on the menu that night. It didn’t—but honestly, everything I had was so good, I didn’t really miss it. I’ll just have to keep coming back until asparagus season.
From start to finish, the experience felt thoughtful and polished. Moèca easily ranks among the best restaurants in Cambridge, and I can’t wait to return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Diana Y
We enjoyed the lovely ambiance and great service, but the food here was disappointing.
The only dish we liked was the smoke trout - a well balanced combination of smoked fish and bread. The rest of the food included raw oysters, shiitake salad and udon pasta, which was super sour to our tastes. It felt like a whole lemon was squeezed into each plate…I only had a small bite of the pasta and then gave up trying.
Also, The lychee sobert almost gave me diabetes. Lol.
As is our experience on multiple occasions, the food, service and vibe were outstanding. Our tuna crudo was a perfect start. Our two pasta dishes were served with the delicious cauliflower. Our server was smart to serve the chick pea pancake with our mackerel dish. It was the perfect presentation and culinary excellence. Another most enjoyable dining experience!!
This place is shockingly good. I was about to write Cambridge off as not for food. But wow this place changes that. It's so wonderful in every way.
The vibes are super cute in the restaurant. The bar area is too aesthetic & visually pleasing. It was really nice that the tables were so spaced out. This was shocking for a Boston/ Cambridge restaurant. We were very sad because basically all of their vegetable dishes they had on that evening's menu were sold out. Guess that was a sign that I didn't need any more vegetables for the day. Their cocktail menu was very fancy and lots of things that I wasn't super familiar with. I do love a cocktail though, so I was willing to be surprised. To drink, I had the Basil Rathbone which contained tequila, basil eau-de-vie, gentiane, cucumber, lime, soda. It was very light and refreshing. I probs wouldn't order again, but I'm glad I tried. We had to get the brown bread with cultured butter obviously. The bread had such minimal salt. I was expecting more from the bread. Also the dish itself only comes with one roll. Wacky. The butter though felt like it was freshly churned. It tasted very artisanal to me. Since they have a whole raw category, I knew we had to try something from there. We decided on the yellowfin tuna with chili, peanut, cucumber, and mint. This was a great cut of fish. Fresh tasting flavors that let the fish shine but brought out the more subtle flavors of the fish. Alicia isn't a super big raw fish person, and she even liked this. We had the loligo squid which was crispy tentacles, black garlic, and green crab laksa. One thing about this group is that we are always going to order a calamari or a calamari adjacent app. I do wish that the squid was a little more fried, but that may be a personal preference. The sauce was yummy and tasted almost like a curry. I loved the lime with this.
The crudo was good, and the charred beets were delicious. The bottarga on the cavatelli made it overpoweringly salty - I could't finish it. The carrot cake was a crime, truly terrible. The cake itself was stodgy and dense without any carrot flavor. The cake tasted like it had been frozen and thawed, and it was overwhelmed by the maple taste of the fenugreek smears. Overall, a disappointing meal, especially at this price point, and I came home starving and ordered pizza.
Enjoyed a meal with interesting & delicious cocktails with my best mate. We shared the squid and each got the monkfish. Both were fantastic. The monkfish has a bit of a kick which was very tasty. I look forward to going back again.
Incredible food, service and atmosphere. Highly recommended. Best food in the Boston area.
Moeca is expensive and worth it. Consistent excellence -- delicious, beautifully presented. You can actually converse with your companions without shouting. It's a restaurant that will live up to a special occasion.
We had a wonderful experience. Favorites included fluke from the raw menu, gnocchi with caviar, and the monkfish. Nice cocktail and wine selection, too. Highly recommend.
We had heard so much about the restaurant so were glad to eat there. The heirloom tomatoes and frozen vanilla yogurt were the stars of the evening. While he was personable, the waiter was not attentive.
Outstanding in every way! It's a special neighborhood restaurant with a great vibe. Food is interesting and delicious. Try anything on the menu and you'll like it, guaranteed! We had 3 share plates (tuna, squid, tomato flatbread) and 2 pasta dishes (lobster spaghetti and Sardinian ravioli) and couldn't finish everything. Highly recommend! Service is the very best, Jordana was one of the most knowledgeable and attentive servers we have experienced. We will return often.
Restaurantji Recommends
Fantastic night. Innovative dishes with great service. It was loud but we totally enjoyed our experience.
A relatively rare thing, a comprehensively good restaurant in America: excellent food, really good wine, friendly and knowledgeable service, no annoying music, and prices, well, high but not outrageous.
food was under seasoned with some peculiar choices in some of the dishes making the flavors muddy.
Moèca is an absolute gem. The food, the atmosphere, and the service all came together for a perfect dining experience. My server, Emily S., was wonderful—attentive without being overbearing, genuinely kind, and knowledgeable about the menu. She made the evening feel effortless.
I began with the Preserved Plate, a bright, well-balanced starter that immediately set the tone, along with a pomegranate mocktail that was refreshing and beautifully layered, not too sweet. The crispy oyster was golden and crunchy on the outside, silky and briny inside. The sauce was so good that if nobody had been watching, I might have licked the shell clean.
The chanterelle gnocchi was pillowy and rich, with flavors that lingered in the best way. Emily recommended it over the lobster spaghetti, and she was absolutely right. Next time, though, I’m definitely coming back to try that lobster spaghetti. The bluefish was cooked to perfection, elegant and deeply flavorful. For dessert, the vanilla yogurt surprised me. I asked Emily why yogurt instead of ice cream and she explained the kitchen wanted a tangy flavor. It worked—light, unexpected, and refreshing after such a rich meal.
If I could redo the night, I might have ordered a little less—either skipped the Preserved Plate or the Bluefish—because everything was so generous and filling. That’s not a complaint; it just means I’ll come back hungrier next time.
One confession: I had seen a picture of a stunning asparagus dish on Moèca’s website and hoped it would appear on the menu that night. It didn’t—but honestly, everything I had was so good, I didn’t really miss it. I’ll just have to keep coming back until asparagus season.
From start to finish, the experience felt thoughtful and polished. Moèca easily ranks among the best restaurants in Cambridge, and I can’t wait to return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We enjoyed the lovely ambiance and great service, but the food here was disappointing.
The only dish we liked was the smoke trout - a well balanced combination of smoked fish and bread. The rest of the food included raw oysters, shiitake salad and udon pasta, which was super sour to our tastes. It felt like a whole lemon was squeezed into each plate…I only had a small bite of the pasta and then gave up trying.
Also, The lychee sobert almost gave me diabetes. Lol.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
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