Service was great! Sadly the food was disappointing. I had the Benedict. The biscuit was dry, ham was nothing special, salad a bit wilted. I’m sad because I was hoping to find a local spot!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Ruby Ferro
Their gluten free earl grey scone and coffee cake are THE best!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Devin Morrison
My partner and I ordered a few dishes to share. The French onion soup, risotto, and side salad were fine but not good. We also ordered the steak frites. The steak was bizarrely terrible: solidly on the medium side of medium-rare and weirdly... wet? Soggy? And very hard to chew. The best thing we had was the aioli to dip the fries in, but you have to pay $3 extra for aioli on top of the $45 price of the steak frites. We didn't send it back because I would feel guilty about wasting food and honestly I didn't know how to articulate what was wrong with it, but I did end up saying something to to the host before we left and he refunded us for that dish. The people all seemed very friendly, but it was a very odd dinner.
Maryelisabeth T
I had a 7:15 reservation and we weren’t seated until around 7:30, which is understandable for a busy Saturday. The real issue was the service once we were seated. Our server walked past us several times without greeting us. The manager ended up taking our appetizer and drink order. When the server finally stopped at the table next to us, I asked if she was ours and she said yes — and that she would come over after cleaning that table.
When my boyfriend asked questions about the menu, she didn’t seem to know much. She said she was new and acknowledged she “should know these things,” which I appreciated — but even for someone new, the rule of thumb in service is to greet your table within the first minute, no matter how busy or overwhelmed you are. I’ve been in the service industry for 15 years and that is day-one training.
We ordered several appetizers, the spaghetti, and ended with chocolate cake. The food was okay but not good enough to make us stay longer given the service experience. We ended the night early because it just wasn’t enjoyable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Christy D
Yikes! Not sure what is going on behind the scenes but I might skip this for the next month or so hoping they get it figured out. This is normally a reliable neighborhood gem (we love it enough to have been part of their Kickstarter) but our meal yesterday was a disaster. Such slow bar service that our cocktails came with our entrees and we had to cancel our bottle of wine because we were almost done eating. Cold frites, mussels not cooked long enough, soup that arrived with an entree, steak that was just 'meh', watercress is delicious, but maybe not with EVERY dish? Our main server was lovely but another person on the floor was snappy and unpleasant from the moment we walked in the door.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Sarah J
Extremely disappointing food. Started with calamari, which was alright. The pappardelle was overcooked and the fried fish to supplement was flavorless, but this dish was tolerable. The steak frites was one of the worst steaks I have ever had. The first steak came out medium well to well done, and was room temperature with little flavor. We asked for a new steak to be medium rare and to be warmer. Instead, we were served a soggy steak with no sear that was even colder than the first and rubbery to eat. The steak was also under seasoned, though they slapped on an extra spoon of butter in attempt to save the dish. I suspect these steaks may have been overcooked by sous vide, hence the sogginess, lack of sear, and inability for them to serve us a less sad steak. The service was good, and waitstaff were friendly, but I could not recommend the food less.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Katie
cute restaurant but beyond the ambiance, hard to find something to like. Had a peculiar and bad smell. Very odd. Food was overpriced and nothing special. They really tried to push cocktails. Would not come back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
Cheri Monette
We were there for my niece’s wedding ceremony with dinner after. It was obvious they were overwhelmed as there was another event in the next room. We were supposed to have appetizers with cocktails. The appetizers didn’t arrive until we were seated for dinner. It was clear that the hardworking staff were overwhelmed. When the food arrived, it was subpar. The puréed potatoes, creamed corn and risotto where the same texture. I wish I had a spoon. The risotto was not risotto but creamed rice. No flavor. There was about a pound and a half of beef for a table of 8. They were so behind schedule that we had to leave before dessert to make it to the reception. I won’t even mention the botched seating arrangement. I felt bad for my niece who paid a lot of money for guests to be underwhelmed.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Paul Kernfeld
So chic and delicious. I particularly love their fisherman's platter, their burger, and brunch in general.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Adam Farmer
Focaccia was not fresh, and served cold. Texture seemed like it was days old. Pesto pasta was very underwhelming. Street corn risotto was creative, and the only dish well executed. Service was great, however overall pretty disappointing.
I finally made it to Juliet in Union Square, Somerville — and it was such a treat. The atmosphere is playful and welcoming, and the food is fresh, beautifully presented, and unlike anything else I’ve tried in the Boston area. My favorites were the salmon entrée and the gazpacho. I’ll definitely be back soon to explore more of the menu!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Karen1972s7
Met my friend for lunch, everything was delicious. Excellent service, the chill drink (combo of teas and a little twist) was so fantastic! Food was excellent as well.
Joony
oh hell nah
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Joyce Chen
Food was good but lower rating because of absolutely abysmal. We were there 2 hours to have breakfast, and spent most of it waiting for our waitress to notice us, or take our order, or bring us the drinks that were waiting for us. At one point, my husband stepped outside with our infant and saw a member of the waitstaff on the phone for an hour. Probably explains why they seemed so short staffed for such a slow Monday morning.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Julieanna Bacon
The pomodoro eggs and the shrimp biscuit benedict were both amazing!
Service was great! Sadly the food was disappointing. I had the Benedict. The biscuit was dry, ham was nothing special, salad a bit wilted. I’m sad because I was hoping to find a local spot!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Their gluten free earl grey scone and coffee cake are THE best!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My partner and I ordered a few dishes to share. The French onion soup, risotto, and side salad were fine but not good. We also ordered the steak frites. The steak was bizarrely terrible: solidly on the medium side of medium-rare and weirdly... wet? Soggy? And very hard to chew. The best thing we had was the aioli to dip the fries in, but you have to pay $3 extra for aioli on top of the $45 price of the steak frites.
We didn't send it back because I would feel guilty about wasting food and honestly I didn't know how to articulate what was wrong with it, but I did end up saying something to to the host before we left and he refunded us for that dish. The people all seemed very friendly, but it was a very odd dinner.
I had a 7:15 reservation and we weren’t seated until around 7:30, which is understandable for a busy Saturday. The real issue was the service once we were seated. Our server walked past us several times without greeting us. The manager ended up taking our appetizer and drink order. When the server finally stopped at the table next to us, I asked if she was ours and she said yes — and that she would come over after cleaning that table.
When my boyfriend asked questions about the menu, she didn’t seem to know much. She said she was new and acknowledged she “should know these things,” which I appreciated — but even for someone new, the rule of thumb in service is to greet your table within the first minute, no matter how busy or overwhelmed you are. I’ve been in the service industry for 15 years and that is day-one training.
We ordered several appetizers, the spaghetti, and ended with chocolate cake. The food was okay but not good enough to make us stay longer given the service experience. We ended the night early because it just wasn’t enjoyable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Yikes! Not sure what is going on behind the scenes but I might skip this for the next month or so hoping they get it figured out. This is normally a reliable neighborhood gem (we love it enough to have been part of their Kickstarter) but our meal yesterday was a disaster. Such slow bar service that our cocktails came with our entrees and we had to cancel our bottle of wine because we were almost done eating. Cold frites, mussels not cooked long enough, soup that arrived with an entree, steak that was just 'meh', watercress is delicious, but maybe not with EVERY dish? Our main server was lovely but another person on the floor was snappy and unpleasant from the moment we walked in the door.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Extremely disappointing food. Started with calamari, which was alright. The pappardelle was overcooked and the fried fish to supplement was flavorless, but this dish was tolerable. The steak frites was one of the worst steaks I have ever had. The first steak came out medium well to well done, and was room temperature with little flavor. We asked for a new steak to be medium rare and to be warmer. Instead, we were served a soggy steak with no sear that was even colder than the first and rubbery to eat. The steak was also under seasoned, though they slapped on an extra spoon of butter in attempt to save the dish. I suspect these steaks may have been overcooked by sous vide, hence the sogginess, lack of sear, and inability for them to serve us a less sad steak. The service was good, and waitstaff were friendly, but I could not recommend the food less.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
cute restaurant but beyond the ambiance, hard to find something to like. Had a peculiar and bad smell. Very odd. Food was overpriced and nothing special. They really tried to push cocktails. Would not come back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
We were there for my niece’s wedding ceremony with dinner after. It was obvious they were overwhelmed as there was another event in the next room. We were supposed to have appetizers with cocktails. The appetizers didn’t arrive until we were seated for dinner. It was clear that the hardworking staff were overwhelmed. When the food arrived, it was subpar. The puréed potatoes, creamed corn and risotto where the same texture. I wish I had a spoon. The risotto was not risotto but creamed rice. No flavor. There was about a pound and a half of beef for a table of 8. They were so behind schedule that we had to leave before dessert to make it to the reception. I won’t even mention the botched seating arrangement. I felt bad for my niece who paid a lot of money for guests to be underwhelmed.
Food: 1
Service: 1
So chic and delicious. I particularly love their fisherman's platter, their burger, and brunch in general.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Focaccia was not fresh, and served cold. Texture seemed like it was days old. Pesto pasta was very underwhelming. Street corn risotto was creative, and the only dish well executed. Service was great, however overall pretty disappointing.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I finally made it to Juliet in Union Square, Somerville — and it was such a treat. The atmosphere is playful and welcoming, and the food is fresh, beautifully presented, and unlike anything else I’ve tried in the Boston area. My favorites were the salmon entrée and the gazpacho. I’ll definitely be back soon to explore more of the menu!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Met my friend for lunch, everything was delicious. Excellent service, the chill drink (combo of teas and a little twist) was so fantastic! Food was excellent as well.
oh hell nah
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food was good but lower rating because of absolutely abysmal. We were there 2 hours to have breakfast, and spent most of it waiting for our waitress to notice us, or take our order, or bring us the drinks that were waiting for us. At one point, my husband stepped outside with our infant and saw a member of the waitstaff on the phone for an hour. Probably explains why they seemed so short staffed for such a slow Monday morning.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
The pomodoro eggs and the shrimp biscuit benedict were both amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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