A couple of friends and I happened upon this little eatery while strolling down mass ave looking for a nice light dinner. There wasn't much of a crowd for a Saturday night, but we decided to try it anyways and were glad we did. We mostly stayed with the salads and apps, though one of our party did order a flat bread pizza. For myself, I ordered the roasted beet salad with goat cheese and greens, the cod cakes and the steamed mussels. All were fairly wonderful, though I think a couple of changes could have been made to make them better. FIrst of all, while I love beets, the ones in the salad tasted like they came out of a can. That's not to say they were bad, just unexpected. They were still sweet and firm but a little too salty. And the abundance of goat cheese almost over powered the rest of the aspects of the dish. I had to take some of it off. For the most part though, this is a dish I'd order again but tell them to go light or omit the goat cheese altogether. The cod cakes are definitely something I'd order again. Perfect ratio of fish to filler and greaseless. And the accompaning lemony roumalade was superb. Just on the right side of tart. But of all the dishes, the steamed mussels were by far my favorite. Steamed in a wonderful broth of white wine, fennel, butter, real thyme and saffron, this was heaven in a bowl. The mussels were perfectly cooked and I had to force myself not to pick up the bowl and slurp down that beautiful broth. Fortunately there was bread. As for the service and atmosphere, both were nice and unobtrusive. The waitress was helpful but not intrusive; she came when we needed her. The food, while good, was paced a little poorly. I had finished the salad and cakes and had to wait 15 minutes before the mussels showed up; which was 10 minutes after the rest of the party received their last dishes. But even with the few hiccups, I'd come again. I can not speak for the entrees, but I know if you stick with the apps, you'll be fine.
Pros: Food, Atmosphere
Cons: Too small for large groups
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