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Restaurant Name City
Rating
Thai Place Restaurant Salem, MA
Excellent Thai food, good appetizers, great duck dishes, very friendly service.
The Grapevine Salem, MA
Excellent food, good presentation, good service. I have visited them about three times in last two years - tried both lamb and seafood dishes. Excellent and interesting.
Dali Restaurant & Tapas Bar Somerville, MA
Excellent tapas (I have tried mostly the tapas although they also offer Spanish entrees). Sitting at the bar is a treat - looking at the hams as in a Spanish deli. Both cold and hot tapas are very good and range from chorizo(sausage) to "gambas' (shrimp). Extremely friendly atmosphere - the owner greets customers. Parking is difficult (if you cannot walk there, take a taxi)
Publick House Historic Resort Sturbridge, MA
This is our favorite stop when returning from NYC or Williamstown. Absolutely excellent bread basket. I have been known to order a soup, appetizer and a bread basket. Both seafood and meats (lamb or beef) are very good. Never made it to dessert.
Su$Chang's Restaurant Peabody, MA
Probably our preferred Chinese restaurant. Try their specials - salmon in sauce was superb, Neptune's basket is a treat - an edible basket with seafood in fantastic sauce. The traditional dishes are also great.
Sylvan St Grille Peabody, MA
Extremely varied menu, large portions, very good place if dining with kids. Good value for the money. Any place that offers Bass Ale and Guiness on tap is worth visiting.
Toscanini's Ice Cream Cambridge, MA
This is my preferred ice cream place. One benefit of working in Cambridge is Toscaninis. The coffee is OK but the ice cream divine. They will let you taste flavors. The mango tastes like the real fruit. A must visit.
Iruna Restaurant Cambridge, MA
This restaurant has been there since my graduate student days - a long time ago. While my other memories (the Wursthaus, the Yard of Ale) have gone, Iruna is still there. The paella is good - not quite what our paella club used to cook up but authentic. Prices are reasonable. A good experience overall.
S & S Deli Restaurant Cambridge, MA
Another "old reliable". Very good sandwiches, a real deli, very popular - sometimes a long wait. For a while we used them at work as our caterers for small group lunches - the best sandwich, salad, pastry combination.
Panache Restaurant Cambridge, MA
I beleve Panache is no longer there - replaced by Anago Bistro, which moved and now occupied by another restaurant. The location has always attracted restaurants of great reputation. It is crowded and service can be spotty due to this. Panache was consistently good but pricey.
Peacock Restaurant Cambridge, MA
The Peacock - an excellent place albeit hard to find- is no longer there. Another excellent place Cafe Celador has replaced it.
Izzy's Restaurant & Sub Shop Cambridge, MA
This is one of the few Puerto Rican restaurants (it also offers American fare) Authentic - try the goat fricasse if they have it, great rice and beans.
Michela's Restaurant Cambridge, MA
Michela's is no longer there. It was very good but pricey. Try nearby Salamander - it excellent but expensive.
Ithaki Ipswich, MA
Varies from excellent (stick to the lamb dishes) to so-so. Service can also be spotty.
Chipper's River Cafe Ipswich, MA
Very pleasant place, food is from good to very good, service is pleasant. A very relaxing place.
Nasturtiums Newburyport, MA
Excellent food - among the dishes I remember is Beef Wellington, a standard but difficult to make, which was excellent. Very friendly service. Definitely worth a a visit.
Angelica's Restaurant Middleton, MA
Huge portions, good to average Italian fare. I probably went to one too many sport banquets there. Still good value for the money.
Oyster House Boston, MA
Great place to take visitors - the atmosphere is four star, the food ranks from three to one star. The raw bar is excellent (oysters after all!!), the rest is OK. Not memorable chowder. Worth a visit for history sake.
Doyle's Cafe Jamaica Plain, MA
I have visited Doyle's mostly for the drinks, only tried bar food. Yet, it is an experience - Boston political history is around you and sometimes being made. Must visit.
Zampano's Lenox, MA
We stopped for lunch and I did not want to go in because I thought it was another Italian restaurant. What a surprise!! Creative soups, sandwiches, salads. Great experience.