Restaurants near Avery Square Shopping Center

This was our first time here and it was lovely. We sat in the 4 season room next to a water feature that kept some of the noise from larger parties from being overwhelming. The holiday decor was festive and though the room was surrounded by big windows and a tall ceiling it was warm and very pleasant. We ordered a selection of appetizers and sides and everything was delicious. My only “negative” is that I wish the short rib arancini had more sauce with it. Our service was prompt and the server was knowledgeable and attentive without being distracting. We will definitely be back!

Malin, our server, was attentive and personable. Spaghetti and meatball, lasagna, chicken parm were all delicious. Decorated beautifully for the holiday season.

Really nice atmosphere. Spotless and tasteful. Our server, Amy, was really great. Friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable. We went on a Friday night at 5:30. Not super crowded when we arrived, but by the time we left the restaurant was pretty full. Food was really good. For apps, we had the shishito peppers and the meatball. Both very good. If I were to be super nitpicky, I would prefer less sauce on the meatball because the meat was super high quality and the abundance of sauce kind of overpowered the meat. But I would definitely order it again. For mains, we had the burger and the braised short rib. Both very very good. Burger was high quality meat and cooked perfectly. I'm a short rib snob, and this was up there. Very good. I would prefer potatoes instead of risotto with short rib, but that's just personal preference. The risotto was very good, but if given a choice I would have opted for like a chunky mashed potato to pair with it. The root vegetables were seasoned nicely and cooked just right. Excellent dish. For dessert, we had the bread pudding. I asked for the maple bourbon sauce on the side, and for me, this was the way to go. The bread pudding itself was moist and just sweet enough. The vanilla ice cream was enough of a topping for me, so I didn't think it needed the sauce. If you like your bread pudding on the sweeter side, then go for the sauce. I dipped my fork in it and it was very good. I just prefer things a little less sweet so I opted to not put the sauce on top. Would absolutely order it again. I did order a before dinner drink (Weller Special Reserve bourbon, neat) and they gave me a generous pour. We will definitely be back. We live close by, and this restaurant will be on our rotation for sure

My wife and I stopped for dinner after a long day at the Stephanie Spielman Breast Cancer Center. Our waitress, Julia, was over the top kind and caring. We ordered two 9 oz glasses of Merlot because we had a tough day. Julia sensed that we were struggling and kindly gave us a complimentary desert as a “Picker Upper.” We were so impressed with her kindness and generosity. You’ve got yourself a good one. Thank you Julia for brightening our day. You made a difference.

Amazing evening! Food & service were fantastic! Highly recommend!