Medium Rare - Boston

4.1

9 Reviews

$30 and under

Steakhouse

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2 people

Dec 22, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 48 times today

Good for groups
Neighborhood gem
Great for brunch

Medium Rare is an award-winning, iconic, full-service restaurant famous for its French-influenced steak and frites (fries). The restaurant offers a three-course prix fixe meal, featuring a flavorful fresh mixed green salad, artisan rustic bread, hand-cut fries, and the main course—scrumptious Coulotte steak topped with a secret sauce. Medium Rare also offers a variety of decadent desserts, such as the 7-layer chocolate cake, the 7-layer carrot cake, and their legendary hot fudge sundae. On weekends, Medium Rare offers a brunch menu featuring bottomless mimosas, bloody marys, and screwdrivers, along with plenty of delicious menu choices.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Steakhouse
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Sat, Sun 10:30 am–4:00 pm Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(202) 237-1432
Website
http://www.mediumrarerestaurant.com/
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
130 Arsenal Yards Blvd, Watertown, MA 02472
Neighborhood
Watertown
Parking details
None
Additional
Gluten-free Options

What 9 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.1

4.1 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4.6Service
4.2Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

10 Reviews

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Rena
Greater Boston
6 reviews
2.0
6 reviews
Dined today
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 2
Applebees atmosphere with subpar food. Meat was gritty with no taste while the French fries still had freezer aftertaste. Sauce tasted like it came out of a jar. If you are expecting an entrecôte experience, save yourself the time and money. I would definitely not go back. One of the worst meals I’ve had in Boston. Extra star because the server and staff were great.
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Judy
Tampa
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined today
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great bread and butter. Salad overdressed. Meat tasty, sauce interesting, and fries were fine. Might want to ask them not to add more salt to fries and meat. Meat portion was adequate once 2nd portion arrived. Staff was great. Can’t understand why they don’t have better cocktails especially given the price of them.
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william
New York City
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The menu is wicked simple Rustic bread with butter Mixed salad with dressing Steak with frites And a secret sauce They also have ketchup on request. Everything is delivered fairly quickly and they have a standard bar menu and non alcoholic drinks like coffees and espressos. We went for dinner on a wicked cold Saturday and the place was buzzing but not over crowded. Everything is spot on and you do get a second serving of steak and frites. I would recommend the sauce on the side that way you can decide if you like it or not. They bring the steak and frites on a plate and the server puts in the same plate that your first serving came on. The service is a little odd since we received our check and our plates were never cleared from the table. The dinning room is also all tables with hardwood chairs so be careful when you sit down. Also the bathroom plays English words with the French translation. Still thinking if 34.95 is worth it since the area has a ton of dinning options within easy reach. We passed on dessert and just grabbed something at Chip City.
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Katherine
Greater Boston
6 reviews
2.0
6 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Food was ok, you get a 2nd round (only of the steak and fries) after you finish your plate. The gravy was very gritty and fries were cold the second round. The steak was very thin and small in my opinion, it’s great they give you a “second round”, but I’d rather a good piece of steak. Everything else was ok. They also didn’t have prices on the cocktail menu.
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Mike
VIP
Greater Boston
8 reviews
4.0
8 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a good meal at Medium Rare but there was no beer available tonight.
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Camila
VIP
Greater Boston
14 reviews
3.0
14 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
The food was delicious. The service was decent—our waiters were attentive but noticeably slow. Considering it was opening week, it's understandable that they are still getting familiar with the restaurant's operations. The prices felt a bit high for the type of establishment, but the quality of the food and the overall concept were good. I’m looking forward to coming back and giving it another chance.
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Adriana
Greater Boston
9 reviews
3.0
9 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 2
Calling the noise level “energetic” is misleading. Most of the music was nice but it was so loud that it was very unpleasant, couldn’t carry on a conversation. They were nice and turned it down a bit after we asked but it was still too loud. Instead of complementing the atmosphere and creating a pleasant ambiance, it was overpowering and highly unpleasant. The type of music and sound intensity belong in a high energy dancing club not a restaurant. The menu has a price fix option only with three items (two really)-the mixed green salad, which was good but a bit too salty and had too much balsamic vinaigrette, the leaves of the mesclun salad were getting wilted under the weight of the dressing, followed by a small plate of steak frites, frites were good, the steak was a bit tough and there was no option of a different better meat cut, and third course was an identical plate with the second plate of the steak frites which we took home. Gravy was o.k. but very basic. Our waiter was very nice. Red wine was o.k., the hibiscus Margarita way too sweet and the Patron Silver tequila not available hence the drink was of a different quality, but all-in-all it was drinkable. A one time experience, not too bad. We will not return there, it’s not our type of place and food.
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Richard
Greater Boston
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great service, not too busy. Good value on food and they serve 2nds tableside. Gravy is superb, ask for some tableside. Open kitchen, nice atmosphere in a good size dining room, could be loud when full but overall nice experience. Will definitely go back.
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Susan
VIP
Greater Boston
38 reviews
5.0
38 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Opening night (12/16/24) was excellent. The host/hostess were welcoming and friendly- asking guests how they heard about the place and if they were local, etc. The menu is simple- $34.95 for steak (cooked to order) plus yummy rustic bread, salad and shoestring French fries. Oh- and some amazing secret sauce on the steak. Nice selection of wines- I enjoyed a cab. I was about half finished with my (rare) steak and a server stopped by and filled my plate with more steak and fries (complimentary second serving is standard). I knew there would be the need for a to-go box. I eyed the desserts at the next table- huge slices of chocolate and carrot cake. When I finished my steak, I struck up a conversation with the couple at the next table. They also couldn't decide on dessert. They ordered the carrot cake and I ordered chocolate cake- we asked for a few extra plates and shared so we could all try both. Maybe a bit unusual to share desserts with another table but it worked for us and the servers were very accommodating. Both cakes were amazing. I loved the limited menu- it makes the entire experience efficient. I was impressed with how smoothly everything went despite new staff and it being day 1. Chatted with several employees and everyone was friendly and helpful. Can't wait to go back. Free surface and garage parking at Arsenal Yards.
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Sydney
Washington DC
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is my favorite restaurant in the DC area, I knew this new location would be just as amazing!! So happy to be there opening night and can't wait to come back many more times!!
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Medium Rare - Boston is rated 4.1 stars by 9 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

Dec 22, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 48 times today

130 Arsenal Yards Blvd, Watertown, MA 02472

Additional information

Neighborhood
Watertown
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Sat, Sun 10:30 am–4:00 pm Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Steakhouse
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None
Additional
Gluten-free Options

Website
http://www.mediumrarerestaurant.com/
Phone number
(202) 237-1432

Medium Rare - Boston

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