Row 34 - Cambridge

Review summary

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   Rebecca

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Incredible wait staff, attentive and friendly, service was flawless, as usual. And food never disappoints! I highly recommend this place.
   

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   Music was way too loud. Dining room was fairly empty for a Monday lunch yet staff had music playing far too loud to carry on a conversation. Food quality was ok. Nothing to exceptional. Very overpriced for a lunch menu.
   

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   Christiana

   Philadelphia

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is a great restaurant with amazing, fresh seafood. The waitress was very knowledge about the menu. I would really go here with seafood on your mind. I got the rib rangoons and I was a bit odd. I think they were trying something new and it didn't land. But the mussels, oysters and lobster roll was just divine.
   

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   Juan

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Generally, food is good. I was disappointed tonight by overcooked fish in an extremely oily dish. It was a pool of oil topped by mushy buttered mashed sweet potatoes, mushy buttered brussel sprouts, and overcooked fished drenched in butter. It was a pile of inedible oily mush.
   

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   Carrie

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   There are so many restaurants to chose from in the Boston area and we have had a few misses, but this place was certainly not one of them. The food was fresh and delicious. My cocktail was unique and tasty. The staff was accommodating and friendly. Make a reservation—you will not be disappointed.
   

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   Emilie

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 16, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   When we called to move up our reservation due to the weather, they did not hesitate to look for an alternative time. Our waitress was so nice and helpful when we had questions! Highly recommend the tuna tartare as well as the salmon!
   

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   Erika

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Went for the Galentine’s event and had an amazing time. Food and drinks were amazing and generous. Music was perfect. Had an awesome time!
   

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   Susan

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and ambience. The service was exceptional
   

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   Leonard

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   43 reviews

   5.0

   43 reviews

   Dined on February 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Once again, a superb dining experience. The seafood stew is without doubt the best in the Boston area. Same for everything else we've ever tasted here.
   

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    Elle

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 8, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3

    The messaging here at Row 34 is "professionals only". This is problematic for so many reasons obviously, you need an income so you can afford to pay for dinner, but it does also seem to imply this is a hip place for adults. We were seated at the kiddie table. Row 34 was in full swing when we got there. Some larger parties seemed to be celebrating things. Couples were seated over... not near us, haha. The music was similar to the inside of Abercrombie and Fitch - no judgment from us, but not our style. Would have preferred something chiller and less ... vocal. The volume of the music was too loud, though, and I think it amplified peoples' voices more. We told the open table that we were there for date night and that we were seated next to a 6-year-old who played audible video games the entire time. Before we left, the couple seated on our other side was replaced by a toddler who jumped on the booth seat. AMBIANCE: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Our server was fantastic. The kitchen worked with our server to make sure I didn't eat any gluten. The mystery every gluten-free person has to endure is trying to figure out what is different between the description on the menu and "what did I just eat?"... I mean... I trust that you are not feeding me gluten, but what is different? Seared halibut was tasty but dry and very overdone. The tartare was perfect. The raw bar was perfect. We love the pickled veggies it came with. The server brought some bread pieces for my date but instead of the bread that normally comes with the appetizer, it was stale plain white rolls that my date took one nibble out of. My date's salmon was great; they kept commenting on how good it was. We are a booze-reduced couple and it's nice to see some mocktail offerings on a menu. My "wazoo" was perfectly bitter. My date's lemon beverage was sweeter than I'd expected.
    

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