Hi, normally i would be telling you all about a fabulous (hopefully) meal i had just had eaten, and then giving a breakdown about what i thought about the restaurant. Tonight i want to tell you about several restaurants i have dined at over the years during an event called Boston Restaurant Week.
http://www.restaurantweekboston.com
The establishment i have dined at the most during this glorious event is Ruth's Chris steak house on School St. in Downtown Boston. This is a fantastic steak house chain, that normally i wouldn't frequent too often due to the prices. But during the restaurant week, i have visited Ruth's Chris 3 times in the last 5 years. They are a well oiled machine in terms of wait staff and servers. The steaks are outstanding, they come cooked to perfection and on a plate so hot that the steak is still sizzling when the steak is brought to your table. They usually also have a chicken dish and a seafood dish(although i have never ordered either when i come here). They also give you 1 side (a potato or a veggie). I normally order the chowder for the appetizer but they always offer a caesar salad as an option. The dessert they have no other options, always the bread pudding with whiskey cream sauce. Always delicious, but its unusual that they don't give you more than 1 option for dessert. But to me this is the type of restaurant that people get their money's worth because the prices are normally so high, that paying $33 for a 3 course meal, actually feels like a good deal at an establishment such as this.
This is a restaurant that i have always had a fondness for , my 1st time there my friend JB and i went with a gift certificate someone gave me, and we both enjoyed the meal very much.Also got a big kick out of the guys coming around every 10 minutes to scrape the crumbs off the table cloth.
http://www.restaurantweekboston.com/restaurant/ruths-chris-steak-house/
Another restaurant i have visited more than once during Restaurant Week is Marliave on Bosworth st.
Most restaurants give you 3 of each option (appetizer, entree, and dessert) but with Marliave you get multiple choices of each. I don't know another restaurant that gives customers as many choices as Marliave does. I have had the Mac & cheese and the escargots for an appetizer, both are sublime. The steak isn't up to Ruth's chris standards but still quite good and the other entree i tried was the diver scallops. Very tasty, i particularly enjoyed the pea ravioli. The butterscotch pudding was fantastic, but 1 year i had the chocolate cake and i have to say it was a little dry. Even with the melting center, it didn't live up to the description.
http://www.restaurantweekboston.com/restaurant/marliave/
The other restaurant i recall trying was Petite Robert Central on Summer St. I ended up here because i couldn't get a reservation at Ruth's Chris one Summer. The bar was packed when we got there, and it does seem like a restaurant i would enjoy for a simple meal. The French Onion soup smelled and looked fantastic but i have to say the $33 meal didn't quite seem worth the $$ spent.
The food was tasty enough but in my opinion a place to visit a different time, not during the fixed menu of Restaurant Week.
http://www.restaurantweekboston.com/restaurant/petit-robert-central/
I would highly recommend this 2 week period to anyone looking for a new place to try especially a restaurant that might be normally out of your price range but $33 for a 3 course meal doesn't seem to bad for a 4 star meal. My one piece of advice i would give to anyone is , don't go to the North End during Restaurant Week. As great as the restaurants are , $33 for pasta just isn't worth the money. Its not a good bargain. A steak house or seafood restaurant are the best financial bargains you can get.
This year i plan to visit Ruth's Chris again and i know i will order the filet again and i am quite certain i will enjoy it , again. If you decide to try anywhere next week, i would love to hear your review of where you went and if you would recommend this restaurant to anyone.
have a good night and a good meal.
Kevin B.
xoxo
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