33 Restaurant and Lounge
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 572-3311
Fax: (617) 572-3399
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Clarendon Street
- Specialties:
- Brunch, Dessert, Fine Dining
- Best of Citysearch:
- Lounge 2007, Outdoor Bar 2007, Romantic Bar 2007
- Hours:
- Mon-Tue 5pm-11pm, Wed-Sat 5pm-2am
Message from 33 Restaurant and Lounge
Exceptional cuisine, infamous drinks, incredible ambiance
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Editorial Review for 33 Restaurant and Lounge – by Eric Grossman
The Scene
The visually stunning layout draws a strong bar and lounge scene (dining room tables are easier to come by than bar stools). An omnipresent light show distracts patrons from their stylish house cocktails (apple sidecars, pomegranate margaritas), while diners stay focused on their meals. When the weather doesn't jibe with the outdoor patio, the fashionable Euro set heads downstairs to the dark, stylish lounge.
The Food
33's European-style offerings include a frisee and lardons salad, lobster gnocchi, and a butternut squash soup with lump crab meat. Entrees run the gamut from birch beer-braised short ribs, Norwegian salmon confit, and a classic chicken pot pie to a vegetarian entrée of porcini pasta, carrot "osso bucco" and a medley of spring beans with walnut oil. Warm individual carrot cakes, chocolate beignets and exotic homemade sorbets are just a few of the inviting desserts on offer.
Hits
The three-course, $33 prix fixe menu is offered at all times and presents a good bargain for scene-chasing diners.
Misses
On weekends, the bar scene starts to heat up after 10pm, causing late-night diners to occasionally contend with hectic crowds and prohibitive noise levels.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoWhile the dining area maintains a business-casual vibe, you'll want to dust off your most stylish duds when visiting the lounge.
The ExtrasCap off a late night with some mini kobe burgers from an eclectic "bar bites" menu that's served until 11pm nightly.
User Reviews for 33 Restaurant and Lounge
08/16/2008 Posted by elemalia84
Decided to try out the restaurant because it was restaurant week after all and me and my friend thought the food was delicious. The decoration of the place was nice. The waiter was very good with customer service. I was just disappointed that it was so extremely empty by the time we arrived for our 9 pm reservation. There were only about 4 other tables. Was it because it was Monday I don't know but I would give this place a second chance on a weekend though
Pros: restaurant week
Cons: where were the people
06/27/2008 Posted by PK2008
My friend from San Diego came out to visit Mothers Day weekend. My girlfriend, her sister, my buddy and myself thought it would be nice to check out a new restaurant. I heard the buzz about this restaurant so I decided to check it out. The venue itself is nice. The LED bar was really cool. Overall the presentation was nice. The menu itself was limited and didn't have alot of choices. They were trying to go for that fancy restaurant ambiance but they didn't pull it off. Our server was nice but she was non-existent most of the time. The whole evening was so slow and drawn out. Chicken Pie was OK. Took forever to get our food, drinks and check. When I paid for the check with my card, she came back with some yellow slip and swiped it manually. Whatever happened to printout receipts? Maybe it was broken I don't know. I think the hype is not deserving and just looking at the place you'd think you would get more for your money but you don't. Don't take a girl here on a first date or a bunch of friends.
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