80 Thoreau

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   Larry

   Greater Boston

   43 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   43 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Excellent food, wine, service--the key ingredients for a top-flight restaurant. We have eaten at 80 Thoreau many times and surely will return. The sound bounce is louder than we would like, and it's not a thrift option. But these are small minuses in our book compared to the upside of having a nearby suburban restaurant as good as Boston's best.
   

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   Lori

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Overall a very good first time experience. Warm, pleasant ambience. Welcoming host with a smile. Creative dishes, very flavorful. One waiter, pleasant, attentive and knowledgeable of the menu, for about 12 tables at a busy dinner time (6-8pm) albeit he had help from other servers. The only disappointment was the fatty pork belly served with a Japanese dish which was otherwise very good. Would not order again. Overall pricey menu and wine list with a few “value” options available. Ordered a French Gamay which was very good. Suggest a couple more offerings in each menu category of small, medium and large. Had a dry martini which was good not great - for the price, a bit larger martini glass and less vermouth (ie literally a drop of vermouth when dry is requested) would have made it very good - to our top 5 list). We plan to visit again and now more prepared for menu and how to be more specific when ordering our martini’s.
   

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   Janette

   Greater Boston

   15 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   15 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Always a changing menu and we love that the have small medium and large portion options. The food was delicious and different. We love this place.
   

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   Maurice

   Greater Boston

   34 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   34 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Delicious food (duck consomme, striped bass) and excellent service. Good cocktails and excellent wine list.
   

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   Jothy

   Greater Boston

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   This is our favorite "fancy" restaurant for birthdays and anniversaries but sometimes, like this week, for no reason at all. The service is fantastic, the vibe is really nice, and the food is to die for. Andrew the Sommelier never steers us wrong--he knows his wines really well.
   

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   Charles

   New Hampshire

   78 reviews

   5.0

   78 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   We had an extraordinarily good meal at 80 Thoreau. Even better than the one we had about 2 months ago. My wife started with an "How about them apples" cocktail, and I had a pale ale, then she had beet salad while I got duck mousse [I don't understand why they don't call it pate] which was about out of this world. Then she had paccheri pasta, and I had sea bass. We finished up with Chocolate Creameax. This was one of the best meals I have had in a long, long time.
   

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   Beth

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 4, 2024

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

   80 Thoreau is always a delight. The food is wonderful (we appreciate the small and thoughtful menu), service is friendly, atmosphere is comfortable.
   

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   Michael

   Greater Boston

   15 reviews

   5.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on November 27, 2024

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

   It's always a pleasure to be here! We were beautifulfully taken care of, and the food was excellent as ever. Thanks, all!
   

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   James

   New York City

   39 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   39 reviews

   Dined on November 21, 2024

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

   This is our 4th visit there over the last year or two. There had been some misses but give the chef’s effort to introduce new dishes. overall a very pleasant place to have a quiet dinner. The service had always been good. Plenty of parking nearby which is a plus.
   

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    Madge

    Greater Boston

    226 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    226 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2024

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

    As a frequent diner at 80 Thoreau I was a little concerned about their menu changes. Last night we tried 4 “Smalls” and 1 “Medium” from their menu. Ian helped w our choices and Andrew selected a great wine to accompany pur varied menu. Yellow fin tuna crudo, Poached lobster in bisque foam, Bay scallops w green apple and Duck consommé w duck confit. Each serving was small but delicious. Then the Medium option was divided for us. Paccheri-Beef, pancetta, fennel w Parmigiano Reggiano finished our outstanding dining experience. Bravo 80 Thoreau!
    

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