80 Thoreau

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   Daphne

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   24 reviews

   5.0

   24 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Small plates is a great idea for dinner when you don't want to overeat.
   

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   Freddie

   New York City

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   This was our go-to place prior to Covid, having gone a dozen times. Never a complaint. Always 5 stars. This fall we returned to their new menu. We had chicken the first time- very tender but salty. This time we tried the steak frites. Again very salty and tough on outside. The Brussel sprouts were also salty. The frites were expected to be salty. The salad had just come out of the refrigerator and the bowl was icy, not too appealing to touch on a very wintery night. Service was great as usual.
   

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   janine

   Greater Boston

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 14 December 2024

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

   Lovely from start to finish! Our only “complaint” is there was no signage outside the building so we walked around puzzled for a bit
   

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   Larry

   Greater Boston

   43 reviews

   5.0

   43 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

   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 on 7 December 2024

   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

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   15 reviews

   5.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

   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

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   34 reviews

   5.0

   34 reviews

   Dined on 6 December 2024

   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 on 6 December 2024

   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 on 6 December 2024

   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 4 December 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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