Excelsior

Rating: 90

  
    272 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116 (Boston Common)		 617.426.7878
www.excelsiorrestaurant.com 		      
           
    Cuisine Type: American
 Price: Expensive
Hours: Dinner: Mon - Thu 5:30 pm to 10:30pm
Friday 5:30 pm to 11:00pm
Saturday 5:00pm to 11:00pm
Sunday 5:30pm to 10:00pm
Bar: Mon - Sat 5:00 pm to 2:00 am
Sunday 5:00 pm to midnight
Reservations: Recommended
Dress Code: Jackets suggested for the dining room
Parking: Street, Valet
Closest T-Stop(s): Arlington		  

         
   

Review
Excelsior combines a modern dining room that overlooks the Public Garden with contemporary cuisine. Guests enter on the ground floor and are then conveyed up to the main dining area by way of a glass elevator through a climate-controlled wine tower. The ambiance is romantic, spacious, and somewhat boisterous.  The menu is inventively tasty, with plates ranging from Organic Amish Free-Range Chicken, to Peppered Hawaiian Tuna Mignon, to Juniper-Roasted Venison Saddle. Also offered is an expansive appetizer and raw bar selection, while vegetarian selections are noticeably missing. The wine list is among the best in the city, if not the entire northeast.  The service was flawless, although not overly attentive. Pricing is very expensive – if you are a wine connoisseur or manage to get a window seat, worth the price. If you arrive early, grab a drink in the ground-floor lounge and soak in the coolness.  -Mike & Kim

  
         
         
         
         
         
   

 

 

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