I went with a friend who I had not seen in a while. I appreciated being able to sit for a while and enjoy a leisurely meal. I cannot stand locales that just rush you. My food was very good. The restaurant was pretty empty but I have never been to a packed hotel restaurant. Â Looking forward to going back.
Review Source:A pretty classy joint in the lobby of the Waltham Westin hotel (oooo swank you very much!). Â There was a wedding going on as my date and I arrived for our 7:30pm reservation, setting the desired romantic mood. Â We rounded the corner to - *cricket* an EMPTY dining room. Â Alright...maybe 7:30's too early to judge? Â Maybe wait a bit? Â EHRRRRR!-wrong! Â It took up 2.5 hours to have our ENTREE + DESSERT and by the time we left there were only FOUR other tables other than our own (NOT good for a Saturday night!) Â Here are my notations from the dinner that was "meh":
*Thank the stars for Groupon! Â "Reservations recommended"...not so much. Â The place was beautiful! Â Clean! Â Chic! Â ....and empty on a Saturday night.
*It's summer!....SIT ON THE PATIO! Â It was REALLY nice (way better than being the only person inside, too). Â The recently wed bride and groom came out to have their pictures taken on the patio, too (ahh romance: nothing quite like a summer breeze, power lines and flagpoles, and the sound of the speeding autos of 128 traffic in the background).
*Tick-tock! Â I might have understood the duration of time between arrival, order, serve, dessert, check IF there was a full house....but there were four tables. Â To our server's credit, she did go above and beyond when it came to the dessert (. Â The menu had blueberry pie with maple sorbet, but there was no more maple sorbet (and im not really a "vanilla sorbet" kind of girl).
*Taste: it was there for my Mediterranean Couscous Tamale (though the couscous was a little dry).
The place has potential....but just didn't rope me in.
My husband and I went to this place because we had a groupon. We live in Waltham and I had no idea it was even there. We called to make a 7:30pm reservation thinking that on a Saturday night it would be crowded. We were surprised to see that we were the only two people there. We thought it would be fun to have a restaurant to ourselves and get some really great services. Turns out it was a really weird experience. We started off by being seating and more than 15 minutes passed before our waitress came by to introduce herself. I could understand that happening on a Saturday night but we were the ONLY people there. She had NO OTHER patrons. So she brings us water and proceeds to spill half of it on my side of the table and on my leg.
Side note, there was complete silence in the restaurant. No mood music or anything. So my husband and I basically whispered to each other all night long because it was too quiet!
Best part of the night was the appetizers. We should have stopped there. Â Throughout the night, there was a staff setting up for an event. So there was constant movement right near us of assembling tables. It was distracting. Then the rest of the wait staff was clearly setting up all of the tables for breakfast the next day and we felt like we were holding them up from leaving for the night and setting up their last table.
When we got our food, it wasn't great. It was very bland and didn't have great flavor. I know it's supposed to be healthy for you there, but healthy doesn't have to mean bland.
Our waitress for the night was a bit odd for us as well. She kept asking us how everything was and when we kept saying "ok" or "fine" she would just linger for a few seconds awkwardly like she wanted to say something else but never did.
Not a great experience adn I definitely wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. You can go to Moody Street in Waltham for much better food and you're guaranteed to have a much more lively scene!
Seventy @ Third is a great place to dine for the health conscious eater. Their menu features superfoods options, which are dishes made from "ingredients rich in nutrients and antioxidants." I tried their superfoods tomato soup and sesame and black pepper seared salmon salad. It was superb. The salmon was cooked to perfection, and the bed of greens was fresh. It was topped with a pomegranate dressing that was both sweet and tangy and a perfect pairing for the salad. Â The tomato soup was rich in flavor, albeit a bit on the spicy side. It was a nice change from traditional bland tomato soup.
I went on a Wednesday night. It was pretty dead. The food came out quickly, which was nice. They didnt bother us after we were finished eating. I stayed there chatting for about an hour after we were finished eating. However, I imagine that would not be okay if it were a busy night. Yet, being in an obscure area, I doubt it ever gets that packed. Traffic most likely picks up after work gets out, since it is in a business area.
This is a lonely business person's place to have a bite and a drink while on the road. BUT!! Since it's off the map from a regular bar or lounge, it makes a PERFECT lounge/bar for 2. It's quiet, personal, and has a very cool modern feel. The evening view of the valley is a great backdrop. It's not a place to go with a group of people, but it's ideal for a private escape from Boston's busy bars.
Review Source:So you know that big glass Westin Hotel on 128 sitting up on the hill and always looking so Blade Runnery? Doesn't it look like a place for bored Metrowest businessmen to conduct affairs? It's so Bordello du Officepark style architecture. In fact, I had heard a lil' rumor or two from an ex-Westin employee there about a certain, erm, businesswoman who had her world headquarters there, but, um, I digress.
So the point is, sex is in the back of my mind as I pull into the parking garage to meet some coworkers for after-work drinkies. And then I see the mimes standing at the driveway. Yes, mimes. And they're talking. And I see rather, uh, robust women in dresses, tiaras and sashes saying "Femme Fatale." Let me stress that in case you didn't catch the drift: ROOOWWWWWWW-BUSSSSSTTTTT.
It's like a fricking Fellini film. Or a damn good tranny party.
Turns out, it's a national conference for some home lingerie/"bedroom assistance aids" party company. So my coworkers and I are subjected to the sight of more beauty queens, not as robust, but definitely had that tan-in-a-can look of beauty pageant contestants if they were carved out of old leather or wood. And it's convention prom night, so they're all being squired about by the type of guys who in Europe probably wanted to be gigolos when they grew up, but had the bitch goddess of fortune laugh and plop them down in the US of A instead.
And some of these businesswomen hit us up for business cards because it's some game they're playing to collect the most from strangers. One of my coworkers gives away a bunch of his, but he's in IT, so I guess that's the equivalent of meeting chicks.
Anyhoo, 70@3rd is the name of the bar in this here hussy hotel headquarters. The drinks are overpriced, started out strong, and then got kind of weak. Their martini menu is what you would find at any TGIFriday's. We relocated to the outside deck that lets you look over 128 and watch the sun set. We told out waiter we were headed out there and then wondered why he didn't come out to take our order. If he had told us they can't take orders on the deck before we'd gone out there, it would have probably gotten him an extra percentage or two on the tip. And before I get flamed for stiffing hardworking servers (I used to be one) the place was not busy on a Friday evening, so he had no excuse not to be looking after us. He. Just. Didn't. Care.
So that's the review, but basically, I thought the Miss Americas and the mimes were pretty kooky.
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