Best Bloody Mary ever. Highly recommend the Met Bloody Mary mix over the Met Clamato and vodka over tequila. The slider was sooooo good. The food was good and HUGE servings but the drinks were the stars of our brunch. Service was ok. If you love Bloody Mary's, you have to visit this place. read more

Met Back Bay - Bloody Mary's. - New American Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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My friends love the Bloody Mary's here so we came for brunch one Sunday. We made a reservation on OpenTable and was going to be late so we called to let them know. The man on the phone said it was no problem. We showed up 5 minutes late and we're told we had to wait a half hour for a new table. Even after the man on the phone said it would be okay. I got a burger, which was okay. I regretted not getting the breakfast burrito. The main reason I am giving this restaurant 1 star is because the service is absolutely horrible. Our server would walk by, see our empty glasses, and keep on walking. He came to our table maybe 3 times. I would love to try more of their menu items but not with the horrible lack of service. read more

I came here once a couple years ago solely to try out their hot chocolate flights after skating at Frog Pond. When we were in the area this past weekend, and looking for somewhere to have drinks and appetizers I suggested to come back here, and was not disappointed! We have only ever been to the downstairs bar. The downstairs bar is in the middle of the room with a lot of seating around it. There are also tables, and even a fireplace. When you walk in, you can head straight downstairs and seat yourself. My boyfriend and I shared the Sangria which is really well done. It is described as "pineapple and spicy" to which it rings true. We didn't see the hot chocolate flight on the menu, but ended up seeing some else order it so we got that again. I am not exactly sure what each one was but the one with the caramel on the whipped cream is by far the BEST. The rest were ok, my least favourite was the mint one (which is unusual for me), but it tasted like toothpaste. It is definitely a fun order though. My boyfriend and I also shared the cheesy garlic bread (SO GOOD) and the shrimp which was average. All in all, we have a good time each time we have come and definitely want to come back again soon. read more

Fairly good brunch but really pricey for the quality of food. The Eggs Benedict was good but not stand out - dry biscuit and very greasy overly fried home fries. Atmosphere is nice but could use a face lift. Overall just okay, not great read more

Met Back Bay - New American Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Food is tasteless Drinks are decent Looks like lunch and brunch is better for this place Dinner menu and food sucks. Friday nights, the server staff is visibly overwhelmed and not very good at making sure the orders are correct. I would not recommend coming back. read more

Unfortunate there is nothing to rave about at MET. The best part of the meal is the service. Friendly and personable. The food is very ordinary. Brick chicken was not flat, but like a normal breast of chicken. It was fine, but a little over cooked and dry. The other dishes were simple and nothing special. The wine list is pretty good. read more

A little too warm out yesterday for the outdoor seating... so three of us went inside to the bar... It was about the same temperature when the bartender came over we asked is the air-conditioning broken??... She replied "no it just sucks"..... good enough for me only 1000 places to eat on Newbury St we left immediately... pretty good place but be careful if it's hot... Like we were told the air conditioning sucks!!! read more

Came here multiple times thinking it would be better, but it never was. Solid drink choices but the food is very underwhelming. Not cooked well, sometimes soggy, and no flavors. Low quality food. read more

Met Back Bay is nothing special - but they consistently deliver on their menu and offerings. It's in what seems like an old brownstone in Back Bay, which is a great space with multiple rooms upstairs and downstairs as well as recessed outdoor seating (lovely and separated from street traffic when it's warm out). The menu isn't particularly exotic, but the food is well cooked. Their brunch menu has a wide variety, and I often direct myself to Met when I'm looking for a sit-down salad option in that area. They take reservations, and can often accommodate groups. Brunch is fun too! read more

I'd give it 3.5 if I could but it's not 4 star worthy. Went last night with a date who is pescatarian and our options were limited. We got the butternut humus, which was the highlight for me. We also shared the falafel burger and the rice bowl with tofu. The tofu wasn't great, but the rest of the bowl was pretty good. We wanted something low key so this was perfect for the night, but tough to regularly come here with so many better options in the area. read more

brought a friend in for dinner at her request. The setting is quite nice in an old brownstone on the corner of Dartmouth and Newberry. We were seated in a table near the window and had great views of the street. The fixtures however show their age and are scratched and torn. We selected a few small plates to share and went with pork nachos, seafood platter for two, clam chowder and fried calamari along with a couple of seasonal Sam's. The portions were quite large and we actually could not finish all of the nachos which we both felt were the best of our selections. There was a huge aount of pork, corn and chopped peppers mixed with cheese and cilantro, only issue is they were not very hot when they arrived. The seafood platter, with 3 very large shrimp, 6 oysters and scoop of bland lobster salad was kind of pedestrian for the price. The soup was very good, being quite creamy and having plenty of clams. We also liked the calamari as it had slices of fried hot peppers and a zesty sriracha aioli. Service was attentive. read more

Had a delicious brunch at Met Back Bay. We all slipped the avocado toast and then I got the green guru salad and added salmon to it. Large portions so had enough to bring home! read more

Met Back Bay - Green Guru Salad with salmon - New American Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Wow. I cannot remember the last time I was so appalled by the lack of service. I met at friend after work and we ordered a cheese plate of 3 cheeses. Each cheese cost $9 for a total of $27 for the plate, which I thought was absurd, but was catching up with a friend, so okay. The plate came with a single small biscuit. Putting aside that a biscuit would not be my choice to pair with cheese, clearly a single one was insufficient, and when I asked for bread, toast, or crackers with which to enjoy our cheese I was told they had no such thing unless we wanted to pay $2 each for a slice of bread. I asked to speak to the manager. He also refused to provide any additional bread or toast unless we paid for it. I asked him what they served when you ordered a single cheese and the manager said a single biscuit. So I said well since we got 3 cheeses, please bring us 2 more biscuits. He said we would have to pay for those too. I said you really think it is okay to charge $27 for cheese and not provide the appropriate means to partake or otherwise enjoy them? He said we were welcome to purchase as much bread as we wanted at $2 per slice. So to be clear, this restaurant was willing to interrupt our dinner and ensure that we would not be repeat customers (and I work around the corner) over a couple of slices of bread. Needless to say, if you want to spend your money to support businesses that appreciate your patronage and treat their customers like guests, PLEASE DO NOT COME HERE! read more

A very impressive restaurant with delicious meals. I highly recommend the cauliflower appetizer - it is very well made and filled with flavor. Very nice environment as well with a great and caring staff. Hanna is very friendly and has a great energy. Will be coming back regularly. - FoodMomMary read more

Very simply: This place is absolutely wonderful! The drinks are reasonably priced and amazing, and the food is perfectly decadent. The ambiance is one of the best in Boston and the service is excellent. I happened upon this bar opening tonight and was very very pleasantly surprised. My group had toasted coconut martini, pumpkin martini, margarita pitchers, and some craft beers. All were wonderful and the alcohol selection is unparalleled. I could not give a higher recommendation to try it out. read more

Exactly, see. Now that's what I'm talking about. I've finally found a classy place to go that doesn't make me feel like a republican. Sure, I've taken some criticism for being too baroque, maybe even Bukowski-esque in some of my reviews but I'm not a total savage and I can prove it. I enjoyed the Met, Back Bay. And I'm not ashamed to say that, Alec C., after returning from a year long sojourn in NYC has been working diligently to add some culture to my life. I have simple tastes and generally enjoy Jameson and PBR so stepping outside of my norm and trying a pinot nior or other eccentricities is something new -- but the Met bar fit the bill just fine. It's sophisticated without being snotty and it helps that the upstairs bar reminded me of a man-cave library study from the 1930's, decked out in mahogany, with old books next to half empty whiskey bottles. I had a 12 year old Glenfiddich scotch and ate the raw Chestnut Hill Tuna & Salmon Tartare. Nothing like raw fish and whiskey to wake up the palette. All the Met is missing is a bearskin rug and a billiards table, and a few Nucky Thompson's lounging around. Minus a star for poor traffic flow and cramped quarters. read more

Ok, so I get that you're in a prime Newbury Street location and people are lined up to get first crack at your morning patio drinking. But would it kill you to throw some semi-decent service in with that mimosa?? I went to Met for the first time for an early brunch last Sunday. While the food was good, the service was severely lacking at pretty much every turn. The first big strike is when I went to order the Crabby Mary and my waiter informed me that they were "out" of the drink (not when I placed my order, mind you, but after he had already taken 15 minutes to place the orders at the bar). This would have been forgiveable had it not taken said waiter about 20 minutes to come over and take our drink order initially, by which time I had already bonded over the drink's description on the menu and had my easily breakable heart very much set on 22 oz. of crabby, tomatoey goodness. Strike two occured when I later tried to order another specialty bloody mary on the menu and got the same response. At this point I was pretty much ready to just grab some vodka at the nearest liquor store. I mean, there's not a whole lot of drinks on the Met's brunch menu, so if you're going to be out of say, half, of them, you probably want to give folks a heads up at the beginning of the ordering experience so everyone can manage their expectations, not to mention expedite the process. So probably 30 minutes after sitting down we were finally able to hold our waiter captive for long enough to actually put in our food order. Not surprisingly, when I asked if I could get the breakfast burrito without meat, I was told no, that the chorizo was already mixed in with the beans (strike three!). Are you sensing a theme here, people? Ultimately, no complaints on the food, but the slow service and poor management combined with less-than-gracious staff was so bad it almost reached comical levels. We should have just waited for Globe to open at 11... read more

I have no complaints about their food- My friend got the macaroni & cheese and I had the meatloaf for dinner - both were delicious. Also the calamari appetizer was very good and definitely an appropriate portion. We were told there would be a 15-20 minute wait and ended up being called in under 5 which was amazing. My one complant is regarding their bar. I had gone downstairs to grab a drink while we waited for our table and was greeted by one of the most unfriendly bar tenders I have ever encountered. First of all, she saw me staning there -obviously waiting for a drink because everyone else at the bar was having dinner, and took her sweet time to speak to me. I ordered 2 vodka sodas, which she promptly forgot about (after cashing me out of course), made 12 other drinks, then saw me staring at her and 'remembered' to make my drink. For the cherry on top, she places my drinks on the bar so far away that I had to ask one of the girls sitting at the bar to push them closer to me because I could not even reach them. Of course, I didn't get a thank you from the bartender either. I must say that I have never felt so unwanted at a bar, which is truely unfortunate because their food was very delicious. I would recommend that managment speak to their bar staff (Woman with short blonde hair at the downstairs bar, working around 8pm this past Friday, I'm looking at you.) read more

Honestly, why is the rating so low?! I got the bloody and added a burger and bacon because why not? *YOLO* I also got the salmon flatbread and it was delicioussss. Service was a bit slow and we could not tell who our main server was because they kept switching and disappearing but it wasn't so terrible that I can't give this place 5 stars. All in all, I got my insta and that's why I came. Jkjk Would definitely come back when I'm back in Boston! *I was here the first week of November and will add a photo so you all can see how beautiful my bloody was read more

Uninspiring neighborhood bar. Decent (not fantastic) beer menu. The food is all over the place and nothing is done great. It is just sort of a confused concept. Either be a pub and serve good food for ~$15 or be a restaurant and serve better food for ~$25-$30...this place does it in the middle and just isn't a place I would ever go out of my way to eat at again. Service was friendly. read more

So frickin good... I get an erection just thinking about it- ---from the occasional breakfast to dinner- I've not been disappointed- not looking forward to summer when it gets packed with tourists but it won't deter me. read more

I had high hopes for Met, but it was pretty disappointing. The ambiance is lovely and the service excellent, but the sky-high prices aren't justified in the quality of the food. My lobster fra diavolo came with a linguini that had nearly no taste (though it was a plentiful, full portion) and I was surprised that it had both large chunks of lobster, along with a partial shell that still had lobster meat in it. I mean, make up your mind? There were some aspects that were wonderful, though, like the griddled garlic bread (but not worth $5) -- in fact, charging for bread baskets (however gourmet) is robbery. The Caesar salad certainly had its moments, but way too much cutting was involved. I was kind of bummed that they didn't have any cider, since that's pretty common in Boston. The sticky toffee pudding was simply amazing. No complaints there, it was a total piece of heaven. We were a large group and it was already loud in there, so it was difficult to hold a conversation sometimes. I think this place is more hype and area than anything, but I would go back for dessert or drinks in a heartbeat. And the hostess was gorgeous. read more

I chose this restaurant spontaneously because my husband and I were hungry and it was close by. I mistakenly assumed that any restaurant in this prime location would have to be good. Wrong! I ordered trout in horseradish something-or-other. The fish was absolutely flavorless and the sides were weakly horseradish-tinged slop. I've had much better trout for half the price at other restaurants. If there were anything else on the menu I could eat (I have a gluten allergy) I would have sent it back. My husband reported that even his burger and fries weren't very good. How can a burger and fries not be good?! Disappointing. read more

My roommate and I popped into the MET last night to see how it was. We sat in the basement at the bar. Everyone was so nice and helpful, and their drink menu is impressive! It was hard to pick! Roomie got the spiked pink lemonade - delish. All the food walking by looked amazing, especially the roasted half chicken with baked potatoe next to us. We got the 'snack' size of fries which came with amaaaazing truffle oil dip! Definitely will be back for an actual meal! read more

This review is for the burgers only. I ordered the the Met prime blend with the Tokyo set up. I was intrigued by the mix of ingredients: avocado, muenster, pickled onions, sticky soy, daikon sprouts, and wasabi mayo. Sounds delicious right? May have had a fighting chance had they not done the number one thing to ruin a burger -- overcook the meat. I asked for medium and anticipated a juicy, blushing pink burger. I was instead met with a something much closer to well done. No pink + No juices = No happiness. May have been an off night, but doesn't really reflect very kindly on their other dishes if they can't get something as simple as cooking a burger right. I was also off put by the fact that they charged my friend an extra 2 dollars for adding lettuce to her burger..really? Friends have raved about this place, so may have to come back to try their other goods but will definitely be staying away from the burgers. read more

***update*** I left the review below including the description of service and the manager (Steve) read it, took the feedback and went out of his way to make my most recent visit a superior experience. I really appreciate his going the extra mile. *** Previous review: I've come here for the past 2 years and have always enjoyed the Paris burger. Who wouldn't love a perfectly cooked medium rare burger covered in gooey Brie cheese and a fried egg? In general the food is better than most chains but nothing mind blowing. The service is the reason for the 2 star review and really this is due to the hostess and manager who multiple weekends in a row have told us that the wait would be significantly shorter than it was. This past weekend the manager said it would be a 20 min wait that ended up being 1 hour and 15 minutes. I think the most frustrating part is they repeatedly seated "friends" of the manager ahead of people waiting. I hope they can change their management and particularly the manager Steve who clearly does not have the restaurant's best interest at heart. read more

The Met is great for brunch or appetizers mid-day! My favorite is building my own Bloody Mary during brunch. The breakfast carbonara was rich and decadent but super filling. It helps to share with someone. They also make a picture perfect mudslide and amazing pulled pork nachos. I feel like there is always something new for me to try when I go there! read more

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I went back and forth between 3 and 4 stars... and settled on 3. Let me explain. We arrived at about 1pm on a Saturday and were told that we could try to find a place in the lounge or wait for a table (20 mins or so)... we went for the lounge. Found seats at the bar (3 of us) and were promptly greeted by the bartender. We ordered a pitcher of sangria. For $24, I expected something MUCH better. There was SO much ice in the pitcher AND in our glasses, we barely ended up with a glass each. And it wasn't that great. Watered down and just disappointing. We started with the biscuits and duck-fat fries. The biscuits were yummy and the duck-fat fries were delicious. They were crunchy and smokey and I could feel them going straight to my thighs. But it's the holidays right? I ordered the eggplant caprese sandwhich. Not terrible but pretty bland. It needed some sort of sauce or something... it was dry and all I could taste was bread and fried-ness. Bummer. All in all, not a terrible meal but for dropping $40 (each!) for lunch, I would've liked a more memorable food-experience. read more

Have tried the one at Natick mall and it was always decent so I gave this one a shot. Maybe I ordered wrong but it was really bad . Sat at the "library bar" nice space, but a little strange with the tiny TV off to the side made it hard to watch the game. Wanted something light so got the chopped Met salad with added chicken - it was all bad way too big, like whole head of lettuce big. Way under dressed and bad combo of ingredients, and the chopped salad was not even chopped. Really bothers me when I have to spend 10 minutes chopping my chopped salad. wow cool look how pretty my avocado and chicken slabs are -- chop that shit up! had to take half of it home and even me dressing it up with my own ingredients it was still pretty bad. Not ok for $20! ...yes 20 fing dollars for a bad salad. Saves a star for really good and friendly staff - plus having a pain killer on the drink menu. Feels like a tourist trap. read more

Ate here last month on a whim as we had just arrived and were hungry. Wish we had found another place. It is a great location right in the thick of things and the outdoor seating is very nice but this day our server?? Sad! Had to wait and wait and wait for everything. Had to flag down another server to get ours to come back once. And then there was the food. We had breakfast there and even though the 3 egg omelet was good the brioche that came with it was so freaking dry it was like trying to eat packing peanuts. The blueberry compote that came with it was great though. Costs: 3 egg omelet - $11 Egg met muffin - $10 Side of bacon - $5 Glass of Pomm juice - $4.00 Not that cheap for two but if the service (and some bread) had been better it wouldn't have mattered. read more

I'm hugely skeptical of every restaurant on Newbury street. My sense is that they get by on average food and a great location. Met Back Bay is different. Great food with impressive variety, outdoor seating, creative menu and good service. Here's the rundown: - Biscuits (A) - I reconfirmed I don't like biscuits but wife wolfed these down like she was on death row and our friend from Alabama verified their legitimacy - Brussel Sprouts (A-) - Brussel Sprouts are terrible in general, but these were somehow good - Burrata (A-) - great option and I'm a sucker for burrata - Duo Tartar (B+) - Get...the....tuna....tartar (A+). Skip the salmon tartar (D+) - full on regret after my first bite. But the Tuna Tartar was ridiculously good. Tableside tartar is a nice touch - Lobster Pappardelle (B+) - This was weird but somehow pretty good - Rigatoni Bolognese (B+) - solid - Tofu Steak (A-) I'd rather be punched in the face than eat Tofu steak, but our resident Tofu expert declared this to be exceptional - Chicken Parmigiana (B-) - ok My biggest takeaway is that Met Back Bay is ultimate go-to if you're unsure about where to go to dinner since they have everything from fish to meat to pasta/pizza choices. If you're vegetarian they have you covered. That's tough to match given the combination of location and atmosphere. read more

Stopped in on a Saturday at 2 (20 min wait for 2) and sat outside. Great spot. Server was attentive but too much of an a$$ kisser. I had the Tokyo Burger, which was really flavorful and quite good. Got a side salad for $2 up charge and it was about the size of a small tea cup. I was pissed. It was insulting. For that (and the overpricedness - similar to other places in the area), I give it a 2. My lady friend had an arugula salad w salmon. Okay, but certainly not worth $19. And the salmon was basically a hunk of meat without any flavoring sitting on top. Dessert: creme brûlée w chocolate macaroons: macaroons were really good and the creme brûlée was okay. Food was fine, but the restaurant itself gets a downgrade read more

For a Newbury Street location, this restaurant leaves something to be desired. Yesterday, I was showing some family who had never been to Boston before the Back Bay area and we decided to stop in to Met Bar for a glass of wine and some appetizers. When we walked in the main door around 5:30pm, there was no one at the host stand, so we walked into the bar area. We encountered a staff member who was very pleasant and we asked if it were ok to sit outside as they had heaters and we wanted to enjoy the outdoors. We walked into the outdoor patio area and interrupted another staff member, this little cranky guy wearing a hoodie (very unprofessional if you ask me), texting on his phone. He interrupted us with the other staff member and asked very abruptly if we were "going to be eating". We said no, meaning we weren't having a full meal and he then told us we "need to order at least something or you can't sit outside". I thought this very strange as all of the waitstaff outside were standing around doing nothing, chatting with each other as there were only 3 or so tables full outside. This put our experience off to a bad start. Then our drinks took about 20 minutes to get to our table. The bar was about 50 feet away mind you. I could've gone to the bar and got them myself faster. As we sat and waited for our drinks, the little man with the hoodie stood around doing nothing, texting or facebooking or something on his phone while people continued to come down the stairs from the sidewalk looking lost (ie wanting a table) while he basically ignored them until they physically would ask him for assistance. At one point, a manager came outside to speak to him, he quickly hid his cell phone so the manager couldn't see and the manager asked him to take his place up on the sidewalk at the host stand. He went up there for about 30 seconds and then came right back to his doing nothing and texting. Our drinks finally arrived. Two of our Martini drinks were filled only about 1/2 way and one was full. Why would you serve a Martini only 1/2 way filled? My wine glass was covered in dishwasher crud and I had to send it back. If I have to say something nice about this place it would be that our server was very pleasant, and the food that did come (because you remember that you HAVE to order food to sit outside, even when it's dead and no-one is there) out was very good. If you do choose to go here, I'd definitely recommend the Lobster dip and any one of the Pizzettes. However, I woudn't really recommend this place as the service leaves something to be desired. read more

My husband and I went for a late lunch - outside tables were full so we went inside. We stood around waiting for someone to take us to a table but no such luck - my husband asked one of the waitstaff and she said we could sit at any table - we waited 15 min for service but was I ignored. I had to flag down a waiter - bad sign we should have walked out. I ordered the giant lobster roll and it looked great until we realized that the roll was mainly roll with very little lobster - at $28 you would expect a little more lobster than the couple of tablespoons that we were given - mentioned this to the waiter but he explained the the meat was carefully weighed - he didn't seem sympathetic at all. This is the last time that we will ever go to this restaurant. They obviously don't need the business. read more

Best cesar salad I've EVER had. Holy shit. Their dressing is a bit spicy but this is literally the best I've had, and I'm picky!! = PLUS FIVE STARS Awful service. Slow, and they always mess up orders. = MINUS TWO STARS Don't get the tartare here, you'll be disappointed. You will not, however, be disappointed with the garlic bread or the cold beet or warm octopus salads. Yumm. read more

Call me crazy but I saw they were still doing the twin lobster special last night (Wednesday), so I made a last minute reservation for 7:45. We got there about ten minutes early and our table wasn't ready so manfriend and I just headed down to the bar. Our bartender was beyond busy but did a fantastic job making sure we got our drinks. By 8:00pm, we were debating another round since our table still wasn't ready. Our hostess came downstairs to apologize and tell us our table still wasn't ready. Decision made--another round it was. When we were finally seated, our waitress came over out of breath and actually had to pause, take a breather, and then recite water to us. I don't think I'll ever understand the waitstaff here (see previous experience with strangely behaved waiter). We figured she was busy so we ordered everything in one go when she came back with the water. The menu looked fantastic so I forewent the lobster special, opting instead for the lobster dip, the biscuit basket, the gnocchi, and manfriend got the burger. NO WHERE did it say the gnocchi would be spicy--I had tears streaming down my face. You'd think the spice level is something they'd warn patrons about. I left the rest of the thing untouched. Manfriend also had a mishap with his order where he'd requested the salmon with grilled sushi rice, and wasn't told they were out until after ms. waitress took our orders and had us waiting for food. With my plate untouched and manfriend ending up with a burger he didn't really want, we split the burger and ate miserably. The fries also survived. Although calling them fries would be unfair. I'd consider it more of an order of salt with some fries sprinkled on top. Our waitress never bothered to ask why a bunch of food just sat on the table when I requested the check. I guess it must be a normal occurrence here. This was just awful. read more

I've had mixed experiences here. Great food, cocktails and service during brunch. However, dinner was quite disappointing. I got the rice bowl with ahi tuna and felt that the tuna was flavorless and overcooked. We also got the Caesar salad and added steak. The steak was $11 for only four SMALL pieces that were very overcooked. read more

Dropped in on a slow Wednesday. Atmosphere: Nice, clean place that appears upscale. Only complaint was that in an empty restaurant they seated us next to 3 loud sales guys when plenty of other tables were available. Service: Really good waiter. Friendly, wanted to help and only disappeared once Food: Huge portions. I ordered the lobster mac and cheese, found the lobster to be tasty, but in limited supply. The mac and cheese was mac and cheese. I also had fried oysters as an appetizer, but they were flavorless. Cost: High, but not unreasonable. If you go out once a week, i'd suggest some place else; but if you want an ok place for a business dinner, you could do much worse. Overall: Has potential, but not there yet. read more

Very poor service. Waitress said she had never before opened a bottle of wine!! Waited 10 minutes for plates for appetiser and in the end had to shout at another waiter. We were never asked for sides to go with the entrees. And they don't have coffee for dessert!! And don't bother booking if you want to sit outside as that's only first come first served. Final straw was bussers dragging around furniture and remaking tables with loud BANGS This was the last night business meeting for important clients. Not impressed, especially since the food was nothing special and VERY expensive read more

I took 5 steps into this place and decided that I was going to hate it. I was wrong. It turned out to be pretty bad ass. I didn't think that I would like it because the layout of the restaurant and bar is kinda lame. I was almost knocked over by 3 different servers coming out of the kitchen while I was trying to look for a seat at the upstairs bar. Then I had to squeeze between people and seats just to find a place to sit in the downstairs bar. The whole place was a bit too hectic for what seemed to be a restaurant/ afterwork relaxing drinks kind of spot. Once I had my butt planted though, things got instantly better. They have a very decent wine list with plenty of wines by the glass and some fairly good micro brews ( they get triple bonus points for having left hand milk stout). I started with an old fashion manhattan which was a little weak but very tasty. Then I thought I would throw the server Anna a curve ball and ask some obscure wine questions that I was sure would throw her off since the place had just opened and she hadn't had much time to learn the details of the menu yet. To my surprise, not only was she able to answer all of my questions, but she also made a great recommendation and was even nice enough to give me a sample before pouring me a full glass (something a lot of places wont do if you are going for wine by the glass). I will be asking for Anna as my server the next time I go to Met. My friends and I shared the salmon and tuna tartar, which had some wonderful flavors but was a bit on the gummy side, and an egg plant caprese which was amazing. I hate egg plant, but this sandwich was seriously delicious. The decor was beautiful and the ambience superb except for the place being a bit too crowded. I feel like this is one of those places that is actually much more enjoyable on a slow night. Over all, Met Back Bay is definitely worth a visit. Or two. read more