75% food quality
“The service was outstanding and the food was unique.”
100% menu variety
“One could order a "taster's menu" which was an individual serving of everything on the menu (because it all looked incredible) for $60, but we opted to purchase the entire menu of items and split it four ways.”
100% service
“The service was outstanding and the food was unique.”
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Wow! Complex and varied flavors with healthy ingredients.
Raw food--nothing is cooked above 112 degrees. All vegan, based on lots of different ingredients. My husband and I split the Ceasar salad--no anchovies (obviously), but lots of flavor from dried eggplant, pickled onions, mashed garlic which served as croutons.
Main courses:
I had a sea vegetable/mushroom burger--it came with (disappointingly bland) guacamole. The "bun" was 2 long cucumber slices with black sesame seeds. Also accompanied by dehydrated sweet potato strips, which served as fries.
My husband had by far the better entree--ravioli. The shells were fresh, basil-topped tomatoes. The filling was pieces of "soymesan" cheese. There was some spicy infused oil drizzled over the top. Wow! Just a great mix of flavors and so satisfying to eat.
We didn't try any of the desserts, such as the hemp brownie. After all, we were in the North End so it made more sense to pick up a cannoli at Mike's Pastry!
I would go back soon. The service was outstanding and the food was unique.
Odd night out. I was very hungry when I got there. So, I started eating the sprouts that were on the table. Didn't have much taste, but I was hungry nevertheless. Underneath the sprouts, were what I thought were olives. No, they were actually rocks. I realized I had eaten the flower arrangement. I ran outside to upchuck what I could. Great way to start my meal. The friendly servers had said that has happened with other diners. Last time there, thank you.
Vegan and fine dining - no longer mutually exclusive. I made sure to snag a table during Grezzo's first week, even though it opened to temps in the single digits and all of their food is served raw - not warm. I didn't know what to expect -- how do you make a meal without sauces, without bread, without the mainstays of every world cuisine since man discovered fire? However, what to some would seem like a set of hobbling requirements -- no heat, no meat -- actually becomes a re-focusing element, freeing the chef to experiment with new and different techniques that effectively shake even the most jaded diner out of his or her expectations. Chef Alissa Cohen uses nuts to form "cheese", dehydrators to make crispy vegetable accents for dishes, and thick raw cacao to make a mousse that even Julia Child would adore. And while the vegan element is simply part of the raw deal, it's certainly not an insignificant detail to the many food-loving vegans in Boston, who were previously relegated to the small number of mediocre, cheesy or downright annoying hippie ghettos this city offers. Now this community has a place worthy of celebrating special occasions -- and celebrating the fact that removing items from your diet doesn't have to mean depriving yourself of the best things in life.
Finally something that adds flavah to the North End.
I dined as one of a party of four at Grezzo during opening week and we were all highly impressed with the service, atmosphere, and particularly the FOOD. One could order a "taster's menu" which was an individual serving of everything on the menu (because it all looked incredible) for $60, but we opted to purchase the entire menu of items and split it four ways. Without drinks it came to $42/person, but the price was appropriate for what we received. There wasn't a single item that wasn't delightfully tasty, but the gnocchi was certainly the stand-out dish to everyone.
The waitstaff had a surprising amount of energy for it being opening week, which is usually full of chaos, and repeatedly and joyfully explained all the ingredients and processes by which they were made (for instance the lasagna takes 3 DAYS of preparation!). Also, despite being fully booked, were waited on with plenty of attentiveness. The portions weren't large, but we all left feeling full and strong and healthy!
I will definitely go back to Grezzo for dates, out of town guests, anniversaries, business lunches, and will recommend it to others. The last thing Boston needed was another boring comfort food joint with loads of grease. Grezzo gives you and out of town guests a unique, intriguing, classy place to be pampered and to feel good about yourselves and the planet while eating!
Bravo!
Editorial Review. Boston's first gourmet vegan restaurant, located in the 28-seat North End space formerly used by Sage, uses organic, raw and living ingredients, when possible.
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