Vine Brook Tavern

Went to the Vine Brook Tavern in Lexington for lunch recently. Was okay, but for the price wouldn't go back for lunch. The aioli on my burger was too tame for me. The waitress wasn't attentive enough. Hated the calamari; big thick chunks.

Still we're looking forward to trying dinner here sometime.


http://vinebrooktavern.com/

RIP Far East Cafe

I can't believe we never posted about the Far East Cafe! What a great place it was. We loved the dim sum buffet on weekends, and most of the wait-staff were friendly. Their rice congee was excellent! Apparently they closed due to rent difficulties. I hope they re-open somewhere nice!

Lexx Restaurant

We like Lexx. It's a comfortable place and some of the food is good, albeit expensive. I think most American dishes we've had here have been good, but today we tried two asian dishes and didn't like either of them. The bread and butter are very good. Free iced tea refills, too.

We went back recently and I had a Reuben. Worst one I've had in a long time. I think the 'kraut' they used was house-made and imho not very good. Now we are wondering if they are just weak on ethnic foods.

The mainstream salad H had was very good though.

Good Thymes Family Restaurant

This place is about 20 minutes from Bedford. They have very good American food served by a friendly albeit sometimes slow staff. I had a turkey club last time with onion rings for 50 cents extra, yum! Mom had fried clam strips that were very good and a generous serving too.

Russell House Tavern

The Russell House Tavern in Harvard Square ( www.russellhousecambridge.com/) has very good food and is not too too expensive. The only problem we found is that it is an extremely loud place. H had a marrow bone and a side of creamed spinach: very good and okay. L had veal stew which was quite good.

It would probably be a sweet place to dine outside on a warm summer's eve!

Porcini's in Watertown

We loved our entrees here. L had a very nice risotto, and H had some duck, both from the nightly specials.

A bit expensive.

Seemed like a good choice for a weekend night-- no reservation needed.

http://www.porcinis.com

Ka-noon Thai

We like this place better than its predecessor. The little mandatory salad is quite nice. We also like that they will let you substitute duck with almost any dish. H had the thunder noodles with duck and liked it. L's red curry with beef was a tad disappointing, but past curry dishes hear have been yummy here. The amount of heat seems to vary quite a bit.