(617) 963-0492
11 Boylston St
(Hammond Street)
Chestnut Hill,
MA
02467
42.3214
-71.1733
Neighborhood: Thompsonville
Hours:
Mon-Thu 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-10pm
Fri-Sat 11:30pm-3pm, 5:30pm-11pm
Sun 10am-3pm, 5:30pm-10pm
Price:
$$$
Aquitaine Bis
Last updated 11.20.09
What People Are Saying About Aquitaine Bis
The Owner
Aquitaine Bis
Owner
Aquitaine Bis brings Paris and one of Boston's favorite bistros to the suburbs. This location offers lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Executive Chef Seth Woods' seasonal menu features all the favorites and traditions of Aquitaine Bar a Vin Bistrot in the South End, along with new items created specifically for the Chestnut Hill location. Aquitaine Bis offers a full bar. ** "Bis" is a French word for "encore."
The Editor
Eric Grossman
Citysearch
The Scene – Aquitaine Bis greets diners with a fairly accurate re-creation of the original restaurant's trendy French-bistro interior: There's a rich, warm color scheme, leather banquettes, and plats du jour scrawled on giant chalkboards. But whereas stylish South-End types fill the original, Bis attracts plenty of older couples and families. Attentive, smartly-dressed servers dart to and from the attractive bar to retrieve selections from an impressive, mostly French, wine list. – – The Food – Aquitaine Bis capably serves modern interpretations of classic French…
10/07/09
Good, bad and ugly
by natickpal at Citysearch
We have enjoyed many good meals in Chestnut Hill and decided to give the new Dedham location a try. Big mistake! From the time we were brought dried out garlic and bread - which was replaced after we mentioned it to our waitress - with burned garlic - which was replaced again with cold garlic from a jar by the manager. The waitress was new - knew little. The cheese plate was a joke, unappetizing, odd portions, the accompany croutons were poorly prepared over fried, just lousy - that was bad. The beef special was chewy and drew a complaint from one of my guest - that was an ugly dish - I tried it. Thus the question - is the whole Bis chain going to suffer during their expansion - or is Dedham an anomaly that may someday improve?
- Pros: Chestnut Hill was good - but Dedham Bis is ugly dinner
- Cons: Stay away from the Bis in Dedham!
12/31/07
Tre magnifique!
by dandbear at Citysearch
Stylish decor, well balanced menu, excellent cocktails, great wine selection and a helpful and friendly staff make this place sing. The little sister restaurant to the South End eatery you just can not go wrong here. They do not have a salon prive but managed to block off enough of the restaurant so that I was able to host a suprise 70th birthday party for a dear friend with 50 attendees. Au dela de vos reves les plus sauvages !
- Pros: All regions represented on the menu. Service A+
10/15/07
overpriced, overcooked
by louisbclark at Citysearch
they featured a rib-eye steak the night we went (or was it prime rib as the sign near the entrance claimed. what I got was a 1/4 inch thick pancake of a steak overdone to a crisp (who could possibly want it cooked like that? (I ordered "rare"). they did offer to cook another, but that would only have made my dinner everyone else's dessert. for contrast at Morton's when something similar happened (they claimed no one had ever complained about a steak being overdone) Morton's wouldn't let me keep the overcooked meat, they insisted on cooking it correctly (which they did to perfection)
- Pros: I liked our waitress
- Cons: it's in a strip mall
The Details on Aquitaine Bis
When to Go:
Weekend Brunch, served until 2:30pm on Saturdays and 12pm on Sundays, includes a two-course prix-fixe option for $9.95.
Know Before You Go:
Because of the suburban locale, diners tend to eat earlier in the evening, so plan accordingly--on some nights, the dining room's filled by 6pm.
Category:
Payment Methods:
Gift Certificate, American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Travelers Check, Debit Card
Restaurant Special Features:
Romantic Dining, Date Spot, Brunch
Cuisine:
Smoking Permitted:
No
Message from Aquitaine Bis
- Foie gras mousse brulee
- Mostly French wines
- Prix fixe breakfast
Aquitaine Bis brings Paris and one of Boston's favorite bistros to the suburbs. This location offers lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch.
Executive Chef Seth Woods' seasonal menu features all the favorites and traditions of Aquitaine Bar a Vin Bistrot in the South End, along with new items created specifically for the Chestnut Hill location. Aquitaine Bis offers a full bar.
** "Bis" is a French word for "encore."
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