The Fireplace
Brookline, MA 02445
Phone: (617) 975-1900
Fax: (617) 975-1600
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- Washington Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- Fireside Dining 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Wed 5:30pm-12am, Thu-Sun 11am-1am
Editorial Review for The Fireplace – by Eric Grossman
The Scene
The cornerstone of the Washington Square dining scene, the Fireplace attracts young couples and older families with award-winning "New England grill" cuisine and a comfortable bar environment. While there's only one fireplace (located on the lower level, facing the bar), it fills the entire establishment with pleasant scents of winters past and future. Friendly, knowledgeable waiters patrol the warm-toned dining room, delivering dishes from the open kitchen.
The Food
The kitchen draws repeat customers with stylish, nourishing comfort food that places local, seasonal ingredients in a starring role. After starting with a New England cod cake (it comes to life thanks to a zingy lemon-caper sauce), many diners move on to the kitchen's satisfying signature dish: A spit-roasted half chicken with smooth mashed potatoes, sage brown butter and watercress. The divine dessert menu includes tantalizing "dark and sticky" gingerbread.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThe restaurant only takes a limited number of reservations, then opens the rest of the seats to those willing to stand in line.
When to GoReservations are especially recommended for the popular weekend brunch--expect lines out the door for such offerings as challah French toast with fruit compote and cinnamon cream.
ParkingThere are a limited number of free spots in the restaurant's rear lot.
User Reviews for The Fireplace
03/26/2008 Posted by johnmeli
This is my first-time message on this board. My wife and I had lunch at the Fireplace Restaurant in Brookline (corner of Beacon and Washington). The lunch was terrific. The conch chowder was some of the best chowder I'd evereaten -- creamy but not too thick, with a nice bacon and herb flavor. The fig-goat cheese salad, the deep-fried gnocchi with that fresh tomato and pepper sauce -- it was all great. The way they used herbs was really special, and I liked the light hand with the salt (most places continue to oversalt everything). The staff was really nice as well; our waitress, a blonde young woman, was friendly and hard working. It got crowded. We'll definitely go again.
Pros: Food, herbs and spices just right, not oversalted
01/14/2008 Posted by laurad2008
I have to say. Both times I've been here I've had positive experiences. Food is usualy good, so is the service. Servers even joke playfuly and recomend items, something you cant say anymore about many Boston restaurants. With Dalias across the street, the competition is strong but this place holds up well. Keep up the good work!
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