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Centre Street Cafe
669A Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA | Map it
(617) 524-9217 | View Website
669A Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA | Map it
(617) 524-9217 | View Website
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“The wait staff are really nice and you can get coffee while you wait.”
“Then came my mussels - looked very nice, although the mound of sweet corn (definately couldn't be fresh - too far out of season...)”
“However, the dinner menu is also expensive and not as good as the breakfast menu.”
“We had heard such great hings about this place, and wanted to try somewhere new.”
“The staff was super friendly and the crowd was very eclectic.”
“The portions were huge and super-fresh.”
“The place was full but the line was short and we waited less than 5 minutes when we got there around 2:30 on a Saturday.”View Less
waiting in line is worth it. I love going to this place for brunch - So good! Their staff is cool and there is usually some good music playing. The specials are just that, special yummy yummy. The regular options are great as well (I love the Truck Stop or the ranchero...whatever its called). They have fresh whip creme and the pancakes are yogurt based with fresh fruit in the batter. Coffee is self serve. Mark, the coolest waiter, is a gem and will make you feel like a cool kid.…
best food for your dolla. I have never been disappointed by this place. Food is always amazing, and for the price is ALWAYS fresh, cooked perfectly, and of course tastes better because they support local farmers. I would eat there everyday if I could, the menu is always changing, with very creative dishes and service is great.…
Very fresh food in a hip place.
I love Centre Street brunch! I wish I were there right now! As others have said the food is fresh and the portions are large. This includes the Mimosas! They are huge! I also recommend the breakfast
banana split, and the Cuban scramble.
They will accommodate vegetarians and vegans here.
As for the line I think they let you go in and get coffee while you wait. The places is also next to an entertaining kitchen store that helps pass time in line.
I have not eaten dinner here yet but plan on trying it since brunch is so good. Based on my brunch experience I plan to listen to the wait person's recommendations about what's good that day. They are very honest and down to earth.…
awesome brunch. still one of the best brunches in boston, if you can get deal with the long lines! i recommend getting there just before the 3pm closing and there's usually less of a wait. uses mostly locally grown ingredients, really fresh! dinner is a bit over-priced. the brunch is $$, but huge portions,,,…
Over priced and over hyped. We had heard such great hings about this place, and wanted to try somewhere new. We were the first customers in on a Monday night, were greeted very warmly by the staff, but then oddly enough with 4-5 servers and 2-3 peopole hovering around the kitchen service was slow. Hubby started with the leek and potato soup - it looked pretty good, but was incredibly grainy, and tasted overly of leeks, I had the potato cakes, and paid extra for the smoked salmon - they were tasty, but for the price not really worth it - there was barely a teaspoon of salmon on each one. My husband's entree came around 5 minutes before mine and one glance told us both that the mashed potatoes were definately not "local/organic" more like from a box in the dried goods section of Stop and Shop. Then came my mussels - looked very nice, although the mound of sweet corn (definately couldn't be fresh - too far out of season...) was worrisome. The first mussel was luke warm, I let it go - it was on the edge of the dish - big mistake. I ate in total 6 mussels - I stopped after 2 in a row tasted distinctly "fishy", just like you would imagine bait would taste. I wish I had complained, but the whole place seemed despondant as if the staff knew they were just "hanging on". My tip - if you are going to spend $70 on dinner go somewhere like Legal - jeez go to TGIF - just don't go here…
