TheOtherSide Café
Boston, MA 02115-1801
Phone: (617) 536-8437
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Massachusetts Avenue
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 9am-12am, Fri-Sat 9am-1am, Sun 10am-12am
Message from TheOtherSide Café
Newbury Street's Other Side...Food * Drink * Lounge
- Private Mezzanine Seating
- 50 Bottled Beers and 10 Taps
- Weekend Brunch Sat & Sun
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Editorial Review for TheOtherSide Café – by Citysearch Editors
The Scene
As one of the city's few counterculture/bohemian cafes, the Other Side serves as a key meeting spot for its loyal, eccentric clientele. Students are drawn to the bargain-basement menu of healthy, Californian cuisine, while hip 20-somethings squeeze into comfy sofas and nod along to the cafe's painfully current soundtrack of alternative tunes. When the weather's agreeable, patrons crowd onto the large front patio, which can hold about 44 customers, to smoke the night away. Tattooed waiters match the colorful surroundings.
The Food
The OtherSide, equally renowned for its budget-friendly prices and its super-healthy food menu, is a popular place to stop in for drinks--expect an even split of tables covered in selections from the fresh juice and smoothie bar (try the pear lemon ginger wheatgrass juice) and large, affordable pitchers of imported beer. Don't miss the imposing fresh fruit, cheese and bread plate that comes with a delicious yogurt honey dipping sauce and is perfect for groups.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasLike the painting that's looking over your shoulder? All the art is local and for sale.
Save MoneyEnjoy free chips and salsa with the purchase of any pitcher of beer.
User Reviews for TheOtherSide Café
04/02/2008 Posted by samarie1
These negative reviewers are crazy. I headed over for dinner last night after admiring the place from afar for the last years or so. We had 2 apps (cheese and fruit plate and antipasto) and 2 sandwiches (veritarian and turkey press). ALL were wonderful. The food was super fresh and extremely affordable. The most pleasant suprise was just how large the portions are. I usually veto "heatly" restaurants because I need two entrees to get full. Not the case here. I also have to commend how great the proscuitto was on the antipasto. For a place that touts Vegan and Raw fare the meat was exceptional. We tried a few a their extensive beer selections and a very interesting Sake Bloody Mary (huge, for those portion freaks like me). The place was jamming, but the two cute, skinny, bike messenger-ish waiters did a great job of making us feel taken care of. The music was a little too loud but definatly quality. I like the local art on the walls and the free movie nights on Tuesdays. They also offer free to-go coffee and tea if you bring your own mug because they can't see an environmentally sound way to navigate the take out cup dilemmia. Talk about walking the walk. I'll be back and I'll be bringing my peeps.
Pros: affordable, fresh, healthy, fun, lots of beer
Cons: slightly too loud music
11/11/2007 Posted by ragtimedav
If you love headbanging Janis Joplin while you have your Sunday Brunch, this is your place. Screaming rock and roll so loud you can hardly hear yourself. When we asked if the music had to be this raucous, the man behind the counter curtly replied "yes" and walked off with attitude. When he found out he was our waiter, he somehow became this fairly friendly fellow. We came to The Other Side because they advertize healthy options like raw and vegan food, and organic wine. We ordered one of their omelettes. It had to be the worst omelette I've ever had. The eggs tasted like they were cooked in bad oil. The home-fried potatoes were soaking in butter. They had a lot of flavor, I just wasn't sure what it was. The biscuit was good, but very plain. We also ordered the swan french toast bagette with cream cheese filling. This was much better. We enjoyed that very much. The kitchen had a hard time keeping up. Took quite a while to get the food. It was all nicely warm when it arrived, though. It's a very hip, funky college cafe scene. If that's what you want this is your place. Me? I'lI never go back. I like good food too much. And I like to be able to have a conversation without leaning over the table and shouting. Especially on a Sunday morning.
Pros: young crowd
Cons: loud raucous music, poor omelettes.
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
