Ashmont Grill

Love it!. I have been to Ashmont Grill a bunch - dinner with a group, brunch with the family, drinks and dessert at the bar with a friend, cozy romantic dinner by the fireplace on the patio. All my experiences have been fantastic overall. Maybe I've had the luck to always arrive a the right time, but I've never had to wait for a table even on busy nights. Favorite dish is the mussels with lots of garlic and a bit of spicy chourice flavor to them - I could eat a whole loaf of bread dipping it into that sauce! I particularly like that they offer mostly organic wines and that they try as much as possible to be local about their ingredients, e.g. a delicious heirloom tomato salad this summer. The menu is small-ish, which is fine, but I'd love to see them throw a little more variety into their standard offerings. Desserts are very yummy. My one criticism is that even though it's been around for a while now, they don't seem to juggle wait-service well enough on very busy nights (a forgotten glass of wine, a bit longer than comfortable wait post entree's for coffee/dessert). You can't beat sitting out in the back patio garden however - quiet and secluded, jut the right touch of lighting, and of course the wood-fire if it's cool enough - you feel like you could be ANYWHERE, not in the middle of Dorchester. This place is a boon to the neighborhood. I find it a very welcoming and relaxing place and love that I usually run into people I know there. I'm eager to see what their new place, Tavalo, across the street at the Carruth Center, is like.…

great food/drink. First visit there, and the wreck fries were absolutely delicious, also had a pomogranite margarita,very good, along with the burger, no room for desert, cant wait to go there again, there was a long wait for the food,

but i wasnt in a hurry so it was fine. went there looking for their new italian restaurant, which is down the

street, but glad we ended up here instead.…

Dorchester dining destination sports a healthy pedigree and a stylish bar area.. Chris Douglass, chef-owner of the South End's beloved Icarus, opened the Ashmont Grill near lower Dorchester Avenue. Afternoon menus include affordable, upscale comfort fare like house-cured pastrami Reubens. Area singles fill a modern bar and nibble on grilled pizzas, while dinnertime patrons enjoy entrees--none of which top $20--like St. Louis-style BBQ pork ribs and wild mushroom lasagna. An attractive backyard patio provides cool summer breezes.

Photo courtesy of Ashmont Grill…

try the mussels!. the mussels are fantastic. great with a coupla glasses of wine... love this welcoming and comfortable place! can't wait until the weather permits us to dine outside on the patio. little know fact: the tables and bar top were created by a local artisan who crafted them from cherry trees harvested in the neighborhood.

Insider Parking Tip: use the All Saints church parking lot.

Or drive up Talbot and turn left onto Alban, or Welles to Ocean Street, to park on Ashmont, resident parking ends at 6 PM. And same on the other side of Peabody Sq, go past the clock and turn right on Carruth, then right on any side street.…