Henrietta's Table

01/21/09

not worth it

by adeleviolin at Citysearch

i was dragged to this place by some friends. After reading all the other reviews about it, i didn't have high expectations. So i wasn't surprised when the food arrived and it was very average. This restaurant is over-priced, and the food is not tasty or well- prepared- basically, there are many other better places in Cambridge....so i recommend to go somewhere else. I ordered the lamb shanks.....and to be honest, it was kind of disgusting. It came in a brown sauce with no flavor except for some burnt pieces of bacon, and the meat, although tender, was kind of slimy and fatty. We also ordered the grit cake- which was a bit like a breakfast grit cake, with a bunch of unappetizing vegetables piled on top, which weren't even salted, and also had no flavor. So, if you ask me, i think the chef needs Ramsey to come in and help him out for a week. The menu sounds like it ought to be good, and the location of the restaurant is nice, but the kitchen staff don't know what to do with the fresh, organic ingredients they have collected. Until they change their approach, this place should be avoided at all costs.

07/30/06

Great Service

by jzambri at Citysearch

I went to henrietta's table last week, on an extremely busy monday night (we were a party of 5). The restaurant was completely full, however, the managerial staff only had three servers on the entire floor, at least that we noticed. Despite the hectic night inside the restaurant, and the fact that it was understaffed, our waitress was phenomenal (her name was Ashley, and she was a young, cheery female). She was extremely friendly, very accomodating, and shared with us a vast knowledge of both the foods offered on the menu and the wine list. Despite the fact that she was obviously very busy, she took time making us feel very welcome, and often stopped in to check on us and make sure we were doing well. Ashley recommended the pork chop and it was met with rave reviews from those of us who ordered it. To be honest, the food was mediocre, fatty, and slow. However, our service more than made up for it. I'm not sure if i'll go back, but if I do, i'll certainly request the same waitress.

• Pros: great server
• Cons: fatty, greasy food. slow kitchen service.

07/16/06

very disappointing

by carol1978 at Citysearch

Had heard good things about this restaurant and was looking forward to a good meal with good friends. First - the staff seating folks seemed bored, no eye contact and certainly no pleasantries! The table cloth was dirty and had not been changed in between guests!!!! The waitress was young, attractive and couldn't have cared less. The restaurant was half full on a Saturday night so there should have been no reason for the waitress to be so hurried, to reach across people to hand you your cutlery, to walk off before anyone had been asked if they wanted coffee....it was just pretty unblievable actually. Now - the food. The presentation was very poor and the food was mediocre at best. Overall, I would not recommend this restaurant for any reason.