Great Bay

03/12/2008 Posted by Z33

I went to Great Bay for Restaurant Week and was disappointed. The portions were so small that after the three course meal, we were all still hungry. The food was fine and the decor was nice, but not worth the money. The regular menu entrees may offer more interesting recipes and regular portions, but we won't go back to find out.

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05/01/2007 Posted by anine

There is nothing I don’t like about Great Bay. The only thing I could put my finger on is the “long walk” to the restroom. Great Bay serves some of the best seafood in Boston. It has a great and diverse menu. The Clam Chowder is the best in Boston, however, all their entrees are phenomenal. Service is always to high standard, and the décor is fun and unique. Go here for some of the best seafood in Boston.

Pros: Menu, service, wine, - seafood

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03/07/2007 Posted by rach10

Loved great bay, our waitress was fantastic who gave wonderful recomendations without being pushy. The food was really delicious. There were 7 of us and we all really enjoyed our meal and look forward to coming back again, however the cod dish was not as raved about as the others.

Pros: Fabulous food and service

Cons: Quite expensive - I hope I will remember how delicious it was when the credit card bill arrives!

02/19/2007 Posted by carbondalecarbonara

yes, i ate a ton. entrees hovered around the $26 mark. great fresh oysters from the raw bar, fun/fruity drinks from the bar.

01/16/2007 Posted by onnorwoodpond

We happed upon this when we went to Fenway Park- very classy cool place... Menu is sparce on a Sunday for lunch but was GREAT- BEST hamburger & lobster roll EVER- Worth the price

Pros: Fabulous gourmet food

Cons: very expensive

01/07/2007 Posted by bp2007

I tried the Dollar Menu here and it is amazing. I prefer to have a little bit of this and that rather than sit down for a very big meal. That's why this menu is great. So many choices of things to eat. Shrimps, Scallops, Oysters and Clams...all excellent. The bread, very hot and fresh. My waiter was very nice and friendly. The food is very fresh and tasty. Great Service.

Pros: Dollar Menu, Service, Choice

Cons: Nothing

12/28/2006 Posted by servant1984

I stopped by Great Bay to meet up with my parents at the Hotel Commonwealth last week. I was in to get a drink and discovered they had a dollar menu offered in their lounge area. It's only offered early in the night but it had oysters, lobster and shrimp dumplings, and even their butterscotch pudding. Bring twenty bucks and you'll eat like a king. The waitress was very nice and very knowledgable, and the room is always very cool. I'd definitly recommend checking the place out for anybody. I've had dinner before but the dollar menu is new, and a welcomed addition for my budget

Pros: Dollar Menu, Great Staff, Cool Decor

12/22/2006 Posted by incandescent

I stopped in to Great Bay the other night after a frantic day of shopping, wrapping, arrangements -- ugh! I thought I just wanted to be left alone and have my cousin come join me in the lounge for a drink. My server however was very pleasant -- engaging without being overbearing. By the time my cousin had arrived I had decided this was where I wanted us to eat dinner and we had a fantastic meal! The lobster potstickers were a stand-out, as was their sake selection. But the best part about it were the real people who were waiting on us -- a manager helped serve some food, large guy with a squarish head, and a hostess and bartender with a red beard also figured in there. These people allowed me to relax -- a mighty feat! I'll be back!

Pros: Humanity, cuisine, convenience

Cons: none apparent

12/14/2006 Posted by shilaj

I recently had dinner at Great Bay on a Friday and had one of those memorable dining experiences that seem to be few and far between lately in this city. From the moment we were greeted by the lovely hostess we felt so welcome by the staff. Our server was very efficiant and knowledgable without being intrusive. We began our dinner with appetizers from the "island". Delicious tuna tartare, seaweed salad, and a tuna sashimi form the main menu that was served with mushroom dumplings. Our main courses continued to impress. We had Sea Breem and Toutaug, again, so yummy! We split a dessert and almost wished we had had another as our raspberry jelly bean ice cream was suprisingly one of the best desserts we have had in awhile. We will be back and continue to go back .

Pros: Fresh seafood, great service, innovative cocktail menu

11/25/2006 Posted by bobbik

My roomate & I were very excited (well, maybe me more so than she was). I remember reading about this place when it first opened up and saw so much advertising and hype...me being a HUGE foodie, also working in the industry for quite some time now. The place was beautiful, lovely decor, fantastic dining room. We were greeted by the host staff who was very friendly, outgoing, attentive, gives eyecontact while talking to you (all those things GOOD hostesses do); sat at a table in the lounge area....and so the awful experience begins. We sat at our table for about 6-8 minutes before ANYONE came over (that does not seem like a long time, but try it sometime... imagine being excited about eating somewhere and you haven't even been offered a sip of water) The cocktail server came over to take our drink order, we wait for our drinks that also took a long time. I do have sympathy for this situation when the bar is busy & making drinks for your table, especially if the bartender doesn't like you...it is nerve wrecking...our drinks took so long we had time to browse the entire menu & figure out what we wanted for apps & entrees. When our server did come back to bring our drinks, she dropped them off as if we may have needed more time to look at the menu! At that time I then asked if we could have water & bread, and we were ready to order our appetizers, who knows how long it would've taken for her to get back. I'll skip over the food part, as it was mediocre at best. Expensive meals should knock your socks off with taste..not only presentation. Well, I ate as much of the food my taste buds could stand, we were offered desert, said no, check please, put cash on the table needed change, waited, waited, waited...then finally asked the hostess for change (our server had walked by the table about 3 times before we decided to ask the host.) Our server then came over and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't realize you needed change". Silly me, I still left the girl 25%!

Pros: Hip atmosphere, friendly host staff

Cons: Avoid awful service in the louge, food wasn't that great.