The Metropolitan Club

03/07/2008 Posted by no1foodlover

I have been looking for a really nice restaurant outside boston and I've tried a few with not a lot of success. THen a friend of mine suggested The Met Club in Chestnut Hill. So, last Saturday night my girlfriend and I decided to go. We had one of the best dinners that we could remember in a long time and I thought it was worthy of a review. We started at the bar for some cocktails, the bartender was really friendly and made us feel really comfortable, my girlfriend ordered one of their specialty cocktails, they have a nice selection with some interesting ingredients - it was hard for her to decide but the bartender was knowledgable and recommended one. I ordered my normal before dinner scotch, they have a large selection and carry my favorite scotch. We then went to the dining room for dinner, we ordered oysters and the tuna and salmon tartare. We chose from a selection of oysters and they were so fresh and tasty we order more and the tartare was served with these crispy chips - really fresh. I ordered some wine and the server helped and knew a lot about wines. Our dinner arrived and my girlfriend and I were completely blown away as to the deliciousness of our dinner. I ordered a steak off of their special steak menu. It melted in my mouth and was full of flavor. My girlfriend likes to try different things and she went for the salmon wellington. She said she wanted to come back next week to have it again - it was so good. Next came the dessert, we were informed they have a pastry chef and bake everything in the restaurant so even though we were full we decided to split something. Out of the kitchen came this giant piece of cheesecake with caramel and chocolate and pecans and whipped cream. Everything was perfect, the food was great, the people were really friendly and the valet parking was free. We will be back and we recommend this to anyone who wants to have a great night out.

Pros: Great Food, Friendly and knowledgable staff

Cons: Hard to get a reservation at 7pm on Saturday night

07/11/2007 Posted by fenwaycutie

Wonderful low lighting, quick service and fabulous food! Great for meeting a friend after work for a cocktail or a first date. It's a very intimate, yet rich enviornment. I highly recommend the lounge!

Pros: Ambience

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01/28/2007 Posted by tpinckney

I've been to pretty much all the steak houses in Boston and this was one of the most interesting. It's a little more varied that the typical places, good service, good food, expensive tab.

Pros: slightly more modern take on the usual steak house menu

Cons: Not the hip downtown kind of scene

01/25/2007 Posted by lisakp

My husband and I had dinner here a few nights ago. The food was terrible. From the appetizers, to the entree's, to the desert. The only tasty thing we had was the wine. We were in a large group and started out with an assortment of appetizers...each one a disappointment. The calamari was dripping in grease, the duck confit spring rolls had little flavor, the tartare(salmon & tuna) had too much mayo and the Crispy Steak Bomb Snacks steak rolls with wasabi mayo was bland. Each of us ordered some type of steak, I had the Prime Skirt Steak with pepper jam which again tasted like it was fried and dripping in oil and my husband the Bone-In New York Sirloin 18 ounce which he said was mediocre. The sides we ordered were horrible. The broccoli looked like it has been placed in the microwave with a slice of craft cheddar cheese. Desert was just as disappointing. Did I mention the waitress came to take our desert order about 10 minutes after we got our entrees? How rude and unprofessional is that? I understand it may take 15 minutes to prepare a certain desert but I don't need to think about desert until after the main course. The bar was nice and the decor trendy but we will never go there again.

Pros: Free valet parking

Cons: The food

01/01/2007 Posted by luvfood9

We had an incredible night with a party of 6 celebrating New years eve at the MET. The lychee champagne cocktails were sooooo good. A few of us ordered the special Chinese menu which was superb. The duck was one of the best duck dishes ever. The atmosphere, the staff, the drinks, the food. Simply perfect.

Pros: Food, atmosphere, bar

01/01/2007 Posted by samuel001

We dined at the met club New Year’s Eve and I have to say the food was just horrendous I had the brisket which was bone dry but I also sampled my wife’s Filet which was average at best. I also tried the Rib Eye for two which I found to be flavorful but way to chewy.. Good atmoshpehere and good drinks..my suggestion get drinks at the bar and skip the food I

Pros: drinks

Cons: food

03/20/2006 Posted by paidvandal

very nice, very expensive, saturday night quick service but then felt a little rushed to turn table and the prices, they are not afraid to charge you, free valet is required as RT 9 is a busy street

Pros: nice

Cons: expensive

01/03/2006 Posted by mjg123

One of the best Resturants I have been in a long time.

11/17/2005 Posted by theduke37

Pommes frites with a truffled mayonnaise sauce was the highlight. Everything else was solid to good with prices a little bit high. Atmosphere was nice and service was excellent. Can't complain, although there wasn't anything to make you rush back either. A little bit more hip than say a Capital Grille, but not that much more.

Pros: Fries

11/01/2005 Posted by photogyrl

I have been looking forward to trying this restaurant since it opened due to its modern look and the rave reviews over its menu. Unfortunately, our experience was so bad that we left before even eating. The hostess greated us by offering to seat us in the dining room, then stopping half-way there to inform us that the dining room was closing early. She suggested eating in the lounge, and assured us that the full menu was available. After sitting in the lounge for about ten minutes, having not been approached with menus by anyone, the hostess reappeared to inform us that the full menu was not available, but that we were welcome to try something from the bar menu. At this point we decided to just leave. The cold service, lack of organization, not to mention the refusal of a full menu at 8:45pm, left us extremely disappointed.