The Beehive
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 423-0069
01/24/2008 Posted by keninbostn
So, the Beehive has it all down... cool location, funky, bohemian look, groovy (if not somewhat too eclectic) menu, and a fashion forward staff. Well, as well all know you do need a few more things to be successful. In this case, I think the Beehive and all its worker bees need to work on its service in a big way and step the food level a notch. If all that happens, everyone will be happy. The waitress came over... she seemed nice enough although not as friendly as she looked. There was no reciting of specials, her name or any of that... they're too cool for that I guess. She basically wanted to take our order and that was it. So, we puzzled over the menu, which looks cool for a second, but then it seems more like someone took ten menus, cut up the listings and thew them all in the air... whichever came down first would make it at the Beehive (fondue, paella, grilled cheese, sausage, whatever...). And then we waited... and waited... no one came by for a long, long time. Finally the waitress said that she spoke with the chef and the food should be ready soon. Hey, thanks for speaking with the chef. And we waited and waited. After a little while longer out came the entrees (the aforementioned paella and the roasted chicken). The chicken was pretty good, but it was atop mostly flavorless polenta. The brussels sprouts were much better than any I've made, so they get points for that. The paella truly would have been unrecognizable save for the yellow rice, which was more of a risotto. I tried some and it seemed to have nothing in common with real paella (either the Goya variety or the true Spanish-in-Spain original). At this point I kind of felt bad that I had suggested this place. At least the band was getting good.
Pros: It looks cool
Cons: It's not
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