Vox Populi

08/20/09

Great Food!

by Samantha25

I went for Restaurant Week and the food was amazing! I have been craving more of the gazapacho with crab meat. The mahi-mahi was also delicious. I went out on a limb and tried a drink with soju (which I had never heard of - I think it was called Tyku), mint and oranges. It was refreshing and a great accompaiment to my yummy meal.

• Pros: Food, ouside seating, wait staff

05/03/09

Sexiest Bread Pudding

by BuddyJ

GIVE A RAISE TO WHOEVER MADE THAT BREAD PUDDING

Great food, things need to be simplified a little bit on main courses with flavors. Portions can be a little small. Waitress' needs more charm. Didn't have cocktails though they were presented well on other tables.

• Pros: best bread pudding
• Cons: needs a hot staff!

02/16/09

Great Valentine menu!

by redwinelover

Had a great time Valentine"s Day! The broken heart martini with white and milk chocolate liquer and chambhord was delicious. It should be on your martini menu. The only drawback is we waited half hour for our table but the hors d'oeuvres at the bar helped pass the wait time. The wait staff (We had a waiter/server and waitress since there were four of us.) were very attentive. My husband enjoyed his oyster with the surprise cajun aioli. The lobster cake was delicious with visible claw meat coming out of the cake with a Bobby Flay-like sauce on the plate, since I have eaten at two of his restaurants, that was delicious and different then the mayonnaise sauces I usually have. The kobe beef, my husband ordered, was perfectly prepared as well as my Chilean Sea Bass. The chocolate trio was delicious. My friend was much enamored of the white chocolate creme brulee. I could have used more bread pudding but it was an acceptable serving since it was a trio, and it was a fourth course. We ate not far from the bar, but even with the bar full of patrons the noise level was much less then some Northend restaurants which we haven't returned to due to the loudness and cafeteria- like environment. I also greatly enjoyed the wine pairings that were perfect with each course. I will definitely return to this restaurant especially with it's great location in Copley. I want to try the Pumpkin Martini. I will come and bring friends.

• Pros: Food, walking distance of hotel and Prudential Center, martinis, bar scene, wait staff
• Cons: Wait time for service with reservation, young bar crowd felt a little old in 40's

08/19/08

Great place!

by ckat942

I really love this place. I have eaten here twice, the food was awesome, and we had the best waitor.

• Pros: Great location, great service, great food!

07/23/08

Great bachelorette party!

by megjoy1880

I booked dinner here for my sister-in-law's bachelorette party in July and everything was fabulous. We had a private room that was beautiful, with our own personalized menus for the night. The staff both in making the reservation and once we were there were awesome. One of our waiters, Thomas, was simply the best. He was so fun and accomodating. Lastly, and most importantly, the food was great. There were 15 of us, so the odds that someone wouldn't like something were high, but everyone just raved about their meals from start to finish, and the bride-to-be loved her pistachio cheescake dessert. Highly recommended for special gatherings. The coordinator for private events, Jasmin, was a delight to work with.

07/04/08

Worst Restaurant / Bar in Boston- bad food- and rodents!

by Lillyinthecity

This week we visited around dinner time and ordered a specialty drink, soup and a main course. Although I was not expecting the best food in the city I was hoping for good Bar food. The specialty drinks came out and were all alcohol and no taste. The chowders were good. but were really the highlight of the dinner. My tuna came out as frozen in the center. While w my husband had a burger- not much to his linking a rodent came running out and stared at us. When we told the waitress she apologized and we asked for the bill. I had lost my appetite. The manager gave us his business card but did not offer to comp our check or any thing. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. I hope that the board of health pays them a visit .

07/01/08

Great place to grab drinks or take a date

by PK2008

Ive been several times since Ive lived here. I first came with my girlfriend in November of last year. Atmosphere was great. My meal in particular wasnt though. Some kind of mushroom ravioli they dont seem to carry (I wonder why) Calamari was great BTW.

Great place to grab drinks with buds during a game. Alot of good looking people there for you single folk. And you must try the clam chowder.

03/26/08

Overall Disappointment!

by cuteytuty02

First off, I went out for my birthday with some friends and was attracted to the crowd at Vox so we thought it had to be a great place. Wrong! We all ordered something different so we could sample each others dishes and needless to say that the food was completely tasteless which I can't understand how....IT'S FOOD! The booth wasn't prepared and after sitting for about ten minutes, we had to ask the waitress for menus and water because it didn't dawn on her to provide us with any type of service.....ironic huh? The drinks were okay as well as the atmosphere but nothing mind blowing. Overall, my experience wasn't great and worst of all, this was on a Friday night during "Restaurant Week!" Need I say more?

11/08/07

the food sounds better than it actually is

by schultzinthecity

The only great part of my evening at Vox is the atmosphere - I requested a quiet booth on a wednesday evening for dinner and was happy with the table, ambiance, etc. However, I came to Vox strictly for the menu options (looks great online), and my date and I both left displeased. We each ordered a mojito, a cup of soup, and an entree. The drinks were pretty good... almost worth the $12 each. My lobster bisque was tasty but was served luke-warm. My scallops were also served luke-warm, however, the veggie/rice mush in the center was piping hot. Sadly enough, the veggie/rice mush tasted similar to a frozen dinner. healthychoice's kung-pao chicken i believe.... My date's seared tuna was dry-looking and tasted like it was missing something - a sauce perhaps? All in all, not a horrible experience, but not great either. We choice to walk down newbury st. for another restaurant for dessert.

I went to Vox for dinner a year or two prior and was very pleased with everything so, despite it's recent negative reviews, I hoped to give it another chance. I'm so displeased! I've been to a handful of comparably-priced restaurants in boston recently that were 10 times better than vox with the food/presentation.

A good point - the waitstaff (despite bad reviews) were great that night. ....go figure....

• Pros: ambiance, location
• Cons: food

10/26/07

Worst Wait and Bar Staff

by mcflyapd

My friends and I sat at the booths next to the bar and waited for 30 minutes to ge recognized. Our original intention was to order food and drinks. We finally decided to get up and order direct from the bar. Im from NYC, and I hoped to have Sam Adams on tap (octoberfest preferrably). Another big disappointment. As we ordered our drinks, the bartender walks away and disregards our ourder and proceeded to eat their own dinner behind the bar. Another 20 minute wait and we decided to leave unfed, thirsty,and unahppy.