Four of us went last night. I liked my mackeral curdo app (a special) and the saffron pasta (with lobster and calamari) was good. Others like their margherita pizza and another pasta. The verdict on the chicken was generous portion (half chicken) but oversauced... putting the same sauce on chicken, brussel sprouts and carrots was just too much sameness. The autumn salad seemed nice, tho one came without the cheese. Ordered roasted cauliflower for the table, which came as a single huge floret with a sort of strange taste - anchovies?

Wait staff figured out that we were Rendezvous regulars and was very gracious, telling us repeatedly that she hoped we'd be regulars there too. Our consensus was that we'd eat there again if we were to be in Central Sq (we are Central Sq Theater subscribers) but that we probably would not go out of our way to return.

I went this morning, arriving around 8:35. While I waited for my friend, I watched the line (which was easily contained in the store). It seemed to move pretty quickly. My friend, who got her shmear on the side, was handed her bagel and coffee right away. Mine took maybe 2 more minutes. So today they were far more efficient. And my everything (which really was just sesame and poppy) with cream cheese with scallion was good. Not life changing, but good. But they don't have decaf coffee and the regular coffee was totally uninspired.

BUT $4 with shmear seems too pricey for everyday. I certainly was not going to buy a dozen at those prices. Why pay so much to love the texture in the freezer?

went last night on the early side (6 ish) and there were plenty of empty tables. The toast of the day came with egg salad and arugla and it was excellent. Double awesome with pastrami also great. Bacon fried rice would have been a standout anyplace else, but it was third place behind the others. (yes, we had three dishes with eggs). those three dishes were enough for an early quick pre-movie dinner. Good beer list now. And I love their parklet with solar powered lights and phone charging stations. Not sure if you can take your beer outside...

Thank you all. We had a marvelous dinner at Sea Change before theater. Absolutely the highlight of the weekend. Enjoyed breakfast at Buttered Tin and a quick lunch at Mickey's, so thanks for all that. Saturday dinner did not have to be walkable so we settled on Moscow on the Hill, which was fun. We don't have a good Russian restaurant in Boston, so it was a nice change. (Wedding party convened at Sea Salt for lunch, which was also great. And brunch at Amsterdam, which my companions seemed to like.)

Wasn't until I walked around the hotel that I realized that meritage and heartland are in that neighborhood, creating confusion re: our mobility for Sat dinner. Sorry! We did have a car and loved exploring your beautiful cities.