Reviews for Puritan & Company in Cambridge, MA
I’m new to Boston and slowly making my through “the best” restaurants in the city in the hopes of finding my go-tos.... That’s exactly what I got at Puritan & Co., where I seriously had the best meal I’ve had in ages — and I just returnedfrom a trip to Portugal! Everything we had — fish pâté, burrata, pork belly, scallops and risotto chocolate olive oil cake— were prepared, cooked and presented with perfection. I enjoyed every bite I put in my mouth — and drink! The cocktail menuis awesome, no yucky, typical sweet stuff. And we were recommended a delicious bottle of wine that elevated our meal perfectly.Can’t wait to go back! Read more
The food and the vibe were both excellent, but the portions were really small for the price. The service started out okay but... then became pretty inattentive. Took 10 minutes to get a second drink order. Physically the restaurant is quite nice and I hadno problem with parking. Overall it was a good experience but I wanted to entrees for the size of what they delivered for theprice. Read more
Top quality food compared to anything anywhere. In particular, the seafood risotto that was on the menu on May 26 might very... well have been the best thing I have ever eaten including at 3 Michelin Star restaurants in Europe. If you haven't been toPuritan & Company, just go. As a bonus for me at least, we were able to sit outside in the street-side patio which made it akid-friendly place for my 1, 2.5, and 9 year old adventurous eaters. Read more
I had a very mixed experience at Puritan and Co. The mains were stand out dishes which absolutely deserve your attention. (Skip... next paragraph for a great review of main dishes and dessert.) But the starters were very disappointing. We got the Parkerhouse rolls, fresh burrata, octopus to start. As a fan of Parker house rolls, these were a little burnt, cold and tasteless - ageneral disappointment but maybe we just got unlucky. The fresh burrata was tiny and did not make a lot of sense with the saladbut as a separate component the salad was good. The octopus was probably the most disappointing. We couldn’t figure out whatwe were eating half the time - there might have been potatoes or pork on the plate but I’m not sure and the octopus was such asmall portion. For main dishes we got Phyllo wrapped cod, New York Strip Steak, Saffron Risotto. There were all high qualityand delicious. You can’t go wrong with any of them. I have never had phyllo wrapped anything before and this was a unique anddelicious dish. It came on top of clam chowder. This dish should be THE dish of Boston/Cambridge. The NY strip steak was tenderwith a great sauce. I wish I saved a roll to dip in this sauce. And the saffron seafood rice was well portioned and had a goodserving of seafood. I’m not sure what the name of this dessert was but wow it was rich and the flavor combination was uniquein a clean-every-crumb-off-the-plate way. All things considered, I would be hesitant to come back because of the price pointand how few dishes I actually enjoyed. But there are some dishes are high quality and absolutely worth the price. Read more
Overhyped New American restaurant with average service. After trying Gilson’s other culinary establishments in Cambridge... Crossing, I was finally excited to try his first restaurant in Cambridge. Unfortunately, I wasn’t impressed with their foodoverall. They played safe with the appetizer dishes like the barbecue beets, bluefish pate, and the swordfish pastrami. Somedescribed these as an ingenious portrayal of seasonal sceneries inspired from history, but they were merely a concoction ofoverplayed flavor combinations. Nothing daring, yet everything was still well-sorted. On the other hand, the mains came with abig transition as they became more bold with the ingredients. Sweet plums topped on the Berkshire pork chop enriched the overallmeat flavor, but the polenta and the trumpet didn’t quite harmonize with the sweetness of the plums. Interplay between theoddly sweet Swiss chard sauce and the cod was experimental, but a futile attempt. Phyllo wrapped cod without the sauce wouldhave been better. Saffron risotto was the only item that I really enjoyed, and its buttery texture highlighted the combinationof seafood and the subtle scent of the saffron. Service was okay as they were good with the pace of service. However, they werenot attentive to our table in between, and we felt ignored by our server throughout the meal. Read more
Veggie Galaxy evening Amazing and innovative 10 course veggie food in Puritan & Company in Boston, Cambridge… Puritan is not... a veggie or vegan restaurant but as Friday is my veggie day they surprised us with 10 course vegetarian dishes and mouthwatering desserts… that was simply delicious! Every plate was beautiful presented and tasted amazing. We started off with arefreshing zucchini burrata gazpacho, then Tofu Caprese it was truly divine and then other came one after another --every bitewas an experience, never had any vegetarian food like this! Not to mention the friendly service just outstanding!???????????????????? I have pictures of all the plates except kids the pasta because I forgot to take a picture. It was truly abeautiful evening with family, great food and fun! Read more
Puritan & Co is a popular American fare restaurant in Cambridge. They offer ala crate and a 5-course set menu with wine pairing.... We started off with a refreshing watermelon burrata gazpacho. This was followed by a fantastic creamy seafood risotto that waspaired beautifully with a white wine. The saltiness of the seafood was wonderfully balanced by the citrus forward wine pairing.The third course was a roasted squash over quinoa. The main entree was a delicious duck . The meal ended with a chocolate cakepaired with a sparkling sweet red Italian wine. Overall, a good meal for a nice night out. Read more
Reservations is recommend but still possible to walk in. The staffs are nice helpful. We arrived without reservations but... squeeze us in as soon as there is open table. We start with roasted carrot that come with lemon yogurt is go welltogether. The best dishes that we like New England Ciopino and Fusili. Read more