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The Foundry, Somerville, MA
My sweet sister organized some theater peeps to help me continue my birthday celebrations on Sunday evening with an amazing visit to the newest restaurant in Davis Square, The Foundry. They opened last Monday evening on Elm Street, the main drag, after months of anticipation. So we broke our rule about not trying a restaurant in their first week.
http://www.foundryonelm.com/
What a happening place! There were beautiful blond men flanking the door, big windows open to the street, and it was packed on a Sunday night just after 6 pm. They poured a huge amount of money into the renovation... very spiffy. Loved the use of antiqued mirrors to broaden the room.
It felt like "everyone" was there. Someone said Natalie Portman was sitting at the bar! We knew the people at the table next to us, and the people two tables over, and the beloved manager of the Somerville Theater was at the table next to them! It was fun to table-hop and hug. The manager came over and we gave out our theater business cards and inquired about the deal on renting the performance space underneath. That will come later...maybe summer next year? They have an interesting business model... sounds more like Landsdowne Street than Elm Street.
I am not one for alcohol, but my companions oohed and aahed over their cocktails, wines and beers on tap.
There is a large menu - wide range of prices and options from soup to hazelnuts - raw bar, steak frites, flatbread pizza, salads, burgers and more. As others have said, the food is fine. Not fabulous.
They started us off with a basket of warm bread and whipped butter.
I got to taste
- poutine was a disappointment (go to Eat at Jumbo's instead) with stringy fries, watery gravy and not enough cheese
- charcuterie platter was a gorgeous assortment of pates and pickles and toast points. The mustard got raves! Yum.
- corn chower - a tasty mix of corn, bacon and crispy onions. But water-based, not creamy. That's just wrong.
- spaetzle (German pasta) with Nueske’s ham, exotic mushrooms, hazelnuts and aged Comté. Tasty but strange.
The nicoise and caesar salad, bratwurst, steak frites and croque monsieur got thumbs up from those down the table.
There was a snafu with someone's entree, which they comped and gave her another one to take home! And we all got free desserts! Very well-handled. I had a very moist slice of chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and raspberry coulis. Finally, a birthday cake! They put a candle in it, but did not sing, thank goodness. I got a taste of the brownie Sundae and the sorbets... divine!
Our server was excellent - friendly, attentive, gave us water carafes, made up for the slow kitchen. We saw managers ferrying orders constantly, which always causes a little concern.
Fun place to see and be seen. Festive. Not my usual scene. And loud. So I am unlikely to go there often. Though many of their daily specials are tempting. We'll see. But it was definitely worth a try to see what everyone has been talking about.
http://www.foundryonelm.com/
What a happening place! There were beautiful blond men flanking the door, big windows open to the street, and it was packed on a Sunday night just after 6 pm. They poured a huge amount of money into the renovation... very spiffy. Loved the use of antiqued mirrors to broaden the room.
It felt like "everyone" was there. Someone said Natalie Portman was sitting at the bar! We knew the people at the table next to us, and the people two tables over, and the beloved manager of the Somerville Theater was at the table next to them! It was fun to table-hop and hug. The manager came over and we gave out our theater business cards and inquired about the deal on renting the performance space underneath. That will come later...maybe summer next year? They have an interesting business model... sounds more like Landsdowne Street than Elm Street.
I am not one for alcohol, but my companions oohed and aahed over their cocktails, wines and beers on tap.
There is a large menu - wide range of prices and options from soup to hazelnuts - raw bar, steak frites, flatbread pizza, salads, burgers and more. As others have said, the food is fine. Not fabulous.
They started us off with a basket of warm bread and whipped butter.
I got to taste
- poutine was a disappointment (go to Eat at Jumbo's instead) with stringy fries, watery gravy and not enough cheese
- charcuterie platter was a gorgeous assortment of pates and pickles and toast points. The mustard got raves! Yum.
- corn chower - a tasty mix of corn, bacon and crispy onions. But water-based, not creamy. That's just wrong.
- spaetzle (German pasta) with Nueske’s ham, exotic mushrooms, hazelnuts and aged Comté. Tasty but strange.
The nicoise and caesar salad, bratwurst, steak frites and croque monsieur got thumbs up from those down the table.
There was a snafu with someone's entree, which they comped and gave her another one to take home! And we all got free desserts! Very well-handled. I had a very moist slice of chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and raspberry coulis. Finally, a birthday cake! They put a candle in it, but did not sing, thank goodness. I got a taste of the brownie Sundae and the sorbets... divine!
Our server was excellent - friendly, attentive, gave us water carafes, made up for the slow kitchen. We saw managers ferrying orders constantly, which always causes a little concern.
Fun place to see and be seen. Festive. Not my usual scene. And loud. So I am unlikely to go there often. Though many of their daily specials are tempting. We'll see. But it was definitely worth a try to see what everyone has been talking about.
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