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The Foundry, Somerville, MA
Sep. 15th, 2010 11:14 amMy 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.
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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.
( Read more... )
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.
