tuna tartar options...

[EnderWiggin]

My friend was asking me of some restaurants with great tuna tartar dishes.

I've had the ones at oishii and i think uni but if there are any stand out ones that you guys would recommend that would be great.

thanks

[lexpatti]

I love Todd English's at Olives

[lmarkarian11]

Tuna tartar is still a great dish. I like Sibling Rivalry's version, Good Life and also the Franklin when they have it. There is an interesting tuna/citrus tapas at Toro which is also worth the trip, not always available, though.

[lmmimmo]

MISTRAL and 33 have great Tuna Tartare

[kbw18]

Every single restaurant has it. They all kinda blend in.

One that impressed me recently was The Good Life downtown. Served on top of seaweed salad with house-made potato chips. Not the same old tuna tartare!

[hollybee]

LOVE the tuna tartare at the Good Life! Ask for extra chips.

[wittlejosh]

I forgot about one: Bonfire's spicy tuna tartare tacos are pretty incredible. Lots of lime, jalapeno and ginger served on crispy corn taco shell with gingered shredded carrots and some sort of green crema. Truly a worthy dish, in a place of not much worthiness otherwise. (Their skirt steak tacos are incredible, too.)

[baconodka]

lumiere has an outstanding beef tartare. red curry, lime, perfectly seasoned, absolutely delicious.

i second ariadne's version of tuna tartare.

[Gabatta]

Sorrelina
Mistral
Olives

[EnderWiggin]

thanks for all the replies. I'll let her know. the prezza one sounds really good

[upton1039]

Try 28 Degrees! They have a very good version!

[BostonBarGuy]

Olives nad one of the original best during the "good old days" and I've heard their food is getting better again. They used to serve some of the freshest tune in the city combined with lots of spices, including something Vietnamese with a little kick. The tuna was held together with thin slices of cucumber and had some crunchy rock shrimp in the bottom to compliment the smooth texture of the tune. It was great. Can anyone verify whether or not it is still on the menu and if it's as good as ever?

Mistral's is good but, I agree, it's getting old.

Sorrelina's is good, nice wasabi kick, but same thing it gets old.

I had a nice tuna tartare on special at B&G last week paired with salmon tartare.

[wittlejosh]

I rave about Mistral's. I think it's the best in the city.

Federalist used to have a good one, too, but I haven't had it in a while.

[Zatan]

Mistral, yes. It hasn't changed in years, but very good.

[Joanie]

Sorellina had some good tartar.

[lissy]

I love the version at Sibling Rivalry. The tuna is nicely flavored and served atop sticky rice with seaweed, cucumbers and pickled ginger. It's one of my favorite versions.

[MC Slim JB]

This dish has become like that chocolate cake with the oozing molten center: inescapable, dull, on way too many menus. But I had a really nice one recently at Ariadne in Newtonville. Theirs is topped with a Maine crab salad and has a cucumber-mango salsa-like dollop on the side. That was the first tuna tartare I'd had in a while that didn't bore me half to death.

[kittychow]

I very much agree with you. I had it at Eastern Standard recently and it was very blah.

I really like the version at Prezza. It's served with a salad and fried oysters and light citrus dressing. The rich fresh tuna sort of stands out more when served with these contrasting flavors.

[hotoynoodle]

ubiquitous. i agree with the poster below that sibling's is quite good. and it's the one thing i had at rustic kitchen that was tasty. everybody raves about mistral's, but i thought it was just ok. the poke at sorrelina is better.

[jfood]

Mistral is like Sanjaya. Not very good but keeps getting a lot of votes. The tartare is at best a 4 on the Jfood scale

[wittlejosh]

The cool, creamy-fatty, slightly sweet morsels of hyper-fresh yellowtail, the hint of ginger, the piquant, salty tang of what taste like a house-made soy sauce—plus a scattering of those wispy, crispy crunchies.... I think it's one of the best I've ever had. And I hate Sanjaya.

Maybe Jfood scale needs some re-calibrating?! ;)

[hotoynoodle]

not to get in a catfight, but i agree with jfood. that presentation is beyond hackneyed at this point, and every time i've had it, it's over-dressed. except for the pizzas, i find mistral generally over-rated.

i had to google sanjaya, lol.

[wittlejosh]

Meow!

Fine. There's more of the hackneyed stuff for me to eat, then.

[hotoynoodle]

i'm generous like that! ;)

[jfood]

W

Now that you've given us the Simon-esque review of Sanjaya, what do you think of the tartare at Mistral. :-))

The entrees were worse. This place is great for a pizza at the bar, but overrated on the rest.

[wittlejosh]

The pizza IS pretty fantastic.

[gini]

Just had the one at Prezza last Friday and I agree - quite good. The fry job on the oyster was light and left the oyster briney and delicious.

[Rubee]

I like Prezza's too, and would add Sorrelina (with mostarda) and Mistral (ginger and soy). I also like the tuna tartare at the Good Life (with sesame aioli on top of seaweed salad, garnished w/homemade potato chips)

[yumyum]

Sounds like the Good Life version is Scelfo's recipe from NSG? Love that one, with a hint of sesame oil and crunchy seaweed.