Brandeis Graduation

[elodea]

Hi - any suggestions on a restaurant for a party of 10, the night of May 19th, graduation weekend? It can be anywhere within the vicinity of Waltham, and preferably will take reservations. Thanks for your help.

[Marbar]

La Campania, Main Street, 781 894-4280

Remarkable Nouveau Italian food, excellent wine list, pricey, but graduation should be a big deal. Service is impeccable.

[Pastramiman]

La Campania. You only graduate once.

[jeninma]

There's also Max Stein's in Lexington (on the Bedford border), Flora and Tryst in Arlington.

[elodea]

Thanks everyone! I am heading down there this Friday for the weekend with my daughter. She's taking me to a fondue place in Natick, and a show in Boston. We will do a scouting expedition and see if we can get reservations ahead of time somewhere - though Skipjacks is still in my back pocket as a last resort - but I will go and check it out. Any other suggestions for this expedition would be great.

[michela]

Does it have to be in Waltham? A few thoughts outside of Waltham....

Alta Strada in Wellesley - Italian
Blue Ginger - Wellesley - Ming Tsai's place (expensive)
Lineage in Brookline - nice seafood, new american

[gltsoi]

Wherever you choose make the reservation NOW, I made a res for 8 last week for that weekend in the waltham area and all we could get was a 5:30pm.

[elodea]

Thanks! I went ahead and reserved 5pm Sunday night at SkipJack's. I hope this online reservation thing really works. I have no idea how good this place is.

[Joanie]

Did you try anywhere else? It's not the most exciting place in the world. Esp. for a big deal like a graduation.

[katiekat]

I'd definitly try the tuscan grill. I think they only take reservations the day or week before so you might still have a chance to get in. Skipjack's is bound to be a disappointment. There is also a great spanish tapas place on the other side of moody street. can' t remember the name though. More casual but delicous.

[Joanie]

Tuscan definitely takes reservations at least a week ahead, a work meal happened there and was reserved fairly far in advance.

[Bob Dobalina]

Solea on Moody for tapas -

Tuscan Grille on Moody for slightly less pricey Italian -

Kouzina, just down the road in Waban section of Newton - nouveau Greek

[Bighead]

La Campania for italian, pricey.

Marselino's, also italian, less pricey.