Good places near Cleveland Circle and Reservoir?

[Scharn]

Hi,

well, the title says it all, right :)

Cheers,
Scharn

[devilham]

The wife and I recently ate at the Abbey, and thought it was pretty good. Tasty apps, and my entree, the broiled cod was outstanding

[barleywino]

i agree on the cod w/ potato pancake

[Gordough]

Not much at all in the way of quality places in that part of town. Mostly bars, chains and pizza places. As others have suggested, you are better off heading a mile east towards Brookline or a few miles west towards Newton/Chestnut Hill.

[mkfisher]

It wouldn't hurt to be a little more specific. Are you looking for pizza? Despite recent opinions on this board to the contrary, I still really enjoy Pino's. How about Thai? There's a Rod Dee right there, which I enjoy quite a bit. How about a gastropub-like place? Then maybe Washington Square Tavern is the answer. The more detail you give us, the better answers we can give you.

[Scharn]

sure.

So, I'm not really looking for anything specific, however I would prefer local cuisine. So if there is some place doing good Chowder or Lobster that be great. Also some brunch place would be cool.

Basically I will stay in that area for about two weeks and I need a couple of options when I don't feel like eating downtown but want to stay in the area. Generally I'm very much into authenticity. I almost not care about price, so I'm as happy in a whole in the wall place as I am at a Michelin starred restaurant.

[barleywino]

the Abbey in Washington square isn't too far from Cleveland Circle. A bit further (Coolidge corner) there is Lineage.

[CookieLee]

Head inbound on Beacon St. to Washington Sq, and further east to Coolidge Corner. Search for threads with each area.