80 Thoreau - Concord

The food was amazing. It was so well done. However, the service was awful. It took almost 30 minutes for a drink order. Just to take an order. We weren’t in a rush but the pace was so just ridiculous. Just to get bread took 45 minutes and three requests. We also got a random champagne from the house for our anniversary but it came 20 minutes after our drinks finally came. Nice gesture but it didn’t go with anything. Fortunately, the food was outstanding from the flavor side but mine was cold. No one came to check on us once while eating. Overall, we will be back because we so enjoyed the food. Hoping the service is better next time.

80 Thoreau is one of those gems that always has excellent food, atmosphere service that is as good or better than many places in Boston. The menu is just the right size so there are choices, but still seasonal fresh. It's not as noisy as many restaurants so you can have a relaxed, non rushed evening catching up with friends. In our last visit our party tried the Sea Bass, duck and steak. All were done perfectly. Portions were also in the Goldilock zone, not too big or small. If you partake try their cocktails, I always find they are truly crafted with ingredients they make there. Just had an olive oil gin drink that was not at all what I expected and just perfect.

Most of what we ordered was very good, but we were a bit unhappy with our service. It took forever to get our drink order, and the rest of the service was only slightly more timely.

We started with an acorn squash salad which was very unique and tasty. For entrees my wife had the Black Bass and I ordered the Petite Filet. Both dishes were wonderful. My filet was a medium rare cooked perfectly with a delightful fennel side dish. For dessert we shared a CHOUX CRACKLIN' a pastry with Smoked Chocolate, Marshmallow, and Caramel. It was quite good.

Had a wonderful anniversary dinner with great food and drink in a quiet main dining room with great service.