Medium Rare - Boston

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   Chandler

   VIP

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic, 10/10 would recommend, will be returning. Can't wait to try brunch! Everyone was VERY nice!
   

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   Arianna

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   I visited medium rare for my birthday with a group of friends. From the start of the meal to the end, the service was okay at best. It took our server about fifteen minutes to get bread and water for two of my friends who sat at the table 2 minutes after me. After finally bringing out bread, which by the way was so hard it was cutting the roofs of our mouths, our order was taken and written on our table in crayon. We received our salad and cocktails next, they tasted great. Then we got our steak frites which was yummy but the presentation was lacking. After our check was dropped it took our server 30 minutes to pick it back up, we ended up flagging down another employee to bring it to our server who was closing out his other checks. The only reason I would return would be for the steak sauce.
   

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   Carla

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service, the food is amazing! I highly recommend going here!
   

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   Gigi

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   21 reviews

   1.0

   21 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Arrived on time for our 7pm reservation. Hostess told us that there were 4 tables ahead of us but could not give us an estimate of how long the wait was going to be. I asked whether it could be up to an hour and she shrugged her shoulders and said it could be but she doesn’t know. Very disappointed at how un organized the process went. The place was mobbed when we arrived, and there were multiple parties ahead of us that had 6:45 reservations who were told the same thing. You might want to limit how many reservations you allow for specific time slots and or limit your walkins. 😡 Needless to say we walked out.
   

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   flavio

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   9 reviews

   1.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on January 3, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Service was not friendly, ad a first timers we were not explain the dynamic. Food was cold, portions small. Sauce and bread were good
   

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   Dan

   Greater Boston

   43 reviews

   4.0

   43 reviews

   Dined on January 3, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   They do one thing, and they do it very well. Terrific aervice. Apple pie was wonderful.
   

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   Lars

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 2, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   They never asked about allergies and when questioned where very ambiguous. Especially with the dessert that they do not make in house. Also the manager was very argumentative and I had to ask her several times to allow me to speak without interruption.
   

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   Michael

   Greater Boston

   15 reviews

   4.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on December 30, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The whole experience at Medium Rare was definitely unique. Outside Parking at the Arsenal Yards can be a game - just get it over with and use one of their garages. From the singular menu (and watching the chefs prepare the same things over and over and over again) to the wonderfully pungent sourdough bread to the generously coiffed desserts to the odd "learn to speak French" lessons being piped into the sound insulated bathroom to the eventual Bazooka Joe parting gifts it was all something to just be present with and enjoy. The bread, salad, fries, gravied meat, more fries and more gravied meat, and desserts were all wonderful. The cocktails listed on the wall could be "mocktailed" so that is thoughtful. Our individual service was a bit slow, as we came into an almost empty room, and watched people eat and leave before we were done until we were left almost alone. Luck of the draw I suppose. In all, a great unique dining experience, but the whole thing had me thinking I was on some secret dystopian game show. Just embrace it, and don't get too caught up in thinking about it and you will be happy.
   

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   Claudio

   Greater Boston

   5 reviews

   3.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on December 29, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Everything perfect except for the salad which wasn’t fresh
   

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    Benjamin

    Greater Boston

    28 reviews

    4.0

    28 reviews

    Dined on December 28, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3

    Menu is simply three things that come together, and the price is reasonable if you discover that they’re likely to bring you seconds after you finish your first plate which is not that large. Music was a little louder than we usually like and the wine selection limited and just OK. It’s good to see a new place open like this so I don’t wanna throw shade, but we are not likely to return for the one thing they serve at least for a few months not because it wasn’t good, but because there are just other food options out there. I hope the place sticks as it’s an interesting concept pretty well executed and we need more options like it in the local area. I won’t hold it against them that they brought spoons not forks to eat cake and pie and no cream with the coffee service, but those are trivial things and they just opened two weeks ago. The desserts were more than we could finish and the dinner seconds along with the dessert came home with us so we got another snack or lunch for the price of the one dinner which was a little more than we had anticipated spending. 
    

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