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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Great Views, Atmosphere at the Tavern at Quarry Hills, Quincy

A large group of us went to the Tavern at Quarry Hills, a country club restaurant in Quincy, a few weeks ago. We were blown away by the views from the restaurant, as it sits high above Boston, affording it sweeping vistas that have almost a Los Angeles-feel. And the inside of the place was nearly as nice, as its elegant, classy dining and bar areas made us feel like we were truly someplace special.

Do you sense that the term "and yet" is coming next? Well, if so, you are at least partly correct. The food at the Tavern at Quarry Hills, while mostly decent, was not up to par with similarly upscale restaurants in the Boston area, in my opinion. And a couple of dishes, including the grilled pizza, were downright disappointing; the pizza, for instance, was too doughy, and it was loaded with undercooked garlic that drowned out the flavor of the sauce. Other items ordered at the table were good to excellent, with the pork osso buco and the stuffed chicken perhaps being the best of the lot. The steak strips and frites were very good, and one of the other steak dishes was decent, though there was very little steak on the plate, frustrating the person who had ordered it.

Service at the Tavern was fair to middling, with the waitress disappearing for long stretches of time for no apparent reason. And a funny moment occurred when I asked the waitress why there was a huge torch lighting the sky from the other end of the hill. She looked at me with a straight face and said, "This is built on a dump. The torch burns off all the gas inside the hill." Suddenly, the classy, elegant feel to the place seemed to disappear and never returned.

The Tavern at Quarry Hills turned out to be an attractive spot with exceptional views and mostly good food at tolerable prices. The fact that they have outdoor dining in the warm weather is perhaps a reason to come back to this restaurant, as those views really can't be beat. But I can't say I am in a huge rush to come back to this restaurant. Perhaps I'll wait for the first warm day of the year to return, but until then, there are other restaurants I'll be looking to go to.

If you would like the address for the Tavern at Quarry Hills, here it is: The Tavern at Quarry Hills, 100 Quarry Hills Drive, Quincy, MA 02169. The phone number is (617) 689-1900.

Related Blog Entries: New American restaurants, Quincy restaurants

Posted by MH, Boston's Hidden Restaurants, on February 6, 2008.
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2 COMMENTS:
Meserves said:
What are the hours of the restaurant?
Posted on 2/28/08
MH said:
On Sunday through Wednesday, the Tavern at Quarry Hills is open from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM. On Thursday through Saturday, they are open from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM. The bar is open until 1:00 AM every night.
Posted on 2/28/08

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