Metrowest Boston Dining Guide

Cheesecake Factory

Cheesecake Factory Natick Collection Mall http://cheesecakefactory.com/locations.htm (508) 653-0011 Serving: Lunch, Dinner, Sunday brunch Recommended for: Families with children, Out with friends, Business lunch, Business dinner Food: Good Service: Average Cleanliness: Good Wine list: Good Beers on tap: Average Price: Dinner entrees start around $12, Lunch around $7 A Cheesecake Factory always seems to have a line and a wait. Why? Because there is definitely something for [...]

Maxwell’s 148

Maxwell’s 148 Rt. 135, Natick (148 East Central Street) http://www.maxwells148.com/ Recommended for: Date night, Business lunch Food: Good Service: Good Cleanliness: Excellent Wine list: Excellent, Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2007 Beers on tap: Poor but good selection of mixed drink cocktails Price: Dinner entrees $18-$45 Tucked into an unusual little strip mall, Maxwell’s 148 is not a drive-by.  Although pricey, the restaurant is well [...]

3

461 West Central St. Franklin, MA www.3-restaurant.com Recommended for: Out with friends, Date night Food: Excellent Service: Excellent Cleanliness: Excellent Wine List: Good Beers on Tap: Just ok Price: Appetizers $6 - $12, Entrées $16 - $38, Pastas available as half orders   “3”,which is run by the same owners as Sky (Norwood, Sudbury), is a momentous improvement over Pippenelle’s which previously occupied this great [...]

Not Your Average Joe’s

Not your Average Joe’s 109 Chapel Street, Needham Center http://www.notyouraveragejoes.com/ Recommended for: Families, Out with friends Food: Good Service: Good Cleanliness: Good Wine list: Good Beers on tap: Good Price: Dinner entrees start around $12 A small but friendly Not Your Average Joe’s situates itself in Needham center.  This is certainly one of the smaller units in the chain with a very small bar [...]

Blue on Highland

Blue on Highland 882 Highland Avenue, Needham http://www.blueonhighland.com/ Food: Service: Cleanliness: Wine list: Beers on tap: Price: Dinner entrees $12-$24 Not yet reviewed. Feel free to share your comments!

Sherborn Inn

  Sherborn Inn 33 North Main Street, Sherborn http://www.sherborninn.com/dining Not yet reviewed.  Feel free to share your comments!

Joe’s American Bar and Grill

  Joe’s American Bar and Grill Rt. 9 Shopper’s World Plaza, Framingham 508-820 8389 http://www.joesamerican.com/ Open for: Lunch, Dinner, Saturday Brunch, Sunday Brunch Recommended for: Out with friends, Families, Business lunch, Business dinner, Couples Food: Average to Good Service: Good Cleanliness: Average Wine list: Good Beers on tap: Good Price: Back Bay restaurant group.  Abe and Loue’s, Papa Razzi, Coach Grill Not yet reviewed. Post your comments now!

Friday’s

Friday’s Rt. 9 Westbound Framingham (inside Shopper’s World) http://www.tgifridays.com Recommended for: Families with children, A cheap night out Food: Average Service: Average Cleanliness: Poor Wine List: Poor Beers on Tap: Ok Price: Dinner entrees around $10 Families with children and teens on dates find Friday’s home.  If you’re looking for a cheap meal at a chain restaurant, then that’s what you’ll find here.  The food [...]