Reviews of 75 Chestnut

From a 75 Chestnut Guest
2007

I used to live in the Back Bay but recently moved to Georgetown on the North Shore. I was always a fan of your establishment's location Continue>>

From the Boston Globe
"A great neighbor"
By Denise Taylor, Globe correspondent March 24, 2005

Restaurants for me are usually all about the food. Glaring lights, bad service, impressively garish decor -- all is forgiven for, say, a perfect curry buzzing with flavor, or a luscious stew. But the bar at 75 Chestnut could win me over even with a cup of instant soup.

This sliver of a room, tucked into the side pocket of the main restaurant, is not so much a place you walk into. Rather, it's a cozy nook you sink into, like a big cushy sofa. Mind you, nothing here is upholstered. It's just that with all the dark, polished wood, the bronze-hued light warming the room, and the lantern-lit rows of Beacon Hill brownstones forming the backdrop outside, it just feels good to hang out here... Continue>>

From Newbury Street and Back Bay Guide
"75 Chestntu Still Charms"
By Martha L. Ballard, April 2001

"It still seems like your own little secret, this subtly signed, discreetly placed little spot located just steps from the bustle of Charles Street. Its unexpected presence on semi-residential Chestnut, with an austere black awning framed by a pair of paned bowfront windows, feels like something that slipped in and took root at the dawn of time, before draconian zoning laws could have excluded it. This is not a place that one just spots and happens to saunter in; you must stride purposefully off Charles Street, past the intriguing antique shops, and be looking for the entrance." ...Continue >>