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Harvest

44 Brattle St. (Church St.) Send to Phone
CambridgeMA 02138
617-868-2255 | Make Restaurant Reservations
At once stalwart and stylish, Harvest continues to mesmerize by chanting the local and seasonal mantra. Harvest Restaurant is one of our | Top 10 Boston American Restaurants | Top 10 Boston Brunch Restaurants | Top 10 Boston Outdoor Restaurants |

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Lunch Mon.-Sat., Dinner nightly, Brunch Sun.

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Dining room at Harvest, Cambridge, MAHarvest first made its name as the pit stop on the way to stardom for some of the city's top chefs---Frank McClelland, Chris Schlesinger and Lydia Shire, to name a few. And yet, while the kitchen may as well install a revolving door, the restaurant as a whole has maintained a remarkably stable identity---at once stalwart and stylish, it integrates the provincial and the cosmopolitan in mostly seamless fashion. After all, it has been intoning the locavore’s mantra since the age of nouvelle. With Mary Dumont, from The Dunaway in New Hampshire, at the helm, the menu seems a tad more subtle, even serious, than in seasons past, with a heavier emphasis on French technique. Still, playfulness peeks out from items like a deconstructed “BLT” with crispy pork belly, braised lettuce and tomato confit (as well as cannellini and green peppercorn jus); meanwhile, brunch just gets better and better, what with nifty surprises like chive-oil-drizzled goat cheese tartlets and brioche french toast jazzed up with poppy seeds and citrus cream. Finally, for a refreshing jolt, try the ice flights---fruity, boozy adult "popsicles" in an array of flavors.

User Ratings & Reviews for Harvest
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Absolutely Terrible
by KM on 08/24/2009
 
My boyfriend and I tried Harvest about a month ago. It was one of the
worst dining experiences I have ever had. The food, service and
management at Harvest is horrible.
 
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