Milk Street Cafe

I used to frequent the place in 2008-9 while travelling for work to Boston. Since then they renovated, added meat selections, and became a micro food court of sorts.
To sum it up, they went from good to awesome: I gave the place 5 star review, but in my book 6 or 7 stars would be fair.
The only shortcoming I could find is they close early, 3 pm in the winter, but I guess there is not enough business in the heart of business district in the evenings.
The food is delicious and is of the highest freshness and quality. The variety is assured by menu rotation, and I can attest that coming a few days in a row.
The staff is friendly, helpful, and very accommodating.
The prices are fair and reasonable, especially given the serving sizes.
And the matzo ball soup I had there today was fantastic, just like beef tacos!

Great selection. Quickly prepared. Delicious food.

Great kosher eatery with many different options at respectable prices in this part of Boston

Best place in downtown Boston for a kosher lunch. A real treasure for many years.

Salads are good
Brownie too sweet
Avoid the Sandwishes
Be carful with the chips, it is peanut oil

We arrived at 3pm as they were locking up for the day but still invited us in. The Batista was super nice and accommodating even though she had clearly already cleaned up and was putting the rest away. We offered to go elsewhere but she insisted we stay. The cafe latte and the double long espresso were great. We also bought a blueberry crumble and banana Nutella square. They were both fresh and excellent.

Could have been a good idea but the flavors were off. Sausage too salty, Brussels sprouts almost vinegary. When the best part of your meal is the white rice you know you are in trouble.

No recycling either. All the containers and the food mixed up. Lots of waste

Almost every time I come to Boston I go to Milk Street Cafe. Fresh food, consistently good and a great place to bring co-workers.

Good place to have morning coffee, plenty of options with milk.

The breakfast sandwiches and coffee here are great. However, on two occasions, the baristas have forgotten to include sandwich order, although they dealt with the issue efficiently and kindly.

Good lattes and an espresso froth printing machine.

This place is amazing for lunch. Salads, home-cooked meals,...an endless variety of choices and something for everyone. My coworkers and I go often and we have always been pleased. Lunch will set you back $10-12 but it's worth it. Fast, friendly service. The fact that it's kosher doesn't matter one way or another to me: it's simply one of the best lunch places in the Downtown Crossing area.

Handmade sandwich, fresh ingredients. Great downtown view. Very professional staff. I had never been inside before and was from out of town, was made to feel at home. Love this place and when i am in town again i will be back.

Awesome menu, great service, good prices! High recommended!

I absolutely loved the food and there were many great options!

The meals and service were ahead of my expectations. We surely liked the vibes of this restaurant. Superb place to take my family out for dinner.

A rare kosher venue that combines, choice of meat, dairy, pareve, with high quality and value. It is a pleasure and a destination when we visit Boston. Boston scrod, sushi, New England fish chowder and much much more can be found in a clean bright food court style location in downtown Boston. So good it attracts a broad base of customers with something for everyone. Take the T as you can easily spend more on parking than on food.

Love this restaurant! Wish they'd open a Brighton location ;)

It was absolutely freezing cold and we had walked several blocks to go to a different salad joint , called Tossed. When we got there, they had decided to close early so we bent our heads to the wind and headed back to the hotel, quite unhappy. When we got back to Devonshire, we saw Milk Street Cafe and decided to go there instead.

Great choice! The servers were friendly and efficient and the salad was amazing. I still tell everyone I talk to about the chicken -- the quantity and quality!

My daughter ordered a Buffalo Chicken sub and had to remove some chicken just to be able to eat it. Lol

Overall, I was impressed. In fact, I will visit again given he opportunity.

High end cafeteria, clean , no tip cup. Staff doesnt consider pay high enough to justify the lack of tips.

Awesome place to eat! Not only was it a really nice atmosphere, the food was great. Probably one of the best broccoli cheddar soups I've ever had, and especially on a cold day it really hit the spot. The service was friendly, I even spoke to the chef himself for a few minutes who incredibly approachable as well. Overall, good service, great food, and a great place to eat.

This is a busy place but it has great service. The food is broken down by category of dairy/meat so of your lactose intolerant you can eat at the meat counter and not have any issues. Oh and the food is good too

On vacation from NYC and used to really great restaurants. This was as good and better than what we were used to.
Food--really top notch!
Service -- superb...Nicole helped us and was as nice as they come!!
We will definitely be returning.

I like Milk Street Cafe because although I do not follow a kosher diet, the food is fresh and the specials always change. I see a person who I think is the owner there often. It's nice that it's cafeteria-style so there is something for everyone. Seating can be limited so would not advise coming with a large group unless you are getting food to go.

I couldn't find worst than this place in Boston, burned sandwiches, bad test, worst coffee as well, on the top high price; and bad attitudes .

I tried this place once with a friend and I am obsessed ever since. I like the excellent atmosphere and yummy food and beverages. I recommend this place.

Coffee isn't great, location is amazing and well designed, nice place to hang out

The customer service is constantly rapid, fantastic character, kind staff members. Will visit again when I get in town.

This a lovely place with great coffee and great service. They have a full menu with all types of goodies. Great place you have to give them a try you will not regret it.

Great place to eat. They serve breakfast/lunch/brunch so if you want to eat kosher and stay in the heart of Boston this is perfect. They have three different counters for meat, dairy and vegetarian so there's a lot of meal options. Quality is great, staff is friendly. Lots of places to sit and great view on the street where the business people roam.

The food is hot and fresh and prepared daily. The soups are frikkin delicious! Never had a bad experience. And the meals are Kosher.

Could have helped us if they had some really simple kid oriented food.
The owner was nice

I stop by almost every day, great service with good food.

Fresh food
Everything is quality
Soups/lemonade /etc

Good selection of sandwiches, but selection does not change. So gets tiring after a while. Try the prastrami

Food is ok, a bit on the expensive side, always crowded because it is the only kosher place around the area.

Very friendly and professional staff, well kept and clean facility, with great coffee and foods! The owner even came over to say hello which was a wonderful experience.

Friendly staff, chic ambience, good coffee. Too bad the food is served in plastic ware and patrons are not very good about separating recyclables.

Great food price a little high but love that u can get different types of food

This is one of my favorite restaurants in the country!! Extremely clean, beautiful and delicious.

Delicious butternut soup!!
Friendly Service

Great cafeteria-style dining, high quality and good price. It's a bonus that it's all kosher, but it seems like it's popular with the general business crowd, not just observant Jews. The sushi counter was very accommodating to my seafood allergy and made me a fresh vegetable roll with clean utensils - I really appreciated that

Kosher restaurant in Boston serving American style. There is a dairy department and salads and pastries and a hot vegetarian and meaty drink. The customers from all over the spectrum, and it's fun to meet religious kippot and various nationalities who can sit in peace and come to a world peace dinner

great place to get lunch with clients, coworkers or friends. Multiple food options.

Good, fresh food. Customer service was also excellent.

Breakfast was not that good, pre-made eggs heated in a sandwich.

Great food! It's in a rather small place and it gets a bit confusing trying to figure out what the various lines are for, and it's expensive (which makes sense for the location), but the food is so good that it's all worthwhile.

cafe food and service at this spot is excellent. a preferred evening place. next time i'll be back with my relatives. the bill was good for what you get. atmosphere is similar to a cafe in san jose i loved.

Milk Street Cafe is a couple doors down from my office. I used to stop in there regularly to get a scone or muffin in the morning. The scones were delicious and the price was reasonable. Then they switched to a different baker and the scones are often not cooked through. The muffins were still good and the price was right. However, I've been in a couple times since the renovation and I won't be going back. The prices were raised substantially and the muffin I got this morning is about half the size it used to be. So higher prices, smaller and lesser quality food - not a recipe for success in my book. They should have left the space the same and kept the quality and pricing they had before.

cafe food and the atmosphere at this spot is very good. I will be back with my friends.

Went there for lunch and chicken was raw. Call them and a lady pick up, said the manger was busy and would call back. He didn't call, so I went back after 3 hours of waiting and then I got a refund. They attempt to make it up but it was too late.

it's a great place especially for a business lunch ! we enjoy it every time!

Ok. Don't like milkages and flashigs in one restaurant

Great cafeteria-style dining, high quality and good price. It's a bonus that it's all kosher, but it seems like it's popular with the general business crowd, not just observant Jews. The sushi counter was very accommodating to my seafood allergy and made me a fresh vegetable roll with clean utensils - I really appreciated that

Last time I was here it was 1994 so it's been a while! The food and service are fast and efficient. Salads, soups and sandwiches are most common, great for lunch. Prices are reasonable given the location. Tables are kind of close together

Great atmosphere and the staff is so sweet! Not to mention delicious coffee!

Coffee isn't great, location is amazing and well designed, nice place to hang out

Kielbasa special was delicious, finished off with the always delightful chocolate peanut butter bar

The breakfast sandwiches and coffee here are great. However, on two occasions, the baristas have forgotten to include sandwich order, although they dealt with the issue efficiently and kindly.

Unpleasant home. The waitress was wrong order. To flee

Seemed like a nice place, although I only bought a coffee to go, so reserving a 5 * for a second visit

Lots of seating space! They have a good selection of tea as well as coffee

Kosher food, highest quality. One of the more impressive kosher restaurants I have ever experienced

All the food was very well prepared and reasonably priced for kosher fast food place.

So delicious! Great atmosphere to read a book, get some work done, or catch up with friends!

Probably the best place to get lunch in Boston is here. The sandwiches are tasty and satisfying, salads are fresh, and there is a variety of deserts. It could be a little pricey but it is 100% worth it.

The best quality to price ratio I have ever found for kosher food in America.

Great and fresh salads , recommended salmon and tuna

Excellent food, modest pricing for the quality. Kosher and Convenient. What else could one ask for ?:))

Definitely a place worth trying, the food is excellent and well prepared, the pricing is reasonable and it is constantly well organized here. 5 stars.