We found this place while leaving a job and heading home to NJ, glad we did. The place hides in the back but well worth it. The atmosphere was nice, our waiter was fantastic between his knowledgeable of the menu and enjoying our fry sarcastic humor, he was a gem. The food was delicious, from the french onion soups, filets, schnitzel and dessert, delicious. We will be back.
Thank you for taking us in even though we were in our work clothes .
Warm, friendly and upscale dining. I went there for a reception with about 80 people and despite serving that many people at once the salads and dinners were served quite promptly and the wait staff was very friendly and pleasant and were very attentive to our requests.
The salad, dinner and dessert were excellent and the next time I visit MASS MoCA I will definitely dine there again.
My son took me for the Mother's Day brunch. It was my first time there. It was wonderful.
This is the most elegant restaurant in North Adams, although it is still fine for children who appreciate fine food. Everything we ate here was excellent: filet mignon, schnitzel, tuna and ravioli were all exemplary. The room is quiet and the service is professional. We found the experience relaxing and thoroughly enjoyable. Finally it should be noted that we ate a good two weeks after the summer season ended. It may be a good deal more hectic during the high season.
Delicious. Do yourself a favor and get the scallops. It's an upscale restaurant with prices to match, but for a reason: much of the food is locally sourced. The crab cake appetizer was full of flavor, and the scallops were served with unique pairings of sauteed and crispy vegetables that worked perfectly together. The filet mignon was traditional, with mashed potato, green beans and carrot, and was cooked to perfection. Romantic atmosphere, and very accommodating staff. My only qualm was with the desert, which was a very dry cake. I have heard many good things about the pastry chef, so this may have been a one-off slice, or perhaps a fancy dry style cake that I've never experienced, but either way, I recommend you stick with a desert with a little more moisture. Drink selection was impressive, and I found a perfect pairing with each dish! Enjoy!
Pricey, but you get what you pay for. Elegant atmosphere, artsy and delicious food.
Everytime I have ever visited its been good. Not over the top great but you know youll get good food each time. Brunch is really great
The scallops were delicious, and so was the salmon. The bartender makes an excellent dirty martini
Food is always Excellent. Caesar salad and the tuna are a must-have. Sunday brunch fills quick. Eggs Benedict, best ever!
We enjoyed a superb dinner on Friday evening, June 30, 2017. After reviewing the menu for vegan options, my husband and I asked the waitress if the Chef could prepare a dish with just risotto/pasta and seasonal, local vegetables. The hostess/waitress was very responsive - assured us they could honor our request and checked with the chef to confirm. The presentation and results exceeded our expectations -- the plate had a selection of fresh, grilled, seasonal vegetables surrounding the risotto. It was delicious and reasonably priced (no extra charge). Thank you, again, to Chef Alexander Smith. This was not our first time at GB -- we have always had a satisfying dinner experience here; however, it was the first time we requested a vegan dish beyond the pasta/risotto menu offerings. I highly recommend GB and its gracious staff! (The cocktails, too, were excellent.)
I have visited multiple times. The food is always consistent and delicious! The servers have always been attentive. Upscale dining with good food and intimate ambiance. This is a NA gem!
Meh nothing special, they have trouble getting the temps on steaks at times. Service is ok. For the time and money I would go somewhere else
My husband raved about this place so we went out for dinner, I got very ill after eating seafood that tasted off. I should have known better. Though we are in NA frequently, I can't imagine going back, my husband was extremely apologetic.
Made reservations for a large party for Easter Brunch. I don't think they had the right staff for the number of reservations they took. Our party and several others were left at check in for LONG stretches of time with no information and no staff. The host was also the bartender it seems. I was probably a little uncharacteristically short with him when he finally appeared and rather than an apology he was MORE testy back and said something about it being hard when other tables don't leave (he had told us when we checked in a half hour earlier that even though we were a little early, the table was ready and he would get it ready and seat us early ... we weren't seated for another half hour, 10 minutes AFTER our reservation and never spoken to in the interim.). There were several large tables and it was pretty clear from then on that they weren't too thrilled to have us there -- which was odd because, again, we had made a reservation and they could have easily told us to go somewhere else. The food was a mixed bag -- the pancakes with blueberries that my kids and husband had that were more like a muffin were apparently awesome. But the scrambled eggs were runny (my husband asked for his 'dry' and so his weren't) -- I know some people like them this way -- I don't. Do if you like scrambled eggs cooked, make sure to specify. Perhaps the biggest disappointment was the hashbrowns. They were literally small potatoes cut up and pan seared and I would be hard pressed to say there was any seasoning at all. However, my sister's nicoise salad and my nephew's steak frites were also terrific. I had the Bloody Mary, virgin, and it was really well seasoned. And my side salad (even though it came out with everything else) was really good. In the "you can't make this up" category, right after we sat down there was an AWFUL smell in the restaurant. I don't know if one of the many small children had an unfortunate diaper blow out but the ventilation in the restaurant was not good and it was really tough to take. My sister finally asked to have a door propped open which helped, and the smell finally went away after about 20 minutes, but I am sure that didn't make us any friends or improve our perception. Lastly, I think it took nearly 35 - 40 minutes for our food to come out from the kitchen - again, they had two other really large parties and it seemed pretty clear that is not their strong suit. We seldom eat out on holidays - but most of us needed to travel right after the meal so we thought this would be less stressful. That was certainly not the case.
Brunch options included a breakfast tart that was a hit with our friends, a flavorful frittata, and unusual "pancakes" roughly the size and shape of a small egg. We also had lunch here about a year and were similarly pleased.
Wonderful French inspired cuisine and yummy cocktails.
We eaten here twice and enjoyed it both times. The standout dish is the crab cakes, they are done with a wasabi sauce which is terrific.
My family and I came in half an hour before closing and waited ten minutes to be told that there were too many reservations ahead of us. The restaurant was less than half full, and the hostess was rude.
2020: crab cakes with wasabi sauce are excellent. Duck breast has wonderful sauce and sides. Another great dinner.
2019: repeat visit just as good. The only thing not as good this time was desert - upside down pineapple cheesecake. The cheesecake itself was grainy and a bit too salty.
2018:Excellent - both the food and service was outstanding. We started with lovely crusty sour dough bread. The crab cake appetizer was about the tastiest crab cake I ever had, and I had quite a few of them. My dinner companion loved the potato and leek soup cleaning the soup plate with bread to get every last bit of it. My duck au vin was excellent, and do was the trout. For desert I had lovely apple strudel, the hazelnut chocolate desert I hear was good. We both liked our deserts so much that we did not share... A very good experience, we will be back.
Well, the food came before my drink. And never saw the server except when taking order. Was tempted to just walk out. Maybe a trainee??
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