| Restaurant week in Boston gives you the chance to | | | | we enjoyed a smooth and fruity Louis Latour. |
| try many restaurants at very reasonable prices. Three | | | | The restaurant was full, the service, friendly and timely |
| course meals are $20 at lunch and $30 at dinner. We | | | | but the table was ghastly, with serving staff constantly |
| tried one restaurant that was participating and one that | | | | tripping over the chair legs. Would we go back? Yes. |
| wasn't, just to compare service and "aura" The first | | | | But we would specify a table request. |
| one we tried was 647 Tremont Street, a store front | | | | Our second restaurant was Abe and Louis, a steak |
| restaurant, usually open only for dinner and Sunday | | | | house in the Back Bay on Boylston Street, not |
| brunch. | | | | participating in restaurant week, but full of customers. It |
| I started with a generous slice of foie gras as good as | | | | has a happy steak house atmosphere with warm |
| I've enjoyed anywhere, served with dijon mustard and | | | | wood panelling, booths and tables with white linen. Our |
| toast, better than usual. My companion's choice was a | | | | waiter, Mauricio, good natured, agreeable, ready to |
| Julienne concoction of zucchini, chopped basil, and | | | | discuss the American wines in which we were |
| toasted almond slices, beautiful to look at and | | | | interested and we were well pleased with his |
| refreshing. Her main course consisted of grilled salmon | | | | recommendation, a 2006 Chardonnay from Chateau |
| with asparagus, both fresh tasting and delicious. I tried | | | | Ste. Michelle. For our main course, we both chose |
| samosas with spinach and lentils. The spinach and | | | | steak salad, two different versions. Mine was a |
| lentils were prepared and seasoned perfectly but the | | | | Caeser salad with perfectly prepared steak, cooked |
| filling for the samosas was fair, and the dough, heavy | | | | medium rare as I requested. The greens were crisp |
| and in need of a bit more cooking. For dessert, the | | | | and the steak, melt in your mouth tender. My friend's |
| chocolate pudding cake tried by my chocoholic friend, | | | | salad with a balsamic dressing, included tomatoes and |
| was found to be too sweet for her liking. I chose | | | | little chunks of bleu cheese. Both salads were |
| rhubarb crepes, wonderfully thin and delicate with just | | | | generous portions and delicious. Two courses with |
| the right amount of rhubarb, not too sweet and not too | | | | wine. coffee, and gratuity cost $62. |
| tart. Their wine menu seemed carefully selected and | | | | |