Too Full! Boston Restaurant Week

I totally meant to post this right after Restaurant Week when I had this meal, but life (mostly school) got in the way. So, I'm finally posting about this delicious meal that I had during Boston's Restaurant Week at Bambara in Cambridge. Bambara is a restaurant at a hotel, so the vibe was very classy. While I was waiting for my friend in the lobby, I snapped a few pics of the lobby. There was also a really funky, but classy seating area that I didn't photograph because people were sitting there, and I felt too awkward about it. Point is, it was pretty cool! Not what you'd expect from a nice hotel.

Anyway, on to the more important stuff: the food! If you don't know about Restaurant 

Week, it is basically a week (or two) during which fancy restaurants offer 3 course meals for a fixed price. It's a great way to try out these restaurants without having to shell out as much money as you would normally. As my first course, I chose the arancini (crispy risotto balls, short rib, parmesan, fontina, tomato & aoli sauces). While the short rib was absolutely delicious, my food came out warm rather than piping hot, so it was a bit disappointing. You can see in the background of this next photo that my friend ordered the chorizo flatbread, which was also delicious.

Next up, I had the seared yellow fin tuna (sesame crusted, soy glaze, lemon butter, coconut rice, green mango salad). The tuna itself was fine, but the coconut rice and green mango salad really made the dish. It was so wonderfully fresh and tropical. I just kept eating until I was ready to burst.

The last part, dessert, was really just too much because I was already stuffed to the brim from the first two courses. Nevertheless, my friend and I really made the most of it, and split our two desserts: chocolate zabaglione (left) and warm caramel date cake (right). Both were very good. I wish I had an extra stomach to polish them off!

Overall, I would call this Restaurant Week adventure a success! I may even come back later to try the Lobster Sliders and Chocolate & Bread Pudding. On the other hand, I need to try out as many different places in Boston/Cambridge before I leave! Oh, the delicious dilemmas of life :)

-jennkay

Categories: arancini, Bambara, Cambridge, date cake, restaurant week, seared tuna, zabaglione