awesome, efficient staff, never rushed, food was very good, love the decor and salad bar
Sophie B.
Recently had dinner. The hostess was very friendly. Wish I could same about our waitress. Asked her a question on the dinner menu and received a very rude reply. After we enjoyed dinner and the salad bar, we decided to get another round of drinks and a dessert. Unfortunately, the waitress decided it was time for us and left the bill on the table. We were surprised and mentioned we were going to order again. We decided not to and asked for dessert to go. Unfortunately, I was given the wrong cheesecake, which I didn't discover until I arrived home. Took a bite of the regular cheesecake and immediately threw it away. I called the restaurant and explained my disappointment (think of when you are biting into a chocolate chip cookie but only to discover its raisins!). The woman I spoke to said the owner was out and would be returning in 39 minutes and would return my phone call. Obviously, the owner doesn't care that his staff isn't considerate enough to inquire if customers want dessert and then give them the wrong item. It was a waste of $10. So, if you order a dessert to go, please open the container to ensure that you were given what you actually ordered. Good luck!!
Chrissy S.
Stopped in Saturday night with two friends. We were able to park right out front and we were seated immediately. Salad bar was an absolute delight. Rare prime rib was incredible. Fried ice cream ended the evening and I was struggling to finish the generous portion! Atmosphere was on point. Brick inside with a tall wooden roof. The high ceilings make it feel very roomy. We had a really wonderful time and we'll be back for sure!
David F.
The atmosphere is excellent as are the servers, however the food is average. I am interested in restaurants that provide excellent or great food, not just good or average. Four Of is recently dined here, and in spite of the many highly positive reviews, here's what I found: I ordered the baked scallops with a 6oz sirloin. As a lifelong local resident and a veteran working for a number of high quality restaurants, "baked scallops " usually means your scallops are cooked with some type of stuffing or cracker crumbs. If you offer no stuffing, then you're really not serving "baked " scallops, you're serving "broiled " scallops. I was disappointed when they arrived to see that there were scallops lightly dusted with bread crumbs and that was it. They weren't particularly flavorful and they didn't appear to me to be traditional baked scallops. I also ordered the chicken breast over liquini with a mushroom cream sauce and asparagus to take home. I specifically asked to get extra sauce, but when I got home, I discovered that they did not give me extra sauce as I ordered and every single piece of asparagus was overcooked! The sauce was also too thin and it lacked the succulent, rich flavor you would expect in a mushroom cream sauce. Like the scallops, it was flavorless. Getting so much overcooked asparagus also rather killed the dish! The salad bar, while clean and well done, lacked several things that could have made it excellent. The lettuce was a little limp and cut too large... there were no high quality olives. The beats were low quality and warm. Another review cited some high quality creamy cheese to go with the bread but I didn't see any soft cheese and the one cheese they offered wasn't anything special so the salad bar, an excellent idea, just wasn't executed well enough. All my guests ordered fried ice cream for dessert and all reported their food as good but not great. The bread was also cold and, again, very average. Overall, it was exceedingly average and, for me, that doesn't merit my going back again. I wish I could offer a more positive review but this was my experience.
Kelly G.
just called to make a reservation and the host could not have been more rude or unhelpful. Did not make us feel wanted. Will try another restaurant.
Patrick B.
Driving from the Framingham to go see a show in Beverly, looked to Yelp for some choices. It was just starting to rain, but the parking lot was huge and finding the entrance was super easy. Walked in and the first impression I got was rustic. Not too loud, tables close to each other. Sturdy table, comfortable seat. Walked past the salad bar, oblivious to it, but that will come up later on my review. Previewed the menu online, but here I saw what I had been desiring for quite some time. Beef Wellington. Our waitstaff introduced themselves, drink order placed. Saw clam chowder on the menu and dove right in. Dinner companion had the beef barley soup. The salad bar was part of the price for dinner, so my companion got a small plate of this and that and mentioned that the cheese there was one of the creamiest she had ever had. Seeing the bread with her plate, I had to try. Winning! The chowder dipped in with the bread was over the top delicious. I still had beef Wellington coming, I didn't want to fill up, so I but my tongue and stopped eating the bread. Chowder and soup plates gone, not too long after, main courses came. My side was the garlic mashed potatoes, oh my. Genuinely satisfied all around, clean restaurant, low noise level and very friendly staff. Highly recommended. No need to get dressed up here, relaxed atmosphere and plenty of parking, but do make sure to make a reservation!
Andre R.
I found this place by accident on a business trip. from the moment we sat down our server Michelle was wonderful. The food came out in order and at the perfect pace. our seafood sampler appetizer was delicious and the French onion was on point. the prime rib was mouth watering perfect rare as I ordered. we topped off our meal with coffee and dessert. the cheesecake was very good and the chocolate cake was INCREDIBLY delicious. this place was a 10 out of ten. I hope I get the chance to come back.
Lee M.
I really love Beverly Depot. It's been my go-to special occasion place forever. Steak au Poivre, Surf and Turf, and of course their wonderful salad bar. Ordinarily I would give them an "excellent" rating, but there was just one sorry day where the service was definitely not up to par, it was a Sunday night and I felt that we were treated like a bother. I might add that I don't want to do anything but spread the love, but since that bad experience I've been wary. Luckily, they have redeemed themselves in my eyes and have returned to the over the top great food and attentive service. Birthday, anniversary, graduation? Yes, I recommend the Depot highly and I will continue to go there for my special dinner nights.
BTK1127
We went out to enjoy a dinner with friends and decided on the Depot. Clam chowder was good. Crabmeat appetizer was mushy with little flavor. Steak au poivre was average. Wait staff were wonderful.
Pinkpeony L.
The Beverly Depot is literally located *at* the train tracks. The building is charming, an ambiance enhanced by the working fireplace. There's a salad bar, (which I haven't seen for years) with all of the basic ingredients. There's also bread and cheese if you'd like. I just had the salad, but my companion had the Beef Wellington, and enjoyed it.
The Grilled Chicken Linguine was delicious and the staff was very pleasant. I would love to come back some day.
Billy L.
Would be a five star review as the food and service were wonderful. What rubbed me the wrong way was that they made us back our own leftover boxes. Sorry, not acceptable in a restaurant that charges these prices. Customers in their suit coats and dresses scraping left over steak au poivre. No thank you. If it's because of a lame Covid excuse, that ship has sailed.
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The bus rides make the trip longer. Only plus is your on a Yankee coach bus and free ride from beverly to Newburyport and Manchester to Rockport.. some days it's beverly to rockport
Maureen B.
Not impressed. I orderd blackened salmon, got grilled. Very bland. Two of our party of five got prime rib, very small and not much flaver. One other got beef wellington, again, bland. The last got shrimp combo, shrimp was overcooked, steak was "okay". All in all, very disappointed. This was a special celebration and it fell flat. Dint waste your time or money.
Jon D.
Don't go here for prime rib if you like a particular cut. They don't know their a*% from their elbows. I asked for a big cap (the delicious part that runs around the outside), and they brought me one with almost none at all. I complained and the waiter told me they had a full prime rib back there, but no other cut would have more cap. This makes no sense. What they had given me clearly came from the loin end, but if they knew the cap is huge at the opposite end (the chuck end), they could have cut me a slab from there and I would have been happy. There is really no excuse for a restaurant that prides itself in prime rib to be that ignorant about the dish.
awesome, efficient staff, never rushed, food was very good, love the decor and salad bar
Recently had dinner. The hostess was very friendly. Wish I could same about our waitress. Asked her a question on the dinner menu and received a very rude reply. After we enjoyed dinner and the salad bar, we decided to get another round of drinks and a dessert. Unfortunately, the waitress decided it was time for us and left the bill on the table. We were surprised and mentioned we were going to order again. We decided not to and asked for dessert to go. Unfortunately, I was given the wrong cheesecake, which I didn't discover until I arrived home. Took a bite of the regular cheesecake and immediately threw it away. I called the restaurant and explained my disappointment (think of when you are biting into a chocolate chip cookie but only to discover its raisins!). The woman I spoke to said the owner was out and would be returning in 39 minutes and would return my phone call. Obviously, the owner doesn't care that his staff isn't considerate enough to inquire if customers want dessert and then give them the wrong item. It was a waste of $10. So, if you order a dessert to go, please open the container to ensure that you were given what you actually ordered. Good luck!!
Stopped in Saturday night with two friends. We were able to park right out front and we were seated immediately. Salad bar was an absolute delight. Rare prime rib was incredible. Fried ice cream ended the evening and I was struggling to finish the generous portion! Atmosphere was on point. Brick inside with a tall wooden roof. The high ceilings make it feel very roomy. We had a really wonderful time and we'll be back for sure!
The atmosphere is excellent as are the servers, however the food is average. I am interested in restaurants that provide excellent or great food, not just good or average. Four Of is recently dined here, and in spite of the many highly positive reviews, here's what I found: I ordered the baked scallops with a 6oz sirloin. As a lifelong local resident and a veteran working for a number of high quality restaurants, "baked scallops " usually means your scallops are cooked with some type of stuffing or cracker crumbs. If you offer no stuffing, then you're really not serving "baked " scallops, you're serving "broiled " scallops. I was disappointed when they arrived to see that there were scallops lightly dusted with bread crumbs and that was it. They weren't particularly flavorful and they didn't appear to me to be traditional baked scallops. I also ordered the chicken breast over liquini with a mushroom cream sauce and asparagus to take home. I specifically asked to get extra sauce, but when I got home, I discovered that they did not give me extra sauce as I ordered and every single piece of asparagus was overcooked! The sauce was also too thin and it lacked the succulent, rich flavor you would expect in a mushroom cream sauce. Like the scallops, it was flavorless. Getting so much overcooked asparagus also rather killed the dish! The salad bar, while clean and well done, lacked several things that could have made it excellent. The lettuce was a little limp and cut too large... there were no high quality olives. The beats were low quality and warm. Another review cited some high quality creamy cheese to go with the bread but I didn't see any soft cheese and the one cheese they offered wasn't anything special so the salad bar, an excellent idea, just wasn't executed well enough. All my guests ordered fried ice cream for dessert and all reported their food as good but not great. The bread was also cold and, again, very average. Overall, it was exceedingly average and, for me, that doesn't merit my going back again. I wish I could offer a more positive review but this was my experience.
just called to make a reservation and the host could not have been more rude or unhelpful. Did not make us feel wanted. Will try another restaurant.
Driving from the Framingham to go see a show in Beverly, looked to Yelp for some choices. It was just starting to rain, but the parking lot was huge and finding the entrance was super easy. Walked in and the first impression I got was rustic. Not too loud, tables close to each other. Sturdy table, comfortable seat. Walked past the salad bar, oblivious to it, but that will come up later on my review. Previewed the menu online, but here I saw what I had been desiring for quite some time. Beef Wellington. Our waitstaff introduced themselves, drink order placed. Saw clam chowder on the menu and dove right in. Dinner companion had the beef barley soup. The salad bar was part of the price for dinner, so my companion got a small plate of this and that and mentioned that the cheese there was one of the creamiest she had ever had. Seeing the bread with her plate, I had to try. Winning! The chowder dipped in with the bread was over the top delicious. I still had beef Wellington coming, I didn't want to fill up, so I but my tongue and stopped eating the bread. Chowder and soup plates gone, not too long after, main courses came. My side was the garlic mashed potatoes, oh my. Genuinely satisfied all around, clean restaurant, low noise level and very friendly staff. Highly recommended. No need to get dressed up here, relaxed atmosphere and plenty of parking, but do make sure to make a reservation!
I found this place by accident on a business trip. from the moment we sat down our server Michelle was wonderful. The food came out in order and at the perfect pace. our seafood sampler appetizer was delicious and the French onion was on point. the prime rib was mouth watering perfect rare as I ordered. we topped off our meal with coffee and dessert. the cheesecake was very good and the chocolate cake was INCREDIBLY delicious. this place was a 10 out of ten. I hope I get the chance to come back.
I really love Beverly Depot. It's been my go-to special occasion place forever. Steak au Poivre, Surf and Turf, and of course their wonderful salad bar. Ordinarily I would give them an "excellent" rating, but there was just one sorry day where the service was definitely not up to par, it was a Sunday night and I felt that we were treated like a bother. I might add that I don't want to do anything but spread the love, but since that bad experience I've been wary. Luckily, they have redeemed themselves in my eyes and have returned to the over the top great food and attentive service. Birthday, anniversary, graduation? Yes, I recommend the Depot highly and I will continue to go there for my special dinner nights.
We went out to enjoy a dinner with friends and decided on the Depot. Clam chowder was good. Crabmeat appetizer was mushy with little flavor. Steak au poivre was average. Wait staff were wonderful.
The Beverly Depot is literally located *at* the train tracks. The building is charming, an ambiance enhanced by the working fireplace. There's a salad bar, (which I haven't seen for years) with all of the basic ingredients. There's also bread and cheese if you'd like. I just had the salad, but my companion had the Beef Wellington, and enjoyed it.
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The Grilled Chicken Linguine was delicious and the staff was very pleasant. I would love to come back some day.
Would be a five star review as the food and service were wonderful. What rubbed me the wrong way was that they made us back our own leftover boxes. Sorry, not acceptable in a restaurant that charges these prices. Customers in their suit coats and dresses scraping left over steak au poivre. No thank you. If it's because of a lame Covid excuse, that ship has sailed.
The bus rides make the trip longer. Only plus is your on a Yankee coach bus and free ride from beverly to Newburyport and Manchester to Rockport.. some days it's beverly to rockport
Not impressed. I orderd blackened salmon, got grilled. Very bland. Two of our party of five got prime rib, very small and not much flaver. One other got beef wellington, again, bland. The last got shrimp combo, shrimp was overcooked, steak was "okay". All in all, very disappointed. This was a special celebration and it fell flat. Dint waste your time or money.
Don't go here for prime rib if you like a particular cut. They don't know their a*% from their elbows. I asked for a big cap (the delicious part that runs around the outside), and they brought me one with almost none at all. I complained and the waiter told me they had a full prime rib back there, but no other cut would have more cap. This makes no sense. What they had given me clearly came from the loin end, but if they knew the cap is huge at the opposite end (the chuck end), they could have cut me a slab from there and I would have been happy. There is really no excuse for a restaurant that prides itself in prime rib to be that ignorant about the dish.