The service was great, but the food was just OK. My Papradelle entree was very bland. The atmosphere feels like a hotel lobby (because it is) and wasn't exactly cozy or romantic.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Ana Valle
Came here for dinner with work colleagues. Their red wine selection was good and the steak was delicious! Perfect place for a work function or date night.
I have long been a fan of Peregrine, but I was frankly disappointed by my recent dinner there. It strikes me as, at best, inappropriate to pair potato chips (rather than French fries) with a burger, especially when the burger is only one of three entrees. The lemon cake was very dry. In the not distant past, the food was consistently wonderful. It has recently declined. I would now recommend Peregrine for its atmosphere, not for its cuisine.
Peter Weinstock
Awful experience. Tried reaching out to restaurant off line, but no response. So reaching out here so at least others are warned.We were a group of 6 at Table 41 which essentially shared space with the lobby couch.I will say that the server did his best, but was clearly short staffed.Otherwise the food was really awful -- The cocktails took forever to get and were totally lackluster without flavor. Mine had a very odd taste and was difficult to drink. We were celebrating a birthday and I didn’t want to ruin the vibe by sending things back, but we probably should have.- The “Snack” toasts were comprised of essentially white bread with some butter smeared on a a plate with some dry old appearing anchovies placed on the side. The other “snack dishes” all seems to have the same cheese placed on the plate in no specific order or fashion with some pieces of chocolate that were few and hard to find. The ham was a couple of slices of oily meat and totally gross. All were totally weird and nothing beyond what you might pick up at a supermarket.- The mains were also essentially tasteless across the board. Several of our group had the Papardelle which looked awful and had no taste whatsoever. Just clotted cream on noodles. Hard to eat. My son’s hamburger was also standard and essentially just edible.- The deserts were equally forgettable.And the total meal with tip came to about $450!!?We eat at good restaurants all over Boston, and this was one of the worst meals we’ve had in a long time.Currently it feels like at Peregrine - no one is at the wheel. Steer clear!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
jaj2000
Love the service and atmosphere at the peregrine. Lovely spot! The burger is excellent but tiny - would be happy to pay more to make it a full size burger. Have had it twice now and always wish it left me full. Pastas are hit or miss. This time was a hit cold. Great cocktails.
RachelF
I was very surprised by this restaurant- I wouldn't even call it a restaurant. I was just a collection of tables in the lobby of a hotel. Definitely a weird atmosphere for dinner, drinks might have been fine but I would not recommended for dinner. The food was expensive for what it was, the drinks were small and very weak.
Mike Tyrrell
I dined at Peregrine on Valentine’s Day — at first we were charmed by the quaint and cute aesthetic.But when we sat down, we learned they were enforcing a prix fixe menu only, for $90 per person. Normally, I like prix fixe menus, and I understand the need for one on a busy day like Valentine’s. But in their essence, I thought they are supposed to be cheaper for the restaurant AND the diner. $90 dollars seemed like a needlessly steep Valentine’s-based extortion at a restaurant where a typical main course is $30-35, so instead, this felt like I was being taken advantage of, which really didn’t sit well with me.The food was okay, nothing special but not a disappointment. I’d like to try the a la carte menu, but probably won’t go back to do so.Vegetarian options: Very few vegetarian options.Dietary restrictions: No Vegan options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
LSE
Peregrine is wonderful. Lovely setting, really nice bar area. We enjoyed the brunch and wine selections. Food is very well prepared and presented. The service was actually good, but that was only when we could actually get someone’s attention - rather choppy when you have to repeatedly flag someone down for help.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: French Toast
Fabian Andres Mc donald
Ham 9/10Pomodoro pasta 10/10Red wine Albarossa 10/10Chocolate cake 9/10
Sayed Mousawi
Average overpriced pasta . Short menu not many options , I think one dish was listed twice on the menu with different names . When I ordered both the waitress told me it's the same thing and that I should pick something else . Weird .
Ordered two cocktails at the bar and got charged 7% kitchen fee. Quite unfortunately unexpected considering we weren't even given so much as peanuts for a snack.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
D Balaban
My girlfriend thinks their Bloody Marys are the best she's had. Nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
John W.
The experience was very disappointing. I went in for an early morning meal and they weren't at all ready. I was able to sit and wait at the lounge area but one could clearly see that no one was in a rush. Not that one shouldn't do things correctly and safely but slow would be an understatement. The waiter we had was flat affected, cold, and despite the turtle like movements during set up, decided that my group had to order immediately after sitting down and JUST getting menus. He checked on us probably about once and didn't make an effort to hide the fact that he was just standing at the bar area, with his back to us, on his phone for the majority of the time, despite having few other customers. Over all staffing was not great. Minimal pleasantries, didn't feel welcoming at all, no offers for help, little check ins etc.Food: It was decent. But breakfast food isn't particularly hard is it? I will note that their sourdough toast looked amazing and was toasted particularly well. So...the bread worked out I guess. the prices were a steal...for them. 18 dollars for scrambled eggs? 10 dollars for yogurt? 4 dollars for a small glass of juice? Yikes. The quality of the ingredients were fine, certainly, but I guess you are paying more for the "privilege" of dining there. So if you got money to burn, eat here. get some tiny portions for a large price. Business practice: They charge a 7% kitchen staff fee. To add insult to injury, instead of taking ownership of the fact that they refuse to pay their workers a rightful wage, they blame it on the fact that Massachusetts doesn't allow tips to go to kitchen staff. They literally write that on the menu. So of course, they shift it onto the consumer. I have never seen a kitchen fee that high in any other restaurant. It is a bit insane. Hey, since they charge like $8 an egg, you'd think they could afford to increase wages a bit more. Total rip off.I cannot in good conscious recommend coming here for food, unless it was the only place open. With the overpriced food, disgruntled and unprofessional staff, and unnecessary fees, it is simply not worth it. There are plenty of nice restaurants in the surrounding area, try one of those instead.
Matt G.
Great food and the ambiance was nice. Our server was attentive and knowledgeable and gave good recommendations. Try the duck leg confit.
Mikey
We LOVE Peregrine! We went there for a date night on a cozy winter evening. We had a great seat by the window and enjoyed a delightful evening. Within 10 seconds of sitting down our waters were filled. Moments later our wonderful server came by to discuss drinks. The cocktails are first rate, best I have had in the city. The food is delicious. We split an app, a side, and an entree and it was plenty of food. The service is some of the best in the city too. We've been there a half dozen times and each time our server is attentive, knowledgeable, and friendly. On a side note, the restaurant used to have gratuity included in the price as they paid their staff a living wage (which is at least $15/hour in Boston). I didn't see that mentioned in the menu this time. I really appreciated the format and wished more restaurants did that. It seems like Peregrine isn't doing it anymore. This is a super charming restaurant in a super charming hotel (The Whitney), in a super charming neighborhood (Beacon Hill). Highly recommend!
The service was great, but the food was just OK. My Papradelle entree was very bland. The atmosphere feels like a hotel lobby (because it is) and wasn't exactly cozy or romantic.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Came here for dinner with work colleagues. Their red wine selection was good and the steak was delicious! Perfect place for a work function or date night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peregrine Steak, Catalan Tomato Bread
I have long been a fan of Peregrine, but I was frankly disappointed by my recent dinner there. It strikes me as, at best, inappropriate to pair potato chips (rather than French fries) with a burger, especially when the burger is only one of three entrees. The lemon cake was very dry. In the not distant past, the food was consistently wonderful. It has recently declined. I would now recommend Peregrine for its atmosphere, not for its cuisine.
Awful experience. Tried reaching out to restaurant off line, but no response. So reaching out here so at least others are warned.We were a group of 6 at Table 41 which essentially shared space with the lobby couch.I will say that the server did his best, but was clearly short staffed.Otherwise the food was really awful -- The cocktails took forever to get and were totally lackluster without flavor. Mine had a very odd taste and was difficult to drink. We were celebrating a birthday and I didn’t want to ruin the vibe by sending things back, but we probably should have.- The “Snack” toasts were comprised of essentially white bread with some butter smeared on a a plate with some dry old appearing anchovies placed on the side. The other “snack dishes” all seems to have the same cheese placed on the plate in no specific order or fashion with some pieces of chocolate that were few and hard to find. The ham was a couple of slices of oily meat and totally gross. All were totally weird and nothing beyond what you might pick up at a supermarket.- The mains were also essentially tasteless across the board. Several of our group had the Papardelle which looked awful and had no taste whatsoever. Just clotted cream on noodles. Hard to eat. My son’s hamburger was also standard and essentially just edible.- The deserts were equally forgettable.And the total meal with tip came to about $450!!?We eat at good restaurants all over Boston, and this was one of the worst meals we’ve had in a long time.Currently it feels like at Peregrine - no one is at the wheel. Steer clear!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Love the service and atmosphere at the peregrine. Lovely spot! The burger is excellent but tiny - would be happy to pay more to make it a full size burger. Have had it twice now and always wish it left me full. Pastas are hit or miss. This time was a hit cold. Great cocktails.
I was very surprised by this restaurant- I wouldn't even call it a restaurant. I was just a collection of tables in the lobby of a hotel. Definitely a weird atmosphere for dinner, drinks might have been fine but I would not recommended for dinner. The food was expensive for what it was, the drinks were small and very weak.
I dined at Peregrine on Valentine’s Day — at first we were charmed by the quaint and cute aesthetic.But when we sat down, we learned they were enforcing a prix fixe menu only, for $90 per person. Normally, I like prix fixe menus, and I understand the need for one on a busy day like Valentine’s. But in their essence, I thought they are supposed to be cheaper for the restaurant AND the diner. $90 dollars seemed like a needlessly steep Valentine’s-based extortion at a restaurant where a typical main course is $30-35, so instead, this felt like I was being taken advantage of, which really didn’t sit well with me.The food was okay, nothing special but not a disappointment. I’d like to try the a la carte menu, but probably won’t go back to do so.Vegetarian options: Very few vegetarian options.Dietary restrictions: No Vegan options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Peregrine is wonderful. Lovely setting, really nice bar area. We enjoyed the brunch and wine selections. Food is very well prepared and presented. The service was actually good, but that was only when we could actually get someone’s attention - rather choppy when you have to repeatedly flag someone down for help.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: French Toast
Ham 9/10Pomodoro pasta 10/10Red wine Albarossa 10/10Chocolate cake 9/10
Average overpriced pasta . Short menu not many options , I think one dish was listed twice on the menu with different names . When I ordered both the waitress told me it's the same thing and that I should pick something else . Weird .
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
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Ordered two cocktails at the bar and got charged 7% kitchen fee. Quite unfortunately unexpected considering we weren't even given so much as peanuts for a snack.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
My girlfriend thinks their Bloody Marys are the best she's had. Nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The experience was very disappointing. I went in for an early morning meal and they weren't at all ready. I was able to sit and wait at the lounge area but one could clearly see that no one was in a rush. Not that one shouldn't do things correctly and safely but slow would be an understatement. The waiter we had was flat affected, cold, and despite the turtle like movements during set up, decided that my group had to order immediately after sitting down and JUST getting menus. He checked on us probably about once and didn't make an effort to hide the fact that he was just standing at the bar area, with his back to us, on his phone for the majority of the time, despite having few other customers. Over all staffing was not great. Minimal pleasantries, didn't feel welcoming at all, no offers for help, little check ins etc.Food: It was decent. But breakfast food isn't particularly hard is it? I will note that their sourdough toast looked amazing and was toasted particularly well. So...the bread worked out I guess. the prices were a steal...for them. 18 dollars for scrambled eggs? 10 dollars for yogurt? 4 dollars for a small glass of juice? Yikes. The quality of the ingredients were fine, certainly, but I guess you are paying more for the "privilege" of dining there. So if you got money to burn, eat here. get some tiny portions for a large price. Business practice: They charge a 7% kitchen staff fee. To add insult to injury, instead of taking ownership of the fact that they refuse to pay their workers a rightful wage, they blame it on the fact that Massachusetts doesn't allow tips to go to kitchen staff. They literally write that on the menu. So of course, they shift it onto the consumer. I have never seen a kitchen fee that high in any other restaurant. It is a bit insane. Hey, since they charge like $8 an egg, you'd think they could afford to increase wages a bit more. Total rip off.I cannot in good conscious recommend coming here for food, unless it was the only place open. With the overpriced food, disgruntled and unprofessional staff, and unnecessary fees, it is simply not worth it. There are plenty of nice restaurants in the surrounding area, try one of those instead.
Great food and the ambiance was nice. Our server was attentive and knowledgeable and gave good recommendations. Try the duck leg confit.
We LOVE Peregrine! We went there for a date night on a cozy winter evening. We had a great seat by the window and enjoyed a delightful evening. Within 10 seconds of sitting down our waters were filled. Moments later our wonderful server came by to discuss drinks. The cocktails are first rate, best I have had in the city. The food is delicious. We split an app, a side, and an entree and it was plenty of food. The service is some of the best in the city too. We've been there a half dozen times and each time our server is attentive, knowledgeable, and friendly. On a side note, the restaurant used to have gratuity included in the price as they paid their staff a living wage (which is at least $15/hour in Boston). I didn't see that mentioned in the menu this time. I really appreciated the format and wished more restaurants did that. It seems like Peregrine isn't doing it anymore. This is a super charming restaurant in a super charming hotel (The Whitney), in a super charming neighborhood (Beacon Hill). Highly recommend!