Rebulah Conundrum's Profile
new french bistro in Lincoln
I can second the excellent reviews by LBNova above, as I went this week and loved it! It turned out to be a lot closer to Cambridge than I thought (as Blumie posted above) and Lincoln is easily accessible from Route 2 and via the commuter rail as well. As mentioned above it's not a huge venue, so reservations are definitely recommended,
The atmosphere there was relaxed despite being opening week and great fun with outstanding service as well (I think our server was called Dora and she couldn't have been more helpful or attentive). It really is a genuinely exciting new restaurant for the area. The way that they've managed to split the restaurant into two distinct areas for Japanese and French food was impressive and a number of tables near to us in the main restaurant were taking advantage of both types of cuisine.
As Sablemerle mentioned above, they really are keeping the menus authentic (any children that brave the snails or frogs legs should be commended, as I doubt I would have done at that age!) with steak hache alongside omakase options. It'll be interesting to see how the brunch, terrace and take-out menus look in due course and how the place develops with time, as it looks like a surefire winner at the moment already.
If you get the chance to visit, then I can't recommend the new AKA Bistro in Lincoln highly enough!
Clambake for wedding? Bad idea?
Thanks so much to everyone for taking the time to help me, as it's much appreciated!! The excellent advice, links and information that you've all taken the time to provide is going to be very helpful, as I was starting to feel a little lost in where to start...
We hadn't considered the clambake for the rehearsal dinner but will start to think about that as well as an option. I'll look into all the places you've all recommended to see how things stand and thanks for sharing your experiences with me, especially in terms of the pros and cons of trying to do this for the wedding.
Thanks for the congratulations and hope you all have a great weekend.
Clambake for wedding? Bad idea?
Hello everyone,
Apologies as I think this may have been covered in a previous post, but thought that this would be a good community to ask for advice. I'm planning my wedding for next September and am trying to find recommendations of companies/caterers in the Boston area who would be able to put on a classy clambake for the event. I'm not having luck in finding too many independent reviews online (good or bad) so was hoping that someone might be able to offer a suggestion from weddings they attended or organized (or even companies to avoid!). I don't know if a clambake would be suitable for a sit down meal and if they can prepare the lobsters and shellfish so that it doesn't get too messy? I'd like to avoid a buffet at the wedding, but perhaps that's a better idea for a clambake. As you can tell, I don't have much experience with organizing clambakes!
I'm thinking of holding the outdoor wedding in a tent for around 100-140 people and have contacted Woodman's and Family Crest so far (some of these places offer the tent, tables and linens in a wedding package as well without having to go through multiple vendors which seems easier. I wonder if it is a good idea to rent the tables, chairs and tent from the caterer or if that's just me being a bit lazy), but any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Rebulah
