The Locke Bar Cambridge — Restaurant in Cambridge

With its expansive interiors and direct access to the patio, Locke Bar conjures up images of an upscale beach bar - spacious, pristine, and offering a singular experience. The ambiance certainly sets a lofty expectation.

The venue, while architectural poetry, does suffer from limited patronage, which is slightly perplexing given its potential. Walking into such a beautifully-crafted space, I anticipated a culinary experience mirroring its decor. Unfortunately, that wasn't entirely the case.

Take their Fried Chicken Sammy for instance. It felt more like a modest slider than a hearty sandwich. The chicken was a bit on the dry side and lacked the rich flavors. However, the pickled jalapeño and kimchi gave it a redeeming tangy boost. The Prop & Peller Pretzel also felt unexceptional and overly dense. While I admired the honey mustard, the pairing with pickled vegetables felt slightly misaligned with the pretzel experience.

On the bright side, their Fish & Chips was better. The fish, ensconced in a delicately seasoned batter, paired harmoniously with the house remoulade and coleslaw. The fries added a satisfying crunch, rounding off the dish quite well.

While Locke Bar dazzles with its atmosphere, there's room for growth on the culinary front. It's an ideal spot if you're in the mood for a chill evening, but temper your food...

Went to Locke bar for a work lunch with my colleagues. This place just opened up for lunch service and we were excited by their menu.

First, my fish and chips were delicious. Moist flaky beautiful fish with a light tartar sauce. Definitely a winner. Fries are also very yummy.

I did get to try the falafel. I’m not going to deny, it was more dense than I enjoy and it’s not my favourite by far. The other item that was ordered was the grain bowl. As seen in the picture it has much less grain than most places that offer a grain bowl. Ordered beware but by all accounts was very yummy.

I think my main problem with Locke bar if I decided to go of my own volition and money, is the pricing. My fish was $26 with 2 pieces of fish. When comparing to my peers getting san which es or salads with no add ons it was a full $10 difference. I’m very conscientious of my ratios and all the other options were high carb or I’d need to add a $6 protein add on. I do believe my portion and quality was fair but I wish there were lean protein focused alternate options comparable to the sandwiches in price.

Overall would go again either for after work drinks in the area or for a work function, but I’ll avoid the $30...

If you're a hard working Joe stay clear. Nothing but a pretentious place trying too hard for it's resources for people that like to pretend. The menu says two patties for the burger but what it doesn't say is that it was two smashed patties which both didn't total nowhere near 4oz, it had too much sauce for my liking and it took some assembly but it was tasty. The fries where clearly over cooked and might even be clocked in old oil. Probably clocked in high temperature. They were saggy and some were raw. The misses ordered a sandwich and asked if it was spicy and the waiter said no, it had jalapeños in it. I ordered a Guinness that turned out to be alcohol free even tho the menu said 5% and 16 ounces which ended up being less. I'm a burger and beer guy, it took only one look to know those weren't 16 ounces. It got removed from the bill. The waiter didn't seemed very familiar with the menu. If he was new I wouldn't hold it against him, we've all been there. All in all you pay for them to pretend to be trendy of high quality but the food it's nothing special that would render the prices, beer list needs to be better, temperature both cold and hot needs to be better. Would not recommend,...