Vintage 414 — Restaurant in Cambridge

I don’t typically write reviews. Especially long ones. I just spent a couple of hours at Vintage 414. The surroundings are fresh and updated with a calming look that will feel good to a couple of generations. The music is appealing to those of us who grew up in the 60’s and 70’s but with enough of a hip vibe to make millennials feel at home too. There’s a nice selection of a variety of wines, snacks, etc. for carry out. You might or might not recognize the bottles, but ask and you’ll learn more about them than you ever expected to know. The choices of wine have been curated by Natalie Brewer, one of the owners, who has applied years of experience, study and gained-knowledge to the selection. Tables are safely spaced and each has its own hand sanitizer, of course packaged inside a bottle that compliments the decor. No details have been spared. We ordered the French cheese plate, a glass of Pinot Grigio, a glass of Pinot Noir, a couple of beers and signature cocktails. Great start. We followed with the pork sausage flatbread, the carmelized onion flatbread and tri-colored quinoa bowl. The great awakening happened when the food we ordered started coming. There’s no doubt this place is about wine and specialty foods. This is not bar food. Natalie’s business partner, Emily Salisbury, and sous chef, Colleen Hughes, work together in the modest kitchen area. I’d put it up against any place I’ve been for quality and originality. The ingredients are fresh and delicious including home-grown produce and herbs and home-made sausage. There’s no telling how they pulled off the sweet and perfectly caramelized onions in the flatbread. For dessert, one of us ordered the olive oil cake. Perfectly moist and full of flavor accented with berries and whipped ricotta and garnished with tarragon, this dessert was out of this world. Another ordered the black forest mousse, described as creamy, rich and delicious. If you’re looking for a relaxed place to unwind and enjoy a few drinks paired professionally, if you ask, with the freshest and most delicious and original accompaniments, you will not be sorry if you put on your mask and head out to this place. Believe me,...

While visiting in this area, I stumbled upon this business. The environment is inviting, and decorated with great taste. Well stocked with unique small gift items, condiments, wines, beers, etc. The food was delicious, the spinach salad is one of the best I have ever eaten. I also had the ham and gruyere hot pocket, which was well prepared, seasoned to perfection and the bread was awesome. This business opended about a year ago and running a new business has to be very stressful especially in the days of COVID. On the day I visited there were very few customers, one of the owners assisted us, I got the same reaction as another patron. Owner was matter fact, and lacked warmth, some connection with customers will go a long way and the gem you have will grow through word of mouth....

I reached out to Vintage for their help preparing a custom cheese/meat platter for 25 people for a corporate event. It was GREAT food and GREAT service. We served the cheese plate after lunch, when everyone was full, and it was depleted. We had colleagues from all over the world, and I am happy to report that a French and a Swiss colleague decided to camp out and ate all of it. They were so impressed with the quality of the cheeses they asked me where we had gotten them and promised to visit the store. I was very happy with the platter, it was all very tasty, complete with all you would want, very nice presentation... and the best was how easy it was to work and...