Violet Thorn — Restaurant in Natick

Honestly, I'd skip it next time. The bar is nice at first glance; very moody and well appointed. The vibe was not welcoming (had to wander in, there was only one other patron and I couldn't be sure if that was the manager or a customer at the time, had to seat myself without either of the two staff members offering to assist). Once sat,I did get some good service from one of the two staff. They had the drink I wanted, which was great. Ordered an appetizer which came out quickly and was good, but a bit overpriced (although still fair). Once I finished my appetizer the individual helping me had gone, and I waited what felt like 30 minutes before the second staff member got close enough to catch and place my order for an entree.

All of the above I could have lived with and still given 5 stars, but the entree was honestly just the most horrible meal and absolute robbery for what was provided. It was the orange and cherry glazed shrimp with vegetable fried rice. THIRTY DOLLARS. I figured it was worth the price for well balanced taste and expert curation, but what I got instead was shrimp (with tails on, so I had to take the marinated, sticky tails off myself by hand, which does not make sense for this meal) that was very dry, lacking taste, and fried rice that was tasteless. Nothing about the dish was pleasant or remotely worth what I paid.

Skip this place and get better food at better prices anywhere else. This is not to mention the $15 for each of two drinks that were a single liquor, neat (not a mixed...

I’m sorry, what?

I came for business, starving and needing a quick satisfying dinner and was really disappointed.

$32 for a tiny mostly flavorless salmon filet is robbery. 4 small asparagus spears The atmosphere is weird and reminds me of the set of Rock of Love with Brett Michaels The chocolate torte… not good! I could barely taste the chocolate, and I would not consider it a torte Google hours are wrong. It said it was closed on Sunday but it was...

Stopped in for a quick bite after a long day of meetings. The Cesar salad (added mahi mahi) was delicious and the Old fashions were too. The bartender was super nice and helped with suggestions. Not sure when I’ll be back in the area but I’d eat here again....