Elm Street Taproom — Restaurant in Somerville

Not bad, but there are much better options in the area. It was sort of just, fine.

Spent $41 before the tip for two double burgers, two sodas, and no sides. The burgers came with a side of fries each. They were good, and I understood that they were called 'skinny burgers' but we got the doubles to beef them up, but they still didn't feel like sufficient portions for the price, especially the fries. The flavor and experience was just an accentuated good, but nothing fantastic, and with something that is just potatoes, you'd think they'd go a little decent on portions at least with the fries, but it was just a little cup.

When ordering a Roy Rogers, the server and the bartender didn't know what it was, and instead of maybe looking it up came out and asked what it was. This is fine, and I was happy to communicate, but after saying it was a classic old-school drink it was surprising to be met with an eye-roll instead of a little curiosity. You'd think someone who is a bartender might be a little curious about a drink they'd never heard of, but to each their I guess. They even forgot the maraschino cherry!

The server was kind, though a little spotty, which was fine.

Overall not a bad experience but not a place I'd recommend. There are a lot of options from Davis up through Porter and...

Weird service and abysmal value for food (drink selection and prices are standard). To be honest, the food didn’t taste bad. I got the chicken sandwich and it tasted/ looked exactly like a McDonald’s McChicken with slightly less chicken. The isse was the fact that this McChicken imitator was $17. Chicken breast was, no joke, less than a quarter of an inch thick and the “chef” didn’t even take the time to toss it with the Nashville hot sauce. Just dumped it on top. How is a restaurant realistically okay with charging $17 for that? I can get a sandwich twice the size and the same price or slightly cheaper across the street at Rosebud. If someone spends nearly $20 on food at your restaurant and they have to then go buy more food somewhere elsewhere because you gave them a “main course” the size of a White Castle slider, you’re doing something wrong.

Lastly, its obviously not the waitress’s fault that her restaurant serves below average food but it would be nice if she came over at any point to see whether our meal was okay and whether we were ready for the check, which she did neither of. She did not seem like she wanted to be there or speak to any humans for...

I took a chance on this place after walking by it countless times on my lunch breaks, and reading some positive reviews! I’m so glad I took the chance. I made a reservation & it was early so I got to choose a table outside. The weather was gorgeous. Our server (young tall blonde) was super courteous, and polite. I was meeting up with an old co worker from my restaurant job and her husband. We are all restaurant people, so we kind of get a little picky when it comes to service & atmosphere. The drinks were SO good. I got the blackberry crush, it was so damn good and refreshing. I got the pineapple sangria which was good, and the Prosecco cut the sweetness perfectly. I do prefer my drinks a little bit sweeter, so in the future I’ll stick with the blackberry crush :) we got a beer flight to end our night which was so fun & yummy. We didn’t feel rushed or overwhelmed by our server, who was really reading us & really good about not stopping by too often or not enough. I will be recommending this place to friends, coworkers, and anyone that I can really! :) I...