This past weekend I attended a friend of mine's wedding dinner. A girlfriend of mine and I took a walk through the South End to scope out some good restaurants where we could have the small get together for the dinner. We stumbled upon Stephi's on Tremont, the sister restaurant of Stephanie's on Newbury Street, Stephi's is located where a comfort food restaurant, the Garden of Eden used to be. Stephi's was opened this year and has a very upscale feel but the benefit of not feeling like you've been robbed after having a light lunch.
The day my friend and I walked in to check out the place and sample some of the food we both had the Turkey Reuben Panini, which was fantastic! The bread was toasted to perfection and the turkey twist was a great one in my opinion. We asked about renting out the back room and were told that there was no deposit or payment required, which is very hard to come by these days. We were also told that if there was a cake we'd like to bring in then we could absolutely do that. We booked the room on the spot.
This weekend we waited at the bar for our friends to arrive and watched as the staff diligently rearranged the big table that could fit up to 12 people into one that would fit 8. We all went in and were given complete privacy by shutting the shades so it seemed like we had the whole place to ourselves.
We ordered some great appetizers (prosciutto and parmesan fritters, salty pretzel crusted crab cake and hoisin bbq chicken). The bbq chicken came with some mandarin pancakes that remind you of flour tortilla's so you could make a little wrap. Be cautious though, the carrots are spicy!
The majority of us then went for some savory comfort food. The macaroni and cheese could not have been better and unless you have not eaten in a while you will most certainly have some delicious left overs to take home to enjoy the next day, the same would go for the meatloaf.
We did bring in our own cake from Vicki Lee's in Belmont which was delicious as well. It was a chocolate genoise ganache cake which for the amount of chocolate it had was extremely light and tasty! I highly recommend going in to Vicki Lee's cafe on Trapelo Road in Belmont.
Overall we had a VERY enjoyable time and our waitress Casey couldn't have been more accommodating.
Thank you everyone for a great time and allowing us to have a very pleasant and memorable wedding celebration.
So...let's review...
1. If you are looking for a great and affordable restaurant for a dinner or a bigger gathering I highly recommend Stephi's on Tremont.
2. If you are looking for a delicious cake consider popping in to Vicki Lee's. Even if you don't need cake, Vicki Lee's has great pastries and coffee you can have on a lovely lunch date.
Until next time,
Linda
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