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Sidney’s Grille is an oasis of affordable elegance in the midst of Central Square. Located at MIT?s University Park in the upscale Le Meridien hotel, the restaurant features innovative new American cuisine. With its ultra-modern decor, high ceilings and beautiful bar with marble counter tops, Sidney’s immediately makes diners feel pampered. And then there?s the delightful and well-presented dishes. Appetizers like the three-cod New England clam chowder and the seared sea scallops with lemon thyme sparkle. Favorite main courses include the mouth watering striped sea bass with sweet corn and leek ragout; the sesame crusted ahi tuna with gingered sweet potato; and Sidney?s strip steak with roasted garlic. A little off the beaten path, Sidney’s Grille is truly a hidden gem that is one of the best kept secrets in Cambridge.
I just want to say that this was the worst New Year’s Eve dinner and celebration I have ever had!!1 I paid the cover for the 5 course meal and champagne and got a value of less than $10.00.We were seated on time at 9:30 PM, but it took forever for our wait person to come to the table. Then it took forever to get the bread for our table. We did not get to order until 10:05 PM. To make things worse, one of the course selections we PAID for was already GONE by the time she came over to take our order. We had to substitute the third course with things we had no desire to eat. Then the waitress told us that we could upgrade our champagne for $10.00. She did not tell us that it was $10.00 per person at the table. When we asked for more bread, we were told that they had run out of bread. The biggest downer was the fact that we did not get our main course until 11:57 PM; more than two hours after we were seated.Then we asked for our bill it came 25 minutes later. Thus we were s
Went there for the first time this weekend for dinner. Everyone in the group thought the food was very good. They also play some pretty good music – but not too loud – so you can hear just fine. The only downside was that the waiter we had was really lousy. He wasn’t a jerk or anything, just many little things done poorly, too many to write about here. Perhaps he was new or was just having a bad night, so I’ll give them the benefit. In brief, I would go back.Pros + food, ambianceCons – service
