Forage

Quirky restaurant with a quirky staff (good things!) and tasty food. I did the non-alcoholic drink pairing. Very creative and highly commended. I did the Omnivore tasting menu which consisted of three vegetarian dishes and one meat course. Vegetarian dishes are very simple, but very fresh are tasty with nice textures The meat course was also very simple but well cooked and was tasty. The dessert was awesome. A bit on the expensive side for what you get, but everything is tasty and creative so I will certainly come again soon

We visited Forage to celebrate my girlfriend’s birthday and enjoyed beautifully curated vegan and pescatarian tasting menus. Every course was thoughtfully prepared, starting with a delightful selection of pickled vegetables and infused oils and vinegars. A standout dish was the skate fish, which had a mild, slightly sweet flavor that paired perfectly with the miso broth and fresh mussels. Dessert was just as impressive: a rhubarb upside-down cake and a red wine sorbet infused with black pepper, complete with a birthday candle for a special touch. The only small critique was that two of my courses featured a rather large portion of mussels (8–10 each), and I would’ve loved a bit more variety. That said, the overall experience was outstanding. What truly made the evening unforgettable was our server, Jack. He was incredibly knowledgeable, warm, and attentive, guiding us through the menu with genuine enthusiasm. His service elevated our experience and made the night feel truly special. I highly recommend Forage to anyone eager to explore creative, seasonal flavors — and if you’re lucky, you’ll have Jack as your guide

Came here for an anniversary dinner and had a great time! We each had a cocktail, and the vegetarian tasting. We picked classic cocktails not listed on the menu, and they were delicious! The food was pretty awesome too, only comment was one very radish heavy dish (it was just radishes lol). However the shakshuka was amazing, as was the brownie at the end. Total bill was $240 with tip, service was incredible, would come again!

I selected this restaurant because of the reviews for their vegetarian tasting menu. My friend got the vegetarian and I got the omnivore. We paired our meals with wine. There were 2 courses that were different between menus. One of them had fish and was exceptional, the other was steak that was inedible. Would most certainly get the pescatarian menu 10/10. We requested only red wine pairings, and they were all delicious. I would definitely eat here again. The peppers were maybe my favorite. Or the fish.

Loved it! The menu is always changing so no sense in suggesting what to get, but if that vegan cheese board is available, get it! Hands down the best cashew cheese ever. I loved the creative flavor pairings on the cod, and simple yet crisp and bright salad with strawberries. Service was attentive, maybe hovering at one point as we had an 8:45 reservation. I tend not to like sorbet but the chocolate sorbet was yummy! The best birthday dinner :)

We celebrated our anniversary at Forage this year. We were blown away by every aspect of our evening. The staff (shoutout Ash, Stan!) were extremely attentive, friendly, and helpful. The cocktails and natural wines were unique and refreshing. The food was absolutely spectacular and thoughtful, with great variety in flavor and appeal.

Forage is a very cozy place (indoor seating portion) with an intimate feel, located in a quiet Cambridge neighborhood. The drinks were amazing, the vegan options were impressive, especially the cheese options, and the overall service was great. A great place to celebrate a special occasion.

Overall a good restaurant. Unique options which is really refreshing, a very fun menu with a variety of options and things you dont see everyday. Execution of the dishes were really great and everything was cooked very very well. Some of the dishes lacked any real stand out flavor, some were bland, some were really great. Cocktails equally were cool and interesting, but flavor wise pretty standard.

Absolutely phenomenal restaurant and completely devoured the plates! Food: looks like dishes are on a regular rotation here. -Fennel strawberry salad (4/5) crunchy, sweet, balanced, but would have preferred more of that anise-forward flavor. -Bluefish (5+/5)!!! Never had bluefish before and pleasantly surprised with the super meaty texture and none of the irony-fishy taste. Served with a mustard green salad + cashew dressing that made all the flavors really complement each other so well. Super well seasoned and much umami in this dish! -Earl grey chocolate brownie (5/5). Can't go wrong with this combination. Great the custard drizzle. The star was extremely friendly and quick. Lighting a bit dim (which I thought was comical since most people had to look at the menu with a flashlight on). Love that they also a forager deliver gems on a routine basis. I'm not usually a restaurant repeater and I came with a full stomach from another restaurant but was thoroughly impressed by the flavors and would definitely come back to this one!!!

Came for an anniversary dinner as this is one of few restaurants in Boston that offers a more fine dining experience for vegans. The service was amazing, but the food had its highs and lows. We decided not to go with the vegan tasting menu, which i think is a good decision. The table next to us ordered the tasting menu, and it's literally just a selection of the main menu vegan items-- the Brussels sprouts tops, the roasted potatoes, risotto, and some dessert (we left before they got it). It is definitely a lot to eat for one person. Between the two of us, we just ordered the potatoes, Brussels sprouts tops, matsutake mushroom, and stuffed honey nut. They arrived in that order, and we both agree that the food only improved as the dinner went on. The roasted potatoes were paired with a cabbage slaw that had a unique floral + almond extract flavor, which was unexpected and didn't feel cohesive with the potatoes. The almond extract flavor felt too overpowering, and the potatoes didn't have enough browning and flavor themselves to work with the other strong flavors. We appreciated the acidity of the slaw, but others did not (the table next to us didn't even touch the cabbage). Next came the Brussels sprouts, which I have no complaints for except that they could be improved with a little more crispiness on the sprout leaves. They were cooked perfectly tender and paired with a pumpkin purée and cranberry sauce, both delicious, but the pecan topping was the only thing adding textural variety. I personally love the crispy edges of roasted veggies, and was missing that in this dish. Still, it was very yummy. Next came the Matsutake mushroom, which was a large whole roasted mushroom on a bed of polenta and collard greens. These collard greens were the best I've ever had-- not a hint of bitterness, a roasted smoky flavor, perfectly seasoned. The polenta was not bland at all and paired perfectly with everything on the plate. But the mushroom, being large and whole roasted, lacked flavor on the inside, and was a little bland. I think cutting into smaller pieces to allow more seasoning coverage as well as caramelization surface area would have been much better. Finally the honey nut squash. This was amazing, and I want to go back just for this. The honeynut was roasted so buttery and smooth, and the stuffing had hints of sweet tartness with the golden raisins (I promise even raisin haters will enjoy) and pickled onions. The salad it came with was dressed simply but very complementary to the warm flavors of the squash. Definite must order! We ended with the chocolate hazelnut tart, which is also a must order, though rich enough to be shared happily between two people. It was like eating a spiced chocolate fudge-- super unique with subtle spice flavors and altogether delicious. We also got a complimentary Concord grape and crabapple sorbet, the ice cream of that day. It was very sweet and almost candy like, and we ate it all happily, but I wouldn't pay $7 to have it again. All in all we had a great satisfying dinner that came out to ~$51 per person after tax and tip, including dessert. The portions were larger than we expected considering the label "small plates" on the menu, and we were very happy with the service. The lighting could be a tad brighter so as to see the food (and take pics) better, but all in all a cozy elegant atmosphere.

Amazing mushrooms and great service! The menu changes frequently and everything I've tried has been very flavorful and fresh, though some of the appetizers were too salty for me. I've especially enjoyed their mushroom dishes (boletes and chanterelles). My friend also loves their steak. I like the vibe of this restaurant. It's cozy and feels nice, without being pretentious. Very down-to-earth.

Came here with friends for a dinner. Food: 3.5/5 Got the hen of the woods, mushroom sausage, seared fish, steak, and "papparadelle". The food was really good however, the fish dish came out cold and needed to be reheated and the peppers with the mushroom sausage was so burnt it couldn't be eaten. Service: 2/5 This is the real kicker for me, the servers were really nice and explained the menu thoroughly. The cocktail menu was designed by one of the servers. HOWEVER, at our 8pm reservation with everyone seated on time without the restuarant being too busy, we waited an hour between our app and our main with the waitress saying "we serve you your main when you're ready for it" which confused our group given that we were ready for our entrees for an hour. Overall we didn't get to eat our dinner until 9:45. Food was good but not worth an almost 2hr wait even if we were already seated.

Last night I took my friend out for a belated birthday dinner. I hadn't been to Forage so wanted to check it out after looking inside one night while on a neighborhood stroll. The place is cute with a nice let's-get-lost vibe. The wine was really good and priced accordingly. The food was good - my friend liked her steak. I had Swimming Chicken which was fine. I took most of it home. The desserts were good - the olive oil cake and lemon sherbet were very good and my friend liked her hazelnut chocolate dessert, too. We sat at their small bar which may have had 6 seats? I like to eat at bars in restaurants. It's fun and communal. The service kind of tanked the dinner afterwards - we sat at the bar. Our server/ bartender seemed to have contempt for us asking her what was good, to make recommendations since we had never been there before. She just waved her hand and said, "it's all good", as if she couldn't be bothered to be specific. We tried to ignore her prickly personality, but each interaction we had with her was unpleasant, which isn't what you want when you're taking your friend out for an nice dinner! I do not typically drop $200. plus tip on dinner. Even paying her was a pain: "we don't count out change, we round up!" Maybe she was having a horrible day, but couldn't figure out how to handle that and work with the public? It is a tough thing to learn, though necessary when dealing with the public. I would go back and try the place again. I ended up speaking to the owner as I was searching where to get that wine. Turns out he owns a wine store in Dedham which carries unique wines so that's cool. And he was unhappy to hear about the server, which shows he cares! He gets we want to have a nice experience when we're dining out. All's well that ends well.

I thought long and hard about this one and finally settled on what I think is a deserved score and review. At first look, Forage seems like a nice quaint restaurant. They have both indoor and outdoor seating. It is a bit odd that they are situated in a residential area, surrounded by apartment complexes. I'd hate to be living there. Anyway, I made a reservation and they do one of the things I HATE most from restaurants. They charge a no-show fee. Honestly, it just seems like a poor way to do business. Life happens. What if I got sick? Would they want to me hacking my lungs up on my neighbors? What if I had an emergency? It is unacceptable. They make you put up a credit card as collateral but at least they don't place a hold on it. It was otherwise easy enough to get a reservation. We came here because I had a guest who was vegan and we wanted to try to vegan tasting menu. $60 for a tasting menu, seems ok, until you learn it is only 4 teeny-tiny courses that are simply non fiilling. I do have to hand it to the chef, it all did taste pretty decent which is surprising for vegan food. Often vegan food is bland and tasteless but this was surprisingly satisfactory. The texture of the main course of the tasting menu which was this triangle mix of beans and lentils was a bit off putting however. What I found to be the most appalling was the service. No table had one particular waiter it seems. People just came with the food as it was prepared. Our first one, the one that took our order, had just terrible behavior. She was sarcastic and rude and was just overall unpleasant. She made us feel so uncomfortable that we would just go silent when she was around lest we feel her wrath again. Another waiter just threw our food on the table and left. We had to ask him to let us know what we were eating because you know, it was a tasting menu. He gave this brief list of ingredients and abruptly left. The other two waiters were fine, and pleasant enough. I get that people have bad days, but if one is going to pretentious enough that they think they can demand cancellation/no-show fees and charge Michelin star prices, the service needs to be better. It wasn't like I was paying $10 a person kind of meal and would have no expectations of service. The bill came out to be over $400. We remained as calm as we could for the duration of the evening and just tried to minimally interact with the staff after those first encounters but overall the experience just left a bad taste in my mouth both figuratively and literally after that weird main course. I doubt I will return and certainly will not recommend any of my friends at this point.

Went for Southern Pines Supper club. Great service but food was definitely not so Southern nor was it good. Chicken was raw, potatoes were super salty. Drinks were decent. Miss this one if you're looking for Black Southern food. This isn't it.

The first thing that strikes you about Forage is its unique location - nestled up right in the middle of a suburban street block, the restaurant is in the basement of a rather nondescript building, and if not for the outdoor dining area, it might just blend in with its neighbouring residential buildings. The second thing is that it's really dark inside. Somewhat unsurprising, I guess, since it's in a basement, but our table in particular was poorly lit to an extreme. That's probably the most notable thing about Forage, though. The food, in a word, was bland. We had the One Cheese and the seafood starters, and honestly I was a little shocked at how.. boring everything was. The cheese plate came with a few tasteless crackers (the cheese itself was fine but certainly did not merit the price) and apple slices (somehow even the apple was bland - a bit dry and not at all sweet). Seafood extravaganza was similar - the place certainly looks nice but each component (especially the shellfish) just had very little flavour to it. Our mains were no less disappointing. Hanger steak was quite tasty, but that was actually it. Both fish plates felt unseasoned and unprepared, and the accompanying veggie selection was so lacking in flavour that we barely ate any of it. Was anything actively bad? Not really - but I can't really remember any particular item or flavour from the entire meal. Everything felt amateurish, from the uncreative recipes, odd and borderline pretentious plating, and most critically, the lack of flavour in... frankly everything. Overall, an extremely mediocre experience - and for this price point? I don't think I'll be coming back.

This restaurant has to be a Portlandia skit, there's no other way around it. Came here for dinner on a Saturday night after hearing a ton of hype. Everyone loves a farm to table, curated dinner experience... when it's done well. First, tiny location which is totally fine. Really adds to the intimate feel. Good vibes, nice staff, seems like a great date location. Unfortunately, it all goes downhill with the food. We (one vegan, one non-vegan) started off with the One Cheese platter which is a crackers/jam/cheese plate situation. The server offered a vegan cheese option which we were excited about. What they failed to mention was that it's a vegan cheese that is "puréed pumpkin, pressed, and then FERMENTED"-vegan cheese. This was served with half a teaspoon of jam (delish tho), the world's largest fennel seed cracker (singular), and some sunchokes (also delish). We also started with the winter salad which comes with "roast sweet potatoes, remoulade, and vinaigrette". The mountain of greens seemed to be freshly plucked from the backyard. The TWO 1-inch sweet potato discs it came with failed to satisfy. Now onto mains. We got the hanger steak, medium rare, and the sweet potato manicotti (veganised). The steak was a 10/10, cooked perfectly, flavorful. That entree was excellent. The manicotti was a solid 5/10. Not bad, but nothing to write home about and nothing I would return for. The best thing about Forage, a highly curated farm to table tasting experience with luxury prices, was the corn bread. 15/10. Maybe they should consider being a bakery. Overall the whole thing feels like a dream. I was waiting for Fred Armisen to walk out in a wig. FERMENTED PUMPKIN PURÉE???? Please just pick up a block of Daiya.

I really want to give 5, but it's 4. Keeps us to its name- everything is foraged. For the price point, good tasting menu. Though, even for omnivore, there is only one meat dish. Rest is like peppers with cheese. Not bad, just not what I expected. The staff is amazing! Kind and courteous!

Had a dinner meeting here. Chose it because it was plant forward and the menu seemed inspired. Also because it's off the beaten track and the ambiance is lovely. Unfortunately, the food was less than inspiring. Severely lacking in seasoning and dry. Protein dishes desperately needed sauces and mushroom dishes were not treated with care. Really want more from this place because the concept and wine list are wonderful.

First tasting menu experience and it was lovely! We got the vegetarian tasting menu for two plus the cheese course, and each dish was so unique and bursting with flavors and textures. Service was fantastic as well. Although the portions are a little small for there being only 4 courses in the tasting menu, the flavors made up for it. Definitely recommend Forage for a special night out!

Amazing! Im a creative eater and cook and this place blew me away. Incredibly creative flavor profiles for every dish, everything works so well you feel as though its done this way at every restaurant ... but its not. Try as many dishes as you can and save room for the house churned ice cream! The scoop of the night for me was Eucalyptus! This is what every restaurant should be trying to be these days. Keep it up!

Save your money, go to Veggie Galaxy in Central or something. There is WAY better vegan food in Boston; positive reviews for this establishment come from a place of denial and buyers remorse. Cope. The location and ambiance is cute. That's where the the good ends. Ordered two sides, tofu and fiddle heads, and a main of Huarache. The fiddleheads came out raw, and the tofu (unflavored) was actually an asparagus dish sprinkled with tofu (lol). The main was fine, like a dressed up item one would find in Taco Bell. Again, the Huarache was fine because the first two dishes were utterly awful. Seriously it felt like the chef foraged for the ingredients and plated moments after we ordered. If that's the appeal of the establishment, bravo. Otherwise, inedible. Genuinely gross. Severe indigestion the next morning. Good luck foodie.

Vegetarian tasting menu was excellent. Service was fantastic. Great option for a special occasion, especially for vegetarians, vegans, or pescatarians. Beautiful, quiet neighborhood.

Went here for a group dinner and the experience was quite good. Very limited selections on the menu but the delivery on taste and aesthetics is top-notch. Craft beer and wine options are also limited but good. Authentic American bistro serving and dining. Good for intimate dinner scenes and gatherings.

So we really wanted to like this place as there has been a wave of vegan/vegetarian restaurants closing and this place had a vegetarian tasting. I can tell you we spent about $325 on dinner. There were four courses, plus we added on wine parings, and shared one cheese dish. Here's what I will say: The dishes were fine, but really just neutral and tasted like no one had tasted them. Server was nice. Had a half shirt on and a flannel tied around their waist and we were just directly at their belly button level as they explained that they didn't know how the wine was pronounced or what it exactly some of the dishes were. Dishes were ok. One was a squash dish that would have been great, but Roasted chickpeas on it were so hard they almost cracked my husband's filling. Staff who brought over the dessert, also seemed confused about what it was as they presented the dish. Cake was very dry. There was one staff that seemed to know the wines really well and had excellent wine service. I'm pretty laid back, but for this amount of money, you would expect a little more. Pros: They thought to have a vegetarian menu. Server was sweet. Music wasn't super loud. And I was happy with the wine selections. This tasting wasn't in line with other tastings we have had and the dishes aren't there enough to make it all make sense. Despite that I think it's worth giving it a shot if you are in the area.

Lovely staff. Unfortunately this restaurant should not have a tasting menu. The highlight is the wine.

This hidden gem is my favorite place to go on special occasions. We were back for Tuesday Wine Dinner ($90). They have a different theme for this event and the theme was Portugal Wine. We went with Omnivor option. Menu: Salada del Mar with House Crackers 2020 Branco, João Pata aka Duckman, Bairrada Smokey Potatoes with Bitter Greens and Spicy Chili Mayo 2019 "COZs Pop Macerado", Da Cruz e Teles, Lisboa Tamarind Braised Pork with Balichao, Sushi Rice, Tomato, Lime, and Onion 2018 "Tinto", Casa de Mouraz, DAO Optional Paired Cheese +$25 Goat Tomme, Twig Farm, VT Smoked Hazelnuts, Prunes 10 year Madeira Flight Henriques & Henriques Sercial & Verdelho  Salame de Chocolate with Bush Quince Marmalada, and Spicy Tea Biscuit 1991 Carcavelos, Quinta dos Pesos Each bite is a celebration to the ingredients and comes with full of surprises, perfect balance of spices and flavor. I especially liked the Seafood salad which was like a seviche but also with complex vegetable flavor added to it. The tang from the bitter greens was perfect to go with the smokey potatoes and the kick of the spicy chili mayo. The pork was so tender and went perfectly with the sharpness of the spices and fresh veggies. The chocolate sausage was decadant but was perfect between the spicy tea biscuit and the sour marmalade. I also appreciate that you can taste the wine flavor profile change when you combined with food, which made the experience much more enjoyable. Staff was friendly and very pleasant to talk to. They offered us the cheese to split between the two, which was perfect for someone who want to try but also quite full. I'm really happy that they survived COVID and would love to come back again in the near future!

My wife and I invited our adult son for first visit here at outdoor seating which is warmed comfortably by gas heat lamps in Winter. While reviewing the menu. we were brought complimentary hot lemongrass tea. We started with small plates including warmed Iggy's bread, pork rillette, and the house pickles. For dinners, my wife and son ordered the hanger steak which was perfectly medium rare and tender. I went off the small plates for the Maine mussels and Brussel sprouts which were enhanced with pine nuts. Two of drank the Sardinian Nasca orange wine. We were all also treated to cups of lamb matzah ball soup. The dessert menu was appealing but no one had room! Extraordinary as the food was, the four servers that teamed on our table surpassed were exceptional and undaunted by the cold. With everything so consistently good, we'll be back for the tasting menu/

Awesome food and cocktails. The service and ambiance are first rate. The main courses are scrumptious

Went here for my best friends 21st birthday party. So there were a few of us and we did order nearly the whole menu so I had the chance to try it all from each of our plates. I have to say the food was somewhat underwhelming. Not a ton of flavours and not super interesting. Given the price range I'm really looking forward to tasting something unique with passion from the chef(s). That's not really found here, the ingredients and flavors are good but are what you might expect from a cheaper restaurant. The wine list is alright and we'll thought out obviously but a bit pricey as are the cocktails but that is to be expected. Flavours from the wine I had were great, complex, and what one should come to expect from a wine bar. The staff unfortunately were a bit unfriendly but I can understand the hesitation given I am from a younger crowd outside of what I might expect more typical age ranges for patrons. They did offer the birthday girl a full glass of chartreuse and ice cream which was really cool to see and above and beyond. Overall it was a mediocre experience, good food but not quite what I expect relative to prices.

Excellent food; very comfortable outdoor seating area, waiter was knowledgeable and helpful in decisions

Love this place! Cute ambience and decor and creative food. Love that it feels residential and in a cozy basement. The cocktails are consistently amazing. As someone who finds 99% of cocktails too sweet (even cocktails at nicer restaurants), I'm consistently pleased with the options at Forage. Every now and then there will be one dish that is a bit on the overly interesting maybe overly local side, but I really do love the adventurous and creative ingredients. I'd rather have one kind of weird dish and three amazing creative ones that are actually exciting than four boring ones like you get at other places. Basically the food is creative and the service is friendly and warm. I also disagree with some of the reviews saying that the flavors are underwhelming - I actually love how subtle the flavors are. You don't get overwhelming spice/garlic etc - things are generally balanced.

Forage is one of my all-time favorite places in the Boston-Cambridge area. I've had their Meatless Monday special numerous times and each evening there is such a lovely one! ($40 for 6 veggie fine-dining courses on Monday's). They serve local and seasonal ingredients, which is clearly reflected in their menu - more of a reason to come back in different seasons. I've been waiting for my summer-fall CSA subscription to end so I could order Forage's Goodie Bag, a weekly mix of locally-sourced produce and house-made items. I received my first Goodie Bag this week and it was the highlight of my week! Some of my favorite items from this week were the Sunchokes, Oyster Mushrooms, and Rosemary Salt. The bag (which was also much larger than I expected!) also came with a cute "menu" so you could see where each item was sourced from. The whole experience was such a treat - I will definitely be reordering soon. (Forage also has delicious looking cocktails on their to-go menu as well - I can't wait to try that in my next order!)

We did the vegan tasting menu and the omnivore tasting menu, and neither were very good. The dishes were strange but also boring and not very tasty. The omnivore main was stewed chicken that was bland, boring, and wildly simply for a $60 tasting. Two of the four courses were just raw, mildly seasoned produce. Dessert was a weird ice cream/cheesecake and we opted to add a cheese course, which was melted Brie on tomatoes with a slice of sweet bread. The vegan cheese made in-house tasted like scrambled tofu. I can't recommend this place. The energy was also way too low, too quiet, and just off. I'm embarrassed that I took my friends here.

Forage is a wonderful, intimate restaurant tucked in a corner away from all the busling of Cambridge neighborhood (probably about 15 min walk from either Harvard or Porter Sq). The restaurant occupies a small, wonderful space of the former famous Ten Tables and Craigie on Main restaurants. Thendimly lit restaurant was so intimate and definitely conducive to small parties (I'd say for a date or up to 4 people). There's also a small bar area that can seat ~6-8 people. You definitely should make a reservation ahead of time, as they do get crowded even on a weekday evening early in the week. I had a chance to stop by to try their 5-course Meatless Monday dinner and was definitely satisfy with it. For $40, it was nice to be pampered with local farm to table ingredients and food that are healthy and don't make you feel so bloated or too full afterwards. The only thing I felt though was that the wait between the courses were a bit too long and that the ingredients lacked greens/veggies (more along roots/mushroom side). But that's fair enough as I was having dinner in the middle of fall...fresh green leaves arent in season at the time! Woyld definitely love to stop by this place again if I have a friend or out of town visitor who isn't picky about food and is a fan of farm to table style meal. $40 on Monday evening, for the ambiance, the service and the meal...that's a steal in my mind!

Best vegan food in Boston. Delicious wine, great service and such an inventive menu!! They use seasonal ingredients very artfully and the music and vibe were great!!

I don't understand how this restaurant can't get anything but 5 stars. I eat out 3 nights a week in Los Angeles Boston New York San Francisco. This was definitely the best meal I've had in the last few years, the Ambiance, the service, the level of non rushed attention. The olive oil that is free poured was incredible, and as a connoisseur of olive oil I would rate it in the top three that I've ever had. They also provide fresh bread for dipping that was extraordinairly crisp on the crust and soft inside. Usually French Breads that are used for restaurants tend to be either too soft or too hard. I'm sure you've had that experience. My girlfriend is a vegetarian and on Monday night they have it 6 course tasting menu for $40! I don't think you can really beat that. I had a grilled Bluefish plate, which was excellent. Are two friends who we met also had the vegan tasting menu and it was well received by both of them. They have some inventive drinks and provided a couple of inventive non-alcoholic drinks that weren't on the alcoholic menu. This makes now alcoholics feel special too! Although Forage, the name, implies that it should be stuff that is foraged from the nature exclusively they don't really do that so you'll be OK if you're an omnivore. One of the appetizers was a fermented plate, and it was very inventive and you can see by the picture was presented well even given what it was. Basically pickled and fermented vegetables! Highly recommend this place. They let us stay for three and a half hours and we had an amazing time.

Forage is, in a single word, mediocre. It's just another restaurant attempting to cash in on the surplus of money that yuppies have to spend on trendy, hip food. If you are a yuppie looking to waste money on mediocre food, this is the place for you. We did the tasting menu--the starting dish was a small platter of pickled carrots and green beans(lol), the lions mane mushrooms were just oyster mushrooms, the salad was just...a plain salad, the watercress was dry and just not flavored well, etc etc. This sounds pretentious but the food was truly amateurish. You could spend half as much at somewhere like oleana and leave much happier. To add insult to injury, the service was also bad.

We dined here for our anniversary dinner, and were extremely impressed! My fiancé is vegan and I am not, and there was an excellent selection for us both. The food was flavorful, the wine was delicious, and the staff were very friendly. We were also given dessert wine and sorbet as an anniversary gift- nice touch! We will be back!

Absolutely great. Friendly and fun server. Creative menu. Quiet but not fussy venue. Small touches like samples of wine and pickled veggies made it an "A".

BIG WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME: Here's why I'll regret the $500 bill for a long time: 1) if one person in our party wanted the full tasting menu (as opposed to a la carte), we ALL had to have the full tasting menu. Why? No reason. 2) one of the first two courses was peaches in syrup and could have come from a can. The other contained duck-egg, but the vegetarian replacement delivered instead was just cucumbers. If I want peaches in syrup or cucumbers I can get them from the grocery store. 3) while some of our party got the fish entree, others got the vegetarian, which was simply lentils. Lentils that were neither seasoned nor tasty. There was no salt on the table and it took several minutes to arrive, as if it was an extraordinary request. 4) dessert was a tiny bit of ice cream and the vegetarian version was a piece of hard, stale cake that was inedible. I feel that the reviewers who recommend this restaurant were not at the same place that I was. If there were a way to give it 0 stars, I would.

I was really really excited about this place after hearing rave reviews. We did the tasting menu and there wasn't anything that really impressed us. I wish that the chef had asked us if there were particular foods we didn't like, since we were served several items of foods we don't prefer - such as clams. There were 2 clam dishes in our selections, and it was unfortunate since neither me nor my boyfriend eat clams. The bread though was great!

A special treat in the heart of one of Cambridge's most beautiful, stately neighborhoods. The space is a relaxed, bistro setting that's warm and inviting. The waitstaff and owner were quick to respond to our requests in advance for both vegan and gluten-free tasting menus, and were attentive and interested in our preferences once we arrived. The three courses plus dessert and an appetizer that we shared were creative and flavorful. We will return to try their full vegetarian and pescatarian tasting menus as well. A perfect restaurant for a date or group outing. Thanks for the excellent service and quality!

We did a date night tasting menu here. Food was tasty, but simple. I was also surprised that it was just four courses. My partner surprised me with this meal so not exactly sure what the menu was, but my best description is that we had soft multigrain cracker with herbed beet purée, salad with mussels, steak with organ meat and greens with beet purée, and a chocolate mousse type dessert. Overall was interesting to try though the appetizers were overly salted, and the steak was a bit gamey. Our favorite part of the meal was the dark chocolate dessert which was very rich and balanced with the citrus. I think we expected a little more complexity or course for the $60 price point, but did appreciate the farm to table model. Something else we weren't expecting were the new set of utensils with every course, or the staff checking in every single course (sometimes awkwardly in the middle of a conversation). Parking can be tough since there's a lot of resident only parking directly around the restaurant. They gave us a little map of street parking nearby when we asked after giving up searching. It was a helpful detail! Overall, interesting experience to try. I still think of that chocolate dessert and ways to replicate it at home.

We used to come to this location way back when - when it was Craigie St. Bistro before they moved to Main St. Forage is great! Everyone there could not be more friendly or helpful. The food was fantastic. Very creative menu. I would not hesitate to go back.

I am rarely compelled to write a review for a restaurant. But this was awful. Really awful. We wanted to try the vegetarian tasting menu but figured we would try a wide selection off the menu for our first time. Each dish was worse than the one before. Bland. Peculiar. I felt like a deer trying to eat parts of the vegetable that humans usually cut off - battling my food down. The chef really tried hard to be artistic and thoughtful but it flat out bad food and a total miss - every last dish. It literally felt like someone went into the forest, picked up random things and then briefly roasted them with limited knowledge of how to prepare any of it. We left hungry and after hundereds of dollars spent, we went home and ate leftovers from last night.

My husband and I came here when they opened up patio dining a few weekends ago. The seating is great! It's setup in a shaded grass area and it's relaxing. It felt like we were sitting in a quiet garden :) The food was fresh and delicious! The service was good and I'd highly recommend the trout, clams, and ricotta. This place is perfect for a date night.

PRECOVID I can understand the criticIsms but ultimately this ended up a solid four for me. Just to start out that the beets were done very tasty, accompanied by a pecan butter that was surprising and unique. Also the bread was excellent and more surprisingly paired with an excellent olive oil. The risotto very good. Would recommend more parmegiano though. The service was so-so, several times I felt as though I was forgotten and ignored. It was also fairly slow I think I said it's a great romantic spot in for date night, I'll be in a bit loud. The desert is one of my favorite, a chocolate cake that was very well done, and accompanied by a great survey. I will complain about the brisket in which was subpar and served with extremely salty lettuce lettuce I would return with someone else to have more beets and more chocolate cake and to try some additional items on the menu.

Forage never disappoints! Food is amazing and everything is made in the house. Best restaurant! Love the outdoor area, very peaceful. They did fabulous job! Forage makes me happy!

We booked this restaurant on a Saturday evening for our anniversary in late June due to a recent Best of Boston review. The restaurant setting was rather quaint and intimate. It was located in the basement level of a condo building. My husband and I went for the 4-course tasting menu - him the omnivore, and me the vegan. The omnivore: The macaron appetizer was well balanced and tasted really good. 2nd course - mussels dish was briny yet felt like it was lacking a depth in flavor. The 3rd course, roast chicken was so-so. The dessert was a rich and decadent-looking chocolate cake (which unfortunately, my husband is not a fan of chocolate). My vegan course started off with an amazing broccolini appetizer - it was really fresh and had a good balance of texture and taste. The second plate highlighted a giant grilled bok choy that was too large and fibrous to properly eat. I spent a good amount cutting the leafy green and chewing the bok choy, which could have been wilted a little bit more to help with the breakdown. I wanted a little bit more dressing to help with the taste and texture of the dish as all I tasted was char, bland, and fiber. The third was also rather disappointing and nothing to write home about. For the desert, the vegan cake, unfortunately, had a gritty, offputting texture while the cookies almost broke my teeth (though had good flavor). For drinks: I had the Mint Condition - it was a delicious mix of minty sweetness and tart. He had the Wicklow, which was just as tasty. As an overall, the four plates for the omnivore menu made more sense than the vegan menu. We were excited and dazzled at the beginning of the dinner service but left disappointed by the end of the meal. Service was good and the wait staff was attentive. Parking spaces were limited as most of the spots were not owned by the restaurant so we had to park farther away. The rating should be 2.5 stars but the system does not allow for that. So, a generous 3 stars is provided.

The menu looked interesting and unusual. Sadly the food was terrible. There was no reason for why things were on the plate. The dishes didn't come together. There was no seasoning. Rather than being interesting the food was bizarre. I wouldn't try again.

A neighborhood gem that does fresh, simple food right. We went for a Friday dinner by reservation and was seated promptly. Fun fact: Forage occupied the space where another Cambridge classic, Craigie on Main, first opened its door. Forage offers a fresh, no fuss take on local ingredients with a focus on unusual veggie-oriented dishes, with some twisted classics stowed under their belt. Our favorite appetizer has got to be their Thai Mushroom Laab - just the right amount of sourness, spiciness and freshness! We also really enjoyed the mains - a very interesting take on Pasta with yellow eyed beans, citrus & pea greens, and "Spring Roots" - a collection of grilled sweet potatoes, juniper roasted spring dug parsnips, oat groat risotto with day lily & dandelion roots, and purple carrot fritter - the best part of this dish! Service was great and attentive. When it comes to great local spots with warm hospitality, always count me in for a full support!

We had the tasting menu and none of the plates were particularly tasty. Even if peaches are in season, using the same ingredient in 2 dishes does not make a creative menu. Also, I do not appreciate waiters interrupting my conversation every few minutes asking if we enjoy the dish. If you have to ask this often, you're either not sure how good it is or you know there's something wrong with it. No matter what the reason, I hate being repeatedly interrupted with gratuitous questions. Bottom line: pretentious dishes lacking finesse. Nice and friendly staff but overly eager. I will not return.

I feel bad leaving a neg review and maybe we just ordered the wrong thing. So we only got four courses for a tasting menu. It seems other people get five or seven. Random and at $60 pp overpriced. Especially since two out of the four courses featured peaches. One being just a plain uncooked unpeeled peach sliced and with two little mozzarella balls next it w a sprig of some i inedible herb. Although the staff was super friendly and service was attentive it was maybe over attentive, interrupting us too much to ask about the food. I really didn't care for almost anything I ate except for the the fish which came on a bed of lackluster lentils and some bitter tasting green. I tasted other people's food and the vegan stew was nice. For dessert they served a soft ice cream mixed with big chunks of salt and sunflower seeds, honestly not that great. And my husband's meat was tough! My beet was also so hard I actually should have sent it back. But I was at a birthday dinner and I didn't want to make a fuss. All of us left feeling underwhelmed by the food and feeling it was overpriced for what we got.

The man with the fancy mustache and a handsome face makes an excellent drink and is as charming as anyone couod ever be. I recommend Josh at Forage any day!

Forage is an intimate farm to table restaurant in a residential neighborhood outside Harvard Square. I'm so glad I live in the neighborhood, because it's one of my all-time favorite restaurants. Forage is fantastic in a lot of ways, but they really shine in terms of offering equally wonderful menu selections for both vegetarians and omnivores. I'm a vegetarian and my husband is not, and we're both always able to find plenty of great options on the menu. The $40 six-course Meatless Monday menu is an amazing deal! You also have the option of adding a cheese course for $9, which I typically do. Both their food and drink menus are fresh and inventive. One of my favorite dishes I've had here was, I, believe, asparagus topped with dark chocolate and sea salt. Neither dark chocolate nor asparagus are among my favorite foods, but the chefs somehow made the combo work incredibly well. The food and drink menu change pretty often, and the Meatless Monday menu changes every week, I believe, so there are always new dishes to try. I'm not much of a drinker, and hardly ever order mixed drinks, but I usually can't resist getting a mixed drink or two here. They're so yummy! The wait staff is always fantastic as well - courses are always timed well, and the staff are very professional and great about making good recommendations.

Omg the cutest restaurant EVAH. Came here for dinner with a couple of good friends one evening. It's in Cambridge, about a 10 minute walk from Harvard square. We were a little bemused as our directions were taking us into a very residential area but a large sign outside assured us we were in the right place. It's in the basement of a residential building, and is just the most adorable quirky space I've seen in a long time. We settled in first at the small bar, one friend had a glass of orange wine (yes, it's a thing) and the other had a cocktail off their very creative menu. I opted for the foraged and found; basically you describe what you want and they create it for you. I saw a lot of interesting artisanal bottles behind the bar, so I went for it. It was quite a concoction, gin-based and herbaceous, almost like a savoury version of a Pimms cup. I liked it, but it was so stiff I was tipsy before dinner started! For a starter, I had the pickled veg, which were a little hit and miss, pickled ramps were awesome, what I think were pickled cranberries, not so much. My friend had the radishes with creme fraiche, an interesting dish with really fresh quality ingredients but maybe lacking a little punch. My main was the poppy seed encrusted cod, a really unique flavour that took a little getting used to but was really unique and delicious. My friend had the steak and frites, apparently it was amazing, but I wouldn't know, it was so good he refused to share! We split a really nice cheese plate for dessert and we were pleasantly but not uncomfortably stuffed by the end of the meal. The service was top notch, friendly, personable and attentive. This place is clearly a labour of love for the people who work here. Overall I'd give the food 4 stars, it was very adventuresome and a few things were a little odd, but props to them for creativity and taking risks. The service and the ambience really made this a 5 star experience for me. Great place for an evening with friends or a fun date night.

Had a bad experience, but owner reached out to make it right. They clearly care about customer experience, and wanted to update my previous review