Tall Order

Restaurant · Somerville

Tall Order

Restaurant · Somerville

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70 Beacon St, Somerville, MA 02143

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Craft cocktails, late-night food, and friendly service  

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70 Beacon St, Somerville, MA 02143 Get directions

tallorderbar.com
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$30–50 · Menu

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70 Beacon St, Somerville, MA 02143 Get directions

+1 857 214 0678
tallorderbar.com
@tallorderbar

$30–50 · Menu

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The Biggest Restaurant Openings to Know About in Boston, March 2025 | Eater Boston

"Cocktail champs Joseph Cammarata and Daren Swisher (who also run cocktail bar Daiquiris & Daisies in downtown Boston food hall High Street Place) have opened a casual bar and restaurant in the former home of Somerville’s Thirsty Scholar pub. The menu features burgers, pork sausage rolls, sub-$15 cocktails, and head-turning bar snacks like candied Japanese peanuts and pickled mushrooms dusted in smoked paprika." - Erika Adams

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The Most Anticipated Boston Restaurant Openings in 2025 | Eater Boston

"A new bar from Darren at the former home of The Thirsty Scholar drew attention for adding to the city's bar scene: "I’m excited for Darren to open his bar, at the former home of The Thirsty Scholar. Generally, I think we could use more bars, especially given the amount of talent we have in this city." — Brian Samuels, Boston food photographer." - Erika Adams

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The Most Anticipated Boston Restaurant Openings of Fall 2024 | Eater Boston

"A relaxed neighborhood cocktail bar by experienced bartenders is taking over the former Thirsty Scholar pub in Somerville, aiming to be an easygoing local spot that still delivers expertly made drinks. The co-owners bring pedigrees from Backbar, Hojoko, and Daiquiris & Daisies, and they hope to open sometime this fall." - Erika Adams

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Emily O'Neill

Google
The food here is consistently great and reasonably priced. All the employees are friendly and knowledgeable. So great to have a spot in my area that feels like a good spot to meet up at for people with different tastes. The riesling is especially great with the firecracker tofu. And I have had more than a few late night burgers that blew my socks off with how much they hit the spot. Definitely give them a try! They’re super nice people and are doing something the neighborhood needs.

Chelsea Ajunwa

Google
We tried a few of the vegetarian dishes. The pasta really lacked flavor. The tofu had an odd flavor profile but wasn’t too bad. The cocktails we tried were not good. 2/5 for food but service was fine.

Zach Moses

Google
Amazing new spot. The drinks are phenomenal and the food is all top notch. I'd highly recommend the candied peanuts, smoked bluefish pate, grilled broccoli, karaage chicken sandwich and grilled pork blade steak. This place is high end food, but without the high price or pretentiousness.

Saul Horowitz

Google
Tall Order didn't quite meet expectations. The cocktail, despite its promising ingredients, was ordinary. The roasted cod was surprisingly bland. White fish usually doesn't have a lot of flavor on its own but I was surprised at how bland everything else in the dish was. I did enjoy the Kara-Age and the pimento cheese appetizer. Service was excellent, and I'm inclined to give it another try

Chelsea Lam

Google
Food and service was great! Many vegetarian options on the menu. Pork entree and mushroom pasta were our favorites.

Hannah Garrison

Google
We had a fabulous dinner at Tall Order. The cocktails were phenomenal. Very well balanced, using bottles we were unfamiliar with so a nice treat. We also had the low-abv Little Panda, which was very good. Next time we will try some of their NA cocktails, but they all sounded interesting. The food was excellent as well. I had the rosemary fries and freicracker tofu, which were both outstanding. The real show stopper for me was the grilled broccoli--I couldn't get enough of it! My husband had the kaarage chicken sandwich and said it was good though it did fall apart a bit as he ate. Lastly, the service deserved everyone one of the five stars I gave. My water glass was never empty and our server was polite, well-informed on the menu, and attentive to ask about allergies. The noise level was also reasonable, which I mention because I'm sensitive to loud noises and get annoyed by noisy restaurants where I can't hear the person sitting across from me. Overall, I highly recommend.

Evan Ross

Google
Had an awesome time at Tall Order - great food and drinks. I got the friend chicken sandwich, which was delicious, and all of the cocktails were amazing. Staff was super friendly - I came with a group of friends before going on a trip to Portland and Daren gave us great recommendations for bars and restaurants in the area. Would definitely come back!

Linda Gomez

Google
All around delightful place! Great atmosphere, delicious food and top notch cocktails. The staff is super friendly and accommodating and treated us like royalty. Don’t hesitate to check out Tall Order.
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Rahul R.

Yelp
tl;dr amazing addition to the neighborhood, perfect blend of cocktail bar and casual vibes. Excited to be back! My partner and I visited Tall Order on the first Friday it was open upon hearing that it officially live. I'd been to the Thirsty Scholar Pub in the same location many years before (and also knew it from The Social Network movie), but I was intrigued with the new theme that the new management was bringing. And Tall Order did not disappoint! We got the Firecracker Tofu for food, which was an excellent accompaniment to our drinks. The spicy and savory flavor profile was perfect, and was one of the tastier bar food appetizer options I've ever had. Drinks-wise, we started with the Tall Order cocktail and American Tourist (low alc) cocktail. Both were excellent - I personally felt that the Tall Order had a great balance of alcohol content and refreshing flavor. I followed up the second round with the Apple Baker cocktail, which was stronger and denser, but packed the right flavor. All in all, this is an excellent bar to have in the neighborhood. Food wise they have plenty of vegetarian options and are low alc and NA friendly. The staff are also friendly and helpful throughout our time there. I'm very excited to return soon to try more items on both the food and drink menus!