The Cheesecake Factory Natick

Great place to go for dinner in the Natick Mall. There is a very good variety of entrees and prices are reasonable. The choice of burgers in a bowl with arugula are very good. They have a large and very good choice of craft beer on tap. Our only complaint is that we sat at a table with 4 chairs near the bar and it was very cold. We asked if they could turn up the heat and the waiter told us they had turned it up. It got a little better, but was still chilly.

It’s in the mall so it suffers on ambiance. We were sat adjacent to the bar so a bartender was our server and we were largely ignored. I had to go up to the bar to ask for another glass of wine (it had turned) and waited a long time to check in on the food as I was hoping to get some aioli for my fries. She didn’t seem to know what aioli was either... Steak tips were so-so and we’re supposed to come with arugula like a steak frites but they were instead served with a minuscule pile of possibly watercress? Didn’t taste like arugula. Overall, experience was fair. Good wine by the glass selection.

Had a nice table. Not too noisy; I could speak with and hear my wife without straining to understand! Food is always hot and tasty.

Have yet to have a bad visit to The Met Bar. We did get seated at a high top booth, which we aren’t fans of, but move to the living room kind of area. Food was great, as was the service. It’s not the ‘best restaurant I’ve ever been to’ but it’s consistently very good/4 stars out of 5. It’s becoming a regular for us.

It's not bad overall, but the drinks are not good at all. We had to send one back because it was not drinkable. Even the server agreed! Also, the cocktails have an enormous ice cube, reducing the size to about half the size of a normal cocktail with a price that does not warrant the size of the drink.