Wellesley Tavern

Not impressed. They shut down just a week after we went there. read more Not impressed. They shut down just a week after we went there.

The food is excellent, with a varied but not overly extensive menu and wine list. The fried chicken and shrimp tempura roll are particularly delightful. The sta... read more The food is excellent, with a varied but not overly extensive menu and wine list. The fried chicken and shrimp tempura roll are particularly delightful. The staff is really friendly as well. I will definitely return to dine there again.

Dennis was fantastic! We were really grateful to have him as our waiter, especially since he was also managing the bar. The conversations were engaging and enjo... read more Dennis was fantastic! We were really grateful to have him as our waiter, especially since he was also managing the bar. The conversations were engaging and enjoyable! The food was cooked to perfection. We will definitely return! Thank you!

I knew it was a doomed outing from the start when they seated us at the booth RIGHT outside of the kitchen my entire dinner my visual was the bright lights and... read more I knew it was a doomed outing from the start when they seated us at the booth RIGHT outside of the kitchen my entire dinner my visual was the bright lights and chaos of the kitchen. And there were plenty of open tables (my husband doesn't like to complain so we stayed put). But then we got the worst waiter I've ever encountered. He didn't place our appetizer order actually looked surprised when we asked if the calamari was coming anytime soon! got drinks wrong, and was just confused about everything. And the food was nothing special burgers were prepared well done despite ordering medium rare. So I don't think we'll return unless we eat at the bar and order directly from bartender!

I have to worked in catering my whole life and I have never had such a bad experience as I did last night. Our waiter got pulled into making drinks at the bar s... read more I have to worked in catering my whole life and I have never had such a bad experience as I did last night. Our waiter got pulled into making drinks at the bar so we ended up with no one serving us. My friend ordered the Nashville chicken asked if it was really spicy “no” was the response. It burned her mouth, they replaced it with the buttermilk chicken. After it took us 5 minutes to get someone to come over and serve us. It took them 20 minutes to cook this. Then it was so dry and inedible that my friend didn't eat it. We sat for 25 minutes before I had to flag someone over to help us. We explained our problem and asked to speak to the manager. The manager and chef came over, the chef was very apologetic. The manager did not open her mouth at all just let the chef do all the talking. We will not be back, you can give the chef the benefit of the doubt and try the food again. But the service and manager, no thank you!!