www.myebar.net

51 Lincoln Profile Page

My Photo

Contact Info

Phone #:	(617) 965-3100
Website:
www.51lincolnnewton.com
Address:
51 Lincoln Street
State:	Massachusetts
City:	Newton
Zip Code:	02461-1519

Hours of Operation

Hours of Operation:

Lunch
Monday thru Friday
11:30am until 2:30pm

Dinner
Monday thru Saturday
5pm until 10:30pm

To find us click HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

About Me

Official Name:	51 Lincoln
User Type:
Restaurant
Price Range:
$30-$45 Per Meal
Type of Location:	Upscale
Describe Yourself:
Robert B. Waltham, MA 3/25/2011 I think 51 Lincoln helped me to set the bar for a great dining experience. I recently had an anniversary dinner there with my girlfriend, and I had picked the place based on the quality of their menu items, but most of all, the fact that they offered the "Vesper" martini as a specialty drink (the James Bond drink of choice). I found it to be delicious, but was slightly disappointed when it did not include the spiral piece of lemon rind - a mere cosmetic complaint though, because otherwise, the drink was fantastic. For appetizers, my girlfriend got the Crispy Calamari, which she claimed afterward to have been some of the better calamari that she's ever had. I ordered the Pan Seared Watermelon Steak, which I HIGHLY recommend to anyone and everyone who dines here. I don't know what kind of black magic or ninja skills they use for it, but the texture and taste of the watermelon after their preparation process is one of the most unique and remarkable flavors I've ever had a chance to experience. Our meals consisted of the Ribeye steak, medium, and the Cod Loin, a dish that I was told was prepared similar to the swordfish it was temporarily replacing on the menu. The Ribeye was very soft and tender, and was well seasoned. The Cod Loin was also great, and I enjoyed every bite covered in the lentils and broth it was presented in. Both meals were easy to eat, and felt they had been especially prepared for us in terms of the quality and speed that they came out of the kitchen. One final note about this restaurant is that the entire staff was warm and welcoming from the moment we entered until the moment we left. Every employee was very polite, and our waitress, Gretchen, was a friendly conversationalist who knew a great deal about the food and its preparation. I'll definitely be coming back here in the future, especially with the $1 oysters on Mon and Tues nights! Richard C. East Watertown, MA 2/27/2011 Great burgers are hard to come by in Boston. Sure, you can have a pretty good burger, over-sized, a spear of a dill pickle, cold beer and get in for under $10. Problem solved, right? Well, not so fast, if the goal is to be full and to not really think about how/why/what the meal is all about, then maybe this isn't the place for you. It's often pointed out that even when I like a place, I never really like a place. And I get it, the tagline here does reference "the perfect burger" but it's so tongue and cheek, food is subjective, how could one meal, especially a dumb burger, ever be perfect? The burger at 51 Lincoln in Newton is not perfect, but it is damn good, I promise my complaints will be few and far between. I'm lucky to have a select few devoted to joining me on my burger quests, the SBK of course being one, who always has a special place in my burger heart. This week I was thrilled to be joined by the one and only Christine Liu, who you just can't say no to. To be dining with someone as passionate and downright obsessive about food as I am makes for one fun evening. The burger at 51 Lincoln is relatively straightforward, about as stripped-down as you can get for $15. The star is the beef and rightfully so, impeccably juicy right from the get-go (don't you just love that feeling of immediate satisfaction) and flavorful in that succulent but not necessarily over-the-top beefy way. The seasoning is very good, although I could probably use about 9% more salt, but then again I like my salt. The beef is rich, but not too rich, striking the perfect balance between being aggressive and delectably flavored, if that makes any sense at all. The bun, or house-made toast in this instance is of one very few missteps, even then it's not a deal breaker. Talk about old school, reminding me of Louis Lunch, supposed inventor of the hamburger, either it's a throwback to the glory days of burgers from yesteryear, or I just made that up. If it's the former, I appreciate the nod to history, but it just doesn't quite work. The bread is nice, a good contrast of crunchy and chewy, the problem being the crunch is too crunchy and the chew is too chewy. It's a bit hard to manipulate the bread, struggling to get through the thick slices while playing a where's Waldo in trying to find the beef. But hey, at least the bread held up to all those juices, but it is a minor offense. Truffled Ketchup and garlic aioli come on the side, and while the ketchup is delicious (how could it not be?) and I have no problem slathering my burger and fries with it, the aioli is flat and well under-seasoned. The fries are what they should be, maybe missing some $15 element, or maybe they're just good, crispy and salty, skin-on and addictive French Fries. I told you my complaints are minimal, the bread is a minor issue, it's too crusty when it probably should be light and fluffy, but the textural impact is important on the overall sandwich. If you give me a burger that is very well seasoned and incredibly juicy from end to end, how much can you really gripe about it? This may not be the ideal spot for a burger, in the suburbs on a Tuesday night, but maybe that's the fun, it's not a classic burger joint, but it's an old school burger dressed up every so slightly, and I'm a happy burger boy.

User Status

Hits	100
Online Status	OFFLINE
Connections	1
Avg Profile Rating

My Connections

Rocko

My Videos

Type of Cuisine:

Americana; Seafood; Steaks; French

Menu:

Appetizers

Cambodian Style Noodle Soup Shrimp & Pork Dumpling 10

Classic Caesar Salad, Romaine,Fiore di Nonno Buratta, Made to Order Crouton 11

Pan Seared Watermelon Steak, Eggplant Chicharron, Confit Cherry Tomato, French Feta, Fresh Parsley 11

Bibb Lettuce & Poached Pear Salad, Watermelon Radish, Carrot, Goat Cheese, Pear & Sherry Vinaigrette 11

Scituate Scallop Sashimi, Red Chili Emulsion, Ponzu, Lemon, Allandale Farm Baby Greens 14

Cheese & Charcuterie

House Made Charcuterie Selections

Duck Liverwurst 6, Wolfe Neck Farm Beef Salami 4, Bresola 5, Bacon Chorizo 4, Country Style Duck Terrine 4

Artisanal Cheese Selections from Wasik's

Laguiole 4, Tekenik 5, St. Maure 4, Ewe's Blue 4, Camembert 4

Pasta / Risotto

Chef's Famous Rigatoni Bolognese 14/23

Bucatini Sweet Pea & Pine Nut Pesto, Bacon, Allandale Farm Pea Tendrils, Parmesan 15/25

Classic Italian-Style Rigatoni with Parmesan & Butter 9/18

Entrees

Rock Game Hen Under a Brick, Caramelized Onion & White Wine, Sauteed Escarole 24

Eggplant & Spiced Bulgur Wheat-Stuffed Grape Leaves, Couscous, Golden Raisin, Pepe's Yogurt Salad 22

Painted Hills Farm Defatted Ribeye,* Mac & Cheese! Wasiks, Green Bean Almandine, Beef Jus 34

Pan Roasted Atlantic Salmon*, Pickled Watermelon & Mache Salad, Garlic Confit Risotto, Preserved Lemon Sauce 26

Local Day Boat Cod Loin, Spring Fava Bean, English Pea, Gigante Bean & Aspargus Ragout, Herb Emulsion Sauce 25

Pork tenderloin Au Poivre, Triple Cooked Steak Fries, Red Wine Sauteed Leeks, Sauce Au Poivre 25

Long Island Duck Breast*, Roasted Maple & Brown Sugar Sweet Potato Puree, Roasted Winter Mushrooms, Duck Jus 26

SIDES

Sauteed Spinach, Garlic, Lemon 6

Polenta Fries, Truffle Parmesan Dip 6

Hand Cut French Fries, Truffle Ketchup 6

Balsamic Roasted Asparagus, Pine Nuts, Parmesan 6

Mac & Cheese! Wasiks Style 8

PRIX FIXE MENU

This Menu Offered Monday Through Thursday Only

Chef's Whim 3 Course Menu

A Three Course Meal Prepared By Our Chefs 35

My Events

Here's all my up coming events... SEE YOU THERE!

No Entries

Event Title	Categories	Start Date	End Date	Registered users

My Posted Events

You have no registered events

Profile Book

This user currently doesn't have any posts.

My Photo Gallery

No Items published in this profile gallery

MP3 Media Player

Get the Flash Player to see this player.