Bambara - Cambridge

Great drinks and good vibes from David as usual. Chef Adam has the night off, but we're in good hands with this friendly staff. Always vegan options.

My first time staying at a Kimpton property; the Bambara is connected to the Kimpton Marlowe. For the $30 hotel daily amenity fee, you have a $10 credit at Bambara, among other cool perks. We had dinner and breakfast at Bambara. The burger and fries is $28 and the lobster roll is $44. The two egg breakfast with bread and home fries is $19. Coffee and tea are $4 each. Tres leches is $12. The prices are on the high side with moderate portions,but so are most restaurants these days. Service was very good at dinner- warm friendly and efficient. At breakfast, there was no place to put the tea bag which would have been helpful, but service was otherwise fine and the breakfast was very good. The dinner was also overwhelmingly very good. The hamburger was juicy and the Caesar salad side (upgraded at no charge) was good with homemade honey dressing I asked for, which was excellent. My mother, a lobster expert at this point, had the lobster on hot buttered roll. She found it over buttered and said the butter overwhelmed the lobster, which was a small portion. Her homemade coleslaw and thick cut fries, which I tried, were excellent. The tres leches was different than the three milk drenched wonders I have had. This one had pieces of pineapple on top and was on the dry side.They have $1 oysters at happy hour from 5-7 p.m. which were small but very good. It was overall a very good (4 star) experience and I know Bambara has the potential for five stars.

Came here for a company outing and the food was amazing! I typically don't go for steaks, but theirs was wonderful, moist and full of flavor. I also enjoyed their chicken dish, I don't think I've ever had a chicken cooked so well and not dry! Even though I really loved their food, I had to knock it down a star because it felt like an eternity before we finally got to eat after ordering. I'm not sure if this was because we were a large party, but as soon as the food came, I ate it up very quickly. Overall, this is a great nice restaurant by the river, and I can see how it'd be a nice after work activity!

Inside the Kimpton Marlowe hotel, Bambara is quite a find. Full service bar with great entrees and service. They do get busy at prime time so definitely make a reservation.

Stopped in a whim with a friend a few weeks ago. We sat at the high tops and were served by a sweet, knowledgeable bartender. We started with a dozen $1 oysters which were super fresh. My friend asked the bartender to come up with a fun tequila cocktail for us. Not only was he up for the challenge but delivered! We also tried the arancini, calamari and hummus. Everything was really delicious. It's a beautiful space, great ambiance. We'll definitely be back soon.

This restaurant is located adjacent to the lobby of the Kimpton Marlow Hotel. When staying at the Marlow this makes for a very convenient place to grab dinner or drinks and appetizers. From 5-7pm they had a happy hour on Wellfleet MA oysters basically buy one get one. We ended up getting 12 oysters for the price of 6 which was only $18. Also the oysters were superb. I grabbed a quick to go dinner tonight. It was very simple. I ordered at the bar and charged it to the room. I went upstairs to change and the food was ready. Shout out to Chef Adam he is making great food for dinner down there. Check out the wings and burger if that's your jam.

I'm struggling with the rating for this spot. The food was really tasty. We had the beet salad, burger (loved it), and fusilli bolognese (crispy topping took this one up a notch). The service and pace is the issue. We waited to be seated for a reservation for quite some time even though there were tables. The guy in front of us was just trying to confirm his reservation and he had to interact with 3 different people to get that done. Once we were sat, we ordered after a bit. The salad came out within 10-15 minutes and then we waited, and waited, and waited... over an hour for our remaining two items. We could see other tables we're getting food but the orders didn't seem correct and they looked frustrated. To add to the stress, it's marathon Sunday so folks are trying to eat and get to bed. It was also frustrating because it took forever to hear anything about where our food was--no refills on water glasses sitting empty. Nothing to help appease in the meantime. I know things go wrong sometimes and we're pretty understanding.It's a lovely space as well--pretty lighting, a bit noisy, friendly bartender. I would definitely go back, I just would be prepared to wait next time.

We were looking for a breakfast place early Saturday morning. We arrived right when it opened so we got a nice table by the window. Our waitress was very nice and took our order. I asked for recommendations on the French toast. She said it was a favorite and very good. I ordered the French toast and my wife ordered an omelet. Both were really good and hit the spot. Great taste. So, good food. Food service. Nice view. Clean restaurant. What else could you ask for. I recommend this place.

We went here for brunch on a Saturday. Their brunch menu has tons of options especially if you are vegetarian. I go to brunch places a lot and always wonder why they don't have a Veggie Hash option. This place had Veggie Hash and it was so delicious. I finished it all. One issue I had was that the coffee was warm and not hot!!! I got two refills and I was disappointed with the coffee not being hot especially when it was a cold rainy morning. Service though was phenomenal.

Went to Boston for a weekend and wanted a low key dinner with my husband! We were totally happy with this place. The ambiance was so nice from before you even walked in. The walls were used as bookshelves and I thought that was so cool. The food was great too! I opted for the chicken parm and my husband got a burger. Staff was also friendly and attentive. Food was great! 10/10