Black Lamb
Black Lamb
U-10 size Jumbo shrimp poached in court bouillon and Old Bay. Served with cocktail sauce and lemon.Allergens: Allium, Nightshade, Shellfish
leche de tigre, cherry tomato, fresno chili
This dish gets 5 slices of raw salmon lightly cured in salt, lime and sugar. It is garnished with apple cider nuoc cham (apple cider, fish sauce, sugar, lime, fresno peppers, salt). Every slice of salmon gets nuoc cham aioli, celery brunoise, apple brunoise, crispy shallots, and thai basil. It is finished with lemongrass oil and maldon salt.Apple Cider Nuoc Cham: apple cider, fish sauce, sugar, lime, fresno peppers, saltAllergens: Alliums (omit crispy shallot)Fin fishNightshade (nuoc cham)Egg (omit aioli)
3 oz of Yellowfin Tuna tossed with Poke dressing. Mixed with Vidalia Onion, Scallion, sliced Cucumber, pickled Fresno Chili, Avocado, and Macadamia nuts. Garnished with Cilantro.Allergens: Allium, Finfish, Nightshade (can omit), Sesame, Soy, Tree Nut (can omit)
3 oz Jonah lump crab meat tossed in a Louis Sauce. Served in an Avocado and Garnished with Chives.Allergens: Nightshade (sauce), Fin fish (sauce), Allium, Egg (sauce), Shellfish
2.5 oz of sliced salmon lightly cured in lemon, lime, salt and sugar. Each salmon slice gets peach relish, crispy shallots, thai basil, and lemongrass oil. Peach nuoc cham is on the bottom of the plate.ALLERGIES:Alliums (omit crispy shallot, omit peach relish)Fin fishStone Fruit (peaches)Nightshade (omit thai chili)
This dish is a 3 ounce portion of sliced striped bass cured in salt, sugar, and lime zest and then rinsed. It is then tossed in a grapefruit leche de tigre (grapefruit juice and zest, lime juice and zest, red onion, cucumber, fresno peppers, salt, and sugar). This dish gets garnished with shaved red onion, cucumber brunoise, dehydrated cherry tomatoes, cilantro, olive oil, and Maldon salt.Allergens: Fin FishNightshade (fresno peppers, tomato)Allium (omit red onion)
Seasonal Pickled Vegetables in Olive Oil with Oregano and Aleppo Pepper.Allergens: Allium, Nightshade, Variable (Please note if you have an allergy)
Our cornbread is brushed with honey butter and garnished with Maldon salt. Served with a side of honey butter. Add a side of our pimento cheese for $4
Russet potatoes tossed with malt vinegar powder. Onion Dip option on side.Allergens: Gluten (cross contaminated oil), NightshadeOnion Dip Allergens: Allium, Dairy
Marinated Olives with confit garlic & preserved lemonAllergens: Allium
Baba Ghanoush is a sesame and eggplant dip. Whipped with Tahini, Cumin, Smoked Paprika, and Olive Oil. Garnished with Crispy Garbanzos, Parsley, Goat Cheese. Served with Urfa Pita.Allergens: Allium, Legume (omit garbanzo), Sesame, Dairy (omit goat cheese), Gluten (omit pita or sub crudite)
Extra Urfa Pita for Tahini Hummus
Large and small Artichoke cuts in Oaxaca Cheese and Parmesan with Pita chips. Optional Jonah Crab addition. Allergens: Allium, Dairy, Gluten (pita), Soy, Fin Fish, Shellfish (optional addition)
Extra Pita Chips for Artichoke Dip
Grilled Cheese with a mix of Scallion, Cream Cheese, and Jonah Crab on Butter Bread served with Pineapple "Duck Sauce"Allergens: Allium, Dairy, Shellfish, Gluten, Nightshade (sauce)
Smoked salmon rillettes on rye with pickled onion and dill.ALLERGENS: Allium, Dairy, Fin Fish, Gluten, Nightshade.
Our banana bread is served with maple butter and candied walnuts.ALLERGENS: Gluten, Dairy, Tree Nuts (omit walnut)
We combine oyster mushrooms and lentils for a warming Fall soup finished with a topping of parmesan foam. This dish is vegetarian and can be vegan by omitting the parmesan.Allergies: Dairy (omit parmesan foam)Allium (cannot be done without)
Braised and cured Lamb Ribs topped with Mango Chutney, Cabbage Slaw, Cashew, Olive Oil, and Cilantro.Allergens: Dairy, Allium, Stone Fruit, Nightshade, Tree Nuts
This dish gets thinly sliced kale, tossed in a charred lemon vinaigrette, pickled onion, mint, roasted slivered almonds, crispy farro, and sheep cheese. The salad will be garnished with gooseberries, more shaved sheep cheese and more crispy farro and almonds.Allergens:Nuts (omit almond)Dairy (omit sheep cheese)Allium (omit pickled onion)Gluten (omit farro)Nightshade (omit gooseberries)
This dish is a mix of fall squash that are roasted with olive oil, salt, pepper and thyme. The mix of squashes gets tossed with brown butter vinaigrette (dijon, brown butter, honey, sherry vinegar and salt). The squash will be over a bed of basil pesto and a 2 oz burrata cheese. All this will be garnished with pepita dukkah (sesame, pepitas, coriander, chili flakes and maldon salt) as well as with celery leaves, basil and arugula.Dairy: burrata and butterGluten: omit sourdoughSesame seeds (omit dukkah)Nightshade (omit dukkah- chili flake)
This salad is all raw shaved fennel and celery root . They get tossed in a honey thyme vinaigrette with candied walnuts, candied lemon, chives, mint, parsley and pears. This salad gets garnished with more candied walnuts, pears and walnut oil.Allergens: Nuts (omit candied walnuts and walnut oil)Allium (omit chives)
Mixed greens, herbs, radishes, and fried goat cheese dressed with a shallot vinaigrette (shallots, mustard, oil, sherry vinegar) ALLERGENS: Allium, Dairy, Gluten, Egg
Steak Tartare dressed with Truffle Aioli, Tomato, Cornichon, Caper, Shallot, Whole Grain Mustard, Chive. Garnished with a Mushroom Conserva. Served with toasted Brioche. Allergens: Gluten (brioche side), Egg, Allium, Nightshade (omitable)
Extra toasted Brioche for Steak Tartare.
Potato latke with oregano and lemon zest. Served with house smoked salmon, capers, parsley, chives and creme fraiche.ALLERGENS: Dairy (omit creme fraiche), Allium (omit chives, onions), Fin fish, Nightshade, Gluten (cross contact in fryer oil)
Choice of Beef, Lamb or Veggie. Served with Fries or sub Mixed Greens.Cheeseburger: Ground Chuck 7 oz patty with Caramelized Onions, Sharp Cheddar Cheese served on a buttered and griddled seeded Martins roll. Pickles, shredded Iceberg Lettuce mixed with House Special Sauce. Allergens: Allium, Dairy, Egg (sauce), Gluten (sub lettuce)(fries cross contaminated oil), Nightshade (sauce), Sesame.Lamb Burger: 6 oz patty served on a buttered and griddled seeded Martins roll with Spicy Whipped Feta, Pickled Red onion, ArugulaAllergens: Allium, Dairy, Gluten (sub lettuce)(fries cross contaminated oil), Nightshade, Sesame.Veggie Burger: Patty made of Red Quinoa, Chickpeas, Onion, Panko Crumbs. Served on a buttered and griddled seeded Martins roll.Cheeseburger or Lamb Burger setupAllergens: Allium, Dairy, Gluten. See other setups for Allergens.
Our cubano sandwich combines roasted pork, ham, and swiss cheese on a butter toasted bread with whole grain mustard aioli, and pickles.The sandwich is served with a side of fries and a pickle spear.Allergies:Gluten (baguette), Egg (whole grain aioli) omit, Pork, Dairy (swiss, butter on bread) omit
Our spicy buttermilk fried hake sandwich comes on a potato bun with dill pickles, garlic mayo, and slaw. Served with a side of fries and a pickle spear.ALLERGENS: Dairy (cannot be done without), Gluten (cannot be done without), Allium (has garlic powder)
Our house roasted turkey breast thinly sliced and served on butter bread with roasted Roma tomato, bacon, lettuce, and basil mayo.ALLERGEN: Gluten, Nightshade, Allium, Dairy, Egg
Confit Duck Leg rendered until crispy and glazed with Honey, Coriander, Black Pepper, and Cumin with Orange Bearnaise. Topped with a Fried Duck Egg. Served with Fries and Watercress Salad.Allergens: Allium, Dairy (bearnaise), Egg, Nightshade, Gluten (cross contaminated oil)
This is a 6 oz pan seared salmon it comes over a bed of cannellini beans (cannellini beans, mirepoix, sun dried tomatoes, white wine, vegetable stock and thyme.) on the pick we heat up the beans with a little butter braised kale (shallots garlic olive oil and chili flakes) and chopped parsley. All this will get garnished with a chorizo vinaigrette.Allergies:PorkDairy (butter)modAlliums (white onions, garlic, chives, shallots)Nightshades (tomatoes, chili flakes)Fin fish
This is a 8 oz hanger steak. It gets pan seared and basted with butter garlic and rosemary. It gets broccoli rabe (cooked in olive oil, garlic shallots and chili flakes) , fingerling potatoes that also get pre-cooked in water. After the fingerling potatoes and broccoli rabe are nice and roasted we tossed them in with the salsa verde (white anchovies, parsley, oregano, mint, chives, garlic, red onion, worcester sauce, sherry vinegar, olive oil, lemon zest, hungarian pepper, salt and pepper). The steaks get glazed in with a beef jus placed on top of the fingerling potatoes and broccoli rabe then finished with more salsa verde on top.AllergiesFinfish (white anchovies, worcester sauce)Nightshades (potatoes, hungarian peppers)Alliums (garlic, red onion, chives)Butter (jus) omit
Thinly pounded Chicken Breast which is breaded and fried until golden. Topped with sungold tomatoes, shaved pickled fennel, pickled onion, parsley and shaved parmesan with garlic aioli.Allergens: Gluten, Egg, Allium, dairy
An over easy egg served on a brioche bun with white cheddar, avocado, sliced ham, hollandaise sauce with a side of french fries.ALLERGENS: Egg, Dairy, Gluten, Nightshade
8 oz Hanger steak cooked to order with potato pave, 2 sunnyside up eggs and hollaindaise sauce. Garnished with chives and mixed green salad (tossed in roasted shallot vin) Allergies - Dairy (hollandaise). Nightshade: tabasco.
This dish is garnished with lightly cooked granny smith apples in sugar, cinnamon and a splash of lemon juice. This dish gets a drizzle of maple syrup then a quenelle of chai whipped cream and on top honey oats then it gets garnished with fried sage leaves.
Two sunny side up eggs sit atop a hast of corned beef, russet potatoes, broccoli rabe (sauteed with shallots, onions ,garlic, jimmy nardello peppers salt and chili flakes) and finished with scallions.Gluten-free (please not if cross-contamination is an issue).
Sauted broccoli rabe with anchovy and salsa verde
This is a side dish consisting of summer squash, eggplant, mixed bell peppers, garlic, onions, basil, roasted tomatoes, and olive oil.ALLERGIES: Allium, Nightshade
Roasted Fingerling Potatoes tossed in whole grain mustard aioli, chive, spanish onion, and dill. Allergens: Seeds, Allium, Nightshade
Russet Potatoes cut, fried, and salted. Served with Ketchup. Optional addition of Truffle Aioli.Allergens: Nightshade, Gluten (cross contaminated oil), Egg (aioli)
Russet Potatoes cut, fried, and salted. Served with Ketchup. Optional addition of Truffle Aioli.Allergens: Nightshade, Gluten (cross contaminated oil), Egg (aioli)
Two GIANT chocolate chip cookiesAllergens: Gluten, Dairy, Eggs.
Lamb Ribs
Artichoke Dip
Lamb burger and fries
Basque Cheesecake
Lamb Burger
Burger from the brunch menu and the Cuban sandwich in the background
Smoked whitefish pate
a platter of raw oysters
a platter of oysters with a lemon wedge
Roasted Cauliflower
a glass of wine on a table
a platter of oysters on ice
$1 oysters!
interior
Little gem Caesar
food
$1 oyster
Chicken Milanese
Su - Roasted Chicken
Cheeseburger* w/ Side Salad
Duck Breast Frites*
Crispy Maitake Mushrooms
Strawberry shortcake
Wine by the glass
Gill S.
Oct 2, 2024
Easily the best meal I had while in Boston. The location is tucked away from obvious tourist attractions, but still accessible near the Back Bay area. It's not often I see an "industry brunch" offered on a Monday. It's a great idea when I think about it, especially since this isn't a weekday lunch powerhouse spot like a sandwich shop near the financial district would be. Service was excellent. It felt fluid, well spoken, and well paced in regard to the food. The smoked salmon rillettes (a type of salmon spread) was an explosion of fresh dill and smoked salmon! Every bite was as strong as the first and you should savor it as much as you can. If there was one seafood appetizer you order, this is it!The Tuna poke is not as amazing in flavor as the salmon rillettes, but it's quite satisfying and a great, small portioned dish. I could have ate an entire popcorn of that poke with how everything was well balanced, easy to eat, and quite nutritious. Salt and vinegar chips are made in house and taste exactly as described. I'm a big fan of salt and vinegar chips, so I scarfed these down with ease. The cornbread with butter and pimento was way better than I thought it would be. They serve it in a skillet and this definitely made the texture nice and crispy. The inside was sweet but still savory, while the texture was most buy still has some structure. The whipped butter is base level delicious, but you should also pay extra for the pimento. It's made in house, and it may be the best pimento I've had! Fries are good, but pale in comparison to the other items. Perhaps this is more of a personal preference in my critique? These are still good fries, but I guess the only way they could be better would be a little thicker, crispier, and more seasoning. Don't feel discouraged from ordering them, but rather temper your expectations. The lamb burger was great! They asked you how you want it cooked and I said medium. It came out exactly as I wanted! The flavor of the lamb is pronounced but not too the point that it's offal or pungent. There picked onions and 1000 Island dressing are nice touches. This is not that great for sharing, unless you leave it uncut.
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Hursuong V.
Sep 26, 2024
I enjoyed everything I tried including the artichoke dip (which had really nice chips), duck frites, lamb burger (which came with a lot of fries), and rose mojito (not very strong). Somewhat pricey as all things in Boston are but portions were good. Automatic 20% service fee is added for groups greater than 5. Side note - I used to walk by all the time and it made me said when their $1 oysters changed to $2.
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Melissa Y.
Jul 16, 2024
We enjoy coming here to eat while in South End!Black Lamb is pretty consistent and that is what we both strive for in choosing restaurants. They have a decent dinner menu with great selections for cocktails and wine. They are not overall pricey given the area. We went on a busy and hot night and were able to move to bar seats. Service could've been better but I know they were slammed. We started with some drinks and I ordered their Kale Salad which was phenomenal. I don't remember it being on the menu before but I hope it stays because it was delish. Wish I could make this at home. For our entree, we shared the Chicken Milanese which we always get. It is the best! And plentiful to share since we weren't all that hungry. I wish we had room for dessert but we know we will be back. If you are in the area stop in for either a drink and app or a full meal. It is well worth it!
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Sineerat R.
Aug 25, 2024
It was my second time here and I think it'll always be my go to spot for Brunch and HH oyster every time I visit Boston. I remembered till last year they offered $1 oyster and now they changed to $2 but the quality was still fantastic. Definitely come back time try their dinner menu next time!
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Phuong L.
Feb 6, 2024
Came here for $2 oysters (all day Monday!) and left satisfied with the oysters and other dishes. Oysters: This was a 5/5 experience. The oyster quality was great and prepared well (very clean). They had the classic lemon, cocktail sauce and horseradish plus 2 additional sauce that tasted like mild hot sauce and vinaigrette. Crab rangoon grilled cheese: This was an interesting combo so we decided to try it out. It was surprisingly tasty and we enjoyed the sweet duck sauce (hint of pineapple) that came with it. It was basically grilled toasts with crab rangoon filling. Great appetizer!Burger: We asked to share this entree and the staff was very accommodating - offered to split it onto two plates. First reaction was "wow this tastes like a big mac" because of the sauce and sesame buns. Burger was really good overall but the fries were lacking (not as crispy)
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Nicole N.
Nov 13, 2023
We went to Black Lamb for dinner on Saturday night and it was really great. It was busy, but the overall restaurant didn't feel too crowded. We started with the pickle plate and it was a lovely starter. Some of the pickled items in the dish was a bit too vinegary, but it wasn't bad. The duck leg frites was amazing! The duck was cooked perfectly with crispy skin. There were a lot of fries on the plate! I didn't expect there to be parsley in the dish (not my favorite), but it wasn't too hard to pick out. I enjoyed the watercress and the egg on top. The flat iron steak was cooked to my friend's liking, but felt the vegetables were too salty from the capers. Overall, we enjoyed our experience! The drinks were also good! The white cosmo was a favorite.
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Joy G.
Aug 14, 2023
Cute eatery in the South End, but you definitely pay out the nose. Lunch for me and my cousin ended up being around $120 including tip (talk about sticker shock). I had been looking for a place that does one dollar oysters - Black Lamb has $2 oysters every weekday (all day on Monday and it ends at 5pm on Tuesday-Friday) - the ones we got that day were a tad on the puny side and quite briny. Overall, not my favorite, I'm partial to the West Coast ones. I also wasn't a fan of any of the three sauces they gave. Usually, I'm big into the cocktail sauce/horseradish, but they gave the two in the same cup and the ratio was too much horseradish, not enough cocktail sauce. We got the pickle plate and the parker house rolls with pimento cheese. The pickles didn't do it for me but I'm also not big on sour. The house rolls were the bomb - get the pimento cheese with it (the $4 was well-spent). The village salad was a tiny, tiny amount of vegetables for $16. Yes, I'm still bitter days later. I was thinking it might be big enough for an entree and wish I had thought to ask before putting in the order. I basically ate the whole thing in five minutes and watched my cousin devour her duck leg (which, incidentally, was quite a generous portion) for the rest of lunch. Surely, they could've coughed up some more heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers for that price?Our waiter was nice and personable! He gave ample warning about the bees in the outdoor area. Parking: It's the South End. Walk or take public transport instead.
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Avery B.
May 12, 2024
A great lunch spot with great service and $2 oysters until 5pm everyday! Lots of natural light in the restaurant but also plenty of outdoor seating when it's nice outside, huge plus.Kale salad - light and refreshing. Has onions in it which are not listed on the menu as an ingredient.Biscuits - delicious and flakyOysters - so good and only $2 a piece
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Angel P.
Jun 3, 2023
I came for lunch on a Friday and it got busy around 2pm. I ordered the $2 oysters and a lamb burger. The oysters were fresh and great for the price (prices increased in April 2023). The lamb burger was good and the fries were delicious, nice and crispy. Overall, decent place especially for the $2 oysters deal.Service was also good and the server was very attentive. They have some covered outdoor seating in front of the restaurant.
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John A.
Jun 14, 2024
A black lamb is a rarity, but unfortunately this day I found this place less so. The atmosphere is stylish and inviting. We were seated at the expansive patio on a beautiful summer afternoon. Started strong -- $2 oysters were well chilled with a refreshing mignonette sauce. Tempted to try the crudo as well - but I had really come for the lamb burger, so focus was important here. Not even the cute little lamb paintings adorning the walls on the way in were to dissuade me this day. In retrospect, perhaps I should have stuck with the raw bar. I found the lamb burger underseasoned and the chiles were a bit lost in the flavor. Fries could have also been crispier. However, my guest enjoyed a wonderful looking salmon that was crispy in all the right places. Given the Bar Mezzana pedigree, I came expecting Fight Club Brad Pitt but instead got the Meet Joe Black one. I was looking for that spark of exceptionalism from Chef Lynch. Had it been later, the white negroni on the menu might have been a white knight (or black knight as it were) -- need to head back here for another try before the summer runs out.
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