G Bar & Kitchen

Great food. Busy place. A bit loud. Service was outstanding. The eggplant parm was not as good as the reviews led me to believe.

An amazing experience from start to finish. Service was wonderful, and the interior is super cute (a bit tiny/crowded, but eh, what can you do). Parking was accessible on the street, and the town of Swampscott is super cute. We ordered cocktails (espresso martini + blackberry margarita) that were super yummy & fresh. We then split the arancini appetizer, which was a sweet/savory dish & was fun to try. We also split the gnocchi and the pappardelle. Since one of us is vegetarian, we asked for the sausage of the pappardelle on the side and that was no issue! The sauces for both dishes were amazing and the gnocchi really stood out to me as being perfectly cooked/fresh! For dessert, we ended with the crème brûlée which they decorated for our anniversary! Such a nice touch that most restaurants won't go out of their way to do. I would love to come here again!

First time at G bar on date night with my wife. We ordered 3 apps and 2 entrees.Apps:Mussels: 4/5 pretty good, great sauceMushroom Strudel: 2.5/5 ok, better with the sauce form the mussels Meatballs: 0/5 they tasted really dry and crumbled in your mouth. Overall, felt they lacked flavor.EntreesLamb chops: 3/5 lamb was cooked perfectly, and sauce was good. I was looking forward to the potatoes with blue cheese, but they were quite salty.Limoncello Risotto: -3/5 my wife took 3 bites, I had 2. My wife said it tasted undercooked and in her words "reminded her of vomit.l I tried it and it tasted like undercooked Arborio rice with no flavor. All in all, we collectively took 5 bites. All in all, I think we left over 85% on the plate and decided not to take it home.Service was 6/5. They were attentive, and when my wife didn't eat the risotto, both the server and the manager were very reactive in asking for feedback. In full transparency, they comped the risotto off our bill.

My family wanted to take my mother out for a birthday celebration. Not wanting to deal with the hassle of traveling all the way into Boston, we decided to check out this very close by establishment. We did not make reservations for a Tuesday night as we thought it wasn't going to be very busy. Upon arriving and having a difficult time finding parking on the street, we were sorely wrong. Therefore, I would definitely recommend making reservations in advance. Fortunately for us, another group of our size happened to just cancel so we were able to get a seat right away. It is a beautifully decorated and casual/formal ambience. For clarification, there is a bakery next-door that also provides a good sized menu. There is not a connection between them even though they are both owned by the same party.For appetizers in addition to the free bread and olive spread, we shared the brussels sprouts and octopus. The octopus was cooked well over a creamy and neutral complementary hummus. Brussels sprouts were definitely finished in the broiler as they thoroughly charred without being burned. Due to their caramelization, they did have a slight sweetness factor which was very satisfying.For entrees, we tried their Chicken Milanese, Shrimp fettuccini, duck, Pappardelle, Caesar salad with shrimp, and Eggplant lasagna. Lucky for me everybody in my party allowed me to try a bite of their dish. I was happy to realize that everything was honestly delicious. The chicken Milanese had a very thin layer of crispiness with the Barata cheese and balsamic glaze. All pastas are made in-house and you can definitely taste the TLC that they put into their food. The fettuccine is a great alternative if you want some thing a little lighter as the Pappardelle is a little heavy since they use sausage as their choice of protein. Duck was tender and flavorful over the bed of rice noodles and vegetables. My mom loved the eggplant and almost ate the whole thing (very rare for her FYI). Even though we were all beyond satisfied and full from our meals, we still decided to share a chocolate lava cake to honor my mothers birthday one more time. It looked like it came out of a textbook as it was exactly how you'd imagine it to be with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Overall, we had a stellar experience with even better service. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect place to celebrate, I am already looking forward to coming back and checking out the location next door as well. I recommend others to do the same!

Half decent. It's kind of one of those lipstick on a pig places, where they think calling everything fresh and dayboat makes it great, when we all know nothing is fresh, local, or dayboat in Swampscott in February. A good example is the "fresh wild Atlantic salmon" special last time I was there. Wild Atlantic salmon is an endangered species. I inquired and the owner /chef guy G got all animated asserting it was wild. I don't think they are violating the endangered species act, they are just full of nonsense.

My first experience here was definitely a positive one!Peppardelle for me Haddock for Dad Dumplings that we split Our server, Lauren, was excellent and over all this place just has a great atmosphere to it! I will definitely dine here again. Thank you all for your great recommendations!

Polished mediocrity!I always wondered if there are restaurants out there masquerading as high end but serving reheated or premade food. Looks like I found it. For example, their tuna appetizer comes with neon green grocery store avocado paste with it odd and bitter taste. Their meatballs taste reheated.. their food generally is very underwhelming.The service is ok.. not good enough to make up for the food. Although I would give them a pass on this due to the difficulty in finding staff in the service industry these days.If you want actual good food in the area, I highly recommend the Blue Ox in Lynn, fiber corners in Marblehead or Settler in Salem.

Excellent food and Excellent service. A great place to go and it is local. No driving to Boston.

The food, chef, waitstaff and bartender are outstanding. Beautiful ambiance, a perfect restaurant.

Outstanding! We were greeted warmly, our server, Eric, was pleasant,prompt and knowledgeable with questions about items on the menu. The food was excellent and delicious! I highly recommend G bar!