Exchange Street Bistro

Had a girls night out at Exchange Street. I will hold high on my words, they have the best martinis in the area. They have an extensive martini menu, it got a little smaller within the last year but it is still amazing. We started with the drink special which is a great deal, it was a fall apple cinnamon drink (yum). My friend then had the strawberry shortcake and I had the pomegranate, both delicious! We shared the chicken quesadilla and the calamari, I really enjoyed the calamari with the hot peppers. Service was great, she was very very attentive and patience, we were yapping and weren't ready yet for the next round. When we got there the bar was full and the dining room was not as busy. It was a great girls night, this place is always my top choice for suggestions!

Traditionally one of our favorite places. We have our shower coming up here, but may need to re-think.We got seated around 445. We did not get waited on until 505 or so. The place was virtually empty. A Sunday afternoon full of rain. We ordered two drinks. Both of which took 15 plus minutes to get here. We got the pumpkin martini and the pistachio martini. The pistachio martini came out dark blue. The waitress told us multiple drinks got sent back tonight. Unfortunately, so did this. Every drink we got tonight, she had us try to make sure it didn't need to get sent back. For an appetizer we got the brie. To our surprise, it came out cold. Typically it would come out oozing. Another let down.For our meals we got the chicken quesadilla. It was terribly dry. We also got the pasta. This lacked seasoning and quite frankly, tasted like nothing. The tuna tartare was very good. Extremely well done.All in all, we are having trouble recommending this place anymore. Service is subpar, drinks are both not made properly/take 15-20 minutes to get (please try heading here and you'll surely see!), and the food lacks consistency. Hoping this was an off night. We have been going here for 8+ years.

This is tough because exchange street is either amongst the best food/service you can get or it is so bad you refuse even a to go bad for your fully uneaten plate. It doesn't lean one way or the other. It's evenly a hit or miss I have lived down the street for years and come many times since it's open on industry nights in Malden and for the price I find this lack of consistency appalling. It is expensive. And if you go on a good day it's worth it. If you don't? You'll want to sue. Ambiance is nice ish. If you get a table, waiters service is also rocky. I've had multiple instances, not just one, where the host seats us and we wait 30 min for a server before just leaving. But if you're at the bar? Bartenders are all superb so great and the only food that has been consistently good is the bar tapas menu you can't get at the tables. My bolognese was so overcooked the pasta was in pieces when it got to me and just moving it around broke it into baby food mush or teeny tiny pieces so it was literally inedible. The chili garlic shrimp at the bar was made definitely with just sweet and sour sauce and chili flakes so so obviously but it was very very yummy. I'd recommend that dish for sure. The arancini are just okay and the meatballs are definitely very good.

Exchange street is a great Friday/Saturday night spot for drinks and food. Malden is a tough spot to find parking but right across the street from Exchange is a large garage. The lychee martini, Santa's Spiced Eggnog cocktail of the month, and the expresso martinis were great! Also, the bread pudding to end the night was perfect :). The server brought us an extra drink off the bar because they made an extra, what a treat! A bit loud for the places we like to go to but luckily we got a spot in the corner which allowed for great conversation without interruption from the other guests. Highly suggest this spot for their next night out in Malden!!

Always a great time at Exchange Street! The atmosphere is great, I've had awesome service, and the food is amazing. This time, we started with the arancini and I got the short rib with truffle mac and cheese and my boyfriend got the streak frites. Everything was great, the truffle mac and arancini were especially good! Portion sizes are large enough to have leftovers to take home. They also do a $5 cocktail of the month, this month it was a spiked eggnog drink which we both loved! If you need parking, Exchange Street also validates the parking garage across the street.

This place is hot garbage. My old fashioned was somehow a watered down orange with a dry chunk of cherry in it. Ordered the fig and prosciutto pizza and it was a sugary grease slab with cold shaved ham and arugula piled on it. Got an over cooked puck for a burger, hard baked Brie, and they put wet leaves on my fries with the steak frites that were also over cooked. The seafood scampi tasted like noodle soup from a dented can. Just because you think you're fancy while you're making it doesn't make it taste good. 10/10 not worth it, go anywhere else.

This Malden hot spot is the place to be on a Saturday night. We made a reservation earlier that day, and I'm glad we did bother to make one because it was busy. Once seated, we were brought warm bread with sweet butter. YUM! We devoured this right away, and later on they offered us another plate of bread with butter. YES PLEASE. Exchange Street has an impressive martini list, but we ended up going with the February cocktail special, Perfectly Peared Up, which was essentially a prickly pear margarita. The drink was good, and you can't beat $5. For food, we ordered the short rib arancini, crispy calamari, gnocchi, and duck confit pizza. My faves were the pizza and gnocchi. The buttery sauce the gnocchi came with was great to dip bread into. This ended up being way too much food for us, so we happily took home leftovers. Service throughout the night was very friendly and a good pace. Overall, Exchange Street is a solid spot to go with a variety of people. Prices are reasonable, and everyone is bound to find something of interest on their food & drink menus.

We went here for a night out without the kids. The environment is a little more upscale than your average place, but not too pricey, making it a great date night spot. Since we had a sitter we easily placed a reservation online, which was good since the place was full when we arrived at 6:30. What I really enjoyed was that when I say "full", I mean that the tables were taken and the bar area was full. The tables were nicely spaced and you didn't feel like you were on top of the next one. We had the charcuterie board which was a little lacking, mostly fruit and meats with a little cheese. It was a good amount for 2 people, but if we came with other folks I'd go for a second appetizer. For dinner we had the eggplant Parmesan and the steak frites. Both tasted very good and had good portion sizes. The steak was done perfectly and the fries were crispy. Overall we'd definitively go back again. There were a few things on the menu that were tempting so we'll have to try something new next time!

This is a great spot for dinner and drinks in Malden. We went on a Saturday and it was pretty busy so it definitely helps to make a reservation. Shortly after we were seated, they brought over fresh bread and whipped sweet butter. Bread and butter is my bread and butter so needless to say I was into it.We ordered the short rib arancini, the gnocchi and calamari to start. The gnocchi was definitely a stand out, really great combination of sweet and nutty and savory, while the short rib arancini wasn't my favorite.We also got the duck confit pizza, which was delicious. The duck went really well with the manchego.All told, it was way too much food but we took home leftovers, so totally worth it. Great place overall!

This was a graduate reservation for my sister in law with a party of 7. This place looks amazing. From the outside to the inside. Unfortunately it was raining so no outdoor seating at the time.Kari was our server and she was great. She was attentive including two other servers pouring constant water for us. To our food. I had the Duck Confit and I was shockingly surprised how good it was. The cheese pull was amazing to see and crust was great. The Duck was seasoned beautifully. Server mentioned that the Margherita Pizza and the Fig & Prosciutto are the most common picked. However, I went with my sister in laws choice and later on, I'll choose the other two pies because I will definitely be back.