Fat Hen Broadway East

One of the most underrated spots in the area! Everything was prepared so delicately and with so much thought.

Did someone say pasta? I had the pleasure of going to the Fat Hen located on 126 Broadway St, Somerville, MA this week.They serve a wide variety of wine and delicious pasta dishes that seriously rival some of my favorite italian spots in the Boston area.For appetizers we had their yellowfin tuna crudo and the beef tartare. The tuna crudo was my favorite of the two and had delightful notes of ginger and serrano pepper.For pasta dishes we had the wild mushroom gemelli, the duck confit tortellini and the goat cheese gnocchi.The pastas all individually tasted amazing! We were blown away by the flavors and will be back to try the other pasta dishes on the menu.Finally, for dessert we had their tres leches cake when you dig deep into this cake you will be blown away Be sure to check out this spot next time you are in Somerville! Also, right next door is the Fat Hen's sister restaurant La Brasa which serves up more great dishes and cocktails.Rating: Food: 9/10 Affordability: 5/10 Note I was unable to sit inside Fat Hen due to a private event they were having. I was served the Fat Hen while seated in La Brasa so I can only rate the ambiance of La Brasa which was a solid 7/10.

Highly recommend coming here - mushroom pasta and the duck breast are a must have. Staff are friendly but be sure to bring your jacket if you're here in the winter!!

Service was very rude. Did not explain what I was getting even though I basically begged her to describe it. I was expecting pasta and got dumplings instead. And they were not good.

Our experience at the Fat Hen was amazing! The food was so incredible and our waitress was wonderful. They have gluten free pasta and desserts as well! We will definitely return!

We can here for my mother-in-laws birthday. I made reservations ahead of time on Open Table. I also called ahead of time because my in-laws are vegetarian and I wanted to make sure the restaurant I selected could accommodate their diet. Fat Hen gave me the assurance I needed that vegetarian options could be accommodated. 2 of the appetizers could be made vegetarian, 3 out of 4 pasta options could be made vegetarian, and 1 Chef's vegetarian special could be made as a Secondi offering. Upon our arrival, we were seated and brought water. The ambiance was beautiful, dimly lit and decorated simply. We were not brought bread for our meal as others mentioned in their past reviews but our appetizers were served to us promptly. I ate/ordered:1.) Arancini (5 stars) - So delicious and they included 5 small aracinis so we could all have at least 1 which was wonderful and thoughtful! 2.) Burrata (5 stars) - Delicious burrata on a sweet bread. The culatello that is normally on this appetizer was brought to us on the side (because my husband and I are no vegetarian) without us even asking which was so thoughtful! 3.) Lumache (5 stars) - The most delicious pasta I have had in such a long time! The lumache was so soft and chewy and the cherries and lamb complimented each other nicely. Note to the chef would be to include less cherries but the dish was delicious regardless and a very generous portion compared to the other pastas! 4.) Agnolotti (4 stars)- My husband ordered this and I had a few bites. The portion was small and I found the pasta filling to be too sweet which was expected because it consisted of sweet potatoes. But this pasta was tasty, delicate and soft! Fat Hen has some room for improvement on their deserts:5.) Semifreddo (4 stars)- Semi frozen ice cream duos were delicious but had a interesting consistency. 6.) Expresso cream with Biscotti (3.5 stars) - Certainly not my favorite dish. The expresso cream was strong and also sort of tasted like passion fruit if that's even possible. The pistachio biscotti was delicious but needed a better pairing. 7.) Salted Caramels - These were brought to us after our meal and we're DELICIOUS!! The salty caramels were so soft and melted in your mouth. All in all I would definitely come back here. Next time maybe just for drinks and appetizers or for a private chef's table tasting!

This restaurant canceled our reservation without calling or emailing. We showed up with out of town guests and walked up to a locked door and dark restaurant. This was very inconsiderate. We hope that in the future the proprietors will treat their guests with more respect for their time.

Was surprised to see how well-reviewed this place is, because the food is straight up just not good. The pasta dishes were massively over-seasoned and salty, and the bolognese was made with ground beef that could only be described Boyardee-esaue.I'm not sure if they were understaffed, but the service was also very slow, and it took us a while to get seated despite having a reservation. Will not be coming back.

Delicious food. Wonderful atmosphere. The service was pretty sub-par. Wait staff looked bored and weren't very attentive. Had to wait over 20 minutes for a coke. Honestly, I'm not interested in coming back based on that alone.

First the positives: great service from a truly kind, thoughtful, well informed server who knew her wine. Now the negatives. Buckle up. The wine list was thin and they were out of most wines. The salads were grotesquely over-salted to the point of being inedible. For the mains, I got the porchetta. It was literally 95% fat. When I complained the waitress said most patrons love it. But I lived in Italy and never was served a plate of fat with the name "porchetta." The prices were quite high for what we got. Disappointed.