Lingo Cafe & Bar

This is set up cafeteria style, where you walk in, grab what you want and pay at one of the registers. There are so many fresh-food options here for every diet type. I popped in because we were at the park right next door and one of my children was hungry. I ended up getting hummus and pretzel chips, but I looked around at all of the delicious-looking food and wanted to get something for myself (but didn't -- maybe next time!).The day I visited, I saw a burger station, a sandwich station, and a Japanese noodle station. Everyone was lined up at the noodle station ... it must have been good. There was also an antipasto bar, a fresh cookie area, hot coffee and tea (several different kinds) and a large selection of cold beverages (including kombucha). There are a lot of tables and bar seating, both inside and out. The whole area is very inviting and bright, with lots of windows and natural light streaming in. It's a pleasant place to grab breakfast or lunch, or just a quick snack.

Nothing kicks off the weekend like a little Friday night rage-caging in the lobby of an East Cambridge office building.Raise the roof! WOOP WOOP Staple these documents! WOOP WOOPLocation aside, the spac... you know what? Location NOT aside. It's a bar that caters to a very specific group: employees in said building or residents of the Archstone village that never came to be. And based on the shoulder to shoulder post-5pm crowd, they're fine with that. As a destination though, be wary of short parking.The beer may be cheap (according to my drinking buddies) but well drinks run an average $7. I'd love to return for the fabled nachos, mounds of which passed by with an almost scheduled regularity, assaulting the nose with savory smells of salty fry and the eyes with drippy, melted goop.The space offers nothing. Open, empty, unadorned. Boulders near the main entrance give a "Honey I Shrunk The Kids and lost them in a Zen garden" feel. I joked to Ellen S, "It's like a cafeteria in here." Her reply: "It is a cafeteria." Oh right.Of note and to earlier reviews, women outnumber men 4 to 1. Happy hunting.

Hidden gem tucked away in a hushed office building (on a Monday). Seems like a great place for after work drinks, or if you want a low-key margarita before trekking around the gorgeous parks. It's set near the highway, but I enjoy the urban soundscapes. I hate to admit that parking is wicked easy here.But more about the bar - minimalist liquor list covers all the bases, and my barkeep Mike was quick to make me a stiff Manhattan. And talk about easy on the eyes! (;

The Lingo Bar and Grill is sort of a food court for the Hult Business School and EF crowd who work near by rather than and actual "bar and grill." The restaurant is buffet style, meaning you grab your tray and walk around the food area selecting what you'd prefer. They have salads and grill items, along with a few different entrees every day such as a carving station and soups. The food is not spectacular, but similar to what you might expect at a college dining hall. That's not an accident, however, as the clientelle seem to be mostly students and faculty members on their lunch break. They have a lovely outdoor dining area next to North Point Park which is a great place to retreat during the warmer months. Oddly, this is the only restaurant of any kind within nearly a mile in this part of Cambridge, so it will have to do for many I suspect. Otherwise, I'd give it a miss.

The greatest hook up bar everA friend of mine works for EF International. This office building is located across from the Science Museum on Cambridge st. In the lobby of the office building is without a doubt the coolest bar in the Boston Area. Really, it's a hidden gem.I went there yesterday to met my friend for a couple after work drinks. The decor is post modern but surprisingly cool. There are no servers just a bartender behind the bar who makes without a doubt the best margarita in the city. $7.50 for a handmade patron anejo margarita. It's a subsidized bar. He muddled the limes in the glass to make it from scratch. PBR is $2 a pint or $8 for a pitcher. He is also the funniest guy I've ever met.They have a bar menu that is very simple. Hamburgers, chicken wings, nachos etc. I had the nachos. For $6 I got the best nacho I've ever had. Huge amounts of guac, sour cream, and salsa over a large portion of nacho. We couldn't finnish themBut the thing that sells the place is the clientele. The hottest women in the city go her. I was there for 2 1/2 hrs and saw about 30 girls and 2 guys. The average age is about 25. She said on Friday nights the place is packed with women getting cheap drinks before hitting the clubs. The girls were hot. I've never seen anything like it. Did I mention the girls were hot. My friend said to come on tuesday or wendsday if you want to meet someone. It's a little easier to meet and talk to themIf you're looking to hook up with a hot single chick this should definitely be your first stop. It gets busy around 5:30 then is empty by 9

Always fresh and always clean, two super important things for a cafe/lunch joint!I've had the salad bar many times, the sandwiches and grill selections are made to order, and they always have a few entree specials that usually include a veggie option; today I had lettuce wraps with grilled veggies and they were amazing!!They have a bar, too, which looks like a great meet-up place for after work or lunchtime if your boss is cool like that! (mine is NOT)

When I was first interviewing at EF and shown around the building, I was impressed by Lingo -- the food looked great, with made-to-order stations manned by chefs. But the flip side to the cafeteria was the bar. "You have a BAR here?" were the words that escaped my mouth. Oh yes, they have a bar. It serves a mountain of nachos dribbled with cheese, showered with jalapeno slices, smothered in chicken and flanked by double shot glasses full of salsa, sour cream and guac. This bad boy will set you back $8.50 and defeat three ravenous adults. Pitchers of Oktoberfest are cheap. No, I have not hooked up with anyone after-hours. Now that the novelty of the downstairs bar has worn off, the food remains excellent. For lunch today I had a pressed barbeque chicken wrap with fried onion straws, lettuce and tomato with a cherry coke for $6. Past favorites have included a killer crab cake sandwich with seasoned home fries, pizza with feta and black olives, and marinated steak tips. Wednesday is sushi day. You know where to find me tomorrow at noon.

I am breaking down and writing a review for the bar in my building. Lingo certainly is a hookup bar, but anymore, all I see are men. Not many women seem to hangout at the bar, at least on Fridays. There is nothing special about Lingo. It is a cafeteria during the day, and an over priced one at that. The food is good, but not as good as the price would suggest. The drinks are severely overpriced, with wine and whiskey approaching eight to ten dollars. I went to Lingo last night (Wednesday), and the bar was empty. I ordered a glass of wine while I waited for my friend, and the bartender pours it from an already open bottle of wine. She didn't even fill my wine glass to the halfway mark, and she charged me eight dollars for an eighth of a cup of wine. I mentioned something, and she gave me more, but begrudgingly. It did not matter, however, because once I tasted the wine, I could tell that bottle had probably been open from the weekend. Poor performance.I go there to hang out with my friends, but I don't think it is someplace I would go if I didn't work in the building.

Being a single guy on the prowl I had read a review of ths place here and decided to check it out.I don't know how this place isn't listed as one of the wonders of the world, at least as far as bars go. Perhaps it's the limited food menu or bright faux modernism decor. That being said this place is without a doubt the best bar in all of Boston to meet hot young women.I showed up at about 6 o'clock with two of my friends last night. I almost had to drag them out. In their mind, after work drinks at 6 is way too early. The bar wasn't full but wasn't empty either. There were about 35-40 people milling around. 34 of them were girls. Hot girls. All of them worked in the office building upstairs. It was so easy to start talking to them. They were in little groups at tables or the bar but they were co-workers not really friends so you didn't get brushed aside because you didn't belong to their click. The drinks were cheap and large. $8 for a pitcher of PBR. We got 7 glasses from the pitcher. It's funny ,they serve the pitchers with plastic cups even though they have glassware.this place reminds me of the bar in the student union of my college except they only invite really hot girls. The music was well thought out (from the ipod of the bartender) and the service was excellent.I'll definetly being coming back again.P.s. I didn't get any digits but met a lot of really cool people

As a north point resident, I frequent Little Lingo and Lingo all the time for breakfast before work and after work for the occasional drink. Today I think I quite possibly received the worst service I have received at the bar at lingo. My friend and I were shocked by the sass and stupidity of the bartender tonight, clearly she hasn't made enough money tonight from the below industry standard salaries of the workers of EF. I hope the nice, tall, blonde lady is there next and hopefully I can improve on my review. I'm not one to write one but I've never experienced the kind of poor service I received from the short, black hair lady. Perhaps it's because of the fact I was only 1 of 2 black people there, not quite sure but I was denied alcohol and she proceeded to not ID the next 9 people who bought drinks including a group of EF interns that I know for a fact had 1 that wasn't 21. PS: The new chicken wrap sucks, the chicken avo was way better. I know avocados are up in price because of Trumps stupid tariffs but pass on the cost to the customer don't remove the best thing on the menu.