The Bancroft

Came here August 2024 to celebrate an anniversary. We were deciding between this and The Capital Grille. Bancroft won out on presentation, menu offerings, atmosphere, and service. Every item has that little extra flair that makes it feel like a special night out and the waitstaff was very friendly and chatty.I like that Bancroft feels like a place where you can go all out or just meet friends at the bar for a well made cocktail. We ordered:- Lobster Ravioli starter. very tasty, especially with a little extra bread to mop up the sauce. Tbh, if I went back I might order the shrimp cocktail instead though for a little more zip.- Peach Rose Sangria and The Gatekeeper cocktail. The Sangria was fine, but the Gatekeeper was definitely the better order. Very smooth and balanced cocktail. I kept stealing sips. I would come back just to have this drink again. - Tomahawk steak for 2. This thing is so impressive! Ours was a tiny bit overcooked (maybe we spent too long enjoying our app), but still super tender inside with woodsy salty char on the outside. We ordered medium, but next time might do medium rare. Slices at the ends were well done.- Asparagus. I was initially disappointed with how thick the stalks were, but there was no stringiness to them at all. That's on me for ordering out of season.- bag of rosemary fries. Fries were very good but the rosemary flavor was faint. next time I would spring for the truffle oil.- salted caramel creme brulee. We were full to bursting by the time we got to dessert, but wanted to sit a few minutes longer. So glad we did because the creme brulee was heavenly. Maybe the best I've ever had. It's served in a shallow dish for maximum toasted sugar crust to creme ratio. Husband got ice cream which was fine. The brulee was the definite star and big enough for 2.

Excellent lounge area with comfy seats (great place to people watch) and food was incredible. We split the beet salad, crab cakes, and the bone-in filet (complete with polenta and mushrooms for sides). Aesthetically pleasing on top of everything else.

This is a must try restaurant!The Bancroft is a fantastic experience for an upscale restaurant where you just want to be pampered. My culinary avengers team and I booked a reservation for an intimate birthday celebration.I loved the vibe of the place when we walked in. It is dark and clubby. A very intimate feeling space even though it is large and airy. You feel like you are in an old school country club here. The chairs are really comfortable, which is great when you are about to enjoy a delicious meal. Note to all: wear your comfy eating pants when you dine here. You will thank me later.Our server was named Parker. He was very knowledgeable about the menu and was attentive to our needs, putting up with our crazy ordering and food sensitivities. He was able to help us navigate ordering not just one meal, but several to make almost everything gluten and dairy free so we could share plates. Parker, thank you for putting up with us! He brought Parker House rolls in a cast iron pan to the table with butter on the side. I was good and did not ask for a second pan. For my GF ad DF friend he brought out a few pieces of toast and some olive oil with herbs for dipping. She was so happy and our gluten and dairy filled rolls were delicious!We started with cocktails. A peach-rosé sangria for me (dry rosé, Ketel One peach and orange blossom botanical, elderflower, apricot and orange liqueur, citrus). A Moscow mule for my newly legal friend (her first time getting carded!). I love the sangria. It was sweet, but not too and just really refreshing. She really liked her cocktail, but just wished it was a bit sweeter.Next up: Apps. Birthday girl loves steak tartare so we ordered that. The menu description is hand cut prime steak tartare with pickled shallots and violet mustard. I am not usually a steak tartare fan, but this converted me. It was so good. it was served with gluten and dairy free toast. Yum! Also served with the TINIEST cornichons that I have ever seen.We ordered a shrimp cocktail (iced tiger shrimp cocktail red + green cocktail sauce) to share. It was five GIANT shrimp that were fantastic and fresh. I loved all the horseradish in the cocktail sauce. So many places don't provide cocktail sauce with the right horseradish to ketchup ratio.Tablemates shared a baby romaine Caesar salad with white anchovies, Treviso cheese, a jammy egg and a very thinly sliced giant crouton.And now for dinner. I got the New York sirloin, mid rare with a horseradish and cracked black pepper cream sauce. Absolutely incredible. Perfectly cooked, tender and tasty.One friend got the 12 ounce filet mignon with a side of the smoked salt. This thing was the size of a grapefruit. It was served rare, as ordered. I got a taste and it was very tender, like eating butter. The texture was amazing but I always find filet mignon to not be flavorful. My other two table mates both ordered 28-day prime aged rib eye, one with a side of the garlic parsley butter.But of course, that's not all. We ordered a bag o' fries (with rosemary and house made ketchup) for the table. Thin cut fries that were perfectly crispy, hot from the fryer with rosemary and salt. We also ordered side of the roasted fingerling potatoes with garlic confit. The creamed leaf spinach topped with a fried local farm egg was delicious and just as good as leftovers the next day! To be healthy we also ordered the grilled asparagus.Since we were celebrating a birthday, we brought in a cake, but I must go back to try the coffee crème brulée with hazelnut shortbread and Frangelico Chantilly cream. We were thrilled with our experience at The Bancroft and will definitely be back for a business lunch or other birthday dinners!

This has to be one of the best overall experiences I've had in months. We were celebrating my grandson's 21st birthday. The food, cocktails, ambience and service provided by Guy, were all excellent. Some of our choices were the Baby Iceburg Wedge (large enough to share), Red Wattle Pig Chop, Charcoaled Salmon, Filet Mignon, Tomahawk steak which was cooked to perfection, and of course the Bag of Fries.

Love the Bancroft. Have been coming here for special occasion dinners for years. The service is always great and the food is indulgent and always delicious! The filet mignon with Roquefort is my go to entree and the creamed spinach with fried egg is my go to side here. Definitely recommend!

One of my favorite steakhouses in MA. When I want to get of the city this is my go to spot. Very high quality steak for the price Great seafood and food appetizers. Can't go wrong here. Service is attentive and decent enough. The vibe is great too huge dining area that still managers to feel intimate. I highly recommend making the trek out here.

The food was excellent and well crafted. Service was adequate, but that is not the expectation for this tier of steakhouse. The service was slow and not attentive. A table seated after us received their entrees before us. Service was sluggish and not acceptable. The review teeters on 3 vs 4 stars given the price point. The food was exceptional and better created than other local steak houses. Starting with the burrata and prosciutto that was exceptional. Canadian oysters that were exceptional. Crab cakes were loaded with crab meat and beautifully presented - top tier. The tomahawk was perfectly cooked and presented. The sides are distinguishing for the Bancroft.

We came again and tried more dishes on the menu. The quality of food and service continued to impress us. We had a reservation for Friday evening and were seated immediately. The server was friendly and helpful. The food was fresh, tasty, and with good presentation. We would strongly recommend this place, although it is on the higher end price wise.

Thrilled with Bancroft in Burlington, Mass! A steakhouse that wins with its fish options--fantastic oysters, great fried clams, and irresistible fries in a bag (we had two orders!). The city-chic ambiance, dramatic space, farm-fresh offerings, and a huge craft cocktail bar make it a standout. The octopus carpaccio was a delightful surprise. Overall, a great dining experience!

They start you off with nice and warm sweet rolls with salt sprinkled on top - I thought they were really good. We got the seafood platter for two and clam chowder to start. The platter was pretty good, not my favorite. Same with the chowder, it was really plain and surprisingly had no flavor. It just tasted like a cream soup with a hint of clam, but mostly potato. For entrees we got the ribeye and salmon, with mushrooms, asparagus, and fingerling potatoes as sides. I want to start off by saying the steak was sooooooo good. The flavor and how it was cooked was perfect. And my favorite side was the mushrooms. We only did the single serving but it was huge still. Now onto the meh choices which was the salmon. I wanted to be healthy and got the salmon - much regret. The flavor wasn't there, I was pretty disappointed. And the fingerling potatoes had no flavor either, it was barely a hint of rosemary. And the asparagus was fine, some parts were really hard, but it's fine.If you go here, just get the steak and mushrooms, you won't be disappointed!