The Westland

We visited prior to a show at The Huntington Theater. You actually get a free dessert with your ticket!We were the first ones in and it was really nice inside. There were so many tables and a huge bar area. Two of us had the Sesame tuna on the udon noodles. I absolutely loved it! The amount of tuna was way more than I thought they would serve. The fish and chips was good but rather small. The chicken picatta didn't really have much flavor so I wouldn't recommend. Service was great until it got busy. Overall, I liked it. With so many choices in Boston, not sure if we will go back.

Simple review here. We went to an afternoon performance at Symphony Hall and reserved a table for brunch first due to the convenience of the location. 1)Ambiance: nicely appointed.2) service: adequate and friendly3) food: A) we each ordered a cup of tomato soup which were both lukewarm. B)I had a burger with a Caesar Salad on side. Burger was over cooked, Caesar was room temperature, (should have been served cool).C) My wife ordered avocado toast special with egg on top which presented very well BUT she could not cut it with the butter knife provided. She asked for and got a steak knife BUT there were no serrations on it and she struggled to cut the toast ... 4) will I go there again given the opportunity:NOPE5) The concert at Symphony Hall was amazing..ONWARD!

Great food, service, and always welcome. The Westland is an old school Italian restaurant. The food is homemade, good portions. A local favorite.

My friend brought me here right before we went to a concert at the Boston Symphony Hall. The interior of the restaurant looks really cool with nice lighting for pictures. We made reservations ahead of time for a group of 5 which was easy to do. We were seated right away and had great service the whole time.I had the lobster roll with a side Caesar salad. Sandwich was really good, nice and buttery, and worth the price, imo. They definitely didn't skimp on the lobster. The salad was good too! Nice and crisp, not wilted at all.Overall, great experience! Great dinner and really made our night with the concert afterwards. Thank you!

Decent sit down place with comfortable seating. The bathrooms are kinda nice but I have some notes. The server was good. The food... I guess you just need to know what to order and be very specific because they cater well to people who are not very adventurous and like a lot of oil/butter.Came here in the late afternoon after an event looking for a nicer experience and wasn't disappointed, but also wasn't impressed. The drinks were fine though! I'm start with the drinks, while I appreciate that they had "not-tails" for only $5 I felt a little ripped off for the limeade I got. It was clearly just a lot of lime juice, simple syrup, and sparkling water. But it wasn't very sweet, not much of an -ade. My friends got the $15 cocktails and liked them but again not very sweet where you expect sweetness. For the food: our table got a variety of things and I would say the things that looked the best were the flatbread and the Cesar wrap. Wings were fine and I tried one that was ordered to be "extra crispy" and it was nice. The beet salad looked decent but I didn't taste it. My friend who ordered a burger was disappointed to discover that they don't put any sauce on the burger. I don't know if that's a standard thing but make sure you order sauce for your burgers! I got the BLT which was advertised in the menu as being on Sourdough bread. Judging from the sandwich I got I don't think I got sourdough.. more like white bread. And for some reason it was drenched in butter. Wish it was just toasted with mayo! This thing was so greasy. The bacon was super thick which I don't really appreciate. Overall the fries were fine, and the truffle fries tasted very strong so definitely good for sharing. The bathrooms are almost nice. The women's room first stall on the left lock was broken and there was no hook and the door is really tall. So I'm trying to hold it shut reaching way up and the lock is not sitting right. I went to a different stall. The nice touch in there is that there's soap and lotion, but there's no paper towels. Just an air hand dryer. I paid $21 plus tip in total for this meal and while I can appreciate the purpose this place serves, I would not come back unless for the flatbread.

Stopped by for a drink and some appetizers at the bar with a buddy of mine. Beer selection was good and we ordered the sliders to split with some fries. The sliders were delish and the fries were nice and crispy. The Westland was definitely a quiet scene on a Thursday evening, which was nice for a little unwinding from the week. The bartender was nice, no complaints there and the food came out relatively fast. All was well in Westland.

As I was wandering around Boston, I stopped in here for a drink and a bite. Our party was seated promptly in a really gorgeous bar/restaurant. It had a cozy feel-dark wood paneling, booths, two bars. Our server was a really nice guy who made a few drink suggestions. Not being from the area, I tried a couple of beers that I'd never had before. I had one of the burgers which was pretty tasty. It was a very enjoyable stop on my tour of Boston.

Delicious fresh oyster but wine is not fresh It should have been open a few days and is too light-bodied and doesn't have Acidity.

I'm a pretty tolerant person and I rarely ever leave a bad review...but....Stopped in with a friend for a drink before and event at Symphony Hall. Wouldn't do it again.Longgg wait to order a drink at the bar. (ok, willing to overlook, I recognize there are still staffing challenges post pandemic). We ordered one gin and one vodka martini. Pretty standard order. Served in a pretty coupe glass, but it was small and my friends was only about half full. I ordered a dirty martini. Not a hard drink for a bartender. This was the absolute WORST dirty martini I've ever had. Really awful. I should have asked for it to be corrected, but we were short on time...so I let it pass. Went to pay the bill (took me 10 minutes to wave down the bartender...but ok...) Price for 2 martinis...FOURTY NINE DOLLARS!! Yes. You read it right...$49.00!! I did ask if I had been charged for more than two drinks, because the bill was so high. Nope. Confirmed that was the tab for two drinks. Absolutely outrageous! Never never again would I return.

The only reason I am giving this restaurant one star is because the ambience was nice and the service was pretty good - very friendly and efficient. As for food, I give this a zero. The menu looks good but we were disappointed with every single thing we ordered except for the wine and the ginger ale. The brussel sprouts were crispy but there was no hint of cilantro or mint as in the description. The calamari was over cooked. There was no crab to be found in the crab cakes and the "risotto" was really just rice. The striped bass was underwhelming. The desserts tasted like they had been purchased last week, frozen and then thawed. This was an expensive faux pas on my part. Should have done more investigation before eating here. I hope the show at Symphony Hall can save this night.