80 Thoreau

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Address:
80 Thoreau Street
Concord, MA 01742

Neighborhood:
Concord, MA

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Cuisine:
Contemporary American

Price: $31 to $50

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80 Thoreau Details

Dining Style: Fine Dining
Website: http://www.80thoreau.com
Email: info@80thoreau.com
Phone: (978) 318-0008
Hours of Operation: Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 10:30pm, Friday: 5:30pm - 11:30pm, Saturday: 5:00pm-11:30pm
Payment Options: AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Cuisine: Contemporary American, Contemporary French
Executive Chef: Carolyn Johnson
Dress Code: Casual Dress
Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Getting there

Cross Street: Thoreau and Sudbury
Public Transit: Take the Commuter Rail to Concord on the Fitchburg Line. 80 Thoreau is located on the 2nd Floor of the Concord Depot.
Parking: Private Lot
Parking Details: Free on site parking. Street parking available as well.

A word from 80 Thoreau

80 Thoreau is a progressive fine dining restaurant set in the beautiful New England town of Concord, sourcing from local farms and offering genuine hospitality.

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Diner Reviews

"This restaurant had great food, but what differentiates this restaurant from the best in Boston, is there was a much older crowd. As a 24 year old foodie going out to dinner with my husband, I felt out of place."
Dined on 4/12/2014
"Good all around. Cauliflower soup a very nice surprise. Missed the duck but chicken was very tastee. Wife is a gourmet asian chef who really liked the experience."
Dined on 4/12/2014
"Sits right on top of the Concord T-Station. What a surprise find! Great food, professionally prepared. We found the menu somewhat limited, but all in all good experience."
Dined on 4/12/2014
"What a fantastic restaurant. The food was wonderful as was the service. Loved the desserts too. Almost sorry we moved to FL from Concord - it would have been worth staying just to eat there more often. Will definitely be back when we are back in MA."
Dined on 4/9/2014
"A wonderful experience as usual! The menu changed with the season and the additions were really outstanding. The gnocchi with snails( instead of wild boar, rabbit, etc that was served in the past) was the best yet! The other new first course was Smelts over a salad, also done to perfection. And the main course ,we both had, Quails, were cooked just as we ordered and were perfect. Can't wait to go back!"
Dined on 4/9/2014
"We had another outstanding evening at 80 Thoreau. The food is expertly prepared, and the staff are professional and efficient. On the menu, the striped bass was a standout."
Dined on 4/5/2014
"Year another wonderful meal at 80 Thoreau. Seasonally changing menus always have great options with something for everyone. Excellent out-of-Boston dining without the "suburban feel"."
Dined on 4/5/2014
"I find the main course portions to be what I call pretentiously small. As if the smaller it is, the better it must be. I had to eat again when I got home."
Dined on 4/2/2014
"Everything about this restaurant is as one would wish. Polite, prompt, but unintrusive service. Superb food."
Dined on 4/1/2014
"For the second time we've had an amazing meal at 80 Thoreau. We were warmly greeted, seated at a table near the window (our request) and had a fabulous meal. The spinach salad had a nice citrus dressing, our entrees were absolutely delicious. For dessert, the special lemon tart was the best I've ever had. Our server was wonderful. He checked back the exact right amount of times and his recommendations were spot on. We will definitely be back!!"
Dined on 3/29/2014
"Been here many times but was somewhat disappointed this time with the food. Lasagna was kind of dry and salmon not so special either. Sorry-we normally love it here but disappointed this time. As usual though, atmosphere and service were great. This will not keep us from coming back again but just not up to par with what we usually have as an experience there. As always, cocktails and wine and service were fabulous."
Dined on 3/29/2014
"We went for Restaurant Week in Boston, so a fixed-price, limited menu. The food choices were interesting without being strange. We enjoyed 2 different appetizers and 2 different fish entrees. The chocolate-toasted marshmallow dessert was blah, but the carrot cake was fantastic - a new take on a very old classic. Service was very attentive - only possible downside was there was always a staff-person at or near your table - so if you want more seclusion, hard to get. But never had to wait for (or really even ask for) anything. Atmosphere was very peaceful and relaxing."
Dined on 3/28/2014
"Since it's been food week, I've visited several restaurants and I will remember this as extremely amazing food, servers, host, and bartender, and manager superb. Tables are a little too close together."
Dined on 3/28/2014
"We recently dined at 80 Thoreau during the March Dine Out Boston event. It was a nice break from driving to Boston for dinner, and convenient as our dining partners lived just next door in Wayland. Three of us started with the Cream of Cauliflower soup, which was delicious and beautifully presented. For dinner, two selected the duck confit offering, one the hake, and one the pork loin with pork belly. All were well executed and delicious. Even more outstanding than the food, was the very high level of service. The server was very cordial and well versed in the menu offerings, and the his wait support staff very efficient and attentive. Highly recommended."
Dined on 3/26/2014
"Nice warm feel in this restaurant - always welcoming. Decent wine list complements a varied menu offering. Restaurant is usually full, and has a charming ambiance."
Dined on 3/7/2014
"We went to 80 Thoreau during Boston restaurant week and it was a great evening. Food was fantastic, especially brandade fritters, hake and chicken. Several special extras including roasted pear sorbet and some sort of lime confection which was also fabulous. Very pleasant ambiance, and special care by wait staff. A lot of folks seemed to be enjoying themselves at the tables and the bar."
Dined on 3/25/2014
"Obviously a chef with a very sophisticated palate is at the helm here. Intense, well-developed flavors - even the salad dressing was perfection. The staff is outstanding, attentive and extremely knowledgeable. We are lucky to have this gem in the area."
Dined on 3/24/2014
"Everything was incredibly delicious, cocktails, wine, appetizers, entrees and desserts. Service, starting at the front of the house all the way through our meal was impeccable but not stuffy, just friendly, attentive and spot on. Wine list is incredible. Kudos to Ian, Vince and Chef Carolyn, keep doing what you're doing! And thank you!"
Dined on 3/21/2014
"We were recommended to this place by a friend...great place. The crown jewel is not the Food, which is fantastic. Not the Wine, with a special Reserve Wine List to die for...but the Service. World Class, professional, attentive but not intrusive, this place delivers a Prime NY Dining experience in the heart of little Concord MA. Wine discussed, delivered and decanted at the table by request. Cauliflower Soup w/Mussels, Smoked Dogfish Pate to start. Lovely. Roasted Pork Loin with Pork Belly and Duck Confit...delicious and beautiful. My Lemon Tart was the best dessert I have had in a restaurant in a long time. My friends chocolate mousse was just fair...but all in all a very pleasant surprise and we will be back! Kudos to servers involved."
Dined on 3/22/2014
"First time visit, loved the location and restaurant itself. dinner was outstanding, will return."
Dined on 3/21/2014
"I went with a group of friends and we found the service and overall experience to be great. However, I was disappointed that my salmon was a bit overcooked."
Dined on 3/22/2014
"A superb Dine out Boston tasting menu ! The food was outstanding on Saturday evening. Though it was a full house our server was attentive and we were never rushed. This remains among the best restaurants in Boston."
Dined on 3/22/2014
"We were there early...so more quiet....and we asked for back dining area....boston week menu was wonderful,,,,,and the extras they put on were great."
Dined on 3/20/2014
"Great as always. Consistently excellent-- the mark of a great restaurant!"
Dined on 3/19/2014
"What a pleasure to dine in this local gem. Warmly greeted, we were seated in a lovely room and well taken care if throughout the evening. Four different entrees, all beautifully prepared. Good variety on the wine list. The only down IDE is that we were seated near the kitchen and could hear kitchen noises throughout the meal."
Dined on 3/18/2014
"Nice setting, excellent service, very good appetizers, but main courses are only good not great. A bit of a let down."
Dined on 1/6/2014
"I just love 80 Thoreau. The food is always delightful, the service impeccable, and love the upstairs of the old train depot location. Cannot say enough good things about it. It is my favorite place to meet friends for a mid week dinner out."
Dined on 3/18/2014
"So happy we finally made the time to try this spot. We were looking for a spot to have our Anniversary dinner and were able to get a reservation. We were unaware that it was Restaurant Week so we enjoyed 3 wonderful courses where we may have only opted for 2; (we're not big eaters so usually opt out of desert; though we will leave room on our next visit!). I had the chicken main course and it was wonderful; moist well spiced. My husband had a very nice salmon which he enjoyed. The wine pairing with the menu was very good. We sat at a comfortable banquet corner table and did not feel that we were too close to the tables on either side of us. Service was attentive but not overly so. We are looking forward to our return visit!"
Dined on 3/18/2014
"food was high quality well prepared. excellent service"
Dined on 3/17/2014
"hard to find, small portions, limited menu, high prices. wouldn't go back. Resteraunt was empty and we were seated right in front of machine that wait staff order from so we had no privacy with our conversation and were bothered by staff placing orders as resteraunt filled. Poor dining set up."
Dined on 3/17/2014
"We love going to 80 Thoreau. The food and service are always fabulous, very creative and delicious. Friendly staff and menu."
Dined on 3/17/2014
"Dining w friends who had never been to 80 Thoreau. We happened upon Dine Out Boston. The menu choices were varied w a special appetizer and entree. Our server Chris was very knowledgeable and helpful w describing the plates and wine. Looking forward to returning often."
Dined on 3/17/2014
"This was my second visit to 80 Thoreau; during the first, my girlfriend and I enjoyed their tasting menu. The meal was very good, from the tuna rillettes to the quail and venison to the chocolate pave. The proportion of various plate elements relative to each other could have been slightly better (for example, my girlfriend, who dislikes leaving anything on her plate, had to leave a mound of lentils which would have sufficed for another dish). Our server was affable and energetic, and all of the staff was genial. 80 Thoreau has a bit of a tension over what kind of restaurant it wants to be - subdued fine dining or refined casual, but that does not take away from the food, which always rewards."
Dined on 3/15/2014
"The cauliflower soup and salad were outstanding. We had venison and Mahi that were both delicious. And the chocolate pave for dessert and the cappuccinos were out of this world. So fantastic. Waiters are extremely attentive. There are a few extra Maitre D types floating about which seemed to be too much but that is a minor complaint. It is a fantastic restaurant (not for kids)."
Dined on 3/15/2014
"I started with the gnocchi and then moved to the roast chicken. Both were exceptional."
Dined on 3/14/2014
"We went to 80 Thoreau for Valentine's day and it was an excellent selection. The food was spectacular and the service good; the servers knew about the dishes and were very observant when a drink needed filling or a plate clearing. We had only finished our amazing appetizer, a red wine pasta ox tail ravioli, when we were talking of when we would be coming back."
Dined on 2/15/2014
"Visited 80 Thoreau two weeks in a row, both special occasions. Food is superb; atmosphere, service, excellent. Staff pays special attention to all diners. It is a pleasure to highly recommend 80 Thoreau..."
Dined on 3/11/2014
"Chose 80 Thoreau for a special dinner, and I was very very pleased. The food selection was very good and interesting, without being too trendy. The food was delicious. The service was amazing. The one glitch was that they brought the wrong dish for me. I had already taken a bit by the time they got to the table with the right dish. They apologized profusely and then offered to wrap up one or the other dish for me to take home -- the one I had started eating or the "right" one. I was incredibly impressed. Not for a moment was there a hint of suggestion that I should have noticed that I had gotten something other than what I ordered. The situation was handled in a very classy way."
Dined on 3/6/2014
"Visited 80 Thoreau this week with a former Concordian, now San Franciscan. We had a booth and spent a lovely unrushed evening. The food was delicious (oooh, that duck!) and look forward to returning to 80 Thoreau soonest. Excellent service, wonderful atmosphere, a special place."
Dined on 3/4/2014
"Regrettably 2 in our party were 15 minutes late although the other 2 were seated and ordered a bottle of wine. Upon arrival we were seated and handed menus before we could even get our coats off. Our server did not introduce herself. We barely said our hello's and were told the specials and asked if we were ready to order. We are not asked if we wanted something to drink. Bread was served and then the order was asked to be taken again. Plates were asked to be taken away whenever anyone paused to engage in conversation. Never asked how anything was. The house salads were disappointing for the $8.00. Could not enjoy the main meal although it was good. Bill was delivered as the beverages and dessert hit the table. Disappointed."
Dined on 3/1/2014

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