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Citrus & Salt, Boston, MA
Citrus & Salt, Boston, MA
Citrus & Salt, Boston, MA
Citrus & Salt, Boston, MA
Citrus & Salt, Boston, MA

Citrus & Salt

4.5
4.5
1712 Reviews
$31 to $50
Contemporary Mexican
Coastal Mexican Tapas Restaurant and Tequila Bar. Fun and Bright coastal inspired décor. Large variety of tequilas and mezcals to choose from.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 76 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Mexican, Mexican, Latin American
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon, Tue, Sat, Sun 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Wed 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Thu, Fri 12:00 pm–12:00 am
  • Phone number
    (617) 424-6711
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Chef Jason Santos
  • Private party facilities
    It's true. We love a celebration. Our inviting (yet glamorous) and stylish (yet comfortable) ambiance provides the perfect backdrop for any event. We pride ourselves on our personalized service and attention to detail whether it be a corporate function or cocktail party.
  • Private party contact
    info@citrusandsaltboston.com: (617) 424-6711
  • Neighborhood
    Back Bay
  • Cross street
    Between Columbus Ave and Stanhope Street
  • Parking details
    Parking is also available at a wide-variety of parking garages around our location.
  • Public transit
    The closest T-Stations are the Arlington stop on the Green Line and the Back Bay stop on the Orange Line.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,712 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

1,712 Reviews
  1. PhillyPhoodie

    Philadelphia

    13 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    13 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Serving is tapas style, the dishes come as ready. The food is extraordinarily well-seasoned and perfectly presented. The service was inattentive, and the music is loud, with voices raised in order to be heard. The vibe, however, is joyful because the food is that good.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great experience! We had a large group and they let us take over the private dining room - awesome time!

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  3. SusieN

    Greater Boston

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Brunch offerings were excellent. Drinks also superb

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    I loved it! We found our new favorite spot in Boston. The food was delicious! I also liked that it was away from the craziness of Boylston and Newbury but close enough to walk there after brunch. My only suggestion would be to order food as you want it brought out. We ordered 2 plates to share and asked it to be brought out first. It was brought out at the same time as our entrees.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was excellent and our waiter was super accommodating with a celiac allergy in our group and went above and beyond to help them out.

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  6. SarahS

    Greater Boston

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    I have been to Citrus and Salt three times. My favorite drink is I didn’t text you, tequila did. My husband loves the tequila options. The queso is underrated and should be ordered. Don’t miss the Birria tacos. The street corn, empanadas, or and chicken quesadilla are must orders. The octopus tostada is excellent, I only wish there was more octopus. You can’t go wrong with the menu, drinks or otherwise.

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  7. DaliaF

    Greater Boston

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Enjoyed the food & drinks will definitely come back

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We were looking for something fun and not too formal with excellent food. Mexican tapas with amazing cocktails and extremely friendly and helpful service. Fun, laid back atmosphere. Definitely try the grilled octopus.

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  9. LoriB

    Greater Boston

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was delicious and inventive. Prices are very reasonable ! Very festive fun spot!

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  10. Maureenm

    Greater Boston

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This was our third visit. Just love the food, drinks and atmosphere. Excellent attentive service. We love the Mexican Street Corn, guac and chips and the crab cake.

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  11. KristinaC

    Greater Boston

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 8, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We can always count on Citrus & Salt to be great. The food is spectacular, the cocktails are lovely, and the service is on point. Thanks for making this birthday celebration fabulous.

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  12. NaomieP

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Verry good food and cocktails ! Love the ambiance too.

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I love the restaurant. It’s beautiful the food was good the music was fun

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 29, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    I would definitely dine here again, came with friends and had a great time! Food was good, waiter was awesome and helpful!! Great place!

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  15. ItatiM

    Greater Boston

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great time with girlfriends! Drinks are delicious!

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  16. StephenB

    Greater Boston

    32 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The guacamole and the empanadas were spot on. Good margaritas and mezcal. It’s even amazing that they have Dole Whip (in a mimosa - where they give you the entire split and as a desert!) Only thing to pick on, is the fish tacos - which, while cooked perfectly (and came out amazingly fast) could use some more flavor (hint mix with the guac.)

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  17. Lilly

    Greater Boston

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on October 20, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Really good choices! Maybe do a combo of different tacos as a special! Overall, really fresh food and good options.

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  18. Maureenm

    Greater Boston

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on October 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This was my second time back in a week. This time I brought my husband. We loved everything we ordered. Enjoyed the flights of tequila, guacamole and pico with chips. Street corn was delicious. We had a special that we loved too. So fun to share food. Service was excellent.

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  19. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    11 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on October 16, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    So there’s a lot of things to go over but I’ll keep it short and sweet. There was a lot of reviews concerning the noise level, I’d imagine they read them because it was definitely at a good volume in the back room. The overall value is what you expect to pay being in Back Bay Boston BUT the flavor isn’t matching that energy. It’s tapas style which is one of my fave and the portions are good but the flavor of everything was very mediocre, id be lying if i said didn’t have flavor but I’d be also lying if i said I’d be dying to go back. Big disappointment was Birria tacos the consume was more like a salsa, can’t blame them too much cuz most people don’t do birria right. Service was good and margs were delicious.

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  20. BobJ

    Greater Boston

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 2
    Super loud DJ'd music was a bit much. When you can't talk with your dinner mates, at all, that's too loud. And it was early. (5:30pm) Later in the evening it might be expected. Salsa and guacamole was excellent. As were the margaritas. (We're tequila snobs and a good margarita is about the right ratios so, this is high praise.) Wold love to see a menu with more options. Particularly for a plant based eater. Who does occasionally eat fish and had the fish tacos. Which were good but the crust (a lot) hid the fish in both flavor and texture.

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  21. KrissyC

    Greater Boston

    9 reviews

    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    The food was just ok. Our reservation was at 5pm and the music was so loud you couldn’t hear the person next to you. This is ok for late night but for dinner it was just way too loud!

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  22. 2013GW

    New York Area

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We went for Brunch on a Sunday. Our meal was absolutely delicious.

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  23. Maureenm

    Greater Boston

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We loved our visit. We shared everything we ordered. Excellent service. Great drinks. Delicious food. Can’t wait to return. Don’t miss the Dole whip with a shot of rum.

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  24. AimeeA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It was our first time here and as a huge fan of Hells Kitchen and Jason Santos, we were super excited to go. It was fantastic! We had the street corn, the jalapeño guacamole and chips, the taquitos, the steak tacos and the churros for dessert. It was all delicious and very quickly served.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great brunch food & drink; and we loved the atmosphere!

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  26. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 13, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The service and food were really really good. The yuca fries were 🤌

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  27. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 8, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    The menu could’ve been better but, is an OK place to just go and have a few drinks if you are just killing time with some friends.

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  28. Paula

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 7, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was great and the cocktails were not only beautiful but delicious!

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  29. Simon

    Montreal

    19 reviews

    2.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    Food ok. Drinks very average. Service just ok. Mexican? Not sure…

    1 person found this helpful

  30. ShandaJ

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The service was spot on! The restaurant is beautiful! We had dinner in the back room and it was such a lovely ambience!

    1 person found this helpful

  31. CatherineD

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5
    Worst customer service I’ve seen in a long time. The staff simply just did not care about our table at all. Had to beg for service and there didn’t seem to be anyone in charge seemed like the waitresses were running in the restaurant. None of us will ever return.

    1 person found this helpful

  32. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on September 27, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Drinks were terrible and food was bland and overpriced. Space is nice and has potential- with a new team

    1 person found this helpful

  33. EllenF

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 25, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was delicious! Drinks great and service top notch. We were a big group and great time was had by all

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  34. ChristinaD

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 24, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    The grilled street corn was the only delicious thing that we ordered. The fish tacos were dry and desperately needed some sort of aioli to moisten an otherwise arid tortilla. The steak and cheese quesadillas were as tough as leather and the taste was extremely unpleasant. Would not come here again.

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  35. JenniferB

    Greater Boston

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 24, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food and drinks for brunch were terrific. Our server guided us to the right mix of menu items that we would enjoy. The churros are not to be missed, so save room for dessert!

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  36. NicoleH

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 23, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The décor was so cute and the food and drinks were even better! We sampled a bunch of brunch items with the whole table and we were all raving about everything we got, would absolutely return if I am in the Boston area again!!

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  37. ReneeS

    St. Louis

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Citrus and Salt was a lively and fun restaurant. The food was innovative and delicious. Great service and drinks. A wonderful experience...highly recommend.

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  38. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 17, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    ALWAYS THE BEST!!!!!!! The best service, best food, always a 10 out of 10 for me and my friends!

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  39. CarolineB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It was great service and overall vibe of the whole restaurant! Would 100% go back over and over again!

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  40. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 12, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great group dinner. Staff were accommodating and attentive. Specialty drink was a blackberry smash which was incredible.

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FAQs

You can order delivery directly from Citrus & Salt using the Order Online button. Citrus & Salt also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (617) 424-6711.

Citrus & Salt is rated 4.5 stars by 1712 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 76 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Citrus & Salt

142 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Between Columbus Ave and Stanhope Street
  • Neighborhood
    Back Bay
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon, Tue, Sat, Sun 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Wed 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Thu, Fri 12:00 pm–12:00 am
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Mexican, Mexican, Latin American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Parking is also available at a wide-variety of parking garages around our location.
  • Public transit
    The closest T-Stations are the Arlington stop on the Green Line and the Back Bay stop on the Orange Line.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Chef Jason Santos
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (617) 424-6711
  • Private party facilities
    It's true. We love a celebration. Our inviting (yet glamorous) and stylish (yet comfortable) ambiance provides the perfect backdrop for any event. We pride ourselves on our personalized service and attention to detail whether it be a corporate function or cocktail party.
  • Private party contact
    info@citrusandsaltboston.com: (617) 424-6711
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