Blue Ruin - Cambridge

Best cocktail bar and restaurant in the local area! Firstly, we stayed at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort which you think would have great cocktails this place is hands down a hundred times better. Make sure to try the Rose Manhattan and Floating in Space, great cocktails. Also, we brought our little kids (5 and 3), the staff was super accommodating. They indulged in some of the best cooked salmon and vanilla ice cream they've ever had. BTW, you wouldn't think this but they had the BEST homemade thai dumplings with Thai basil, pork, and shrimp. We can't recommend this place more, it's up there with some of the best Washington DC restaurants and bars.

We drove an hour to get to Blue Ruin with high hopes. We arrived on a deserted Saturday night. I ordered a kettle one martini. I was told that they sell by the ounce and their martinis were 3 ounces, OK until I got the bill of $18.00 per Martinis! Outrageous to charge that kind of money for a mediocre restaurant. By the way, the food was on a 1-10, was about a six. Please move on!

Loved the feel of this bar from the wood to the exposed brick. Our bar man Jack made wonderful cocktails: French 75 and Purple rain. My favorite table has a sign: Mobsters only Would definitely come back to try more booze and foods!

We visited based on reviews for a dinner spot while staying at the nearby resort. The ambiance is quaint and cozy. They have a tasting room which highlights the 150 cocktails and varieties of beer and wine. If you are in the area, I certainly would schedule one. As far as food, the menu is rather limited, and eclectic. We ordered the french fries and Brussel sprouts, which were delicious. Out of the menu selections, we ordered the grill cheese, beef sliders and the Japanese sando. The food was good, but nothing spectacular. I would for certain recommend visiting if you just want appetizers and drinks to take advantage of the tasting room.

Drinks, corn fritters and the bourbon steak were good. The other two dishes, gumbo and the stir fry were pretty bad. Our server was great. I would not go back here to eat. Good spot for a drink and an app at the bar.