Romaine's Kitchen And - Northborough

Went with friends, did a tapas event. Brussel sprouts fantastic, brie amazing, soups well received, salad as well. Bread basket was good, shared cheesecake and chocolate cake. Service was awkward. Our server was very pleasant, but the timing was off. For instance, we ordered coffee and dessert. Coffee came, and the desserts arrived over 10 minutes later. The pseudo meal was the same way. Not bad, just no flow.

This was a little expensive, but really decent food. I would ask the waitperson for how much the daily specials cost before you order as I ordered a rib eye steak and was sticker shocked at the price when I got the bill, $49. None of the prices were stated by the server on any of the daily specials . I might have expected the prices to be a bit high in a stand alone restaurant, but for some reason I wouldn 't expect them in a strip mall restaurant.

Well folks .. I’m here to let you know that WE found a wonderful place in Northborough. We selected Romaine’s at 299 West Main Street. We had a reservation at 5:45 but arrived early. Water was poured as we were seated which was most welcome as it was 95 out. A most charming waitress, I am sorry that I did not get her name, mid thirties with a loose bob haircut. The offered a number of beers on tap, but of the five of us, two selected a pomegranate “Mocktail” which they said was fantastic. My brother and I had perfectly made Stoli Dirty Martinis with Blue Cheese Stuffed jumbo olives. We were told the specials as well as the background on the Chef who is from the South and loves to showcase the food from the area. To start we shared with super crisp homemade fries with delicious blue cheese dipping sauce. Then Harissa glazed roasted heirloom carrots. The Creole BBQ Shrimp were perfectly cooked and their grilled bread for dipping was perfect. We also had a most generous size of Brie with was served with Fig Jam on crostini. Two of the group had a special of Panzanella with chicken. Two additional guests had the Chicken Piccata who was juicy and just the right amount of lemon and sugar. I had the Pork Schnitzel which litterally the size of the dinner plate and a nice taste. It was set upon a grain mustard sauce. My brother had the steak strip and pommes frites. So yummy! The service was super attentive and very knowledgeable about the menu! Here is a photo from the website. While not a problem for me, but could be for someone in the next situation, was that the menu is on the smaller side. We had a few glasses of wine and several cokes. The total bill was 257 and we left a 70 tip for great service… which it was. I would go back soon!!

Discovered Romaine's searching for a place to eat after attending an event nearby. They were able to accommodate us (family of 4) quickly, service was great, food was delicious! Definitely recommend the calamari and the fish tacos!

Delicious food, prompt service in a Cape Cody atmosphere. Loved the salad and veal bolognese. The porterhouse steak was cooked just right. Not a cheap place, it was worth the money.