Urbane, not Urban
Davis Square's only upscale restaurant, and worth every penny. The wine list shines, as does the cuisine. The staff is incredibly professional and courteous. The bar fills up quickly but never gets loud. Awesome spot.    [15 Jan 2002 13:37:36]

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     ­Anonymous   abauman55 at hotmail dot com

Good and Puny
Gargoyles is a fancy restaurant you go to when you need to impress, celebrate or just throw a grand gesture. So it was quite disappointing to receive main courses that were somewhere on the tiny/sample/where's-the-beef end of the scale. Food was good but portions were tiny. The deserts were excellent. Bottom line: pricy and good; arrive well-fed.    [16 Dec 2002 11:32:06]

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Recommended Dishes: Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Cake

     ­Yuval   

The food is amazing. Yes, the portions are small but if you get a dedo martini from Paul then you can handle the smaller portion. Not sure you will find better food in the immediate area. It is a fun place to go ritzy and that's cool for Davis square.    [08 Sep 2003 18:40:58]

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Recommended Dishes: Even the burger is great.

     ­redgaelic   

It's a Mystery to Me
Gargoyles on the Square has always been a mystery to me. The mystery being WHY is this restaurant never included in listings of the best restaurants in the Boston area!?! The food is superb, the service impeccable and welcoming, the ambiance of the room always elegant and romantic. The dishes are inspired and combinations include things I would never expect to see combined in the same dish let alone on the same plate. Yet they work!

Meats are especially well prepared. If you see things on the menu like duck, venison or ostrich; order them! They are always perfectly prepared, fresh and absolutely delightful to the tastebuds! I always leave there full and satisfied as portion sizes are perfect and not skimpy. Even the desserts are unique and delightful. I especially loved the velvet pie and the angel food cake.

The only thing lacking is a vintage port (over 50 years old) and that's something I seldom find even in really good restaurants in the Boston area.

If you go there often enough, you will also notice that the waitstaff is often the same as it was months and years earlier. That indicates to me that the restaurant is well run and their help are as happy to be there as their patrons.    [04 Jan 2004 21:54:16]

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     ­Port Snob   

Disappointing
I've been going to this place for years and it was always great. The food still is, but the atmosphere has changed. We went Friday night and sat at a table in the bar, where the head-banging music forced us to shout at each other. The waiter had a lot of attitude and the teenaged hostess wasn't much better. We asked to have the music turned down and was told this wasn't possible because it was "fixed." "Fixed" volume? Wonder what they'd do in a terrorist attack.    [04 Dec 2006 16:21:06]

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     ­Anonymous