1 Charles St S, Boston - (617) 267-4810
Sunday 8/5/2007 marked the first night of Boston Summer Restaurant week 2007 at Avila ( Charles St, Boston, MA). The sleek bar area is very cool and very upscale. The open kitchen is nice and you can watch the cooks while waiting for your friend, which ended up being the case for my friend Alita. We were given a bread plate some different breads (warmed) and one big pat of butter. I liked the foccacio and there was parmesan melted onthe pita points. We started with an amuse bouche of gazpacho--a bit tart with great bits of cucumber, tomato and avocado. Yummy and refreshing as Alita commented to me. Then I got the tuna carpaccio with tarrogan mustard sauce and fried shallots. We loved how it was light and fresh tasting with the tarrogan mustard sauce being a nice accent. Alita got the potato, fennel and leek soup with Jonah Crab. She is not a fan of leek and fennel but she lapped up the soup loving the smooth texture, the flavors were magnificent and she lapped up the soup using her bread to get every last bit of it. I did opt for the spicy chorizo, garbanzo beans and tomatoes with seared cod. It was delicious. Alita got the lamb souvlaki with feta cheese, tomatoes and mint sauce. The flavors were great and the strong saltiness balanced the grilled lamb very well.
Service was attentive, we were given new silverware with each course, water was always poured and we never had to ask for a refill. We ended with the panna cotta with balsamic dipped strawberries with a almond biscotti, yummy. Silky and custardy with a slight sugary carmelized hard crust with the lovely strawberries.
I give Avila a 9 forks out of 10 forks.
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