Harvest - Cambridge

We came here for our Anniversary dinner and the atmosphere was very pretty. For starters we ordered the fries and French onion soup. The fries were amazing and I’d highly recommend but I wouldn’t recommend the soup. It was too chunky and lacked base. For my entree I got the seared salmon and it was delicious. The salmon was cooked perfectly with a crispy skin and I loved the mushrooms. Our waitress was very attentive and I’d recommend coming here for a fancy dinner!

Party of 12, my eggs were cold, coffee delivered w no spoon and no cream. Whe I asked for cream, I received non-fat milk.

A perfect meal from start to finish. Beautiful private outdoor space in the middle of bustling and noisy Harvard square. Attentive service, beautiful cocktail and wine selection, and delicious fresh and thoughtful food. Can't wait to go back!

Please do not get the french onion soup $18) or the short rib tortellini $38) This restaurant was extremely disappointing for me. I had high hopes for it. It is in a great location near Harvard square and it has a nice outdoor seating option. However, there was much to be desired. The french onion soup looks amazing. However, I should have taken another photo without the melted cheese. There is hardly any actual soup. The color is grey and cloudy. It tastes faint and muddy. There are far too many mushrooms and too much cheese. I have never, ever not finished a dish in a restaurant and this was one I did not finish. It was taken away half finished and nobody asked if there were any issues with it. The french fries were good. However, the two dipping options were some aioli and just regular Heinz ketchup. I wish the other one was something unique as well. The real disappointment was the main dish. The short rib tortellini was a small dish with exactly 7 tortellinis. The tortellini itself was not al dente, as another review mentioned. It was slightly under that and needed 1-2 minutes more. As a result, it had quite a bit of a bite to it, and the taste was not pleasant. The short rib filling was tasteless and texturally unforgiving combined with the underdone pasta. The sauce it was in was rooted in Asian flavors, which did not round out the dish. The carrots and potatoes were an afterthought, adding nothing. They were both underdone and some pieces were legitimately hard. Again, no one asked how my dish was. I am sure Harvest has some great dishes. These two were not those. I came here for an anniversary dinner and was excited. My girlfriend had a great dish, so that is a highlight. However, I am writing my review on my own experience. The service was subpar. I was not asked how my food was and everyone just seemed a little cold and distant. For $150 I expect something pheneomenal. And I was left wishing I went anywhere else.

Execution of dishes here leaves a lot to be desired. My fried chicken was overcooked and over easy eggs had to be redone with one still coming medium well. My standard for brunch is well executed egg dishes and this place is not it. The crowd is stuffy and staff a bit pretentious. For the quality of food and execution, they should take a good look in the mirror and figure out where things have gone wrong. Service here is lukewarm and the staff spent more time chatting with each other vs providing service.