Best Open Kitchen Restaurants in Wellesley

Salads Scallops shrimp salmon were excellent Our server was extraordinary - the best

Cozy ambiance and delicious tapas with reasonable portions. Expensive but what we expected in this city and in line with similar establishments. Can check out menu online for comparisons…we left full which is something for our crew. We did order a fair number of tapas to try. Table favorites were the clams, garlic shrimp, fava beans, fried white fish, and dark chocolate truffles for dessert. I would 100% repeat the clams each time…so good! Service was well done and very attentive. Visiting our daughters who go to school in Boston and we choose different restaurants to try each visit. Thus far, this ranks as best tapas restaurant we have experienced in the area!

We loved the blend of small/shareable items and more substantial main courses. The baked clams and crispy cauliflower were fantastic first dishes. For the main dishes, the braised beef short ribs with Parmesan polenta— (outstanding) and the rigatoni bolognese (fantastic) were standouts. And we had to try the desserts— tirmamisu, pistachio ricotta and limoncello mascarpone were outstanding. Great service and the remodeled restaurant is comfortable and vibrant. My only feedback is the cocktails— while quite tasty— were pretty small. Overall, this is a great addition to the metrowest area.

We had an amazing time. The service was absolutely fantastic. Thank you Shannon! There were 4 of us. We ordered meatballs and pork belly apps. Cesar salads (we got 2 and they split them for us in the kitchen) - good sizes. All delicious. For entrée we had, short ribs, sirloin steak, Kansas City steak and twin petit filet mignon. All perfectly cooked and very tasty. We complimented the meals with asparagus, spinach and hash browns. For dessert we got ice cream, chocolate explosion and key lime. All very good as well. This is the type of experience we look for when we get together every month for dinner! We shall return!

Hadn't been to Branch Line since before the pandemic but it was as good as I remembered it had been. Good service, tasty food, nice sized portions, energetic crowd...what else can I say? We'll be back next time we're in the neighborhood and will actually order less food since the portions of salads and sides are quite large.