black & blue Steak and Crab - Wellesley

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   Neal

   Greater Boston

   7 reviews

   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Elegant restaurant. Sat at big spacious, comfortable booth. My filet mignon came out perfectly cooked but lukewarm. Not sure how that happens. Did they let it sit for too long? Gave my wife a bite. She confirmed it was barely lukewarm. Sent it back and I don't know what happened after that. They made me a new one, which was great, then they heated the plate to a skin scalding temperature. Was that some passive aggressive thing? Not sure. Also, this a brand new, huge restaurant with I don't know how many seats and the bathroom accommodates 1 person at a time. That's right. No separate men's room or ladies' room. Just 1 bathroom that fits 1 person, but there's a sign that tells you that you can go somewhere downstairs in the basement to find another bathroom. Who designed this place? We just ate at Ocean Prime in the Seaport and the bathrooms were designed to reflect the ambience of the overall experience. I know, why am I going on about bathrooms, but if you're designing a brand new facility, wouldn't you want the bathrooms to be a step up from the Starbucks across the street. Waiter was efficient. Everyone was nice. Dessert was a killer -- the chocolate cake. Wine was also excellent. As was wife's espresso martini. My wife's crab legs were excellent. She ordered a mushroom side dish which was underwhelming, just a bunch of diced up mushrooms dumped onto a plate with no discernible sauce or presentation. Overall, a mixed bag.
   

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   Elaine

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We really enjoyed our meal and the ambiance is lovely. Highly recommend this restaurant.
   

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   Mark

   VIP

   New York City

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Our server was a little snippy but the food was good. We asked for our cocktails to be remade because they were wrong and we’re pretty sure, they just brought back the same ones. This was our second visit and it was much improved from the first visit which was a mess but they had just opened.
   

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   Maureen

   Greater Boston

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The service was exceptional! The food was fantastic. Overall a great experience
   

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   Barbara

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful restaurant! Beautiful decor. My sirloin was cooked perfectly and my husband loved the grouper.
   

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   Karen

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   55 reviews

   5.0

   55 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Exceptional service and setting from the minute you are greeted upon entering. The service staff are in abundance and outstanding. Food is creative, well-portioned and absolutely fresh and delicious. A must visit in my opinion (from someone highly discerning and selective!).
   

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   Lou

   VIP

   New York City

   13 reviews

   4.0

   13 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Steaks were excellent. Sides were disappointing and wouldn’t take much to make improvements to bring them up to the level of the steaks. Service wasn’t great, but I don’t blame the staff as much as the manager. The staff needs to be better organized and trained. A gentleman who seemed to be the manager just did laps around the restaurant and didn’t seem to engage with any customers, who might have provided useful feedback if he was interested. We’ll go back and will be interested to see if management catches on.
   

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   Molly

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on December 24, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Marie our server was outstanding! Made our holiday dinner very special!
   

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   George

   Greater Boston

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on December 24, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My wife and I had a reservation for 3:30 PM on Christmas Eve. We both ordered the same three plate: the lump crab appetizer, the Caesar salad, and the twin fillets. The lump crab was delicious and was accompanied with a citrus salad, the Caesar salad was generous and had just the right amount of dressing and the twin fillet mignons were cooked perfectly to our instructions. Our visit to Black and Blue was fresh and tasty.
   

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    Christabella

    Greater Boston

    15 reviews

    3.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on December 23, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    I wanted to like this restaurant more than I did. I have been here twice, and on both occasions it was unbearably loud. The acoustics in there were not planned correctly; with the restaurant only half full, it’s nearly impossible to hear people sitting at your same table. The food is fine, but not special or better than other places in the area. The service is very good, though.
    

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