Mooncusser

4.8

1466 Reviews

$50 and over

Seafood

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2 people

Dec 30, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 20 times today

Experiences are available.

Good for special occasions
Innovative
Romantic

Cancellation Policy: We ask that if you need to cancel your reservation, do so 24 hours in advance. Guests cancelling within 24 hrs of their reservation will be charged $50 per person.

Mooncusser serves a $120 multicourse menu from head chef Carl Dooley. Since opening in 2017, the restaurant has been awarded top honors by the New York Times, Boston Magazine and other publications.

Additional information

Dining style
Elegant Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Seafood, American
Hours of operation
Tue–Sat 5:30 pm–9:30 pm
Phone number
(617) 917-5193
Website
http://www.mooncusserboston.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Carl Dooley

Location
304 Stuart St, Boston, MA 02116-5242
Neighborhood
Back Bay
Cross street
Columbus Ave.
Parking details
Park at the 10 St. James Garage across the street from Mooncusser. Enter on either Stuart St. or St. James between Arlington and Berkeley. We are directly across from the parking atrium exit. Parking fee is $9 for up to 2 hours and $11 for up to 3 hours. Please ask your server or the host to stamp your ticket.
Additional
Cocktails, Full Bar

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Experiences

New Year's Eve Tasting Menu
$195.00 per person
Dec 31, 2024 only
Ring in the new year at Mooncusser! Join us for a multi-course celebratory tasting menu on New Year's Eve! Tasting Menu $195/person Optional Wine Pairing $85/person
Valentine's Day Tasting Menu 2025
$165.00 per person
Feb 11, 2025 - Feb 15, 2025
Join us in the Mooncusser dining room for a special Red Valentine's tasting menu. We are offering a specials tasting menu the week of Valentines day! Tasting Menu: $165 Optional Wine Pairing:$75 Cost listed does not included Kitchen admin fee, tax, and gratuity.

What 1,466 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Greater Boston
Innovative
Greater Boston
Seafood
Boston
Innovative
Boston
Seafood

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Mooncusser delivers an exceptional dining experience with "wonderful, complex, creative, balanced and delicious" cuisine. Chef Carl Dooley crafts innovative dishes with seasonal changes, ensuring each visit brings new delights. Guests praise "stellar" service and ambiance. While some find the pricing high, the culinary creativity and wine pairings make it a special occasion destination.

1,466 Reviews

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steven
New York City
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful informative service for this tasting menu with wine pairing well worth the price!! Food is inventive and well prepared.
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Amy
Greater Boston
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on December 22, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Food was terrible, waste of money..either really salty or no season
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Maggie
VIP
Greater Boston
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on December 21, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had such a lovely meal! The food was creative and delicious, and all of the wine pairings worked well. The staff is also extremely attentive.
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Rachel
Greater Boston
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on December 21, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Definitely not worth the money. Our party of 4 ordered the tasting menu and 3 of us did the wine pairing. The 3 starters were excellent, but the rest of the food was downhill from there and was extremely mediocre. Props to the sommelier and wait staff; the pairings were excellent given the food and the wait staff was lovely and very attentive. It’a almost as if this place wanted to do a more casual Eleven Madison Park with seafood, but missed out on the fact they’d have to serve food that justified the price.
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Daniel
Greater Boston
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 18, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We were skeptical about the prix fixe format but we loved our experience at Mooncusser. The wine pairings were very, very good.
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Chuck
VIP
Greater Boston
608 reviews
4.0
608 reviews
Dined on December 17, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Drink in the bar downstairs then pre-fixe dinner upstairs. 3 apps were superb, especially the 2 fish apps. 2 mains were very good, but a step down from apps. Tapioca was fantastic, but main desserts were just ok (plantains dessert without the plantains was a 10, but plantains were mush & tasted burnt). Only other comment: spice/heat in all 5 food courses was pronounced; we should have had some warning. And spice heat overwhelmed skate dinner main. Still, a very good experience in a nice setting.
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Natalie
Chicago
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 15, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Mooncusser was fantastic - the food was fresh, interesting, and delicious; the wine pairings were creative and fun!
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Andrew
VIP
Greater Boston
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on December 13, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Really excellent food and very attentive service. Wine pairings were well selected and delicious. It's in the French style of pauses between courses which can make the evening a little longer than expected. Could use a little sound proofing, as, when full, can become a little loud. But that is a small matter. The food really is superb.
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Gregory
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 8, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Superb ambience, service, presentation, food, and culinary knowledge.
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Ariel
VIP
Greater Boston
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on December 8, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had an incredible experience at Mooncusser! Amazing food and great service.
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FAQs

Mooncusser is rated 4.8 stars by 1466 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 30, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 20 times today

Experiences are available.

304 Stuart St, Boston, MA 02116-5242

Additional information

Cross street
Columbus Ave.
Neighborhood
Back Bay
Hours of operation
Tue–Sat 5:30 pm–9:30 pm
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Seafood, American
Dining style
Elegant Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Park at the 10 St. James Garage across the street from Mooncusser. Enter on either Stuart St. or St. James between Arlington and Berkeley. We are directly across from the parking atrium exit. Parking fee is $9 for up to 2 hours and $11 for up to 3 hours. Please ask your server or the host to stamp your ticket.
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Carl Dooley
Additional
Cocktails, Full Bar

Website
http://www.mooncusserboston.com/
Phone number
(617) 917-5193

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Mooncusser

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Experiences

New Year's Eve Tasting Menu

Valentine's Day Tasting Menu 2025

Menu

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