Garrison House

6 Harvard Square, Brookline - 02445
126 reviews
American Venues & Event Spaces
(617) 487-8537

Everything was terrible… From my $12 water-down cocktail, followed by the cold congealed poutine appetizer. The steak entrées came out lukewarm my $29 salmon dish was less than 3 ounces and cut in a “square” shape. I booked this to celebrate a birthday and was extremely disappointed! Even the desert was horrible, the cast-iron skillet cookie consisted of some burnt almost raw brown dough, drowning in caramel syrup– not edible. Not to mention the fact that the waiter never came back to ask how our meals were, didn’t clear the dirty dishes from our table, nor asked to refresh the drinks… Not that I would pay another $12 for what tasted like water down lemonade. They also have the nerve to charge an administrative fee and the prices on the menu are different than the price you were charged on the bill. With so many wonderful restaurants you certainly don’t want to try this one!

Very good food, and our service was excellent! Very friendly and accommodating staff. Will definitely come back.

Great food, easy to get to location, great service.

This plate of shaved Brussels sprouts is $16. Enough said. Additionally, we had to send our nachos back because there was a piece of plastic in them. I am rarely at a loss for words, but tonight I am. Steer clear of this place. Expensive and lousy.

The ambience is solid. Beer selection and the service was good. The food though...the food needs to be priced half what it is. Had chicken wings..7 for 17! The only reason they weren't dry was because of the Frank's red hot sauce they clearly smothered it in. Importantly, it said crispy wings and it was 100 not. Really disappointing. Provide dry rubs with wet sides. Might try something else another time but come on, put some effort into it if you're gonna charge that much.

The service was extremely poor. We got our food and drinks after waiting for 45mins even though the place was not that busy. The food came before the drinks and we had to ask for our drinks 4-5 times from different servers before we finally got them. The food was alright. We had ordered the SPANISH STYLE CHORIZO pizza and THE BURGER. The pizza was extremely greasy and the burger was very gooey. The best thing on the table was the side of the fries that came with the burger. We ordered the LIFE ON MARS and DANCING DAYS for drinks. LIFE ON MARS was really good but the crushed pieces of ice made it really irritating to drink. I had to wait for it to melt to start drinking. DANCING DAYS was really bad. I wouldn't recommend that to anyone. I would rather drink a Lemonade. The place has a lot of potential since the ambiance is perfect. I just wish the service and the drinks were better.

Great location, great service. Our waiter Chris gave us the perfect amount of attention.

Friendly staff but didn’t come around enough. I ordered veggie soba and it was so spicy my mouth was burning and I couldn’t eat it. Thank goodness I ordered chicken which I could eat and was very favorable. Less spice might be better.

Wonderful restaurant! Service was the we best we’ve had in a long time at any restaurant. Food was great! Definitely will go again!

Great food. Highly recommend The Burger. Great nacos, too. Fabulous beer selection. Great service & friendly staff.