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Mantra

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#859 of 1,793 restaurants in Boston
  • Cuisines: French, Indian
  • Price range*: £24-46 ($41-$80)
  • Neighbourhood: Beacon Hill
  • Address: 52 Temple Place (Washington St.), Boston, MA 02108
  • Phone:  (617) 542-8111
  • Fax:  (617) 542-8666
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4 of 5 stars
Massachusetts
20 Jul 2008

Reservations at 7:30 for 4. Got there 1/2 hour early, were offered a table or seats at the bar. Sat at the bar for about 45 minutes. Great drinks, tasty, interesting appitizers and attentive service. When seated, friendly, attentive service, no long waits. The food was delicious. Make sure you check out the restrooms. We would definitely go back. I'm... more

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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
3 Jul 2008

Nice decor...but just didn't like the food. Poor service as well. Won't recommend it for dinner. more

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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
23 Jun 2008

Had drinks and tapas at the bar. Most of the stuff was tasty but nothing earth shaking. I liked the cilantro cashew chutney that they served with the naan bread, and I liked the green chili naan. more

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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
21 Jun 2008

Went for the Indian lunch buffet. Food was just okay. Really did not have enough kick though. The naan that they served was not actually naan, it was pita bread! Plus, the service was ridiculously bad. more

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1 of 5 stars
Boston, MA
1 May 2008

"pretentious, pricey, and poor" that is. For the amount of money I paid I certainly wasn't expecting my shrimp to be leathery and underseasoned, especially when the menu touts their food as being (at least) interestingly spiced. The "complimentary" potato amuse-bouche we received was really just a McDonald's-reminiscent deep-fried hash brown with tamarind sauce and creme fraiche on top, and... more

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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
6 Apr 2008

friday club nights r not bad, but not the best crowd in the city more

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1 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
23 Mar 2008

I've had better sauces from a jar. Bad food, bad cocktails, cheesy crowd, freaky bathrooms. Worst restaurant experience in a long time, especially for the price. more

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1 of 5 stars
Cambridge, Massachusetts
8 Sep 2007

Mantra is most certainly the worst restaurant that we've been to in Boston! The service was inattentive and the hostess was rude. The food was mediocre and when dinner for two costs $150 that is not acceptable. We were waited on by no less than 8 people, they were out of their signature cocktail at 7:00 PM on a Friday... more

21 Feb 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

My wife and I read some good reviews when this place opened, so we finally decided to give it a try on a recent trip to Boston. The decor was "intersting", the service just average, but not quite as bad as that described in some of the other reviews, and the wine list had some surprisingly good finds at reasonable... more

13 Sep 2005

Well I have heard some bad things about Mantra such as the the convrsion to night club, wheich unfortunatly I had to experience. Besides that he service was awsome the servers were chaty and funny unlike most of the "fine dining" resturants I have been to. The food was great i would have top recomend the lamb and the foie... more

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Mantra Address

52 Temple Place (Washington St.), Boston, MA 02108
Tel: (617) 542-8111 Fax: (617) 542-8666
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.