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L'Espalier
(Now Closed)French Restaurant$$$$
Prudential - St. Botolph, Boston
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EaterOctober 8, 2013L'Espalier is revered for Frank McClelland's hybrid of French and New England cuisine, which makes extensive use of local, seasonal ingredients. Stop by for a Cheese Tuesday. [Eater 38 Member]
Boston.comAugust 4, 2014This bastion of New England-French cuisine now serves in modern digs adjacent to the Mandarin Oriental. It's a splurge, but seasonal degustations and chef's tasting journeys offer bang for the buck. Read more
Elaine CourtneyMarch 19, 2016The food was good but I especially love the tea service! Beautiful atmosphere with a great view of Boylston for some amazing people-watching - get a table by the window.
Vanessa GatlinFebruary 17, 2014(Best of Boston 2013-PLACE TO GO WHEN PRICE IS NO OBJECT) Improper Bostonian says, "This is where the city celebrates. Take an aperitif and a nibble in the salon overlooking Boylston St.."
Carrie BevisJune 6, 2016On Wine Night Monday, the chefs have fun by whipping up a prix fix wine paired experience for you, led by a sommelier. Good value
Ben BearnotOctober 22, 2014The warm wellfleet oysters with bone marrow emulsion is crazygood. Expect many extra small courses to come at the beginning, middle, and end of your meal.- Tiffany LopinskyMay 18, 2016The cheese is absolutely amazing! Your server will help you pick out an exquisite selection
Jeremy KrantzAugust 18, 2014Boston's finest French, high end restaurant. Expensive but definitely worth it. Fresh, seasonal and always delicious.
Boston MagazineNovember 11, 2011Our testers are constantly on the lookout for signs they’ve been noticed—too many “gifts” from the chef; a suspiciously good table. At L’Espalier, though, we can never tell. Read on for why. Read more- Boston.comAugust 4, 2014Long known as a place to get engaged, L'Espalier sees about one proposal a month. That means 300 marriages have been launched in the Gloucester Street townhouse occupied by the restaurant. Read more
Razorfish Client SummitOctober 4, 2010L’Espalier is often credited with being the first independently owned restaurant to bring haute cuisine to Boston, with a trailblazing commitment to using local, fresh ingredients from New England.
Bon Appetit MagazineJanuary 4, 2011Have a glass of bubbly in the Salon before being shown to your window table, then feast on chef Frank McClelland's "Seasonal Degustation" menu. Be sure to save room for cheese. Read more
Dema AlissaDecember 10, 2017A very good experience. Great food and atmosphere. Highly recommended 👌🏼
Staff PicksDecember 6, 2016L'Espalier was one of the more wished for places throughout 2015’s I Want Somewhere holiday campaign. Where’s your somewhere? Enter to win a bucket list experience. Read more
Gilt CityAugust 5, 2011L’Espalier has earned its reputation as a stalwart of haute cuisine: C.E.O. and Executive Chef Frank McClelland runs the only Boston restaurant to have won 12 consecutive AAA Five Diamond Awards.
Sofia UzMarch 1, 2015High cuisine at its best, try chef tasting menu+wine pairing. Or seasonal martinis
Megan LentzAugust 28, 2012The cheese platter is out of this world. Also, Wine Mondays are a great value- EaterJanuary 12, 2012Unabashedly serves champagne and caviar and is unafraid of being fancy. [Eater 38 Member]
Joshua EddyOctober 28, 2014Warmed Wellfleet oysters with smoked-bone-marrow emulsion and Maine seaweed.
Eric BaxterAugust 6, 2010Whether it's Wine Monday, Cheese Tuesday or their holiday specials you can't go wrong here. Amazing food.
ThrillistJune 16, 2010Mini Burger Mondays! Every Monday from 5-7pm this joint's peddlin' $2 sliders and $5 small plates.
Chefs FeedAugust 22, 2014Ming Tsai, chef of Blue Ginger, eats here on his nights off. He loves the Seared Hudson Valley foie gras. Read more
Noel FisherMarch 27, 2010Do not miss their wine dinners. Best meal I've had in my life! Well worth the price.
Michael KolowichMay 17, 2010"The Journey" is a superb 12-course meal, with many unusual and exotic dishes. Plan four and a half hours!
The Daily MealFebruary 22, 2011If you've never truly loved an amuse-bouche for everything it is, your world is about to change. Read more
Tony PaterraSeptember 14, 2009Go here and get the vegetable degustation. Be prepared to spend at least $100 a plate, but it's the best meal in Boston.
Stephen CarbDecember 25, 2010Bad place. Overpriced, pretentious and underwhelming food. Your money is better spent elsewhere. Christmas Eve prix fixe was a ripoff. Well appointed, but all front and no back.
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- Mon–Fri
- 11:30 AM–2:30 PM
- 5:30 PM–10:30 PM
- Sat–Sun
- Noon–1:45 PM
- 5:30 PM–10:30 PM
(617) 262-3023
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Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating
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Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
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