Best Food & Drink

click for Readers' Picks   Editors' Picks

photo by Mark Ostow

Best restaurant service

Yes, people come to Radius to be thrilled by the food. Michael Schlow didn't win a James Beard Award for nothing - his dishes are inspired flights of fancy on contemporary French and New American preparations. But the prices are steep enough that diners might be less willing to return if the rest of the experience didn't live up to the food. Not to worry. Attentive, knowledgeable, and courteous, without either of the twin dangers of high-end service (transparent obsequiousness and irritating chumminess), the Radius waiters materialize just when you need them, and disappear when you want to enjoy your meal with your companion. They set the bar for Boston.

Radius, 8 High Street, Boston, (617) 426-1234.


 © 2001 Phoenix Media Communications Group