The Local Newton

Reviews

• Suzanne A.

  star star star star star_border 15 June 2026

  Good food. Next time I'll avoid the high top tables-not as comfortable as regular tables. Will go again

• Michael D.

  star star star star_border star_border 15 June 2026

  Okay, another try. This time with friends. The food was great - from apps to entrees. And good beer choices. But the service sucks. Wait for 5 minutes at the hostess stand while myriad employees shoot past you - and then the surly hostess shows up finally - and is indignant to be asked if we can have a high top (like our online reservation indicated).
  Management - here's a tip, hire someone nice to greet guests at the door. And maybe the bartender that has been there for about 10 years could deign to say "hi, nice to see you again".
  Back in the day this place had the best staff and the best food. Now the food is good - about as many misses as hits. And they treat the guests like transactions. Now the only reason we choose this place is that it's easy to get in.

• Nicholas H.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 9 June 2026

  TAKE OUT REVIEW ONLY
  There is a scarcity of truly good restaurants in the West Newton Area. The Local aspires to be the best price/quality option. While The Local generally has good quality food, it makes errors on take out orders all too frequently. I have a large family with young kids, so having a sit down dinner at The Local isn't typically doable (loud atmosphere, tight table arrangements). When we decide to order out, we often use The Local. For the price of their food, there should be no errors, but I estimate a good 20% of the time ---they make a mistake. Although they are generally good about corrective action (refund for introduced items)---who wants to have to take these steps? Get it right the first time.
  
  I also wish they could change up their menu or get more creative with their specials.
  
  However, it is important to note that the quality of the ingredients and resulting food is quite high.
  
  10/3/15. Happened again. They got the order wrong, but took good corrective action. Still wish they would just get it right the first time.
  
  5/11/2019. Yep. The trend continues. The Local futzed about half of my take out order. I got home to my hungry family.... without a lot of the highly priced food. Ridiculous. The Local gets it wrong about 50% of the time. Don't order take out from here. It's more trouble than it's worth.

• Jen B.

  star star star star star 29 May 2026

  Our go to place for dinner or lunch when we visit our son at Boston College. The burgers and bowls are delicious!!

• Amanda G.

  star star star star_border star_border 21 May 2026

  So was beyond excited to try this place and the dinner was great however we ordered dessert to go and they burnt the dessert and it looked half eaten.. this place should really check the food before sending it out to guests.