Visiting the Capital Grille is a dining experience. There is nothing more to say than the restaurant states in their own advertising, "The Capital Grille serves traditional, hearty steak house fare. Nationally acclaimed for dry aging beef on premises, The Capital Grille raises steaks to a level of excellence. In state-of-the-art meat lockers, short loins of beef are naturally dry aged for 14 days in a temperature and humidity controlled environment. Steaks are hand-cut daily, well seasoned and grilled to desired temperature. The result is an extraordinarily flavorful and tender steak.
Variety is another distinguishing factor of The Capital Grille's menu. Accounting for tastes and appetites, The Capital Grille offers a selection of chilled seafood appetizers such as blue point oysters, jumbo shrimp cocktail, and cold baby lobsters. Grilled seafood entrées include Norwegian Salmon, Fresh Swordfish, Tuna Steak and Large North Atlantic Lobsters
The Capital Grille's eye for detail shines through with mouth watering house-made desserts. Offering signature Strawberries Capital Grille with a sauce of port wine and Grand Marnier, Classic Crème Brulee and an innovative deep dish Key Lime Pie garnished with toasted pistachios. The Capital Grille dessert menu will tempt any guest."
We agree with all of their own assessment of their establishment. The Capital Grille in Chestnut Hill is done in dark wood with leather seating. The restaurant tends to be a bit noisy as diners often arrive in small groups and in a festive mood. The service is superb and there is nothing negative we can say about our evening there.
RESTAURANT: CAPITAL GRILLE 250 Boylston Street, Chestnut
Hill, MA DATE: April 2003 MEAL: Dinner BREAD: Warm pumpernickel rolls with
golden raisons - wonderful, lavash and other warm
rolls SALAD: Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon
($5.95) Superb! Spinach with egg, bacon bits, mushrooms and
a wonderful dressing. APPETIZER: ENTREE: 14 oz. Sirloin ($27.95)
Excellent - perfectly cooked, butterflyed to allow center to
be cooked as requested 24 oz. Porterhouse ($32.95)
Excellent - cooked medium rare, as requested Creamed Spinach ($5.25) Very
good with a touch of nutmeg (enough for 3
people) Seasoned Fresh Vegetables -
Excellent (enough for 3 people), cooked
perfectly DESSERT: OTHER: Valet parking after 5
p.m. Reservations suggested (probably
required!) Business dress Extensive wine list (Most in the
$60 - $100/bottle range) Wine served in huge wine
glasses Attentive wait
staff OVERALL: A No question that this one gets
an "A"