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The Neighborhood Restaurant

Restaurant Breakfast restaurant Bakery American restaurant Portuguese restaurant

One of the Best Places To Visits in Somerville


Address

25 Bow St, Somerville, MA 02143

Website

www.theneighborhoodrestaurant.com

Contact

(617) 623-9710

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (1.3K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Saturday: 7 AM to 4 PM
  • Sunday: (Easter), 7 AM to 4 PM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 7 AM to 4 PM
  • Tuesday: 7 AM to 4 PM
  • Wednesday: 7 AM to 4 PM
  • Thursday: 7 AM to 4 PM
  • Friday: 7 AM to 4 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (13) wheat (12) delicious (12) breakfast (11) cream (10) Portuguese (10) great (9) wait (8) worth (7) home (7)
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  • 5/5 Sophia Z. 2 years ago on Google
    Great value, hearty food that hits the spot. Love the quick service and fresh food. The portions are huge, lunch comes with salad and dessert so save room! The cream of wheat is worth a try. The clams and pork has only 7 clams, I wish there’s an option to pay to add more clams because they are very tasty. Pork chops were well seasoned and not overdone. I can see why this is a neighborhood favorite.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jea K. 2 years ago on Google
    One of my favorite places to grab a steak and eggs brunch on lazy Sunday mornings. I always opt for the sirloin steak with ham and eggs, and it has consistently been a satisfying and wholesome experience. The meal comes with crispy toasts and strawberry jam to start off with, and the chips, rice, and grilled veggies on the side are also excellent complements to the protein rich meal. The Portuguese influence in the dish is the most prominent in the veggies and its milky sauce which adds an interesting flair to the meal. I also love how they always include a surprise dessert like warm cinnamon apples and pies.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lisa L. 2 years ago on Google
    This place is great! Friendly staff and ambiance, and great food. In the summer their outdoor patio is gorgeous, with grapevines above you filtering the sunlight. But all year round, great food. Also, you must try their cream of wheat! It’s super tasty and warming and creamy and slightly sweet, topped with cinnamon. We got their Portuguese breakfast (fun and definitely worth trying! Comes with delicious breakfast hash, linguica, blood sausage, beef croquette, shrimp croquette, eggs and rice and beans— really delicious!). Their lamb chops were also delicious and cooked to a juicy perfection. It comes with a bread basket, which has delicious sweet cake-like bread along with some standard toast.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Willahelm W. 1 year ago on Google
    I went here with friends last Sunday. We had a wonderful experience here. The service was great and the food was delicious 😋. The outdoor seating was canopied with overhanging grapevines. The atmosphere will make you feel like you are dining in a small town in Europe. They serve lunch and breakfast. I ordered the Porco Alentejana. The taste is phenomenal. The salt and garlic really brings out the flavor of pork and clams is balanced perfectly with the acidity from the white wine. Highly recommend it! I would love to go back to try some of the other dishes.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Maryam J. 1 year ago on Google
    The cream of wheat was delicious. The portions were large, so consider sharing. The fruit of the season isn't a regular fruit bowl, but rather a poached apple which we weren't a big fan of. Wait times for seating were long, as was the wait for food, but definitely worth it. The outdoor patio is covered in grape vine, which you can enjoy. Very pretty esthetic and delicious food.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sabrina C. 10 months ago on Google
    This is SUCH a good brunch place! You get so much food for such a good price! We got the waffles, French toast, and Portuguese breakfast, everything was so delicious and fresh. If you’re in the area, this place is 100% worth it
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angie M. 6 months ago on Google
    Amazing breakfast place. Had the Portuguese breakfast. The cod and crab cake were delicious. Eggs were cooked perfectly. Baked apple was served first and was very good. Coffee never got below 1/2 cup. Very small place with family atmosphere. Need cash or venmo or there is an atm.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chris 2 years ago on Google
    Great tasting Portuguese food that feels home made. This place is great! They make their own bread and fruit jam. Delicious pear dessert. Enjoyed the Portuguese style plate with shrimp/fish. They serve breakfast and lunch. Servers were friendly and welcoming.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lada Y. 2 years ago on Google
    Such a nice place! Everyone one very friendly and the food is always great, like your mom would cook. Try the wheat cream, if you’ll be there and wear something warm, since all the sitting is only outside. Also if you are ordering the lunch meal you’ll get a soup and a desert with it 😋
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 JP 1 year ago on Google
    Be prepared to wait if visiting on a weekend, but it is worth it. We waited over an hour on a Saturday morning at 11:30. The cream of wheat is delicious. They have homemade maple syrup and French toast made from Portuguese sweet bread. The coffee is actually really good too. People are friendly and the outside patio is welcoming and I love the grape vines above. PRICING is not expensive at all for what you get!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Schuyler B. 1 year ago on Google
    We enjoyed our time here! Quick and kind service. Good food. The cream of wheat was as good (maybe even better) than they said it'd be. Good price. Would definitely recommend!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jason K. 1 year ago on Google
    Friendly atmosphere, amazing food and unbelievable pricing in a good way! Went on a Saturday morning and waited for about an hour but it was 100% worth the wait! The cream of wheat is DELICIOUS. Ordered the omelette which was incredible along with the home fries. Coffee is also really good! Family owned business would highly recommend to anybody visiting or living in the area.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Greg H. 8 months ago on Google
    A noteworthy spot without the excess and all of the charm at an awesome price. Plain interior digs but a lovely outdoor patio, popular for brunch. But come on a weekday for the best diner in Camberville - the cream of wheat is famous (which is included with many of the specials). Just as good are the Portuguese specialties (linguiça and more) served alongside the standard offerings like eggs and home fries (which themselves are a little nicer, with bell peppers and seasoning). It’s also affordable - *cash only* BUT they do accept Venmo which is just as good as a card for many folks. I’ve yet to come for anything other than breakfast but it’s now going to be my go-to sit down breakfast place.

  • 5/5 Huy Le A. 6 months ago on Google
    Had a little late brunch here on a weekday. Food comes with a salad side, soup, bread and butter. The meal is plentiful and decently seasoned. You sit in kinda of a garden/yard next to the house, there’s lots of shade. Cool spot for brunch for sure.

  • 5/5 Louis M. 7 months ago on Google
    We came just for the linguica and ended up getting a free side of incredible cream-of-wheat (Amazing by the way), a small piece of cake, and 2 slices of buttered toast with our meals. Everything tasted great, the service was very personable, and most of the food is made from scratch. I will definitely be going back if ever in Boston again. Lastly, the price was reasonable compared to everything else in Boston and the atmosphere was pleasant outside under the grape vines.

  • 5/5 Jon L. 1 year ago on Google
    Long wait. Cramped seating. Generous portions. Excellent cream of wheat. Wheat pancakes – not sure if they’re actually healthier, but I can say they are denser than the singularity at the center of a black hole. Not a big fan of the baked apple. Stuffed French toast was attractive and tasty. Coffee was OK but refills were hard to come by.

  • 4/5 Ava W. 10 months ago on Google
    Amazing food! The wait was long but they serve coffee and hot chocolate, so that's a plus. Cream of wheat was to die for, 10/10!

  • 5/5 Patricia C. 1 year ago on Google
    The food in this place is amazing. Food feels like home, even the place, although it is not so decorated, but I guess that is the intention, to feel like you are visiting someone home. We had 2 spanishy omelet, and a #102, if you like so much pancakes 4 are fine but you are like me that I like pancakes but only 1 or maybe two you should know they give you 4 big pancakes. The girls are lovely. Even though we had to wait 1.40 hours, it was fine, but if you were very hungry, you should call first. But you should git it a try.

  • 5/5 Rommel 1 year ago on Google
    No frills Portuguese inspired meals, free soup or salad with your entree! Can't ask for more. The Bife (sirloin steak) was great! Not for the faint of the heart though. Great prices and large quantities of food in this small and friendly restaurant in the suburbs. Menu is diverse! Service is great and prompt. Looking to catch a meal at lunch break in the middle of your workday or looking for some takeout? This is the place to be. I'll for sure be back for more!

  • 4/5 Ellen S. 1 year ago on Google
    The worst part of this place was the 2 hour wait! We got here at 11 and weren’t seated until close to 1:30. They could accommodate all 7 of us though, and the food was good. Cream of wheat comes with the breakfast dishes - it’s good and very sweet. I got the chorizo patty sandwich which was tasty and a lot of good because it came with home fries and rice and beans. Portuguese breakfast also looked good because it came with basically a taste test of a few meats

  • 5/5 Chloe M. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is amazing! Got here at about 10:30AM on a Saturday and waited about 1 hour for a table - but well worth it and they are super efficient with turning tables when busy. Service was wonderful, everyone kind and eager to help. Note: this place only takes cash, cash app or Venmo, but between the three of those it’s easy to pay! The cream of wheat is delicious, they dress it up in cinnamon. I got the sangria and corn beef Benedict - very much recommend! My partner got the pancakes and bacon - also delicious. The home fries are super yummy with onions and peppers in them, they’re kind of a mashed style. We can’t wait to come back!


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Cash-only
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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