Easter comes early this year – but rest assured, your favorite chefs have been working diligently on their menus for Sunday, March 23rd – take a peek at some of your Easter options at restaurants like 33 Restaurant & Lounge, Beacon Hill Bistro, The Beehive, Café Fleuri, Chiara, dante, Excelsior, The Fireplace, Heather, Pesce Blue, Prezza, Rialto, Sandrine’s, Sel de la Terre, Sibling Rivalry, Top of the Hub, Turner Fisheries and UpStairs on the Square, for starters.
Enjoy Easter Sunday on Stanhope Street where chef Peter Eco will be putting out a lavish holiday buffet at 33 Restaurant & Lounge from 11:00am until 3:00pm. The buffet, with well-stocked stations(think: omelet, waffle and crepe, carving and dessert stations, just for starters), costs $49.95 per adult and $14.95 per child Call 33 at 617.572.3311 to make reservations.
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Enjoy Easter Sunday on the flat of scenic Beacon Hill, just steps from the Public Garden. Chef Jason Bond welcomes diners to the Beacon Hill Bistro from 10:00am until 3:00pm for a three-course prix fixe brunch. Brunch costs $38 per person and includes offerings like cauliflower velouté with savory croutons; and roasted Vermont turkey with mashed fingerling potatoes and green bean and friseé salad. Call 617.723.7575 to make reservations or for more information.
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Liven up your Easter celebration with great food, a little live music and an all-ages egg hunt at The Beehive. Carmen Marisco will be taking the stage and chef Rebecca Newell will be serving her regular brunch menu with a few a la carte specials thrown in for good measure (think: leg of lamb with green beans and potato gratin; and filet of sole with grilled asparagus and wild rice). There’ll also be a special children’s menu so sprouting hipsters won’t go hungry. The Beehive will be open pretty much all day – serving brunch from 10:30am-3:00pm, the bar menu from 3:00-5:00pm and dinner starting at 5:00pm. Whenever you book your table you can take part in the Beehive egg hunt which has all sorts of goodies. Call The Beehive at 617.423.0069 for reservations and more information.
Café Fleuri welcomes Easter diners for their award-winning Sunday brunch buffet from chefs Mark Sapienza and John Lambiase. Enjoy traditional breakfast items as well as items from full-to-bursting seafood, carving and dessert stations. The kids will be mesmerized by a magician and balloon artist while the adults can relax to the sounds of jazz music. Available from 10:30-4:00pm, brunch costs $80 per adult, $40 per child ages 5 to 12 and free for children 4 and under. The price includes one mimosa or one non-alcoholic beverage per person. Advanced reservations are recommended. Call Café Fleuri at 617.956.8751 to book your table.
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Chefs Steve LaCount and Bret Pelaggi will be serving Easter dinner at Chiara from 12:00-4:00pm on Sunday, March 23rd. Book reservations to enjoy the regular menu augmented by some spring-inspired Easter classics like shrimp cocktail and roasted rack of lamb. Don’t worry about the little ones, there’s a children’s menu available for $18. Call Chiara at 781.461.8118 for reservations or more information.
Chef Dante deMagistris welcomes guests to dante for Easter dinner with a three-course prix fixe. With traditional brunch items like eggs benedict as well as more dante-ish Italian specialties like pizza chiena, the menu, priced at $50 per person, is available from 11:00am util 8:00pm. You can book your table by calling 617.497.4200.
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Chef Eric Brennan hosts Easter brunch at Excelsior from 1:00-4:00pm. Book your table to tuck into courses like jumbo lump crabmeat benedict on brioche with tasso, broccolini and grain mustard hollandaise; or a Maine lobster frittata with black trumpet mushrooms and fontina val d’aosta. The prix fixe costs $60 per person. Call Excelsior at 617.426.7878 to be sure they save your table.
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Chef Jim Solomon’s hosts an elaborate Easter buffet on Sunday, March 23rd. The offerings include cheesy scrambled eggs, house-made granola with sweet vanilla yogurt, half smoked salmon with smoked tomato hollandaise; and wild mushroom bread pudding. Priced at $30 per person ($15 for children), brunch is available from 10:30am-4:00pm. Call The Fireplace at 617.975.1900 for reservations.
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Cape-bound for Easter? Enjoy an a la carte menu from chef Heather Allen at Heather Restaurant in Mashpee. Some of the dishes that made the cut this year – savory herb encrusted Kobe beef carpaccio with a cool roasted shiitake mushroom salad and shallot soy vinaigrette; and grilled marinated pork tenderloin served with crunchy peanut glaze,basmati scallion rice cake and bok choy slaw . The restaurant will be open from 11:00am until 6:00pm. Reservations are available at 508.539.0025.
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Celebrate Easter in Portsmouth at Pesce Blue where chef James Walter will be serving a three-course Italian Easter feast from 11:30am until 6:30pm. To reserve your table, call Pesce Blue at 603430.7766.
Chef Anthony Caturano is putting the finishing touches on the Prezza Easter menu. Book your table to enjoy a family-style menu of elevated Italian cuisine and holiday favorites like rotisserie leg of lamb, rotisserie ham, chicken and eggplant parmesan and Nonnie Theresa’s pizza chena. There’ll also be a limited a la carte menu available as well. Call Prezza at 617.227.1577 to book your table anytime between 12:00 and 6:00pm.
Chef-owner Jody Adams gives Easter an Italian twist at Rialto, with a three-course menu filled with spring specialties and Easter classics. Available from 11:00am until 2:00pm, the $60 menu includes options like green and white asparagus with herb caper sauce; braised lamb shanks with farro and favas; and brioche French toast with strawberries, basil and chocolate. There’s also a children’s menu is available for $25. Prices don’t include tax, gratuity or beverages. Call 617.551.6060 for reservations.
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Easter dinner goes Alsatian at Sandrine’s where chef Raymond Ost celebrates the holiday with a seasonal, three-course supper. Make reservations between 12:00 and 6:00pm to enjoy selections like baked New Zealand mussels with fresh herbed butter crust; and Maine lobster risotto with spring vegetables and cognac lobster sauce. Prices, which are based on your entrée choice, range from $42-60 per person. Call Sandrine’s at 617.497.5300 to make reservations or for more information.
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In the hands of chef Geoff Gardner and chef de cuisine BJ Salazar, Easter gets a Provencal-inspired make-over at Sel de la Terre. The a la carte menu, available from 10:00am until 3:00pm, has courses like truffled artichoke soup with parmesan-black olive crostini; and skillet roasted haddock with farro, roasted red peppers, arugula and vin cotto. To celebrate like a Frenchman, call Sel de la Terre at 617.720.1300 to save your table.
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In celebration of Easter, chef David Kinkead is putting together a lavish three-course menu for holiday diners at Sibling Rivalry. Available from 12:00-8:00pm, the menu offers brunchy choices like French toast with caramelized bananas and coconut-pecan-rum sauce; lighter options like the salad of avocado, romaine, pickled cabbage, radishes and a spicy lime-buttermilk ranch dressing; and hearty entrée selections like grilled beef hangar steak with a warm blue cheese popover, shallot rings, grilled Portobello mushroom and maitre d’ butter. The holiday menu costs $48 per person not including tax or gratuity. Call Sibling Rivalry at 617.338.5338 for reservations.
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Celebrate Easter overlooking the entire city at the Top of the Hub. Chef Mark Porcaro will be serving a four-course prix fixe brunch from 11:00am until 4:00pm, followed by a four-course prix fixe dinner menu from 3:00-9:00pm. During brunch live jazz will be provided by The Lee Childs Group and during dinner The Marty Ballou Trio will be entertaining guests in the lounge. Both menus are priced at $67 for adults and $29 for children ages 12 and under. Prices do not including tax or gratuity, though it does cover admission to the Skywalk Observatory on the 50th floor of the Prudential Building. For reservations or more details call 617.536.1775.
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Chef Chris Masco goes all out for Easter brunch at Turner Fisheries. From 10:30am until 3:00pm, diners in the Copley Square stalwart can build their own omelets or pile their plates with crab eggs benedict, cinnamon raisin French toast, smoked salmon, fresh fruit and freshly made pastries. Brunch is $59 per person ($19 for children ages 4-12 and free for children under four). For reservations, call 617.424.7425.
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Spend Easter Sunday at UpStairs on the Square where your hosts, Mary Catherine Deibel and Deborah Hughes, will be serving two spring menus in their two dining rooms. Make reservations anytime from 10:00am until 3:00pm in the Monday Club Bar and enjoy an Easter brunch from chef Steven Brand. Brunch in the Monday Club costs $48 for adults and $24 for children. Upstairs in the Soiree Dining Room, Brand and his team will be serving a prix fixe menu from 11:00am until 6:00pm. The three-course menu, which features brunchy items for early diners, costs $65 per adult and $32.50 per child. Call UpStairs on the Square at 617.864.1933 to book your table – and don’t forget to ask about discounted parking rates at nearby garages.
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