Bar Vlaha

  4.7 – 671 reviews   • Greek restaurant

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✔️Breakfast ✔️Brunch ✔️Lunch ✔️Dinner ✔️Dine in ✔️Take out ✔️Delivery Bar Vlaha 02445

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Address: 1653 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02445

Phone: (617) 906-8556

Website: http://barvlaha.com/

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Reviews

Tamara
Exceptional food! Bar Vlaha serves elevated takes on authentic Greek food made with top quality ingredients. All in an inviting, cozy setting and orchestrated by kind and friendly staff.
Craving Greek food after returning from Greece a few months ago, I was recommended to try Bar Vlaha and it was a pleasant surprise all around. I went during their weekend brunch menu hours and tried the spanakopita, sweet feta pastry, mushroom toast, baked eggplant dish, and the cheese pie dessert. Everything was delicious! The spanakopita was by far the best we’ve had.
Service was extremely friendly and definitely a highlight. Our waiter was hilarious and shared great recommendations.
My one frustration was that prices felt too high for the small portions of dishes like the spanakopita. But generally it’s on par price-wise with any other nice spot in Boston and the food is better than in most. Will definitely be returning!
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Sabina Ion
I genuinely think this is my favorite meal that I’ve had in the Boston area. This is Greek food, but with a northern twist that expands your definition of “greek food.” The highlight of the meal was the fried mushrooms, great texture, flavor, and the sauce ontop was great. The only miss of the night for me was the rotating pita (phyllo slice), it was chicken based and just fell short in comparison to everything else. Another menu highlight was the wild boar pasta, so rich and yet totally different than what you might find in Tuscany. Definitely a place to reccomend.
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Alexander
I have been looking forward to coming here for a while and it delivered. We started with the melitzanosalata (charred eggplant) spread, saganaki, and the beet salad. The spread was very garlicky but otherwise tasty. The beet salad was delicious. I wish their bread had been toasted. It was clearly great bread but could have used some freshening. The saganaki was also great and complemented by some sweet pears that had been almost confited by the cheese’s fat. We shared the Vlach Giorti and braised beef cheek. Since it was the first time the Vlach giorti was a good way to try everything. I loved that it was a just a slab filled with grilled meats. Few things are better. The steak and lamb were so flavourful and unbelievably tender. Definitely the standouts. I don’t care much for sausage and the chicken was extremely juicy but a bit one note flavour wise. The beef cheek was also amazing if you like braised meat. Super decadent. We finished with the galatopita which was only okay. A bit of a weird texture on the cake and ice cream was good but not special. Still thinking about the beef and lamb. It was seriously delicious and worth visiting for. Service was great and helpful with the menu and allergies. The space was super open and nice. Not too loud, nice decor, nice view into the grill area, high ceilings, and the right amount of light.
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Amber C
Bar Vlaha is a neighborhood gem. Been coming here since it first opened for both brunch and dinner. The food and drinks here are good and very consistent. We can usually count on a good meal here. Our favorites are the sourdough and spreads, beef cheeks, shakshuka, yogurt, grilled fish and fried mushroom. While nothing is exceptional, everything is good. The only complaint that we have is that, once in a while, they are a bit heavy handed on the salt. But, overall, we are impressed by their consistency in being able to deliver a good meal almost every time that we have dined here. It’s a sign of a well run restaurant.

The staff is friendly and efficient. The relaxing vibes lets you focus on enjoying a good meal and conversations, although it can get quite loud. We are lucky to have this restaurant in our neighborhood.
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Tony Moze
I came to Bar Vlaha to celebrate my birthday, but also to check out some Greek-style food. What initially was a last-minute and arbitrary decision became the best decision I have made.

The ambiance was nice, gave such a village, rusty feel. The staff greeted me, they were upbeat, courteous and personable. It felt like a team effort, where the manager, servers and bussers all worked synergistically to provide a great experience for myself and my family.

The food and drinks were superb. I tried the wild boar shoulder, red wine, warm spices, hilopites, manouri, and it was tender and absolutely delicious. I sampled some of my family member’s spinach, with rice, dill, lemon and eggplant with potato, feta, garlic, onion, tomato sauce and was WOW’d. I washed it down with a Miso Miso (a rye with chicory) and a Vlaha Blast (rum, with salep, mastiha, lime sorbet) and they were made like a great mixologist would. Just when I thought everything was all set, my family had mentioned to them it was my birthday and they gave me a wonderful dessert with a mix of amazing treats.

Throughout our meals, the service from the team was attentive and accommodating. I want to thank one of the servers (I believe he goes by AJ for short) and the manager (I wish I remembered his name) for providing such excellent service. Tasty food, attentiveness, positive, upbeat, and accommodating. I recommend anyone going here.
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Stella Lee
This place is usually hard to book, but we were able to celebrate our anniversary here. The staff not only recognized our anniversary but also welcomed us with a complimentary sparkling wine, which was delicious. Our server was very accommodating, and our favorite dish was the lamb chops—they were cooked perfectly! We’ll definitely be back.
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Leslie Meltzer
A solid experience with a home-cooked feel and simple delicious decisions that appealed to everyone. Our favorites included the spice feta spread, the pork and fennel sausages (kids especially loved this one), the stewed wild boar (super flavorful spices), and the grilled trout. Our server made great suggestions and made sure our meal was well balanced. Only criticism was that the food was a little cool when it was brought to the table in some cases, which surprised me since the grill is right there and the place wasn’t exceptionally busy. But otherwise this was excellent.
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Nicole Owens
We’re visiting from out of town to celebrate our anniversary and decided to try Bar Vlaha as it isn’t far from where we’re staying. We immediately noticed how thoughtful and attentive the staff were. The food was equally as amazing. The tzatziki was so thick and creamy- I would get it every day if I could! We also tried the AGRIOGOUROUNO (wild boar) and KONTOSOUVLI (chicken). The wild boar was such a warm, comforting dish. Dessert was fantastic too! This is the type of place that I’d recommend to anyone visiting the area and that we will come back to if we visit again.
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Julia Rosa
I previously came to Bar Vlaha for a WMA reunion event and knew I had to come back to try the full menu. I just went for brunch with my husband and it was absolutely delicious. We tried so many items and the waiter made some amazing recommendations as well. Everything was cooked perfectly and we smashed the dips platter. If you’ve been thinking about going, it’s the perfect excuse to get out the house and enjoy some unique comfort food!
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Paggy Lin
Came to celebrate our anniversary and had an amazing time enjoying the food, wine, and services from the whole team. Big shoutout to Andres and Chris for providing us with a speedy service and experience!! Def make a reservation as dinner gets really busy!! Sitting at the counter was a good experience, watching them bring out all the delicious dishes!
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