Savin Bar and Kitchen is an American restaurant located in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, across the street from the T station and popular with locals for their weekend brunch and weekday dinner offerings.
Savin Bar and Kitchen
Overall Rating: ★★★ out of 5 stars
Address: 116 Savin Hill Ave, Boston, MA 02125
Neighborhood: Dorchester
Perfect For: American fare in a modern and contemporary space
Hours: Mon – Tue 4pm – 10pm, Wed – Fri 4pm – 11pm, Sat 10am – 11pm, Sun 10am – 10pm
Reservations: Yes
Parking: Street
Links: Website, Menu
Cost: $25 per person (food only)
The interior of the restaurant is bright and airy, with large windows and contemporary decor. You can choose from bar seating, booths, and tables. Upon seating myself, I was disappointed to note that (a) my table was rickety and uneven, and (b) there are no physical menus so I had to browse the menu on my phone. These are both pet peeves of mine as they are fairly easy tasks for management to address.
I visited Savin Bar and Kitchen for their weekend brunch, which is offered Saturdays and Sundays from 10am until 3pm. On weekdays, the restaurant only offers dinner; they have $1 oysters from 4pm to 6pm, and trivia nights on Tuesdays starting at 7pm.
Their brunch menu offers a moderate selection of breakfast classics such as waffles, pancakes, french toast, egg sandwiches, corned beef hash, and omelets. I ordered the stuffed french toast and chicken & waffles.
My main complaint about the stuffed french toast (photographed above) was that there was too much cream cheese for the amount of fruit. Sometimes I felt like I was eating globs of cream cheese. Otherwise, I thought it was flavorful and delicious, especially the fresh berries and compote.
The chicken & waffles (photographed below) was decent, but I was disappointed by how plain it was. I don’t recommend getting it, as I can’t imagine a more basic tasting chicken & waffles dish.
Service was so-so. My server only spoke to me once (to take my order), and never addressed me again; I’m used to servers at other restaurants asking me how my food is, if I need anything else, or at least a “thank you” or “have a nice day” when dropping off the check. I likely would not return again since the quality of food and service are mediocre.
