Best Family Style Restaurants in Jamaica Plain

Excellent overall experience. In assessing the likes and dislikes of our group; different people hold their opinion of likes and dislikes- some like music, some don’t or maybe the volume, whatever. The menu while not voluminous offers a range of great stuff- from cheese to a fantastic rotisserie, fresh bread; if you want chicken and a green salad, you can get that too- in my opinion don’t complain ‘if you can do it better at home’, then don’t go out. Three people, no booze but tea and sparkling water- bread comes with cheese, we got two- a spicy feta and a fried one w pistachios, awesome; fried mushrooms, a cabbage salad and a lemon chicken filo pie- then a leg of lamb dish from the rotisserie and a bowl of potatoes, all fantastic- rounded out w a dark chocolate hardened mousse w hazlenuts and a blackberry and candied hazelnut garnish. $158 w lunch for two tomorrow from leftovers. A++

This was an absolutely amazing experience!!! We came for lunch and were blown away!! Damon was our server and was such a wonderful help. There were so many things on the menu we wanted to try, that he suggested we make them into courses and even had items split for us, so both of us could try. The lobster bisque in itself was AMAZING!!! Lobster in every bite, warm and creamy... the perfect food for the weather in BOSTON...Honestly, I could have stopped with the bisque...but the tuna/noodle salad came...my husband had the oysters and tuna tartar...Then we split the WELLINGTON...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...life should really offer more WELLINGTON!!! It was PERFECT... We Love Boston and her food, but the MOO was all that...definitely will be Back....super shout out to Damon for walking us through the menu and helping us... the splitting of the wellington was brilliant... Thank you MOO!!!

This place never disappoints! It was a perfect place to go for Valentine’s Day! As usual the food and drinks were delicious and the staff was so friendly and accommodating with food allergies. Thank you! Can’t wait to go back.

I love this place for any occasion! The food is incredible and we always leave thinking about how good it is the rest of the day. Everyone who works here is so incredible and nice would give them a million dollars if I had it

We have heard about Contessa for well over a year and finally got there. It was worth the wait. Ride to the 17th floor of the Newbury and enter another world - one of tastefully sumptuous ambience with superb "welcome to Contessa" service and food to die for. The view is amazing, especially from the tables for two along the windows, but make no mistake, this is not a view restaurant. A little pricey, but fair value, and the food is so delicious that we were sorry when each course came to an end. Parking is a challenge (other than an expensive valet option) but in good weather, nearby garages are less than a 10 minute walk. Give it a try! We are sorry we waited so long to get here.