Oleana

Oleana

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It’s tempting to stick with chef-owner Ana Sortun’s sumptuous small plates such as tuna–black olive deviled eggs and Armenian bean-and-walnut pâté—until you get to the entrées, such as grilled lamb with Turkish spices, that follow. Save room for the baked Alaska.

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Best of Boston 2009 Romantic
Lovebirds find a year-round habitat in Oleana, which beckons with a lush hidden garden in summer months and a cozy fireplace when the...

Best of Boston 2008 Middle Eastern
As cliche as it is to praise Middle Eastern food for its "sensuality" or "exoticism," Oleana devotees are hard-pr...

Best of Boston 2007 Al Fresco Dining
We were worried when we heard they were making over our beloved patio at Oleana. After all, it’s the drooping wisteria, fragrant...

Best of Boston 2006 Restaurant, Alfresco Dining
If Ana Sortun’s celebrated Mediterranean fare isn’t enough to transport you, her back patio will: Two dozen tables are su...

Best of Boston 2005 Restaurant, Al Fresco
Oleana’s candlelit garden feels a world away from the bustle of Cambridge. Tucked at a table under the vine-laden trellis, you...

Best of Boston 2004 Restaurant, Al Fresco
Boston has no shortage of outdoor dining options, but for our money, none is as transporting as the backyard terrace at Oleana. It's ...

Best of Boston 2003 Restaurant, Alfresco Dining, Upscale
The backyard patio of Oleana puts chef Ana Sortun's superb North African—and Mediterranean-inspired cuisine into context. Visua...

Best of Boston 2002 Restaurant, Alfresco Dining, Upscale
Most outdoor dining in Boston consists of nothing more than a few cramped, wobbly tables set up hastily on the sidewalk along a traff...

Best of Boston 2002 Pastry Chef
There's something you should know about Maureen Kilpatrick: Her baked Alaska is such a dreamy, caramelized puff of fluffy, warm merin...

Best of Boston 2001 Restaurant, New
We knew it would come to this. After seducing us with her sultry Mediterranean cooking at Casablanca, Ana Sortun has opened her own p...

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Rating

Overall (10)	Food (10)	Service (10)
Decor (9)	Value (9)	Average (9.60)

Review
I love this place! I've been several times and have never had a less than stellar dish or service (the later of which is especially hard to come by in this city). The small bites are wonderful, especially the spicy carrot puree, and the entrees are every bit as good. The menu can be hard to decipher at first because of the exotic ingredients, but in my experience the servers are really knowledgeable and can steer you in the right direction. And I highly recommend saving room for dessert. The baked Alaska is amazing.
Posted by Alissa: May. May 26th, 2009 at 2:23 PM