This weekend marked the opening of Tory Row at 3 Brattle Street, the former location of the Greenhouse Café (no, not that Greenhouse). The restaurant's name alludes to a nickname Brattle Street had during the Revolutionary War, when loyalists lived there.

The two owners, Chris Lutes and Matthew Curtis, are also the owners of Cambridge 1, Miracle of Science (down by MIT), and two other Boston restaurants. Described as “a restaurant with a European cafe feel,” Tory Row has created a good deal of hype on Boston food blogs, as other Lutes and Curtis restaurants have been pretty popular. Let's see if it lives up.

So far, there has been a steady stream of patrons eager to try out the new restaurant and bar (Well, half-bar...no liquor license means beer and wine only).  One employee noted that the place was even packed on a Monday night, unusual in the restaurant business.  It must be the pretentious sounding entrees like "confit duck salad" and "croque monsieur" that are drawing patrons into the sparsely decorated hotspot.  The European ambiance continues with the sliding storefront doors that open up onto a patio area.

Also soon to come: a breakfast menu!

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