Mistral
Venue Brief
Long-standing Provençal dining room on Columbus Avenue at the edge of the South End, where Boston dresses up for anniversaries, client dinners and a busy bar.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- Chic/LuxuryDate NightUpbeat
- Age guide
- 30+
- Dress code
- Smart Elegant
- Cuisine
- FrenchMediterranean
- Demographic
- CouplesCorporate ProfessionalsSocialites
- Music genre
- Lounge/Chill House
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table ServicePrivate Dining
- Open times
- Mon 5:30 – 9 PMTue 5:30 – 9 PMWed 5:30 – 9 PMThu 5:30 – 9 PM BestFri 5:30 – 10 PM BusySat 5:30 – 10 PM BusySun 5:30 – 8:30 PM
- Vibe score
- 8.6 / 10
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About Mistral
Tall arched windows hung with mustard drapes, white columns, pale herringbone floors and sprawling iron chandeliers give the long room a sunny, south-of-France formality, and the bar stays lively even midweek. The menu sticks to crowd-pleasing classics: tuna tartare, thin-crust beef tenderloin pizza, shell-free escargots, crab ravioli, mushroom risotto, Dover sole, roasted duck, Cornish hen and veal Milanese. Portions run larger than expected and plates arrive hot. Servers who know the wine list by heart are praised by name, and a returning guest said it was good to see the place back on form. Regulars expect guests to dress for the room, not in flip-flops, and seats at the dining bar need booking too. One reviewer found a cocktail from the newer summer list watery. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. nightly and ends around 9, or 10 on Friday and Saturday. Google reviewers rate it 4.6 across 1,335 reviews.
