Local, Innovative Eats at Russell House Tavern

I've heard a lot of good things about Russell House Tavern's food - and how must of it contains some form of meat. But on Sunday evening, when Z and I popped into Russell House to catch a beer and the end of the Patriots game, we were pleasantly surprised to find a few vegetarian-friendly dishes on the innovative, practically-genius menu (I can still appreciate a good meat dish when I see one!).

We sat at the bar, and Z ordered an Opa Opa Milk Stout (we both tasted a sample before he ordered a glass), and I got the BBC Oktoberfest. To eat, we split the Warm Verrill Farms Pumpkin ($10), which was a salad comprised of fresh pumpkin chunks, Cremont cheese, spicy Holliston honey and toasted walnuts.

We also had the Melted Cambozola Cheese ($9), which was thyme garlic flatbread served with warm, gooey cheese, caramelized onions and mushrooms.

Despite the simplicity of these dishes, both were bursting with spot-on flavors. It's always obvious when high quality, fresh (and here, mostly local) ingredients are used in a dish. We were both impressed with the attention to detail, flavor and quality, even in these fairly "safe" dishes.

Although the price tags are a little high for the portion sizes at Russell House Tavern, I appreciate immensely Chef Michael Scelfo's dedication to local, quality food and his creativity with it (beef heart ravioli, anyone?).

Have you ever been to Russell House Tavern? What's your review? 

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