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Thistle & Leek

Location
Newton Centre · Newton
Type
Restaurant
Added
2023
Status
Been here · 2025

Small Plates: Some hits & Some misses. Weekday 5-6 $1 Oysters (see more below)

Favorites:

  • potato rosti, clam dip
    • Dip wasn’t very clammy, but this dish was very good
  • octopus ala plancha, fregola, pickled cipollini, salsa verde, crispy garlic
    • Very good, but only one tentacle for $19! Everything on the plate was delicious
  • roasted cod, rumbledethumps, crispy cabbage, cider sauce
    • Delicious, but not much food for $23

Good, not great:

  • carrots in a pinecone(?) BBQ sauce
    • carrots were cooked great and this was tasty, but tasted more like a side dish than a small plate

Didn’t care for:

  • acorn squash a la plancha, ricotta, marjoram, walnuts
    • squash was cooked perfectly, but this was a mediocre dish
  • coconut rice pudding, poached pear, crispy rice
    • This was pretty horrible