Red Fez - (617) 338-6060

Food: below average, burned and tasteless. A good advice: stick to the appetizers if you were to eat anything there. Service: poor, slow and below average. Manager/Owner has no people or PR skills, he does not bother himself to greet or acknowledge his customers. Place: is Great, the room is beautiful, decorated with gorgeous carpets and exotic lamps. The way they have the bar and the dining room separated is great. They have a gorgeous space and it looks like they spent the money on renovating it. Parking: Excellent in the back of the restaurant, it is spacious and free. Entertainment: is the best thing they have beside the space. On Friday, they have Armenian & Turkish band (good musicians a bit stiff). On Saturdays they have a Middle Eastern band (one main singer who manages to pull it off and create a good ambiance - musicians are good). Belly dancers change often, I have seen two lousy ones and only one real good one. Not great for dinning but it is a good place to go to with your friends, order few light appetizers, have a drink, enjoy the music and dance.

Food: below average, burned and tasteless. A good advice: stick to the appetizers if you were to eat anything there. Service: poor, slow and below average. Manager/Owner has no people or PR skills, he does not bother himself to greet or acknowledge his customers. Place: is Great, the room is beautiful, decorated with gorgeous carpets and exotic lamps. The way they have the bar and the dining room separated is great. They have a gorgeous space and it looks like they spent the money on renovating it. Parking: Excellent in the back of the restaurant, it is spacious and free. Entertainment: is the best thing they have beside the space. On Friday, they have Armenian & Turkish band (good musicians a bit stiff). On Saturdays they have a Middle Eastern band (one main singer who manages to pull it off and create a good ambiance - musicians are good). Belly dancers change often, I have seen two lousy ones and only one real good one. On Sunday they have Jazz music on the evening and are planning to have Arabic music on the afternoons. Can't say much about Sundays because I never been there on Sunday! Not great for dinning but it is a good place to go to with your friends, order few light appetizers, have a drink, enjoy the music and dance.

On Feb 14th , the night of Valentine I was at the Red Fez Bar getting a double Scotch ( I had specified the brand ) , When I was asked by the bartender how this particular drink is made , I must have been out of my mind to even stay another minute there When a bartender Doesn't speak english and lacks the knowledge of his duties behind the counter . But I don't Blame him ,, I Blame the Owner of this joint Cause after finding out that the Owner doesn't speak simple communication Language Called ENGLISH , that's when I felt the air inside is going to Suffocate me , the owner decided to call the cops Just for letting him know that he shouldn't have bartenders working in a bar when they don't speak English or Know how to mix a drink . And So Boston Finest Arrived in Numbers to escort me out because of the non speaking english owner russhed like a coward to call them and threatened me to be arrested if I ever went back there EVER AGAIN . So Good Luck Folks

Knowing that The Red Fez is the oldest Middleastern restaurant in the Boston area my friend and I decided to try it out. Upon entering the restaurant I felt like I was walking in Disney World's Epcot Center with a fat belly dancer and blaring music. It was very Cliche to say the least. After the hostess seated us, we had to go through several servers to have our waiter take our order. We waited 40 minutes for our hummus, yogurt dip, and grape leaves to reach our table (Each item needed to placed in a dish and sent to our table). Following came the luke warm green watery main course. We each took a bite and threw it out into our paper napkins. This was by far THE WORST dining experience I have ever had. Be careful enter with caution.

I was really surprised to see all the negative reviews on the Red Fez, although I suppose a number of them date back a while. I went with my boyfriend for my birthday dinner last Friday evening, somewhat randomly (we were going to go to the Franklin Cafe, but the 1+ hour wait put us off). The Fez was a very pleasant surprise! We had some very tasty meat-stuffed grape leaves for an appetizer. My entree was the lamb (kebab-style chunks) wrapped in roasted eggplant and cooked in Neapolitan sauce. It was *delicious*, rich and hearty -- perfect for a frigid late-November night. My boyfriend had the lamb loins, also very good, although he said it was quite a bit of work to get the meat off the bones. My pear mojito left something to be desired -- it was very alcohol-y except for the layer of sugar at the bottom -- but the busboys were extremely zealous in making sure that my water glass stayed full. In fact, they were extremely zealous about everything, to the point where they actually cleared our silverware with the appetizer dishes and our (attentive and very nice) waitress had to bring us more. It seems that the Fez ownership has taken criticisms of its service to heart and made improvements. The dining room is only barely separated from the bar area, so at times it was difficult to hold a conversation over the music from the bar (and some music -- Abba and old-school Britney Spears?!) Nevertheless, the ambience of the place was nice, and I really liked the decor. And even on a Friday night, the dining room was only about half-full. Check this place out! I know I'm glad I did.